Item from Pale by Wildbow
Two metal tags that can summon a Dog of War — the most understated summoning artifacts in the Otherverse, because soldiers don't carry ornate weapons. They carry identification.
John Stiles' dog tags serve as summoning artifacts — using them can call him from wherever he's hunting. This is one of his few vulnerabilities: the tags provide a leash, and whoever holds them has leverage. The tags are also identity anchors — for a composite entity made from twenty soldiers, the dog tags are the closest thing to a name that all twenty share. After John's death, the tags carry additional weight. They're a memorial for a being made of war who was remembered with peace.
Two standard military dog tags on a chain. Worn, scratched, carrying the accumulated weight of twenty soldiers' identities compressed into two small pieces of metal. They look like what they are — ID tags. They function as what they are — a way to call someone.
Also known as: The Dog Tags, John's Tags