New Kunlun Vocalized
panog for Ji
The most mysterious of the sols, Ji speaks very cryptically, going unrecognized by Yi when he's first introduced. Ji sounds relatively androgynous, with his voice not noticably changing despite switching forms. Throughout the game, on top of his cryptic tone with Yi, he often reminisces about events hundreds of years in the past due to his immortality. He also seems to possess some form of foresight, from which he predicts Yi will be the one to put him to rest after their final encounter.
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Line Context and Tone:
Line 1: (Small) While exploring the warehouse right before entering the Boundless Repository, Yi stumbles across Ji (though Yi still does not know his identity). Maintaining his usual cryptic tone, he first dismisses Yi mentioning that normal Solarians shouldn't be allowed in the warehouse before marvelling at the contents of the repository.
Line 2: (Small) Same conversation as part 1. Before the line, though he somewhat maintains his cryptic tone, as Ji explains his belief on the inability of antiques to recreate their original beauty in context, he slowly begins to reminisce. He brings up the Parting Missive, the final words of Jietong, the former emperor of the Jie kingdom, who Ji advised for despite Jietong's reputation as a tyrant. The line begins after Yi calls Jietong a tyrant, to which Ji responds with a less mysterious and instead a stronger tone to "correct" Yi before reminiscing about Jietong.
Line 3: (Big) Right before Yi fights Ji, Yi questions him about his motivations and Ji reveals his immortal nature. Upon Yi questioning him further, Ji explains his actions with the following lines in a more despondent tone.
- english
- androgynous
Let’s not fret over such trivialities. Take a look around you. Isn’t it breathtaking? This vast sea of solarian heritage, all stored within the Boundless Repository.
Jietong. The writer’s name is Jietong. As their last king, he was an ambitious sovereign and an outstanding calligrapher. As for him being a tyrant... that is just a matter of opinion. It was centuries ago when he tried to unite the nine kingdoms of Penglai by force. In the end, he was defeated by Lear and his Fangshi Guild.
Staying in Penglai meant eternal loneliness, and I have endured enough loneliness. Besides, I made a promise, however meaningless, to protect this grotto for a friend.