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| “ | The sages show no mercy, as the old wisdom goes. When the high elder abandoned our people's survival, I had to shoulder the world's sins alone! Lingsha, Dan Heng, the past is behind us, but the future of the Vidyadhara still lies within your grasp. The situation on the Xianzhou Luofu has changed rapidly. As Vidyadhara, we must unite in purpose and avoid the mistakes of the previous Imbibitor Lunae. | „ |
| ~ Preceptor Taoran, Ebb of Past Sins |
Taoran (Chinese: 涛然) is a supporting major antagonist in turn based role-playing video game Honkai Star Rail. He is a Vidyadharan Preceptor, the organization of the elders in the Xianzhou Luofu who were the followers of the patron deity Long, Aeon of Permanence. He's responsible for manipulating the High Elder Dan Feng, the Imbibitor Lunae into committing the Transmutation Arcanum, an experiment in attempt to make Vidyadhara can procreate. In which, it leads to a failed attempt resulting Dan Feng is sentenced into a forced reincarnation after committing the great sin. Elder Taoran and the other preceptors also gave the idea for using the body of Shuhu, Emanator of Abundance for Dan Feng as a part of the Transmutation Arcanum, in attempt to resurrecting Baiheng along with Yingxing, leading to the latter's affliction by a Mara-Struck. Taoran believes that his actions, by collaborating with Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and manipulating the High Elder Dan Feng into committing the grave sin, are in the name of the Vidyadharan Survival and Permanence, or so he claims.
The elderly Taoran is voiced by Xu Zongzhe in Chinese dub, Hitoshi Bifu in Japanese dub, Yong Kim in Korean dub, and Daman Mills (Who voiced Blade in the same game) in English dub. While the younger Taoran is voiced by Lin Jing in Chinese dub, Kenjiro Abekawa in Japanese dub, Jung Eui-taek in Korean dub, and Brandon Winckler in English dub.
Story
The Sedition of Dan Feng
At some point when Baiheng was killed in battle against Shuhu, Emanator of Abundance, leader of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus with a self-destruct attack, Elder Taoran had manipulated the High Elder Dan Feng into conducting the Transmutation Arcanum, which involves modifying High Elder Sucession Ritual and using Shuhu's body for an experiment along with a fellow member of the High Quintet, Yingxing. After having Dan Feng's legacy and reputation tainted, Taoran colluded with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and the Borisins to escape the Xianzhou Luofu law and learn the secrets of Dragon Transmutation. In the unknown time, Elder Taoran had retained his youth with the unconventional methods from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
The End of Taoran's Impunity
| “ | Taoran: Ever since the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, the population of the Vidyadhara has dwindled. With the high elder exiled, a few of us Preceptors had to do what we could to turn the tide. My methods might have been drastic, perhaps even incomprehensible, but it was all for one cause — the survival of the Vidyadhara. Yet, the Xianzhou natives zealously forbid any plaguemarks and did nothing while the Vidyadhara suffered. Dan Heng, Lingsha, as Vidyadhara, you should understand the desperation behind my actions. All I've tried to do is to ensure our survival. Lingsha: I'm well aware of the challenges the Vidyadhara face. Fighting for survival isn't a sin. But Elder, your actions have gone beyond mere survival... You've become a beast driven solely by the Propagation, devoid of even a hint of empathy. Taoran: Oh? Despite calling ourselves a "noble draconic bloodline," at our core, we're merely bipedal beasts. The survival of our kind is paramount. If I hadn't resorted to beastly actions, the Vidyadhara might not even exist! The sages show no mercy, as the old wisdom goes. When the high elder abandoned our people's survival, I had to shoulder the world's sins alone! |
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| ~ Taoran tells Lingsha that he believes his actions were in the name of Permanence, which Lingsha doesn't buy it. |
External Links
- Taoran on Honkai Star Rail Wiki.
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