BoM/TWS Message Forum

I have two questions that aren’t related to the manufacturing process, and one of which isn’t even really Libra related exactly. First, is it possible to refresh the memories in a golem mask? I don’t really see how it could, unless it’s a mask of the person who’s essentia was used in the shell, because the mind band never actually comes into contact with anybody but the person who’s essentia it contains, because it turns them into a golem first. And even if it did, it would probably give the person the memories of the golem in the mask.

The second question is about the nature of essentia. Imago and Anima contain a person’s memories imprinted into them, so it’s easy to establish whose they belong to. But does essentia have any characteristics that would help identify who it originally was inside? Like, if you extracted the essentia from 100 normal people and put the bottles in a box, and shook it up, would the essentia have some property that would allow it to be paired with its specific original owner?