• Zibai 兹白 || Genshin Impact

<> Zibai (Chinese: 兹白 Zībái) is a god and Angel who is famed in Liyue legends as the White Horse Adeptus.[Note 1] During the era of the unified civilization, she served as Celestia's divine envoy to Lang-Gan and as a Moon Envoy of the Lunar Palace. She was killed following the destruction of Lang-Gan by the Heavenly Principles in the aftermath of the war of funerary flame 6,000 years ago, and her soul was split by Istaroth into her Three Deadly Selves: Ziju, Zizhi, and Zijiao. Zijiao later assisted Rex Lapis in his campaigns during the Archon War, earning her fame in Liyue legends as the White Horse Adeptus and as the Gold-Eyed Celdon Mare of the Eight Adepts. During the Lantern Rite celebration following the return of the Frost Moon into the skies of Teyvat, the Traveler and Zhongli managed to reunite the three pieces of her split soul, reviving her back to her original form once more.

<> As an individual, Zibai was devoted to her duties in protecting her people and bringing news as an envoy. This devotion to protect her people was prominent enough to the point that she ignored Istaroth's advice and sacrificed her life in order to give her people enough time to escape.

Following her death, Zibai's personality was split into three distinct souls in the form of Ziju, Zizhi and Zijiao. Ziju has a lonely disposition and enjoys mathematics, Zizhi embodies her rage and regret, while Zijiao embodies her humanity.

Upon being reformed, Zibai's memories were a bit hazy since it had been thousands of years since she had been whole, but she is able to remember parts of her past and is somewhat aware of the memories that each fragment of her soul had. The color of her eyes determines which personality is most prominent. When Ziju is dominant, her eyes are blue, when Zizhi is dominant, they are red, and when Zijiao is in control, they are golden.

Zibai is also shown to be somewhat self-conscious of her age, as being called terms such as ‘granny’ and ‘auntie’ were enough to force out Zizhi.

<> Zibai uses the tall female model. Her appearance is described as that of a white horse, and in her human form she is a slender woman with golden eyes, hip-long platinum hair marked by a single golden streak in her fringe, and white skin.

• Hairstyle: She has hip-length, luminous platinum-white hair styled into a voluminous high ponytail, secured with thin gold ribbons that trail behind her. Two long, thick braids flow down from the sides of her head, framing her back. • Face Framing: Her bangs are sharp and sweeping, parted to her left. A distinct, bright golden streak runs cleanly down the right side of her fringe. • Ornaments: A large, golden crescent-moon hairpin sits prominently at the crown of her head. She wears long, intricate teal-blue earrings featuring cascading feathers or tasselled ribbons that match her outfit's accents. • Eyes: Her eyes are a striking, piercing gold with sharp, elegant cat-eye eyeliner. Outfit & Clothing Structure • Color Palette: The ensemble relies heavily on a clean, antique celadon green, soft jade, and crisp white color scheme, accented with gold metallic borders and fur trim. • Upper Body: She wears a fitted, strapless white and light-teal dress or bodysuit with a subtle sweetheart neckline. The dress features swirling auspicious cloud patterns on the front hem, which cuts asymmetrical across her thighs. A golden, circular amulet or collar piece rests at the base of her throat. • Sleeves: She has dramatically detached, flowing kimono-style sleeves. The upper sleeves are structured with gold-plated pauldrons (shoulder guards) that look like stylized cloud curves. The long, draped fabric features gradient waves of celadon green and white, ending in fluffy white fur trim cuffs and large gold crescent-moon tassels swinging from the bottom tips. Lower Body & Footwear • Leggings: She wears opaque, skin-tight white thigh-high stockings or leggings that seamlessly blend into her main outfit. They are secured at the upper thigh with rigid, V-shaped gold bands embedded with dark diamond-shaped gems. • Footwear (Hoof Shoes): Her high-heeled shoes are uniquely crafted to resemble stylized horse hooves. The toe boxes are clad in solid, pointed gold plating. The ankle collars are lined with fluffy white pom-pom fur trim, and the heels themselves are a deep teal-green. Back Elements & Details • Aero-Construct Wheel: Mounted on her upper back is a small, circular golden ornament resembling a Geo-themed wheel or lunar ring. • Fabric Trails: A long, semi-translucent gold-glowing ribbon or energy trail extends from her lower back waistline, drifting into sparkles behind her as she moves.

<> Zibai was one of the Angels created by the Heavenly Principles for the purpose of guiding humanity as divine envoys of Celestia during the era of Teyvat's unified civilization. Zibai governed over Lang-Gan, whose inhabitants worshiped her as the God of Soil and Grain for her act of teaching them agriculture. One day, Istaroth delivered to her a Moon Wheel, symbolizing her new appointment as an Envoy of the Lunar Palace. From that point onwards, she would doubly serve as envoy for both Celestia and the Three Moon Goddesses, and took up residence in the Lunar Palace. To carry out her duties, she periodically rode the Lunar Chariot to travel between the Lunar Palace, Celestia, and Lang-Gan. During her time as a moon envoy, she encountered a man known as The Lord of Geo, Heaven's Star, who taught her the art of excising one's impure thoughts into Three Deadly Selves. Little did she know, this would become instrumental in prolonging her existence. After the Eternal and Iridescent Moons were shattered during the war of funerary flame, Lang-Gan became tainted with Abyssal corruption as a consequence of the conflict. In response, the Heavenly Principles sent down Celestial Nails on numerous places across Teyvat, including Lang-Gan. Istaroth informed Zibai of the necessity of cleansing the Abyssal corruption, warning her not to intervene as she would be defying the will of the Heavenly Principles and die if she did. Zibai, unwilling to abandon her people, chose not to heed Istaroth's advice and decided to protect her people by temporaily blocking the Celestial Nail, knowing it would cost her her life. This gave the inhabitants of Lang-Gan time to evacuate the city, who then began traveling towards the east under Zibai's guidance. Some of these survivors were known to have settled in Chenyu Vale while others are suggested to have settled in the Guili Assembly. Zibai ultimately died from the impact of the Nail, but at that moment, perhaps as an attempt at self-preservation, split herself into Three Deadly Selves. It was then that Istaroth intervened by freezing her in the moment just before her death. Istaroth gathered the shattered fragments of her soul and placed them within Zibai's Three Deadly Selves: Ziju, Zizhi and Zijiao. The Heavenly Soul, Taiguang, would be stored in Ziju and then imprisoned within the false moon's reflection as a means to preserve her soul; the Earth Soul, Shuangling, would be stored in Zizhi where she fell into a deep slumber within The Chasm where the obliterated Lang-Gan once stood; and the Human Soul, Youjing, in Zijiao, was sealed inside a painting of Zhanzhu the Moon Devourer. Zijiao was eventually freed from the painting by Rex Lapis, after which she began to follow him in his campaign during the Archon War. She assisted him in subduing Chenyu Vale, and later Mt. Qingce. The latter may have been related to her battle against the God Tao Dou as one of the Eight Adepts, for which she became famed as the Gold-Eyed Celadon Mare. Later, when her power depleted, she retreated into the Qingce mountain range, continuing to wander in her form as a white horse. During the era of Guili Assembly, Zijiao had a chance encounter with a girl of the Lu clan in a bamboo forest, whom she told about her history under the pretence of a made-up story. This encounter would become remembered and preserved within the recorded history of the Lu Clan. After Rex Lapis's ascension as the Geo Archon, Zijiao met a young boy in the bamboo forest of Mt. Qingce, whom she told about the Three Moons that died during the war of funerary flame. She later had a similar meeting with another young man.

<> Centuries later, Zhongli (Morax) freed one of her lower fragments named Ziqiao, who helped defend early Liyue. During the Lantern Rite festival storyline, the Traveler works alongside Zhongli to track down the remaining fragments and reunite her shattered soul. After being fully reborn, Zibai rests and slowly reacquaints herself with ordinary mortal life and the landscapes of modern Liyue.