Xhyir⭒

a lot of silly little thoughts | hyperfixated on... many things | they/them

[xhyir]

Just realised that I will never remember how I formatted my last post so there will be absolutely no consistent formatting here ever,,

[prohaloplayer-deactivated202601]

best update they've put out in years

[sskk-manifesto]

Kyouka being able to drive at 14 whilst Atsushi can’t will forever be my favorite thing about bsd

[sskk-manifesto]

Some of highlights from the tags:

And the kicker:

[virtualtoybox]

jesus christ. fine. ill say it. im sleepy. im sleepy, okay? do you know what being sleepy does to a person? to their spirit? i should be pitied.

[xhyir]

Ever hear something be like "They produce around 50,000 loaves of bread a week, that's enough to reach the moon and back 3 times!" And you end up sat there just "huh the moon isn't as far away as I thought"

[roguemonsterfucker]

Bitches will be like “That’s my baby boy!” and it’s a grown man who has committed atrocities.

[vurelly]

coming to the realization that the reason fatui skirmisher's all have white hair on their models is likely not out of laziness, but because theyre all rapidly aging and killing themselves through repeated and consistent use of their delusions is not the heartbreak i expected to stumble upon tonight but here i sit

[va-draws]

A moment of light during the siege

[xhyir]

There's a lot of analysis over vision "requirements" and a lot of them have similarities and their own differences, and so I'm going to provide my contribution!

Pryo

They have a strong dedication and determination to their cause, no matter what it is. They are passionate and feel emotions very strongly, usually being more outgoing and extroverted, being able to read them like an open book. Their dedication is incredible and it usually is a driving force for them.

Cryo

They seem to always fall short of their goal(s), usually having a traumatic event happen too in their lives. They're generally "different" in some way too, although whether many others know this or not differs. Quite often, they have someone or others feel differently about them then they want, but can't easily change it.

Electro

Typically they're outcasts, usually not having many friends and/or not "fitting in" with typical society. They never let this change them however and stay true to themselves, despite that they are deemed as different by others. The perception of their "otherness" differs, sometimes they are admired for it, other times they're more rejected for it, but despite it they still stay themselves.

Hydro

They have extremely strong values that they stick to no matter what, these values being highly personal and may not necessarily be the "social norm" but it is what they believe in. They also have a strong sense of justice, this sense of justice too being personal to them. It could be in the typical sense of justice, or in a more abstract way. They are strong, and either show their strength through damage, or through healing.

Geo

Very loyal and will stick to whoever or whatever they love, being extremely protective alongside that, doing anything to protect that which they choose to in spite of themselves. You can say that they're very selfless in that sense. Alongside this comes the stubbornness, they're very rigid and immovable, their strong will is very clear.

Anemo

Usually they have experienced a very traumatic death of someone they care for in their lives, that or it seems like it will happen eventually. Such great loss spurs their need for freedom and living for themselves, as a way to counteract their grief. They're normally seen as "odd" in some way too, either because they are alone a lot or that is the cause of them being alone. They are not necessarily lonely, but they can regularly be found alone.

Dendro

Intelligent. This intelligence isn't restricted to book smarts, but also world smarts and knowledge over a wide range of area. Of course, it's not just limited to this, but they have to have a deep understanding of their knowledge and also be willing to actively seek knowledge, having a strong will in learning and advancing.

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End note:

Not everything will apply to all characters, some will only fit part of the 'traits' but generally speaking these are the common 'trends' within the groups.

[xhyir]

Since I absolutely love the countries of Teyvat, I wanted to offer my ideas of the real world inspirations. It won't be extremely detailed, and I don't know a lot about a lot of the real world countries I will be referring to, so I can only offer my interpretation! Just to clarify: I won't be going into characters with this, I don't know enough about most of them to comment in this!

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Mondstadt:

It seems that the main influence is Germany! If we're being specific due to time periods then possibly the times of the Holy Roman Empire, or Germanic states of the area. It seems that there could be Italian influences there too, with the Italian dishes (Pasta/ Pizza dishes) and the wine industry (Germany does have a wine industry, but Italy is arguably better known).

Liyue:

It pretty clearly seems to have a major influence from China, and from what I know it seems to be the only influence. There's possible influences of Liyue Harbour being influenced by Hong Kong, more in the way of a major seaside city, but also possibly in the modernity factor. It appears to be quite accepting of new things, which isn't necessarily shared by the rest of the nation.

Inazuma:

Another which looks to have only one influence, this being of Japan. There is differences of cultures and beliefs between the islands, but none entirely stray too far away to say that it would be influenced by another country.

Enkanomiya:

I don't know much of the lore if I'm honest. It seems that this area is possibly inspired by ancient Greece however!

Sumeru:

This one is a bit more broad, with influences from Egypt, the Middle East as a whole, and India. It seems likely that they picked such a wide range of geographical area and cultural differences due to the geography of Sumeru, with the desert and jungle split of the country! More specially I've seen detailed explanations of influences for Sumeru that give reference to Persia, Iran, as well as the aforementioned Egypt and India. I can't entirely go into such details without going into characters, which I'm really not confident on doing, but there's a lot of info out there on such things and they're all very interesting!

Since the following nations are unrelased, this will be a lot more speculative.

Fontaine:

Most likely France, with the name being the major clue. It is possibly going to be majorly influenced by 1910s France, so there's been speculation of a specific time period. Other information I've seen is that it may have references to Basque Country, possibly even extending slightly into Spain, this is coming from NPC names that has been seen. The theme could be steampunk too, which may suggest some references to the UK since that is typically where the style is associated with. It is also mentioned of rock and roll originating here, something that showed up first in the USA in the 1950s, so perhaps that will have some meaning or is just something for convenience.

Natlan:

There's so little to go off of for here honestly, but it's probably based upon Latin America, possibly with Indigenous American, African, and/or Spanish influences. There's such a large range there that it's very difficult to say for sure, but it does seem most likely of a primarily Latin American influence, possibly more specially of Colombia, or Mexico.

Snezhnaya:

By extreme majority, it seems that it will be mostly influenced by Russia. If we're being more (or less, depending on how you look at it) specific, then the major influence seems most likely to be the USSR, which would also cover a lot of other countries too. There's been a lot of analysis on the country from the information (and character) that we have, and it definitely appears to have Ukrainian influences too, which suggests possibly wider Slavic influence for the whole nation!

Khaenri'ah:

I know there is quite a bit of lore about this place, and I must admit that I don't really know it all too well other than the basics, although it seems that the influence for here is Nordic. I don't think there's much to go off of, but names do give suggestions of Nordic influences. That's about all I can say however.

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What I've written is my ideas (merged with the ideas of many other people which I've read ideas and opinions from) so far on the countries. Of course, I could be completely missing something, or be adding something! I really just love looking at the countries and trying to figure out what comes from where.