The Plaguemarks, also known as the Traces of Abundance, are powerful artifacts bearing the power of Yaoshi the Aeon of Abundance that reside on the Hexafleet of the Xianzhou Alliance.[1]
It is unknown if the Xianzhou Cangcheng, the Xianzhou Daiyu, or the Xianzhou Yuanqiao had plaguemarks before they were destroyed.
History[]
Thousands of years before the main story, the Xianzhou Alliance, originally a fleet of nine ships, embarked on a voyage to seek out Yaoshi for immortality. After finding Yaoshi, the Xianzhou Luofu was gifted with the Ambrosial Arbor, a giant tree that took root on the ship. The ancestors of the Luofu people ate its fruits and were blessed with longevity. However, this came with a heavy price: what resulted was population expansion and diminishing resources. Other beings attacked the Xianzhou to take their sacred artifact, and countless atrocities were committed. Those who survived the war realized they were susceptible to mara, a condition long-life species suffer, turning them into "beasts." They began to resent the gift bestowed to them by Yaoshi.[2][3]
Other plaguemarks include the Lunar Embryo on the Yaoqing, the Primordial Flame on the Zhuming, the Miniature Myriads on the Fanghu, and the Fallow Earth on the Yuque.[4][5]
In the Year 4800 Star Calendar, the five lineages of the Vidyadhara made an alliance on the Yuque, putting their sacred vow into writing: "This oath shall remain unbroken, standing stronger than even earth and steel."[4] Glaciator Marum signed the covenant with the Alliance on behalf of the Vidyadhara, and the five High Elders were bound to keep watch over the respective plaguemarks of each Xianzhou ship. As a reward for their watch over the plaguemarks, the Alliance granted the Vidyadhara the Xianzhou Fanghu to rule as an autonomous ship.[5]
Known Plaguemarks[]
Ambrosial Arbor[]
The Ambrosial Arbor is a large tree on the Xianzhou Luofu. It once bore fruits that bestowed long life to the Xianzhou Natives. The immortality brought by the Arbor caused population expansion, diminishing resources, and the condition known as mara. Other beings attacked the Xianzhou to take the Arbor.[3]
When the Vidyadhara signed the covenant with the Alliance to watch over the plaguemarks, Imbibitor Lunae Yubie, high elder of the Luofu at the time, made the decision to flood Scalegorge Waterscape with the waters of the ancient sea in order to help the Luofu seal the Ambrosial Arbor. The statue at Dragonvista Rain Hall was erected in honor of this.[6]
The Arbor was severed in the Flaming Catastrophe War around Year 3400 Star Calendar.[7][8][9]
Around 30 years after the Third Abundance War that occurred in Year 8072 Star Calendar, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus revived the Arbor with the power of a Stellaron. Phantylia took control of the Arbor and possessed a body created by the Arbor after the defeat of the Disciples. It went dormant after Phantylia was defeated.[10]
Primordial Flame[]
The Primordial Flame, also known as the Flint Emperor, was the leader of the heliobi, beings of pure energy with the power to possess people's bodies. After the heliobi were defeated in a war with the Xianzhou, the craftsmen of the Xianzhou Zhuming imprisoned the Flint Emperor in a furnace and used it as a power source and to forge various divine weapons.[11][9][7]
During the Flaming Catastrophe War around Year 3400 Star Calendar, the Xianzhou hero that would later become the Reignbow Arbiter made a deal with the Flint Emperor. The Reignbow allowed the Flint Emperor to possess their body in return for the heliobi's power. When the war ended, the Flint Emperor left behind part of their body, although no traces of the Reignbow were found.[9]
Lunar Embryo[]
The Lunar Embryo is the plaguemark of the Xianzhou Yaoqing. It was created by the Borisin Warhead Duran through the sacrifice of Borisins and Foxians to the Redspring created by Yaoshi. It led to the creation of a heart shaped like a crimson moon that was passed down from Duran to each succeeding Warhead.[12] It allows the Borisin Warhead to turn Foxians into Borisins by infecting them with the Warhead's blood.[13]
The crimson moon has been consumed by Feixiao and is presumably under her control.[14]
Fallow Earth[]
The Fallow Earth is a mineral deposit and the plaguemark of the Xianzhou Yuque. It was made by people so that the Fallow Earth never exhausted itself.[15][16][17]
The Fallow Earth has been used for creating various products, including bricks for Xianzhou architecture, starskiffs, medicine, and Jade Abacus technology.[18][19][20][21][11]
Miniature Myriads[]
The Miniature Myriads are the plaguemark of the Xianzhou Fanghu. It is said to have "beautiful waters."[22]
References[]
- ↑ HoYoLAB: Character Introduction: Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae
- ↑ Adventure Mission: Ten-Lords' Decree and Calamity's Remnant
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trailblaze Mission, Windswept Wanderlust: Wood Sprouts Anew, Fate Tilts Askew
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 YouTube: Animated Short: Ichor of Two Dragons | Honkai: Star Rail
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NPC: Hongjin
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Topclouded Towerthrust: Oblation Obtained, Order Ordained
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Readable: List of Archenemies, List of Archenemies, Abomination Scroll: Heliobi
- ↑ Readable: Glimpses into the Beyond, "Inquiry Into The Gods: The Arbiters"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Readable: Annotations from "Ode to Reignbow Path"
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Karmic Clouds Faded, War Banners Folded: Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Fu Xuan's Voice-Over: Knowledge 3
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (II): Alone In Peril
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (II): The Red Warcry
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (II): Salvation by Starlance
- ↑ YouTube: Myriad Celestia Trailer — "History of the Xianzhou- Exodus of the Five Dragons" - Honkai- Star Rail
- ↑ Relic, : Fleet of the Ageless
- ↑ Readable: Investigation of Ancient Pattern Rubbings from the Luofu, Salvation and Rebirth Pellet
- ↑ Adventure Mission, Aurum Alley's Hustle and Bustle: Back in Business (I)
- ↑ Adventure Mission: A Teacher and a Friend
- ↑ Location: Stargazer Navalia
- ↑ Readable: Compendium of Remedies, (Part I)
- ↑ Readable: Xianzhou Alliance Travel Guide, The Fanghu