Ronova, Ruler of Death
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Ronova is the Ruler of Death among the Four Shades of the Heavenly Principles.[5]
Ronova was first mentioned in the Archon Quest Echoes of Life in Chapter V: Act II - Black Stone Under a White Stone and later in As One We Watch the Setting Sun. She makes her first physical appearance in the Archon Quest When All Becomes a Monument in Chapter V: Act V - Incandescent Ode of Resurrection.
Ronova helped Natlan establish the rules and gave guidance to Yohualtecuhtin, Lord of the Night, in creating the Night Kingdom. She had done this out of an expression of love and act of reparation, but these actions were considered to be overstepping her authorities as a Shade and it displeased the Heavenly Principles.[5]
Appearance
Although Ronova's personal form remains unseen, some of her attributes can be discerned through the technique she employs to observe Teyvat.[6] The Ruler of Death utilizes a crimson-red rift in the skies of Teyvat to gaze upon the world below. From this rift, Ronova manifests six eyes—two positioned to her right, three to her left, and a larger central eye. It can be reasonably assumed that the crimson energy forming this rift is a manifestation of Ronova's power.
Story
History
After the arrival of the first throne of the heavens, the Heavenly Principles appeared and fought against the Seven Sovereigns of the old world. To that end, it created Four Shades of itself, one of which was Ronova. According to extant sources, forty years after the Heavenly Principles' initial appearance, the Seven Sovereigns were ultimately defeated, and the seven great nations of the realm capitulated to its dominion.[7] Subsequent observations attributed to the scribe known as the Voyager suggest that, from then onward, Ronova and her three sisters partially functioned as metaphysical instruments—referred to metaphorically as "shackles"—through which the Winged One maintained its grasp upon its established world order.[8]
During the Great War of Vengeance, Ronova presumably participated on the Heavenly Principles's side against Nibelung and the Ancient Dragons. Amidst the widespread devastation that accompanied this conflict, the region that would later be known as Natlan suffered
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