Do not fall prey to the darkness. I have no mercy.

Though perhaps you can stand your ground alone.

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Overview

Xiao is an adeptus, under the name Alatus, and the sole surviving member of the five foremost Yakshas dispatched by Morax to subdue the demonic spirits that plagued Liyue. He currently resides at Wangshu Inn and mostly restrains himself from large crowds and social interactions.

Xiao is a yaksha who has fought in the Archon War and holds a high level of seniority among adepti. He has a reserved demeanor and has little intention of getting close to mortals. He does not want sympathy for his past and believes his fellow Yakshas would also find it insulting.

He is immensely grateful to Morax for saving him, dedicating his life to protecting Liyue as payment. He does not take lightly to those who speak ill of the Geo Archon regardless of whoever they are. Despite suffering from constant karmic debt, Xiao is highly resilient towards its alluring corruption, as his fellow yaksha have either succumbed or died to it. Due to this debt, he prefers being alone and rarely involves himself in mortal affairs; in the few times he does have to, he asks they get to the point for their own sake.

Xiao is unfamiliar with many human customs and societal norms, often finding them strange, childish, or pointless. To others, he can come off as distant and intimidating. After meeting the Traveler, he becomes slightly more relaxed, willing to learn customs and visit Liyue Harbor with them for their sake despite his reservations with mortal life. He is also revealed to be a strict yet effective teacher when acting as a mentor figure for Ganyu, but he believes that as a soul-slaughtering yaksha, he is not a suitable teacher for her.

Unlike most of the adepti, Xiao is not particularly fond of most human foods, although he makes exceptions to Almond Tofu and later Grilled Tiger Fish, the former reminding him of the dreams he used to consume and the latter to honor Pervases' memory.

Talents

• Normal Attack: Whirlwind Thrust

Here!

Worthless!

1. Normal Attack: Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.
2. Charged Attack: Consumes Stamina to perform an upward thrust.
3. Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE Damage upon impact. Xiao does not take Damage from performing Plunging Attacks.

• Elemental Skill: Lemniscatic Wind Cycling

Hmph.

Boring.

Useless.

Xiao lunges forward, dealing Anemo Damage to enemies in his path. Can be used in mid-air. Starts with 2 charges.

• Elemental Burst: Bane of All Evil

Disappear!

Evil conquering!

Lament!

Xiao dons the Yaksha Mask that set gods and demons trembling millennia ago.

Yaksha's Mask

1. Greatly increases Xiao's jumping ability.
2. Increases his attack AoE and attack Damage.
3. Converts attack Damage into Anemo Damage, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.

In this state, Xiao will continuously lose HP. The effects of this skill end when Xiao leaves the field.

• 1st Ascension Passive: Conqueror of Evil: Tamer of Demons

While under the effects of Elemental Burst: Bane of All Evil, all Damage dealt by Xiao increases by 5%. Damage increases by a further 5% for every 3 seconds the ability persists. The maximum Damage Bonus is 25%.

• 4th Ascension Passive: Dissolution Eon: Heaven Fall

Using Elemental Skill: Lemniscatic Wind Cycling increases the Damage of subsequent uses of Elemental Skill: Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 15%. This effect lasts for 7 seconds, and has a maximum of 3 stacks. Gaining a new stack refreshes the effect's duration.

• Utility Passive: Transcension: Gravity Defier

Decreases climbing Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

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About Other Characters

This part is about what Xiao thinks about the other characters in Genshin Impact.

• Zhongli

Can I ask... Zhongli - what does he do with his days? Huh? Birds, antiques, flowers...

Hmm... What deeper meaning do they hold?

• Ganyu

Ganyu is neither mortal nor illuminated beast. Wandering both the mortal and Adepti realms with duty as her sole guide, it was inevitable that she would become perplexed... What? Me? You believe a Yaksha who knows nothing more than how to massacre countless souls and emerge unscathed is a suitable mentor for such an individual? ...Your mind occupies a very different world from that which your body inhabits.

• Venti

Venti? So that's the name he goes by. His tunes are... forget it.

• Hu Tao

Hu Tao? Her liveliness is irritating. Fortunately, she is also humorous, so you need not worry about her growing into a boring human.

• Yelan

I've heard that she once investigated The Chasm, following the trail of the Millelith. If she can investigate mysteries like that on her own, she must be someone of rare skill.

• Baizhu

You want... Baizhu to make a medicine to take away my pain? I understand your intentions, but mortal medicine has no effect on adepti.

• Beidou

Beidou? I have nothing to do with her. Though there is such a thing as the leviathan. As a mere human, she has proven her power in defeating Haishan.

• Shenhe

It seems Shenhe places a great deal of trust in you. Well, how could she not. There are few people in the world as kind and good-natured as you.

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