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The Adeptus, or Adepti, are a group of beings in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Genshin Impact who are contractually obliged♕ to protect the city of Liy🧸ue from demons and other nefarious influences. Rex Lapis, otherwise known as Morax or Zhongli, is the leader of the Adeptus and the Geo Archon.
Another term for the Adepti is Illum🤪inated Beast, referring to special and powerful beings blessed with myriad gifts and long life. Most of the illuminate💦d beasts we meet in Genshin, such as Cloud Retainer and Mountain Shaper, are all Adepti who have signed contracts with Zhongli to protect the land.
Who Or What Are The Adepti?
The Adepti is the name of a group that consists of powerful beings and Gods. Specifically, it refers to beings in the world of Genshin known as Illuminated Beasts. You don't need to be an illuminated beast to be considered part of the Adepti, but most members of the group are illuminated beasts.
Within the context of Genshin, the term Adeptus is a catch-all, encompassing these special beings who have reached enlightenment due to their long lives, or by virtue of being🍃 gifted such powers from the Geo Archon.
Owing to this and the influence they have over the land, th🏅ese Illuminated Beasts and other Adepti have taken on a deific status, often♓ worshipped throughout Liyue as Gods.
It seems that the game distinguishes between two types of Adeptus: some are illuminated beasts – this involves Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and so on – and those who have illuminated beast blood in their veins – sometimes known as Qilin – such as Ganyu. However, the game classifies both of these as Adepti. Gods, such as🅠 Morax the Geo Archon, are also included as Adepti.
As an aside, when Zhongli went by Morax, he was known as the leader of the Adepti, referred to as the Prime of Adepti.
Generally speaking, the Adepti all have different forms. By default, the illuminated beasts will take on the appearance of a majestic animal.
Gods, on the other hand, can have many different forms. Despite this, some Adepti are known to take on the appearance of a human and walk among the common people in secret.
The game goes out of its way to draw attention to a small rift within the Adepti based on if they choose to present themselves as their true form or take on a disguise of a human.
During the Archon quest where the Traveler meets Moon Carver, they note that they would never take on the form of a human because they are exceedingly proud of their illuminated beast form.
Within the context of the game, several beings are referred to as Adeptus. One such group is the Yaksha, which is a subsection of illuminated beasts, charged with hunting down 🦩demons and ripping evil out before it can 🦄spread.
Rex Lapis, otherwise known as Morax or Zhongli, is the leader of the group known as Adepti. This group was established long before the Archon War, and together they formed a contract to protect Liyue from demons and other dangers.
History Of The Adepti And Rex Lapis
Currently, it is unknown how long the group known as Adepti has been established. Some of the notable illuminated beasts fought with Morax during the Archon War, which is explained through the game's lore.
It stands to reason that Morax had already gifted power to these other beings and knew them long before the Archon War broke out. Seeing as how they were his trusted allies in the war, it would make sense that Morax knew them during the early stages of the world, befriending these illuminated beasts or even granting them the power to become illuminated beasts.
You might be aware that Liyue is known as the Land of Contracts, and🦄 this is directly referring to iꦺts inception of it as a location.
However they came to be, it seems likely that their alliance and g﷽roup of Adepti was e🌊stablished long before the Archon War.
Morax bound the other Adepti within a contract to come to Liyue's aid if it is beset by demons or other evil ♊forces. The location where this happened is said to be where Liyue Harbour n▨ow stands, and the Adeptus have honoured their contract throughout the years.
The Yaksha Adepti And Morax
It also appears that since the forging of this contract, all the Adeptus have been charged with hunting demons and removing them from Liyue. During the Archon War, Morax came across a group of illuminated beasts known as the Yaksha.
Any Xiao fan will know the Yaksha are a race of demon hunters ꦍtasked with fighting some of the nastiest creations that came from the Archon War. They must battle the desires of fallen Gods that have twisted into corruption, spreading plagues and chaos across the land.
The Yaksha are a prime example of having the void starꩲe back at you if you stare at it too long.
According to the game, the Yaksha was cursed by their duty, staining them with blood and corrupting th🍃em over time thanks to what ꦫthey had to do.
This curse drove most Yaksha mad or caused them to become feral and have to be put down. This eventually happens to all but one final Yaksha, the one known as Alatus. Alatus, as you may know, has forsaken his Yaksha form and trave🧸ls the world as a demon-hunter named Xiao.
The Traveler Arrives In Liyue
By the time our Traveler makes it to Liyue, roughly 2,000 years have passed since the Archon War. All of the illuminated beasts and other Adepti have secluded themselves from society and Morax has forsaken his true form, instead choosing to live as a mortal man who goes by the name Zhongli.
While they are secluded from society, they still hold sway over Liyue and effectively pull strings from the shadows. Not all Adepti went into isolation, some of them stayed in Liyue to live as humans. One such person is Madame Ping 🔴and, to a certain extent, 🌳Ganyu.
With the Adepti seemingly vanishing from the land, a new form of governing was needed for Liyue.
To govern the land, an establishment known as the Liyue Qixing was formed to lead the land forward in this new age.
During the Archon Quests, the Traveler is tasked with gaining the favour of the secluded Adepti to help Liyue and have them h꧙onour their years-old contract to defend the land from demons.
They all band togꦐether to defeat Osial, a fallen God previously imprisoned by Rex Lapis during the Ar🧸chon War.
Notable Adepti
Within Genshin, the Traveler has met six Adepti and the last living Yaksha throughout their adventure. Others have only been mentioned in-game, with Skybracer being dead before the events of the game and others that are absent💖 for an unknown reason.
Thes♑e are the most known and active Adeptus in Genshi💧n:
- Morax / Zhongli, the Geo Archon.
- Cloud Retainer, the one who rules the skies and wind.
- Moon Carver, the one who rules the sun and moon.
- Ganyu, also known as sweet rain.
- Madame Ping, also known as the Streetward Rambler.
- Mountain Shaper, the one who rules the flow of water and shapes the mountains.
- Xiao, also known as Alatus or the Conqueror of Demons.
There are more Adepti we have yet to meet in-game, such as Herblord, Sea Gazer, and Yanfei's father. There seems to be a
After the events of the Archon Quest in Liyue, the once-isolated Adeptus slowly begin to interact with society again, trying to become part of the society and help the Liyue Qixing to guide the land of Liyue. After the death of his people, Xiao committed himself to defending the land, exploring Liyue and rooting out the demonic forces he ꧋finds.