Aramuhukunda

Aramuhukunda is an Aranara and quest-exclusive NPC. He is a historical figure of the Aranara, who repaired the Varuna Contraption alongside Aradasha and Nara Varuna. It is learned later in the that Aramuhukunda turned into a Vasara Tree to seal Marana's Avatar. He was the first Aranara to sprout from one of many pomegranate seeds borne by the Ashvattha Tree.
==Profile==
Aramuhukunda is the oldest Aranara in Teyvat and the first Aranara to ever exist. He was the first to sprout from the seeds of the Ashvattha Tree's pomegranates after it was created by Queen Aranyani. Aramuhukunda's Ararakalari allowed him to use Sarva to teleport through the forest in a flash.
Aramuhukunda meets the Traveler and Paimon during the Festival Utsava, standing on top of a tall leaf above the rest of Mahavanaranapna. After thanking them for allowing him to see Vanarana's dreamscape once more, he explains to them the true nature of the Bija fruit. Like his younger kin, he gifts them a flower and learns the custom remains among his kin. He tells the Traveler that he gave flowers to Nara Varuna during the last Festival Utsava, alongside his friends Araja, Araji and Arapacati. After thanking them for accepting his flower, Aramuhukunda leaves, disappearing in front of them. He can later be seen among the crowd during the concert that finishes the Festival.
Later on, after the empowered Arama used Aradasha's Ararakalari to destroy a regenerating Ruin Grader, the Traveler and his companions fell deep beneath Old Vanarana, in a peaceful place, the old home of Aramuhukunda, which had drawings of his and his people's time with Nara Varuna. After Arama rested and realized where he was, Aramuhukunda appeared before him and the Traveler. After praising Arama for his bravery and thanking the Traveler for adding his flower to their crown, Aramuhukunda reveals to them that he is the final seal of Marana's Avatar. Trusting his newfound friends, Aramuhukunda undoes the seal to allow them through and has a final conversation with Arama, praising his desire to become the new Ashvattha Tree. He tells the group that he's realized his time to return to Sarva has finally come, making him very happy.
When the Traveler reaches the Land of Grounded Dreams, Arama reveals to them that during the calamity, Aramuhukunda turned into a Vasara Tree to seal Marana's Avatar, but the last 500 years had severely corroded him. His withered trunk becomes the site of Arama and the Traveler's fight with Marana's Avatar.
Once the Avatar was slain and Arama became the new Ashvattha Tree, Aramuhukunda returned to Sarva. This dispelled the magic that protected his home, which was promptly flooded by the sands.
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==Trivia==
* In Memory of Stone, Aranakula says "Thank Aramuhukunda!", referring to Aramuhukunda in the way that real-world people might refer to God.
===Etymology===
* Aramuhukunda may be named after , an ancestor of in Hindu mythology. According to the epic, Muchukunda fought alongside the against the demonic s, before retiring to a cave where he fell into a deep slumber.
** Aramuhukunda giving power to Arama was probably also a reference to this, as Arama may be named after Rama.
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