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The book is not merely historical fiction but a key that unlocks deeper lore:
>It confirms that the Abyss sibling, like Perinheri, is an outlander, not a true Descender.
>It connects the origins of the House of the Hearth to Khaenri'ah's obsession with Descenders.
>The rivalry between Perinheri and Hleobrant, and the curse of the non-purebloods, provides insight into the class divisions and the disastrous consequences of Khaenri'ah's forbidden ambitions.
>The existence of such a book in Fontaine, likely altered by the Irminsul, shows how history is warped and transformed within Teyvat. The story is a faded reflection of real, cataclysmic events.

1. The Creator God (Demiurge): Some interpretations align Phanes with the Gnostic Demiurge—a lesser, arrogant creator god who fashioned the material world and believes himself to be the supreme being. The Gnostic Demiurge is responsible for creating a flawed physical universe, which traps divine sparks of light within matter.

2. The Flawed Creation: Phanes, in some fan theories, creates a false or imperfect sky. This mirrors the Gnostic belief that the material world, crafted by the Demiurge, is a prison for humanity's spiritual essence.

3. The Seven Rulers (Archons): In Gnosticism, the Demiurge is served by seven archons who rule the planetary spheres, acting as oppressive wardens and obscuring the path to true spiritual knowledge (gnosis). Some theories have placed Phanes as the being who divides the sacred knowledge of a third divine "descender" among seven rulers, preventing its spread.

4. The Divine Spark: A central Gnostic idea is that certain people carry a divine spark of the true, transcendent God within them. In the Gnostic-inspired narrative found in the Genshin Impact fan community, Phanes is a creator who actively prevents the "divine spark" from being awakened.