With all the Snheznaya lore bombs lately, I just wanna say shout out to the one ao3 author who wrote that angsty ragbros fic where Kaeya becomes the new Cryo archon. You hit closer than anyone else at the time.
Mysterious Faes, Forbidden Creations — Adventurers' Guild Snezhnaya Special Issue
The Adventurers' Guild has compiled a special guidebook for adventurers heading to Snezhnaya, the Creature Lore Investigation Guide. Mysterious faes, forbidden alchemical creations... Snezhnayan creatures are far more fascinating than you can imagine. Let's take a look together~
How does Odette spend a typical day when she's off the stage?
From morning rehearsals to a quiet afternoon at the theater, her daily routine gradually unfolds. Yet beyond the reporter's gaze, she continues to fulfill another responsibility.
My age old Kaeya theory I've been holding onto for years, (feel free to laugh at me if Snehznaya comes out and proves me wrong):
Little disclaimer that I don't remember exactly where all the information I'm about to say is from. So there's a good percentage of it that is possibly just made up stuff speculated by fans. Sorry not sorry.
Y'all remember that ancestor of Diona Xiangling found in her quest frozen and preserved in ice? I don't remember his name but he's important for this theory.
He gave me the idea that Kaeya was frozen in ice during the attack on the cataclysm and only freed when it was time for his father to drop him off in Mondstat.
Do I have any real support for this theory? No. This theory was built before we met/knew of Chlothar and his founding of the abyss order (so basically for-fucking-ever ago, pre 3.5 type of forever ago) and everybody worked under the ussumption that Peirro was Kaeya's father. Now, I still like to believe Peirro is Kaeya's father and Chlothar was only his uncle or something because in all of Chlothar's fuss about Caribear and his lover from Mondstat he never brings up the possibility of him having other children who got the immortality curse instead of the monster one.
And this still makes sense in the little world I've built! Because we know from character voice lines (I forget who's, I think Wanderer's) that Peirro used to be the royal mage of Khaenri'ah. This still fits in with him being an Alberich because from what we know they were a family held high in the kingdom's court. And this actually supports the Kaeya and Peirro connection due to Kaeya's Abyss Mage design motifs. And implies that Peirro is somebody with great knowledge and likely knew of Khaenri'ah's ancestry to the Tsaritsa and their connection to the third descender. And now that I think about it their connection to the third descender is probably why they were so obsessed with descenders.
Anyway- back on track from my little tangent.
I believe that during the cataclysm, Peirro didn't run to fight, he sought shelter with the Cryo Archon. Essentially agreeing to help her get justice if she preserved what he had left of his family, Kaeya. Peirro then watches the heavenly principles for years as the fatui ranks grow, even bringing in others of his kind, and the centuries pass by. Eventually he needs to send somebody specifically to watch Mondstat, he can only watch so much of Celestia at a time. That's where Kaeya comes in. Peirro thaws him out, freeing him from the ice that kept him young and uncursed, and leaving him in Mondstat to watch over the archon who has the closest connection to one of the shades.
Because notice the wording when Kaeya speaks of being a traitor. He says he's a spy of Khaenri'ah, not a spy for the abyss order. It's specific wording like that that leads me away from him being a descendent of Chlothar directly.
Another reason I believe Kaeya couldn't just be a modern decendant is because the only other child from Khaenri'an lineage we know is Arlecchino but she's from a different dynasty. If Khaenri'ans were able to have kids and pass down a lineage post cataclysm I figure we would see more Khaenri'an people, with diluted heritage ofc, spread around. Especially because none of the people who were cursed like Dain, Capitano, or Rhinedotter actually seem to age, just rot.
This idea also kinda implies that the Crimson Moon Khaenri'ans were spared from the curse (or at least got a different one) and I would like to support that idea. Because while Arlecchino has darkness eating away at her hands and trailing up her arms, other than that she has none of the signature blue rot that the others carry.
All this to say, I firmly do not believe Chlothar had a long lineage after founding the abyss order that survived to this day. Especially since the abyss twin presumably takes the reigns from him as the new ruler directly after his passing. Kaeya has to come from a time pre cataclysm where he was then frozen in ice for the stationary 500 years between then and now.
Regardless of how wrong or right I am about who his father or mother is, that is my stance.
technically if scaramouche was made using tech from khaenri'ah and the tsaritsa is the mother of khaenri'ahs linage
technically you could consider them realitives
i wonder if the tsaritsa knew how he was created
obviously if your the mother of a whole bloodline surely you keep in touch with the tech especially since your alive still???
i did have a feeling it snezhnaya was going to be a nation with lots of puppets because of sandrone but this adds a whole new thing
heres a slightly correct family tree i made to emphasize the absurdity of albedos new updated family tree (i am a only semi competitive lore enjoyer i still have a life lol)
albedos family tree now includes the tsaritsa and all of the khaenri'ah bloodline ofc hes not techincally blood related or is he???(im not asking his mom for clarification lol)
albedo gotta stop collecting kids and siblings dudes trying to beat alice and his moms record of kids
oh wait there not even the worst offenders
he needs to stop collecting them before he beats the tsaritsas score lol
im excited and scared mostly scared for future lore
Keep thinking of Paralogism Knights of Favonious because how... did they even approach that topic... like everyone was so chill with everything.
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Jean: "Kaeya. Great timing, actually. Albedo will be accused of crimes in the near future. Can I entrust you with being Albedo's defense lawyer?"
Kaeya: "1st or 2nd degree?"
Albedo: "...Why is it you instantaneously assume murder?"
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Jean: "The whole mountain? Corrupted by the abyss?"
Albedo: "Technically. Durin's heart grows bitter the longer we wait,"
Jean: "Bitter of what?"
Albedo, knowing damn well he's bitter of HIM: "Reasons undiscovered. I assume being trapped and paralysed for 500 years isn't beneficial to a positive mental state"
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Albedo: "For the record, thank you. I'm aware this is all merely a fabrication but I appreciate you being on the stand for me. I know you're not fond of having analysing eyes on you,"
Kaeya: "I mean, I would probably defend you for 1st degree murder even if it wasn't fabricated,"
Albedo: "...Duly noted?"
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Jean: "Are you sure you could pull this off? Turning a creature into a human is quite the alchemical feat,"
Albedo: "My mother's taught me enough about human creation,"
Jean: "...Human conception in the womb is much, much different... is it not?"
You had strictly discussed that no nonsense was to happen when you and Abaddon were gone. Nothing. What did they do? Utter nonsense. You came back to several pieces of furniture missing, Loken with a broken arm, Aximond with a black eye, and the other lunar wolves refusing to meet your eyes like guilty dogs. Most likely from other things you hadn't found. Which is why you were now discussing it with the remaining mournival and Horus.
And by discussing, you'd had the four of them lined up for a lecture. An hour-long one. The remaining Lunar wolves standing behind, waiting for their turn.
But it was Tarik who was currently holding in a snicker while you were wagging a rolled-up stack of paper at Horus. He had an idea. A terrible, hilarious idea. Loken and Aximond shot him a questioning look before catching a similar bout of giggles, as if they knew what he was thinking.
"What is so fu-" Tarik Torgaddon partially squatted down, hands on his knees, to meet you at eye level as if talking to a child.
"Sorry, Mum. I figured I'd... get down to your level to understand the issue at hand. I don't want to fall short of understanding."
There was an audible moment of silence. The lunar wolves were distancing themselves from the mournival and your husband, memorizing the details of the carpets.
"Get down... to my level?" You spoke calmly.
"Yes, mum."
"Because I'm short?"
"Yes."
"Interesting... very interesting... Abaddon?"
"Yes, Mother?"
"Take his moustache." You replied, and for a brief moment, they saw the only look of amusement that had ever crossed Abaddon's face, and Tarik knew fear.
"With pleasure."
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