Moon Carver

Moon Carver

• Stag Form
• Human Form

Moon Carver, also known by his human aliasHouzhang,^[6] is a quest-exclusiveNPC that first appears in theArchon QuestAn Impromptu Change of Plan inChapter I: Act I -Of the Land Amidst Monoliths.

He is anadeptus who dwells onQingyun Peak,Liyue.

Profile[]

Introduction[]

Moon Carver, disciple ofRex Lapis. The kindest adeptus amongst all, in the manifestation of a stag.

—Stone tablet on Qingyun Peak.

Appearance[]

Moon Carver takes the form of a stag. In his human form, he resembles a middle-aged man, with a streak of olive-green in his brown hair.

Quests and Events[]

Archon Quests

• Chapter I
  • Act I:Of the Land Amidst Monoliths
    • An Impromptu Change of Plan
  • Act III:A New Star Approaches
    • Turning Point
    • The Fond Farewell

Events

• Moonlight Merriment
  • Part II:Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go (cinematic)
• Fleeting Colors in Flight
  • The Stars Inscribe the Year's Wishes (cutscene)
• The Exquisite Night Chimes
  • Part II:A Single Harmony for an Irreplaceable Soul
• Vibrant Harriers Aloft in Spring Breeze
  • Part I:The Orioles Bask in Spring, the Heavens Present Auspices
    • The Orioles Bask in Spring, the Heavens Present Auspices
  • Part II:A Cloud-Sea Appeal, a Brilliance Revealed
    • A Cloud-Sea Appeal, a Brilliance Revealed
  • Part III:The Glede Returns to the Pavilion
    • The Glede Returns to the Pavilion
• Springtime Charms
  • Final Stanza: The Sanctification of Tao Dou

Web Events

• The Great Banquet of the Adepti
• Dancing Beasts and Soaring Kites

Story[]

History[]

Moon Carver was among the adepti rallied by Morax, the Geo Archon, to fight in theArchon War. Either during this time or some time after the war's end, Moon Carver andMountain Shaper were two of the three adepti who fought and sealedAzhdaha.^[7]

Present[]

After the Stormterror Crisis was resolved,Venti informed theTraveler to head to Liyue to meet with Morax during the Rite of Descension or they would have to wait the following year.^[8] When they arrived to witness the rite, they were instead greeted with Morax's corpse and labeled suspects due to being foreigners. The Traveler was able to escape with the help ofHarbingerChilde, who suggested they speak to the adepti and gave them aSigil of Permission to ensure the adepti would not attack them.^[9]

Arriving inJueyun Karst, Moon Carver was the first to greet the Traveler andPaimon. He was enraged to learn of Morax's supposed demise and that the Millelith had blamed foreigners without probable cause. At that moment, a group of Millelith pursuing the Traveler arrived, who they drove out per the adepti's request. After learning of the full situation, he sent them off to inform Mountain Shaper, Cloud Retainer and Xiao of the news.^[10] Moon Carver later assisted the Millelith in defeatingOsial^[11] and agreed to let mortals govern Liyue, learning that Morax had simply stepped down from his role.^[12]

During the second Lantern Rite withoutMorax, Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper went on a brief journey, returning to the mountains just as the fireworks festival was about to start in Liyue.^[13] During the next Lantern Rite, they reunited with Morax (now in the form ofZhongli) and were joined by the Traveler and Paimon before enjoying someBamboo Shoot Soup cooked withCloud Retainer's adeptal mechanism.^[14]

As the fourth Lantern Rite approached, Cloud Retainer, having assumed the human form ofXianyun, took up residence inLiyue Harbor and failed to visit him and Mountain Shaper, so the two also transformed into humans and went to the harbor hoping to find her. There, they were found by Paimon listening in on her talking with the Traveler,Keqing andCharlotte about kite-making withFontaine's technology. Upon being confronted, Moon Carver revealed his identity but asked to be addressed as Houzhang, while Mountain Shaper named himself Jiehu. Paimon refused to believe them to be the adepti she knew, so they had to recount some of their previous experiences only known to them to convince her and the Traveler. Having learnt the theme of this year's Lantern Rite, they decided that Cloud Retainer was in no mood of greeting them due to her low opinion of mortal technology, and thus departed.^[6]

Two days later, Houzhang and Jiehu were nearMt. Aocang when they tried out the Fontainian motor technology with a kite depicting theJade Chamber and accidentally lost it. Having seen it drifting in the direction of the mountain, Jiehu was afraid it might be discovered by Xianyun, but Houzhang was confident that she would not be out in the vicinity. Unbeknownst to them, Xianyun was running a kite-making workshop and happened to intercept the kite, which prompted her to go investigate at once. The two became flustered the moment she appeared in person, and after some private exchange, decided to play dumb, but Paimon then arrived with the Traveler and immediately exposed their identities. Xianyun, however, claimed she had long known and had wanted to know how long the two could keep up the pretense. They tried to flatter her mechanical prowess, but she dismissed them and left. They then determined to continue flying the kite atMt. Hulao.^[15]

Having learnt of the discord betweenGaming and his fatherYip Tak that arose from the former's career choices, Xianyun was eager to help them resolve their differences in light of the festive occasion, and thus in the next two days enlisted the help of Houzhang and Jiehu, asking them to play the roles ofTreasure Hoarders pretending to attack Gaming while escorting goods in the presence of his father. When the plan was carried out, Gaming was quick to defend himself and even prepared to strike first, so Houzhang and Jiehu retreated with the intention of luring him away. While pursuing them, Gaming astutely sensed from their actual abilities that they weren't usual ruthless bandits, and deduced that it had been staged. The plans however were ultimately successful, and when the festivities at Liyue Harbor began, Houzhang and Jiehu watched as Yip Tak enjoyed Gaming's Wushou Dance.^[5]

At the next Lantern Rite, Zhongli, Xianyun, Madame Ping, Mountain Shaper and Moon Carver convened at Mt. Aocang, talking about the resolvedfetor issue and the current director of theWangsheng Funeral Parlor,Hu Tao.^[16]

Character Mentions[]

Character Stories

Character	Stories
Shenhe	Character Story 5 Vision
Xianyun	Character Details Character Story 1 Jadevoid
Yaoyao	Character Story 3

Character Voice-Overs

Character	Voice-Overs
Xianyun	More About Xianyun: IV  Media:VO_Xianyun More About Xianyun - 04.ogg Media:VO ZH_Xianyun More About Xianyun - 04.ogg Media:VO JA_Xianyun More About Xianyun - 04.ogg Media:VO KO_Xianyun More About Xianyun - 04.ogg For all the wondrous feats that can be accomplished by one who has mastered the mechanical arts, one often uses it for purely recreational purposes. There was one year when it snowed heavily in Liyue, and Mt. Aocang was covered in several feet of snow. Seeing everyone cooped up in their abodes with nothing to do, one created aSnowdrift Mechanism for skiing on the mountains. One was having a tremendous time of it along with Guizhong andStreetward Rambler... until, of course,Moon Carver noticed as much and decided to join in. Moments later, he had managed to send the mechanism flying off the rails and plummeted deep into a snow bank. It took us hours to dig him out... Later, one introduced a great many safety features to the mechanism, to the point where it could be safely piloted by even a three-year-old child. Although this did entail a compromise on the top speed of the vehicle.

Mails

Sender	Mails
Shenhe	Birth Date... (Birthday Mail)
Xiao	If You Have Time... (Birthday Mail)

Trivia[]

• During the Closed Beta Tests, Moon Carver's name was translated as "Perfected Lord of Descending Sun and Ascending Moon," which was a more direct translation of his original Chinese name.
  • The title "Perfected Lord" (Chinese:真君Zhēnjūn) is typically ascribed to thexian (Taoist immortals), whom the adepti are modeled after.
• Based on the Chinese version ofXingqiu'sVoice-Over, "Interesting Things...", Moon Carver may have rescued him from a perilous situation in the past.
• Moon shares his English voice actor, Zach Aguilar, withAether.
• Moon Carver is mentioned in the description of the followingFurnishing:
  • Sub-Space Cabochon: In Soaring Flight

Gallery[]

Version 3.4 Wallpaper

Chinese New Year's Eve in 2024 -Xianyun,Jiehu,Madame Ping andHouzhang
Official Genshin Impact Twitter

Videos[]

Story Teaser- Flavors of the World - Genshin Impact

Story Teaser- The Divine Damsel of Devastation - Genshin Impact

Fleeting Colors in Flight Event Cutscene Animation- "Age of Flowing Hues" - Genshin Impact

Story Teaser- Echoes of the Heart - Genshin Impact

The Exquisite Night Chimes Cutscene Animation- "A Brilliant Banquet of Music" - Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact - Fontaine Gameplay Trailer｜Gamescom 2023

Event Artwork[]

The Great Banquet of the Adepti[]

TGBA Area Splendid Fireworks

The Great Banquet of the Adepti - Aether

The Great Banquet of the Adepti - Lumine

Dancing Beasts and Soaring Kites[]

Dancing Beasts and Soaring Kites Wallpaper 2

Other Languages[]

Change History[]

References[]