Zhongli

Sex

Male

Birthday

December 31

Constellation

Lapis Dei (God of the Rock)

Vision

Geo

Home Region

Liyue

Appearance

Zhongli is a tall, thin man with fair skin and a stern expression. Her eyes are bright and sharp, amber in color with bright yellow pupils set in the shape of diamonds. She wears red eyeliner on the lower eyelids of her eyes. When he uses his Geo abilities, his eyes become luminescent. Her dark brown hair is styled in a windswept manner with longer bangs hanging down the right side of her face. She fades an amber brown at the ends and pulls back into a long ponytail that falls past her waist. When he uses his Geo abilities, his amber reflections glow. This appearance is also used in the depiction of Morax around Liyue in the Statues of The Seven. His outfit is smart and form-fitting, consisting of a beige dress shirt, a brown and amber vest, slim black pants, black dress boots, and black gloves with twin silver archer rings on the thumbs. His collar is a white tie held at the neck by an amber gemstone. Her left ear is adorned with a rhinestone tassel earring. Above all, he wears a long dark brown tailcoat with dragon scale patterns, gold and silver details, gold tassels, and the Morax diamond symbol on his back. Zhongli's clothing is decorated with diamond symbols found on his sleeves, belt, pants, vest buttons, and tailcoat buttons. Similarly to Venti, because he was an Archon with innate Gnosis, the "Vision" embedded in his chain at the small of his back is nothing more than a fake.

Profile

A mysterious man invited by the El Camino Funeral Home. A great connoisseur of all knowledge. Zhongli doesn't blink when paying (or asking others to pay). He gladly pays the price, no matter how unreasonable, and will pay even more for the things he likes. The funny part is that Zhongli always forgets to take his money with him.

Personality

Zhongli is a calm and kind man who knows a lot about the history and culture of Liyue. He has philosophical ideas about money and a great respect for Liyue traditions, even those that have long disappeared. He highly values ​​contracts: despite having the fortune or information, he tends to be humble and even a little insecure about being, as he puts it, a "bourgeois parasite." One of Zhongli's most notable characteristics is his tendency to forget about Mora in transactions, agreeing to spend large sums of money without having any Mora on hand and even taking "discounts" as granted despite it being an obvious scam. He often ends up relying on others or El Camino Funeral Home for financial support. Although he is friends with Hu Tao, who trusts him the most, he does not like his childish behavior. It is later revealed that Zhongli's carelessness comes from being the Geo Archon and the creator of the Mora. With Gnosis allowing him to create unlimited Mora, he never had to worry about running out of money in his personal finances. Unfortunately, when he chose to live among mortals, he did not have the foresight to find an alternative for mortals to continue minting Mora in his absence, as well as create a retirement fund for him.

Personality [2]

Zhongli cares deeply about his nation, although he risks putting it in danger due to his plan to resign as Geo Archon. His intention was to test Liyue to see if he was ready to move on to a new era without his presence, and he does so by faking his death during the annual Rite of Descent. He later clarifies, however, that if Liyue were in real danger, he would intervene to stop him. He agrees with Keching's controversial opinion that Liyue is too dependent on her Archon, and respects her for that reason. Highly intelligent and calculating, Zhongli accurately predicts Nobile's plans, and builds his test for Liyue entirely around the Herald. Zhongli can be considered an open-minded person, as he invited Xinyan to perform at El Camino Funeral Home at a time when rock was not well known or accepted in Liyue. Xinyan agreed, but when she found out that he was acting outside the room, she thought the request was inappropriate, showing that Zhongli can be quite eccentric at times. He does not like seafood, stating that it brings back bad memories of his time as an Archon when he once fought foul-smelling, tentacled sea monsters with great difficulty due to their stamina, small size, and abundance.

History

In traditional Liyue customs, "receiving the Adeptus" and "dismissing the Adeptus" are equally important. The Hu family, in charge of running the El Camino Funeral Home for 77 generations, is the best at doing funerals. However, Hu Tao, the current director of the El Camino Funeral Home, specializes in the art of saying goodbye to mortals. Therefore, for the various farewell ceremonies of the Adeptus, Hu Tao usually employs the help of a friend who is dedicated to the same business as her: Zhongli. The Adeptus have coexisted with the people of Liyue for millennia, but only a handful have ascended in the last three thousand years, meaning that currently, everything related to these traditions only exists in the texts. It is not something you can see twice in a lifetime. Not even the most discerning of researchers or academics could find a mistake in the Rites of Ascension of the El Camino Funeral Home. Everything must be perfect: the costumes, the time, the place, the objects, the weather, the duration, the size of the audience allowed, the height, profession and age of said audience... Nothing can be overlooked. When ordinary people describe Zhongli as an "encyclopedia with legs", he smiles, sighs and says:

History [2]

In Liyue, if someone is very picky and inflexible about something they are passionate about, that person is often said to be "peculiar." In a way, everyone is peculiar. Some people hate spicy food or fish; Others like their tofu to be tender and sweet... As for Zhongli, he is peculiar to everything. He just enjoys the performances of the most famous artists, takes the most exotic bird he has for a walk, and even usually gets into restaurant kitchens to teach chefs what is the right amount of fish and shrimp to make the dishes. more authentic full moon rolls. Zhongli knows everything from everyday objects such as clothing to trade, politics and relations between the Seven Nations, as well as jewelry, ceramics, gastronomy, tea, incense, flowers, insects, birds... However, he usually only talks about things that are of no use, as he loves to share curious facts with other people.

History [3]

To buy things, it is essential to negotiate. This is a habit that all citizens of Liyue share. No matter how high or how inflexible the set price is, the best starting price is half price. However, Zhongli never looks at the price. When he wants something, he gets it regardless of this factor, and sometimes he is even willing to pay more. The funny thing is that he never remembers to carry his wallet with him. Therefore, he has friends who help him do his daily shopping. If something has a high price, they find all kinds of excuses to get it reimbursed somehow. For all the traders who are satisfied with Zhongli, he has a unique quality: he perfectly understands the value of money and finance, as well as the suffering of people. However, he fails to understand that poverty is something real. In other words, he cannot imagine himself being poor. How can such a person exist?

History [4]

Zhongli will never die of hunger. That is a fact. You don't need to worry about whether you are making or losing money. What he really invests his energy in is the affairs of the Seven Nations. As for material wealth... He is literally the personification of wealth itself. Yeah; Zhongli is Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon of the Seven, the deity who ruled Liyue, and he is also Morax, the name from which comes the Mora, the motto of all Teyvat. When night falls and the bustling port of Liyue calms down, he sometimes heads to the top of the mountains and views the city he created with his own hands. For the people of Liyue, King Geo has many titles. When he made the laws of Liyue, he was the "Patron of Contracts". He created the first Mora which served as a base for Liyue trade, so merchants crowned him as the "Patron of Trade". He has witnessed history through all his years and is the greatest of all The Seven. For this reason, historians refer to him as the "Patron of History." Millennia ago, when Liyue pioneers first created fire by rubbing stones and cooking in ovens made of such material, they credited him as the "Patron of Ovens." While foreigners prefer to call him by the name "Morax", the people of Liyue prefer his common name: "Geo King". Additionally, of all the positions and positions Morax holds, his role as the "God Warrior" who defeated evil gods on the battlefields is a favorite among children and theater fans. The delicious street foods that King Geo discovered when he was lost, the plaque on which he wrote his name, and the famous play in which he made a cameo... It would not be unreasonable to say that many of the traditions and customs of Liyue are forged by their direct influence in the world and by their relationship with the people of the city. The people of Liyue are also proud of their history for having a god walking among them.

History [5]

As the founder of Liyue, what Morax values ​​most about this trading city are contracts. From simple commercial contracts to the ancient laws formulated by Morax himself when he created Liyue, contracts manifest themselves in various forms and in all parts of the city. For merchants, contracts are the foundation of all honest and trustworthy exchanges, tying them to shipping dates, payment dates, and delivery locations, among other things. The prosperity and vitality of commerce, which is the lifeblood of Liyue, can only be guaranteed if there is a strict social order. Therefore, to respect the fulfillment of Morax's prophecies and protect the vitality of Liyue, the Seven Stars will not tolerate any violation of the law. For millennia, the Seven Stars have dedicated themselves generation after generation to interpreting the laws and creating all kinds of additional clauses to correct any loopholes in the law. If there is something that is not written, it is considered "permissible by law" until the Seven Stars make the corresponding amendment. To date, there are a total of 279 pages in the book on the interpretation of the amended laws. Ninguang, the current Celestial Balance and in charge of revising this book, was nicknamed the "tailor of Liyue" for her efficiency and precision. However, no matter how complicated human laws are, for Rex Lapis, there is one law that stands above everything else: "Those who break a contract will suffer the wrath of the rock."

History [6]

During the Archon War, every corner of Teyvat was engulfed in the fire of conflict. It was not only the gods who fought, but countless evil beings also sought to expand their domain. Some of those creatures greatly worried Archon Geo, who at that time was not yet one of The Seven. These creatures emerged from the ocean abyss, had a soft body and possessed agile tentacles that continued to live even after they were cut, at which time they secreted a viscous fluid. They were really disgusting, but that wasn't the biggest problem. The real problem was their small size, which gave them the ability to hide in unimaginably small nooks and crannies. No gap was too narrow for them, not in the wooden boards of tables and chairs, not in the seams of windows and doors and the folds of curtains, not in those for books and brushes. If they saw someone with their hand outstretched, they would go up their arm, leaving a bright trail behind them, and leave a sensation of cold and wetness so horrible that it was impossible not to scream in horror at the feeling of it. Under the pleas of the people of Liyue, Morax agreed to put an end to these creatures. However, these parasites of civilization could not be destroyed like any enemy on the battlefield, like when he summoned a rain of stone spears that made the earth tremble. Even so, he was the Patron of contracts, so he had to keep his word no matter what. So, he went around Liyue from house to house with small stone cages, capturing these creatures one by one… This long campaign of pest extermination taught Morax what it really meant to "take a load off your shoulders." The frustrating campaign, as well as the terrible smell of the secretions of those ocean creatures, are something you will never forget. Nowadays, even when he goes out into the real world incognito as Zhongli, a mortal man, Morax does not want to see the shellfish even in paint. Except seafood tofu, he does like that because you can't distinguish its original shape.

Dislikes

Seafood + the beach

Likes

Zhongli knows everything from everyday objects such as clothing to trade, politics and relations between the Seven Nations, as well as jewelry, ceramics, gastronomy, tea, incense, flowers, insects, birds...

Height

1.86cm