Fanwork no.1 I made for 2026 stormblood's anniversary.

hand drawings through the years

made in aseprite 💚

Also, I've noticed that his crowns are mostly wooden, and the one golden crown along with armor look like tree branches. And a cherry on top of that theory is that the characters of his name Qingcang - 青苍 - mean "blue" and "greenish-blue", which are colors you would expect tree leaves to be.

But I also like a theory that his true form is a watermelon 🍉

That same author speculates, that DFQC is a laurel. At first I didn't get why they were so sure, but then I looked up the characters for laurel - 月桂 (yuèguì). 月 means Moon 🥲

ahhh i love that. if nothing else, he's certainly associated with trees, w/ the repetitive use of the heart tree and the nickname as you've pointed out. and yes!! i also noticed that a lot of his accessories look wood-based/bark-based (which is in contrast to his brother's, where his accessories look more obsidian-y?).

“Since you came back, Silent Moon Palace is finally lively. Would you like to go to the banquet? It’s a good sign of the unity of the Moon Tribe and the revival of Cangyan Sea.” “Ridiculous! It’s a gathering of women. It’s inappropriate for me to go.”