— Baiheng, Foxian traveler[3]
Baiheng (Chinese: 白珩) was a Foxian traveler and hero in Xianzhou history. She was a member of the Nameless[4] and part of the High-Cloud Quintet. She was proficient in using a recurve bow.
History[]
Baiheng was born in the most renowned of the Yaoqing's Foxian adventuring flying families. Her parents were established scholars and adventurers, and she naturally inherited the spirit of the Nameless to travel and see the stars. However, she never had the opportunity to board the Astral Express.[4] She was the author of the famous travelogue Views of the Universe from a Starskiff.
Baiheng was once assigned to a delegation to request arms and reinforcements from the Xianzhou Zhuming, for the Heroncrest Fleet, who were occupied with fighting the borisin. There, she met Yingxing, apprentice to Master Huaiyan of the Zhuming Artisanship Commission and General of the Cloud Knights, who escorted the delegation to Flamedisk Forge Palace. Along the way, she gave words of encouragement to the shy and insecure boy whom she started calling Little Yingxing, and he opened up about his past to her. Once there, Huaiyan was willing to allocate three hundred fighter jets, twenty thousand thunder crossbows, and twenty thousand devastator glaives in response to Helm-Master Qingying's request for reinforcements, but only a dozen or so personnel.[5]
As a starskiff pilot and member of the High-Cloud Quintet, Baiheng was skilled in both combat and navigation. She was once said to have loosed three arrows simultaneously from her bow in a dire situation, while continuing to pilot her starskiff with ease and even laughing freely with her companions.[6] She seemed to be a free-willed person, not caring whether or not combat formations were orderly.[7]
Despite being an ace pilot, Baiheng was secretly nicknamed the "Starskiff Killer" by members of the Sky-Faring Commission, due to the incredible amount of times she crash-landed starskiffs on different worlds. Her missions often landed her in dangerous situations, yet she always had the fortune to turn the tide and escape in one piece. Baiheng also had an uncanny ability to predict future events, specifically inauspicious ones — because every ill omen that she voiced came true, very few Cloud Knights had the courage to accompany her on missions.[8]
Her upbeat, peppy demeanor made her well-liked amongst the other members of the High-Cloud Quintet. She became especially close with Jingliu, often sharing wine that Baiheng brought back from her adventures and stargazing together, with Jingliu noting that her presence made her childhood nightmares and trauma more bearable. At some point, Jingliu made a promise to Baiheng to "cut down the stars in the sky."[9]
Sometime before the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, the Abundance Emanator Shuhu rallied a great army of the Denizens of Abundance to attack the Xianzhou Alliance. Baiheng, in her typical headstrong fashion, charged ahead and shattered the enemy's defenses, allowing the other Xianzhou soldiers to break through Shuhu's Sanguinary Abyss and awaken Dan Feng from his Dragon's Delirium. She sacrificed herself to save the lives of Jingliu, Dan Feng, and countless others on the battlefield,[8] using a "sun" of absolute darkness that ground everything around it into the finest dust. She was dragged into a vortex of raw power, leaving only a tuft of her hair and a few drops of blood behind.[10]
Dan Feng could not accept Baiheng's death and sought to use the Transmutation Arcanum as a means of resurrection, with Yingxing assisting him using Shuhu's flesh.[8] Their tampering with the Transmutation Arcanum and the powers of the Ambrosial Arbor resulted in the creation of a draconic abomination, which wrought great destruction until it was defeated by Jingliu, though the ordeal left her mara-struck.[11] This disastrous incident would come to be known as the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, and led to the final dissolution of the High-Cloud Quintet.[12]
The Baiheng Street in the Yaoqing is named after Baiheng.[13]
Missions and Events[]
Companion Missions
- Vita Infinita
- Clouds Leave No Trace (flashback only)
Character Mentions[]
Character Stories
| Character | Stories |
|---|---|
Character Voice-Overs
| Character | Voice-Overs |
|---|---|
|
Readables
- Investigation of Ancient Pattern Rubbings from the Luofu
- Views of the Universe from a Starskiff: The Xianzhou Zhuming
- Xianzhou Alliance Travel Guide
Relics
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
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- Baiheng shares the same Chinese voice actor, Tao Dian (陶典), with:
- Arlan
- Kiana Kaslana in Honkai Impact 3rd
- Kiana Kaslana, Houraiji Kyuusyou, and Kaguya in Houkai Gakuen 2
- Hu Tao and Unknown God in Genshin Impact
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Baiheng |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 白珩 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白珩 |
| Japanese | 白珠 |
| Korean | 백주 |
| Spanish | Baiheng |
| French | Baiheng |
| Russian | Байхэн |
| Thai | Baiheng |
| Vietnamese | Baiheng |
| German | Baiheng |
| Indonesian | Baiheng |
| Portuguese | Baiheng |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ @honkaistarrail, Honkai: Star Rail Twitter. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 《崩坏：星穹铁道》动画短片：「玄黄」 Video Description, Bilibili. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ↑ Assignments: Nameless Land, Nameless People
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Visitor Dialogue: Jing Yuan
- ↑ Readable: Views of the Universe from a Starskiff: The Xianzhou Zhuming
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Blade: Character Story: Part IV
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae: Character Story: Part II
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Companion Mission, Vita Infinita: Clouds Leave No Trace
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Jingliu: Character Story: Part III
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae: Character Story: Part III
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Jingliu: Character Story: Part IV
- ↑ Companion Mission, Vita Infinita: The Dragon Returns Home
- ↑ Readable: Xianzhou Alliance Travel Guide