The Wraith Protocol shifts between visible and invisible states depending on raider performance, becoming more apparent to those who draw its attention through repeated survival. It records every decision made within the vault's boundaries, building a cumulative record of each bearer's choices. The Protocol exists partially outside normal space-time, allowing it to observe events before they occur and judge outcomes after they're decided. It bonds with bearers who demonstrate consistent survival patterns, tightening its connection to those who prove worthy.

The Wraith Protocol serves as the Iron Hoard's supreme judgment system - it evaluates each raider's worthiness and determines their fate within the vault. When a bearer holds this tag, they carry the dragon's own recognition of their ability to survive its trials, and the weight of the Protocol's recorded decisions follows them into every challenge.