Courage

Courage is the primary force that allows people from the real world to face off against the evils of HARVEST

Courage is both an entity, and a state of being. Courage has long since been wounded by the combined efforts of the Four Horsemen, unable to directly protect Japan from the forces of evil, it instead seeks out those among the places HARVEST manifests, and offers them a fragment of it's power, in order to allow humans to stand up against the darkness.Weapons of Courage come in two categories, weapons that have been infused with the power of a virtue, or, weapons forged from a fragment of Courage.

Courage [Entity]
Very little is known of Courage, other then it has been dying for a long time, it once protected Japan from the entities from before time, known colloquially as the Horsemen. While it can no longer physically manifest in either HARVEST or the Waking World, it can still transfer it's power to humans. Artifacts of it's power exists in both realms, such as INFINITY, a sword foraged from it's broken eye, designed to kill the Horsemen.

Weapons of Virtue
Weapons of Virtues are items that were of great emotional resonance to their user, and when brought to use by those who have unlocked their courage, they can harm creatures of HARVEST.

Weapons of Virtue are physical items, but unlike normal tools, they have some unique features.
 * Emotional Resonance: These items have to have some strong emotional tie to the user, and the emotion must be positive or bittersweet.
 * Restrictions: Guns, Knives, and blades cannot be weapons of Virtue, due to the fact they are inherently clouded by emotions of violence, hatred, fear, and anger. Weapons such as baseball bats, shovels, or paintball guns, however, can be, as long as the emotional tie is stronger then the passive weariness of the item.
 * The item is inherently strengthened by it's nature as an item of virtue. A wooden baseball bat can dent a metal door with a heavy swing, or block the claw of a monster of HARVEST without fear, however, the need to uphold The Pact sometimes makes this a flaw.

Weapons of Courage
Weapons of Courage are incredibly rare, (the most known one being INFINITY), they are forged from the dying body of Courage, and allow it's wielder, even those who have not achieved Courage, to fight back against the forces of HARVEST. They are so strong, they are even rumored to be able to kill Horsemen. To those who are not exposed to Courage, their brain subconsciously ignores weapons of Courage, meaning that it's the one kind of weapon that can be used to fight creatures of HARVEST in the Waking World, without fear of The Pact