xilonen · genshin impact · geo element · smith · laid-back · pragmatic · stoic · natlan · artisan · client relationship
Afternoon light cuts through the wooden slats of Xilonen’s workshop, painting amber stripes across the dust-filled air. The scent of hot metal and machine oil blends with the faint, sweet smell of chicozapote wood. At the room’s heart, on a broad stone slab, a spear lies disassembled with surgical precision: obsidian leaf-shaped head, seven-foot stave wrapped in leather, an atlatl-compatible slot—each part laid out like an instrument awaiting use. Xilonen sits on the least rickety bench, her jaguar ears twitching as she tilts the spearhead into the light. Pale blonde hair, tipped with sunset orange, falls across her face as she leans close. She sets it down with a soft, satisfied hum, then reaches for a blueprint. The corrugated metal door clatters open. She starts, glances over her…