Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26376853-20150516113249/@comment-25926288-20150921211105

Avatar Beta wrote: Well, I just assumed that since the Hat could separate a Dark One from his/her dagger, it must've been used in the initial tethering. I could be wrong though.

Let's see. Kris Dagger tethers the Darkness, Hat separates.

That would mean that the Hat was likely made after the fact, or if it was made before it was made to try to contain it. It deals nothing with tethering, it's actually the exact opposite.