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A Sketch A Day 3-5-2022

Albedo later found dead in Dragonspine

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Some conclusions I came to:

Artifact/Weapon/Talent domains’ descriptions mostly talk about stories from the past, particularly they often refer to the priests; the worshipping of a white tree; the hollow tree collecting the stories; people sharing their secrets/asking for wisdom from the tree. I particularly got interested by a phrase in one of Inazuma’s domains which said “perhaps lost causes and unforgettable loves may follow the veins of the earth and coalesce into the fruits of the court's white tree".

Mondstadt domains mostly talk about priests and the tree, or sharing knowledge with the tree, or the tree's ability to consume knowledge. I was intrigued by “Cecilia Garden” and Midsummer Courtyard/Sommernachtgarten because technically both imply a specific place for growing floral species by an ancient civilization (at any time in history Mond’s people will really like their flowers huh). I am specifically focused on the phrase “sea of white flowers” because that video narrated by Dain about Teyvat and Traveller’s journey exists. I also wonder whether Midsummer Courtyard was established after the fall of the first civilization and disappearance of Kairos bc it’s close to the Thousand Winds Temple.

Liyue domains are mostly centred around the adepti/Liyue’s overall history. Or they speak about Formulas (which I am not sure how to interpret - formula as in A Spell or formula as in mathematic/alchemical/medical formula (formula as recipe) or formula as physical (liquid?) object).

Inazuma’s domain on Talent speaks of heaven’s dome shattering ("mirrors shattered") and ocean’s level rising. /My only conclusion is that Celestia is sus./ Weapon domain speaks of "a foolish ruler who dreamed of building a high garden in honor of the white sacred tree over the primordial sands", which kinda brings it back to Mondstadt with its Midsummer Courtyard and Cecilia Garden. But the description of this domain also reminded me of that Parable from the Before Sun and Moon book collection because it speaks of the white tree and the garden and the gardener and the priest and all the rest. I think it's also interesting that such a gardening connection may be found here because Enkanomiya (which is under Snagonomiya in Inazuma region) seems to be directly connected to Mond (Thousand Winds Temple and all Kairos lore).

One-Time domains mostly speak about the characters that are prevalent in region's history/i think may be found in some in-game books or otherwise recorded lore collected throughout the game.

In conclusion,

Everyone is sus, it's all about Ley Lines, White Tree/irminsul and Kairos/Istaroth seems to be very closely connected. I now also think how the priests were worshipping the Trees (the elemental 4* crowns' lore), and Kairos is connected to the role of priest in the Parable, so yeah, they are connected somehow, the domains somehow process the knowledge of the people and condense them into helpful artifacts of various kinds???