Mana Statues are physical depictions of the Mana Goddess that are recurrent in the Mana series.
They are typically depicted as females with long hair sporting large wings behind their backs. Their purpose is to act as checkpoints for players to save their game.
Trials of Mana
Mana Statues were introduced in the snes version as a way for players to save their progress. Icons come in two different varieties : silver and gold.
Silver Mana statues only allow players to save their game while gold statues grant an additional full HP and MP recovery upon interaction. Near the end of the game, all Mana statues become decapitated with both of their arms severed.
There is also a special Mana statue located in the Sanctuary of Mana that allows characters to get promoted to their 3rd Class granted they have the prerequisite item.
Sword of Mana