The Heavenly Principles,[Note 1] also known as the Primordial One and possibly named Phanes, is the Descender and progenitor god who serves as the current ruler of Celestia and Teyvat. They[Note 2] are credited as the creator of humankind, as well as the Human Realm at large. Though rarely intervening directly, they currently govern the world through a set of "laws" administered by their Four Shades.
Originally hailing from another world, they arrived in Teyvat during the era of the ancient dragons. The Heavenly Principles created Four Shades of themself, and together they took over the planet after defeating the Seven Sovereigns and stealing their Authorities. They then reshaped the world, creating human beings in the process, and established a new civilization under their control. This reign was eventually interrupted by the arrival of Seutervoinen and the return of the Dragon King Nibelung during the Funerary Year, who fought a great war against them. The Heavenly Principles emerged victorious from the war, but was gravely wounded, preventing them from sustaining their control over the world.
To compensate for their injuries from the war, they created the Gnoses, and commanded the gods of Teyvat to battle each other for the chance to govern the world in their stead—beginning the Archon War. 2,000 years ago, the victorious gods were appointed as the Seven Archons, and each of them were granted a Gnosis along with a seat in Celestia containing the stolen dragon Authorities. During the Cataclysm 500 years ago, the Heavenly Principles intervened to stop the surge of Abyssal power emerging from the Kingdom of Khaenri’ah. Though the disaster was successfully averted, the Heavenly Principles has remained asleep ever since. Taking advantage of their currently dormant state, both the Abyss Order and the Fatui seek to overthrow them and end their rule over Teyvat.
Profile[]
Kukulkan named the Heavenly Principles as a Descender,[3] an entity who came from outside of Teyvat and, as a result, is not recorded in Irminsul. Lesser Lord Kusanali hypothesizes that they are the First Descender, specifically.[4] This matches the narrative of Before Sun and Moon, in which they are referred to as the Primordial One and as the "eternal throne of the heavens," in contrast to a "second throne of the heavens" known as the Second Who Came.[1]
The Heavenly Principles is presumably the creator of Teyvat's "laws," which are now embodied by the Gnoses,[4] seven chess pieces originally given to the Seven Archons which also allow them to directly resonate with Celestia.[5] The first of the Seven Archons emerged during the Archon War, a chaotic and destructive period of wars across Teyvat which led to the deaths or disappearances of most gods. The Seven are subordinate to the Heavenly Principles and are subject to the rules and constraints placed on them. One such restriction is talking about the "other side" to how Visions are distributed (with the first side being a person's desire).[6]
One of Teyvat's laws is the concept of fate, by which the Heavenly Principles can control the predetermined future of the world.[7][8] It is generally impossible for any resident of Teyvat to act against the predetermined future even if they possess active foreknowledge of what is to come; however, other Descenders, who are immune to the Heavenly Principles's rules, are an exception.[9] They excercised this ability when they punished Egeria with a prophecy that Fontaine and her people would be drowned by a flood.[10][11]
The Heavenly Principles is capable of delivering effectively irreversible curses that fundamentally change people.[12] Hilichurls are actually transfigured humans, afflicted with the "curse of wilderness" which robs them of their forms and intellect; this was the curse given to non-pure-blooded Khaenri'ahns during the cataclysm, and as hilichurls have existed since before the cataclysm,[13] it was presumably inflicted on humans predating the cataclysm, though there is not enough information to figure out for what reasons.[Note 3] Pure-blooded Khaenri'ahns were instead given a curse of immortality. A similar curse was inflicted on the Angel race as punishment after the war of the Funerary Year, reducing them to their current miniscule forms, although some—such as Nabu Malikata and the Seelie in A Drunkard's Tale—were able to escape the worst parts of the curse.[14][15]
The Heavenly Principles is known to the Frostmoon Scions under the name Pitkamoonen. They are listed in Hymns of the Far North among the deities with dedicated prayer hymns under their previous Hyperborean rites.[16]
Appearance[]
The Heavenly Principles has been described by numerous sources as a winged androgynous figure. They are commonly referred to as the Winged One,[17][16] and Neuvillette claims that the world is presently being ruled under "a cluster of filthy feathers,"[18] which may be in reference to the Heavenly Principles's wings. Hymns of the Far North titles the Heavenly Principles as the "Father of All and Mother of the Gods" and describes them as being "of gender unknowable."[16] The author of Before Sun and Moon additionally speculates that they may be the same entity as an androgynous individual known as Phanes, who possessed both wings and a crown.[1]
Story[]
Ancient History[]
In the time period known as "When the Doves Held Branches," the Heavenly Principles descended upon the world of Teyvat. They battled against the Seven Sovereigns and, to that end, created Four Shades of themself. In order to separate the planet from the rest of the universe, the Heavenly Principles engulfed Teyvat under a false sky.[19] After 40 years, the Heavenly Principles emerged victorious over the Seven Sovereigns, stole their elemental Authorities,[20] took control over the Three Moons,[21] and set about creating the heavens and earth to prepare for the advent of humanity. During this process, the Human Realm was created, and the primordial energies of the Light Realm were adapted into the modern system of seven distinct Elements.[22][23][24][25] Humans were finally created 400 years after the Heavenly Principles's appearance, and they made a covenant with the Heavenly Principles.[1]
The Heavenly Principles had a sacred plan for humanity; the scribe of Istaroth calls the year after humanity made a covenant with the Heavenly Principles the "Year of the Ark's Opening."[1] It was followed by the "Year of Jubilee," during which the world would provide its bounties for humanity.[1] The only taboo was to succumb to temptation.[1] During this era, the Heavenly Principles also created Angels to serve as their divine envoys.[2] The Angels were tasked with a mandate to love and guide humanity.[2]
An unknown amount of time after the creation of humanity, a voyager from another world known as Seutervoinen arrived in Teyvat.[23] Seutervoinen conspired with Koitar, the first angel, to rebel against the Heavenly Principles.[26] Around this time, during the Funerary Year, the Dragon King Nibelung returned to Teyvat and introduced the otherworldly power of the Abyss to the world in an attempt to fight against the Heavenly Principles in a "great war of vengeance".[27][28][19] The heavens and earth were torn apart, and during this period of strife, Enkanomiya dropped into the watery abyss. Despite the people's laments, the Heavenly Principles and three of their Shades did not respond; only Istaroth did not forsake Enkanomiya.[1] Around 6,000 years ago,[Note 4] the Heavenly Principles killed Nibelung and emerged victorious in the war,[19][28] and sent down the Celestial Nails to purify the land from Abyssal corruption, but this also wreaked havoc on the mortal world.[28][14] As punishment for Koitar's participation in the rebellion, the Angel race were exiled from Celestia, and a curse was placed on them that if they were to ever love a single individual over their mandate to serve humankind, that they would be stripped of their beautiful forms and their wisdom.[14][29]
After the war, the Heavenly Principles had many of their functions ruined and could not suppress the original order of Teyvat.[27] The Heavenly Principles killed Saarelainen,[16] and then created the Gnoses from his corpse in collaboration with "one who came after" to continue subduing and controlling the resentments of the world.[27]
Two years after the creation of the Dainichi Mikoshi, people from Enkanomiya attempted to find a way back to the surface. However, they discovered that heaven's "powers of prohibition" prevented them from returning. The people of Enkanomiya believed this ban was laid down by the Heavenly Principles and that they had prevailed in the war.[1] By the time of the Archon War, these powers of prohibition had weakened, allowing Orobashi to fall into Enkanomiya and conversely, bring the people of Enkanomiya back to the surface.[30]
Archon War[]
An exchange between Scaramouche and Nahida suggests that the Heavenly Principles instigated the Archon War, in which the gods fought to claim one of the seven divine thrones and obtain a Gnosis, an item which symbolizes the Heavenly Principles' control over Teyvat and all the laws. Scaramouche remarks on the Archon War by saying, "Strife is engraved upon every god and every Gnosis brought forth into this world," to which Lesser Lord Kusanali responds that "All those losses were meaningless, driven by the demands of the 'laws.'"[31]
Around 2,000 years ago and before the Archon War ended, the Heavenly Principles was directly involved with the serpent god Orobashi and Watatsumi Island. After failing to defeat two different gods in the Archon War, Orobashi was fleeing to the Dark Sea when it fell into a rift and discovered the people of Enkanomiya[32]—a surviving remnant of the Heavenly Principles's ancient unified civilization, spared from destruction when it sank underwater during the struggle against the Second Who Came. Although the people of Enkanomiya searched for a way to return to the surface in the past, their attempts ended in failure due to a ban placed on their ancestors which prevented them from finding a way home. This ban is attributed to the Primordial One by the author of Before Sun and Moon,[33] and generically to the "heavenly order" by Eboshi. The rift Orobashi fell through has been attributed to the heavens' weakening power of prohibition.[34] It agreed to become the god of the Enkanomiya people, but this led Orobashi to come into contact with Before Sun and Moon, a book which told a history of the world which the Heavenly Principles did not want known. The Heavenly Principles forced Orobashi to sacrifice itself in exchange for allowing the people of Enkanomiya to return to the surface, with the truth behind its sacrifice unknown to all besides a select few close aides.[34] Before Sun and Moon was subsequently banned, and an attempt by Khaenri'ahn agents to steal the book for its secrets was thwarted.[35]
Orobashi's sacrifice took the form of leading a doomed war against the Raiden Shoguns Makoto and Ei. This decision was also spurred by Watatsumi Island's lack of natural resources, which led its people to set its eyes on conquering Yashiori Island, which was under the Raiden Shoguns' jurisdiction. The war was disastrous for the Watatsumi people; Orobashi was executed by Ei's Musou no Hitotachi while most of the island's other prominent figures were also slain or otherwise disappeared.[36] At the moment of its death, Orobashi turned its eyes up to the heavens in defiance.[37]
At some point, the Hydro Archon Egeria transformed some of her Oceanid followers into humans by pouring water from the Primordial Sea into their blood vessels, to fulfill their desires of enjoying human lives. This act did not go unnoticed by the Heavenly Principles, who then punished Egeria and her creations for the "original sin" of creating human life without permission and prophesied that the waters would rise to dissolve the Fontainians, leaving the Hydro Archon alone.[10] Egeria did not want her followers to be harmed, and thus appointed one of her Oceanid familiars, Focalors, to succeed her when the time had come.
Cataclysm[]
500 years ago, a surge of forbidden knowledge[38] emerged from Khaenri'ah, wreaking havoc on both Khaenri'ah and Teyvat. Though the Heavenly Principles's personal involvement is unclear, both The Seven as well as the Four Shades appeared in Khaenri'ah.[31] The Heavenly Principles have lain dormant ever since the end of the Cataclysm, and several factions, such as the Fatui[39] and the Abyss Order, have emerged to take advantage of their current state in an attempt to overthrow them.[40]
Character Mentions[]
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Trivia[]
- In the Manga's Prologue chapter, Venti envisions three enigmatic, shadowy figures when Vennessa asks him to tell her about Celestia. He visibly grows uncomfortable and immediately deflects the question, leaving their identities unknown. Given that the Heavenly Principles was already in control of Celestia before Venti ascended to godhood and became one of The Seven 2,600 years ago,[41] these three figures are likely connected to the Heavenly Principles in some way.
- The description of Staff of the Scarlet Sands begins with a creation story, which may be about the world's reconstruction after the Celestial Nails were cast down. King Deshret narrates that "the seven sage monks were established again, and they ruled the trajectories drawn by the earth, water, and stars," which may refer to the seven divine thrones now occupied by The Seven and the association of constellations with Vision-bearers.[42] His comment immediately after, "Even if the celestial sphere was just an illusion [...]" may allude to the rumor of the False Sky.
- During Amidst Chaos, the Rock Is Unmoved in Zhongli's Story Quest, Historia Antiqua Chapter: Act II - No Mere Stone, Zhongli says "People abandon and surrender the things they love to pursue the right path. Perhaps this is the erosion imposed on me by the Heavenly Principles." The term "Heavenly Principles" was revised from its initial translation as "natural order" since the original text specifically marked it as a proper noun, but this ends up losing the tie-in to an earlier remark by Kun Jun (possessed by Azhdaha) about how "Everything returns to dust. It is the natural order, an unstoppable force." This instance of "natural order" uses the same characters as the Heavenly Principles, but did not specifically mark the term as a proper noun. If the phrase is read as a proper noun, the original Chinese version can be translated as "Erosion is the Heavenly Principles' dominion, an unreachable power." (Chinese: 「磨损」是天理之所在，力不能及。)
- The Heavenly Principles may be the creator who has not yet returned, mentioned in the Traveler's Character Details.
- In Hilichurlian, the word "unu" means "one" and is also a holy word that is used for the hilichurls' concept of gods and the origin of life.[43] While no direct connection has been made between hilichurls, the single unified civilization that once existed across the world and the Heavenly Principles, the hilichurls' gravitation to ancient ruins has been observed[44] and their link between the concepts of "one" and "god" has not been perpetuated in human cultures on Teyvat.
- The original Chinese version, as well as the Japanese and Korean versions, uses a polite expression for the Primordial One, probably indicating Enkanomiya historians' (and/or their society's) reverence toward this deity.
- Zhongli references the Heavenly Principles in one of his original Chinese Elemental Burst voice-lines. This has been translated as "order" in English.
Aliases and Titles[]
- The Heavenly Principles is known by these aliases or titles:
- Phanes (speculated name from Before Sun and Moon)
- Descender[3]
- Primordial One
- Pitkamoonen[Note 5] (by the Frostmoon Scions)
- All-Plunderer[45]
- First Usurper[20]
- Usurper-King[46]
- Master of Fortuna[47]
- Master of the Four Shades[14]
- Lord of the Seven Calamities[16]
- Father of All and Mother of the Gods[16]
- Lord of the Sky[16]
- Sovereign of the Firmament[48]
- Winged One[49]
Etymology[]
- The Chinese name for the Primordial One uses the character 原 "original, primordial," which is used in two other notable terms:
- Allogenes (Chinese: 原神 "Primordial God, Original God"), which is the game's namesake (Genshin is a romanization of the Japanese reading of the same word)
- Primogem (Chinese: 原石 "Primordial Stone"), an item which is described as something "beyond the mundane world," and which "shines with the condensed hopes and dreams of universes that once were."
- "Pitkämöönen" is a Finnish epithet approximately meaning "the tall one." It is attested in South Ostrobothnian sources as an epithet for the thunder god Ukko, whose personal name is traditionally not uttered during thunderstorms for fear of invoking his wrath.
- In Genshin Impact, Ukko is the name of a historical scribe of Sal Vindagnyr, as well as the title of a Frostarm Lawachurl fought by the Traveler, who may in fact be the same person.
- In the Orphic tradition of Greek mythology, Phanes is the primeval god of creation and new life. According to legend, Phanes was an androgynous god who emerged from a cosmic egg created by Chronos, intertwined with a serpent. As a god of light, he was the creator of daytime and linked with Nyx, the goddess of night who created nighttime. Phanes was also said to be a dying and resurrecting god, killed by the Titans who devoured his flesh but rescued by Athena and resurrected by Zeus.
- In Sethian Gnosticism, Protophanes, also known as the "First Appearing One" is one of the three emanations of Barbelo, the first thought of God, alongside Kalyptos "The Hidden One" and Autogenes "The Self-Born One".
Cultural Inspiration[]
- Because of the Gnostic inspiration behind Genshin Impact, comparisons have been made between the Heavenly Principles and the Gnostic figure Demiurge (or Yaldabaoth), a false god mistakenly created by Sophia (Wisdom) who went on to create the mortal world. The Demiurge's role and motivations vary between different Gnostic traditions, but the usual goal of Gnostics is to embrace their inner divinity through gnosis and ascend from the mortal world to reunite with the true god Monad in the Pleroma.
- In Sethian Gnosticism, the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden—in which the two succumb to the serpent's temptation and eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil—is depicted as a good thing, as it was the first step towards freedom from Yaldabaoth. In Nabu Malikata's account, the Heavenly Principles sent down the Celestial Nails out of fear towards the "rising tide of delusion and breakthroughs" caused by forbidden knowledge, and technology made using forbidden knowledge is capable of surpassing the world's "laws."
- Most Gnostic traditions believe that there are seven archons for the seven planets (or celestial spheres) which prevent the soul from leaving the material realm, and one must ascend each of the seven planets before they can escape the mortal realm and return to the Pleroma. This concept was likely inspiration for the Traveler's journey through the Seven Nations, with the suggestion that they will ascend[50] at the end of the story. However, the Demiurge is usually one of the seven archons in Gnostic belief, whereas the Heavenly Principles is separate from, and is above, the Seven Archons of Teyvat.
Notes[]
- ↑ 天理 Tiānlǐ, "Heavenly Principles," lit. "Heaven's law, natural order" was used in Genshin Impact Story Teaser: We Will Be Reunited and Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail, but they were inconsistently localized into English and were never redubbed. While this term was also inconsistently localized as "destiny", "order", the "natural order", "heaven" or "the divine" in early parts of the English localization during earlier versions of the game, they have mostly been standardized to "Heavenly Principles."
- ↑ This article uses the pronouns "they/them" to refer to the Heavenly Principles, keeping in line with the English localization of Calamitous Tread and Neuvillette's Character Story: Vision.
- ↑ One notable hilichurl member is a Frostarm Lawachurl found on Dragonspine whose displayed name is Ukko.
- ↑ All Celestial Nails are implied to have been cast down simultaneously after the Heavenly Principles won the great war of vengeance. Therefore, this takes place at the same time as the creation of The Chasm, which happened during the youth of Rex Lapis, who is stated to be over 6,000 years old.
- ↑ The letters used for the transliteration of Pitkamoonen, Pàikǎiméngníng (Chinese: 派凱蒙宁), are intentionally Pài (Chinese: 派) and Méng (Chinese: 蒙), which also make up Pàiméng (Chinese: 派蒙) (Paimon).
Other Languages[]
Heavenly Principles
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Heavenly Principles | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 天理 Tiānlǐ | Heavenly Order |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 天理 Tiānlǐ | |
| Japanese | 天理 Tenri | Heavenly Order |
| Korean | 천리 Cheolli | Heavenly Order |
| Spanish | Orden Celestial | Celestial Order |
| French | Ordre divin | Divine Order |
| Russian | Небесный порядок Nebesnyy poryadok | Heavenly Order |
| Thai | กฎแห่งสวรรค์ | — |
| Vietnamese | Thiên Lý | Heavenly Order |
| German | Himmlische Ordnung | Heavenly Order |
| Indonesian | Prinsip Langit | Principles of the Sky |
| Portuguese | Princípios Celestiais | Celestial Principles |
| Turkish | Semavi İlkeler | Celestial Principles |
| Italian | Princìpi celesti | Celestial Principles |
Primordial One
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Primordial One | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 原初的那一位 Yuánchū de Nà Yī Wèi | That One of the Origin[• 1][• 2] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 原初的那一位 Yuánchū de Nà Yī Wèi | |
| Japanese | 原初のあの方 Gensho no Ano Kata[!] | That One of the Origin[• 3][• 1] |
| Korean | 원초의 그분 Woncho-ui Geubun | That One of the Origin[• 1] |
| Spanish | Soberano Primordial | Primordial Sovereign |
| French | Originel | Original One |
| Russian | Изначальный Iznachal'nyy | Primordial |
| Thai | ราชาองค์แรก Racha Ong Raek | The First King |
| Vietnamese | Vị Đầu Tiên | The First One |
| German | Ursprüngliche | Primordial |
| Indonesian | Sang Purbakala | The Primordial |
| Portuguese | O Primordial | The Primordial |
| Turkish | Ezeli Olan | Primordial One |
| Italian | Primigenio | Primeval |
Phanes
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Phanes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 法涅斯 Fǎnièsī |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 法涅斯 Fǎnièsī |
| Japanese | パネース Paneesu |
| Korean | 파네스 Paneseu |
| Spanish | Fanes |
| French | Phanes |
| Russian | Фанет Fanet |
| Thai | Phanes |
| Vietnamese | Phanes |
| German | Phanes |
| Indonesian | Phanes |
| Portuguese | Phanes |
| Turkish | Phanes |
| Italian | Phanes |
Pitkamoonen
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Pitkamoonen |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 派凱蒙宁 Pàikǎiméngníng |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 派凱蒙寧 Pàikǎiméngníng |
| Japanese | パイカモンネン Paikamonnen |
| Korean | 핏카모넨 Pitkamonen |
| Spanish | Pitkamoonen |
| French | Pitkamoonen |
| Russian | Питкамуунен Pitkamuunen |
| Thai | Pitkamoonen |
| Vietnamese | Pitkamoonen |
| German | Pitkamoonen |
| Indonesian | Pitkamoonen |
| Portuguese | Paikamonin |
| Turkish | Pitkamoonen |
| Italian | Pitkamoonen |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: "That One" (Chinese: 那一位 Nà Yī Wèi; Japanese: あの方 Ano Kata; Korean: 그분 Geubun) is written honorifically.
- ↑ Chinese: The phrase yuánchū de (Chinese: 原初的) means "of the origin" or "original." As such, the name may have two interpretations, which are not mutually exclusive: 1. "That One of the Origin" in the sense that the deity had a prominent role in the primordial era, the beginning of the creation, and 2. "That One Who Is Original" in the sense that the deity is the original of its four copies (or "Shades").
- ↑ Japanese: Unlike Chinese, only the interpretation "That One of the Origin" is possible, due to a difference in connotations for the characters 原初. This may or may not be relevant, as the English version uses the Japanese reading for its related term 原神 (Yuánshén/Genshin).
Change History[]
- The Heavenly Principles was confirmed to be the same entity as the Primordial One by Focalors in Archon Quest The Opera of Noirceur and Blancheur in Chapter IV: Act V - Masquerade of the Guilty.
- The Primordial One was mentioned in Before Sun and Moon.
- The Heavenly Principles was mentioned in the opening cutscene in Archon Quest Wanderer's Trail.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Book: The Byakuyakoku Collection, Vol. 2 - Before Sun and Moon
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Lost Crown
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Quest, Lost Traveler in the Ashen Realm: Act III - The Tonatiuh Quivers, Part 2: Moment of Awakening
A Somewhat Strange "Person": Most [humans] can barely control elemental forces. The Descender tossed them into Teyvat, giving them the power to change environments to suit themselves. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act V - Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, Part 5: A Toast to Victory
- ↑ Archon Quest, Prologue, Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom, Part 8: Ending Note
- ↑ Raiden Shogun's Voice-Over: About the Vision
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act V - Masquerade of the Guilty, Part 3: Hunters, Prophets
- ↑ Neuvillette's Character Story: Character Story 5
- ↑ World Quest Act, In the Wake of Narcissus: Act III: Waking from the Great Dream
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act V - Masquerade of the Guilty, Part 4: Apocalypse
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act V - Masquerade of the Guilty, Part 5: The Opera of Noirceur and Blancheur
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter II, Act IV - Requiem of the Echoing Depths, Part 2: The Grave of the Guarded
- ↑ Archive Description: Hilichurl
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Artifact, Flower of Paradise Lost: Amethyst Crown
- ↑ Artifact, Flower of Paradise Lost: Ay-Khanoum's Myriad
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Book: Hymns of the Far North, Vol. 1
- ↑ Book: Scroll of Streaming Song, Vol. 1
- ↑ Neuvillette's Voice-Over: About Us: Witness
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 World Quest, A Finale Emberforged, Part 1: An Omen of Annihilation and the Final Entreaty
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act IV - Cataclysm's Quickening, Part 4: Calamitous Tread
- ↑ Weapon: Fractured Halo
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn, Part 1: Beneath the Secret Source
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Distant Pact
- ↑ Event: "Song of the Welkin Moon" - Nod-Krai Concept Overview
- ↑ Loading Screen Tip: Light Realm
- ↑ Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Echoing Song
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Neuvillette's Character Story: Vision
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Story Quest, Nahida, Sapientia Oromasdis Chapter: Act II - Homecoming, Part 2: What Shape Does the Self Hold
- ↑ Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Moment of Oblivion
- ↑ World Quest, Erebos' Secret: The Three Great Martial Trials
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act V - Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, Part 4: Where the Boat of Consciousness Lies
- ↑ Weapon: Oathsworn Eye
- ↑ Book: The Byakuyakoku Collection, Vol. 2
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 World Quest, Erebos' Secret: The Three Great Martial Trials
- ↑ World Quest: Antigonus
- ↑ Book: A Preliminary Study of Sangonomiya Folk Belief
- ↑ Official Website, Serpent's Head description: Of the giant serpent that was defeated by the Electro Archon with the Musou no Hitotachi, only its weather-bleached remains are left today. Although its skull still looks up at the sky defiantly, the god is already dead, and so the name of "Watatsumi Omikami" is gradually being forgotten.
- ↑ Interactable: Someone's Abandoned Letter
- ↑ Artifact, Pale Flame: Mocking Mask
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act VI - Bedtime Story, Part 3: World-Order Narration
- ↑ Venti's Character Story: Character Story 3
- ↑ Mona's Voice-Over: Something to Share
- ↑ Book: Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian
- ↑ Book: Hilichurl Cultural Customs (II)
- ↑ World Quest, Chronicler of the Crumbling City, Part 1b: Sealed Site of Sacrifice
- ↑ Neuvillette's Voice-Over: Feelings About Ascension: Conclusion
- ↑ Artifact, Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy: Ichor Shower Rhapsody
- ↑ World Quest, Polkka Beneath the Moon's Oracle: For a Green Island...
- ↑ Artifact, Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Distant Pact
- ↑ Traveler's Character Story: Character Details
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