Anonymous Narwhal · 8mo
Bunn!!! The new Dain quest gave us so much lore, I can't process all of this!! But let me just pick one thing: I'm so hyped about the 5 sinners! Gotta say, I didn't expect this and I'm really looking forward to see this develop! And part of what I'm curious about is to learn more about them from other sources than just Dain. Don't get me wrong, I don't think he lied to us or anything - I think he told us the truth as he perceives it. But imo Dain was never portrayed as a very reliable narrator; the guy has very obvious biases and missing information. I mean, at this point it should be obvious that no one in this game is unbiased. But especially with info about Khaenri'ah Dain is still the major source of information for the traveler and I'm always questioning his perspective in these quests haha. Right now, I'm really interested in learning whether the sinners actually just abandoned Khaenri'ah, like Dain said, and if they are possibly connected to the Hexenzirkel and if they even work together (didn't necessarily sound like it but... who knows). If you have any thoughts about this, I would be happy to hear them! :D (And sorry for the ramble, I got a bit excited)
OH ALSO: Of course things connect to Childe!!! Childe Impact strikes again!!!
So sorry that it took me a million years to get to this omg.
That lore drop was so delicious. Childe having a connection to one of the five sinners had to be one of the most insane discoveries ever. I always semi-joke about Childe having major protagonist energy (it's really not a joke at this point), but when it comes down to it he is connected to so many things:
- The Abyss
- A powerful woman from outside of Teyvat that trained him
- A "sinner" from Khaenri'ah
- A gigantic planet-devouring narwhal
- Two gods
- The hero Ajax of the past, whose name is used as the title of a play about DESCENDERS (and this detail is glossed over far too much, especially in light of Simulanka)
And SO much more. This isn't even exhaustive, just a few examples.
Also I'm glad you brought up Dain and his lack of reliability, because for a while now I've been thinking about Genshin's style of storytelling and how "truth" is actually such a hard thing to come by, all by design. Whether it's the characters perceiving the world from a biased and/or limited perspective, or lore and information colored by the Traveler's knowledge of Teyvat or lack thereof, Genshin rarely ever presents solid facts. And this is made more complex by how memories can be tampered with: deleted, twisted, fabricated. It makes it impossible to put full trust into the information you're given, and I think that makes examining it so much fun.
That quest taught us that not even Dain, one of the only characters we can rely on for firsthand information about Khaenri'ah, can have his memories tampered with in such a way that not even he can see it coming.
As for the sinners, there's a huge chance that there's far more nuance behind their actions than what we're being told, so I'm definitely withholding my judgement of them until we get more info. I mean, at this point, I suspect there's even more they're not telling us about the era of the dragon sovereigns and their nature, but that's just my own personal speculation.
Hoping the next Dain quest really delivers!
