#hooh the equilibrium

[lostacelonnie]

anyway im curious

if choosing the "other" option i'd be grateful if you said which one in the tags thanks

#im personally a big fan of aha the elation. theyre Silly #anyway #gonna tag properly this bc i do actually want ppl to see this #honkai star rail #star rail #hsr #hsr aeons #nanook the destruction #qlipoth the preservation #lan the hunt #yaoshi the abundance #ix the nihility #nous the erudition #xipe the harmony #akivili the trailblaze #hooh the equilibrium #ok thats enough

[gwmingm]

Archons Lore but with HSR Paths because.

Venti — The Remembrance; he took his best friend's form, is a bard who remembers and tells the stories of others so they aren't forgotten, Fuli coded behaviour, clearly has some whacky shit going on with him i.e his voice lines about meeting the traveler.

Zhongli — The Equilibrium; only ever makes fair contracts, a very mysterious man who also seems to know more than he lets on, a background deus ex machine of sorts i.e the chasm interlude quest when he saved Xiao, influencing things just as HooH does.

Furina — The Preservation; girl kept acting for five hundred years and never once wavered as said by mirror-her, tenacity that would make Qlipoth proud. Their ideal for justice being the continuation of existence, sacrificing both her humanity and divinity for her people. It's plain simple.

Nahida — The Erudition/The Abundance; god of wisdom who is the face of a literal tree of knowledge, duh. Rukkhadevata snapping the purest branch of the tree to create her gives heavy Yaoshi vibes a-la Tomie.

Ei — The Hunt; So deadset on achieving eternity for her people, caused bad things with the sakoku and vision hunt decrees, as Lan brings both destruction and salvation, a very fierce and powerful warrior.

The Tsaritsa — The Nihility(?); Still not 100% because we still don't know her story, probably more attuned to the destruction due to her and the Fatui's goals and actions. But I can see her as a Self-Annihilator like Acheron.

Pyro Archon/Murata — The Destruction(???); War. But again, we don't know anything about them

#genshin impact #honkai star rail #genshin venti #zhongli #raiden ei #raiden shogun #nahida #furina #tsaritsa #pyro archon #murata #fuli #hooh #qlipoth #nous #yaoshi #lan #ix #nanook #genshin archon #archons #hsr aeons

[s-b-party]

Ena, HooH, and Xipe: Overseers of Balance

****Honkai star rail/Penacony including 2.1 spoilers ahead****

With 2.2 livestream today [I didn’t watch the livestream on the day it came out so this was written without knowing what was coming out soon but also….THE NEW BOSS????], I wanted to take a closer look at 3 Aeons in particular for this thread bc of the similarities between their concepts & also to look at possible roles/connections in the story of Penacony in particular

Since I normally analyze pairs of Aeons & this time we have 3, I’ll briefly introduce the 3 then I’ll talk about them in detail while trying to connect them to each other & the story

First is Ena, the Aeon of Order; they were absorbed by Xipe during the Swarm Disaster; they had a faction that followed them called the Beyond the Sky Choir which eventually stopped when they were absorbed

The second is HooH, the Aeon of Equilibrium; currently they are alive, their faction is the Arbitrators

The third is Xipe, the Aeon of Harmony; they are currently alive & their faction is the Family in Penacony

From Ena’s entry, we see they have a human-looking face or mask with an inner body that seems to encompass space & stars, giving off mostly blue & purple colors while their face, limbs, accessories, and veil have a white & gold palette; their arms have strings coming out from them which presents them like a puppet; another feature to note is the eye that appears besides them which has a gold outline and a blue and purple iris

Their symbol is represented by the icon of an eye, referring to the open eye that is present behind them in their art, with abstract shapes behind it; at first glance the symbol might not mean much when we look at it & it might look simple bc it’s just an eye but I feel that there may be more to it

The 3 circles & 3 sharp points are arranged in a way that doesn’t look randomized where if we were to divide it in half vertically, it would be balanced

Why does this matter? Mainly bc Ena is the Aeon of Order but what exactly does that concept mean? Order can be defined in a few different ways depending on context but in this case, Ena’s concept is related to the idea that things are arranged or done in a particular way, method, sequence, etc. of which we see an example in the dev log as explained by Herta

She states that she doesn’t like Ena’s personality as a “control freak” but rather their concept or at least how the universe followed the Order

In the case of planets & civilizations, under the Order they would first prosper for a time before coming to an end; this would be the cycle that was followed consistently as it is natural for civilizations to rise and fall

Going back to the abstract shapes, I want to bring up the Rule of Three, which applies to many situations but the general rule involves three things that make something effective, satisfying, ideal, etc. As we saw, the icon had three circles & three pointed ends but they were arranged specifically to make the whole symbol not very chaotic, thus it can be satisfying to look at

Interestingly we see 3 being involved in their faction, the Beyond the Sky Choir: the dev log which mentioned a “three-dimensional framework” & the curio called the Triangular Drum-roll Device

HooH the Equilibrium has a face w/ a body consisting mostly of geometric shapes, giving them a sort of blocky appearance; their body swirls & twists in a round circle which converges towards the center where we see two orbs(?) that are blue & orange while their two hands are clasped together in the center

When we look at their overall design, we can tell that they exhibit some form of balance; their name is exactly symmetrical since it can be split into Ho & oH; when it comes to their physical design, they have what we could consider, for simplicity’s sake, both “positive” & “negative”

Let’s pretend that positive is represented by the white tiles & negative is represented by black tiles, you can reverse the situation & it’ll still apply: the positive & negative tiles balance each other bc there is enough of both positive & negative that they would cancel each other out, creating a sense of balance

The symbol of HooH is well represented by a balance scale, often used for measuring & comparing the weights of objects to see if one is lighter, heavier, or equal in weight to another

Equilibrium as a concept refers to the idea that two opposing things cancel/balance each other out, creating something called “sum zero”; the implication of equilibrium is that things in life are divided by two as opposed to any other number

Herta talks about HooH in a dev log regarding how long they’ve been around compared to other aeons while also pointing out how they focus on duality

Now we have Xipe the Harmony who has a human-like body w/ 3 faces on a single head, long hair, purple skin, a dress that encompasses space, a ring of rainbow colors behind their head, and puzzle pieces floating around their form

Their symbol is quite abstract when we look at it as a whole

It is similar to Ena’s symbol where we had those abstract shapes in the background which came out to be 3 circles & 3 sharp points; here is a similar situation where the shapes are repeated 3 times in a circular fashion (it reminds me of the mitsudomoe, it’s the symbol that has 3 tomoe going around the central point of focus)

As of this point I’m not sure if the shapes themselves actually refer to/mean something specific to Xipe but I think something to point out is that the “commas” act differently based on whether they’re in the forefront or the background

The ones in the front don’t seem to interfere with any of the outer shapes on the same layer as them; however when we look at the background, the commas seem to cross into the other shapes next to them

Now what exactly is Harmony? The concept itself is when everything comes together in a single thing to create something unique or something that is typically good; for example we use harmony in music to refer to when notes or instruments are played together to create a coherent/cohesive song but we can also use harmony to refer to other things like life; in other words, harmony is a synonym for unity

Next we’re going to look at connections to each other & to the story; these 3 Aeons have varying degrees of involvement in the story as well as with each other; HooH seems to have very little connection to the other two so there isn’t rlly much I can say about them for the time being aside from their supposed involvement in the Swarm Disaster & the end of Tayzzyronth which we find in the simulated universe

However Ena & Xipe are much more connected both to each other & to the story when compared to HooH

Ena & Xipe are quite similar which makes sense considering that their concepts were fairly similar which ended up with the former getting absorbed (to clarify on their concepts, Order is the specific way to arrange or place things while Harmony focuses on fusing or combining things to bring about peace or good)

In terms of design, I would argue that they share similar color palettes, mainly cool colors (purple, blue) w/ a side of warmer colors on other features (Ena’s accessories & veil, Xipe’s halo)

Another similarity that I can see is their connection to music

Both Aeons received praise through songs through their respective factions, Beyond the Sky Choir & the Family; now that I think about it, perhaps the “commas” in Xipe’s symbol are actually supposed to be music notes in the world of HSR? I wouldn’t be surprised if they write music notes differently from what we would expect

Now in terms of their connections to the story I’ve heard theories of Ena being possibly connected to Gaiathra Triclops, the Mother Goddess that is mentioned in the most recent Trailblaze quest (****the next part about Gaiathra Triclops is mostly just me entertaining some ideas & pointing things out that I want to note, take w/ a grain of salt); I don’t think they are the same bc there are a few discrepancies that can be pointed out but maybe Gaiathra Triclops is an aspect of Ena that physically manifested

It is explained that Avgins do not follow the Aeon belief system but we also don’t know the exact origins of the Mother Goddess so what if she came from an Aeon? Aeons are the origin of concepts so it doesn’t seem far fetched to suggest that “minor”/sub-gods(?) could possibly come from them

We know that even if an Aeon dies, sometimes they leave behind remnants of themselves that still exist in the current time (e.g. Tayzzyronth & Swarm Disaster) so I don’t think it’s impossible for a similar situation here

We hear that Gaiathra Triclops is depicted as a left palm w/ 3 eyes & Ena does have 3 eyes in total if we count the one in the background; interestingly she is described specifically to be often depicted as a LEFT palm so are there any other manifestations of Ena possibly depicted as a right palm or just another body part in general?

Speaking of eyes, many have pointed out that the eye in the background has a striking resemblance to Aventurine’s eyes

The irises & pupils don’t look the exact same but it feels more of a design choice bc Aventurine’s eye shapes help to establish a sense of mystery/suspicion when it comes to his character; other than that the purple/neon pink outer ring & inner blue ring do match

If the Mother Goddess inherited the same eye from Ena, it could possibly explain how the Aventurine got the same eye despite Ena having been gone before the Sigonian incidents; I know the timeline of events are a bit cloudy so it’s not all clear but it just seems way more than a coincidence to me that Aventurine has the same eye colors as the one that appears besides Ena but I’ll leave my musings there

Now Xipe is the one who has a much more prominent presence in Penacony’s story compared to the other two Aeons

Even before entering the world we are made aware of Xipe’s ties to Penacony & its history; Penacony used to be a desert planet that acted as a prison which was owned by the IPC; the IPC eventually lost control of it due to Nanook & the residents of Penacony became members of the Family under Xipe

In terms of the Trailblaze Mission itself, we never see Xipe in person but we do see two notable instances of (extensions of) Xipe’s powers in the story: first is when we enter the Dreamscape & Robin helps us get accustomed to the new environment through tuning; second time is when Sunday invokes their power on Aventurine during the interrogation

In both cases we get the rainbow aura reminiscent of Xipe’s halo around our screens, for the MC we seem to have less of a problem whereas Aventurine suffers the entire time he’s under the influence; this reminds me of our clockwork ability which is essentially direct emotional manipulation (Clockie is most definitely sus, no question about it)

To me this change in how the extensions of Xipe’s power can go from harmless to dangerous is representative of Penacony’s storyline; it looks like a normal peaceful resort at first glance but then we learn about the darker aspect of the Dreamscape aka the memes that have appeared & untold dangers

To end this off, I do want to reiterate how Ena, HooH, and Xipe are interesting representations of different aspects of balance if you could tell based off my title for this thread; my main reason why I bring this up is bc Nanook is presented or framed as the main antagonist of this game bc of their nature as the Aeon of Destruction and the intention/goal is to stop them supposedly…

Therefore I am curious of whether we will see Xipe, HooH, and just the other Aeons in general play a bigger role in this plot of somehow stopping Nanook or if they’ll leave them be bc that is simply their nature; they are all beings who follow their own concepts & ideals so they do what they feel is right based off of their own values

If we are to consider what is balance in this universe, destruction would be the opposite of preservation which is represented by Qlipoth but we also can consider Yaoshi to be their opposite since they help grow life wherever they go

We also were somewhat expecting the Annihilation Gang to make an appearance during the story but we learned that they disbanded after Ifrit was killed by Acheron; does this mean that we won’t really see them again? We also know that Nanook doesn’t really like how the Annihilation Gang operates bc they see their sadistic desire to destroy as “impure” so it seems almost like we’re left hanging when it comes to them

I know that we are still in the Penacony arc so this might not be addressed at the moment but I’m still interested in seeing how the overall plot involving Nanook will play out 👀

#honkai star rail #honkai star rail lore #hsr #hsr aeons #honkai star rail spoilers #hsr ena #hsr hooh #hsr xipe #penacony

[awakened-void-deity]

Hooh i never posted Equi oops

Just a tun of de-stress doodles of my skykid Equilibrium lol

Heres my sweet boy in game btw vv

Equi is so cool i love him a lot.

#Moth Makes The Arts #skyblr #sky kid #sky children of light #sky children of the light #sky art #sky children #sky children fanart #sky cotl #sky cotl art #sky cotl fanart #sky cotl oc #sky oc #sky fanart #sky: children of the light #skychildrenoflightfanart #sky oc equilibrium #skykid oc equilibrium #we need a halo cosmetic ngl /hj

[tumblezwei]

Bear with me I'm about to go insane for a few paragraphs.

Actually scratch that I meant a lot of paragraphs, because this became so much longer than I intended.

A thing that Honkai Star Rail is utterly obsessed with doing is masking the involvement of Aeons in certain events or encounters with their own personal symbolic language. If you read a piece of text and it mentions amber or constructing walls, for example, you can be pretty confident that it's referencing Qilpoth. Similarly, mentions of flapping wings, multicolored material, or things smelling of fruit is likely in reference to Tayzzyronth.

The Swarm Disaster in particular is rife with this shit. You can drive yourself insane reading through Trailblaze Secrets trying to parse through whether this line is meant to refer to something, or if you've been staring for way too long and need to slow down. In particular you can drive yourself insane looking for references to Terminus the Finality.

Terminus in kind of annoying because they don't have an entry in the Data Bank, but they are referenced well enough that we know a decent cursory amount about them. The main facts being that they somehow exist and move backwards in time, they are currently asleep and murmur prophecies, and they have two factions: the Omen Vanguard and the Creed Exequy.

The symbols we can generally look out for when it comes to Finality are concepts of time moving backward, prophecies, and, of course, references to "finality."

And to add more context to what I'm about to say, I have to mention that the Finality is all over the Swarm Disaster (so is HooH the Equilibrium but I don't care about them right now). In one of the Trailblaze Secrets we learn than an Omen Vanguard managed to hear and decode part of the prophecy murmured by Terminus and tried to spread that prophecy to members of the genius Society, but all who learned of it were killed by Polka Kakamond along with the Omen Vanguard. And like, the same part has Finality prophesying Tayzzyronth's death, which maybe implies that this prophecy is what caused the whole Swarm Disaster in the first place. But I'm also not a great theorycrafter so take that with a massive grain of salt.

The point for this post being, Terminus is connected to Tazzyronth in terms of their possible role in the Swarm Disaster.

Why bring all of this up? Because I watched "the "Fables About the Stars" again.

This trailer is unique among the many Hoyo have put out because it's one of the best jumping off points we have to sorting out the different symbols and motifs used by the Aeons featured in it. One of whom is mentioned three separate times without being explicitly shown. And I bet you can guess who.

The final minute of the trailer, after the Harmony, we get a rush of lines and images about the unplayable Aeons that are likely important to HSR's story. The images and titles that flash by are, in order, Aha the Elation, Ouroboros the Voracity, Idrila the Beauty, Tayzzronth the Propagation, Mythus the Enigmata, HooH the Equilibrium, Fuli the Remembrance, and finally, Akivili the Trailblaze.

"But that's weird," you think. "Where are those mentions of the Finality you talked about?" And that, my fellow mentally ill friends, is where this gets fun for me. Because when you turn on closed captions for that video, almost each reference to an Aeon that Black Swan says is accompanied by another phrase in parenthesis. No other Aeon earlier in the video gets this, it's just the Aeons in that last minute.

Now, some of these are in reference to the Aeon that the line in Black Swan's poem is referring to. But others, in my opinion, are referring to one Aeon in particular.

Aha -

Ouroboros -

Tazzyronth -

Mythus -

The first reference to Finality I think appears is right after "the mariner's intemperance" with this line:

"End of All Things" seems pretty Finality-coded to me. Why they are referred to as "the infant" I can't tell you. maybe something to do with how they exist backwards in time. Much like the prophecy given on Tayzzronth, perhaps Finality's existence predates their birth. Another strange aspect of this line is it's transition into Idrila, who doesn't seem to get a reference at all. The glass shattering into their title might imply that they are "the mirror," something suported by the fact that one of The Beauty's factions is called the Mirror Holders, but I don't really know enough to be confident about that. Considering Idrila is one of the missing Aeons, we can maybe take this line as a hint that Finality also had a role in Idrila's disappearance.

The next reference I've already shown. Just after Idrila we have the line introducing the Propagation, and the phrase (as they enter the dream (Consciousness)." If my ramblings about the Swarm Disaster previously were coherent enough, you might have already connected the dots on this one. If Terminus was indeed responsible for Tayzzronth's ascent to Aeonhood, then this line can be ready fairly literally. To put it in less flowery words: "Listen to the Propagation as it spawns into existence."

The third reference is thus:

Now, "the shapeless prince" is a reference to HooH, of that I'm....mostly certain. And what makes me the most certain is the next phrase "Against the Current." The concept of "currents" being another fun little symbolic reference to Terminus.

Reading more into the Swarm Disaster, you can also begin to see that HooH, alongside Ena the Order, is greatly involved in the Propagation's demise. Tayzzronth's appearance disrupted the equilibrium of the universe, and obviously that's HooH's whole shtick. So Terminus (who flows backwards in time) murmurs a prophecy that spawns Tayzzronth into existence, and HooH (Against the Current) participates in Tayzzronth's destruction. You see what I mean?

And that's. Really it. As a closing note, you know what else is fun? Outside of Idrila (maybe, neither I nor the other lore enthusiasts I follow have quite parsed that out), each Aeon mentioned in that last minute of the Fables About the Stars trailer has a role in the Swarm Disaster. Aha, of course, was one of the key players who was brought on by Ena and further recruited Akivili for help. Ouroboros was created because of the Swarm Disaster. Followers of the Enigmata are mentioned creating false histories of the disaster (this one is my personal theory). HooH as previously explained. And Fuli because of this one particular Trailblaze Secret which might have been about Akivili falling into IX and Fuli grabbing their memories before they were consumed, but honestly this post is long enough and I'll explain that one later if people are interested.

But uh, yeah. The Swarm Disaster has made me go a little nuts and so has the Finality.

#honkai star rail #rambling #this took *checks clock* 45 minutes for me to write #because I just kept watching through the trailer and reading wiki entries #I'm gonna go do something productive now #like touch grass or tell my family I love them

[a-la-campanella]

Finally got a chance to watch Ruan Mei's Myriad Celestia trailer! What a beautiful video. I hope I win my 50/50 while pulling for her.

A few thoughts:

She says "plum blossoms (梅花) bloom and wither", and I can't help but think of the double meaning where the plum blossoms would refer to her, Ruan Mei (阮梅). In her eyes, life is transient and to live is to be lonely... though the way I see it, that's part of what makes life so beautiful. It's what you make out of life that makes your life meaningful.

We all saw the connections to Shuhu, or if not Shuhu then at least some other kind of abomination of the Abundance on "No Man's Land" right? That is undoubtedly a reference.

Other people have already pointed out that these look like Blade's eyes, and it's pretty well established among people that Mihoyo/Hoyoverse does not play around with stuff like coincidences. It's definitely intentional, and there's absolutely a connection.

The design reminds me of the eyes from the Herrscher of the Void in Honkai Impact 3rd, though I don't know enough about that game or its lore to comment anything else there.

"I understood the vastness of the universe too early[...] birth, growth, death... lamenting the process of life is the origin of my thinking." A lot to unpack here.

More importantly to me, I get where she's coming from. Her train of thought follows, if life is meant to die anyways, what's the point of existing/living? It's too hard to comprehend. There's no simple answer for something like that, and people dedicate their lives to finding answers or making satisfactory responses of their own.

The "pure" thing she's trying to achieve, the "fundamental" research she's looking for, the "mysteries of the universe" and "deeper answers"... it's likely something above the realm of life and beyond the laws of nature, born out of her laments.

It becomes quickly obvious that Ruan Mei's research is investigating the Abundance Propagation, especially given her interest in biological sciences.

"It is born of wonder, does not resist, and does not grieve." Is... is she talking about the fucking critters? My bet's on "it" being kind of artificial life-form, and the critters are the only thing I can think of right now that's relevant to her character and what we know about the next update.

In quotes: "It asked me... where does the research end...?" Why is the "it asked me" part quoted too in the subtitles? Is this going to be a line in a quest? Regardless, Ruan Mei's pursuit of that which transcends mortal bounds is... probably where her research will end. Depends on if she'll ever make it that far, who knows?

In pointing out the color in life then saying "it has nothing to do with me", she establishes distance between herself and her mortality. Which. I mean. When you live in a universe where what must have been long thought to be impossible has become probable, and an individual can outlive the rise and fall of civilizations, I guess she's not wrong. She could be effectively immortal if she wanted to; think of her colleagues, Herta and Screwllum. But that's such a sad way to look at life, detaching yourself from caring at all... nothing to lose, nothing to gain, so she says. What an objective approach to everything. No care for the details at all.

The part I think that caught the most attention: "dissect Remembrance, control Equilibrium, deconstruct Beauty, and reproduce Permanence" via manipulation of life. A lot to say here too, but I can workshop that in another post.

Obviously, these refer to the various Aeons, in order being Fuli, HooH, Idrila, and Long, the latter two of which are dead.

The subtitles censor the word, but it's rather clear she says "perhaps I, too, can become an Aeon". At least, it's clearly heard in the English version.

In the Chinese video what I ended up hearing was "成为星" (literally means become a star) but the subtitles say "成为██", which indicates she actually meant to say something else and is missing a second character. Aeon in Chinese is 星神 (star god), so it's more likely than not that the word she said here is Aeon.

I don't even know with the Japanese dub, man. I turned on subtitles and saw the ██, but thought I heard 「イーオン」 (aeon, but with a Japanese accent). I don't play in Japanese dub so I have no clue if they say 星神 as Aeon read with katakana or as the way it's intended to be pronounced in Japanese.

I'm of the opinion that Ruan Mei doesn't actively want to be an Aeon. To begin with, her interests don't have to do with ascending to the position of one anyways, but rather, being an Aeon brings her a step closer to what she actually wants to achieve: finding the secrets within the universe. She can work towards that goal even without becoming an Aeon.

She points out that children behave better when given rewards, and at the end of the video mentions she'll reward her "assistant"/the Trailblazer. I get where she's coming from, but that is such wild whiplash to end on.

Great video, 10/10, would watch again. I did. In three of the four languages the video was officially released in... I don't understand Korean. The people casted for her voice did a fantastic job. Looking forward to seeing her soon, and good luck to everyone pulling!

#honkai: star rail #hsr #recall and retrieve #ruan mei #love her but fell in love again #this video does a good job at highlighting the charm of her chatacter #awaiting the next update and her release! #put the read more thingy there to make scrolling easier #for the people who don't wanna deal with annoying long posts

[mr-bigdaddy]

I once had a post about suggested AUs for Loki, and someone tossed Genshin Impact in. As you might know, I don't like it at all. Honkai Star Rail, on the other hand, is one of my favs.

So I sat around today, and thought, and forced my hands into this anime styles of yours (nope, didn't work out), and scribbled something. I'm not sure how final it is, but for now I'm satisfied.

Imaginary and ice damage, I hope you guys understand why enough as it is. As for the path selection I'm cornered without ideas here. Purely level-wise, he should be among pathstriders at the very least, or even one of the emanators, but whose? Because no, not Aha by any mean. Maybe HooH, maybe. But I can't be sure because we haven't really been told much about Equilibrium yet.

And yeah, mb I'll make a full art with it as answer in ask sometime by November, because there's a question about game fandom in there. Mb. Mb. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

#art #fanart #marvel #loki #oc #original character #alternate universe #au #loki variant #mcu #hoyoverse #honkai star rail #hsr

[astrxlfinale]

HC; The Cosmic Joke.

The unseen vein of creation, a means to keep a balance has cast it's shadow over this particular Trailblazer. In truth Caelus with his current experience wouldn't begin to even know how to go about it, but I'm referring to the relationship with HooH by extension of their Arbitrators.

This is one of those HCs I'm going to repeatedly tab upon once more is unveiled in the future. Though, one of the key things I'd like to note is how a relationship with a Nameless was established, which in kind, can lead to a longer conspiracy in itself of both the Stellaron Corrosion and matters woven behind the scenes. I'm taking this as one of the central mysteries Caelus would try to find more information on.

It's one the commitments, similar to the Memokeeper upon the Astral Express that he keeps tucked to himself. It's one of those situations he doesn't quite know how to explain even if he tried, yet, what it does promise is the pursuit of power that comes with the strangest instance of the Monkey's paw. Equilibrium dictates that where his strength flourishes, that he must nurture the potential of the cosmos in kind, performed in unseen ways of making worlds he traverse, and individuals he crosses either unknowingly stronger or have the hidden depths of their potential further unleashed.

For Caelus, this isn't simply a sign, HooH's influence is actively ensuring that his strength can never stretch beyond the thresholds of making him a potential indomitable force, or for measures to be seamlessly cleared. He must struggle, that much is ingrained into the core of his being, and in kind, never be in a position where disconnection can be thrown into possibility. Through struggle does he get to taste the finest angles of life, but in kind, it also means holding this bizarre reality that he'll never have that point of influence he requires until it's reality necessitates it.

Given how HooH's trials make use of the Fragmentum, I want to extend the idea that this is the 'failsafe' for never letting this universe fall behind the potential that will inevitably find form in the depths of his being, both from his spirit and through the connection to the Stellaron itself.

So it brings the questions to the table. Did Akivili potentially have a hidden relationship with this Aeon? (With the Trailblaze timer left as a reward.) What of HooH and the usage of the Fragmentum? Is there a connection to this power's origin that may stem from their influence as well, and not solely Nanook as a progenitor source?

How about other beings of noticeable repute? If there isn't outright communication, is there that subtle influence wherever they step? How the infrastructure of reality itself is molded to endure the influence they'll bring? It plays with the idea that certain locations are given more weight for how they'll chart the course of the Star Rail continuity.

That in itself can be a cause for concern.

#| HCs #This still has me intrigued #The biggest thing I can take for Caelus is how #They want the 'horizontal growth' to be a crucially nurtured aspect of him #Vs the vertical heights of what can be introduced #So to expand the reach of his potential

[walpu]

I would like to share one (or rather two) factions that I created: Vortex and Lepidotera. They can be considered correlated factions, since the exact same members that are part of Vortex are also part of Lepidotera.

Vortex is a philanthropic faction that also operates strongly in general areas from entertainment to technology. Their logistics are somewhat similar to IPC, but both the actual way they operate and the way they are seen by the universe is very different (with the majority public having a much more positive opinion about Vortex than about IPC). In addition to that Vortex has far fewer members and is a more "reserved" and "regulated" faction than the CPI, but Vortex has gained an absurdly large amount of recognition and respect because of how prominent they are in the areas in which they operate. Despite the rivalry, Vortex has some contracts with the IPC. They proclaim to follow HooH, the Aeon of Equilibrium.

Lepidotera, on the other hand, is a faction considered by many to be criminal and which often acts against the IPC and several others. The members of Vortex use the powers of Enigmata mixed with those of Remembrance to be able to disguise themselves without their double identity being discovered. The actions carried out by Lepidotera vary greatly, ranging from controlled chaos in an amusement park just for laughs to a large-scale terrorist attack on one of the IPC's biggest colonies. They proclaim to follow Oroboros, the Voracity.

Both factions have the same members, with a total of 7 people (I'll talk about them separately later, because otherwise this ask will get too big).

If you want to ask any questions, feel free to😊

(If you don't mind I can be🪼 anon?)

Everyone who's against the IPC is already likable to me 🙏🏻

Does the IPC suspect something?? How do their view the Vortex in general?

added you to tge list 😌

#vortex/lepidotera

[liliallowed]

so uh...

more hsr crimson stuff. cuz my bro would pull a doctor strange on terminus and continue to bother them until terminus HIDES them from hooh [since hooh is basically the aeon of Ballance and natural order of the word's laws]

crimson is a direct violation of everything the equilibrium and harmony stand for XD.

they've already broken the script of MC's predetermined dialogue.

Kafka does mention in the luofu that after the player is prompted with three options.

imagine her SHOCK when mc just talks about "cheese" or something completely random at that moment.

everything would fall apart with THAT SINGLE sentence.

fate would shatter. the world's code isn't flexible because it's building blocks don't know how to process something undefined. it wasn't DESIGNED to have multiple endings.

so it'd actually probably KILL terminus instantly. not destroying the aeon but their PATH and entire philosophy. but crimson would also get killed by hooh who's basically this world's admin/anti virus? security for law?

then the timeline would be without fate. no. not just the aeon of fate. the CONCEPT of fate would be gone. the world would just freeze.

but crimson isn't an AEON. they're something beyond this world peeking through the small holes the cancer of world is providing.

anyways here's some drawings of crimson trolling the AEON of finality and holding both of their plausibility hostage.

if things go right, crimson would not act out of line and stick to the script.

the script is what hides their existence.

but Acheron can FEEL things. feel memories.

she would know something is up.

(this is probably not canon but I think something is up with mc. acherons reaction ain't normal to knowing us. was she talking to mc or the stellaron??? she'd DEFINITELY know you're lying even if you select the predetermined options)

#honkai star rail #self insert #mc got possessed by the stellaron #but the stellaron was possessed by crimson #don't worry they're in tune with both wills #after all kafka DID make sure the trailblazer would forget #crimson anomaly

[voiceoutofstars]

A fan reading of Honkai Star Rail's Data Bank entries. This is Data Bank: Aeons.

At 17 minutes, this one is long compared to previous posts. It contains all Data Bank entries on Aeons. Since each entry is quite brief, I didn't think it would make sense to post them all individually.

Timestamps:

Introduction - 00:00

Akivili the Trailblaze - 01:12

Nanook the Destruction - 02:12

Lan the Hunt - 03:18

Nous the Erudition - 04:11

Xipe the Harmony - 05:09

XI the Nihility - 06:05

Qlipoth the Preservation - 06:54

Yaoshi the Abundance - 07:55

Oroboros the Voracity - 09:05

Aha the Elation - 10:00

Fuli the Remembrance - 11:05

Idrila the Beauty - 12:19

Tayzzyronth the Propagation - 13:14

Mythus the Enigmata - 14:21

HooH the Equilibrium - 15:45

Music is "Dark Ambient" by sharvarian.

#honkai star rail #star rail #hsr #audio post #lore #star rail lore #data bank #fan narration #aeons #hsr aeons

[milksnake-tea]

honestly that hooh art meme you reblogged is so funny considering that Ena has been assimilated by Hooh themselves so it wouldn't clash with Mother 😭

honestly I lowkey wish that when we meet Hooh that we can talk to him like we're gossip girls or smth PLS I love being judgy like that

- 🌺

actually from what i remember ena got absorbed by xipe :000 bc i stared at those aeon entries for so long im pretty sure ena got absorbed by xipe (also hooh is a lot older than ena and im p sure they let ena coexist w emmm, its just that when ena got absorbed by xipe they also dumped their workload on hooh which is relatable)

NGL I WANT TO TALK TO ANY AEON BUT HOOH IS DEFINITELY ON THE LIST, THEY HAVE TALKED TO US THO WHEN WE FIRST RAISED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELSS I DONT THINK BRO IS A GOSSIP GIRL AS MUCH AS BRO IS TIRED THEYRE WORKING THEIR NONEXISTENT ASS OFF

#mail 🏵️ #🌺 anon

[eternalbxtterfly]

Since i want to make a second path for Elise in her Star Rail verse.Including non playable paths.

#{{ooc}}

[cynicalmusings]

2,4,5 &6? i feel these are the base for a star rail oc

hell, let’s do this for the tea house owner!reader, because they’ve been on my mind lately and i can picture them having some interesting lore/ backstory behind them. 

2. what is your character's “faction” (e.g., Belobog, Xianzhou Luofu, Intelligentsia Guild, IPC, etc.)? 

the xianzhou luofu, of course, although within that they aren’t in any specific factions (so the commissions, cloud knights, etc). they live independently and out of the way of things—a kind of ‘you don’t bother me, i don’t bother you’ attitude. they prefer not being tied down to any other group: in a way, it gives them more freedom, and also prevents them being involved in matters which have little to do with them. maybe they’re a descendant of the xianzhou cangcheng or daiyi who survived their ship’s destruction or moved to the luofu at a young age and that’s why they never really managed to settle here. that could be something interesting to put on the lore pile. 

4. what is your character’s path (e.g., hunt, destruction, nihility, etc.)? 

nihility for gameplay. they know what makes and breaks people, let’s say, and they’d rather exploit weaknesses in their enemies than engage in direct conflict. with regards to personal belief, which doesn’t always correspond to the gameplay path, possibly nihility also, but i don’t think they’re as apathetic towards things as they may seem. they’re certainly jaded, and don’t trust place much trust on human virtue, but that’s different to believing it doesn’t exist or matter. i can see hooh (the equilibrium) appealing to them. they believe (and lead their life) in all kinds of balance: giving and receiving, cruelty and kindness, deception and truth, spirituality and practicality, etc. 

5. what element type is your character (e.g., lightning, imaginary, wind, etc)? 

maybe imaginary. 

6. are they a five-star or four-star character?

i feel like they’re a four star. they don’t have the spectacle of a five star, and especially since they like keeping to themselves and under the radar, making them a five star would seem a bit cruel.

#sent: milkstore #r answers

[spellboundcursed]

Hyacinth is like Herta in that she is a doll/puppet. However, she gained sentience through her own thoughts and soon was able to move around by herself thanks to the will of the Aeon HooH of the path of the Equilibrium, which is the path that Hyacinth follows. She tends to be seen in the Underworld in Beloborg she can also be seen in the Herta Space Station. She tends to just wander around following her path's Aeon seeking the balance in the universe that HooH believed in.

#hsr verse

[astrxlfinale]

HC; Gaze of the Equilibrium

This very circumstance is one of the few that Caelus hadn't shared with the Astral Express crew. (Only a few errant details to Welt.) While the actual eyes of HooH themselves hadn't been met, a close enough connection was established through their presence, the usage of their Arbitrators as the cosmic presence makes a breathing shift upon the spiritual and material sides. The severity of the matter truly goes unknown to him.

What he can tell is that there's a change in the fundamental flow and law of the universe. Circumstances remain the same in their happenstance, but as for the baseline, the biggest change is perceived consciously by the Trailblazer firsthand. The very cosmos is finding itself growing in a flourishing fashion in terms of power, or potential untangled and properly routed.

It was a conscious decision on his mind to partake in. For to uncover more about his own possibilities, more egregious trials have to come to the stand. It's a dual base circumstance as that power only doesn't bolster his foes, it goes for his allies, and every faction that sings with power. Once corked bottlenecks are now shattered, hidden sides of those unleashing their potential being found.. That in Caelus's mind, is the presence of the Equilibrium.

He still holds no damn clue if this is a blessing or a curse.

Regardless, he still holds steadfast onto that pummeled watch of an unknown Nameless gained through these tests, a memento and a clue. Does the epicenter of this phenomenon find itself present due to the Stellaron? Seeing how it has the means to breach boundaries that many thought to be impossible, it genuinely wouldn't surprise him.

All he does know, and in truth, really give a damn about is how he'll make good damn use of this. If he's going to be a force of influence himself, than by these grandiose scales does he intend to make the best of it, that strength of his needs to be tempered the essences of might and wisdom alike.

#| HCs #I'd love to see others in the series who came across this too #As if this could be one of the secret causes for 'abrupt' power growth in good #And bad ways all the same