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so learning about the destruction of khaenriah has been what ive focused in on since it was implied that all the archons were present, even if the cutscene only shows Asmoday/the unknown god actually exerting force during it. 

although i previously speculated that tsaritsa held the king in terms of chess pieces, this new info really, really makes me think that she’s the one without the gnosis, and here’s why: 

there’s no way that all the archons would organize to destroy khaenriah without prompting, especially when the people there only seemed to want to live without a god over them. which really leads me to believe that whatever entity embodies celestia (most likely Asmoday) has the ability to use the gnosis to move the gods around as they please. it’s already been established that gnoses are archons direct line to celestia, so there’s really nothing that we know currently that could disprove this idea. 

so, during the siege of khaenriah, the dendro archon was killed, and the whole event is what initially motivated tsaritsa to begin mounting her plan against the divine. what i’m thinking happened is that she removed her gnosis and allowed it to be destroyed while everything else was getting laid to waste. she’s no longer controlled by celestia, but she still holds her seat since losing a gnosis doesnt mean youre powerless + she hasnt died. 

another thing i think is happening with relation to gnoses and celestia is that tsaritsa is using that line to draw celestia down to teyvat. other people have pointed out that across updates, celestia has been “falling”. however, i now think that tsaritsa is purposefully bringing it down to be able to enact her plan.