An ever-growing spiral of shed dragon scales bound by frozen breath and alpenglow light, coiling around an invisible axis that connects granite throne to pastoral aerie. Each scale pulses with the warmth of remembered achievement, and the entire coil shifts temperature based on the current season's demonstrations of worthiness, growing cold when excellence wanes and radiating heat when true prowess manifests. When uncoiled, specific scales reveal vivid memories of past trials—preserved moments of exceptional play that current challengers can witness and draw inspiration from.

Serves as the connective tissue between generations of challengers, allowing the mountains to measure current worthiness against accumulated tradition while ensuring each new demonstration of excellence strengthens rather than replaces what came before.