─Zhongli

A mysterious man invited by El Camino Funeral Home. A great connoisseur of all things, 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 things he likes. The funny part is that Zhongli always forgets to bring his money with him.

Zhongli is a tall, thin man with fair skin and a stern expression. His eyes are bright and sharp, amber with bright yellow pupils set in the shape of diamonds. He wears red eyeliner on the lower lids of his eyes. When he uses his Geo abilities, his eyes become luminescent. His dark brown hair is styled in a windswept manner with longer bangs hanging on the right side of his face. He fades to amber brown at the ends and pulls back into a long ponytail that falls past his 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. His 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, golden tassels, and the Morax diamond symbol on the 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 the chain on his lower back is nothing more than a fake.

Zhongli is a calm and kind man who is quite knowledgeable about Liyue's history and culture. He possesses philosophical ideas about money and a great respect for Liyue's traditions, even those that have long since disappeared. He values ​​contracts highly: despite having the fortune or the 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 the 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 the El Camino Funeral Home for financial support. Although he is friends with Hu Tao, the one who trusts him the most, he dislikes 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 look into an alternative for mortals to continue minting Mora in his absence, as well as creating a retirement fund for himself. Zhongli, like Venti, seems to view his human form as separate from his divine form. The Archaic Petra set states that Rex Lapis was said to be a ruthless and emotionless god who killed countless other gods during the Archon War, as was necessary to fulfill a contract. As the God of Contracts, Zhongli takes contracts seriously and sincerely, as honoring an agreement is easy and is perplexed as to how people are incapable of fulfilling such a simple concept; he states that all those who break it will suffer the Wrath of the Rock. True to this, his Elemental Burst involves sending a meteor flying towards his enemies.

Zhongli cares deeply for his nation, though he risks endangering it due to his plan to step down as Geo Archon. His intention was to test Liyue to see if it was ready to move into 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 step in to stop it. He agrees with Keching's controversial opinion that Liyue is too reliant on its 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, given that he invited Xinyan to perform at the El Camino Funeral Parlor in a time when rock music was neither well known nor accepted in Liyue. Xinyan agreed, but when she found out that he was acting outside the hall, she thought the request was inappropriate, proving that Zhongli can be quite eccentric at times.

He dislikes shellfish, 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 toughness, small size, and abundance.

The Hu family, which has run El Camino Funeral Home for 77 generations, is the best at conducting funerals. However, Hu Tao, the current director of El Camino Funeral Home, specializes in the art of saying goodbye to mortals.

That’s why, for the various farewell ceremonies for the Adeptus, Hu Tao often enlists the help of a friend who is in 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 texts. It’s not something you can see twice in a lifetime.

Not even the most demanding of researchers or academics could find an error in the Rites of Ascension of the El Camino Funeral Home.

Everything must be perfect: the costumes, the time, the place, the props, the weather, the duration, the size of the allowed audience, the height, profession and age of said audience... Nothing can be overlooked. In Liyue, if someone is very fussy and inflexible about something they are passionate about, it is often said that that person is "peculiar." In some ways, everyone is peculiar. Some people hate spicy food or fish; others like their tofu soft and sweet...

As for Zhongli, he is peculiar to everything.

He only enjoys performances by famous artists, takes out the most exotic bird he has for a walk, and even sneaks into restaurant kitchens to teach chefs how to use the right amount of fish and shrimp to make the most 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...

To buy things, it is essential to negotiate. This is a habit shared by all citizens of Liyue. No matter how high or how inflexible the price is, the best starting price is half the price.

However, Zhongli never pays attention to 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 bring his wallet with him. That's why he has friends who help him with his daily shopping. If something is overpriced, he finds all kinds of excuses to get reimbursed in some way.

For all the merchants 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 a real thing. In other words, he cannot imagine himself being poor. Zhongli will never die of hunger. That is a fact. You don't need to worry about whether you're making or losing money. What you really put your energy into is the affairs of the Seven Nations.

As for material wealth... He is literally the personification of wealth itself.

Yes; Zhongli is Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon of The Seven, the deity who ruled Liyue, and he is also Morax, the name from which Mora, the motto of all Teyvat, is derived.

When night falls and the bustling port of Liyue quiets down, he sometimes heads to the top of the mountains and looks down upon the city he created with his own hands. To 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 the basis for Liyue's trade, so merchants crowned him as the "Patron of Trade".

He has witnessed history throughout his years and is the eldest of all the Seven. For this reason, historians refer to him as the "Patron of History."

While foreigners prefer to call it "Morax", Liyue people prefer its common name: "King Geo".

Furthermore, of all the positions and duties that Morax holds, his role as the "Warrior God" who defeated evil gods on the battlefield is a favorite of children and theatergoers.

The delicious street foods King Geo discovered when he got lost, the plaque he wrote his name on, and the famous play he made a cameo in… It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that many of Liyue’s traditions and customs were forged by its direct influence on the world and its relationship with the people of the city. The people of Liyue are also proud of their history of having a god walking among them. As the founder of Liyue, what Morax values ​​most about this trading city are the contracts. From simple business contracts to ancient laws formulated by Morax himself when he created Liyue, contracts manifest in various forms and everywhere in the city.

For merchants, contracts are the foundation of all honest and trustworthy exchanges, as they bind them to shipping dates, payment dates, and delivery locations, among other things.

The prosperity and vitality of trade, which is the lifeblood of Liyue, can only be guaranteed if there is a strict social order.

Thus, in order to uphold 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 devoted themselves generation after generation to interpreting the laws and creating all kinds of additional clauses to amend any legal loopholes. If there is anything that is not written, it is considered "permitted 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 the person 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 all else:

"Those who break a contract will suffer the wrath of the rock." As the eldest of The Seven, Rex Lapis has lived a long time. He still remembers when the Archon War finally ended and the last seven gods standing took their respective thrones as Archons, ending the war. Although they disagree on certain matters and reside thousands of miles apart, they were all tasked with guiding the humans.

As time passed, many of the seven archons fell and others rose. But of the original seven archons, only two remain: Rex Lapis and the free-spirited Anemo Archon, the second oldest of The Seven, also known as Barbatos. Two thousand years ago, when Barbatos first arrived at the gates of Liyue to visit Rex Lapis, the latter was willing to provide any assistance necessary to his fellow god from another realm.

So Archon Geo had already made preparations to receive him even before Barbatos fell from the sky. Exhausted by it, he was just waiting for him to say something.

However, what Barbatos did was hand him a bottle of wine.

"This is a wine from Mondstadt. Why don't you try it? I'll give it to you as a gift." To Rex Lapis, it was absurd that a god would abandon his duties just to deliver a bottle of wine.

However, this was not the only time Barbatos visited Liyue… And whenever he did, he had countless questions. He was as curious as he drank wine.

At that time, the Seven still gathered together from time to time in Liyue. In fact, Rex Lapis still remembers the taste of the wine they drank at those gatherings.

However, the world continued to change.

Several of the seven archons resigned and were succeeded by others. Furthermore, five of the seven gods present at those meetings died.

The ancient duty of guiding humans began to be ignored by the new successors.

However, three thousand years of wind and snow were enough to corrode even the hardest stone.

Even Barbatos stopped visiting Rex Lapis over time.

One morning, when old King Geo was taking a stroll in Liyue, he heard a merchant compliment his subordinate:

"You have done your duty very well. Now, go and take a well-deserved rest."

...Rex Lapis stood in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the crowd as he thought:

"Have I truly fulfilled my duty? During the Archon War, every corner of Teyvat was engulfed in the fires of conflict. It was not only the gods who fought, but countless evil beings also sought to expand their domain. Some of these creatures were very disturbing to 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 remained alive even after they were cut, at which point they secreted a viscous fluid.

They were really gross, 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 the gaps between the wooden boards of tables and chairs, not the gaps between the seams of windows and doors and the folds of curtains, not even the gaps between books and brushes.

If they saw someone with their hand outstretched, they would run up their arm, leaving a shiny trail behind them, and leave behind a sensation of cold and dampness so horrible that it was impossible not to scream in horror at the feeling.

Under the pleas of the people of Liyue, Morax agreed to wipe out these creatures. However, these parasites of civilization could not be destroyed like any other enemy on the battlefield, as when he summoned a rain of stone spears that made the earth tremble.

Still, 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 "lift a load off."

The frustrating campaign, as well as the terrible smell of the secretions of those ocean creatures, are something he 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 seafood.

Except for seafood tofu, he does like that because its original form cannot be distinguished. Once the Rite of Ascension, which was both directed and starred by Zhongli, was over, Signora, one of the Fatui Eleven, appeared before him. According to the contract they had signed, she went there to claim the Gnosis of Morax, the Geo Archon.

In front of the traveler and the two Fatui, Zhongli told the truth: that he had established a contract with the Cryo Archon.

In his own words, this was "the contract to end all contracts."

However, no matter how one looked at it, losing the divine abilities with which he had defended Liyue was too high a price to pay.

Even among mortals, the basis of a contract is an equivalent exchange. So for the Patron of Contracts, who had established countless agreements during his long existence, a contract as important as this one must have its benefits.

But now, Archon Geo had had to give up his Gnosis as part of the deal.

About Zhongli - Reflection: That man is more cunning than he seems. As for his power... I expect a lot from him. About Zhongli - Challenge: Tell me, how has Mr. Zhongli been lately? Not bad, you say? I see he has had no trouble adjusting to “mortal” life. Hmm! He must have fooled me. I can’t forgive him, the only way to make amends is through fierce combat! What do you mean I'm no match for him? Hahaha.

The Wanderer of the Mortal World. Rex Lapis (in Liyue). Morax. Mr. Refined (by Paimon).

Species "God Adeptus"

Sex: Male.

Birthday: December 31st.

Home region: Liyue.

Affiliation: Liyue Port. The Way Funeral Home. Archons. Adeptus of Liyue.

Tartaglia, also known by his alias "Nobile", and whose real name is "Ajax".

He is the eleventh of the Eleven Heralds of the Fatui. Following danger wherever he goes, Tartaglia is always eager for a challenge, making him extremely dangerous despite being the youngest member. Tartaglia is an unpredictable subject from the lands of Snezhnaya. There is no need to guess what his intentions are. Just take this into account: behind that innocent and childlike appearance, hides a precise and perfect war machine.

Tartaglia has short, choppy orange hair and dull blue eyes. He wears a red Fatui mask removed from the side of his head and a beaded earring with a red crystal in his left ear.

He wears a grey jacket with dark red and light grey detailing, grey pants, and black boots and gloves. His jacket is left unbuttoned at the end to reveal a belt, to which his Hydro Vision is attached, and he wears short gloves that leave his wrist bare. They are instead held up by buttons, with the outer edge decorated with a black symbol. He also wears a red banner across his chest and over his left shoulder, which becomes infused with a faint Hydro effect when in the melee stance of his Elemental Skill: Legacy of Evil: Raging Waves. During the Battle of the Golden House, Tartaglia uses his Electro Deception to the right of his Vision in the center of his belt, and then moves his Vision to the empty slot on his right chest when he fully activates the Legacy of Evil Transformation.

Tartaglia describes himself as "kind of a bad boy," but not the kind who wants to cause trouble for the Traveler, but rather the kind who lives for the thrill of a fight and causing destruction. As a child, he was originally scared and hesitant, but secretly desired to become an adventurer while listening to his father's adventures. After falling into the Abyss, meeting and training with Skirk, he became the bloodthirsty warrior he is today. He is self-confident, self-centered, selfish and brash. However, he also enjoys the feeling of being alive. A warrior at heart, he constantly seeks ways to become stronger, no matter what methods he uses or how he gains that power. He craves combat and gets a thrill from fighting particularly powerful enemies, even if it means dying in the process. As a weapon he uses a bow and arrow, as he is the least dominant, which makes his victories even more exciting. Due to his pride, Tartaglia is quite reliable in carrying out the tasks entrusted to him, regardless of their degree of difficulty or how antimoral they are for him, since his experience has taught him to sacrifice certain things for the well-being of his priorities ( in many cases, their nation or family). Because he is a simple boy, he is often an easy target for manipulation, as in the case of Zhongli and Signora, when he was forced to make a totally insensitive move only to be betrayed and realize that it was only the pawn of a larger plan of which he was unaware.

Among the rest of the Heralds, Tartaglia is an oddball. While the rest of the Heralds utilize clandestine operations and remain behind the scenes, Tartaglia prefers to be front and center. In addition to his lust for battle and tendency to wreak havoc, he is a public figure known for attending social gatherings and even participating as an actor in plays. As a result, his coworkers distrust him, while he despises them for their "intangible" schemes and methods. This is demonstrated when he tells the Traveler that he is not a fan of La Signora's methods, and appears thoughtful when the Traveler brings up the Mondstadt incident as a reason to distrust him. That said, he only resorts to such methods when he must, because he prefers to engage his enemies in one-on-one combat rather than luring them into traps. While Tartaglia appears to be helping the Traveler on the surface, he is also using them for his own purposes: he has Ekaterina eavesdrop on their conversations so that he can find out, through the Traveler, the true purpose of the 7 Stars of Liyue.

Tartaglia is rather self-assured and a bit brash; he says he uses bows because it's the weapon he's weakest at, which makes it all the more exciting when he defeats powerful opponents with it. He doesn't think much of throwing his money away, even jokingly offering to let the Traveler rob the Northern Kingdom's Bank if it'll get him into his good graces.

To those he cares about, he devotes himself wholeheartedly to them. He is completely loyal to the Tsarina and holds her in high regard, seeing himself as her weapon of war. He also cares deeply for his family; he sends money, gifts, and letters home frequently. He is also proud of his three brothers and frequently dotes on them, especially Teucer. He also views the Traveler in a favorable light, compared to his coworkers who have known them so far.

He enjoys fishing, having come to greatly appreciate this hobby before his drastic change. Even then, he continues to fish, but as a way to meditate, honing his stamina and contemplating his combat techniques. He has no likes or dislikes when it comes to what he eats, stating that a true warrior should not neglect what he eats in a similar way to the weapon he uses.

Although he is already one of The Eleven, the highest governing body of the Fatui, Tartaglia still acts like the young man he is.

He is like a wolf in sheep's clothing: beneath his cheerful and confident exterior lies a deadly swordsman.

He is the youngest of the Eleven, but also one of the most dangerous.

However, Nobile doesn't seem to fit in well with the others.

As a fighter, he is quite at odds with this organization of deceit and betrayal. As the youngest member of The Eleven in the entire history of the Fatui, Tartaglia has every right to do whatever he wants. Although this lone wolf is not so well received by his companions and they do not agree with his methods, he is a responsible and diligent young man who takes great care of his chivalrous bearing.

He is a proud man who keeps his word. Even if he makes an absurd promise, he will never break it. Whether it is exterminating all the dragons in a lair, venturing into extremely dangerous domains, or seizing a noble's territory single-handedly, Tartaglia not only keeps his word, but also does so with precision and accuracy, just like a surgeon with his scalpel.

Being at the forefront of The Eleven, Tartaglia can always be found in enemy territories of Snezhnaya on the lookout, before chaos breaks out. Among the many myths of Snezhnaya, Tartaglia is said to have fought on the battlefield since he was 14 years old. Surprisingly, even at that age, he already seemed to have mastered the handling of all weapons and combat skills.

His great skill is accompanied by his passion for battle.

He enjoys risky combat, and has an insatiable thirst for fighting powerful opponents. His arrogance, however, is backed up by his vast combat experience and exceptional skills.

However, worried that his warlike personality might get them into trouble, the rest of The Eleven try to send him on missions as far away as possible...

...As far away from Snezhnaya as possible for the good of all.

The funny thing is that he always seems to be at the center of chaos and conflict.

His extraordinary experiences and his eagerness to be continually praised make him quite conceited.

Unlike the other, more discreet members of The Eleven, Tartaglia often attends public spectacles and sometimes ends up being the center of attention himself. Ice fishing has been one of Tartaglia's hobbies since he was a child. Back then, his name wasn't "Tartaglia" or "Nobile." His name was Ajax, a name given to him by his father in honor of the hero of an adventure story.

He and his father used to fish together sitting in front of a hole in a frozen lake.

Ice fishing was not an easy task. Sometimes it could take them an entire morning.

However, whether it was while digging holes in the surface of a frozen lake or while patiently waiting for the fish to bite the hook, his father always accompanied him, telling him his many adventure stories from when he was young. Young Ajax saw himself as an adventurer, so he paid attention to every little detail and always put himself in the protagonist's shoes to prepare for his future.

Even after he began living apart from his family, ice fishing remained his favorite pastime, whether it was Ajax, Tartaglia or Nobile.

What changed was that his fishing days were no longer accompanied by stories, but by endurance training and meditation to reflect on fighting techniques.

After so many hours of meditation, he no longer cared whether he caught something or not.

Contrary to what the world may think, Tartaglia was not born with his exceptional combat skills. He learned them at a key moment in his life, but that is something he never tells anyone.

When he was 14, he ran away from home with only a short sword and a bag of bread to escape his monotonous family.

He got lost in a snowy forest and, being chased by packs of bears and wolves, fell into a bottomless hole.

There, he saw an ancient world of endless possibilities and encountered a mysterious swordswoman. Or rather, the realm of darkness had set its sights on this ambitious young man.

Later, when he became Nobile of The Eleven, he could never again find out the truth behind that darkness.

During the three months he was there, the swordswoman taught him how to move freely across the abyss.

And more importantly, it fueled his innate ability to provoke conflict.

No one knows what happened to Ajax during his time in darkness, for his lips remain sealed on the matter.

When his worried mother and sisters finally found him inside the forest, only three days had passed in this world.

Still holding on to his rusty short sword, Ajax had completed the first adventure of his life.

This marked the end of his adolescence and the beginning of his life as a warrior. When he returned home, the young man was no longer the same. He was no longer frightened and indecisive, but had become frivolous and confident. He acted as if this world revolved around him, and as if the war existed for and by him.

Conflict brings about change, and this capricious, unpredictable change drew Ajax in like a hypnotic kaleidoscope.

In his father's eyes, Ajax, his third son and the one he cared for so much, had changed for the worse and caused unnecessary havoc to his peaceful life on the coast.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Ajax had become a very troublesome person, because wherever he went, there were fights and disputes, which he delighted in.

Until one day, after a violent fight in which there were even casualties, his father had no choice but to hand over his beloved son as a recruit for the Fatui.

He hoped that the Fatui's strict military training might hone his temper, but Ajax ended up defeating all of the soldiers, who arrived fully armed and fled in terror. This was a great disappointment to his father, but it also caught the attention of Pulcinella, the fifth of the Eleven.

Shocked by Ajax's great strength, and interested in how he became the center of discord, Pulcinella introduced Ajax to the Fatui under the pretext of "imposing punishment" on him, forcing him to start from the bottom and accept the duty of serving the Ice Empress.

His insatiable desire for victory would always be sated if he fought with the Fatui, and his ever-growing ego would feed on the euphoria of defeating powerful enemies. Until finally, Ajax was chosen to be one of the Fatui Eleven under the name of Tartaglia "Nobile" and became one of the most powerful people in Snezhnaya.

But becoming Tartaglia was not his ultimate goal. For someone seeking to conquer the world, that was just a small step on his long journey.

"Dear sister, is everyone okay at home? Has Dad's headache improved?" Please say hello to dad, mom and our brothers for me.

I have sent some medicines for Dad's cold and headache from Liyue. They are very effective, and will surely stop him from complaining constantly if he gets sick. You should receive them in a few days.

Apart from him, I have not forgotten the gifts for all of you.

This letter should reach them with two Liyue kites, a bell drum, two Inazuma porcelain dolls, and a box full of food. And please tell Anthon that the people of Liyue are humans like us, not stone people.

They don't eat rocks either, that wouldn't make any sense.

Don’t worry about me, Tonia, and don’t cause too much trouble for anyone. I’ll be home soon. When I’ve delivered the Seven Stars of Liyue to Her Majesty the Tsaritsa, I’ll take a boat home, just as I promised, and you know that I always keep my word.”

Sincerely, your most loyal knight."

The Tartaglia Deception is his oldest badge of honor, as well as proof of his strength. He still clearly remembers the day he received it and ascended to become one of The Eleven.

The Jester, the original herald of the Fatui, personally placed this insignia before the cold and stern Ice Empress.

It was Tartaglia's reward for slaying terrible beasts and the memory of having fought in countless battles.

But this brought him no joy, for honour is the proper reward of a warrior. Nor did he pay attention to the strange looks with which his new "colleagues" looked at him, for the opinions and criticisms of others meant nothing to him.

What really moved the young man was seeing the Tsarina on her great throne. This filled him with respect and admiration for her, since she was the one who had shown him the way to the endless battles and who looked at him in the most special way.

Her gaze was cold and pure, arrogant and sharp. She was not only the Celestial Cryo Archon, but also a true warrior.

Thus, after receiving his Deception, Nobile swore loyalty to the legitimate Tsarina of Snezhnaya.

About Tartaglia - Calm: Has that gentleman from Snezhnaya not left Liyue yet? It's okay. If he gives you any trouble, call me and I'll take care of it.

About Tartaglia - Drinking Together: I heard that Nobile's reputation among the Fatui has been on the decline recently. But people like him clear up the rumors surrounding him with real actions. Now that I think about it, next time we sit down to drink, we can ask him for other interesting stories. What do you say, Traveler? Will you join us?

Tartaglia comes from a large family, with an ambiguous number of older siblings (likely two older brothers and at least one older sister) and three younger siblings: Tonia, Anthon, and Teucer, with Teucer being the youngest. In her official English character introduction, Tonia boasts that she can cook and clean, and is "the best big brother ever!". Tartaglia's weakness with bows and preference for melee weapons may be a reference to Ajax's mythological strength in spears. Tartaglia's melee combat stance shares similarities with the Hydro abilities of an Emissary of the Abyss; both form dual blades made of raw Hydro element and make similar quick, wide slashes as they move towards an enemy. Given the time he spent learning the ways of combat in the Abyss, it's possible that either he or Skirk modeled their fighting skills after the Emissaries, if not outright emulated them. Tartaglia is the only bow wielder who holds his bow in his right hand and draws with his left on the "character" screen, indicating that he might be left-handed. Tartaglia's birth name Ajax is derived from the Greek mythological figure Ajax the Great, a warrior who participated in the Trojan War, known as a tough and strong spearman. Teucer was the younger half-brother of Ajax the Great and an archer who fought alongside him.