[4.7] The LOOMS of Fate - Genshin Impact Theory

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Caribert's explanation of the Loom of Fate really helps fill in the blanks for a lot of little things throughout the game. It feels kinda obvious in hindsight and boy, is this discovery satisfying!
...Providing my hypothesis is correct, of course. This is a theory, after all.

**TIMESTAMPS**
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Ley Lines
05:40 "Fate"
09:15 Prototypes
15:10 Eye "seed" you

**SPOILER WARNINGS**

- Archon Quest Bedtime Story
- Archon Quest Chapter 4
- Nahida Story Quest 2
- Ei Story Quest 2
- Golden Slumber World Quest
- Remuria World Quest
- Narzissenkreuz World Quest

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**CITATIONS & ATTRIBUTIONS**

[Ashikai]

**NOTES & CORRECTIONS**

- none (yet)

[ixsh_xi]

I'm ready for another episode of "i honestly didn't understand how did you get there, how to understand it, BUT DAMN YOUR THEORY MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!"

[renapundarika]

If we're going to be a new irminsul tree I will make sure to drop DEF artifacts for y'all. Gotta share my memories am I right.

[No.Google.I.dont.like.handles]

While listen to this theory, I kept thinking about the description for the caribert quest.

"This world is filled with those who would oppose fate, while the one who understands fate smiles faintly down upon them.
If the one who weaves fate may be born here, then let the one who witnesses fate see it all."

[lexi-mrmz]

Kaeya as a narrator for this video, instead of Yanfei, is really on point

[ChimiChi]

I think this quest explains how the abyss sibling isn’t a descender. I think it has been completed and they learned to use it. And the abyss sibling inserted themselves into teyvat

[Rhaphidophile]

Makoto turning into its own memory tree made me realize, each archon might have already done something that is against Celestia. Focalors freed herself and her people from the curse, Zhongli giving up his authority and letting humans rule his nation, Makoto turning into a pseudo Irminsul.

[KayleeDavisBlueBox]

what i took away from all that is that textile workers are so damn underappreciated. they're capable of changing fate! even if the fate is just cold feet and hands. traveler is apparently gonna provide socks and mittens for everyone in teyvat, which - i cannot think of a nobler pursuit

[VincitOmnia-]

Well all constellations for the Traveller do start with "Memory"...

[motemo]

great theory!

i have 2 things to add

1. you did mention tree thingy in Bottleland but i want to say that there was also a tree in Caribert's consciousness.

2. i think the reason why Abyss twin can't use loom of fate to its full potential is because they are not a Descender, Traveler can do it because Traveler is a Descender

that's why Remus couldn't change fate, he created his own pen(Phobos) to write new fate but he couldn't reweave existing fate(Irimnsul's ley lines) because he wasn't a Descender

Rene, instead of creating his own fate, was trying to become a Descender type being to change existing(Irminsul's) fate instead

i agree with your Makoto point, she literally says that Inazuma will be free from Heavenly Principles right after Ei plants Sacred Sakura


it's also interesting to point out Arlecchino's ability to affect memories(Irminsul memories), like delete them and also manifest them(those smol ghost thingies and straight up little Clervie), her being an "artificial Descender" theory has more things supporting it now



PS: what's really cool is that we have seen so many attempts to either create new fate or becoming a Descender-type being to change existing fate but our lady Focalors here said "fuck all that" and instead of writing(weaving) her own fate or rewriting(reweaving) existing fate, she decided to become the "Director" of the story and just change the understanding/interpretation of the said script, as she had the creative liberty to do so as the Director, hence her tricking/deceiving fate. it's a pretty unique approach.

[TheLogicMouse]

Maybe this is a terribly obvious connection to draw, but as you were talking about the statues of the seven and teleport waypoints being connected to Irmensul and its leylines, it made me think that the traveler going around the world activating all of them is a process of us connecting ourselves to all these focal points of the leylines, and therefore Irmensul, so then you have to wonder what happens when we've connected to every point on the map? When we light up the entire map, perhaps we will have integrated ourselves so completely with Irmensul that we'll be able to take it over. Potentially no time shenanigans involved

[charactername]

i wonder what this means for Arama,






the Aranara that became a tree

[clairehuang]

BABE WAKE UP NEW ASHIKAI VIDEO PREMIERING IN LESS THAN A DAY

[ChimiChi]

Video premieres in 16 hours and I am shaking. To say I’ve been waiting for this is understatement

[Nitsuj]

One could even say that the Statue of the Omnipresent God was Ei's weird recreation of the Sacred Sakura just done wrong and badly, as it is filled with wishes and pearls

[-hani]

To add to the teleport waypoint & statues of the seven bit-
it's interesting that we can unlock waypoints in our world in co-op, when there are other players with us, but not statues.
Also interesting that when we interact with a statue of the seven in other people's worlds in co-op, we get the dialogue "... Leave."
Both intriguing and lowkey ominous lol

[BoitataFHD]

Something came to my mind while you were talking about the Statues of the Seven.

What if, capturing the travelers was a plan from Heavenly Principles for them to do the dirty work, collecting the oculus and thus recovering Celestia's powers?

And that would be why there is always an oculi left. As the twin of the abyss failed in this mission (since she abandoned the journey) the Heavenly Principles resorted to plan B, the other traveler. And send Paimon to secure that, this time, he follows the jorney to the end.

In the end, we are the ones who will awaken the Celestial Principles, just because we are running after primogems, haha!

[arcticthehunter]

The Liyue ley lines still “line up” if you use Fontaine characters. It’s purely a matter of enough random dots usually looking vaguely similar. Even the examples shown in the video are really different

[rurue-hfnu]

6:54 holy shit. i'm not ignorant of genshin lore, not in the slightest, but this is absolutely mind boggling. i have NEVER been more impressed by a game's world building.

[cobaltblue]

@Ashikai - probably unrelated, but in the second Golden Apple Archipelago Special Event, the Fatui had a malfunctioning device that could completely modify the physical world by acting on the memories or dreams of those within its sphere of influence. The physical domains we completed in the event were created from our companion's minds and memories. Unsure what the power source and tether for the device was, but it was inferred that the device was mimicking or harnessing the lay lines to create the alterations. Perhaps this device was an early attempt at a Loom of Fate by the Fatui? I honestly can't remember much of the event's plot and details but it feels relevant if Hoyo keeps creating variations of the same theme.

Anyways, amazing video as always!!!