AQ name:
Part 1:A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves
Part 2:Elegy of Dust and Lamplight
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Ello
--> Epilogue [601107]
"Rächer of Solnari": ...Interesting.
"Rächer of Solnari": You've followed me this far. Why not show your face?
??? (Varka): Haha, right, right! Right you are. I forgot to introduce myself.
Varka: The name's Varka. Knight of Boreas, and Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.
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--> Visit the Curatorium of Secrets [600134]
Paimon: Sorry to—
Paimon: ...Huh? There's no one here. But didn't they just say Lauma came this way a few minutes ago?
Black Cat: Meow...
Paimon: No one except for a... cat, watching over the front desk...?
Paimon: Excuse... meow? Are we supposed to check in here?
Black Cat: Meow...
Paimon: No idea what that means... Is this Lauma's personal receptionist, or something? Pretty sure she'd be the only person who could actually understand it...
Black Cat: Meow...
Paimon: Huh? It's heading into that room...
Lauma: But... Why not?
??? (Nefer): Like I told you already, that's just— Hmm? Another client?
Paimon: Waah! So you were in this room the whole time...
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Paimon: Columbina! What are you doing here?
The Damselette: Hmm? Was it not you who recommended such walkabouts to me?
Paimon: Yeah, but aren't you afraid the Fatui will see you?
The Damselette: Sandrone seems uninterested in my capture, and the others are unlikely to risk making contact at all. They have more troublesome affairs to deal with.
Traveler: (Rerir, if I had to guess... He is a threat to all who live in Nod-Krai.)
Paimon: Well, it's good to come out for a walk either way. So, how do you feel? Is Nasha Town to your liking?
The Damselette: Mmm... The flow of kuuvahki is somewhat turbulent, and the people are ill at ease.
The Damselette: However...
Paimon: However?
The Damselette: Is this where you purchased the dishes you "treated" me to?
Paimon: (Are you serious? That's what she's concerned about? Berries and Fried Meat?)
Paimon: Um, well, we can take you to grab a bite if you'd like to. There's all sorts of delicious stuff out here that you won't get to try at home.
The Damselette: ...You've been quite subdued. Thorny questions on your mind, perhaps?
1 - Traveler: I'm concerned about Rerir...
The Damselette: I could not gain any insight into his schemes, I fear.
The Damselette: Now that he has donned a shape and form, selling his power short would prove a fatal error.
The Damselette: But that power of his plays host to an obsession that borders on mania.
The Damselette: I cannot say if that fixation is directed at the moons or at something else...
The Damselette: Perhaps understanding the subject of his fixation shall prove key to repelling him in the future...
1 - Traveler: Let's talk about the Fatui...
The Damselette: Well, Sandrone's daily routine is highly irregular, while The Doctor often orders people around. As for Arlecchino...
The Damselette: Hmm? Was that not what you were curious about?
The Damselette: Well then. Have you been to that Experimental Design Bureau of theirs? That "weapon" will play a key role in the Tsaritsa's plan. That's what I've heard, anyway.
The Damselette: And what plan is that, precisely? Well, I cannot say I care.
2 - Traveler: I've been thinking about our spaceship...
The Damselette: I could look into the Eternal Moon's marrow for you, if you wish it so.
The Damselette: But after our previous attempt, I suspect your spaceship has been intentionally hidden away.
The Damselette: Perhaps someone has certain truths they wish to hide from you, or from others.
The Damselette: And I doubt there are many who could accomplish such a feat.
3 - Traveler: I'm good for now.
The Damselette: I... still wish to return to the moon that belongs to me.
The Damselette: That is where the answers lie buried. That... is my true "home."
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--> Forward unto Nod-Krai [600002]
??? (Marionette): Mm? Spit it out, then.
??? (Aarto): ...They've set off.
??? (Marionette): Heh... Just as my calculations projected.
??? (Marionette): About time I met this "variable" in person.
Paimon: ...You know, every time we head to a new nation, there's always a point where it suddenly dawns on Paimon: "This is it — the next chapter of our adventure has begun."
Paimon: This time, it was the moment she realized she'd just polished off the very last of her Saurus Crackers. Should've stocked up better at the farewell party...
Ineffa: In other words, Paimon has marked the geographic coordinates from two minutes and forty seconds ago as the boundary between Natlan and Nod-Krai. This deviates somewhat from the official coordinates stored in my database.
Paimon: Uhh, Paimon meant more in terms of how it felt on a psychological level... Anyway, what about you, Traveler? When did it really sink in for you?
1 - Traveler: When I could no longer see qucusaurs soaring through the sky...
2 - Traveler: When I could no longer sense the flow of phlogiston...
Paimon: Huh, that actually kinda makes sense...
Paimon: What about you, Ineffa? Come to think of it, maybe we should be asking the other way round... So, when you came over to Natlan, what was the moment you felt like you'd left Nod-Krai?
Ineffa: Hmm. In that case, probably when my sensors could no longer detect the moon's power.
Paimon: The moon? You mean... that one we can all see in the sky...?
Ineffa: Negative, I was referring to... Ah, here we are. Paimon, Traveler, we have arrived in Nod-Krai.
Paimon: Oh wow!
Ineffa: Paimon, Traveler, welcome to Nod-Krai.
Paimon: That must be Nasha Town up ahead! That's the place you were telling us about on the way over, right?
Traveler: (...Huh?)
Ineffa: That is correct, Paimon. It is also the most bustling commercial hub in all of Nod-Krai.
Traveler: (...! Could this really be...?)
Paimon: Oooh! Hehe, sounds like the perfect place to start trying out all the local specialties...
Paimon: Huh? Is something up, Traveler?
Traveler: Paimon...
Traveler:#This is where our spaceship landed when {M#Lumine}{F#Aether} and I first arrived in Teyvat...
Paimon: Huh!?
Paimon: A—Are you sure? But... how come you've never mentioned that before? Seems pretty important to Paimon!
Traveler:#Well , because... those memories are really hazy. All I remember is {M#Lumine}{F#Aether} waking me up, and us leaving the ship...
Traveler: But just now, setting foot on this land... I felt something... The kind of power I sensed in those moments...
Ineffa: Are you referring to kuuvahki?
Paimon: Kuuvah-what now!?
Ineffa: The locals refer to it as "kuuvahki." It is a unique elemental force found only in Nod-Krai — or rather, a pure, primordial form of elemental energy.
Traveler: A bit like phlogiston?
Ineffa: That is correct. Another similar concept I have found in my database is: "the Primordial Sea."
Ineffa: Legend has it that long, long ago, the moon that shines in the sky above us once rose from the land of Nod-Krai.
Ineffa: Modern geological surveys and meteorite studies conducted in the region have since supported this claim.
Paimon: So, when you mentioned being able to detect the moon's power earlier... You were referring to "kuuvahki"?
Traveler: (It certainly feels similar to phlogiston, yet also somehow... different. Maybe they both belong to the "Light Realm" that the Lord of the Night mentioned...)
Traveler: (Still, this feeling... There's no doubt about it — it's the same power I felt the first time I set foot in Teyvat...)
Paimon: Wait, Traveler!, you're saying... we might actually find your spaceship here? Do you still remember where it landed?
Traveler: I think it was... near a beach?
Ineffa: Nod-Krai is surrounded by the ocean — in other words, it could have been anywhere along its coastline.
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Traveler: There was also... a mountain?
Ineffa: Mm... Negative. Denoscription still lacks sufficient detail to pinpoint target location.
Paimon: Hey, it's okay if you can't remember everything right away. After all, it's been a really long time...
Paimon: Let's just do what we've always done... and keep searching as we explore! Besides, what have you got to fear with your sidekick Paimon still here?
Ineffa: I'd be more than happy to help you out as well.
Traveler: Thank you both...
Paimon: Our pleasure! Anyway, just knowing that your spaceship's here in Nod-Krai surely counts as a big step forward, huh?
Ineffa: Like we've crossed another "boundary"?
Paimon: Paimon couldn't have put it better herself. You sure are a quick learner, Ineffa!
Traveler: (If we can find our spaceship, maybe the flight logs could tell us something...)
Traveler: (At last, a chance to get to the bottom of all this... The truth must be out there somewhere, buried in this land.)
Paimon: Ahem! Well, as the best guide in the whole of Teyvat, Paimon hereby does solemnly declare:
Paimon: Nod-Krai, here we come!
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Oh yeah so as someone pointed out in comments,
abyss sibling is rerir
With The Damselette, you not only uncover surprising truths from your memories but also learn the true identity of the phantom masquerading as your sibling. He may well be one of the Five Sinners Dainsleif once mentioned — Rerir, the Rächer of Solnari.