![]() ![]() Hypocrite: Despite their hatred of Yaoshi and believing all their "gifts" to be a curse, the Xianzhou have no qualms using and refining their starskiff-growing technology that was developed by studying the Ambrosial Arbor.Fox Folk: The Foxians are humanoid with Little Bit Beastly traits, namely a fox tail and ears.The amount of collateral damage the Hunt causes seems to be irrelevant as long as all trace of the Abundance in the galaxy is gone. Final Solution: The Xianzhou Alliance joined Lan in hunting Yaoshi across the galaxy, purging planets of her creations and followers wherever they find them.Furthermore, the origins of the Xianzhou Alliance in an expedition launched on behalf of an immortality-seeking emperor brings to mind another, similar expedition established by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a united China. Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Xianzhou Alliance is very clearly space Imperial China, with the development team even explaining that they took inspiration from Huizhou architecture for the buildings in the Luofu.Dragon Ancestry: The Vidyadharas are descendants of the Long, the draconic Aeon of Permanence. ![]() Otherwise, Vidyadharas just have Pointy Ears to indicate their Demihuman status. Draconic Humanoid: The Vidyadhara race, as descendants of the draconic Long the Permanence could also turn into dragons, though according to Dan Heng the power was only granted to the few who have successfully completed numerous rites and challenges, such as Bailu and Imbibitor Lunae.For example, they call their electronic displays "Foursquare Mirrors," their mobile games "sympathetic immersia," and virtual reality "Butterfly Immersia." (And in the latter case, one person you talk to is very insistent that the two are different, saying Butterfly Immersia is art.) Naturally, the Trailblazer has a lot of "oh, it's just an X" reactions to these technologies. Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Due to their technology working off a slightly different basis than technology from other places, the Xianzhou people tend to give fancy names to their technology, even if that technology isn't really all that functionally different from outside technology.Under special circumstances, the deceased can be temporarily resurrected using this digital copy of their mind, though this process is strictly regulated. Brain Uploading: When a Xianzhou resident passes away, their consciousness is digitized and stored in a massive databank in the Hall of Karma.Born-Again Immortality: Sushang explains that when a Vidyadhara reaches the end of their lifespan, they revert into a pearl-like egg from which they hatch.Instead, their afflictions come back after a short period of time. Furthermore, according to Dan Shu, despite medicine having advanced enough to do things like cure blindness, these procedures simply don't work on the Xianzhou residents. Blessed with Suck: While the residents of the Xianzhou Alliance have longer lifespans, it comes with the unfortunate side-effect of becoming Mara-stricken monsters at some point in their lives.Each separate "cabin" on the ship is called a "delve," each of which hold things like entire commercial districts and vast prairies. Bigger on the Inside: On the outside, the Xianzhou look far from world-sized, but the ships use advanced Aeon-powered space-folding technology to create interiors far bigger than the ships' exterior appearance would imply.At some point in their lifespan, the people become Mara-stricken and transform into monsters. Eventually, they encountered Yaoshi, who granted the immortality they sought. He established the ships that make up the Xianzhou Alliance to search for it. Be Careful What You Wish For: 8,000 years ago, an emperor of a long-forgotten civilization wanted to achieve immortality. ![]()
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