Please Genshin, you cannot just introduce the concept of a sentient ball of flame that lives in a little lamp and (somewhat poorly) masquerades as a human for the fun of it and expect me not to be entirely consumed with thoughts of how in the hell this works. There are just so, so, so many things I need to know, like:
We know that the original fae were created in Hyperborea by the primordial humans who lived there (specifically by “artisans”), and that the Hyperboreans deliberately tied the spirits they created to “forms that were once frail and weak.” Does this imply that Lantern Fae are, in fact, born of lanterns, the way that inanimate objects often gain a spirit and become sentient ghosts/demons in other Eastern folklore (such as chochin-obake from Japan)? Did the Hyperboreans just cook up some moonlight and dragon bone and use it to make their household lamps into animate objects?
they’re saying spending 2 hours in the word doc changing words slightly to be more specific and evocative and moving endless commas around is one of the most noble and respected things that you can do
