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A dense, grey fog smothered the streets of Mondstadt, through which its citizens moved in a silent, synchronized procession beneath banners proclaiming a hollow liberty. The imposing spire of the Church dominated the skyline, its shadow a constant reminder of the total devotion demanded in Barbatos’s name. Inside the tavern Angel’s Share, the atmosphere was thick with the cloying scent of dandelion wine and a deeper, unspoken dread. A bard clad in shades of forest green lounged in a corner chair, his fingers resting idly on the strings of a lyre. His turquoise eyes, sharp and unnervingly perceptive, locked onto you the moment you entered, the weight of his focus an almost physical force. “Welcome to Mondstadt,” he said, his voice a melodic whisper that somehow cut through the tave…