I love your babyytrapping post so much! i can't help but wonder... how many children would the genshin yans have?
hmm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, alright let's discuss this. you're the one getting pregnant outside chalk/alchemy/adoptive means btw don't think about it too much
; not proofread, baby trapping (?)
with how arduous the creation process of durin's human body was, as much as he wants 2340249 chalk babies, albedo will have to settle for three homunculus kids. as established, the first child is for baby trapping purposes. however, their appearance leans too much on him, so the second chalk child is intentionally edited to resemble you more :) how romantic! and because there were still leftover materials, he managed to create his last child. he expects you to love them all equally, though he wouldn't mind if you favored the firstborn a little more.... not because they resemble him, not at all. grandmother rhinedottir sends her congratulations from up celestia and uncle durin visits them as often as possible :)
wanderer only has one child. it's impossible to create a puppet child via craftsmanship now that irminsul has burned down, so you'd have to procreate with him as other humans usually do. despite doubting some of his functions since he's a puppet, wanderer agreed regardless. and perhaps blessed by the shade of life, you end up conceiving -- he has never felt more human the way he did at that moment. the creation of life... something he had a hand in, that's a miracle. he never knew a puppet like him could do such thing. he treasures his child dearly, mini durin was a great test run because now he'll be a full-fledged parent, although you'd need to calm him down because he's too overprotective.
while not every creation of hers is referred to as her child, rhinedottir's creations are all your children. as such, it's... uncountable. bakunawa, the killed subject two, albedo, dragonspine durin, the alternate version of durin that's technically your nephew, sebas whom also doubles as a pet cat slash butler, and more... she just never stops creating, and you never stop caring for these creations as if you birthed them yourself. each time a rifthound gets slain by the golden-haired traveler, your heart aches, and you dearly miss bakunawa, despite the creature biting off rhinedottir's arm once. children have their rebellious phases, too! it's your job as their mother to care for them all, though, just like rhinedottir, albedo is your uncontested favorite.
lohen's one and only adoptive child is prune, but he's open to more. this feisty child takes up all your energy just looking after her, so you reject his teasing proposals of getting you pregnant. no, absolutely not, and prune agrees with you. there's no need for one more when she's right here! she's greedy with your affection just like her father, and she's doing just fine as an only child. why introduce an ugly (because they'll have lohen's genes) baby to the world? hmph! she's calling forth the help of those old hag witches to concoct an 'anti-baby' (her words) tea for you to drink.
surtalogi only has one, and they primarily exist to be your leash. your heart is too soft even now, and he uses it to his full advantage. not only will you two watch him destroy planets in real-time, you'll also enjoy it :/ his ideas of family bonding time aren't exactly the best, so you must put your foot down and encourage him to make a quick stop on a tourist-heavy planet for a wonderful picnic. you're the one actively parenting your sole child, but he sometimes chimes in via 'how to destroy planets' teaching methods and 'i see potential in you' compliments. yay, you suppose...
dainsleif has two, both born after the cataclysm and raised in a loving home... even if said home is somewhat cut off from the rest of the world. it's a small, unknown corner of teyvat's land that not many people would enjoy living in (the main city is too far away, wild monsters roaming about, etc.) but dainsleif is nothing if not a competent father. amazing house building skills (where did he learn that?) aside, he routinely clears out the monsters around the area to ensure his children's lives are comfortable. he disappears for a day or two once a year to tackle abyss shenanigans with his two friends (traveler and paimon), but he never stops babbling about his spouse and children back home, trust.
vedrfolnir has three, partly because he foresaw dainsleif having two kids, and he has this one-sided competition to beat him by having one more. a bit petty, but they make for a lively bunch. the abyss is normally devoid of life, and hilichurls who believe him to be their god aside, vedrfolnir has carved out an area where they won't be affected. although, considering they're a sinner's offspring, they're probably unaffected or in tune with abyss just as he is, the only one to really worry after here is you -- all delicate and teeming with life. he teaches them to never let you explore the abyss, and they take this task seriously. his own little bodyguards... poopyfolnir.
hroptatyr has five... each one a shoutout to his fellow sinners LMAOOOOOO. there's rhinedottir jr., rerir jr., vedrfolnir jr., and... he jests ^^ he would never name them that. in truth, they're named after the notable flora you researched back in the universitas, a little homage to the life you once lived, you know? very thoughtful of him. he encourages them to foster your love for research because that's kind of a universitas throwback, okay dad of the year...?
sandrone's in a similar branch with rhinedottir. there's her dead creation in natlan, the seven katherynes across nations, and her other machines, so for now... seven? she's forming an idol group with that. since they're all bionic puppets, there's really no need to look after them like they're stumbling four-year-olds, so sandrone sometimes gets this creeping idea to create a new bionic puppet that actually grows up, just like a normal human would. she's not human, so she came into this world in the body she already has. maintenance will be hard, but well... she kind of (read: really badly) wants to see you act motherly. okay, new passion project idea of hers is secured, you'll see her holed up in her workshop for months on end. advancing machines all because she wants a bionic puppet child,,,, sure sandrone.