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>!To be honest, I’m a bit disappointed that there isn’t a single Radiance Supreme Deity, with it instead being the Radiance 8 Immortals as a whole.!<

>!The amount of aura the God of Light had back in the Middle and Lower Realms was ludicrous.!<

>!Back then, I didn’t think much of the Radiant Eight. I honestly thought they were just above-average immortals and not all that impressive.!<

>!But yeah, the Radiance Supreme Deity had so much aura early on.!<

>!To be honest, when I saw the artwork of Silver Basket, I thought they were the Radiance Supreme Deity because they were glowing, and I thought that was a really unique design.!<

Well, it is what it is, I guess. I’m currently at chapter 669.

Lore-wise, do you think that in that one trailer, Skirk was outside the False Sky, or was she just in another layer?

For context, the False Sky has multiple layers:

In the memories she had archived in the library of her distant home world, it was a newly born, habitable planet.

But now, it lay shrouded behind several impenetrable fields, its primordial flame stripped of the radiance it was meant to bear

Personally, I think she was in another layer. As stated above , the False Sky has multiple layers.

I don’t think the Pyro Archon’s attack necessarily crosses all of the layers. It likely only affected one or a few layers,

since canonically, we know the other moons are still within the False Sky.

The sky of the layer she reaches is also the same red sky seen in Skirk’s trailer, so it’s possible that the video was showing a different layer of the False Sky rather than the space outside of it.

For this line:

I once saw the three moons of Teyvat when I was passing through the false sky. Two are utterly destroyed, their lifeless remains drifting aimlessly through space.

The one that remains intact shows no signs of life either, but its will has not faded completely.

Maybe there’s a chance that one day, a glimmer of truth will emerge in the false sky — a truth belonging to this world alone.”

Technically, she would still be passing through the False Sky before reaching Teyvat, since it has multiple layers.

She could have seen the Frostmoon outside, then later the other moons, while she was passing through the False Sky.

This is what the game says about the moons:

Nicole: “Regardless of who knew what when, the Heavenly Principles shattered two moons, and flung the other beyond the skies.”

It could have simply said that they shattered two moons, left one intact, and flung all three beyond the skies if all three moons were outside the False Sky.

So I think my speculation still works.

Also, do you think that skirk voice line lore was retconned somewhat?

The iridescent Moon was in a pocket dimension, so it’s not actually in real space. Because of that, I’m not sure how accurate Skirk’s line is currently.

So, lore-wise, we aren’t certain whether the scene in Skirk’s trailer was actually outside the False Sky or if it was simply another layer.

That means the red sky might not necessarily be what the universe looks like.

The star outside the False Sky is also described as pale, so that red sun doesn’t exactly fit.

We know for sure that Dottore opened all the layers, and since the Frostmoon was outside the False Sky, the true sky probably looks more like what was shown there.

Or do you think Hoyo is simply being inconsistent with its portrayal of the False Sky, rather than the Skirk trailer showing another layer of the False Sky?

Black snakes numbering in quantities closer to the incomprehensible rampage and lash out like whips.
A fleeting instant. 

Slashes formed from the bodies of the black snakes begin to overturn the entirety of the Inner Sea.

The Heavenly Domains existing in the faraway spacetime...

Corners of the Bearing Tree Heavenly Domain, Twin Holding Heavenly Domain, and Heavenly King Heavenly Domain are visibly shaved away by Hyeon Mu's single strike.

For context a Heavenly Domain is a dimension where five universes are layered upon one another.

Or at least universe sized realms:*[*In any case, these five different dimensions layered together form a single Heavenly Domain. The vast majority of Heavenly Domains share this same structure.]

For context:

Citation:

“The Saint had come to Hyperborea in search of that light from the very genesis of the world, a fragment left behind at its inception.”

“It is a light that is undissipated hope itself, a light that holds the potential to illuminate the entire cosmos.”

He brought down something from the heavens merely to ascertain whether that light was truly extinguished.

Some people think it is Nibelung or the Light Realm, but personally, I think it either isn’t them, or they are related to it without actually being the light itself.

I have two main reasons for this:

1. The Voyager’s previous encounter with Teyvat

The Voyager had already been to Teyvat in the past, but all she really cared about was Nibelung.

The main reason she was intrigued by him was his strong will.

The Voyager didn’t seem to care much about Teyvat or the other dragons and instead wanted Nibelung to abandon them and travel with her.

If the hope she wanted was purely the light realm this reaction seems a bit odd to me.

Citation:

It came from an unremarkable little world at the edge of the spiral arm — and from the primeval dragon that had been born alongside that world.

Though death would one day bring an endless night, and the sun it gazed upon was but a fleeting ember,

This will, bound though it was to its planetary crust, shone more brilliantly than all the civilizations the voyager had ever seen.

Unable to suppress the wonder and sorrow welling up from within, she delivered a solemn pronouncement unto its ruler:

“I have seen the lightless end, tearing through star clusters like a spindle among silken threads.”

“I have seen how the cold tide of chaos drowns out all songs, so that good and evil alike vanish into silence.”

“And yet, my kind, gentle king, will you still refuse to abandon your people?”

“Forsake this world, fated for ruin, and journey with me beyond the stars.

2. The lore seems to contradict the idea that the light is Nibelung or simply the Light Realm.

Before the Voyager returned to Teyvat, she could already tell from her home world that Nibelung was gone.

She also knew that the Light Realm still existed; it had simply been diluted and changed.

If Nibelung were the hope she was looking for, why would she come to Teyvat after already knowing that he was gone instead of searching for him elsewhere in the universe?

Likewise, if the Light Realm itself were the hope she was looking for, why would she come to investigate whether the hope had been extinguished when she already knew for a fact that the Light Realm still existed, even if it had been diluted and changed?

Citation:

One detail diverged, however — a single point of light absent from the star map, where the image departed slightly from what was foretold.

In the memories she had archived in the library of her distant home world, it was a newly born, habitable planet.

But now, it lay shrouded behind several impenetrable fields, its primordial flame stripped of the radiance it was meant to bear.

She called on memories long consigned to dust, memories of how, once upon a time, she had visited the sovereign who ruled that world.

Where had its former master gone? And why had the new Descender built the shell that bound all life within?

The chroniclers’ kind abided by ancient laws, one of which was never to interfere with what they observed.

However, should those branching paths of time that seem to hold endless possibilities be nothing more than a veil of ignorance leading to a single end,

why are we still driven by instinct and nature to explore every path in the labyrinth of fate?

Perhaps the time for change had come, or perhaps this was merely the result of curiosity. Her mind reached into the world within the shell...

Personally, I think Nibelung and the Light Realm might be connected to this hope in some way, but I don’t think either of them is the hope itself.

At that very moment, I see a massive explosion erupting in the distant galaxy cluster.

Everything caught in the blast turns into silver-white light and is absorbed into the core of the explosion.

The gaze of the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord, who has annihilated an entire galaxy cluster in an instant and returned (歸依) it to her, locks onto me.

'This is...a dimensional veil...?'

It is a [band].

The bizarre 'band' formed from a dimensional veil semi-transparently allows the starlight of the universe to pass through.

Though I call it a 'band,' its width is vast enough to encompass six entire stellar systems, and its length stretches across the entire universe.

'This is...!'

Just when I notice this.

Paaaatt!

Silver-white light gleams through the 'band', and the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord appears before me.

I recognize the identity of that 'band'.

'That's a winged garment!?'

The Sword Spear Heavenly Lord's semi-transparent winged garment, made of a dimensional veil, has teleported her right before my eyes.

The Genshin Universe

Its Size and Age:

The "Wheel of Fortune" mentions:

• "In 14 billion 'years' of darkness, it is the sum of all that is destined to happen and all that never will. Partings, encounters, and partings once more; birth, destruction, and birth yet again."

"In the darkness of 93 billion 'years' of light, all existence holds meaning unknown to any—without which this universe would seem too solitary."

Personally, I assume these numbers showcase the actual size and age of the universe, as I feel they are too specific to be merely symbolic.

However, this is mainly personal speculation, as I'm not entirely sure.

More concretely, there is evidence that it is billions of years old:

HEAVENSENT FRAGRANCE:

Over billions of years, the fires of civilization lit up the endless stars, and ships wove through countless gates of stars.

Current State of the Universe:

The universe outside Teyvat is dying. This seems to be due to its fate being severed, which caused the Abyss to appear.

From HEAVENSENT FRAGRANCE:

That is, until the fate of the cosmos was severed thread by thread, and giants and dwarfs alike met the same end.

At first, it was no more than a mass hysteria, or the fading of a dream.

Then, in the silence of the night, an entire civilization was erased.

Next, extinguished dwarf stars streaked across the firmament like tears, and the embers of burned-out suns warped the very fabric of space.

It was only when entire galaxies evaporated into a void deeper than darkness that people finally came to realize the scale of the catastrophe.

From The Little Witch and the Undying Flame, Volume 6:

"The entire cosmos is going to die soon. Things peaked not long ago and are about to go south very fast."

"Many stars across the cosmos have gone out. I do not know how much time is left," Octavia said, "so I wanted to come back to see you."

• Durin's Weapon Lore:

You must know that in a universe approaching its end, every star that has not yet been extinguished is precious…"

I never imagined that in a star region long deemed a dark domain, there still existed a living world."

• The Sword of Descension:

But to draw steel against the law of the universe that 'all who exist must one day perish'… surely it must have seemed the height of folly."

But really, when one is faced with such a final fate, when up against the star-devouring darkness…"

• The Wings of Descension:

But when you face a force enough to destroy one, or even two worlds…"

When you face a boundless darkness, or an all-consuming radiance… But that was one world ago."

• Finale of the Deep Galleries:

have seen the lightless end, tearing through star clusters like a spindle among silken threads."

And yet, my kind, gentle king, will you still refuse to abandon your people? Forsake this world, fated for ruin, and journey with me beyond the stars."

I have seen how the cold tide of chaos drowns out all songs, so that good and evil alike vanish into silence."

• As Heaven and Earth Are Made Anew:

The true difficulty lay in finding a world with potential. Without that, destruction would catch up all too soon.

Whimsical Spectacle:

This strange phenomenon traced back to a single astronomer's warning. With a simple but effective telescope, he had captured the process of many stars being devoured by an "unnameable pitch-blackness."

Moongazer Engraving:

Our era may have been consigned to the past by the time this message reaches you. Pitch-black annihilation, that mortal foe of all life, carves its path across the universe.

Note: The Abyss is likely the force responsible for destroying the Genshin universe and what destroyed the world of the

Traveler twins, the Primordial One, and Octavia. Though civilizations such as Skirk's people coexisted with it somewhat, though they seem to be the exception.

Level of Technological Advancement

Interstellar Travel:

• The merchants and army who visited Skirk's planet came from a different world.

• The Traveler twins with their spaceship traveled the universe.

• After much deliberation, she reached out to the nearby "Academy Planet (Planet No. 93),"

entrusting this neutral world to serve as the primitive realm's silent guardian and observer from afar as the planet's young civilization grew.

• To this end, the governor specifically invited a famous comedy duo from the 712th planet, the "Elysium Star," to brighten their lives.

• Octavia was attempting a gravity slingshot to escape the 666th planet's galaxy/star system in her rental ship. (Timeless Echo Set)

• "The severe winter was one of their greatest adversaries, but it also witnessed their complete establishment on every star in the stellar system." (Frosty Plume)

General Advanced Tech / Civilizations:

• a civilization Surtalogi fought was advanced enough to create "a weapon forged using the pooled resources of an entire star system."

• The Voyager in Teyvat could also make the SAMPO (Subatomic Assembling Mass-energy Patterning Orb), which can reconstruct matter at a subatomic scale and transmute matter into stable energy to be released in an unknown form.

• The Traveler's Ship: "

The fine details of the lithosphere, atmosphere, or biosphere ultimately mattered little.

Reshaping terrain, adjusting the air, rebuilding an ecosystem — these were simple tasks for a pioneer vessel meant to bear the spark of civilization.

A star's position, its distance, or its lifespan might pose a minor challenge, yet even those had solutions."

• "The Forest of Steel."

This was no exaggeration—cities sprawl across this world's continents, weaving a seamless 'civilized existence' using steel, concrete, and strict regulations.

• "Though they possessed the ability to modify their entire planet and merge it into a giant academic collective…" (Astral Beacon)

The most advanced civilizations we have seen are the Chronicler civilization and the Ancient races.

Celestial Gift:

The descendants of the ancients rose in defiance, and over the millions of years that followed, conquered time and space in turn.

To escape the annihilation that would one day engulf them all, those once-passionate pioneers sealed off the pathways that spanned the cosmos.

They retreated to the hollow heart of the star clusters, to the lightless edges of perception, as they clutched the last faint trace of hope.

The first people who had mastered leptons sent forth chroniclers toward the limits of baryonic matter, then in the hope of finding answers at the very last particle of existence.

Perhaps this so-called race that had transcended time was, in the end, nothing more than prisoners keeping vigil over a graveyard of stars.

the chroniclers, the last descendants of the ancients, remained faithful to their mission, engraving every star into memory.

Civilizations/Groups in the Genshin Universe:

· Skirk’s People: They existed on an unnamed planet and had the ability to adapt to any type of environment or energy.

At some point, a “merchant ship” from a neighboring planet investigated Skirk’s planet and deemed them a “potential threat” due to their adaptation ability.

It is unknown what happened to the planet after Skirk escaped with the help of Surtalogi.

The chroniclers: And this voyager, newly awakened from the void, was but one among those countless chroniclers.

· The Travelers’ Original Planet:

Once, (she/he) had been a scion of a lost, glorious kingdom, bearing the weight of an entire world.”

· Octavia’s Original Planet: Her home was destroyed at some point in the past, but she lacked the courage to fight back and instead took up a life of eternal wandering.

· The Primordial One’s Original World / The Original World of Humanity: “For this was the new world it had chosen for the children of humanity, and by its design both earth and sky would be remade anew.”

Andromeda Empire: This is because the author’s portrayal of a certain princess from a galactic empire caused significant resentment from the real princess who inspired the character.

Spaceship Rental group And the Authotiy over the 507th World Stellar region:

Octavia was attempting a gravity slingshot to escape the 666th planet's galaxy/star system in her rental ship(Timeless Echo Set)

While Octavia was passing the time on Planet #507, a lawsuit was dragging on between her, the company she'd rented her spacecraft from, and the authority that managed the shipping lanes of that stellar region.

The pair sent out to receive the physical evidence, the two messengers dispatched by the regional authority,

Even after she was ambushed by the opposing side's tricks and legal wolves and lost the case, they still went out of their way to recommend a more reliable rental company to her next time

Worlds Octavia visited:

31st World:

Whimsical Spectacle:

Early in her travels, Octavia arrived at Planet #31, which looked barren from above, though “parts of its surface bore the marks of human work.”

What set them apart was that they lived clustered, nearly obsessively, in a hundred cities, combining giant canvases and living plants to “raise umbrellas”

over every building, trying to disguise each city as a forest or a stretch of empty hills…

This strange phenomenon traced back to a single astronomer’s warning.

With a simple but effective telescope, he had captured the process of many stars being devoured by an “unnameable pitch-blackness,”

compiled his evidence in painstaking detail, and then spent thirty years lobbying every faction he could reach, convincing them all to undertake this civilization-scale act of disguise.

“Fighting a thing like that is a fool’s hope. We have to hide, buy ourselves time, lay down a technological foundation firm enough to matter…”

The are people in the world who want to signal to the outside:

They would "accidentally let slip" a piece of intelligence here and there, so the thieves could take down those who wore fine coats in public but secretly worked to signal the doom-bringers above the sky.(Sleuth Verdict)

Twilight Phantom Thief:

On Planet #31, where the threat from the stars ran deep, no sooner had the civilization-scale act of hiding begun than certain fanatics began scheming, trying to signal the skies,

willing to drag all of humanity down with them into their lives, bereft of hope.

In answer, two "phantom thieves" put their long-honed illusion skills together with peerless physical prowess and struck first, again and again stealing away the fanatics' signaling devices

and shattering their fantasy of calling forth ruin. Even Octavia was mistaken for a target by them at one point.

After making peace with the two thieves and sharing a pleasant conversation, Octavia proposed they hold a grand illusion show, destroying those signaling devices in front of everyone as a warning to the remaining fanatics.

1896th world:

Cloud Edge's Glory:

When Octavia's journey reached the 1,896th planet, the local civilization was still in the classical era of city-states featuring the use of bronze tools.

The city-states were constantly at war with each other and had long been mired in conflict.

The arrival of enemies from the Abyss further exacerbated the distrust and division among the city-states.

To end this chaos, they decided to hold sacred tournaments during ceremonies honoring their heroes, with the one who obtained the most crowns becoming the leader of all city-states,

responsible for quelling internal strife and repelling external enemies. Upholding the tradition of respecting all mighty warriors,

Octavia, who had descended upon this world, was invited by the city-states to participate in this tournament.

As a witch capable of traveling among the stars, she won every competition she entered without question.

Her image, clad in the Cloud Edge's Glory Set, was immortalized in a statue that still stands in the hall of sacred tournaments, and also in Octavia's memory.

An unknown world:

After witnessing many prosperous civilizations, Octavia unexpectedly arrived at a planet in its "Primitive Age."

Though the people here had not yet developed an advanced civilization, they possessed customs of communicating with the wilderness and hearts filled with the spirit to challenge fierce beasts and disasters.

Some natives saw Octavia as a dangerous outsider, greeting her with spears and flying stones, though she admired their courage.

Another group politely invited her to feast, asking her about the mysteries of the stars in clumsy but sincere language.

Having no interest in playing the role of a god, Octavia simply documented their distinctive attire, shared a few fairy tales with them, and left their natural evolution untouched.

Planet No. 206:

To enjoy peaceful and natural evolution within a universe teeming with peril is nothing short of sheer luck — especially for a primitive world like Planet No.

206, which was completely oblivious to the vast cosmos beyond. As its first-ever visitor from outer space, Octavia could not help but worry for the planet's safety.

After much deliberation, she reached out to the nearby "Academy Planet (Planet No. 93)," entrusting this neutral world to serve as the primitive realm's silent guardian and observer from afar as the planet's young civilization grew.

However, to her complete surprise, before the advanced society of Planet 93 could even leave its mark on this untamed land, the raw, primal energy of Planet No. 206 had become a hit on the Academy Planet.

For the planet's youths long confined to their ivory towers of endless learning, this almost "savage" aesthetic was a complete eye-opener, and soon, a massive fashion trend celebrating raw nature and untamed energy took hold at certain schools.

To mark this interesting historical footnote, Octavia decided to capture the trendiest look of the time...

1,217th world:

Among the endless reaches of the universe, some worlds hum with extraordinary mystical powers, while others remain untouched and ordinary.

The 1,217th planet visited by Octavia was one such unremarkable world — a place where humans were born without the gift of flight. However, it was precisely this invisible restraint that kindled their boundless desire to soar.

Their flying machines were crude and offered scant protection, but still, they pursued the skies with unwavering resolve.

As they would say, "Once you've experienced flight, your eyes will always turn skyward. Having touched its vastness, you'll carry a lasting longing for that freedom."

While observing the 1,217th planet, Octavia discovered that due to the lack of extraordinary powers and space technology,

its inhabitants' understanding of the universe and the microscopic world was based largely on limited observational data and mathematical deductions.

Nevertheless, their insights, though abstract, were nothing short of profound, and the most accomplished among their astronomers were capable of predicting cosmic anomalies through mathematical calculations.

However, as an extraterrestrial observer, Octavia provided no path forward. Just as the precept, passed down through generations of sages clad in star-patterned robes, goes: "Truth itself is easy to understand; the key lies in the process of discovery."

In her pursuit of starkly different scenery, Octavia would sometimes shift her activity to the night to circumvent the crowds.

This allowed her to encounter a mysterious profession on the 1,217th planet: the Owl Envoy.

The Owl Envoys held an enigmatic occupation and used the image of a small, agile owl as their emblem.

They operated only during dusk and night, traversing all kinds of rugged terrain with ease thanks to their extraordinary agility and silent movements,

facing potential dangers with formidable strength. In a world without supernatural elements or advanced technology, their aura of mystery and power led Octavia to associate them with the messengers of Natlan.

66th world:

On the 66th planet, a world perpetually shrouded in a purple-black haze of "Misfortune," dwells an active group known as "Auspimancers."

They are far more than geomancers in any traditional sense — they are strategists who provide their clients with tactical assistance and help them navigate through crises.

Renowned for their ability to steer through peril toward stability, it is widely believed that they are able to repel "Misfortune" itself by reading the hidden energies of the land.

It was the leader of these auspimancers, the most observant person on the planet, who first discovered that Octavia came from interstellar space.

Thanks to her mediation and guidance, Octavia was able to establish contact with the local inhabitants without any friction or conflict whatsoever.

Even for the seasoned traveler Octavia, the 66th planet stood out as extraordinary. Perhaps a form of "convergent evolution" had shaped its civilization, for some of its customs echoed those of Liyue in Teyvat.

At the turn of the year, both cultures adorned themselves with metallic coins symbolizing wealth, a gesture meant to usher in prosperity.

Yet the planet's New Year was far longer than Liyue's — sometimes lasting an entire stellar year.

Its length was measured by the "Nian beast's presence," and only when this presence peaked could the year be considered complete.

Octavia noted that the so-called "Nian" beast resembled certain abyssal creatures. The circular coins with square holes, employed as decorations,

seemed to function much like Liyue's Adepti Sigils, capable of dispelling the ominous force locals called "bad luck."

Recognizing the special significance of this attire, Octavia deliberately added it to her collection of firsthand experiences.

Legends tell that when the violet-black shroud of misfortune lifts, the skies of the 66th world change in a heartbeat, dark clouds giving way to a brilliant dawn.

In that fleeting moment, scarlet clouds and freely flowing skies come to embody hope and good fortune, their forms echoed throughout local dress and ornamentation. Wary of drawing suspicion as an outsider, Octavia embraced these symbols when designing an outfit meant to follow local custom.

666th world:

As the decisive clash erupted on the 666th planet, the kingdom's twin "Lazurite Swords" plunged into the heart of the fell dragon's territory, nearly severing its lifeline before falling to an inexhaustible swarm.

Just as all hope seemed lost, their lieutenants arrived with Octavia's backing. Tearing through the last obstacle,

they decapitated the fell dragon and returned the letters their commanders had penned, a sign that the day of sacrifice was over.

In the wake of their victory, the twin "Lazurite Swords" stepped down from their roles, bequeathing their legacy to their two lieutenants.

As the new generals took command, they committed themselves to sweeping away the last of the foe. Elements of the fell dragon's form were dismantled and forged into ornaments for their new armor,

serving as an unparalleled deterrent against the monsters that remained.

Octavia would always remember the heroic sight of the two new generals — including the silhouette of their slightly trembling hands as they signed the papers to pay her spaceship's damages in full.

For some unknown reason, the 666th planet harbors a deadly evil power that has caused monsters to ravage the land unchecked, and for decades, the "Kingdom's" troops have struggled to hold the line against these monsters.

However, a certain unit led by two field-grade officers has succeeded in penetrating the enemy line on several occasions.

Drawing on discoveries from a long-lost civilization made by two historians, and on calculations from the visitor Octavia, the two commanders were able to pinpoint the monsters' lair — the very same monsters that had caused the downing of Octavia's ship, it turns out.

Timeless Echo:

Octavia was attempting a gravity slingshot to escape the 666th planet's galaxy/star system in her rental ship when hyperspeed shrapnel from the planet's surface forced her to make an emergency landing at a ruin instead.

And at this very ruin were two historians who had long awaited a prophet foretold in the classics — and Octavia, they came to believe, was that prophet.

They told her about the "Evil Star," a mysterious force that plagued the planet, guided her to a human stronghold for safety, and even gave her their life savings for her travel expenses...

67th World

Landscape

“On the 67th planet Octavia visited, advanced technology has brought evergreen crops that thrive year-round, greatly diminishing the effects of withering and decay on agriculture. Yet naturalism hasn’t completely yielded to technology. Unmodified ordinary plants—that grow, mature, and fade with the seasons—are still widely preserved as a vital part of the world’s original landscape.” (Autumn Veins description)

seasonal Events:

· Autumn: “The autumn season of maturity and harvest, like on many similar worlds, is celebrated and cherished. Gold and orange, as primary colors, symbolize fruits and often evoke a sense of harvest, while azure represents vitality.” (Autumn Veins)

· Spring: “Like many civilizations across the universe, had a clear concept of ‘seasons.’

Though expressed in different languages, the season when crops begin to sprout and grow was always given imagery similar to ‘spring.’ The people here likewise held lively celebrations before the arrival of spring to express their good wishes for the future.” (Prelude to Spring)

· Winter: “When it comes to winter festivals, there’s no celebration without a crackling hearth, a hearty feast, beautifully wrapped gifts, and—most importantly—joyful songs shared in reunion!” (Winter’s Warmth)

“On that winter day, she arrived at a small, unfamiliar town and hesitantly asked for a place to stay. A kind family welcomed her with warm hospitality. The humble couple served her a generous meal, while their lively children performed melodious songs for her.” (Winter’s Warmth)

Octavia: “Before leaving, she gifted them the sweetest red fruit she had found on this planet as a token of gratitude.”

Past: A long, long time ago, long before Octavia set foot on Planet No. 67, that distant planet was once home to a race of dragons.

However, these behemoths never came to possess the grand intelligence and ambitions of their cousins in Teyvat, and when they finally perished in the dust of time, they left behind nothing but monumental fossils.

Dwarfing any known living creature in both size and ferocity.

93rd World – “The Academy Planet”

“Though they possessed the ability to modify their entire planet and merge it into a giant academic collective…”

“…the civilization to which the 93rd world—the Academy Planet—belonged still placed strong emphasis on basic geology and mapping.” (Astral Beacon)

“Of all the worlds Octavia visited, the 93rd was the most peaceful.”

“This was a pure Academy Planet with an impeccable scholastic atmosphere and living conditions, capable of constantly producing talent with wisdom, skill, and good conduct in equal measure for the civilizations under its purview.” (Dawn’s Visionary)

“It reminds Octavia of the time she attended three graduation ceremonies in one day back in her younger years, along with classmates whose faces had grown less distinct in her mind over time…” (Dawn’s Visionary)

The phrase “for the civilizations under its purview” might imply the Academy Planet serves as an educational location for multiple civilizations, which would make sense based on the 206th world:.

Octavia Encounter

“A young man and woman saw through her. As it turned out, they had long yearned for both the skies and adventure, and while traveling through the clouds in a hot air balloon, they witnessed Octavia as she landed.”

“They longed for a life like hers, and thus agreed to keep her secret. Octavia, for her part, saw a certain romanticism in their attitude, along with similarities to people she once knew. Thus, she promised to take them on an interstellar graduation trip once they had completed their key studies…” (Painted Skies)

118th World – “The Forest of Steel”

Landscape

“After seven days of travel, Octavia wrote the following comment for the 118th world she discovered by chance: ‘The Forest of Steel.’ This was no exaggeration—cities sprawl across this world’s continents, weaving a seamless ‘civilized existence’ using steel, concrete, and strict regulations.” (Offbeat District)

Social

“Within a broader system of ‘civilized life’ that placed immense value on work, the people of the 118th planet often suffered from health issues linked to sedentary lifestyles and excessive overtime.”

Octavia’s personal experience: “Octavia was not here long before she had received over 100 recruitment messages from professional headhunters, alongside double that number of health supplement ads.” (Orange Passion)

Movements

Artistic rebellion: “Yet this order has also given rise to artistic groups who stand against the rules, the rising stars of which use this ‘Offbeat District’ to showcase their striving for freedom…”

“Octavia, on a whim, visited a popular music performance venue. There, she mingled with the enthusiastic audience and enjoyed a vivid array of performances.

A young but passionate duo left a deep impression on her. It was said that once they made their name in the two-thousand-seat venue, they would step onto even grander stages, aiming to hold concerts in arenas with tens of thousands of spectators.”

Sports

“Octavia encountered fierce fighting tournaments taking place within the steel forests of the 118th world. The trophy the contestants fought for would add an important feather to their city’s cap.” (Fervent Fighter)

Octavia’s thoughts

“Years later, when Octavia came across the costume records, she couldn’t help but wonder if they had reached their goal.” (Radiant Melody)

273rd World

Landscape

“Situated on the edge of its stellar system with insufficient sunlight, its land remains frozen in ice and snow all year round…” (White Flash)

“When the planet reached its farthest orbital point, the temperature dropped by another thirty percent, approaching the lowest point of particle kinetic energy. Even her coat, which could withstand gunfire and molten iron, could hardly endure this ordeal.(Frosty Plume)

In top-tier competitions, athletes sprint down from mountain peaks that pierce through the clouds with slopes almost vertical…”

Civilization Technology

“The severe winter was one of their greatest adversaries, but it also witnessed their complete establishment on every star in the stellar system.”

Skiing culture:

“The most popular sport here is extreme skiing. In top-tier competitions, athletes sprint down from mountain peaks that pierce through the clouds with slopes almost vertical, diving at speeds faster than birds can follow, leaving only trails of pure white…”

Octavia experience

“Octavia purchased this ski suit—youthful in style yet exceptional in performance—and attempted a dive that broke the local sound barrier.”

a classical and elegant manor appeared before her, where two young hosts warmly graciously invited her inside and welcomed her to an elegant ball.” (Frosty Plume)

Symbolism

“As it turned out, this place was regarded as a milestone for the civilization’s triumph over harsh environments.” (Frosty Plume)

712th World – “The Paradise Planet.”

Landscape

“Every city in this world was a holiday haven with a unique theme.” (Scarlet Shade)

Society:

“Octavia served as a consultant on the 712th world she visited for 10 years.” (Fairyland Prom)

“While touring the 712th world, the Paradise Planet, Octavia encountered a phenomenon known as the ‘devaluation of happiness’:

constant exposure to pleasure and entertainment gradually raises one’s threshold for happiness.

As such, a suitable amount of tranquility is necessary for both guests and the planet itself.” (Mystic Forest)

Octavia’s designs

Color psychology framework: “…the most important of which was the influence of color on emotion. At that time, two brilliant artists stood up to present Octavia with a multitude of fantastical plans.” (Chromatic Artisan)

“What should the main visual style of a theme park that wanted to appear solemn, elegant, mysterious, and opulent all at once be?” (Steamwave Chronicles)

“Octavia’s answer contained many elements derived from Fontaine in Teyvat and from local historical ‘technical aesthetics,’ which proved incredibly popular.” (Steamwave Chronicles)

Districts

Ninja City (Inazuma-inspired):

“Once employed as a consultant, she would tell the people tales of distant Teyvat, and the people of the Paradise Planet would make special modifications to their pre-existing ninja city based on the Inazuman stories she told…” (Scarlet Shade)

Theme Park:

“By the time she parted ways with them, the fairytales she told the children had already become popular, with many novels, picture books, and film adaptations, as well as a theme park of just the right scale.” (Fairyland Prom)

Timeline:

· Octavia tells stories to children

· Stories become novels and picture books

· Film adaptations are produced

· A theme park is constructed

· All within 10 years

Mystic Forest (Sumeru-inspired):

“As such, Octavia designed a serene ‘forest’ with the rainforests of Sumeru in Teyvat in mind—a place where people can slowly relax through a leisurely journey of exploration.” (Mystic Forest)

Steamwave Chronicles (Fontaine-inspired):

“Octavia’s answer contained many elements derived from Fontaine in Teyvat and from local historical ‘technical aesthetics.’” (Steamwave Chronicles)

world referral:

“After Octavia was accidentally struck by a high-speed comet, she followed the recommendations of the residents of the 712th ‘Elysium Star’ and made several transfers before arriving at the 722nd planet, the ‘Sanctuary of Recovery.’” (Healing Heart)

“Octavia was also invited to the opening ceremony, where she personally chose the most suitable outfits for the young men and women playing the leading roles…” (Fairyland Prom)

722nd World – “The Sanctuary of Recovery”

“Here, the civilization’s finest doctors and nurses can treat various common—and even peculiarly shaped and fundamentally different—forms of life.” (Healing Heart)

“For some highly advanced civilizations, medical care has become an extremely important industry.” (Healing Heart)

Octavia’s Experience

“After Octavia was accidentally struck by a high-speed comet…” (Healing Heart)

“Octavia experienced what she calls ‘retirement life’ here for a while. Her wounds soon healed, and she was cared for with kindness and patience by two young medical practitioners who left a deep impression on her.” (Healing Heart)

“Before departing, they even took a commemorative photo together…” (Healing Heart)

777th World – “The Magic Civilization”

“A land of quietude and mystery, upon which all civilization was built on a foundation of standardized spellwork—where nothing can truly escape the grasp of ‘magic.’” (Phantom Night)

magic limitation:

“In this world—the 777th chronicled by Octavia—the magic that all things rely upon cannot seem to leave the atmosphere, thus binding the wizards, witches, and their wondrous creations to gravity’s well.” (Rose’s Lament)

External Threats

“Yet the threat from deep space continued to grow, and so the young scholars wearing the Rose’s Lament set undertook a bold experiment: imbuing magic into meteorite dust and doing all they could to send it back into orbit…” (Rose’s Lament)

Culture

“Moonlight descends, candles flicker, and the night of revelry begins.” (Candlelit Revelry)

“During classes, they proved skilled at extracting the essentials from obscure esoterica. And in their daily lives—and especially at the festival known to later generations as the Candlelit

Revelry—they would be like carefree young men and women, joining the students in fun but moderate pranks, even leading them in begging for candies from other teachers.” (Candlelit Revelry)

Post-Disaster

“The 777th world that Octavia chronicled once fell briefly into chaos due to calamitous meteorite showers. Once the crisis had been properly handled and the relevant organizations had completed a set of perfect precautionary measures,

they then had ‘opera mages’—who used magic to create light effects, sounds, and visual tricks—take the stage, perform, and soothe the people.” (Sonic Ruins)

The Sonic Ruins group:

“The alternative opera group, Sonic Ruins, was a luminary leader amongst these mages…” (Sonic Ruins)

Octavia first encounter:

“The first friends Octavia made on the 777th world were two highly gifted and hospitable high-level professors of magic.” (Candlelit Revelry)

“During classes, they proved skilled at extracting the essentials from obscure esoterica.” (Candlelit Revelry)

“Before Octavia left, the two designed a gown for their guest, one that they filled with sincere blessings…” (Candlelit Revelry)

Teyvat

is a planet located at the edge of a spiral arm. Currently, it is covered by a false sky meant to keep the Abyss out and make it more difficult to detect from the outside universe:

But now, it lay shrouded behind several impenetrable fields, its primordial flame stripped of the radiance it was meant to bear.

The Heavenly Principles set laws that outlanders even abyssal beings must follow:

even invaders who seek to claim this world must obey its rules to some extent.

Unless the heavens split open and the earth’s defenses collapse, these star-born outsiders can do little more than linger at the world’s fringes,

whispering their madness into this realm; their attempts to seep inside amount to nothing.

The formless beast that soared through the starless void should never have required organs this world calls “wings.”

Those grotesque, profane appendages may have arisen to adapt to the laws beneath the moon, though Descenders may be immune to them to some extent—or perhaps entirely.

Races in the Genshin Universe:

· Skirk’s Race: they are different and more durable than humans, as they have a fin on their back. They can also coexist with the Abyss to some extent.

· The Voyager’s Race\Chroniclers: She is not human, maybe an invertebrate as she refers to humans as “chordate animals.”

· Humans (or Humanoids): Many worlds have human-like beings, such as the worlds Octavia visited. However, I’m a bit confused about the difference between humans in Teyvat and humans in other worlds, as humans in Teyvat likely originate from the Primordial One’s original world and might be biologically different from people like Octavia or those in the worlds she visited.

· The Travelers’ Species: They have extremely long lifespans and are basically immortal. They can also survive and travel in space and don’t seem to need to eat or drink. I’m also not sure if the Traveler has to do things normal humans do, or if they just prefer to.

I’m also unsure if everyone on the Travelers’ home planet was like this, or just the twins. For the twins themselves, I theorize they are some type of god, as gods exist outside of Teyvat. They could possibly have been born alongside their world, like Nibelung.

· The beings Surtalogi beat: “If it was a wicked beast, he ate its flesh. If it was a god or a machine, he absorbed its energy. If it was a warrior or mage, he played with his food — forcing them to use every trick in their book, then cutting them down once he tired of the charade.”

· The rat Skirk ate: “Though, I should mention I brought it here from another planet, since all life on yours is extinct.”

· The creatures Skirk encountered:

“During my journey through the stars, I came across a species with completely inverted sensory perception.

They’d use ice to warm themselves up, and cool down by the fire. They’d be sweating buckets inside a cold, dark cave, but shiver uncontrollably under the blazing sun. So different from all the other creatures around them, and yet they lived quite happily.

That’s the miracle of life — unfathomably complex, but at the same time so simple.”

Universal Concepts

The Abyss

The Abyss is a cosmic thing and

the force destroying the Genshin universe.

..Time moves in loops and circles. Therefore, whenever we lay down an anchor into fate, the Abyss will naturally lay an anchor into us at the end of time as well...

Will

The concept of will is not limited to Teyvat.

“Not all that comes from beyond may be one that ‘descends.’ That title belongs only to wills that can rival an entire world. That is what I seek: the way to become such a will—one that can protect the world, sustain the world, destroy the world, and create the world.”

— Notes #1, The Narzissenkreuz Ordo

The Voyager—an outlander not from Teyvat—noticed Nibelung due to his strong will:

“It came from an unremarkable little world at the edge of the spiral arm—and from the primeval dragon that had been born alongside that world.

Though death would one day bring an endless night, and the sun it gazed upon was but a fleeting ember, this will, bound though it was to its planetary crust, shone more brilliantly than all the civilizations the voyager had ever seen.”

— Deep Gallery’s Distant Pact

“Ambition should be something that transcends the world below and the starry sky above—something that shines in unison with fate itself.”

— Narzissenkreuz Sword Lore

“A sacred blade indwelt with great enough reason and will to create and destroy a universe—or a dream.”

The Traveler’s sibling even stated that she would need the might of an entire world to speak to the Heavenly Principles as an equal, which may be a description of what it means to be a Descender.

Fate

Another universal concept is fate. The reason the Abyss started destroying the universe is that its fate was severed, and the Abyss is all the fates that never came to be.

as for the truth about "Heimarmene," I fear that the conclusion I have reached may be far too terrible to put to paper...

...That never-refracted light signified a boundless array of possibilities in its pure whiteness. However, man chose to confine it to a far narrower band of hues in the name of certainty, and so lost that very first shadow which the purest of light had cast into the void...

Hyeon Mu's single strike grows sharper and more vicious.
Booong!

A simple horizontal slash.

With that

slash, the galaxy behind is split in half.

I can feel it.

It is clear that if she exerts her full strength, she can easily annihilate several Heavenly Domains(universes)in a single strike.

Before I know it, the dancing her begins to step into a transcendent speed.

1. If you played 6.7, you would know that it talks about the idea of disguising a world or moon to make it look empty in order to deceive the Abyss and any hostile forces.

According to this lore, the 31st planet Octavia visited in the Genshin universe had the same idea:

Early in her travels, Octavia arrived at Planet #31, which looked barren from above, though “parts of its surface bore the marks of human work.”

What set them apart was that they lived clustered, nearly obsessively, in a hundred cities, combining giant canvases and living plants to “raise umbrellas”

over every building, trying to disguise each city as a forest or a stretch of empty hills…

This strange phenomenon traced back to a single astronomer’s warning.

With a simple but effective telescope, he had captured the process of many stars being devoured by an “unnameable pitch-blackness,”

compiled his evidence in painstaking detail, and then spent thirty years lobbying every faction he could reach, convincing them all to undertake this civilization-scale act of disguise.

“Fighting a thing like that is a fool’s hope. We have to hide, buy ourselves time, lay down a technological foundation firm enough to matter…”

2. There was a group on Planet #31 that wanted to reach out to the wider universe and reveal the world’s disguise:

The stars ran deep. No sooner had the civilization-scale act of hiding begun than certain fanatics began scheming,

trying to signal the skies, willing to drag all of humanity down with them into their lives, bereft of hope.

3. Geography of Planet #503:

The climate of Planet #503, the “Ocean World,” is a peculiar one, seemingly summer year-round, and no cooler far inland than it is by the sea.

On top of that, mountains on the planet don’t reach great heights, so even at the summit, you’re spared the sting of biting wind.

4. Octavia has friends whom she either visited different worlds with or met on other worlds:

When Octavia and her friends from the Academy Planet went hiking there, she habitually bundled up the two young researchers against the cold, only for them to end up sweltering at the summit.

PERSONALITY traits.

• She doesn’t like playing the role of a god or interfering to deeply in the development of a civilization

: Having no interest in playing the role of a god, Octavia simply documented their distinctive attire, shared a few fairy tales with them, and left their natural evolution untouched." (Wildpeak Echoes — Primitive world)

as an extraterrestrial observer, Octavia provided no path forward. Just as the precept… 'Truth itself is easy to understand; the key lies in the process of discovery.'" (Galaxy Wanderer — 1,217th world

She firmly rejected the grand title of 'Lemon Queen' they tried to confer on her." (Salted Lemon Fizz — 503rd world)

• A Frequent theme in the outfit lore is that she often thinks about those she met in the past.

• She cares about her health ("begrudgingly brought some along… as a means to stave off potential illnesses" — Salted Lemon Fizz)

• She has good social skills:

Thanks to her mediation and guidance, Octavia was able to establish contact with the local inhabitants without any friction or conflict whatsoever" (66th World)

Wary of drawing suspicion as an outsider, Octavia embraced these symbols when designing an outfit meant to follow local custom" (66th World)

• She is used to avoiding danger:

Otherwise, she might have been caught up in a thriller involving 'a witch's pursuit of techno-bandits,' landing her in hot water she was much more used to avoiding." (Maverick Meowster)

• Admires courage:

Some natives saw Octavia as a dangerous outsider, greeting her with spears and flying stones, though she admired their courage." (Wildpeak Echoes)

• she is moved by brilliant displays:

However, these slowly unfurling "colors" were bursting with such a brilliant life force, and were such a genuine delight to behold,

that it was simply impossible for her to tear her eyes away from them.

Captivated by these distinctive, colorful outfits, Octavia was moved by the spontaneous creativity behind them and recorded and recreated the set.(Splatter Artist set)

A young but passionate duo left a deep impression on her.

It was said that once they made their name in the two-thousand-seat venue, they would step onto even grander stages, aiming to hold concerts in arenas with tens of thousands of spectators.” (Radiant Melody)

Interests

• She likes designing outfits based on memorable things she encounters in her journey this is a common theme in the outfit lore.

• she is also implied to just like designing in general based on her spending 10 years as a design consultant on the 712th world.

• She also seems to like sports as on the 273rd world she participated in skiing, and in the 1896th world she participated in a tournament.

Dislikes

• Playing God and intervening to strongly in the development of a civilizations

• Abyss Mages : creatures she had disliked since her first days in Teyvat" (Wicked Warlock set)

• Lemons: Octavia wasn't a fan of lemons at all, and even found them a little off-putting" (Ocean World)

• Extreme heat: When it comes to the greatest threat to a summer beach vacation, even Octavia, the witch capable of wandering the stars, would give the exact same answer as any ordinary mortal: the blistering heat.(Invigorating Chill set)

Her abilities

She can use Magic outside Teyvat :

Invigorating Chill set : Octavia presented the then-victor with a gift that perfectly matched a witch's signature flair: a tiny spark of cooling magic.

It turned the crown into real, never-melting shaved ice that continuously absorbs the surrounding heat, bringing a deeply refreshing chill to everyone around.

Phantom Prowl set - were likewise selected by Octavia herself. To further enhance their abilities,

Octavia also cast a measure of "illusion magic" on them to mislead their opponents.

Her Durability

: Survived being struck by a high-speed comet though she was injured (Healing Heart)

Frosty Plume - When the planet reached its farthest orbital point, the temperature dropped by another thirty percent, approaching the lowest point of particle kinetic energy. Even her coat that could withstand gunfire and molten iron could hardly endure this ordeal.

Broke the local sound barrier on a ski slope (White Flashback )

Combat ability:

In fact, to someone with outstanding combat abilities like Octavia, their slow movements looked exactly like drops of ink gradually swirling and dissolving in water (Chromatic Fatebound Sea)

Cloud Edge's Glory - As a witch capable of traveling among the stars, she won every competition she entered without question.

Her image, clad in the Cloud Edge's Glory Set, was immortalized in a statue that still stands in the hall of sacred tournaments, and also in Octavia's memory

Impressed by her exceptional combat skill, The Tideforged Order later invited Octavia to serve as an external instructor, entrusting her with the training of their disciples.((Cerulean Tidestrike)

AGE AND TIMELINE:

This implies she has been traveling long enough that her early memories have become more faded.

: It reminds Octavia of the time she attended three graduation ceremonies in one day back in her younger years,

along with classmates whose faces had grown less distinct in her mind over time.

The she once knew here implies she either lost contact with them or they are deceased:

Octavia saw a certain romanticism in their attitude, along with similarities to people she once knew." (Painted Skies)

Some Extra facts:

• she uses a rental ship sometimes: Octavia was attempting a gravity slingshot to escape the 666th planet's gravity in her rental ship(Timeless Echo Set)

• she had a lawsuit: Unluckily for Octavia, a lawsuit with the space-lane company had kept her from sleeping well, and she was eliminated in the very first round, losing her chance at a cat spirit(Sun-Veiled Stealth set)

• Her ship was once shot down

: Octavia, the two commanders were able to pinpoint the monsters' lair — the very same monsters that had caused the downing of Octavia's ship, it turns out.

when hyperspeed shrapnel from the planet's surface forced her to make an emergency landing at a ruin instead.

(666th world)

1. The 93rd and 206th planets Octavia visited are close together

: within a universe teeming with peril is nothing short of sheer luck - especially for a primitive world like Planet No.206,

which was completely oblivious to the vast cosmos beyond.

As its first-ever visitor from outer space, Octavia could not help but worry for the planet's safety.

After much deliberation, she reached out to the nearby "Academy Planet (Planet No. 93),"

entrusting this neutral world to serve as the primitive realm's silent guardian and observer from afar as the planet's young civilization grew.

2. Octavia is pretty strong:

They had no outstanding physical prowess, and nor did they carry any advanced gear.

In fact, to someone with outstanding combat abilities like Octavia, their slow movements looked exactly like drops of ink gradually swirling and dissolving in water.

Note: this would make sense as she was able to survive a comet hitting her ship along with her ship crashing into one world.

3. The is the 2nd mention of dragons outside of Teyvat

: A long, long time ago, long before Octavia set foot on Planet No. 67, that distant planet was once home to a race of dragons.

However, these behemoths never came to possess the grand intelligence and ambitions of their cousins in Teyvat, and when they finally perished in the dust of time, they left behind nothing but monumental fossils.

Dwarfing any known living creature in both size and ferocity.

4. The 722nd and 718th world are aware of each other

:The 722nd planet, the "Sanctuary of Recovery," is not only renowned for its medical expertise but also places great emphasis on the psychological care of its patients.

To this end, the governor specifically invited a famous comedy duo from the 712th planet, the "Elysium Star," to brighten their lives.

5. Even outside of Teyvat Octavia can use magic:

were likewise selected by Octavia herself. To further enhance their abilities, Octavia also cast a measure of "illusion magic" on them to mislead their opponents...

6. Some People of the 777th planet can live for centuries:

Thus, mastery is a privilege held almost solely by venerable scholars with centuries dedicated to the arcane.

As Paimon flipped through the records of Planet No. 777, she couldn't help but sigh in awe. "Centuries... and those scholars can still barely hold a candle to Citlali?"

7. A potential organization in the universe:

Unluckily for Octavia, a lawsuit with the space-lane company had kept her from sleeping well, and she was eliminated in the very first round, losing her chance at a cat spirit