Gravelights

At a glance

Blue, dancing motes found above the graves of the elderly relatives whom Ignatius, Rage, and Carver believed they had come to Rivalis to visit.

A gravelight appeared specifically above each relevant grave.
Carver’s dimmed, floated toward his magically animated wooden lute, and then sank away.
Rage’s dropped suddenly, as though struck by an unseen force.
The precise response of Ignatius’s gravelight was not recorded.
In Neblus, similar blue lights drift throughout the city rather than remaining over individual graves or along its perimeter.
Pouring goat blood from the Eternal Order’s midnight rite over a Neblus grave drew additional lights around Carver.
Rage’s attempt to offer his own blood produced no visible response.
When the party returned to Rivalis, the southern gravelights had grown more numerous and intensely blue as Mist crept inland from the lake.

The lights and their differing behavior were directly observed. Their nature and meaning are unknown.

Only true believers can see gravelights.
When Carver asked what they must believe in, Sister Elda answered: comfort, freedom, and a life well lived.
Aldo’s surprise that the party could see the pale ghost may suggest a broader pattern of selective supernatural perception, though no connection has been confirmed.

Are the gravelights spirits, magical markers, or something else?
Why do they permeate Neblus rather than appearing only over individual graves?
Why did the ritual blood draw more lights for Carver while Rage’s blood did nothing?
Why did they respond differently to each adventurer?
What happened to Ignatius’s gravelight?
What makes a person a true believer?