#genshinbent

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Kaeya is a Thief of Void

A Thief of Void is someone who hoards secrets, who thrives in irrelevance, who takes the enigma from someone and leaves them in the open light.

Kaeya is flush with mystery; this is something everyone knows. He loves using misdirection to trip people up and obfuscate anything and everything he's doing, whether it actually needs hiding or not. He enjoys dishing out Schrodinger's information: you *might* be onto something, but it might also be nothing at all.

He hoards Mondstadt's secrets, not vying for information itself but for the movement in the dark. He's figured out everyone and everything but it's up to him, personally, what to disclose and when.

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*

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Neuvillette is a Seer of Mind

A Seer of Mind is someone who passively seeks the truth in peoples’ actions to advocate for justice.

While 'truth' might sound like Light, Neuvillette doesn't seem to care about information unless it relates to the case. He cares about finding out what people have done, and predicting what they are going to do. And then bringing them to justice.

Sounds like Terezi without the violence imo. Really good at predicting people impersonally, but not so good when it's matters of the heart.

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*

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Character Masterpost:

This post will be updated as time goes on. I realized making this list that I have a bias towards the earliest characters as I know them best and we generally have more content for them, but I'll try to work more evenly now

Amber - Heir of Breath

Kaeya - Thief of Void (basic thoughts)

Lisa - Mage of Time (basic thoughts)

Barbara - Sylph of Hope (basic thoughts)

Razor - ? of Blood

Xiangling - Maid of Heart

Beidou - Knight of Void (still deciding)

Xingqiu - ? of Hope

Ningguang - Thief of Light (basic thoughts)

Fischl - Knight of Heart (basic thoughts)

Bennett - ? of Void

Noelle - Knight of Light (basic thoughts)

Chongyun - ? of ?

Sucrose - Maid of Space (basic thoughts)

Jean - ? of ?

Diluc - Heir of Hope (basic thoughts)

Qiqi - Maid of Doom (basic thoughts)

Mona - Mage of Light (basic thoughts)

Keqing - ? of Rage

Venti - Page of Breath (finished)

Klee - ? of ?

Diona - ? of ?

Tartaglia - Thief of Life (basic thoughts)

Xinyan - Rogue of Rage

Zhongli - Mage of Blood (finished)

Albedo - Witch of Void (finished)

Ganyu - ? of ?

Xiao - Knight of Doom (basic thoughts)

Hu Tao - Heir of Time (basic thoughts)

Rosaria - ? of ?

Yanfei - Seer of Life (basic thoughts)

Eula - ? of ?

Kaedehara Kazuha - Rogue of Breath (basic thoughts)

Kamisato Ayaka - ? of ?

Sayu - ? of ?

Yoimiya - Maid of Hope (still deciding)

Aloy - ? of ?

Kujou Sara - ? of ?

Raiden Shogun - Prince of Mind (finished)

Sangonomiya Kokomi - ? of ?

Thoma - ? of ?

Gorou - ? of ?

Arataki Itto - Page of Blood (still deciding)

Yun Jin - Witch of Heart (still deciding)

Shenhe - ? of ?

Yae Miko - ? of Mind

Kamisato Ayato - ? of ?

Yelan - ? of ?

Kuki Shinobu - ? of ?

Shikanoin Heizou - Bard of Void (basic thoughts)

Collei - ? of ?

Tighnari - Sylph of Light (basic thoughts)

Dori - ? of ?

Candace - ? of ?

Cyno - ? of ?

Nilou - ? of ?

Nahida - Seer of Hope (basic thoughts)

Layla - ? of ?

Wanderer - ? of Rage

Faruzan - ? of ?

Alhaitham - ? of Rage

Yaoyao - ? of ?

Deyha - ? of ?

Mika - ? of ?

Baizhu - Rogue of Life (basic thoughts)

Kaveh - ? of ?

Kirara - ? of ?

Lynette - ? of ?

Lyney - ? of ?

Freminet - ? of ?

Neuvillette - Seer of Mind (basic thoughts)

Wriothesley - ? of ?

Charlotte - ? of ?

Furina - ? of ?

Navia - ? of ?

Chevreuse - ? of ?

Gaming - ? of ?

Xianyun - ? of ?

Chiori - ? of ?

Arlecchino - ? of ?

Clorinde - ? of ?

Sethos - ? of ?

Sigewinne - ? of ?

Emilie - ? of ?

Kachina - ? of ?

Mualani - ? of ?

Kinich - ? of ?

Xilonen - ? of ?

Chasca - ? of ?

Ororon - ? of ?

Citali - ? of ?

Mavuika - ? of ?

Lan Yan - ? of ?

Yumemizuki Mizuki - ? of ?

Iansan - ? of ?

Varessa - ? of ?

Escoffier - ? - ?

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Tighnari is a Sylph of Light

A Sylph of Light is someone who passively restores impact and influence through sharing and fixing information.

My first thought, and maybe yours too, was Life due to his interests in botany and the rainforest. Looking through his characters stories and voicelines though, I didn't see a lot about growth and strength and liberation; instead I read about his passion for research and knowledge, and his insistence on helping others understand things as well.

From his first character story: "Tighnari is able to communicate the correct way to act and the reasons behind that in a manner most comprehensible to those he teaches. The way he sees it, these crafts of living out in the wilds are also knowledge, and that getting people to accept knowledge is an art in and of itself... Knowledge is, in truth, the treasure of all living things. It should be passionately embraced by those who are curious about it as opposed to becoming a tool for survival, doled out in limited amounts."

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*

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Nahida is a Seer of Hope

A Seer of Hope is someone who passively guides others using their imagination and understanding of all the various possibilities that could exist.

Very Seer-like right from the start, providing guidance and support along with exploring her own understandings.

All the stuff with dreams and imagination is very reminiscent of Hope. She talks about enjoying watching fate play out because it's something she can't predict, which I think deals into how Hope is tied to possibilities and opening options

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*

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Zhongli is a Mage of Blood

A Mage of Blood is someone who actively understands and guides through bonds and obligations.

Liyue is the country of contracts of course, but its people are connected with more than just legalities. One's reputation is rather important in Liyue, and having the right connections can be very helpful indeed. Everyone knows everyone- even all the way in Qingce village- because the people are so united. Such is the culture that Rex Lapis has founded.

Once a year, Liyue's archon came down to give advice and guide the people in the following year. How lonely it must be for someone so centered on connection to have so little personal relationships. I don't envy the choice he had to make to step down from that unreachable pedestal.

Since becoming Zhongli, he's had a number of small but positive impacts on the others in Liyue. Everyone who has met him talk about how knowledgeable he was and how he was able to understand their fields of interest with so much detail, often advising them in some way or another. I'm reminded of his story quest with the God of Salt's follower, and how easily he saw the real, intense relationship she had with her god. It may not have been good news, but he gave her the knowledge she was seeking.

As Rex Lapis he was a guide to the people of Liyue and as Zhongli he will continue to be so, just on a smaller scale.

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Shikanoin Heizou is a Bard of Void

A Bard of Void is someone who passively destroys lies and mysteries often using misdirection or confusion.

I mean, the first line of one of his character stories is "The way Heizou sees it, detectives are to destroy their opponents' defenses using their intelligence." Which is so Bard and in context makes a lot of sense for Void.

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*

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Tartaglia is a Thief of Life

A Thief of Life is someone who actively steals strength and growth and uses it to overcome any obstacles.

I was thinking about Rage for him, but while he's very... unpredictable... his life and his goals aren't focused on defiance, righteousness, negativity, truth, etc. So them I thought about Blood because of his strong family and country ties, but while they are undeniably important to him, they don't really run his life either, as he mostly does his own thing under the Fatui off in other countries. So what does run his life? To become stronger. To be the very biggest fish in the sea and eventually conquer the world.

Tartaglia is Life down to the bone! I was sure of it as soon as I had that thought. His class was giving me some trouble however. He also definitely fits the archetype of Prince or Bard, but he's not actually especially destructive? He was not enthusiastic about the plan in Liyue, he only did it for the Tsaritsa. The rest of his life seems to be collecting debt and information, and challenging whoever he wants to fight. Dirk was not particularly destructive in a physical way, but as Heart he was definitely self-destructive and destructive of other's emotions. But Childe is pretty genuine honestly. He wasn't lying or pretending about being the traveller's friend even though it started with ulterior motives. Anyway, I just can't see him as a destroyer class. But he absolutely fits the Thief personality. Along with Vriska and Meenah, he is straight-forward about what he wants, and he goes to great lengths to take it. Debt collection and information gathering are thievery actions but he really shines in taking on strong opponents and learning how to defeat them to grow stronger himself. He was not born with exceptional battle skill, he had to take it by force down in the Abyss.

*to be added onto later, feel free to comment*