History[]
Early History[]
- ??? AE — Zandar One Kuwabara forms the Genius Society and appoints himself as its first member. He supposedly creates the Aeon of Erudition, Nous.[1]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #2, Harald Punch, proves the existence of Phlogiston.[2]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #3, Nyul Iman, disproves the existence of Phlogiston.[2]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #4, Polka Kakamond, joins the society. She soon becomes notorious for killing other members of the society.[3]
- ??? AE — Three geniuses, being Bohdan #7, Lambda #8, and Klein #9, were born on the same planet, and drew the gaze of Nous within a century.[4]
- ??? AE — Klein makes the Man-Made Meteorite for Bohdan.[4]
- ??? AE — Lambda is killed by a violate explosion due to a lab accident, which is suspected to be caused by Polka.[5]
- ??? AE — Bohdan reproves the existence of Phlogiston and is killed by Polka sometime afterwards.[2]
- ??? AE — Klein is found dead in his house's basement.[6]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #22, Aiden, creates the nine-worded formulae that reshaped algebra, geometry, and science.[7]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #23, Acha, dies in the Mechanical City.[8]
Swarm Disaster[]
- 13XX AE[9] — An unnamed Genius Society member was killed by Polka after researching into the Finality.[10]
First Mechanical War[]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #27, Rubert I, creates the Anti-Organic Equation and starts the Mechanical Emperor's Wars, pitting inorganic lifeforms against organic lifeforms.[11] The war causes widespread devastation; by its conclusion, the organics prove victorious, with Rubert I being killed by Polka at the end of the war.[12]
Interlude[]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #29, Sserkal, creates the Phase Flame, alongside the Metafield.[13][14]
- ??? AE — Sserkal dies after 29 human days.[14]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #56, Elias Salas, creates a wide array of inventions, most notably the Synesthesia Beacon, though other creations include the Genius's Ultraremote Sensing Visor, Society Tickets, ultra long-range communication devices and numerous ways to prolong life.[15][16][17][18]
Second Emperor's War[]
Scholars' Strife[]
- ??? AE — Polka returns and kills people infected by the Anti-Organic Virus.[19]
- ??? AE — Polka has spoken with Patavia Adler Sommerville a number of times, filling her with a sense of inferiority.[20]
Recent History[]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #64, Dr. Primitive, gets into a tussle with the Galaxy Rangers on Vonwacq.[21]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #76, Screwllum, is invited to the society at some point after the Second Mechanical Emperor's War. His invitation causes the IPC to reconsider their decision to destroy all non-organic life and gifts him a Mechanical Cuckoo Clock as a symbol of peace.[22]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #77, Puzzle, creates educational toys for physics which are met with abysmal sales. Later, she makes an alternative to hyper-distant delivery, but it fails and causes violent explosions. This is purchased by the IPC so that it can be used as a weapon.[23][24]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #81, Ruan Mei, is invited by Nous after destroying all existing laws of evolution trying to revive her parents. After this, she becomes set on studying life.[25][26]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #55, Yu Qingtu, creates the Thalan Toxi-Flame, one of the 774 most toxic cocktails popular with those from the Aterlexian System. She also creates The Pinkest Collision after befriending Ruan Mei.[27][28]
- ~2149 AE[29] — Genius Society member #83, The Herta, solves the Solitary Waves Theory, and is invited by Nous afterwards.[30]
- ??? AE — The Herta manages to reverse her own age via de-aging and has created puppets of herself. She has saved the planet she was on from destruction 19 times. She has also captured and sealed a stellaron.[31]
- 2156 AE — The IPC, seeking to protect their trade routes from the Antimatter Legion, approach Genius Society member #79 Chadwick. Along with other researchers, Chadwick develops the Imaginary Implosion Pulse, which Dudley and his higher-ups use to destroy the Antimatter Legion along with countless other plants and civilizations. Chadwick, feeling immense guilt for his participation in the weapon, acquires Screwllum's aid in acquiring medicine to block his knowledge of imaginary physics, successfully erasing his memory and failing to relearn his knowledge. After his death, the IPC collaborates with the Garden of Recollection to preserve his mind and moves it to Penacony for safeguarding.[32]
- ??? AE — Genius Society member #84, Stephen Lloyd, creates the Genius's Frequency Catcher.[33]
- ??? AE — Ruan Mei manages to revive Genius Society member #8, Lambda for a short duration.[34]
- ??? AE — Prior to her departure from the Herta Space Station, Ruan Mei asks for the lower levels of the station to be used for her own experiments, which Herta accepts. Ruan Mei conducts numerous experiments, mostly related to The Swarm, culminating with a synthetic replica of the Emanator of Propagation, Skaracabaz. This section of the station, known as the Seclusion Zone, is eventually sealed up.[8]
Current Activity[]
At the end of 2157 AE, the Herta Space Station is attacked by the Antimatter Legion, though they repel the attackers at the cost of several faculty on board. The Stellaron Hunters steal the stellaron in the station and seal it inside the Trailblazer instead. Sometime after the attack is repulsed, Herta invites the Trailblazer to test the Simulated Universe, a collaboration project between her, Screwllum, Ruan Mei and Stephen Lloyd.[1][35]
Ruan Mei visits Herta Space Station and takes an interest in the Trailblazer upon meeting them. The Trailblazer is tasked to secure the experiments that had escaped containment, leading them to the Seclusion Zone. There, they discover more of Ruan Mei's creations that have formed a society of their own. They also meet Dr. Ratio, who reveals Ruan Mei's secret in the giant chamber below them — a synthetic version of Skaracabaz which the Trailblazer fights, though it unable to sustain itself and disappears after 56 seconds.[8]
During their visit on Penacony, the Trailblazer comes across Chadwick and discovers that he was a member of the Genius Society. They inform Herta, who contacts Screwllum and she has the two head to Penacony to pay a visit to him. They are able to restore Chadwick's mind and promise to protect his secrets from the IPC, upon which he is taken away from Penacony and to Herta Space Station. As they grant him peace, Chadwick's consciousness calls for Herta, imparting his memories to her, who promises to uphold his promise and legacy.[32]
At some point after the Stellaron crisis on Penacony was resolved, Screwllum, collaborating with Dr. Ratio, created the Divergent Universe. Ruan Mei also sent a request to the Astral Express to help her secure some Leviathan fossils from Calenga Abyss.[36] After the delivery was made, Ruan Mei discovered a Whistling Flames ship and a passenger inside and treated her at the request of a travelling merchant.[37] In order to contain the corrosion that Phantylia had inflicted onto Tingyun, Ruan Mei had to make modifications to the foxian's tail. She later had the Astral Express pick her up so they could return her to the Luofu.
Following Hoolay's death, Ruan Mei boarded The Xianzhou Luofu.[38]
After the incident with Professor Primon back at Penacony, Herta would research into the Scholars' Strife. There, she encountered an Unknowable Domain and investigates it. Herta was immersed in the expansion that she failed to return for a significant amount of time, prompting Screwllum to contact the Trailblazer and head into the domain to snap her back to her senses. Herta initially intended to turn Rubert II's data into the fifth genius in the collaboration, but to their surprise, the data entity emulating Polka ended up gaining sentience. Polka declined the offer to be the fifth genius and nearly killed them for putting them on the path of Finality; however, given their spectacular performance, Polka spared them with their lives as a "tip" before leaving. Stephen was troubled by Polka's appearance and sought to create a facial recognition filter mesh, while Herta hoped that Ruan Mei could convince Yu Qingtu to join the project.[39]
Himeko would later inform Herta about their next destination, Amphoreus, which would pique her interest. She later had the Herta Space Station vacated and met with Nous.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trailblaze Mission, Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow: Chaos In the Deep
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Synthesis Material: Phlogiston
- ↑ Herta's Office, Interactable: Polka Kakamond's Portrait
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Simulated Universe, Curio: Man-Made Meteorite
- ↑ Relic, Scholar Lost in Erudition: Scholar's Auxiliary Knuckle
- ↑ Relic, Scholar Lost in Erudition: Scholar's Felt Snowboots
- ↑ Data Bank, Terms: Aiden (Character)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Trailblaze Continuance, Crown of the Mundane and Divine: When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine
- ↑ Honkai: Star Rail (September 13, 2023). Everything we know about the Swarm Disaster so far, HoYoLAB.
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Swarm Disaster, Secrets: Sand King: Tayzzyronth (Part I)
- ↑ Consumable: Disposable Kinetic Arm
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Gold and Gears, Secrets: Emperor Rubert (I)
- ↑ Synthesis Material: Phase Flame
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Relic, Genius of Brilliant Stars: Genius's Metafield Suit
- ↑ Herta's Office, Interactable: Elias Salas' Portrait
- ↑ Relic, Genius of Brilliant Stars: Genius's Ultraremote Sensing Visor
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Curio: Society Ticket
- ↑ Visitor Dialogue: Luocha
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Simulated Universe, Unknowable Domain, Secrets: Anti-Organic Virus (II)
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Unknowable Domain, Secrets: Spying on Heaven (I)
- ↑ Seat of Divine Foresight, Interactable: File Repository: Ally — Rangers
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Curio: Mechanical Cuckoo Clock
- ↑ Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy, Curio: Genius' Confusion
- ↑ Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy, Curio: End of an Altruist
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Ruan Mei: Character Story: Part II
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Ruan Mei: Character Story: Part III
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Curio: Thalan Toxi-Flame
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Curio: The Pinkest Collision
- ↑ Readable: Researcher Eikura Shuu's Diary
- ↑ Simulated Universe, Unknowable Domain, Secrets: Spying on Heaven (II)
- ↑ Herta's Office, Interactable: Herta's Portrait
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Adventure Mission: The Trees At Peace
- ↑ Relic, Genius of Brilliant Stars: Genius's Frequency Catcher
- ↑ Readable: Ruan Mei's Lab Log
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow: Simulated Universe: First Closed Beta
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (I): Homecoming Wardance
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (I): By Words of Many
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (II): A Fugue From Beyond
- ↑ Event Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain Adventure Mission: Antinomic Waltz