Snowland is a terrestrial snowy planet mentioned in Honkai: Star Rail.
Description[]
The Snow Plains in Snowland are home to a variety of wildlife such as Snowrock lizards, torch-antler elk, Yaks, Wildboars and white bears. The hunters' rule for surviving the Snow Plains of Snowland was simple enough — Never go to the south of the mountain during Artaius' hunting season, since that white bear did not welcome anyone. As the name suggests, Springtime climate in Snowland is exceedingly rare.[1][2]
Snowland is home to organizations such as the Snowland Animal Welfare Association, Hunters Association and companies like Snowland Biopharmaceuticals Limited. The pharmaceutical branch of the IPC hunts biological materials to manufacture precious drugs, recruiting bounty hunters in the Snowland to procure them. The high-tech, streamlined suspended matrix is a type of trap believed to be used only by the most cutting-edge hunter on Snowland.[3][4]
History[]
Sometime in the past, a hunter sent by the association, Hugh, went to the south of the mountain in the Snow Plains after receiving the rescue call. Never did he expect to walk right into an ambush long in the planning.
After waking up from a long shock induced by gunshots, Hugh immediately realized he just barely escaped death. However, he also realized his plight was far from over, for Artaius was staring right at him. Despite the short range and fast pace, some of Artaius' messy attacks were bound to miss. Hugh calmly waited for an opening, then he whipped out his bone blade soaked in poison and jumped up for an extraordinary strike in the blink of an eye. Their positions as the predator and the prey were reversed.
After removing Artaius' head and fur, he managed to survive the first night in snow despite his untreated gunshot wounds. Days later, the Hunters Association located Artaius' headless corpse. It was then they realized the hunter who was supposed to die had survived, and an unforeseen avenger was born.[5]
Registered hunters decided to march into the snowy mountains to hunt down Hugh and neutralize the approaching threat. Though there were many exceptionally powerful talents among the register hunters of the association, they were never comrades who had each other's back. Hunters congregated only for the hefty prize of the bounty, and would betray one another without hesitation for the right price. To them, anything could happen on these desolate plains. As long as the old hunter Hugh was taken care of, everyone would earn more bounty. That was their consensus, for which they paid the price.
Hugh made more than enough preparations. For him, hunting the top hunters would be no easier a task than hunting monsters. Hugh had to be more patient than ever, as he believed patience was always the most valued trait in a hunter. Before long, the number of registered hunters in the Hunters Association began to dwindle, for the rumored horror known as Hugh the Undead was spreading.[6]
The Lord of the Ice Lake, whose body was fully covered in unique scales that dazzlingly reflected the sunlight, could easily render itself invisible by diving underwater. Few hunters could handle a battle with such an invisible monstrosity. Days later, the registered hunters of the association stumbled upon the Ice Dragon's carcass with its scales already peeled off. At that moment, their horror surpassed their shock.
The beasts that Hugh had hunted down numbered in the thousands, each and every one of which was uniquely precious. It was believed that only by reaching a thorough understanding of the prey's traits and habits would a hunter truly achieve the full completion of a hunt. For Hugh, the Lord of the Ice Lake was the last piece in the puzzle that was the Snow Plains. Hence, he had to finish the hunt, to bring his Hunter's Soul to completion. And then, the highest prized bounty was put on the head of Hugh the Hunter, instead of the Lord of the Ice Lake, marking the beginning of an all-out hunt. It is said that all hunters should be prepared to become the prey. It was so for Hugh, and even more so for those traitors.[7]
At some point, Hugh was ambushed by the registered hunters, fatally wounding him. He later hunted a torch-antler elk, managing to wound it. Despite being deeply wounded and too weak to maintain a body temperature that could melt snow, a dying torch-antler elk was still a most dangerous beast. He pointed his hunting rifle straight at the dying elk. Looking at the elk's eyes, he thought those reminded him of his own.
Ever since the ambush, Hugh's life force had already become depleted. He was sharply aware that the only reason he managed to survive was due to his unyielding desire for revenge. He felt that should it become satiated, his life would instantly come to an end. Despite his heavy footsteps, Hugh's large soft elk-skin boots did not leave any prints on the ground. He had to stay sharp for the last hunt of his life.
Amid panic and hysteria, the Hunters Association began to crumble. They began to purge traitors in haste, hoping it could grant them Hugh's mercy. Instead, it only led to their own self-destruction by mutual distrust. Hugh fell down for good on the Snowy Plains before he could get a taste of the pleasure of completing his revenge.[8]
Known Characters[]
- Hugh — Former Registered Hunter of the Hunters Association turned Bounty Target
- Timothy — CEO of Snowland Biopharmaceuticals Limited
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Snowland |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 斯诺兰德 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 斯諾蘭德 |
| Japanese | スノーランド |
| Korean | 스노우랜드 |
| Spanish | Snowland |
| French | Terres des neiges |
| Russian | Сноуленд |
| Thai | Snowland |
| Vietnamese | Snowland |
| German | Schneeland |
| Indonesian | Snowland |
| Portuguese | Terra de Neve |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ Relic, : Hunter of Glacial Forest
- ↑ Readable: A Handwritten Letter
- ↑ Simulated Universe Occurrence: Bounty Hunter
- ↑ Simulated Universe Swarm Disaster, Occurrence: Propogation and Swarm: Nest Exploration
- ↑ Relic, Hunter of Glacial Forest: Hunter's Artaius Hood
- ↑ Relic, Hunter of Glacial Forest: Hunter's Lizard Gloves
- ↑ Relic, Hunter of Glacial Forest: Hunter's Ice Dragon Cloak
- ↑ Relic, Hunter of Glacial Forest: Hunter's Soft Elkskin Boots
