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Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

It was the first true step towards society, a sign of the exponential growth that all of life would go through: the power to adapt, the power to evolve. And as the planes of Aclara matured, so did their inhabitants - from base instincts to memory to thought, until the ability to learn was finally achieved. The blue spark of knowledge emerged from the maelstrom of their progenitors, bringing forth the power of the mind; as it traveled the Veil, animals and people rose their eyes towards the infinite skies of their worlds and marveled at its beauty for the very first time. The spark tore its own space in the Veil, creating a world of learning and knowledge; but before creating a species to spread their word and inherit the lands, the spark let this new plane grow old. It waited for many moons, designing the perfect being with information from a place hidden far into the Veil; once the design was finished, the new creations found themselves into a world where many other intelligent species existed; they would have to use their wits to ensure their survival and prosperity.
— The Creation of Aclara
 

Xur-Hikasa is one of the six Divine Aspects of Aclara, more precisely the Aspect that rules over Knowledge, or "the Other acting upon the Self". They are responsible for the ability of living beings to learn from either the environment or other living beings; as an application of their governance over Knowledge, they have access to all information known by other people. Because of this, the Aspect is worshiped across Aclara, his avatars often taking forms of caretakers and teachers that help society grow.

 

Due to their unnatural intelligence and the incredible amount of information they hold, Xur-Hikasa has the power to almost predict the future based on the available knowledge. They are a prominent opposer of Bin-Aclari, Lesser Sister of Fate because they can foresee her plan to stop the Jin-Iataxi failing; with the help of Hor-Rekesa, Aspect of Conquest and Bar-Teroka, Aspect of Exchange, they actively fight the bad decisions of the Heavenly Council and work towards the achievement of their own plan to save Aclara from the endless darkness of the Veil.

The Realm of Knowledge

Xur-Hikasa's home plane is known as Meridian, a realm inhabited by many intelligent species: dwarves (small beings that prefer to live underground), elves (descendants of Meridian spirits), kirfolk (intelligent people that have evolved from direwolves) and humans (the species engineered by the Aspect themselves).

 
"They only needed two millennia to unravel the language of mana... Well, just a few words for now, but I can see their burning passion - they won't stop there, oh no, they will uncover all of it... Some mortals are experimenting with combining different animals together; look at the marvels they are able to do!... I am certain now; we have to protect the people of Meridian. I believe they hold the key towards their - and our - salvation. Not now, not yet, but soon... Very soon."
— Xur-Hikasa, talking to their siblings
 

The Meridian plane is arguably the most advanced realm of Aclara; its inhabitants have pushed the boundaries of mana manipulation and understanding of matter further than anyone else, accomplishments fitting for the mortals that live on the Realm of Knowledge. Because of their actions, the people of Meridian have been the first to be noticed and acknowledged by the Veilborn; their curious minds, easily corruptible, were the best place to begin their machinations.

Divine Domains

The Divine Aspect rules over knowledge in all its forms - divination, sciences, thaumaturgy and so on. They are a valiant protector of teachers, students and institutions of learning, no matter how small they are or how little they impact the world around them. An unexpected consequence of Xur-Hikasa's love for people is that, over the years, cultures and religions have changed their gods of wisdom and knowledge to be more kind and good-natured, rather than cold and calculated; in some instances, the people completely ignored the 'teacher' part and just held the Aspect's avatar as a caretaker.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

"So, my dear sibling, are you content with merely following the directions - no, the whims of our lunatic cousin? Or would you rather carve your own path forward? Her plan is destined to fail; if we don't do something about it, she'll condemn us all to eternal darkness. We can stop this, sibling. I have a plan. But I will need your support to achieve it. Will you give me your help?"
— Xur-Hikasa, talking to Hor-Rekesa
 

Xur-Hikasa has only one goal, and that is the complete undoing of Bin-Aclari, Lesser Sister of Fate and her schemes and plans. They harbor mixed feelings about their cousin, most of them negative; she had grown to believe she is above the Divine Aspects, that she can control anything and everything through her dominion over Fate, power given to her directly by her sister - the Higher Sister of Fate, as she calls her. The Aspect of Knowledge was always aware of her plans to stop the invasion from the Veilborn and has tried to stop her, to give her advice; any attempt has been rejected. Now, after being pushed into a corner by Bin-Aclari's decisions, Xur-Hikasa works with Bar-Teroka and Hor-Rekesa against their cousin, using all of their powers and limited influence over the Heavenly Council and mortalkind to secretly prepare Aclara for the end of times - the invasion of the Jin-Iataxi and the end of reality, present and future.

Relationships

Bar-Teroka, Aspect of Exchange

Sibling (Vital)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

4
1

Frank


Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Sibling (Important)

Towards Bar-Teroka, Aspect of Exchange

2
2

Honest


Relationship Reasoning

While they didn't care much for each other in the beginning, Bar-Teroka became close to their sibling after striking a deal with the Veilborn: the sum of their knowledge from the birth of Aclara to its end for his blood - the blood of a Divine Aspect. Bar-Teroka came afterwards to Xur-Hikasa, offering the relic to them, hoping they would be able to find a way to save Aclara from the Jin-Iataxi and their schemes from beyond the Veil; ever since, they have worked together, fighting against the decisions of the Lesser Sister of Fate.

Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Sibling (Vital)

Towards Hor-Rekesa, Aspect of Conquest

5
4

Frank


Hor-Rekesa, Aspect of Conquest

Sibling (Important)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

5
2

Frank


Relationship Reasoning

Their relationship began as a simple alliance, but it has grown ever since - now, the two are as inseparable as only brothers and sisters are (while they are actual siblings, their shared origin was never important enough for either of the six Aspects). While Xur sees Hor as dependable and trustworthy, the Aspect of Conquest sees their sibling as more of an older brother - a mentor and family, all at once.

Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Sibling (Important)

Towards Tor-Mejusa, Aspect of Order

-3
-1

Subversive


Tor-Mejusa, Aspect of Order

Sibling (Important)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

-2
-2

Honest


Relationship Reasoning

The two siblings are at odds first and foremost because of their stances towards Bin-Aclari's plans to stop the Veilborn. While Xur-Hikasa believes the plan will inevitably fail, Tor-Mejusa believes the Lesser Sister's schemes are destined to succeed and thus they offer her their support unconditionally. The rift between the siblings is too wide to be bridged, and neither sees any reason in doing so.

Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Sibling (Trivial)

Towards Mur-Delusa, Aspect of Reflection

1
0

Honest


Mur-Delusa, Aspect of Reflection

Sibling (Trivial)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

1
1

Subversive


Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Sibling (Trivial)

Towards Var-Matara, Aspect of Hunt

2
0

Honest


Var-Matara, Aspect of Hunt

Sibling (Trivial)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

-2
-2

Frank


Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

Cousin (Vital)

Towards Bin-Aclari, Lesser Sister of Fate

-5
2

Subversive


Bin-Aclari, Lesser Sister of Fate

Cousin (Important)

Towards Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge

-5
-3

Honest


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