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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Has purportedly achieved this to an even ''greater'' extent than what Aeons grasp by default. [=HooH=] is said to have "dissolved their will into the web of logic behind the universe's movement", making them more akin to a background process of the universe itself than a galactic deity an Aeon are traditionally considered.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Has purportedly achieved this to an even ''greater'' extent than what Aeons grasp by default. [=HooH=] is said to have "dissolved their will into the web of logic behind the universe's movement", making them more akin to a background process of the universe itself than a galactic deity an Aeon as Aeons are traditionally considered.
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* GodIsNeutral: This god is extremely neutral. Although [=HooH=] interferes enough with the universe to avoid becoming TheWatcher, it ultimately favors nothing and no-one beyond consideration for balancing factors of creation. Even the Arbitrators, the faction of mortals who formed around [=HooH=] in admiration of it and its quest for balance, are given little to no consideration by the Aeon.
* MetaGuy: [=HooH=], or its [[TheChosenMany Emanators]], have been the only characters of Star Rail to even partially acknowledge game mechanics. A voice appears to the Trailblazer upon the player's Trailblaze Level reaching a certain point, giving them a quest that will [[DifficultySpike raise the levels]] of every enemy in the game and unlock new, harder fights. This is equivelent, in-universe, to reality being adjusted to account for the growing strength of the characters.
* MetaGuy: [=HooH=], or its [[TheChosenMany Emanators]], have been the only characters of Star Rail to even partially acknowledge game mechanics. A voice appears to the Trailblazer upon the player's Trailblaze Level reaching a certain point, giving them a quest that will [[DifficultySpike raise the levels]] of every enemy in the game and unlock new, harder fights. This is equivelent, in-universe, to reality being adjusted to account for the growing strength of the characters.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Has purportedly achieved this to an even ''greater'' extent than what Aeons grasp by default. [=HooH=] is said to have "dissolved their will into the web of logic behind the universe's movement", making them more akin to a background process of the universe itself than a galactic deity an Aeon are traditionally considered.
* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: More like balance between ''everything''. Good, evil, order, chaos, love, hatred, and all other opposites are variables [=HooH=] seeks to balance throughout the universe. Even the creation of the universe in and of itself is considered by [=HooH=] as an imbalance, and it awaits the day where Nothingness will finally equal Existence.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: The Equilibrium is said to observe the entirety of the universe, factoring even the tiniest, most insignificant variables into their eternal quest for universal balance. Even those acting to defy their mandate have long since become a part of [=HooH=]'s surveillance network, contributing even in their defiance.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Has purportedly achieved this to an even ''greater'' extent than what Aeons grasp by default. [=HooH=] is said to have "dissolved their will into the web of logic behind the universe's movement", making them more akin to a background process of the universe itself than a galactic deity an Aeon are traditionally considered.
* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: More like balance between ''everything''. Good, evil, order, chaos, love, hatred, and all other opposites are variables [=HooH=] seeks to balance throughout the universe. Even the creation of the universe in and of itself is considered by [=HooH=] as an imbalance, and it awaits the day where Nothingness will finally equal Existence.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: The Equilibrium is said to observe the entirety of the universe, factoring even the tiniest, most insignificant variables into their eternal quest for universal balance. Even those acting to defy their mandate have long since become a part of [=HooH=]'s surveillance network, contributing even in their defiance.
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* PatronGod: Of Genius Society and Knowledgesia Guild.
* TheSpock: The Path of Erudition appears to encourage a mindset built around logic and reasoning. Notably, Nous extends its blessings to both Genius Society and Knowlegdsia Guild, which are often at conflict regarding how knowledge should be pursued and spread (the former only seeks knowledge relevant and to be hoarded for geniuses, while the latter appreciates all forms of knowledge and spreads it to all), suggesting Nous does not really care how things are carried out as long as knowledge continues to be accumulated.
* TheSpock: The Path of Erudition appears to encourage a mindset built around logic and reasoning. Notably, Nous extends its blessings to both Genius Society and Knowlegdsia Guild, which are often at conflict regarding how knowledge should be pursued and spread (the former only seeks knowledge relevant and to be hoarded for geniuses, while the latter appreciates all forms of knowledge and spreads it to all), suggesting Nous does not really care how things are carried out as long as knowledge continues to be accumulated.
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* PatronGod: Of Genius Society and Knowledgesia Intelligentsia Guild.
* TheSpock: The Path of Erudition appears to encourage a mindset built around logic and reasoning. Notably, Nous extends its blessings to both Genius Society andKnowlegdsia Intelligentsia Guild, which are often at conflict regarding how knowledge should be pursued and spread (the former only seeks knowledge relevant and to be hoarded for geniuses, while the latter appreciates all forms of knowledge and spreads it to all), suggesting Nous does not really care how things are carried out as long as knowledge continues to be accumulated.
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* PatronGod: For the Garden of Recollection and its Memokeepers. The Crematologists also claim Fuli as this, though whether the Aeon approves of them is unknown.
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* SelfServingMemory: The Crematologists are followers of the Path of Remembrance who believe they have the right to decide which moment of the universe should be preserved in time and which ones should be completely erased without any trace. In other words, they are an entire faction who tries to apply this trope to the universe itself.
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* SelfServingMemory: The Crematologists Cremators are followers a faction of the Path of Remembrance Memokeepers who believe they have the right to decide which moment of the universe should be preserved in time and which ones should be completely erased without any trace. In other words, they are an entire faction who tries to apply this trope to the universe itself.
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* OmnicidalManiac: It is believed the Aeon desires nothing less than the systematic destruction of the universe.
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* DivineParent: Dan Heng mentions that the Vidyadhara are Long's descendants, and as such are also referred to as "Long's Scions".
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** The Galaxy Express crew also speculate they're the one sending out Stellarons to various planets, mainly due to the awfully convenient timing of a Stellaron's arrival and the Antimatter Legion invasion of Jarilo-VI. If this is true, then Nanook would also be this trope for the story as a whole.
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* HumanoidAbomination: Among the Aeons, Nanook appears the closest to a normal human, save for the missing legs and [[FloatingLimbs segmented arms]].
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has long white hair, as befitting their status as Aeon.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has long white hair, as befitting their status as Aeon.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: They appear as a feminine humanoid with purple skin.
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* IHaveManyNames: They're also called Reignbow Arbiter by their followers, while followers of Yaoshi call them "Devilish Archer".
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* IHaveManyNames: They're also known as Merciful Medicus by their followers, while their opponents (mainly people of the Xianzhou Alliance) name them "Plagues' Author" or "Deathless Doom".
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Aeon of the Abundance, representing concepts such as life and healing. Pathstriders who walk on Yaoshi's Path admire selflessness, altruism, and healing behaviour. Yaoshi is loathed by the Xianzhou Alliance after they granted the Alliance's people a form of immortality that caused them to turn into monsters, and the Alliance has joined hands with Lan the Hunt to destroy Yaoshi and their followers.
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Aeon of the Abundance, representing concepts such as life and healing. Pathstriders who walk on Yaoshi's Path admire selflessness, altruism, and healing behaviour. Yaoshi is loathed by the Xianzhou Alliance after they granted due to them granting the Alliance's people a form of immortality longevity that caused causes them to eventually turn into monsters, and so the Alliance has joined hands with Lan the Hunt to destroy Yaoshi and their followers.
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* GodOfWar: As war brings destruction, they're also the Aeon of wars and soldiers, and they personally wage war on planets through their Antimatter Legion.
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An Aeon taking the form of a humanoid man with dark skin and golden eyes. Pathstriders who walk Nanook's Path admire recklessness, audacity, and destructive behaviour.
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An Aeon taking the form of a humanoid man with dark skin and golden eyes. Pathstriders who walk Nanook's Path admire recklessness, audacity, and destructive behaviour. Nanook is the leader of the Antimatter Legion plaguing the galaxy, and his pursuit is to unmake all of existence.
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Pathstriders who walk Lan's Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behaviour.
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Aeon of the Hunt. Pathstriders who walk Lan's Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behaviour.behaviour. Lan is the patron god of the Xianzhou Alliance, who share their goal of destroying Yaoshi the Abundance and their followers wherever they find them.
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* ExtraEyes: Yaoshi is described in the Simulated Universe to have "tens of thousands of eyes".
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--> Even an organization like the Masked Fools sing praises of their Aeon. The Aeon will never give you up, never let you down, or abandon you. He will never make you cry, say goodbye, or tell a lie and hurt you.
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* TheArk: Fuli’s ultimate goal, so said by the Garden of Recollection that revere and serve them, is to accumulate the universe’s memories in order to construct a blueprint of creation. Then, after Destruction has had its due and all has fallen silent, Fuli will use this blueprint to make the universe anew.
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* RestartTheWorld: A less malicious and more anticipatory take on this trope. Fuli’s ultimate goal is generally known to be the accumulation of memories across the universe, but the Garden of Recollection claims that Fuli does so in order to construct a blueprint of the universe, which will be used to recreate existence after Destruction has ended it all.
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* CallBack: Though Aeons are entities which are first introduced to the Honkai [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]] within ''Star Rail'', there have been multiple instances of entities similar to them existing or being hinted at.
** In ''Houkai Gakuen 2nd'' or ''Gun Girls Z'' Part 2, [[spoiler:the Will of Honkai is revealed to be once a race of lifeforms from an AlternateUniverse, who used the Honkai to ascend and assimilate all other forms of life, becoming one with the Honkai itself of their universe]]. It is suspiciously similar to what Tayzzyronth the Propagation attempted to do in the past of ''Star Rail'' universe.
** In ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', the Honkai is revealed to be [[spoiler:a force put in place by mysterious beings to reflect the lifeforms of any particular world into understanding themselves, and exists to allow physical and spiritual transformations for intelligent life. Due to humanity being in a habit of seeing the Honkai as an alien, corruptive force, on top of being [[HumansAreFlawed flawed]] at the best of times and [[HumansAreBastards bastards]] at the worst of times, it results in the Honkai becoming the existential threat it is in the story]]. At the climax of Part 1, [[spoiler:after Kiana figures out the Honkai for what it really is, she uses it to become one with the Cocoon of Finality — a cocoon representing the true nature of Herrschers and Honkai — which allows her to halt the flow of Honkai from Imaginary Space into the physical universe, and utilize it as she pleases]]. This is eerily similar to how Aeons are stated to be once lesser lifeforms who, according to the parables of Aha's birth, climbed the highest branch of the Tree of Existence — [[spoiler:just like how Kiana reached the Cocoon of Finality by ascending to the highest realm of Imaginary Space, which is a branch of the Imaginary Tree representing TheMultiverse]].
** In ''Houkai Gakuen 2nd'' or ''Gun Girls Z'' Part 2, [[spoiler:the Will of Honkai is revealed to be once a race of lifeforms from an AlternateUniverse, who used the Honkai to ascend and assimilate all other forms of life, becoming one with the Honkai itself of their universe]]. It is suspiciously similar to what Tayzzyronth the Propagation attempted to do in the past of ''Star Rail'' universe.
** In ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', the Honkai is revealed to be [[spoiler:a force put in place by mysterious beings to reflect the lifeforms of any particular world into understanding themselves, and exists to allow physical and spiritual transformations for intelligent life. Due to humanity being in a habit of seeing the Honkai as an alien, corruptive force, on top of being [[HumansAreFlawed flawed]] at the best of times and [[HumansAreBastards bastards]] at the worst of times, it results in the Honkai becoming the existential threat it is in the story]]. At the climax of Part 1, [[spoiler:after Kiana figures out the Honkai for what it really is, she uses it to become one with the Cocoon of Finality — a cocoon representing the true nature of Herrschers and Honkai — which allows her to halt the flow of Honkai from Imaginary Space into the physical universe, and utilize it as she pleases]]. This is eerily similar to how Aeons are stated to be once lesser lifeforms who, according to the parables of Aha's birth, climbed the highest branch of the Tree of Existence — [[spoiler:just like how Kiana reached the Cocoon of Finality by ascending to the highest realm of Imaginary Space, which is a branch of the Imaginary Tree representing TheMultiverse]].
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* PatronGod: For the Masked Fools, followers of the Path of Elation. Ironically enough, Aha is also this for the Mourning Actors, who seek to defy Elation as a philosophy, having blessed them directly.
* PatronGod: For the Garden of Recollection and its Memokeepers. The Crematologists also claim Fuli as this, though whether the Aeon approves of them is unknown.
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* PatronGod: Was one for the Swarm.
* PosthumousCharacter: Kafkaexplains that stated Tayzzyronth is long dead.dead by present time.
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* {{Revenge}}: The Path of Hunt encourages ruthelessness, and revenge is a suitable mindset to encourage such quality. Notably, the Xianzhou Alliance pursue Yaoshi and Denizens of Abundance partially because the blessing of immortality from Yaoshi had done much wrong to their people.
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* {{Revenge}}: The Path of Hunt encourages ruthelessness, ruthlessness, and revenge is a suitable mindset to encourage such quality. Notably, the Xianzhou Alliance pursue Yaoshi and Denizens of Abundance partially because the blessing of immortality from Yaoshi had done much wrong to their people.
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* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly did Tayzzyronth ascend into becoming an Aeon using a part of the Path of Remembrance. Aeons with similar Paths will clash and the greater one would engulf the smaller one, so exactly how Tayzzyronth apparently did something which was the reverse of that is not yet explained.
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* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly did Tayzzyronth ascend into becoming an Aeon using a part of the Path of Remembrance.Permanence. Aeons with similar Paths will clash and the greater one would engulf the smaller one, so exactly how Tayzzyronth apparently did something which was the reverse of that is not yet explained.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Due to an accident during their travels, Akivili is long since dead, the Astral Express having been abandoned and left to rot before Himeko repaired it.
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: Within Herta's Simulated Universe, the Trailblazer is coded such that they appear to be Akivili to the inhabitants of the simulation, particularly to other Aeons.
* HumbleHero: In contrast to many Aeons, Akivili was described as an Aeon willing to walk alongside their followers, instead of maintaining a solemn distance.
* PatronGod: Was one to the Astral Express.
* PosthumousCharacter: Due to an unknown accident during their travels, Akivili is long sincedead, the dead. The Astral Express having been itself was abandoned and left to rot before Himeko found and repaired it.it.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Akivili is dead before the story even begins, but without the Aeon and the Astral Express they presided over, the many worlds across the galaxy would not even be aware of each other, much less interact. Akivili is almost definitely responsible for much of the current status quo of the known universe.
* HumbleHero: In contrast to many Aeons, Akivili was described as an Aeon willing to walk alongside their followers, instead of maintaining a solemn distance.
* PatronGod: Was one to the Astral Express.
* PosthumousCharacter: Due to an unknown accident during their travels, Akivili is long since
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Akivili is dead before the story even begins, but without the Aeon and the Astral Express they presided over, the many worlds across the galaxy would not even be aware of each other, much less interact. Akivili is almost definitely responsible for much of the current status quo of the known universe.
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* AmbiguousGender: While all Aeons have this to a certain extent, Yaoshi appears to be the most blatant example due to their humanoid multi-armed body that looks perfectly androgynous alongside a feminine face and long hair. Further muddling the situation is Yaoshi being referred with they/them pronouns when the Trailblazer encounters them in the Simulated Universe while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] uses she/her pronouns.
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* AmbiguousGender: While all Aeons have this to a certain extent, Yaoshi appears to be the most blatant example due to their humanoid being a multi-armed body that humanoid who looks perfectly androgynous alongside a feminine face and long hair. Further muddling the situation is Yaoshi being referred with they/them pronouns when the Trailblazer encounters them in the Simulated Universe while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] uses she/her pronouns.
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* InternalRetcon: Welt notes much history of the known universe of ''Star Rail'' is missing, and states the Enigmata is responsible for most of that. In particular, History Fictionologists are followers of Enigmata who make it their mission to rewrite history with fabrications, fallacies or outright fictions, making it difficult if not impossible for the truth to be unravelled. They are so notorious to the point they are compared to ''Antimatter Legion'' in how hated they are.
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* TheHeavy: Implied to have their hand and followers on pretty much every faction who seek to figure out truths in the universe, in an effort to sabotage the accumulation of knowledge or fabricate truths.
* InternalRetcon: Welt notes much history of the known universeof ''Star Rail'' is missing, and states the Enigmata is responsible for most of that. In particular, History Fictionologists are followers of Enigmata who make it their mission to rewrite history with fabrications, fallacies or outright fictions, making it difficult if not impossible for the truth to be unravelled. They are so notorious to the point they are compared to ''Antimatter Legion'' in how hated they are.
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* NecessaryEvil: Despite hindering progress for knowledge, it is noted Mythus's attempt to obscure facts and truths about the universe has its own benefits. If a civilization manages to discover everything there is about the universe, there will be [[ModernStasis no more incentive for progress]], which would lead to stagnation. Ultimately, much like the other Aeons, Mythus operates on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
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* PatronGod: For the History Fictionologists and the Riddlers.
* PatronGod: For the History Fictionologists and the Riddlers.
* LastOfItsKind: If Oroboros really is a Leviathan, then it would be the last one left alive in the known universe, discounting the artificial creatures created from remains of Leviathans which are part of the Antimatter Legion.
* TheOlderImmortal: Noted to be among the oldest known Aeons, alongside Qliphoth the Preservation.
* TheOldGods: Suspected to be one of the Leviathans, gigantic creatures who once roamed the stars in a time before the Aeons rose into existence.
* TheOlderImmortal: Noted to be among the oldest known Aeons, alongside Qliphoth the Preservation.
* TheOldGods: Suspected to be one of the Leviathans, gigantic creatures who once roamed the stars in a time before the Aeons rose into existence.
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* TheGhost: While Aeons in general are rarely ever seen, Long is special in that they seem to have just completely disappeared, with nobody really knowing what happened to them and many just assuming they're dead.
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* TheGhost: While Aeons in general are rarely ever seen, seen by mortals, but Long is special in that they seem to goes a step further and by all accounts have just completely disappeared, with nobody disappeared. Nobody really knowing knows what happened to them and many just assuming assume they're dead.dead.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The only relevant information known about Long is that the Aeon has been missing for a while. However, without the Path of Permanence, Tayzzyronth and the Path of Propagation would have never existed in the way they did, as Tayzzyronth was described to have taken a part of the Path of Permanence, which is also the first known instance of a lesser being using an already existing Path to pave their own Path into ascendance and becoming an Aeon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The only relevant information known about Long is that the Aeon has been missing for a while. However, without the Path of Permanence, Tayzzyronth and the Path of Propagation would have never existed in the way they did, as Tayzzyronth was described to have taken a part of the Path of Permanence, which is also the first known instance of a lesser being using an already existing Path to pave their own Path into ascendance and becoming an Aeon.
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* MemoryJar: Taken to a galactic extreme. Fuli is said to hold the memories of every living being in existence.
* TransferableMemory: Fuli's followers in the Garden of Recollection have the power to freely back up, store, and transfer memories like computer data. However, they have a bit of a bad reputation for allegedly stealing memories, though the Garden of Recollection follower who approaches the Trailblazer will properly compensate the Trailblazer for allowing their memories to be copied and backed up in the Garden.
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* LivingMemory: Followers of Fuli who live in the Garden of Recollection are said to have cast aside their physical forms to live exactly as how they are remembered, meaning they are literally this trope. The messenger of the Garden who observes the Trailblazer even claims she is able to exist, interact with the Trailblazer and move around their perception because the she is more akin to an information entity who exists through memory and perception.
* MemoryJar: Taken to a galactic extreme. Fuliis and the Garden of Recollection where the Aeon resides are said to hold the memories of every living being in existence.
* OneHitKill: Memokeepers operate under strict regulations binding the usage of their TransferableMemory powers, and breaking a rule will result in them getting their existence terminated on the spot. However, it is noted some Memokeepers can bypass those restrictions and avoid this.
* PensieveFlashback: When the Trailblazer asks a Memokeeper messenger on whether or not she can restore their lost memories, she asks back if that is a trick question, because doing so violates the rules. This implies Memokeepers can restore lost memories, and are in fact not taking memories from the brain or other physical sources when interacting with memories.
* SelfServingMemory: The Crematologists are followers of the Path of Remembrance who believe they have the right to decide which moment of the universe should be preserved in time and which ones should be completely erased without any trace. In other words, they are an entire faction who tries to apply this trope to the universe itself.
* TransferableMemory:Fuli's followers in Memokeepers from the Garden of Recollection have the power to freely back up, store, and transfer memories like computer data. However, they have This ability has caused a bit of a bad reputation for allegedly stealing memories, though the Garden of Recollection follower who approaches the Trailblazer will properly compensate the Trailblazer for allowing their memories to be copied and backed up in the Garden.memories.
* LivingMemory: Followers of Fuli who live in the Garden of Recollection are said to have cast aside their physical forms to live exactly as how they are remembered, meaning they are literally this trope. The messenger of the Garden who observes the Trailblazer even claims she is able to exist, interact with the Trailblazer and move around their perception because the she is more akin to an information entity who exists through memory and perception.
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* OneHitKill: Memokeepers operate under strict regulations binding the usage of their TransferableMemory powers, and breaking a rule will result in them getting their existence terminated on the spot. However, it is noted some Memokeepers can bypass those restrictions and avoid this.
* PensieveFlashback: When the Trailblazer asks a Memokeeper messenger on whether or not she can restore their lost memories, she asks back if that is a trick question, because doing so violates the rules. This implies Memokeepers can restore lost memories, and are in fact not taking memories from the brain or other physical sources when interacting with memories.
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* EvilerThanThou: The fact that other Aeons don't seem to be banding together to fight Nanook the '''Destruction''', whose sole aim is to destroy all of existence, speaks volumes to how terrifying Tayzzyronth must have been.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: He was the god and incarnation of a horde of self-propagating alien insects who threatened to overwhelm the entire universe.
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!Aeons
Mysterious, godlike entities who roam the universe. Each one is a powerful RealityWarper who has left a mark upon reality itself in the form of Paths, an embodiment of philosophy through which life and the universe itself may take form. Simply living in accordance to the values espoused by a Path can bestow SuperEmpowering to mortals, and Aeons themselves can [[TouchedByVorlons bless entire worlds]] with physics-defying, supernatural powers.
Due to their powers and influence, the Aeons are deified by many across the universe, forming a group of followers or worshippers who each attempt to live in accordance to the Paths of their Aeons. The Astral Express itself can be considered a group of followers of Trailblaze, although the Path has been left masterless after Akivili died under unknown circumstances.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AmbiguousGender: It is debatable if gender is a concept which applies to Aeons. Only some have humanoid forms, and even among those there are quite a few being referred with they/them pronouns regardless of the gender expressions of their forms.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the possible philosophical paths which can be cultivated and expressed by life itself.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: The followers of many Aeons claim they were once lesser, mortal lifeforms before becoming Aeons. How it happened differ between Aeon to Aeon, and the exact specifics are unclear.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Aeons became what they are by living through a philosophy with which life can be lived, and after a certain point embody that philosophy so thoroughly in a vast and encompassing manner to the point it is difficult for mortals to truly comprehend their mindsets. This is most obvious with Yaoshi the Abundance; their gift of immortality is bestowed with apparently benevolent intentions, but the consequence can range from genuinely helpful (to Denizens of Abundance) to catastrophic (to the Xianzhou Alliance).
* CosmicEntity: They are powerful enough to extend their influence across countless worlds, and the Paths they walked on could affect mortals across the entire known universe.
* EldritchAbomination: TranshumanAbomination kind. While they were not necessarily humans prior to their ascension, they are now vastly powerful {{Reality Warper}}s who each embody a philosophy which can be expressed within life itself.
* HaveYouSeenMyGod: In Luofu, Kafka shares how a number Aeons have disappeared, leaving behind masterless Paths. She namedrops Long the Permanence, Ena the Order, Idrila the Beauty, Tayzzyronth the Propagation, and Akivili the Trailblaze. She claims Ena and Tayzzyronth have died, while other sources claim Akivili and Idrila have also died.
* KillTheGod: According to Kafka, there are three ways Aeons can die which are known to humanity. She initially only shares two, however.
** Aeons with similar Paths and philosophies of life would clash, and the wider Path will assimilate the smaller one. Kafka states this is how Ena the Order fell to Xipe the Harmony.
** Aeons can wage wars on other Aeons to destroy the means by which an Aeon can express themselves. This is how Tayzzyronth the Propagation fell.
* LegacyImmortality: In a way. A Path is a mark which an Aeon imprinted upon reality itself through their ascension, and it persists even after the death of the Aeon. The only known way for a Path to completely disappear is if it is engulfed by a greater Path.
* OddJobGods: Justified. Aeons are not really gods in the traditional sense, they are living embodiments of philosophies of life. As such, each of them is technically doing the same thing — expressing and imprinting their philosophies of how life should shape itself into the universe, and that expression differs greatly from Aeon to Aeon. Compare Nanook the Destruction who seems to believe in the systematic destruction of everything with Aha the Elation who concludes the entire purpose of existence is to have something to laugh at.
* PatronGod: Many of the Aeons have followers they directly blessed, and all Aeons have followers who are empowered by walking down their Paths.
* PhysicalGod: Hits nearly every point of the trope. They are powerful enough to the point [[RealityWarper reality itself bends]] around them, and their Paths are marks left on reality itself which can influence all life across the universe. Naturally, they are deified and worshipped by many, particularly those who walk down their Paths, and each known Aeon has at least one faction serving as their followers.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:
** The game seems to borrow much from Creator/AleisterCrowley and his religion Thelema in conceptualizing the Aeons.
*** The term Aeon in Thelema refers to the division of the history of humanity based on their religious and spiritual expressions. The Aeon of Horus in particular, the time when humans will seek a state of self-realization via spiritual growth and finding one's individuality through recognizing one's "True Will" (calling, purpose in life), thus acquiring new set of ethics and ''philosophy'', perfectly describes the Aeons of ''Star Rail'' universe, many if not all of whom were once lesser/mortal beings before undergoing certain experiences to embody a philosophy of living before ascending and becoming Aeons.
*** Aeons are godlike beings who each has their own understanding of the universe in accordance to the philosophies by which they ascended with, who goes on to enact that understanding upon the universe and other life. This corresponds to the ascendant state Thelemite magicians will become once they cross "the Abyss" which lies between the physical world and the higher realm from which all phenomenons originate. In fact, according to ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', [[spoiler:Thelemic understanding of the Abyss exists in the form of Honkai, which according to Kevin and Elysia, exists supposedly to assist mortal lifeforms of the universe to become greater beings through physical and spiritual adaptation]].
*** The process by which mortals become Emanators (individuals blessed by Aeons to act on their behalf) involve individuals walking down the Path of an Aeon, which sometimes may also begin with the person being greeted by a previous Emanator. This parallels how Thelemites are expected to communicate with their personal Holy Guardian Angels in their effort to find the True Will, who themselves could be previously humans as well.
*** The two known ways Aeons can die correspond with two out of three Aeons dividing humanity's history: Aeon of Isis (when humans revere nature itself through pagan worship) and Aeon of Osiris (when humans revere the idea of God of death and rebirth through monotheist religions). The Aeon of Isis ended when smaller beliefs are ''assimilated'' by greater schools of thought and religions, and the Aeon of Osiris ended when monotheist religions became divided into countless sects and ''went to war'' over ideology and values.
** In addition, a number of Aeons are also named after RealLife mythological deities or concepts. See their respective folders for details.
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!!Akivili, The Trailblaze
Patron Aeon of travellers, who created the Astral Express.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Due to an accident during their travels, Akivili is long since dead, the Astral Express having been abandoned and left to rot before Himeko repaired it.
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!!Nanook, The Destruction
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An Aeon taking the form of a humanoid man with dark skin and golden eyes. Pathstriders who walk Nanook's Path admire recklessness, audacity, and destructive behaviour.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Antimatter Legion is a galactic threat whose generals are routinely destroying entire planets and civilizations, and the Legion believes their Aeon is blessing them for being aid to the Path's StrawNihilist and OmnicidalManiac beliefs. However, the fact Nanook [[spoiler:directly empowers the Trailblazer to fight against the Antimatter Legion]] and the fact Aeons have BlueAndOrangeMorality raise a number of questions regarding this supposed stance.
* BarbarianLongHair: Has three braids reaching past their waist.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: Wears several braids in their hair.
* DestroyerDeity: They're often just referred as 'the Destruction', and the Aeon embodies the philosophy of destruction as the way of life and the universe itself. It is to the point Antimatter Legion claim it is only destiny for all which exists to meet Nanook eventually.
* TheDreaded: Just as much as the Antimatter Legion serving it.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: It is believed Nanook was born after the destruction of their home world.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: They do not approve the Annihilation Gang, apparently because the Gang members tend to have selfish reasons for destroying things in Nanook's name. It is not an exaggeration to say Annihilation Gang consists of Antimatter Legion ''rejects''.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:At least according to Kafka. If what Elio prophesized is true, then the Trailblazer will always have to confront Nanook at the end of their journey, whether they want to or not. While it is also stated elsewhere it is the fate of all existence to eventually meet Nanook at the end of their destiny, the Trailblazer is the one person Elio believed could pave a future beyond that.]]
* FloatingLimbs: As their forearms are severed from their biceps, they have no elbows.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For at least two different antagonistic forces.
** The Aeon directly blesses the Antimatter Legion, who roam the universe to destroy pretty much every world they come across. As such, Nanook is this for everything the Legion is involved with.
** Though Annihilation Gang do not receive approval of Nanook, they are still causing mayhem in their efforts to revere the Aeon, making Nanook this for them as well.
** The Galaxy Express crew also speculate they're the one sending out Stellarons to various planets, mainly due to the awfully convenient timing of a Stellaron's arrival and the Antimatter Legion invasion of Jarilo-VI. If this is true, then Nanook would also be this trope for the story as a whole.
* MrFanService: Appears as a muscular {{Hunk}} who is only clothed at the waist.
* PatronGod: For the Antimatter Legion. The Annihilation Gang also claims Nanook as this, but Nanook does not particularly seem to care about them.
* RefugeInAudacity: Nanook apparently admires recklessness, to the point [[spoiler:the sheer audacity of the Trailblazer putting themselves in front of the Doomsday beast, a planet-destroying monster of the Antimatter Legion, impresses Nanook enough to throw a glance at the Trailblazer and empower them enough to destroy said beast using the Stellaron within themselves]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Is named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanook Inuit god of polar bears, hunting and weapons]].
* OmnicidalManiac: It is believed the Aeon desires nothing less than the systematic destruction of the universe.
* SignificantWhiteHairDarkSkin: Among the humanoid Aeons, they are the only one to appear as such.
* StrawNihilist: According to Antimatter Legion, the Aeon believes the creation of the universe was a mistake, and to aid in its demise became the very embodiment of Destruction.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Has these as befitting their status as an Aeon.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Has large, gaping wounds all over their body, with an especially large one which cuts diagonally down from their right shoulder to below their left armpit on their chest that bleeds yellow glowing AlienBlood.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: The entirety of their upper body is exposed.
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!!Lan, The Hunt
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Pathstriders who walk Lan's Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behaviour.
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* ArchEnemy: Is this to Yaoshi the Abundance. Lan apparently makes it a point to pursue Yaoshi across the universe, a mindset shared with followers of the Hunt.
* {{Determinator}}: The Path of Hunt encourages this, particularly in the form of single minded pursuit toward a goal or an objective. The simulated universe version of Lan the Hunt chooses to ignore the Trailblazer (which should have registered as Akivili), simply because Akivili has nothing to do with Lan and their current hunt.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Appears as a masked and armored centaur with wheels where their hind legs should be.
* PatronGod: For the Xianzhou Alliance.
* {{Revenge}}: The Path of Hunt encourages ruthelessness, and revenge is a suitable mindset to encourage such quality. Notably, the Xianzhou Alliance pursue Yaoshi and Denizens of Abundance partially because the blessing of immortality from Yaoshi had done much wrong to their people.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Lan and the Xianzhou Alliance go to extreme lengths to hunt down Yaoshi and their followers, and they will not stop until their adversaries are exterminated. No matter where Yaoshi hides, Lan will find them.
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!!Nous, The Erudition
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Pathstriders who walk on Nous' Path admire thinking, logic, and strategic behaviour.
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* ArtificialIntelligence: Nous is a supercomputer dedicated to gaining knowledge, who has ascended to Aeon-hood.
* CyberCyclops: Is shown to have only one [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] [[GlowingMechanicalEyes glowing mechanical eye]].
* DeityOfMortalCreation: Interacting with the portrait of Zanda One Kuwabara in the Herta Space Station at the prologue has Kafka mention to Silver Wolf about how Nous was supposedly created by him.
* DeusEstMachina: Nous is a supercomputer that became an Aeon.
* DubNameChange: In Chinese, Nous' name is more technical in nature as 博识尊(Bóshiìzūn), or "Knowledge Lord".
* MechanicalAbomination: The only known Aeon who was not a mortal lifeform prior to ascending, as it was and in some ways still is a supercomputer.
* PatronGod: Of Genius Society and Knowledgesia Guild.
* TheSpock: The Path of Erudition appears to encourage a mindset built around logic and reasoning. Notably, Nous extends its blessings to both Genius Society and Knowlegdsia Guild, which are often at conflict regarding how knowledge should be pursued and spread (the former only seeks knowledge relevant and to be hoarded for geniuses, while the latter appreciates all forms of knowledge and spreads it to all), suggesting Nous does not really care how things are carried out as long as knowledge continues to be accumulated.
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!!Xipe, The Harmony
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Pathstriders who walk Xipe's Path admire understanding, support, and cooperative behaviour.
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* TheAssimilator: Kafka mentions Xipe has previously engulfed another Aeon, Ena the Order, due to overlapping concepts.
* CelestialBody: They wear a dress made of galaxies and gas clouds.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has long white hair that reaches their calves, giving a supernatural impression befitting an Aeon.
* MultipleHeadCase: Is shown to have at least three heads.
* PatronGod: Of the Family.
* RedBaron: Inverted. In contrast to the followers of other Aeons, such as Antimatter Legion, Doctors of Chaos and the Masker Fool, followers of the Harmony are simply known as the Family.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Named after the Aztec god Xipe Totec, god of seasons and agriculture.
* RuleOfSymbolism: More obvious than the other Aeons. Some parts of Xipe's body appears to break away into purple puzzle pieces, which when combined with the CelestialBody theme of the Aeon imply Xipe views the universe as ultimately a giant jigsaw puzzle, with everyone and everything meant to fit together like puzzle pieces of a big picture.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Implied to have this as Black Swan's narration during their segment in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] starts to [[PowerEchoes echo]] and feature multiple voices speaking in-sync.
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!!IX, The Nihility
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Pathstriders who walk IX's Path admire laziness, exhaustion, and meaningless behaviour.
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* AdorableAbomination: For an EldritchAbomination consisting of a black hole, IX appears quite cute with their "head" consisting of a purple blob with sad-looking and small beady eyes.
* AmbiguousSituation: While by all accounts IX is most likely doing absolutely nothing at all in some random corner of the universe, the simulated universe version of IX takes notice of the Trailblazer (configured as Akivili for experiment) enough to actually do something and throw a glance. While this might not be true for the real IX, it does suggest there might be more to its nihilistic philosophy.
* TheAntiNihilist: IX has a group of these as their followers. The Doctors of Chaos are people who have comprehended the vast abyss of the Path of Nihility, and concludes meaninglessness is not the answer to the universe. Thus, they are trying to “cure” IX the Aeon through sufficiently meaningful actions, hence being Doctors.
* BrownNoteBeing: In the simulated universe, IX notices the Trailblazer (as Akivili), and its presence nearly drives the Trailblazer to mindless despair. According to Herta, IX in the simulation is not even trying to do anything harmful; its stare just inadvertently causes it.
* GeniusLoci: Strongly implied. While every other Aeon revealed so far is a person or creature of sorts (or a supercomputer in Nous' case), IX is described to be a ''location'', being a sentient black hole complete with an accreation disk orbiting around them. Their exact whereabouts in the universe still remains a mystery.
* LazyBum: The Path of Nihility encourages this behavior. After all, doing anything at all is meaningless, why bother going the extra mile by putting effort?
* NonMaliciousMonster: The simulated universe IX can cause BrownNote on beings just from its presence, regardless of its intentions. This is likely to be true to a certain degree for the real IX as well.
* PatronGod: Technically IX is never known to have blessed anything, but the Doctors of Chaos walk down the Path of Nihility and claim IX as this for them.
* UnrealisticBlackHole: Zig-zagged. IX's appearance is nearly accurate to what black holes look like in RealLife based on modern understanding of the laws of physics, with gravitational lensing bending the light of their accreation disk around them and General Relativity making one side of the disk brighter while the other side darker because of the Doppler Effect. But IX has a CelestialBody of stars with beady sad eyes giving them a CuteSlimeMook-like appearance for an event horizon, which is of course nothing like an actual black hole.
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[[folder:Qlipoth]]
!!Qlipoth, The Preservation
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An Aeon taking the form of a headless giant made entirely of amber. Pathstriders who walk Qlipoth's Path admire patience, sacrifice, and defensive behaviour.
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* TheOlderImmortal: Noted to be among the oldest known Aeon, alongside Oroboros the Voracity.
* PatronGod: He's the patron Aeon of the Interastral Peace Corporation as well as the Belobog CitadelCity of Jarilo-VI.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qliphoth the representations of evil/impure spiritual forces from Jewish mysticism]], though the Aeon is likely named that due to the word literally meaning "shell".
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[[folder:Yaoshi]]
!!Yaoshi, The Abundance
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Pathstriders who walk on Yaoshi's Path admire selflessness, altruism, and healing behaviour.
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* AmbiguousGender: While all Aeons have this to a certain extent, Yaoshi appears to be the most blatant example due to her humanoid multi-armed body that looks perfectly androgynous alongside a feminine face and long hair. Further muddling the situation is Yaoshi being referred with they/them pronouns when the Trailblazer encounters them in the Simulated Universe while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] uses she/her pronouns.
* ArchEnemy: Is this for Lan the Hunt. However, what Yaoshi thinks of Lan is currently unknown.
* ExtraEyes: Yaoshi is described in the Simulated Universe to have "tens of thousands of eyes".
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have eyes with black scleras and red pupils all over their various limbs.
* HealerGod: One of their titles is the Merciful Medicus, and Pathstriders of the Path of Abundance are similarly healer units.
* HornedHumanoid: Sports deer horns on the sides of their head.
* ImmortalityInducer: Yaoshi apparently roams the universe to actively spread this; granting the blessing of Abundance and immortality to any world and civilization who wish for it. In the simulated universe, this extends even to fellow Aeons; Yaoshi approaches the Trailblazer (coded as Akivili for experiment) to embrace and kiss them, wanting to give Akivili a body which would not die.
* JerkassGods: Debated. Some have described Yaoshi as being the most benevolent of the Aeons as they go out their way to heal people. But the Xianzhou believe that they are this trope, to the point where they see worship of them as heresy.
* LightIsNotGood: While a PatronGod of healing like Yaoshi would normally be associated with good, the Path of Abundance does have its dark side as Yaoshi shows favor to not just regular healers, but also {{Mad Scientist}}s who resort to dubious or outright unethical methods to advance the field of medicine.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has three pairs of arms.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Xianzhou Alliance has many names to denounce Yaoshi their former PatronGod, but few stands out as much as Deathless Doom.
* PatronGod: For Denizens of Abundance. Was also one to the Elixir Seekers, ancestors of Xianzhou Alliance.
* {{Plaguemaster}}: They are this to the Xianzhou, who refer to them as the Plagues Author as their blessing of longevity caused longevity-related sicknesses and ailments among them and almost caused their civilisation to crumble.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Building on Yaoshi's UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}-inspired elements, their name is taken from the Chinese name for the Buddha of healing and medicine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaisajyaguru Bhaisajyaguru]], 药师佛 (Yàoshīfó), as befitting a HealerGod.
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[[folder:Aha]]
!!Aha, The Elation
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Aha has a group of people who are dedicated to defying the Path of Elation, the Mourning Actors, who want to remind everyone about the existence of tragedy, that no amount of joy can prevent sorrow. Aha actually finds this amusing; enough to outright bless them and let them spread their teachings about tragedy and sorrow to the universe.
* TheAntiNihilist: The Masked Fools, followers of the Path of Elation, tell a parable about the birth of their Aeon with AnAesop along this lines.
--> When the Aeon of Elation climbed to the highest branch on the Tree of Existence, they saw the cold and despicable void, the stars operating like machinery, and how the meaning of all things bows before nothingness. They continued looking until they saw a baby fall to the ground and cry because it had been wronged. The Aeon burst into laughter so clear it tore through the cold universe and still reverberates through the universe today.
* ItAmusedMe: What the Path of Elation espouses as the ultimate reason for existence. All things exist because they are to be laughed at. This makes the Masked Fools rather disliked among followers of Aeon, as they promote doing ''whatever'' in the name of pleasure, which usually translates to chaos in their wake.
--> The Fools believe that the truth of the world is a joke, and that the ultimate meaning of all things lies in mere laughter.
* ShoutOut:
** The entry of the Masked Fools begin with this:
--> Even an organization like the Masked Fools sing praises of their Aeon. The Aeon will never give you up, never let you down, or abandon you. He will never make you cry, say goodbye, or tell a lie and hurt you.
--> [[Music/RickAstley Ast Rickley]], super popstar of the Epsilon XII Galaxy
** Even the '''name''' of the Aeon could be a reference one of Rick Astley's music videos, A-ha.
* TakeThat: The Masked Fools are fond of this, calling out all kinds of people for their perceived flaws. They laugh at heroes for self-righteousness, kings for lust for power, lovers for infatuation, and scholars for overthinking.
* {{Troll}}: If the parable of their birth is any indication, Aha appears to delight in the misery and suffering of lesser beings. They even went out of their way to bless a group of people who seek to defy the Path of Elation, seemingly just to mock them.
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[[folder:Mythus]]
!! Mythus, The Enigmata
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* {{Conlang}}: Actually inverted. The Riddlers are followers of Enigmata who make a point to blur, distort and twist the meanings of words and languages so their meanings are lost to any potential discoverers. In other words, they are ''deconstructing'' languages.
* InternalRetcon: Welt notes much history of the known universe of ''Star Rail'' is missing, and states the Enigmata is responsible for most of that. In particular, History Fictionologists are followers of Enigmata who make it their mission to rewrite history with fabrications, fallacies or outright fictions, making it difficult if not impossible for the truth to be unravelled. They are so notorious to the point they are compared to ''Antimatter Legion'' in how hated they are.
* LostCommonKnowledge: Mythus's goal is speculated to be rendering ''all'' knowledge lost. Followers of the Path of Enigmata are actively obscuring history and killing languages, while the Aeon itself seems to be sabotaging attempts of accumulating more knowledge. As an example, the ''Star Rail'' universe has civilizations which are several thousands of years ahead of humanity from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''. Yet, it is only recently the Genius Society progressed scientific research far enough to identify Imaginary is a unique element, a discovery which humanity of ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' identified early in the Previous Era, which was more than 50,000 years prior to AD Calendar. Welt, who notices this discrepancy, believes the Enigmata is responsible for oddness of knowledge progression and missing history in ''Star Rail'' universe.
* NecessaryEvil: Despite hindering progress for knowledge, it is noted Mythus's attempt to obscure facts and truths about the universe has its own benefits. If a civilization manages to discover everything there is about the universe, there will be [[ModernStasis no more incentive for progress]], which would lead to stagnation. Ultimately, much like the other Aeons, Mythus operates on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
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[[folder:Oroboros]]
!!Oroboros, The Voracity
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[[folder:Long]]
!!Long, The Permanence
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* TheGhost: While Aeons in general are rarely ever seen, Long is special in that they seem to have just completely disappeared, with nobody really knowing what happened to them and many just assuming they're dead.
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[[folder:Idrila]]
!! Idrila, The Beauty
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[[folder:Fuli]]
!!Fuli, The Remembrance
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* MemoryJar: Taken to a galactic extreme. Fuli is said to hold the memories of every living being in existence.
* TransferableMemory: Fuli's followers in the Garden of Recollection have the power to freely back up, store, and transfer memories like computer data. However, they have a bit of a bad reputation for allegedly stealing memories, though the Garden of Recollection follower who approaches the Trailblazer will properly compensate the Trailblazer for allowing their memories to be copied and backed up in the Garden.
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[[folder:Tayzzyronth]]
!!Tayzzyronth, The Propagation
An ancient, deceased Aeon that threatened the entire universe with its wanton propagation.
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* EnemyMine: Tayzzyronth posed such a massive threat to the universe that its fellow Aeons, who are normally solitary entities, found it necessary to form an alliance to destroy Tayzzyronth.
* EvilerThanThou: The fact that other Aeons don't seem to be banding together to fight Nanook the '''Destruction''', whose sole aim is to destroy all of existence, speaks volumes to how terrifying Tayzzyronth must have been.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: He was the god and incarnation of a horde of self-propagating alien insects who threatened to overwhelm the entire universe.
* TheRemnant: The Swarm is the remnant of Tayzzyronth's children who, while no longer a universal threat thanks to their Aeon being destroyed, remain a significant threat.
* PosthumousCharacter: Kafka explains that Tayzzyronth has been long dead.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Terminus]]
!!Terminus, The Finality
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ho'oh]]
!!Ho'oh, The Equilibrum
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[[folder:Ena]]
!!Ena, The Order
The Aeon that was subsumed by Xipe the Harmony.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Kafka explains that Ena ceased to exist after they and their Path were absorbed by Xipe.
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Mysterious, godlike entities who roam the universe. Each one is a powerful RealityWarper who has left a mark upon reality itself in the form of Paths, an embodiment of philosophy through which life and the universe itself may take form. Simply living in accordance to the values espoused by a Path can bestow SuperEmpowering to mortals, and Aeons themselves can [[TouchedByVorlons bless entire worlds]] with physics-defying, supernatural powers.
Due to their powers and influence, the Aeons are deified by many across the universe, forming a group of followers or worshippers who each attempt to live in accordance to the Paths of their Aeons. The Astral Express itself can be considered a group of followers of Trailblaze, although the Path has been left masterless after Akivili died under unknown circumstances.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AmbiguousGender: It is debatable if gender is a concept which applies to Aeons. Only some have humanoid forms, and even among those there are quite a few being referred with they/them pronouns regardless of the gender expressions of their forms.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the possible philosophical paths which can be cultivated and expressed by life itself.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: The followers of many Aeons claim they were once lesser, mortal lifeforms before becoming Aeons. How it happened differ between Aeon to Aeon, and the exact specifics are unclear.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Aeons became what they are by living through a philosophy with which life can be lived, and after a certain point embody that philosophy so thoroughly in a vast and encompassing manner to the point it is difficult for mortals to truly comprehend their mindsets. This is most obvious with Yaoshi the Abundance; their gift of immortality is bestowed with apparently benevolent intentions, but the consequence can range from genuinely helpful (to Denizens of Abundance) to catastrophic (to the Xianzhou Alliance).
* CosmicEntity: They are powerful enough to extend their influence across countless worlds, and the Paths they walked on could affect mortals across the entire known universe.
* EldritchAbomination: TranshumanAbomination kind. While they were not necessarily humans prior to their ascension, they are now vastly powerful {{Reality Warper}}s who each embody a philosophy which can be expressed within life itself.
* HaveYouSeenMyGod: In Luofu, Kafka shares how a number Aeons have disappeared, leaving behind masterless Paths. She namedrops Long the Permanence, Ena the Order, Idrila the Beauty, Tayzzyronth the Propagation, and Akivili the Trailblaze. She claims Ena and Tayzzyronth have died, while other sources claim Akivili and Idrila have also died.
* KillTheGod: According to Kafka, there are three ways Aeons can die which are known to humanity. She initially only shares two, however.
** Aeons with similar Paths and philosophies of life would clash, and the wider Path will assimilate the smaller one. Kafka states this is how Ena the Order fell to Xipe the Harmony.
** Aeons can wage wars on other Aeons to destroy the means by which an Aeon can express themselves. This is how Tayzzyronth the Propagation fell.
* LegacyImmortality: In a way. A Path is a mark which an Aeon imprinted upon reality itself through their ascension, and it persists even after the death of the Aeon. The only known way for a Path to completely disappear is if it is engulfed by a greater Path.
* OddJobGods: Justified. Aeons are not really gods in the traditional sense, they are living embodiments of philosophies of life. As such, each of them is technically doing the same thing — expressing and imprinting their philosophies of how life should shape itself into the universe, and that expression differs greatly from Aeon to Aeon. Compare Nanook the Destruction who seems to believe in the systematic destruction of everything with Aha the Elation who concludes the entire purpose of existence is to have something to laugh at.
* PatronGod: Many of the Aeons have followers they directly blessed, and all Aeons have followers who are empowered by walking down their Paths.
* PhysicalGod: Hits nearly every point of the trope. They are powerful enough to the point [[RealityWarper reality itself bends]] around them, and their Paths are marks left on reality itself which can influence all life across the universe. Naturally, they are deified and worshipped by many, particularly those who walk down their Paths, and each known Aeon has at least one faction serving as their followers.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:
** The game seems to borrow much from Creator/AleisterCrowley and his religion Thelema in conceptualizing the Aeons.
*** The term Aeon in Thelema refers to the division of the history of humanity based on their religious and spiritual expressions. The Aeon of Horus in particular, the time when humans will seek a state of self-realization via spiritual growth and finding one's individuality through recognizing one's "True Will" (calling, purpose in life), thus acquiring new set of ethics and ''philosophy'', perfectly describes the Aeons of ''Star Rail'' universe, many if not all of whom were once lesser/mortal beings before undergoing certain experiences to embody a philosophy of living before ascending and becoming Aeons.
*** Aeons are godlike beings who each has their own understanding of the universe in accordance to the philosophies by which they ascended with, who goes on to enact that understanding upon the universe and other life. This corresponds to the ascendant state Thelemite magicians will become once they cross "the Abyss" which lies between the physical world and the higher realm from which all phenomenons originate. In fact, according to ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', [[spoiler:Thelemic understanding of the Abyss exists in the form of Honkai, which according to Kevin and Elysia, exists supposedly to assist mortal lifeforms of the universe to become greater beings through physical and spiritual adaptation]].
*** The process by which mortals become Emanators (individuals blessed by Aeons to act on their behalf) involve individuals walking down the Path of an Aeon, which sometimes may also begin with the person being greeted by a previous Emanator. This parallels how Thelemites are expected to communicate with their personal Holy Guardian Angels in their effort to find the True Will, who themselves could be previously humans as well.
*** The two known ways Aeons can die correspond with two out of three Aeons dividing humanity's history: Aeon of Isis (when humans revere nature itself through pagan worship) and Aeon of Osiris (when humans revere the idea of God of death and rebirth through monotheist religions). The Aeon of Isis ended when smaller beliefs are ''assimilated'' by greater schools of thought and religions, and the Aeon of Osiris ended when monotheist religions became divided into countless sects and ''went to war'' over ideology and values.
** In addition, a number of Aeons are also named after RealLife mythological deities or concepts. See their respective folders for details.
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[[folder:Akivili]]
!!Akivili, The Trailblaze
Patron Aeon of travellers, who created the Astral Express.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Due to an accident during their travels, Akivili is long since dead, the Astral Express having been abandoned and left to rot before Himeko repaired it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nanook]]
!!Nanook, The Destruction
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An Aeon taking the form of a humanoid man with dark skin and golden eyes. Pathstriders who walk Nanook's Path admire recklessness, audacity, and destructive behaviour.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Antimatter Legion is a galactic threat whose generals are routinely destroying entire planets and civilizations, and the Legion believes their Aeon is blessing them for being aid to the Path's StrawNihilist and OmnicidalManiac beliefs. However, the fact Nanook [[spoiler:directly empowers the Trailblazer to fight against the Antimatter Legion]] and the fact Aeons have BlueAndOrangeMorality raise a number of questions regarding this supposed stance.
* BarbarianLongHair: Has three braids reaching past their waist.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: Wears several braids in their hair.
* DestroyerDeity: They're often just referred as 'the Destruction', and the Aeon embodies the philosophy of destruction as the way of life and the universe itself. It is to the point Antimatter Legion claim it is only destiny for all which exists to meet Nanook eventually.
* TheDreaded: Just as much as the Antimatter Legion serving it.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: It is believed Nanook was born after the destruction of their home world.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: They do not approve the Annihilation Gang, apparently because the Gang members tend to have selfish reasons for destroying things in Nanook's name. It is not an exaggeration to say Annihilation Gang consists of Antimatter Legion ''rejects''.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:At least according to Kafka. If what Elio prophesized is true, then the Trailblazer will always have to confront Nanook at the end of their journey, whether they want to or not. While it is also stated elsewhere it is the fate of all existence to eventually meet Nanook at the end of their destiny, the Trailblazer is the one person Elio believed could pave a future beyond that.]]
* FloatingLimbs: As their forearms are severed from their biceps, they have no elbows.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For at least two different antagonistic forces.
** The Aeon directly blesses the Antimatter Legion, who roam the universe to destroy pretty much every world they come across. As such, Nanook is this for everything the Legion is involved with.
** Though Annihilation Gang do not receive approval of Nanook, they are still causing mayhem in their efforts to revere the Aeon, making Nanook this for them as well.
** The Galaxy Express crew also speculate they're the one sending out Stellarons to various planets, mainly due to the awfully convenient timing of a Stellaron's arrival and the Antimatter Legion invasion of Jarilo-VI. If this is true, then Nanook would also be this trope for the story as a whole.
* MrFanService: Appears as a muscular {{Hunk}} who is only clothed at the waist.
* PatronGod: For the Antimatter Legion. The Annihilation Gang also claims Nanook as this, but Nanook does not particularly seem to care about them.
* RefugeInAudacity: Nanook apparently admires recklessness, to the point [[spoiler:the sheer audacity of the Trailblazer putting themselves in front of the Doomsday beast, a planet-destroying monster of the Antimatter Legion, impresses Nanook enough to throw a glance at the Trailblazer and empower them enough to destroy said beast using the Stellaron within themselves]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Is named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanook Inuit god of polar bears, hunting and weapons]].
* OmnicidalManiac: It is believed the Aeon desires nothing less than the systematic destruction of the universe.
* SignificantWhiteHairDarkSkin: Among the humanoid Aeons, they are the only one to appear as such.
* StrawNihilist: According to Antimatter Legion, the Aeon believes the creation of the universe was a mistake, and to aid in its demise became the very embodiment of Destruction.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Has these as befitting their status as an Aeon.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Has large, gaping wounds all over their body, with an especially large one which cuts diagonally down from their right shoulder to below their left armpit on their chest that bleeds yellow glowing AlienBlood.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: The entirety of their upper body is exposed.
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[[folder:Lan]]
!!Lan, The Hunt
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Pathstriders who walk Lan's Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behaviour.
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* ArchEnemy: Is this to Yaoshi the Abundance. Lan apparently makes it a point to pursue Yaoshi across the universe, a mindset shared with followers of the Hunt.
* {{Determinator}}: The Path of Hunt encourages this, particularly in the form of single minded pursuit toward a goal or an objective. The simulated universe version of Lan the Hunt chooses to ignore the Trailblazer (which should have registered as Akivili), simply because Akivili has nothing to do with Lan and their current hunt.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Appears as a masked and armored centaur with wheels where their hind legs should be.
* PatronGod: For the Xianzhou Alliance.
* {{Revenge}}: The Path of Hunt encourages ruthelessness, and revenge is a suitable mindset to encourage such quality. Notably, the Xianzhou Alliance pursue Yaoshi and Denizens of Abundance partially because the blessing of immortality from Yaoshi had done much wrong to their people.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Lan and the Xianzhou Alliance go to extreme lengths to hunt down Yaoshi and their followers, and they will not stop until their adversaries are exterminated. No matter where Yaoshi hides, Lan will find them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nous]]
!!Nous, The Erudition
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Pathstriders who walk on Nous' Path admire thinking, logic, and strategic behaviour.
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* ArtificialIntelligence: Nous is a supercomputer dedicated to gaining knowledge, who has ascended to Aeon-hood.
* CyberCyclops: Is shown to have only one [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] [[GlowingMechanicalEyes glowing mechanical eye]].
* DeityOfMortalCreation: Interacting with the portrait of Zanda One Kuwabara in the Herta Space Station at the prologue has Kafka mention to Silver Wolf about how Nous was supposedly created by him.
* DeusEstMachina: Nous is a supercomputer that became an Aeon.
* DubNameChange: In Chinese, Nous' name is more technical in nature as 博识尊(Bóshiìzūn), or "Knowledge Lord".
* MechanicalAbomination: The only known Aeon who was not a mortal lifeform prior to ascending, as it was and in some ways still is a supercomputer.
* PatronGod: Of Genius Society and Knowledgesia Guild.
* TheSpock: The Path of Erudition appears to encourage a mindset built around logic and reasoning. Notably, Nous extends its blessings to both Genius Society and Knowlegdsia Guild, which are often at conflict regarding how knowledge should be pursued and spread (the former only seeks knowledge relevant and to be hoarded for geniuses, while the latter appreciates all forms of knowledge and spreads it to all), suggesting Nous does not really care how things are carried out as long as knowledge continues to be accumulated.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Xipe]]
!!Xipe, The Harmony
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Pathstriders who walk Xipe's Path admire understanding, support, and cooperative behaviour.
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* TheAssimilator: Kafka mentions Xipe has previously engulfed another Aeon, Ena the Order, due to overlapping concepts.
* CelestialBody: They wear a dress made of galaxies and gas clouds.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has long white hair that reaches their calves, giving a supernatural impression befitting an Aeon.
* MultipleHeadCase: Is shown to have at least three heads.
* PatronGod: Of the Family.
* RedBaron: Inverted. In contrast to the followers of other Aeons, such as Antimatter Legion, Doctors of Chaos and the Masker Fool, followers of the Harmony are simply known as the Family.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Named after the Aztec god Xipe Totec, god of seasons and agriculture.
* RuleOfSymbolism: More obvious than the other Aeons. Some parts of Xipe's body appears to break away into purple puzzle pieces, which when combined with the CelestialBody theme of the Aeon imply Xipe views the universe as ultimately a giant jigsaw puzzle, with everyone and everything meant to fit together like puzzle pieces of a big picture.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Implied to have this as Black Swan's narration during their segment in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] starts to [[PowerEchoes echo]] and feature multiple voices speaking in-sync.
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[[folder:IX]]
!!IX, The Nihility
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Pathstriders who walk IX's Path admire laziness, exhaustion, and meaningless behaviour.
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* AdorableAbomination: For an EldritchAbomination consisting of a black hole, IX appears quite cute with their "head" consisting of a purple blob with sad-looking and small beady eyes.
* AmbiguousSituation: While by all accounts IX is most likely doing absolutely nothing at all in some random corner of the universe, the simulated universe version of IX takes notice of the Trailblazer (configured as Akivili for experiment) enough to actually do something and throw a glance. While this might not be true for the real IX, it does suggest there might be more to its nihilistic philosophy.
* TheAntiNihilist: IX has a group of these as their followers. The Doctors of Chaos are people who have comprehended the vast abyss of the Path of Nihility, and concludes meaninglessness is not the answer to the universe. Thus, they are trying to “cure” IX the Aeon through sufficiently meaningful actions, hence being Doctors.
* BrownNoteBeing: In the simulated universe, IX notices the Trailblazer (as Akivili), and its presence nearly drives the Trailblazer to mindless despair. According to Herta, IX in the simulation is not even trying to do anything harmful; its stare just inadvertently causes it.
* GeniusLoci: Strongly implied. While every other Aeon revealed so far is a person or creature of sorts (or a supercomputer in Nous' case), IX is described to be a ''location'', being a sentient black hole complete with an accreation disk orbiting around them. Their exact whereabouts in the universe still remains a mystery.
* LazyBum: The Path of Nihility encourages this behavior. After all, doing anything at all is meaningless, why bother going the extra mile by putting effort?
* NonMaliciousMonster: The simulated universe IX can cause BrownNote on beings just from its presence, regardless of its intentions. This is likely to be true to a certain degree for the real IX as well.
* PatronGod: Technically IX is never known to have blessed anything, but the Doctors of Chaos walk down the Path of Nihility and claim IX as this for them.
* UnrealisticBlackHole: Zig-zagged. IX's appearance is nearly accurate to what black holes look like in RealLife based on modern understanding of the laws of physics, with gravitational lensing bending the light of their accreation disk around them and General Relativity making one side of the disk brighter while the other side darker because of the Doppler Effect. But IX has a CelestialBody of stars with beady sad eyes giving them a CuteSlimeMook-like appearance for an event horizon, which is of course nothing like an actual black hole.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Qlipoth]]
!!Qlipoth, The Preservation
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An Aeon taking the form of a headless giant made entirely of amber. Pathstriders who walk Qlipoth's Path admire patience, sacrifice, and defensive behaviour.
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* TheOlderImmortal: Noted to be among the oldest known Aeon, alongside Oroboros the Voracity.
* PatronGod: He's the patron Aeon of the Interastral Peace Corporation as well as the Belobog CitadelCity of Jarilo-VI.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qliphoth the representations of evil/impure spiritual forces from Jewish mysticism]], though the Aeon is likely named that due to the word literally meaning "shell".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yaoshi]]
!!Yaoshi, The Abundance
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Pathstriders who walk on Yaoshi's Path admire selflessness, altruism, and healing behaviour.
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* AmbiguousGender: While all Aeons have this to a certain extent, Yaoshi appears to be the most blatant example due to her humanoid multi-armed body that looks perfectly androgynous alongside a feminine face and long hair. Further muddling the situation is Yaoshi being referred with they/them pronouns when the Trailblazer encounters them in the Simulated Universe while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JruxFQurUDQ Myriad Celestia trailer]] uses she/her pronouns.
* ArchEnemy: Is this for Lan the Hunt. However, what Yaoshi thinks of Lan is currently unknown.
* ExtraEyes: Yaoshi is described in the Simulated Universe to have "tens of thousands of eyes".
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have eyes with black scleras and red pupils all over their various limbs.
* HealerGod: One of their titles is the Merciful Medicus, and Pathstriders of the Path of Abundance are similarly healer units.
* HornedHumanoid: Sports deer horns on the sides of their head.
* ImmortalityInducer: Yaoshi apparently roams the universe to actively spread this; granting the blessing of Abundance and immortality to any world and civilization who wish for it. In the simulated universe, this extends even to fellow Aeons; Yaoshi approaches the Trailblazer (coded as Akivili for experiment) to embrace and kiss them, wanting to give Akivili a body which would not die.
* JerkassGods: Debated. Some have described Yaoshi as being the most benevolent of the Aeons as they go out their way to heal people. But the Xianzhou believe that they are this trope, to the point where they see worship of them as heresy.
* LightIsNotGood: While a PatronGod of healing like Yaoshi would normally be associated with good, the Path of Abundance does have its dark side as Yaoshi shows favor to not just regular healers, but also {{Mad Scientist}}s who resort to dubious or outright unethical methods to advance the field of medicine.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has three pairs of arms.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Xianzhou Alliance has many names to denounce Yaoshi their former PatronGod, but few stands out as much as Deathless Doom.
* PatronGod: For Denizens of Abundance. Was also one to the Elixir Seekers, ancestors of Xianzhou Alliance.
* {{Plaguemaster}}: They are this to the Xianzhou, who refer to them as the Plagues Author as their blessing of longevity caused longevity-related sicknesses and ailments among them and almost caused their civilisation to crumble.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Building on Yaoshi's UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}-inspired elements, their name is taken from the Chinese name for the Buddha of healing and medicine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaisajyaguru Bhaisajyaguru]], 药师佛 (Yàoshīfó), as befitting a HealerGod.
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[[folder:Aha]]
!!Aha, The Elation
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Aha has a group of people who are dedicated to defying the Path of Elation, the Mourning Actors, who want to remind everyone about the existence of tragedy, that no amount of joy can prevent sorrow. Aha actually finds this amusing; enough to outright bless them and let them spread their teachings about tragedy and sorrow to the universe.
* TheAntiNihilist: The Masked Fools, followers of the Path of Elation, tell a parable about the birth of their Aeon with AnAesop along this lines.
--> When the Aeon of Elation climbed to the highest branch on the Tree of Existence, they saw the cold and despicable void, the stars operating like machinery, and how the meaning of all things bows before nothingness. They continued looking until they saw a baby fall to the ground and cry because it had been wronged. The Aeon burst into laughter so clear it tore through the cold universe and still reverberates through the universe today.
* ItAmusedMe: What the Path of Elation espouses as the ultimate reason for existence. All things exist because they are to be laughed at. This makes the Masked Fools rather disliked among followers of Aeon, as they promote doing ''whatever'' in the name of pleasure, which usually translates to chaos in their wake.
--> The Fools believe that the truth of the world is a joke, and that the ultimate meaning of all things lies in mere laughter.
* ShoutOut:
** The entry of the Masked Fools begin with this:
--> Even an organization like the Masked Fools sing praises of their Aeon. The Aeon will never give you up, never let you down, or abandon you. He will never make you cry, say goodbye, or tell a lie and hurt you.
--> [[Music/RickAstley Ast Rickley]], super popstar of the Epsilon XII Galaxy
** Even the '''name''' of the Aeon could be a reference one of Rick Astley's music videos, A-ha.
* TakeThat: The Masked Fools are fond of this, calling out all kinds of people for their perceived flaws. They laugh at heroes for self-righteousness, kings for lust for power, lovers for infatuation, and scholars for overthinking.
* {{Troll}}: If the parable of their birth is any indication, Aha appears to delight in the misery and suffering of lesser beings. They even went out of their way to bless a group of people who seek to defy the Path of Elation, seemingly just to mock them.
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[[folder:Mythus]]
!! Mythus, The Enigmata
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* {{Conlang}}: Actually inverted. The Riddlers are followers of Enigmata who make a point to blur, distort and twist the meanings of words and languages so their meanings are lost to any potential discoverers. In other words, they are ''deconstructing'' languages.
* InternalRetcon: Welt notes much history of the known universe of ''Star Rail'' is missing, and states the Enigmata is responsible for most of that. In particular, History Fictionologists are followers of Enigmata who make it their mission to rewrite history with fabrications, fallacies or outright fictions, making it difficult if not impossible for the truth to be unravelled. They are so notorious to the point they are compared to ''Antimatter Legion'' in how hated they are.
* LostCommonKnowledge: Mythus's goal is speculated to be rendering ''all'' knowledge lost. Followers of the Path of Enigmata are actively obscuring history and killing languages, while the Aeon itself seems to be sabotaging attempts of accumulating more knowledge. As an example, the ''Star Rail'' universe has civilizations which are several thousands of years ahead of humanity from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''. Yet, it is only recently the Genius Society progressed scientific research far enough to identify Imaginary is a unique element, a discovery which humanity of ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' identified early in the Previous Era, which was more than 50,000 years prior to AD Calendar. Welt, who notices this discrepancy, believes the Enigmata is responsible for oddness of knowledge progression and missing history in ''Star Rail'' universe.
* NecessaryEvil: Despite hindering progress for knowledge, it is noted Mythus's attempt to obscure facts and truths about the universe has its own benefits. If a civilization manages to discover everything there is about the universe, there will be [[ModernStasis no more incentive for progress]], which would lead to stagnation. Ultimately, much like the other Aeons, Mythus operates on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
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[[folder:Oroboros]]
!!Oroboros, The Voracity
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[[folder:Long]]
!!Long, The Permanence
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* TheGhost: While Aeons in general are rarely ever seen, Long is special in that they seem to have just completely disappeared, with nobody really knowing what happened to them and many just assuming they're dead.
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[[folder:Idrila]]
!! Idrila, The Beauty
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[[folder:Fuli]]
!!Fuli, The Remembrance
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* MemoryJar: Taken to a galactic extreme. Fuli is said to hold the memories of every living being in existence.
* TransferableMemory: Fuli's followers in the Garden of Recollection have the power to freely back up, store, and transfer memories like computer data. However, they have a bit of a bad reputation for allegedly stealing memories, though the Garden of Recollection follower who approaches the Trailblazer will properly compensate the Trailblazer for allowing their memories to be copied and backed up in the Garden.
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[[folder:Tayzzyronth]]
!!Tayzzyronth, The Propagation
An ancient, deceased Aeon that threatened the entire universe with its wanton propagation.
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* EnemyMine: Tayzzyronth posed such a massive threat to the universe that its fellow Aeons, who are normally solitary entities, found it necessary to form an alliance to destroy Tayzzyronth.
* EvilerThanThou: The fact that other Aeons don't seem to be banding together to fight Nanook the '''Destruction''', whose sole aim is to destroy all of existence, speaks volumes to how terrifying Tayzzyronth must have been.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: He was the god and incarnation of a horde of self-propagating alien insects who threatened to overwhelm the entire universe.
* TheRemnant: The Swarm is the remnant of Tayzzyronth's children who, while no longer a universal threat thanks to their Aeon being destroyed, remain a significant threat.
* PosthumousCharacter: Kafka explains that Tayzzyronth has been long dead.
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[[folder:Terminus]]
!!Terminus, The Finality
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[[folder:Ho'oh]]
!!Ho'oh, The Equilibrum
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[[folder:Ena]]
!!Ena, The Order
The Aeon that was subsumed by Xipe the Harmony.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Kafka explains that Ena ceased to exist after they and their Path were absorbed by Xipe.
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