Pillar of Life

The Pillar of Life is a Proto Magical structure built by Katie and The ChessMaster which acts as the main form of Death Protection on the Island of Freaks. This is heavily guarded by The Protectorate, assisted by automated Proto Magical turrets and sealed away with a warded lock. Every month, anyone who has been linked to the Pillar of Life will be revived if they had previously died.

Ritual of Binding
In order to receive its benefits, a ritual of binding must be commenced, which requires entry into the pillar's location and Katie to be present in order to operate the arcane machine. However, its benefits come at a cost - being linked to the Pillar of Life will cause their soul to need the Pillar of Life in order to live. If anyone who is linked manages to find a way to escape the island, their soul will begin to weaken after 5 days. When a linked soul is kept outside the Pillar of Life's range for a sufficient amount of time, their personality will begin to fade away until they become brainless and die - and then subsequently be revived at the Pillar of Life's location.

Because of the dangerous nature of the island, most Freaks will not manage to sleep at night knowing that they do not have Death Protection, and almost always choose to be linked to the Pillar of Life.

Exemptions
A notable example of someone who asked to be exempt from the Pillar of Life is Wally, who asked to be exempt because it interfered with his psychic work - he was granted this exemption due to the relative safety of where he lives. Meanwhile, Happy had asked to be exempt but was declined this exemption, due to his very high risk of suicide.