Stasis, would be a more suitable word. They're the organic core of the Nabatean it belonged to, and thus, when removed from its physical body, it falls into stasis until it comes into contact with enough organic matter to reconstitute the physical shell.
[But without a soul or mind to direct it, you ended up with demonic beasts: malformed creatures that had been twisted and corrupted by the Crest Stone they came into contact with. Byleth was fortunate that his Crest Stone still harboured Sothis's soul - he was spared from that potential fate.]
I suppose 'stone' is a strange descriptor, though they do appear stone-like... they're organs, essentially.
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[What did that mean, Byleth...?]
Stasis, would be a more suitable word. They're the organic core of the Nabatean it belonged to, and thus, when removed from its physical body, it falls into stasis until it comes into contact with enough organic matter to reconstitute the physical shell.
[But without a soul or mind to direct it, you ended up with demonic beasts: malformed creatures that had been twisted and corrupted by the Crest Stone they came into contact with. Byleth was fortunate that his Crest Stone still harboured Sothis's soul - he was spared from that potential fate.]
I suppose 'stone' is a strange descriptor, though they do appear stone-like... they're organs, essentially.