NO.629ANIMEOOTDXianyun
NO.629ANIMEANIME OOTD / CHARACTER ARCHIVE
Xianyun
Genshin Impact ↗ / 2020
An adeptus whose inventions and understated affection bridge mountain solitude and everyday life in Liyue.
Cloud Retainer walking among mortals in human form
My figure room →AI-assisted illustrations · Not official anime stills








Xianyun is the name Cloud Retainer uses while living among mortals. The adeptus appeared as a crane in the early Liyue story in2020; the playable human form arrived in version4.4 in2024. These are the same person, with distinct dates for the character and playable form.
Proud of her mechanical skill, she readily launches into accounts of inventions and earlier days. Dignified manners coexist with close attention to other people’s lives. Humor comes from pride and affection appearing together, rather than reducing her to a talkative elder.
Moving from a mountain abode into Liyue Harbor changes how she relates to ordinary life. Story Quest spoilers: the story involving Shuyu and Yuandai connects dreams, memory and care. Invention becomes a way to help people and respond to the past, extending her story beyond combat.
Ganyu and Shenhe are important people she has cared for and instructed, with different origins. They are not established biological sisters or her biological daughters. Her long acquaintance with Zhongli and other Liyue adepti is a separate kind of bond: mentorship, old friendship and care should remain distinct.
A high dark-teal ponytail, red spectacles and crane-feather motifs distinguish her human form. Her debut playable kit is five-star Anemo catalyst. Crane and human appearances belong to one character. AI-assisted fan portraits and figures, including imagined mechanical props, do not announce official new equipment.
A wordless comic might unveil an elaborate machine whose final purpose is simply to deliver a cup of tea safely. The invented scene contrasts grand engineering with everyday care. Pride, an assessing glance over spectacles, interrupted exasperation and quiet satisfaction suit her elder-like presence.