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Page: 1: The moon sisters

Page 2: A demiurge god
Page 3: Archon War
Page 4: Rhinedottir or “Gold” the alchemist
Page 5: The Art of Khemia
Page 6: The Cataclysm
Page 7: Makoto and Ei
Page 8: Durin
Page 9: Albedo
Page 10: Primordial Albedo
Page 11: Irminsul Trees
Page 12: Dainsleif
Page 13: Enkanomia
Page 14: Orobaxi
Page 15: Celestia
Page 16: The 3 hooded figures
Page 17: Visions
Page 18: The stars and Constellations
Page 19: Sumeru
Page 20: The dark sea
Page 22: Seelie
Page 23: Before and after the war of the vishaps
Page 24: Phane’s Rule
Page 25: Celestia and Phanes
Page 26: The Aftermath
Page 27: The Creation Timeline
Page 28: The Chasm
 The Moon Sisters

It is theorized that these sisters may be the original gods of Teyvat

As long as the Moon Sisters managed to switch places in the night sky three times a month, all was
good in the civilization below. But like in many stories, and a ton inm Genshin Lore, destruction often
followed prosperity.

According to Records of Jueyun Vol. 4, A Seelie met and fell in love with a traveler from afar, and wed
them in the halls of the Lunar Palace itself. Under mysterious circumstances, the three moon sisters failed
to switch places and disaster struck, allowing celestia to enter the world, with the seelie and their lover
possibly suffering a curse of separation for attempting to flee during the event.

Just as Phanes Conquered the world from the seven sovereigns, Celestia conquered the world from
Phanes.

NOTE: There is a symbol literally found EVERYWHERE in genshin impact. This symbol could refer to
these three moon sisters.
 A Demiurge God
It is theorised that the unknown god, or the sustainer of heavenly principles is a Demiurge God, meaning
not the original god. This would make sense because after the 3 moon sisters perished, the sustainer took
over.

The Archon War

The Archon War was held to decide the 7 gods that would become rulers and protectors of their
own respective region.

Through this though, a few notable gods perished. One of them being Guizong. She was a ruler over the
Guili assembly in Liyue. She lost her life in a destructive battle that laid waste to Dihua Marsh and Guili
Plains.

Though all the 7 seats were filled at the end of the Archon War, some of the seats would change owners
as time went on.
 Rhinedottir of “Gold”
Gold is a researcher from Khaenri’ah and is also a master of the art of Khemia. Gold is the one
responsible for the destruction of Khaenri’ah as well. Also giving her the title “The Great Sinner.”

The Art of Khemia

Khemia is a form of alchemy that was developed in and used by the people of Khaenri’ah.

Because Khaenri’ah was an underground nation without a god to give blessings,along with very little
greenery, Khemia focused on the creation of artificial life.

This is how Albedo and Durin were created.

An important thing to note is that Rhinedottir was a master of the Art of Khemia. She is responsible for
the creation of Albedo and Durin, and the destruction of Khaenri’ah.
 The Cataclysm or the Destruction of Khaenri’ah

There are many theories on what and how the destruction of Khaenri’ah came to be. I will be writing
about what I believe.

It is believed by many that Gold the alchemist was responsible for the Cataclysm. Gold was also so
desperately in the need of more knowledge and understanding of the world. This led to her creating
terrible monsters and beings all over the nation of Khaenri’ah and even ended up turning almost everyone
in Khaenri’ah into these monsters. It is believed this was the start of hilichurls and the Abyss.

Then the Gods and the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles were sent to Khaenri’ah to destroy it all.

A few notable gods perished in the Cataclysm. One being the Original Dendro Archon, or, The God of
Woods. The archon was involved in a conflict and was killed. Because of this, “The grass and the trees
never spoke again. Another god who perished in the Cataclysm was Makoto. One of the original electro
archons.

NOTE: there is also a theory that perhaps the sustainer tricked Gold into creating all of these monsters,
because the sustainer probably saw Khaenri’ah as a Threat to the Heavenly Principles. As well as the art
of Khemia, because to create life such as that, the people of Khaenri’ah were pretty much playing god.
 Makoto and Ei
Makoto and Ei were twin gods who lived together during the time of the archon war. While Ei was a
very strong warrior and Makoto was mostly peaceful, Ei still believed Makoto would be a ready ruler
over humanity and Inazuma. After prevailing and slaying all of her rivals, Ei willingly sacrificed her
body, so Makoto could ascend to Celestia and become one of the seven. \

After becoming an archon, Makoto recreated Ei’s body and made Ei her “ Kagemusha” or body double.
As far as the world was aware, they were not two, but one. They complimented each other and ruled
together, for there was no need for anyone but themselves to know the truth. The name “Baal” and the
title of the Raiden Shogun were understood to refer to both of them.

Then.. the Cataclysm struck, the circumstances were so horrible that Makoto had no choice but to go to
Khaenri’ah herself. When Ei arrived, she only had time to hear her last dying breath, and Makoto was
slain. Makoto had already fallen into unconsciousness at this point, so all Ei could do was enter her mind.
This was almost like Ei’s Plain of Euthymia. This is where Ei bid her final goodbye to Makoto. Deep
sadness and grief filled Ei, and she established her view of eternity so such a terrible loss such as
Makoto’s death would never happen again. Before Makoto’s realm of consciousness completely
collapsed, she brought it back to Inazuma, but when Ei arrived, a gigantic Sakura tree had formed, now
known as the Sacred Sakura. But when she told others about it, they insisted that it had been there since
Inazuma was created, and in the end, Ei had to simply accept that it was a miraculous effect of Makoto’s
consciousness. With the help of the Sacred Sakura’s powers, Ei was finally able to overcome all of the
evil monsters that had flooded Inazuma because of the Cataclysm.

Eternity was established. A place where nothing ever changes. She then went on to create the Raiden
Shogun puppet, and placed her real self in the Plain of Euthymia. Then, the traveler comes to Inazuma..
And the rest is pretty much all known.
 Durin
Durin was created by Gold and was a massive shadow dragon that came to life during the Cataclysm, and
invaded Mondstadt.

Though Durin had the appearance of a terrifying creature filled with hate and evil,, Durin was actually a
very kind hearted and gentle being that dreamed of befriending Dvalin and the people of Mondstadt.

Because of Durin’s kind spirit, Gold had to make Durin unconscious when she released him. Durin was
unconscious of his destructive actions in Mondstadt until Dvalin fatally wounded him. Even after being
dealt a killing blow by Dvalin, Durin held no ill will towards Dvalin and Barabtos and only wished they
could have met under different circumstances.

Durin’s body fell over dragonspine, which was originally a green, flourishing mountain with an entire
civilization on it. But was then destroyed by the skyfrost nail. (I plan to make a page about that soon.)

The poisonous blood that flowed through Durin veins contained powers from the abyss, contributing to
how Dvalin was taken over by the abyss.

After Durin fell over Vindagnyr’s peak, his blood soaked into the land, reviving the Frostbearing Tree,
which had been earlier destroyed by the skyfrost nail. (I also plan to make a page about this soon.
 More about Durin
Durin was created in Khaenri’ah and classified under “ Humus”. Gold considered Durin to be one of
her “miracle creations' ', alongside Albedo, however Albedo would not be created until after the
Cataclysm.

Gold had however, already started the “Primordial Human Project '' to create synthetic humans using the
art of Khemia. Before Durin’s invasion, Gold had already created Primordial Albedo which she
considered a failure and left him inside of Durin’s stomach. Durin was then released and caused the
Knights of Favonius much devastation because they had already been dealing with a campaign in
Khaenri’ah and suffered many great casualties after the grand master at the time had given up fighting
after being struck with a great loss. Barbatos had seen the struggles and the condition Mondstadt was in,
and descended onto the mortal plane to assist. The rest is known.

Something to note: Durin’s blood that remained on dragonspine as well as his heart is said to have very
strange abilities and many things that have happened on dragonspine have been extremely strange and
unexplainable ever since.

Albedo
Albedo was created by Gold and was the second outcome of the Primordial Human Project and this
Albedo was seen as the “perfect” outcome.
From the moment Albedo was created, Gold took him from domain to domain teaching him all Gold
knew. Until one day, Gold disappeared and her whereabouts are still unknown to this day. Gold left
Albedo with discovering the secrets of this entire world.. Including Celestia.

Albedo was created with great intelligence and will to follow in his creators footsteps. This could become
extremely dangerous if Albedo ends up learning too much. He might end up breaking one of the Heavenly
Principles or come across forbidden knowledge and be punished by Celestia. An alternate ending might
be he will end up becoming what Gold was… “The Great Sinner” and begin to use the art of Khemia just
like Gold did, and ultimately destroy Mondstad. After all.. “Chalk follows Gold”

Primordial Albedo
Primordial Albedo was the first version of Albedo and was created by Rhinedottir as part of the
Primordial Human Project. However, Primordial Albedo was considered a failure by Gold and was
discarded and later swallowed by Durin. Many years after Durin’s death, Primordial Albedo managed to
escape from Durin’s stomach and had been staying in Dragonspine for some time. Then, Primordial
Albedo managed to spot the successful version of himself, and saw Albedo living among humans as if he
were one of them. Primordial Albedo grew envious and jealous that a synthetic human being could enjoy
the human experience. Primordial Albedo started lurking around Albedo, concocting a plan to replace
him. Primordial Albedo created a Fellflower variant to distract Albedo and eliminate him when the time
was right. However, the sudden arrival of the Traveler ultimately ruined his plans.

Albedo defeated the Fellflower Albedo and noticed Primordial Albedo looking down on him from atop a
cliff. Albedo does not specify what Primordial Albedo’s fate would be. Whether he chooses to let
Primordial Albedo live and allow him to continue impersonating him is unknown for now.

Irminsul Trees

An Irminsul tree is a type of silver-white tree whose roots are said to stretch down as far as the abyss.
These roots are connected to the Ley Lines of the world which connect all of Teyvat together. If it weren’t
for Ley Lines and Irminsul trees, Teyvat would most likely crumble.
NOTE: Irminsul Trees can be found in artifact and book domains, as well as the Frost Bearing tree in
dragonspine.

Irminsul trees and blossoms in the are intertwined at the deepest and most hidden place in the world and
the patterns the roots make is what defines the Ley Lines of the world.

Irminsul Trees also take the form of LeyLine blossoms, where their roots can be vitalized with original or
condensed resin. However the blossoms and Irminsul trees we find in domains aren’t that ancient.

Dainsleif
A lot is still unknown about Dain, however we do still possess some knowledge about him.

“Bough Keeper” or “Royal Guard '' were titles given to him all the way back 500 years ago when the likes
of Khaenri’ah were still around. Dain was a guard of a very ancient Irminsul Tree and responsible for
ensuring nothing happened to it. However, when the destruction of KIhaenri’ah struck, he was obviously
not able to protect the tree and was punished with immortality. Dainsleif also has blue veins covering half
of his body and going across his neck. This also could have something to do with failing to protect the
Irminsul Tree.

Enkanomia

The entrance to this sacred place is in a deep pool below Sangonomia Shrine. A key is required to enter
this sacred place. This key is forged from Orobaxi’s blood. The region of Enkanomia is separate from
Teyvat, meaning it is not ruled by Celestia or The Seven.
Around the time of the Archon war, (2,500+ years ago), a group of people became stranded at the bottom
of the ocean. A clan named the Yuna clan also existed in this place. Kokomi is a living descendant of this
clan. The clan and the stranded people lived in a region known as Enkanomia.

A dragon called “Dragonheir of the depths” frequently terrorized this place. The place the people of
Enkanomia lived was dark and terrifying. The people only survived due to the light of “Ohirume no
Omikoshi”, or the artificial sun that we can turn on and off in Enkanomia. The light is believed to be
created by a sage named “Abe Yoshihisa”. Since it never goes away, it is eternal day in Enkanomia. (of
course, before we came.)

The sage learned this from the great God of Tokoyo. But the rulers of Enkanomia grew jealous of the sage
and imprisoned him for life. Over time, these rulers started to oppress people. It was similar to how
aristocrats in Monstadt took away people’s freedom.
The people of Enkanomia also built the “Towers of the Three Realms.” These towers were built at the
borders of Enkanomia. They were built to stabilize harmony between the “three realms.” It was because
Enkanomia existed on the border between these three realms, The Human Realm, The Elemental
(Vishaps) realm, and the Abyssal (void) realm. Since these towers were very important, they were hidden.
Only the shrine maidens of Enkanomia and Vassals of Watatsumi can summon these towers. During this
time, the people of Enkanomia started seeing mirages and Sinshades.

Sinshades are shadows of the past believed to be created due to the “God of Moments.”

When the people first came to the surface, they stopped calling their place Byakuyakoku, and started
calling it Enkanomia. A day before the people came to the surface, some envoys from Khaenri’ah along
with a Ruin Guard tried to steal the book “Before Sun and Moon” which was the book about the creation
of the world by Phanes. The title “Before Sun and Moon” is probably referring to before there was a sun
and moon and how all was dark before Phanes arrived. A Jibashiri called Antigonus fought them and
stopped the book from being stolen. At present time, when entering Enkanomia, the traveler meets with a
member of the Abyss Order. It is called “Enjou” and it claims that the gods and Celestia came from
another world.

Note about Enkanomia: Enkanomia is a region located in the abyss.

Orobaxi
 One day a young child made a bet with his friends that he could find something in the depths of the
ocean. (Maybe this was the dark sea?) What he found was a giant serpent, something he had never seen
before. The serpent told the boy that he was alone and had no one to protect. The boy replied. “Could you
then become our god?” From that day onwards, the serpent stopped the evil rulers and sealed the
dragonheir of the depths. The people of Enkanomia named the serpent Orobaxi or, Watatsumi Omikami.

However one day, Orobaxi came across forbidden knowledge. Records of humans predating Enkanomia’s
sinking. Also revealing truths about Phanes and Celestia, and that they were not always from this world.
Celestia found out about this, and it was too dangerous for any god to know about. So, Celestia gave
Orabaxi a choice. Either he dies alone, or he goes down with his people. Orobaxi loved his people very
much, however he couldn’t let his people know the true reason for his death. So he created a plan to mask
the true reason for his death.

Orobaxi set a date for them to depart from Enkanomia and up to the surface. And so the people began
worrying about what to do with the special and secret information they kept. Some said it was too
dangerous to be kept, and it should be destroyed, others said it was important so others could know the
truth if anyone was to come down ever again. In the end, they decided to keep the information locked
behind trials and puzzles, so that they knew whoever was to find this information was worthy of knowing
it.

With all of this out of the way, Orobaxi lifted the people up to the surface, and created Watatsumi island
with the corals from Orobaxi’s body. Though they had a lot of complications, and many people died of
diseases and hunger, but eventually, as always, humanity prospered. Then, it was time for the second
phase of Orobaxi’s plan to mask his death. Orobaxi gathered and trained troops to fight the Raiden
Shogun for “More land”. Through this, Orobaxi unfortunately perished, of course, because that was
Orobaxi’s punishment by Celestia. The people of Watatsumi, of course oblivious to the true reason for
Orobaxi’s death, from that day onward held a grudge against the Raiden Shogun. The last died or left
Enkanomia, and it is now abandoned and sealed. Until of course.. The traveler came.

Before Orobaxi brought the people up to the surface, it also asked the people to research Vishaps. They
conducted experiments on vishaps in an attempt to graft Orobaxi’s corals. Orobaxi knew the corals from
its body would be needed in the future. So the researchers eventually created vishaps with Orobaxi’s
corals, so that in the future people can get it’s corals whenever they want. This was done because Orobaxi
knew it would soon die to the punishment, as described above, so it wanted to let the people obtain it’s
blood corals even after it’s death.

Near the end of the Archo War, (2,000 years ago), Orobaxi created a way for the people of Enkanomia to
get back to the surface, it used the corals from it’s body to create Watatsumi Island, and it was also its
corals that supplied nutrients to Watasumi’s soil. So when the nutrients in the solid were love, the people
would get more corals from the modified vishaps. This is what the traveler does when we receive the
bloodbranch coral.
 Celestia

Celestia, also referred to as “The Castle in the Sky '' is the controller of all things in Teyvat. An entity
higher than all of the Seven Archons. However, Celestia is theorized to be much more sinister than one
may think.

An extremely well-known and heavily respected Grand Master named Vanessa, of Mondstadt, was such
an important and powerful leader that she even ascended to Celestia. There is a gigantic tree in the place
where she ascended.

However, when Vanessa arrived in the “heavens” of Celestia, she was greeted with thousands of jail cells
in a circular formation. , known to be a “panopticon.” In this prison, there is a watchtower where the
guard can survey the inmates without the inmates knowing when or when they are not being surveyed.
This could be a representation of what Teyvat is. Celestia as a prison, the Three Hooded Figures as
guards, and the people of Teyvat as prisoners. As well as perhaps visions or archons being a way for
Celestia to keep an eye on powerful people who could potentially break the Heavenly Principles.
 The 3 Hooded Figures
In Austrian cultures, these hooded figures refer to death and fear.

NOTE: A LOT of lore and deep story in Genshin Impact is based on real mythology and ancient history.

These hooded figures, now knowing that they represent fear and death, and that they work with Celestia,
could mean that they could be overseers, and ensure that all things in Teyvat fall in line with the Heavenly
Principles.

In the Genshin Impact manga, (before Vanessa ascended) Vanessa asks Venti about Celestia, to which we
see imagery of 3 hooded figures, and a terrified look on Venti’s face. (clearly, these hooded figures struck
deep fear in Venti.) Then, Venti swiftly changes the subject. It seems the archons have a contract with
Celestia to never speak about it at all. Perhaps these 3 hooded figures exist to ensure that no archons break
this contract, because Celestia can’t simply walk around making sure all is in order.

NOTE: The “triquetra” mentioned on the page about the Moon sisters, could also signify these 3 hooded
figures?

TIERS OF POWER IN TEYVAT

(1=HIGHEST, 3=LOWEST)

3-The seven Archons

2- The 3 Hooded Figures?
1- Celestia
 Visions

At first, it was thought that visions were given by the gods for the sole purpose to give gifts to those
worthy enough to receive them. However, there may be something much more sinister going on behind
the scenes.

There is a theory that suggests visions are actually given to individuals who might potentially end up
coming upon forbidden knowledge or might become too strong for their own good. Perhaps visions are a
way to keep an eye on powerful people who might break the heavenly principles. And, as shown with
Vanessa in the Manga, if a person does indeed ascend to Celestia. Not to become a god or one of the
seven, but instead be locked away in an endless oasis of jails. To be imprisoned forever in the jail that is
Celestia.

An example similar to this is what happened to Khaenri’ah and its people. The people of that nation
learned too much and played god with the Art of Khemia. If the nation were to live on any longer, they
might have learned about the lies that is Celestia.

The Stars and Constellations

There is an extremely famous line of text spoken by Scaramouche that goes as follows: “The stars and
the sky, it’s all a gigantic hoax. A lie.”

It is theorized that instead of giant flaming balls of gas that make up real stars, the stars in Teyvat are
actually constellations. On the “stars'' is a person’s fate. How they will live and how they will die. As seen
in the “Unreconciled stars' ' event these “stars” are seen falling out of the sky. Upon further inspection
though, these stars actually appear to be rocks, and they are theorized to be a mere few miles away from
the actual earth itself.

A line in the game itself further solidifies this theory: “Wherever you go, whatever life throws at you… In
Teyvat, the stars in the sky will always have a place for you.” But instead of being a comforting message,
it’s really more of a threat. The message it’s trying to get at is, No matter what you do, no matter how hard
life gets, no matter what happens to you, it was already completely planned out and you can not escape
your fate.
 Sumeru

Sumeru was once ruled by the God of Woods, until unfortunately their life was taken during The
Cataclysm. The people of Sumeru now worship “Lesser Lord Kusanali.” She is the god of wisdom.

However she might not be as innocent as one might make her out to be. “The god of wisdom’s enemy is
wisdom itself, adn the oasis of knowledge is a mirage in the desert of ignorance. In the city of scholars,
there is a push for folly, yet the God of Wisdom makes no argument against it.” -Dainsleif
This quote could be a reference to the people of Sumeru daring to trespass on the limitations of human
capacity, simply to squeeze every ounce of knowledge from the land.

The name “Sumeru '' can be derived from buddhist cosmology in which it brings forth a lot of the ancient
knowledge troupes in which the real life “Sumeru '' is supposed to be the center of all things scholastic.
There are also a few other places in the world which have similar names to Sumeru that are also known to
have large references to vast knowledge.

Back to Genshin now. The Sumer academia, worthy in forming some of the greatest minds and most
powerful people in Teyvat. Lisa, Signora, Dottore and Cyno are some of the past and present students of
the academia. However, though it is known for its prestige.. It's also known for its inhumane work
standards. The academia treats its students with nearly impossible work criteria. They are put through
long and tedious work loads that are terrible and traumatizing in order to meet the acadaimia’s standards.

It does appear that the academia studies the Divine, however there is a lone that even they refuse to cross.
But perhaps that is why there are those who seek knowledge without the permission of the academia.
Because those who gain untold knowledge, also fain the ability to question the authorities… of the
heavens. Because even the god of wisdom treats knowledge like a currency.. A resource that can be
gained, stored, and kept.. So who says that one won’t sacrifice.. Everything? For the reward of
knowledge.

“A human is like a machine. Only capable of doing so much. So who is to say that one can’t make…
Enhancements.. to it? It’s performance could be.. Greatly amplified. An enhanced human could display
abilities far beyond average…”

The Fatui both in Inazuma and Sumeru have adobe quite a bit of.. Research. The research in weaponizing
rhye anger if the bogs began in Sumeru, before transitioning over into other nations… Children were the
most effective vessels for the direct injection of the substances, Perhaps for their strong vitality and
susceptibility to strong and wild emotions such as anger and grief. One of the survivors of the project was
a young girl named Collei, who still harbors the energies of the angers “Deev” which is a demonic and
supernatural creature in Pursian folklore.

The research proven in Sumeru was what inspired Scaramouche to pursue the tatarigami, Strong anger
and wrath can fuel greater amounts of strength, Which is somewhat demonstrated in the “Omnipresence
over Mortals” Archon quest.

Many lives were lost during the vial experiments of the Fatui. The sins of the scholars who dare to
overstep their boundaries simply for the smallest hope of understanding the mysterious world around
them.

“When a person throws away everything for their ambition, how much of themselves do they truly lose?

The Sumeru academia demands consistent perfection through restricted dand suffocating standards. Even
at the cost of the person's well-being and sanity. While the other side of this coin is freedom of
knowledge, but abusing such freedom they have to delve deeper into topics forbidden. Treating even
human life as an expendable source.. But the problem is, the archon may be aware of this. Aware that in
the act to gain knowledge, there is hidden obsession and unjust acts. But the god of wisdom makes no
argument against it. Perhaps because she sees knowledge as a recourse. And who is to say that the God of
Wisdom herself doesn want to capitalize on the most important thing in Sumeru? or even in Teyvat itself.
Because would she really try to stop something that furthers the growth of her nation..?

The Dark Sea

The dark sea is a mostly unknown area, however it is known that it is an area outside of Teyvat.

In the ancient past, the land now known as the Dark Sea was inhabited by the Seelie, who built palaces
there. While some seelie also dwell in Teyvat, their palaces are said to stand in the “wasteland” beyond
the dominion of The Seven, which is “Inhabited only by the grotesque ghostly remains of fallen gods.”

Following the end of the Archon War 2,500+ years ago, many of the defeated gods who survived chose to
flee to the dark sea instead of living under the new order of The Seven. However it is suggested that the
goods who fled also died since then for unknown reasons.

It appears that there are mer-people residing in the Dark Sea. Some of these people seem to be ancestors
of the Sangonomiya Clan, and now live on Watatsumi Island.

NOTE: a god of note who fled to the Dark Sea was Orobaxi.
 Before and After the War of the Vishaps

Phanes the Primordial One, is the central character of this version of the creation story we have so far.
Like their counterpart from Greco-Roman Mythology, they were born from an egg we call the “World
egg.”

Phanes was born out of necessity. For the world to be created the egg had to hatch. It was inevitable. And
again like the greek source, the egg split into two. Phanes himself used the egg shell to separate the
:Universe: and the “microcosm.” The microcosm of the world may mean humanity itself.

After hatching from their egg, Phanes descended to the world we’ll eventually know as Teyvat. And
battled the Seven dragon Sovereigns who are ancestors of the modern day Vishaps. (The war of the
Vishaps.)

After this, Phanes created four shining shades. Three of them remain unnamed for now, but the fourth is
Kairos, also known as Tokoyo Ookami and her divine name is Istaroth, The enigmatic god of Time who
would eventually find her place in two very different nations. Being Inazuma and Mondstadt.

It is theorized that these four shades are merely new gods created by Phanes to help them in their tasks.

Phane’s Rule
“The Seven Sovereigns were vanquished and the Seven nations submitted to the heavens.”

WIth the Seven Sovereigns out of the way, the seven nations bowed to their new ruler, who indulges in
the joy of creation in earnest Phanes created mountains and seas, with the latter becoming home to those
who refused to bow to their ruler. With the help of one of Phanes’ Four shades, they created flora and
fauna of the new Teyvat. Before creating human life.

Entering a contract, humanity prospered under Phane’s rule. Humanity’s happiness was Phane’s
happiness, and everything this deity did was for the prosperity of humanity. And prosper humans did.
They worked the land and mined the mountains.
Aside from humans, it's clear that there were other creatures in the world during Phane’s rule. Aside from
their 4 shades, there were also defeated Vishaps that retreated to the deep seas (where Enkanomia would
one day be.) others, as we know from Azdaha and his own people, retreated to the mountains.

During this time, the seelies and the infamous moon sisters flourished. The seelies perhaps even belong
to the original seven nations that bowed top Phanes’s might. They may have also been tasked to guide
humanity as elders of sorts, and humans may have seen them as angels. An imagery that Celestia may
have stolen for themselves, later.

As for the moon sisters, they may be the other three unknown shades that Phanes created at the beginning
before humans. The Solomon’s knot we see all over Teyvat, (on top of domains, ect.) could represent
these 4 shades. And the triquetra, mentioned on the page about the Moon Sisters, (a symbol literally found
EVERYWHERE) could represent the moon sisters with Kairos acting as a force independent of them.

Celestia and Phanes

Phanes and his shades were aware of Celestia's existence, and perhaps even it’s true nature. And with
Phane’s internet on keeping humanity happy and prosperous, everything had to be done to keep the threat
of Celestia at bay.

“Back then no gods walked the earth, and the whole land belonged to a single civilization.”

There are many theories floating around that Teyvat is a firmament. This may lead to the assumption of a
fake sky.

A firmament is a heavenly dome that divides the primordial sea so that dry land can live below. This
means that aside from the sea we all know, there is also a sea beyond the heavens, surrounding the
firmament.

But what if this firmament was to break?

And breaks it does, allowing Celestia to enter the world that Phanes painstakingly created by hand. Phase
waged a war between Celestia, and of course, Celestia was victorious. Enkanomia was submerged in the
attack, but it was not the only place that would sink in what would eventually become Inazuma.

The land around Inazuma itself took a huge blow. The place we now know as violet court was “Sundered:
or separated from the other islands. Landforms sank at this period too. Enkanomia itself, geographically
part of Inazuma, sank to the realms beneath the sea, never to be seen again. For reasons unknown, Kairos
remains with them during this ordeal, though she too would eventually disappear from history too.

The Aftermath.

The humans who were left behind on the surface dwindled. Perhaps Celestia’s attack that cost them their
civilization also cost them their technology and all the knowledge their old god had left provided them.

We do know that Celestia is capable of such weather manipulation as we’ve seen with Dragonspine, and
they are capable of plunging people into enough chaos that they forget knowledge of their own old
civilizations, as was the case with Tsurumi Island.

With the humans subdued, Kairos stuck underwater and the moon sisters dead, that left Phanes
unaccounted for, Perhaps Phanes fled after their defeat in Celestia’s hands, biding their time until they
could meet the traveler. Or perhaps they have been taken by the powers that can be Celestia, waiting for
the traveler to save them.
 The Creation Timeline

Phanes was born Phanes descended and defeated the Seven Sovereigns
. .
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.
Phanes used the
Shell they were born
From to create the universe

All of the seven nations bow down to their new ruler

.
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. .
Phanes created the Phanes creates
Four shades and Kairos humans along with others.

Humans prospered under Phane’s rule Phanes becomes aware of Celestia

. .
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.
The moon sisters and
Seelies were created
And lived amongst
Phanes

Phanes wages war with Celestia. Celestia is victorious

.
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.
Celestia breaks through the firmament
And enters the world, flooding and destroying
Nearly everything.
 Enkanomia sinks along with the people, and water flood Inazuma
.
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. .
The moon sisters Kurios disappears with Enkanomia and
And most Seelies are its people.
Killed off by the war.

Celestia takes control and holds the archon war to determine the new order of the Seven.
.
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The Chasm
The Chasm is an area located west of Lisha, Liyue and is the primary source of ores in the
nation. Recently, a series of mysterious accidents led the entire mine to be closed, putting its
workers out of a job for the time being.

Esther remarks that the Chasm's climate is completely different from the rest of Liyue, though
she does not give any details on how.

According to legend, The Chasm was formed by a falling star somewhere around 6000 years
ago. This meteorite had a “Proud and agitated” temper. During the Archon War, the constant
strife caused this meteorite to leap back into the heavens, leaving behind the massive expanse
that is The Chasm. Duyun Ruins was created by a fragment of the same meteorite. Legends also
said that this was the area where Rex lapis and Azhdaha clashed in battle.
 Sometime during or after the Archon War, the people of Liyue came to the area to mine.
Azhdaha, who resided inside, greatly suffered when the humans disturbed the Ley Lines within.
Rex Lapis and the Mountain Shaper, Moon Carver, and a third unknown Adepti would fight the
crazed elemental being, fighting their way down to the deepest depths of the Chasm, which also
resulted in the creation of Dragonfall. (Dragonfall is a rare ore used in forging formed from
Elemental Reactions.) After Azhdaha was sealed, humans returned to the Chasm once more to
mine, In Liyue, the Chasm and Duyun Ruins are two known locations majorly impacted by the
cataclysm. Monsters poured out of the Chasm and in response, Rex Lapis sent the Millelith to
defend and evacuate the miners. An unnamed Yaksha who had once abandoned their duty to
defend Liyue returned to fight alongside the Millelith, both the Yaksha and the Millelith who
chose to lead the vanguard ultimately perished in battle. What occurred in Duyen Ruins is
unknown, but its people decided to abandon the city and move to Liyue Harbor. None of the
refugees nor the adepti have spoken about what happened there.

In recent times, a mysterious series of accidents has led to the Chasm being closed entirely despite its
wealth. Hilichirls have taken over the area outside the Chasm and even treasure hoarders are scouting it as
a result of less activity. Treasure hoarders were originally miners from the Chasm. Recent exploration has
also led to the inexplicit discovery and awakening of Ruin Serpents that originally lied dormant in the
mines.

It is speculated that the Chasm is very deep, and the depths of the Chasm belong to the Abyss now.

Guizhong
Guizhong is the Late Lord of Dust. She is best known as one of the Gods who presided over the Guili
assembly, which she established alongside Morax, she is also known for her mechanisms such as the
Guizhong Ballista.

She was kind hearted and wise but not particularly powerful, so she worked alongside the more powerful
Morax to rule the Guili Assembly together. Guizhong had a particular interest in mechanics. The
Guizhong Ballista was one of her handiworks, built with the aid of the adepti. She also apparently
collected Khaenri’ah technology such as ruin machines for research.

During her life, she grew close to Rex Lapis. During their first meeting, she tried to hide how excited she
was to give him the stone dumbbell that would symbolize their pledge, and many of the extant texts about
the Guili Assembly reference their bond.
 Guizhong was born before the Archon War and initially established her civilization at an unknown
location. At some point, she met Rex Lapis (or Morax) amid a field of Glaze Lilies and presented him
with a stone dumbbell now known as the Memory of Dust as a mark of their pledge, although they never
made a formal contact with each other.

Guizhong taught her people agriculture, which greatly expanded their sphere of influence. While
displaying her handiwork to Morax, she dubbed the area “the Plains of the Returning and Departing.” or,
Guili Plains. The Guili assembly was established, co-ruled by the two gods alongside, Marchosius, God
of the Stove. (Or now known as Guoba!)

At some point in time, Guizhong created the Realm of Clouds, located in Luhua Pool. Some unknown
point later, the adepti built an abode next to it to house the evil and ancient artifacts (ruin machines) she
collected while researching mechanics.

During the Archon War, Guizhong and the other adepti fought to protect the people of Guili against the
many evil gods and monsters that had plagued Liyue’s lands. 3,700 years ago, Guizhonf lost her life in a
fierce battle over Guili Plains, during which “black dust choked the heavens and a thousand rocks
splintered. She died amidst the Glaze Lilies, wearing one last lonely smile as she asked Morax to forget
about the stone dumbbell she gave him and bemoaned the end of their journey together. A massive flood
swe[t through the Guili Assembly. It’s inhabitants, with the help of The God of Stove and the Adepti,
traveling south for ten days until they reached the land that would become Liyue Harbor.

*Glaze Liles were a key element of the Rite of parting, as Guizhong was a dear friend to Zhongli and
Glaze Lilies were her favorite flower.

The Sunchildren of Enkanomia

The Sunchildren or Phaethons, were the puppet rulers of Enkanomia during the period after the Dainichi
Mikoshi (or artificial sun) was built before Orobaxi assumed control.

After Aberaku created the artificial sun and staved off the Bathysmal Vishaps, peace was established in
Enkanomia. But a cabal of corrupt nobles would manipulate the people of Enkanomia into worshiping
the Artificial Sun as a god, and chose a child to be the Sunchild and rule over the land. As they were
children, the Sunchildren could not truly rule competently, and were instead manipulated to commit
heinous deeds as the nobles who controlled them profited from their misrule. Because of this, the
Sunchildren would become hated by the people of Enkanomia, who scapegoated them and blamed them
for willful ignorance even though they were arare that the Sunchildren were being Manipulated.

Despite their tyranny, the Sunchildren were still children; they led lonely lives and lamented their
exsistances. But the officials tasked with taking care of them were forbidden from saying a word to them.
The Nobles knew that as the Sunchildren grew into adults, they would eventually realize they were being
manipulated. To prevent this, they established a ceremony called Rite of the Solar Return where, when a
Sunchild reached a certain age, they would be taken to the inner sanctum of the Dainichi Mikoshi, which
would result in them being incinerated by the artificial sun’s high temperatures. They were literally
burned alive. There were seven Sunchildren killed in total.

During the time of the first Sunchild, Aberaku opposed the Sunchild and the people who controlled
them. As a result, he was accused of high treason, and the first Sunchild had him imprisoned in the
Dainichi Mikoshi for life. Upon his death, his clothes and body were enshrined in various places in
acknowledgement of his achievements.

There was also a resistance group formed against the sunchildren rulers. It was led by Spartacus also
known as Supada no Hiko. Unfortunately he was captured and tortured by the rulers. This made him
blind, and he was eventually imprisoned in the “Serpent’s Heart.” The other members of the resistance
tried to continue their mission but they lacked funds. These people soon found out they could creat and
sell “Dragonbone Orbs' ' to get money. Eventually, the resistance made so much money that they stopped
their mission. It was highly likely that the formula for creating the “Dragonbone Orb '' was leaked to the
resistance by the sunchildren ruler itself. It was an indirect method to suppress the resistance and it
worked perfectly. Soon there was no resistance against the rulers and the people were forced to live in
oppression.

Eventually an Enkanomiyan child would discover Orobaxi, who was hiding in a cave due to having
escaped the Archon War. The child would ask Orobaxi to become their god, and he agreed, overthrowing
the Sunchild’s rule and becoming Enkanomia’s rule.

“Traveler, you have no idea how much your arrival sets my heart at ease. Haha, so there are many
more fascinating places to see in this world.”

“It’s just a shame that I have this festival called the Rite of Solar Return to attend.”

“How about this, Traveler? Tell me how you came here.”

“Once the festival has ended, I’ll find an opportunity to sneak out of the Dainishi Mikoshi”
“Let’s have some fruit juice together instead! Haha!”

The Nameless Bard of Mondstadt

The nameless bard was a boy who lived in Old Mondstadt 2,600 years ago, during the time of
Decarabian’s reign. He befriended the wind spirit who would eventually become Barbatos, the anemo
archon of The Seven, and Barbatos’ vessel,l Venti, was made in his image.

Trapped within the Lord of the Tower’s storm wall, he yearned to see the world beyond and bonded with
the nameless wisp of wind that would become Barbatos. The nameless bard led the rebellion against
Decarabian with the wind spirit, Decarabian's former lover Amos, a knight, (possibly Gunnhildr) and a
red-haired warrior.

The rebellion succeeded and slew Decarabian. However, Amos and the bard were mortally wounded in
battle and never got the chance to see the world beyond the tower’s walls; the bard lived long enough to
see Decarabian’s fall, propped up in the red-haired warrior's arms with the wind spirit by his side. After
the bard died, the wind spirit ascended to become Barbatos. Barbatos’ first use of his power was to create
a vessel, Venti, in the nameless image to pay homage to him and live in the world he never had the chance
to see.

Decarabian’s Mondstadt
 Decarabian’s Mondstadt, commonly referred to as Old Mondstadt, was the original location of the
nation of Mondstadt. It was created by the God of Storms, Decarabian, who built his capital city within a
deep valley and created a large tower in the center for which he ruled. His reign ended 2,600 years ago,
when his people rebelled against him and ultimately slew him. Afterwards, the newly crowned Anemo
Archon, Barbatos, moved the people of Mondstadt to Cider Lake, where the current day City of
Mondstadt was built.

During the cataclysm five hundred years ago, Dvalin took up residence in Decarabian’s tower to recover
from the injuries incurred during his battle with Durin. In subsequent years, after the people of Mondstadt
had forgotten about Dvalin, the area of Old Mondstadt became known as Stormterror’s Lair.
Little is known about the initial creation of Mondstadt, but Decarabian’s City is described as a “dream
of prosperity” which was “created entirely by his divine might.” His territory spread to the Brightcrown
Mountains and Windwail Highland areas to the east and south, as evidenced by the ornamentation on
some of the ruins in the area. Besides Decarabian’s City, notable cloisters of ruins in its ornamentation
style include the ruins in Brightcrown Canyon leading into the city and the ruins around Cecilia Garden.

When the region of Mondstadt was blanketed in snow and ice as a result of Andrius’ powers, Decarabian
created an impenetrable storm wall around his capital city to protect those dwelling within from the bitter
cold.

The architectural style of the ruins in Decarabian’s Mondstadt is quite distinct from those found in the
rest of modern-day Mondstadt, making it easy to identify ruins outside of Stormterror’s Lair area that are
related to it.

Tall bridges are a distinctive feature within Decarabian’s City and in the surrounding area.

Notably, the ruins associated with Decarabian’s style lack symbols otherwise commonly seen in Teyvat
such as the triquetra. Instead, a symbol seen on the ruins of Decarabian’s Mondstadt is a cercele’e, as seen
above. In a similar fashion, the Wolf of The North arena in Wolvendom is decorated with Arabesques,
another type of plant-like design.

The structural integrity of Decaranian’s ruins are apparently quite sturdy despite their age, remaining in
rather good condition in the 2,600 years since it’s fall. Alice destroyed several arcades inside the tower to
make it easier to climb, and the tower has remained stable despite that.
 Decarabian micromanaged his city, to the point of arranging who lived where. Even in the present, the
residential area of the city is clearly delineated, suggesting that the city’s layout was also something
Decarabian determined.

Under Decarabian;s rule, certain musical tunes and chords were banned due to their association with
dissent and rebellion.

Based on the similarity between ruin structures as well as in-game documentation, the original scope of
Old Mondstadt’s territory encompassed the Brightcrownd Mountains and Windwail Highland areas and
went as far south as the Teleport Waypoint between Liyue and Dawn Winery. It is currently unknown how
far north or west it covered.

The most well-known settlement of Decarabian’s Mondstadt was his capital city, which is now known as
Stormterror’s Lair. It is located in an extremely deep, possible man-made valley; it is currently one of the
deepest locations of the explorable part of Teyvat.

Istaroth
Istaroth is a god with control over time and wind, and was likely one of the four shining shades of the
Primordial one, or Phanes. She is known by a plethora of titles, including the God of Moments, the God
of Time, Kairos, the Thousand Winds of Time (or simply Thousand Winds), Tokyo Ookami, and the
Undying Wind.

She has been worshiped in Mondstadt and Enkanomia both before and concurrently with the rise of The
Seven. Both the worship of her and even the knowledge of her existence has been all forgotten in
Mondstdt, though her legacy has been subtly preserved through phrases related to “the winds of time.” the
people of Enkanomia continued worshiping her even after being separated from the surface world, seeing
her as the only one who had forsaken them. The practice seems to have waned following Orobashi’s
appearance and disappeared altogether after the move to Watatsumi Island.

After the arrival of the first throne of the heavens, the Primordial One appeared and fought against the
Seven Sovereigns of the old world. To that end it created four shining shades of itself, one of which was
Istaroth. 40 years later, after the Primordial One’s appearance, the Seven Sovereigns were vanquished and
the seven nations submitted to it’s authority. Istaroth may have contributed to the new world the
Primordial made.
 Following the arrival of the Second One Who Came, (Celestia?) and the catastrophe that followed,
Istaroth presumably participated in the war on the Primordial One’s side against the Second one Who
Came. In the midst of the massive destruction, the land of Enanomia sank below the waters and was cut
off from Teyvat.

Istaroth’s direct role in Mondstadt’s history is currently unknown, but in the early days of Barbatos’
Mondstadt,she was worshiped alongside the Anemo Archon himself.

Venti amassed power during the Archon War as a result of Gunnhidr Clan’s worship of him, and he later
participated in the rebellion against Decarabian. Before he gained power, he was a “single thread of the
thousand winds that rode through the northern lands,” an elemental spirit without any divine power.
Istaroth herself is known as the “thousand winds,” but no direct relation between the two has explicitly
been made.

After the fall of Decarabian’s Mondstadt, Barbatos ascended to godhood and became the Anemo
Archon. During the formation of the new Mondstadt, at least three of it;s prominent clans, the Gunnhildr
Clan, the Imunlaukr Clan, and the Lawrence Clan all worshiped the Anemo Archon and the God of Time.
The worship of both gods was primarily conducted on a tall cliff top facing the eastern sea, likely at the
Thousand Winds Temple which shared its name with one of Istaoth’s epithets.

Somewhat ironically, Istaroth was forgotten over time and people came to believe that Barbatos was the
sole deity of worship in Mondstadt. Two notable incidents may have contributed to loss of information
pertaining to Istaroth: During the Mondstadt Aristocracy’s corrupt period, the Lawrence Clan suppressed
knowledge about Mondstadt’s history and destroyed historical records and relics to hide their own
degeneracy. After the fall of the aristocracy, the Mondstadt Library, once the largest library in northern
Teyvat, was reduced to a sixth of its former size following the Great Fire of Fall Equinox.

Raiden Ei believes that her sister, Raiden Makoto asked Istaroth for assistance with her plan to
manipulate time to plant the Sacred Sakura, as both her and Yae Miko were unconvinced that Makoto
would be able to do it herself. This was probably done so when the tree was planted, the people would
think that the tree had been there from the very beginning of Inazuma, and not get suspicious of it’s
random appearance.

After Enkanomia fell into the depths, their pleas and prayers went unanswered by the Primordial One and
it’s three other shades, Only Istaroth continued to answer them, and there were “scribes of Tokoyo
Ookami” who dedicated themselves to recording history and the passage of time in the lightless land. Out
of reverence for her, her worshippers refused to say her name directly and usually opted to call her Kairos,
her traditional name, or it’s Narukami-style rendering, Tokyo Ookami. In the event that they used her true,
secret name, they wrote it backwards.

Istaroth’s power of “undying wind” was recognized as one of the major elements in Enkanomia, along
with the Bathysmal Visaps’ “water”
 In Mondstadt, Istaroth’s legacy has been preserved primarily through the phrase “winds of time.” The
carvings on the sundials at the Thousand Wind Temples and the Nameless Island leave messages
associated with both her and Barbatos which respectively read:

“Seeds of stories, brought by the wind and cultivated by time.”

“Stories brought on the wind will bloom into legends in due time.”

During the quest Time and Wind, a faint voice is heard saying “an ancient tale comes whisked in the
wind… In time, it will grow and sprout once again..” while fighting an Eye of the Storm by the Sundial
near the Thousand Winds Temple.

Hilichurls may also have connections to Istaroth and the Primordial One. Jacob Musk believes that
hilichurls worship elemental power itself, giving the example that hilichurls worship the power of Anemo
rather than the Anemo Archon, and there is a notable cloister of hilichurls dancing around the Sundial that
the traveler may be commissioned to exterminate. According to the people from Enkanomia, Istaroth is
the personification of undying wind, and her name is sometimes rendered as the “thousand winds of
time.” Furthermore, the Musk Family’s research has indicated that the Hilichurlian word “Unu,” which
means “one,” is also a holy word which they use to efe to gods. Altogether, this points towards a
connection between hilichurls, the Primordial One and it’s shining shades, and the unified human
civilization that once existed (which Enkanomia was originally part of.)

Kitsune Saiguu
The Kitsune Saiguu, “Fox High Priestess”, also known as Lady Saiguu was a prominent historical figure
in Inazuma who was worshiped as a kitsune goddess. She was a descendent of the Hakushin Clan, was a
close ally of Raiden Ei, alongside the oni Chiyo, and served a mentor-like role towards a shrine maiden
named Asase Hibiki.

“Do not be blinded. Do not waver. Keep walking the path that you believe in.”

Around 500 years ago, the Kitsune Saiguu became familiar with a certain group of mortals. Included
among them were a “shrine maiden” (Hibiki), an “easy going young man” (possible Kamuna
Harunosuke), a “Kanjou'' (Hiiragi Hiroshi), and a “clan who used ingenious techniques to make man
made meteors bloom in the skies.” (The Naganohara Family, Including Yoimiya!)

A certain “dark disaster”, likely the cataclysm befell the land. To protect Ioroi from it, the Kitsune
Saiguu tricked him from staying involved by playing a game of hide and seek with him. Raiden Ei tasked
Kitsune Saiguu with protecting Inazuma in her stead when she went to Khaenri’ah, making it their final
parting; both were aware that a tragedy would ensue.

Later on, after her final parting with the Raiden Shogun, the Kitsune Saiguu disappeared into the “deep
darkness,” never to be seen again. In her dying moments, Kitsune Saiguu asked the “dark will” that
gnawed at her to spare her memories. As her body and mind were consumed, her memories were
powerful enough that some of it remained unsullied as it settled into the earth as filth, thus creating
Kazari.

Around the same time Kitsune Saiguu died, Takamine the Mistsplitter disappeared during a battle
against the dark forces, while Chiyo was consumed by a “beast of sin” and was corrupted by it, drawing
her blade against Ei only to be defeated and run away. Mikoshi Doukei, Chiyo’s biological son, secluded
himself in Konda Village out of shame over his mother’s betrayal, while her adoptive son Mikoshi
Nagamasa joined the Shogunate to restore the Mikoshi Clan’s honor instead.

In the wake of their absences, the Mt. Yougou group went their separate ways. The Great Tengu went on
a self-imposed exile over her failure to protect the Kitsune Saiguu, Leaving Teruyo behind. Kamuna left
for another country in the “fury of his mourning.” The Earth Kitsune and the Sky Kitsune turned their
forms into stone to await her return. Some of these statues, such as the lit Earth Kitsune Statues, can be
interacted with using the Memento Lens. Hibiki took over as leader of the Grand Narukami Shrine,
awaiting Takamine’s return.

Kazari, who formed from the remnants of the Kistune Saiguu’s memories within the filth that
contaminated the land, manifested in order to continue performing the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual.
Decades later, when Kamuna returned to Inazuma, she appeared before him and asked him to perform the
ritual, initially causing him to mistake her for the realo Kitsune Saiguu, despite quickly realizing Kazari’s
true nature, Kamuna performed the ritual, and spared her.

Kazari
Kazari is a shrine maiden that describes herself as condensed “filth” originating from inherited memories
of the late Kitsune Saiguu. Unable to completely disperse, they manifested into the earth and rotted.

Her purpose while present in Inazuma included carefully watching over Narukami Island and purifying
these festering evocations through the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual. After Kazari completes her
aforementioned tasks alongside the Traveler, she solemnly dematerialized and leaves behind her mask; a
forging blueprint for the Hakushin Ring.
 Chiyo

Mikoshi Chiyo, also known as Torachiyo, was an oni and a member of the Mikoshi Clan who lived
about 500 years ago. She was the biological mother of Iwakura Doukei and the adoptive mother of
Mikoshi Nagamasa. She was a close ally of the Raiden Shogun, Raiden Ei.

Chiyo was once a valuable ally of the Raiden Shogun Raiden Ei and campaigned with her against the
dark forces that emerged during the cataclysm. However, she was swallowed whole by a “beast of sin”
with a tiger’s body and a snake’s tail. And while inside its stomach, was “tainted by a deep sin” and
witnessed her comrades being torn apart by the beasts’ jaw. Even though she managed to rip the beast
apart and slay it, she was forever changed: she would later turn her blade on Ei, after which she was
defeated and badly injured. Her sword-arm and horn were severed. She then fled and disappeared into the
forest. Her ultimate fate is unknown. People believe she was slain by either the tungu, the Shuumatsuban,
or even the Iwakura Clan. Others claim that she encountered an “oni-masked, sword-bearing doll,” likely
referring to the Maguu Kenki.

Sasayuri

Sasayuri was a cherished tungu general from inazuma who served the Raiden
Shogun and was killed during a civil war between the Shogun and the people of the Great Serpent
Orobaxi from Watatsumi Island. Very little is known about him. More about what happened during the
Cataclysm in Inazuma
 Gold’s attempts to save Khaenri’ah
Inazuma was attacked by Rifthounds so very long ago, which were created by Gold during the Cataclysm.
Durin was also created by Gold, and we know that there is a ruin machine digging up the Chasm right
now. It was not Celestia trying to stop the Gods from going to Khaenri’ah, but the humans of Khaenri’ah,
more specifically, Gold. It seems Gold tried to keep the Gods distracted from Khaenri’ah for as long as
possible. Durin invaded Mondstadt, Zhongli was busy with the battle with Azhdaha and Raiden with the
darkness in Inazuma.

We know that when Orobaxi read the book that gave him Divine Knowledge of the world, he was
sentenced to sacrifice himself to Celestia, and the Raiden Shogun carried out this execution. It could be
that the Archons, the ones in possession of Gnosis, are also the “chess pieces” of Celestia, doing their will
when needed in exchange for their Divine throne. Gold probably knew this, and created several
catastrophes to attempt to delay the Gods, yet the 2 we know who died were Makoto and the Dendro
Archon, the latter of which is presumed to also have used some sort of alternate persona or puppet.

I think that Makoto went to Khaenri’ah only because she knew Ei would protect Inazuma from the
rifthounds, and Makoto knew she had to go because she was called by Celestoa and did not want to face
their wrath. She went to Khaenri’ah, not prepared to die, and faced the Catastrophe, and something
similar happened to the Dendro Archon, (presumably). Gld was able to successfully distract/delay Venti,
and was probably the origin of Zhongl’s distraction too.

If all this lines up, Gold, alongside with the Khaenri’ahn government, knew that whatever it is they were
doing would invoice the wrath of the gods, and they even went through extra measures to try and avoid
Khaenri’ah’s execution. Unfortunately, in vain.

The Existence of Vishap People

(Theory?)

In the “Three Realms Gateway Offering,” Enjou talks about the existence of Vishap-People. But
afterwards, Kokomi dismisses the existence of them.
 From the book “Hydrological Studies in Byakuyakoku,” It is mentioned that the people of Enkanomia
abruptly stopped their research about vishap-people. The researchers were finding signs that could prove
the existence of vishap-people, but they later insisted that there are no vishap-people. This is what
Kokomi has been taught as it was passed down generations. This entire thing could be created by
vishap-people to not raise any suspicion, so that they can integrate with humans without being asked
about their pupils.

From the book “Before Sun and Moon,” vishaps were the original resident of Teyvat. Humans and gods
are aliens who took over Teyvat. So, the vishap may have had to evolve into humans to continue living in
the world. Since Enjou has never lied to us even once, it is safe to assume that this entire thing about the
Vishap people is correct. This automatically directs suspicion to Chongyun and Baizhu. Both of them
have slender pupils just as Enjou described. Chongyun suffers from an excess of Yang (positive) energy.
Vishaps are creatures of the light (elemental) realm, so it might be that Chongyun has an excess of this
vishap energy. This might explain his weakness to hot and warm things. Chongyun’s lore states that
unlike normal people, he can faint if he stands in the sun for too long. It seems similar to how Itto is
allergic to beans due to his excess Oni blood. Vishaps like to be in dark and cold places, they cannot stand
being exposed to light. Tsumi, who is half-vishap, was in Enkanomia to shut down the Dainici Mikoshi’s
light. All of this points to Chongyun being half-vishap with excess “vishap” energy.

For Baizhu, it becomes more obvious as he carries around a snake. Baizhu also suffers from a very
weak physical body. It might again be due to him living in the human realm. His body may not have
evolved as most vishap-people who live in the human realm do.

Overall, it doesn’t seem like either Baizhu or Chongyun are aware that they are half-vishap. The
Bathysmal Vishaps are highly intelligent and fast-evolving. They must have integrated with humans of
Teyvat long ago, and maybe after 1000s of years, even they, forgot they were once vishaps. So now they
treat themselves as normal humans with only their pupils being different.

Three Realms Gate Offering Story

This event is a continuation to the World Quest where we fetch “Bloodbranch Coral” from Enkanomia.
After that quest, the “Bloodbranch Coral” was supposed to be used in a ceremony by Kokomi.It is called
the “Watatsumi Goryou Matsuri,” performed to reverse the “Holy Soil” phenomenon on Watatsumi
Island. The traveler checks up on Kokomi to know if the ceremony was a success.

“Holy Soil” means soil without any nutrients. The goal of this ceremony is to replenish nutrients back
into Watatsumi’s soil. This is needed because Watatsumi island is an artificial island. But unfortunately,
the ceremony didn’t replenish nutrients as it used to. It turns out that the problem lies in Enkanomiya.
There is an excess of abyssal darkness in Enkanomia which is hindering the ceremony. This is due to a
deal between the Bathysmal Vishaps and an Abyss Lector, Enjou. The Vishaps agreed to allow the Abyss
Order to pass through Enkanomia. In exchange, Enjou was to help them destroy the Dainichi Mikoshi,
which will return Enkanomiya to its eternal darkness. But eventually, the Vishaps realized they were
betrayed. The abyssal energy coming from the void realm started to harm them. Tsumi, who lived with the
Vishaps in Enkanomiya also became aware of the situation. She managed to protect the Dainichi Mikoshi
with a ritual. She did this to protect the Vishaps beneath the Dainichi Mikoshi. Tsumi was raised by
Vishaps and is believed to be a Vassal of Watatsumi by Kokomi. Enjou also says that she is actually a
reptilian, one of the vishap-people. Both describe vishap-people and vassals to have vertical pupils. Tsumi
later saw the Watatsumi army coming down to Enkanomiya. She helped the soldiers that were wounded.
After meeting with Tsumi, the traveler helps in dispersing the abyssal darkness. Soon after, Tsumi shows
there is a great darkness beneath the Dainichi Mikoshi. She asks the traveler to confront the person who
caused the darkness. We soon meet Enjou who reveals Tsumi’s actual plans. Tsumi was the one who
created the darkness under the Dainichi Mikoshi, so that the Vishaps could rescue the Coral-Vishaps
under it. The coral Vishaps are special Vishaps that the traveler killed to obtain Bloodbranch Coral. Tsumi
wanted to permanently seal the source of Bloodbrance Coral. This was one of Bathysmal Vishap’s goals
in the deal with the Abyss Order, but since they were betrayed by the Abyss, they had to find a new way,
so that no more Vishaps would be killed in the future to obtain the corals. The new darkness beneath the
Dainichi Mikoshi was a distraction for the traveler. The traveler rushes back and fights with the elite
Vishaps to prevent them from sealing Bloodbranch Coral. If the traveler had not stopped the Vishaps,
Watatsumi island would not be able to obtain Bloodbranch Corals in the future for their ceremony, which
would result in starvation of the people of Watatsumi.

Soon after we meet Tsuimi who is furious to see what the traveler did. She tries one last time to shut
down the Dainichi Mikoshi but fails. She is very confused as to why she can’t destroy it.
The traveler gives her fragments of pendant given to us by Kokomi and Enjou. The pendant fits perfectly
with the one Tsumi had since she was small. It meant that she belongs in Watatsumi island, not with the
Vishaps. Tsumi chooses to go back to Vishaps as they are the ones that raised her and who she considers
her family.

The traveler informs Kokomi about the situation in Enkanomiya. Kokomi decides to find another way to
perform the ceremony that does not require Bloodbranch Coral. This way, no more Vishaps will be killed
just to obtain Bloodbranch Corals in the future.
 Raiden Story Quest Part 2

500 years ago, during the cataclysm, Makoto left to do something in Khaenri’ah. They did not specify
what she did there. Back in Inazuma, Ei was left alone. At this point, there was no Sacred Sakura in
Inazuma as per Ei’s knowledge. Ei somehow finds out about Makoto’s whereabouts and rushes to
Khaenri’ah to rescue her. Sadly, she is too late and Makoto is on the verge of death. With whatever little
time Makoto has left, Ei extracts Makoto’s consciousness and brings it back to Inazuma. She puts it
beneath the Grand Narukami Shrine and hides the realms entrance. But at this time, when she is in
Inazuma she sees the Sacred Sakura tree everywhere, the same as what we see now. Now Ei is confused.
The Sacred Sakura was not there when she left Inazuma to find Makoto. When she asked other people of
Inazuma about it, they all said it was there from the start, as long as they can remember. Ei doesn’t
understand this explanation. As for her, the tree never existed in Inazuma.

Nevertheless, at that time there were still monsters from the Cataclysm in Inazuma, so Ei decides to
ignore this for now and resumes her fight in Inazuma. Surprisingly, the fighting goes very well, compared
to last time before the tree existed. It seemed like the Sacred Sakura greatly helped Ei in battle. “Without
the Sacred Sakura, Inazuma would have likely been completely swallowed up centuries ago by that
disaster and the filth.” Ei doesn’t understand what is happening, but as everyone insists, the tree has
always been there. She decides to put the matter aside.

At this point Ei has lost her sister and eventually this grief leads her to pursue her goal of eternity. This
is her own version of Eternity. She creates the puppet, programs it to enforce eternity, and goes into
meditation in her Plain of Euthymia.

Fast forward to the present, in her second story quest, we enter Makoto’s realm of consciousness. The
puppet and Ei have a showdown and the traveler is kicked out of the realm. When we finally return to the
realm, Ei is surprised to see us not aged for even a single day. For Ei, centuries had passed. She had been
fighting with the puppet for what seems like an Eternity.
The traveler arrives precisely at the point when the two were to have their final fight.

Once this is over, Ei plants a seed in the realm which is shown to be the Sacred Sakura. Here is the
explanation: Makoto got help from Istaroth, the god of time. The time at which Ei plants the seed is at the
beginning of time, or at least there were any living animals on Inazuma. The seed is planted in the past,
but Ei does not plant it in the past, she only plants the seed in the realm. It is moved to the past by
Istaroth. So, Ei plants the seed, Istaroth moves the planted seed to the past at the beginning of time. Now,
only Ei remembers that the tree didn’t exist. This is because she hadn’t planted the tree yet, and also
because she was the one who planted it. Makoto prepared the seed for Ei so the tree could help in
protecting Inazuma. Makoto knew Ei would go into meditation. The tree protected and absorbed monsters
until Ei’s absence. It did that until the time Ei was finally ready to change her mind and grow up. Makoto
knew her sister so well that she calculated her actions and with the God of Time prepared the seed that
would protect Inazuma until the time Ei was finally ready.
 What about the time? What about the centuries that had passed when Ei and the puppet were fighting
and where does that take place? Well, because the god of time was involved, that realm had its own flow
of time, or you could even say that “time flowed in every direction.” It has a completely different,
separate flow of time than Teyvat. All of this is possible due to the god of time.

Now this entire thing about the Sacred Sakura is not new, it has happened before. Probably multiple
times. In the book “Sun and Moon,” it is referred to as “The Parable of the Tree.” A gardener plants the
trees branch, and the priest, who is the gardener, says that the tree will take 500 years to grow. But the
moment the gardener plants the branch, the tree is fully grown. For it is the god of moments who is able to
take “seeds” from this moment into the past and the future.

More about the Chasm

After the meteorite in the Chasm flew back up into the sky, it left behind some shards. Morax used those
shards to create “Orichalceous Time Dial” and “Tiny Miracle’s Earrings.”

The battle between Azhdajha and Morax from the Chasm also destroyed Tianqiu Valley.
During the Cataclysm of 500 years ago, many monsters of the abyss emerged from the Chasm.
The areas of Linju Pass and the Dunyu Ruins were also destroyed during these times.

The yaksha that died during this time wielded the Calamity Queller polearm. After the Cataclysm, the
Prototype and Blackcliff weapons were forged from the ores obtained from the Chasm. The tunnels of
Blackcxliff forge are also directly connected to the Chasm.

The underground mines of the CHams actually expand to the south of Liyue Harbor. These are mines
from the Chasm that reach the blackcliff forge from under Mt. Tianheng.

Shizhuang mentions that the Chasm was sealed off after some miner dug up something strange. Any
miner who saw that “Thing” that was dug up would go into a coma. The sealing of the Chasm has also
forced the Blackcliff Forge to shut down. Some miners of the Chasm joined the Treasure Hoarders due to
unemployment.

Shitou used to be in the trade of selling Jade rocks, but once the Chasm was closed, he started a new
business of “Jade Mystery.” It is a gampling game he designed to survive by selling uncut rocks.

Xingxi now only takes advanced orders ever since the Chasm was sealed off. This is because she has lost
her suppliers from the Chasm, and cannot create any more jewelry.
 Zhiqiao from the Teapot Quest was also suffering from the Chasm’s closure. That is why she had to
borrow Krosl’s Smaragdus Jadeite hairpins.

Chang the Ninth went broke and had to sell his entire collection of books. This is because his family
business was closely tied to the Chasm as well. The traveler and Xinqiu saved him from selling his last
stockpile of Cor Lapis.