[1.5] The stars are a lie [World Structure Theory Prologue] - A Genshin Impact Theory

[EDIT] I accidently said that Scaramouche is the 14th Harbinger when he's actually the 6th. Sorry about that! [/EDIT]

This is not a perfect theory. There are a couple of holes in it and still a few unknowns I'd like to hammer out, so let's consider this a part one. We'll revisit this again in a later version update.

If you haven't played Unreconciled Stars, I do recommend you seek out a Let's Play of it because it's one of those weird plot relevant events.

(It also occurred to me after I finished that an Astrolabe is typically flat, and an Armillary Sphere is the round one. Ah well.)

[Kate-ggws]

"The star, the sky, it's all a giant hoax, a lie..."


Galileo has left the chat.

[CouncilOfKaslana]

Scaramouche: walks in, says the stars are a lie, shouts “see ya suckers”, refuses to elaborate, leaves.

*insert giga chad meme here*

[renji]

Also have you noticed the loading screen quip you get sometimes “The stars in teyvat will always have a place for you”

[alifpatria]

Never thought a gacha game could drive me insane not because the possible of gambling addiction, but it's because of the story. Legit, everytime i'm done doing my commissions, daily farm and resin. I find myself look up to the sky, set my eyes up to celestia and going crazy thinking of the story and the whole world of genshin impact.

[izzy]

Note: the twins can summon constellations in their idle animation

[jackson]

Khaenri'ah must've fought back REALLY hard 500 years ago, to somehow that conflict result in the death of 3 moons and probably the Dendro Archon's too.

[minbum]

And I like the fact that when we summon and we get constellations it’s literally them falling from the sky

[NotKong-M]

As Dainsleif said:
"There are no coincidences. Everything is the fruit of the seeds planted long ago"

[reyfel]

Maybe that's why Celestia destroyed Khaenri'ah. Because they were using the ley lines to create humans through the art of Khemia, they didn't have a "destiny" and once they died, they could return back to the ley lines which would then pass on their memories to the next generation. The gods probably didn't want them to gain information or create humans from the ley lines which is why they destroyed Khaenri'ah. This is also kinda similar to what happened with Sal Vindagnyr. The King, I kinda forgot what happened, went to the Irminsul Tree to get knowledge from the ley lines which the Gods didn't like and so Celestia dropped the Skyfrost nail. Could it be the Great Tree that they don't want the humans to find out? Is that why when a civilization comes close to finding it, they are destroyed? Also I just rewatched the recent Archon Quest "We will be reunited" and our sibling says that "Until the Abyss has engulfed the thrones, my war with destiny will see no end" so perhaps does this mean that our sibling knows about the false sky and that all the people of teyvat have a destiny. So what the Abyss order is trying to do is destroy the false sky which is allegedly created by Celestia which will free the people. But this would also mean that everyone will die. Is this why Dainsleif is against the Abyss Order? And this is why Khaenri'ah is against Celestia. Not only did they destroy Khaenri'ah for getting to know the "truth" but also because they can control the people of Teyvat. Phew, that was long but I really loved your theory. I hope you continue making more❤️

[ayaandaepic]

I'd just like to add that I'm pretty sure that one of traveler's voice lines says that the stars in teyvats sky are different from the stars of the other worlds that they've been to
edit: I checked to make sure and its the voice line named "About Teyvat"
the part im talking about says: "The skies here are full of stars, but they aren't the same ones seen from my home."

[sal]

Did you notice, moon and soon goes over celestia and not behind celestia.
Does that mean celestia is outside sphere.

[Celerelei]

I actually think we've already seen the 3 moons already, the first one is in the loading screen before we log in, ircc, this one actually has moon cycles and is seperate from the one we see in game. The second one IS the one in game, the one without a moon cycle. The final one is the giant one in the abyss, where its eternally night.

[Wuchtmeister]

Welcome back to all Travelers coming here after the 5.1 Acron Quest
If you excuse me i´ll pour myself a drink now

[insumoko]

Came back to this bc of the 3.2 archon quest and Dottore blank out saying tevyat’s sky is fake and an illusion.

[georgedolphino]

JUST FINISHED THE DENDRO ARCHON QUEST, HE WAS RIGHT!

[orderofshadow]

Always remember: Aether and Lumine got Cubed in the beginning of the game. We are inside a giant pocket dimension that the archons (security guards) reside.

[ann]

I don't know if this is related but I noticed that the namecard Liyue: In the Clouds which you get by reaching reputation lvl 7 in Liyue, has a mandala like image behind a moon, kinda sus mihoyo

[bluecat]

Ashikai: So if the moon is always full, that means-
Me: it’s always werewolf season. Got it.

[TheCheeseman]

Great video! Have been doing a lot of thinking about this as well, and I have some insights I'd like to share.

First off, in the Gnostic text, "Pistis Sophia" the cosmology of the world is described as a series of concentric spheres, known as the aeons. There are 13 of these, and each corresponds to a different material realm in the world, usually represented by the planets (at least, the things they thought were planets, at the time). The outermost sphere is the Zodiac, and it represents a barrier that cannot be crossed. Humans are trapped within it, forced into an eternal cycle of reincarnation by the demiurge. When a person dies, unless they have achieved the gnosis necessary to transcend the mortal world, their memories are stolen by the demiurge and stored in the Zodiac, while their soul is forced into a new body to live again. However, the beings of the heavens ensure that each soul is given a specific set of trials in each of their lives, with these giving them the opportunity to get closer to gnosis in each life.

On a tangential note, it would appear that the book "The Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies" is a loosely adapted version of the "Pistis Sophia", with the Pale Princess being a representation of Sophia, and the Prince of Light being her consort, Jesus, who attempts to lead her through the aeons to her own realm in the 13th.

Obviously, you can see the parallels, here. A person's constellation is made up of all the past memories of their previous lives, and by reading them, you can get a clue as to what sorts of trials you are destined to face in each life. I also happen to believe that hilichurls are humans that reincarnated into a lower form, but that's only my own speculation, so far. Your connection between the irminsul fruits and the stella fortuna is an intriguing one, and I will definitely be considering it in the future.

Secondly, I think you may have dated the death of the moon sisters too recently. In one of the in-game books, the three sisters of the moon tower are said to have witnessed the union of the first seelie and a traveler from afar, with a great catastrophe happening 30 days hence which killed the first seelie. This event predates even the archon war, so it would have been several millennia ago.

Oh, one other minor thing. The sustainer did not accuse mortals of "arrogance", but "arrogation". Arrogation is the taking of something without the right or authority to do so. It's a subtle difference, but in the context of your theory, she was not accusing humans of thinking themselves to be like gods, but rather, taking things they don't deserve.

Keep it up, I really like your videos!

[happi]

who played the 3.2 archon quest here and realized that this theory is now proven correct?