#orupeusu

I think I've said it before that I fully believe that the Sun Children from Enkanomiya are allegories/related to the Archons, but there are some tie ins to the Archons we know of to the seven sunchildren of Enkanomiya. Orupeusu was bard-like and musical (Venti), Ion who can tell the future (Presumed to be the ability of the upcoming Hydro Archon, but it can also relate to Nahida's Samsara and access to Irminsul), Risutaiosu sculpting with clay, ectect--but it's Orupeusu that I feel has the strongest ties to Venti as it stands.

I feel like there's even something to be said about this detail about Orupeusu--that he made a vow to refuse to sing until his mother-figure sang for him, which she was forbidden to do as she was not supposed to speak to him.

You know what bard hasn't sung in canon in the original Chinese version? Venti.

(Yes I am aware Venti sang during the Weinlesefest event in the English version, but in the Chinese version, Venti did NOT sing. He has not sung once, instead recites poems)

I know that different cultures see "bards" differently from one another (I.E. the Chinese see bards as poets while we see them as singers) so that's probably why Venti doesn't sing, but... what if there's more to it than that. What if Venti has this tie with Orupeusu, and that vow.

What if the Sun Children were reincarnated into the Seven Archons?

There's also the fact that in Venti's voice lines, he recognizes you. He just, blatantly recognizes you when you don't recognize him. Isn't that strange? Like that's EXTREMELY strange, isn't it?

See, there's the thing--the shade of Orupeusu? He does meet the Traveler. He even deduces that the Traveler is looking for someone.