"They should be." Maglor nods. "It's easier to remind a cracked stone how to be whole than to form a new gem! And since it held light once before, it should not be hard to remind it how to do so again."

He smiles and gestures at his hair. "Aye. You didn't think I went to war with my hair down! War-braids specifically were something we adopted from our Sindar and Silvan allies in Beleriand, but we had been braiding even before then. We used set colors and patterns to represent allegiances and status."