Lantern

Lanterns are orange glowing objects made by, obtained from trading or stealing from them. Most carry them in dark regions, mainly in, but sometimes also in.

Utility
Lanterns cannot be thrown as weapons, but can function as a distraction when escaping enemies. Lanterns are extremely useful for traversing dark regions such as and Filtration System, as they're the second best light source available, only beaten by eating a, and are almost necessary to platform in dark areas at the beginning of the game.

Lanterns have a 20% chance of spawning every cycle in Treasuries in  or, and 5% in other regions. Every object held by a has a 60% chance of being a Lantern in  and 42% in, as long as this object is not already a.

In the Downpour DLC Lanterns can also be crafted by, using and.

Trivia

 * Lanterns generate the same radius of light as having eaten, so they are the best light source before reaching or eating one from.
 * The map can be used as an inefficient replacement for Lanterns, since the map reveals platforms or paths even if they are in the dark.
 * Going through as the  allows the yellow  to outline the area around them, letting the player skip the hassle of obtaining a Lantern.