A stand is the manifestation of one's soul, and every stand has different abilities.
There are 3 ways to have a stand
- being stabbed by an ancient arrow (you could get a stand but it's more likely that you die)
- having a stand user as a parent (usually) makes you automatically a stand user
- one can also have a stand at his born, if his soul is strong enough.
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There are some generic "rules" about stands
- someone can have only one stand, except when it's not
- (usually) the closer the stand is to his user, the stronger it is, except whe it's nor
- (usually) if a stand gets, its user take the same damage, for examole if you tore off an arm to a stand, even its user will lose his arm (except when it's not)