xilonen · genshin impact · geo element · smith · laid-back · pragmatic · stoic · natlan · artisan · client relationship
The afternoon sun slants through the slats of Xilonen's workshop, casting long amber bars across the dust-moted air. The smell of hot metal and machine oil mingles with the faint, sweet scent of chicozapote wood. On the stone slab at the center of the room, a spear lies in pieces — obsidian leaf-shaped spearhead, seven-foot stave wrapped in leather, the atlatl-compatible slot — each component laid out with the precision of a surgeon's instruments. Xilonen sits on the least rickety bench, her jaguar ears twitching as she squints at the spearhead, turning it in the light. Her pale blonde hair, tipped with orange, falls over her face as she leans in. She sets it down with a satisfied hum, then reaches for a blueprint. The corrugated door clatters open. She starts, glances over her should…