So: In the current and exceedingly silly Little Hexinzirkel story, Team Chibi-Pocalypse is playing around with 'Introduction Magic' which gives one a floating introduction poster listing ones name, applicable nickname, motivations, affiliations and a bit of lore....just like we've had for almost EVERY pullable character and some otherwise consequential characters as soon as they reveal their true identity to the traveler.
This is revealed to be a magical invention by Alice (which is hilariously spot-on from a character standpoint).
This happens with considerable regularity and the spell itself is explicitly stated to be affiliated with only the Hexinzirkel and specifically Alice. Heretefore I'd assumed this was just a conceit of the game, but the spells introduction as canon in this unreasonably cute little side story opens up a few possibilities.
The ONLY time we see this introduction when Traveler is not present, IIRC, is with Varka when he encounters the fellow who later turns out to be Rerir.
The only times we see it used multiple times is by members of the Hexinzirkel. (They own the spell and like to make grand entrances).
My theory is this: The Hexinzirkel went around and placed a essentially harmless curse on Varka and everyone really important that Varka was likely to meet in his travels including, but not limited to, all the Archons, known Dragons, every Fatui Harbinger and anyone else that Barbeloth scryed as important to Varka's upcoming quests. When they realized that Varka could be freed up to fight the Abyss abroad, because Traveler had unexpectedly arrived and was only a few weeks/months from Mondstadt, they placed a trigger spell on Traveler like they had Varka, likely during one of their early unhinged interactions.
Now whenever the two of them encounter someone that Barbeloth has deemed potentially important, this glowing poster of motivations and affiliations shows up giving their two champions a quick rundown of who they are talking to, and providing valuable context and intel. Of course, Barbeloth is only nigh infallible, and some people far exceed expectations, so Kachina, Collei, villains the Hexinzirkel did not anticipate and a few others get their grand entrance in a later meeting, mostly because they've got Nicole running around frantically keeping tabs on Varka and Traveller.
UPDATE:
Sorry...paragraph breaks nullify the spoiler tag.
Perhaps I should hire some specialists in arcane magic, OH. LOOK!
Back From the Outer Regions
I'm back from a sudden trip to visit family.
This week's Twitch schedule is up: For those following the Discord, Yes, the Hiatus is over early. Tonight's stream is actually starting 30 minutes late (6:30 EDT/ 10:30 UTC). Friday's programming is currently in a state of flux. These 3 discrepancies are all due to REASONS. The channel is at https://twitch.tv/brickmuppet
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When you look at one of the places where you can claim prizes for Bootopia, in stream it looks like you have a few more that were not completed. So if the timer is not ended, maybe you need to check if the big Chungus convo lets you interact with the Bootopia again.
Posted by: PatBuckman at Wed May 27 09:09:23 2026 (s6adZ)
Space-X is launching the third and reportedly definitive version of their Starship space transportation system. This will be HISTORY or this will be FUNNY! Then we'll geek out a bit
(over humanity's future in space or awesome pyrotechnics)
BUT STICK AROUND! Because, the much anticipated Genshin Impact 6.6 is here and WE'RE ON IT!
