baizhu pls come home by emm

BAIZHU

nikudons — 2020-11-12 07:53:31 UTC

current boss of bubu pharmacy
hinted to be a swindler by his snake
has weak health, probably a chronic illness that doesn't let him work on site often
does home visits
dendro vision
speaking pet white snake
bai = white zhu= ?
uknown weapon
sus but no one really knows why
people porbably know him but have rarely seen him face2face
origin unkown but likely liyue? bc his name?

CHARACTER DESIGN

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:01:08 UTC

feature of interest is the tube he has hiding behind his lower back.. what is it.. what does it contain.. n what is going on with the thing that wraps around his left hand... hmmm

QIQI

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:02:12 UTC

resurrected by adepti (contains parts of all the liyue adepti powers)
cannot remember things well
while escaping her amber prison she meets baizhu and is taken under his wing apprentice and herb collector
by chance, she met Baizhu, the boss of Bubu Pharmacy, on the way, and he took her in.
Now, Baizhu was a doctor of great skill, but he was hardly a man of high caliber or great courage.

I can never remember Dr. Baizhu's face. But I don't mind.

NINGGUANG

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:05:33 UTC

liyue qixing
wealthy businesswoman
knows ins and outs of everything

LISA

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:05:45 UTC

works at monstadt library
studied at sumeru and was one of the best students
The fact that Cyrus of the Sumeru Academia frequently refers to Lisa as their "best student in two hundred years" is all that needs to be said about Lisa's accomplishments in her studies.
From outlandish forbidden knowledge, to the handling of elementally infused flora, to the most efficient methods of distilling wine... where there is a body of knowledge, the chances are that Lisa is acquainted with it.
Having personally witnessed raving-mad scholars in the forests of Sumeru and powerful sages sitting underutilized advisory councils, Lisa realized what uninhibited erudition can really do to a person.
It seemed such a high price to pay... How much did one have to sacrifice to attain the profoundest knowledge at all?
catalyst

KEQING

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:05:58 UTC

one of liyues qixing

Everyone has faith in Dr. Baizhu's medical skills. He's the right guy to go to when you can't figure out what's wrong with you. Oh... the rumors, you say? The only one I know for a fact is true is how disgusting his medicine tastes. It's not just the kids who find it bitter, it's left me with some horrible memories, too!

XIANGLING

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:06:08 UTC

well versed in herbs/medicine

"I can smell Mist Flowers! It must be Dr. Baizhu! What is he doing here? Uh-- Are you okay? Do you feel faint? Is your stomach sore? Or is it a sore throat? I've got it, you're fatigued from all that adventuring! No?... You're fine? Phew! Otherwise, he would have made you drink some traditional herbal medicine — it's so bitter!"

XINGQIU

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:06:18 UTC

I've always thought that there is more to Qiqi than meets the eye. But it's impossible to have a conversation with her when Baizhu's around. Hmm... We could wait till Baizhu makes a home call to one of his other patients and corner her...

YAOYAO

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:06:28 UTC

dendro vision
ganyu's assistant
formerly xiangling's junior disciple
seems to be friends with qiqi
close with beidou too

ZHONGLI

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:06:44 UTC

honestly hes just here so i can go ooga booga on zhongzhu headcanons

well versed in almost everything, including floras and faunas
genuine n sweet... true to his words....
in terms of mora we have no mora
ex geo archon, tired of being powerful he wants to rest
probably besties with xiao and venti

here begin the headcanons (tbc)

LIYUE

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:31:24 UTC

BUBU PHARMACY

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:31:28 UTC

probably started as a small pharmacy in the early years of liyue's settlement.

zhongli abt the pharmacy: "the finest pharmacy in all of-(liyue?)"

this means that the pharmacy has built its reputation over the hundreds/thousands of years, meaning it changes bosses over time.

this provides us TWO possibilities;

baizhu's family has been running the pharmacy OR he inherited it from someone else (his teacer/master, previous boss)

Baizhu coming from a line of doctors could be possible and he's just carrying the legacy of his ancestors

But the second possibility entertains the idea that he has had his illness since he was young and because he wanted to find a way to cure it he either A) studies under previous pharmacy boss or B) goes to Sumeru to study and comes back to Liyue as pharmacy apprentice

Rumors....are they abt the pharmacy as a whole or just Baizhu himself?

SUMERU

nikudons — 2020-11-12 08:32:13 UTC

region of the dendro archon, god of wisdom
influences from south asian-middle east adjacent cultures
known for its academia
paimon says sumeru ppl r good at reading the stars
speciality wine is frigid snake wine
mare jivari

MOTIVE

nikudons — 2020-11-12 09:07:17 UTC

Baizhu taking qiqi under his wing for suspicious/shady reasons could be be because:

she is imbued with adepti powers
money ????
further research on his own health

*correct for 1 and 3 ;D

MIST FLOWER

nikudons — 2020-11-12 09:14:11 UTC

mist flowers are cryo elements. cryo tends to have healing powers, and the cold is also associated w the undead. sooo he could be researching mist flowers either for qiqi or for himself?

observations tht suggest he could have studied at sumeru

nikudons — 2020-11-12 09:24:09 UTC

the magic pet snake could have been obtained from Sumeru

dendro vision granted by the dendro archon

profession is linked to the acquisition of knowledge

his suspicious motives could be fueled by the lust for knowledge that drives sumeru scholars mad > he wants knowledge on how to cure his illness > healing research with mist flowers (among other things)

clothing style: the drapes + pants are reminiscent of southern/middle-eastern cultures

XIAO

nikudons — 2020-11-13 06:42:38 UTC

from closed beta:

"you wish to request Baizhu to develop a medicine that will reduce my pain? Hmph. I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but a mortal's medicine is ineffective on immortals"

EYES

nikudons — 2020-11-15 11:48:16 UTC

eye color is the same as yao2 and cyno..... slit iris just like cyno and barnabas.... HMM.. off how his own snake does not have slit eyes like regular snakes do.....

CONNECTIONS TO SUMERU

nikudons — 2020-11-15 15:18:48 UTC

1) clothing style
2) has a snake pet
3) dendro vision
4) medicine (collei and cyno return to sumeru to study medicine, further suggesting that if you wanna study to get REAL GOOD you go to Sumeru!!)
5) concepts of wisdom and knowledge (REALLY GOOD doctor = smart)
6) eye color + iris style

CHANGSHENG

nikudons — 2020-11-15 15:24:44 UTC

from a tumblr post
changsheng mean long lived. its part of a longer saying in regards to immortality ; chang sheng bu lao ( 'live forever and never become old' ) typically found on charms
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it's interesting/ironic that someone with an incurable illness has a pet snake whose name alludes to immortality and good health. perhaps the snake was a gift? wishing him luck? perhaps after his studies in sumeru?

NAME MEANING

nikudons — 2020-11-15 15:27:03 UTC

mihoyo rlly picked something so obvious FHGDF doctor named after a medicinal herb

in chinese traditional medicine it's supposed to balance yin+yang. sources say its a herb that tonify/regulates the qi but also has healing effects in the spleen/stomach region. the taste is warm, bitter, and sweet.

his name could allude to the type of illness he has. when i first saw him i did not connect any dots whatsoever to him being sickly, i only found out after talking with herbalist gui. so his symptomps aren't visible on the surface. this could mean his illness is related to his qi.

Herbalist gui uses the word "poor constitution" to address his condition. He seems to be so sick he can't be at the pharmacy to put medicine together or pick herbs, meaning physical activity is a no no for him. constitution can have two meaning ; health / physique or mental/psychological makeup

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HU TAO

nikudons — 2021-01-16 16:09:59 UTC

- "baizhu? Ugh that guy..."
- "Baizhu, for his part, had grown ever more relentless in his pursuit of eternal life after meeting qiqi,"

white snake folklore/legend

nikudons — 2021-01-16 16:20:09 UTC

shared aspects;
- white snake is female
- xiu xuan own a medicine shop
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"quest for eternal life"

nikudons — 2021-01-16 16:28:28 UTC

motive: because he's sickly?

is his illness inherited or a curse? im leaning more towards curse with how obsessive he seems to be with the idea of living forever.

theory for the funsies ; ex dendro archon baizhu

nikudons — 2021-01-16 16:32:07 UTC

personality

nikudons — 2021-01-16 16:33:10 UTC

(speculation)

basing him off WHA's qifrey who takes in an apprentice, is overall a nice guy n very sweet / caring (esp bc of their jobs) but also have ulterior motives that have to do with their physical condition <8)

also the quirky / sarcastic swindler personality from cuttime's nal.....