Baizhu/Lore

==Personality==
Many rumors swirl about Baizhu, though most of them are currently unknown — the only one the player ever hears about is that his traditional herbal medicines are extremely bitter. Despite the poor taste of his medicine, most Liyue citizens have complete faith in his medical skills, such as Keqing, who considers him the right person to visit when someone cannot identify their symptoms and Xinyan, who is grateful for his highly effective voice preserving medicines. One of his patients, a sickly young girl named Hongdou, dislikes his medicine greatly and only agrees to visit Bubu Pharmacy because Baizhu is so kind to her, reasoning that just seeing him would make her feel better. She also believes he is very clever. Baizhu's reputation is so great that even the isolated adeptus Xiao is aware of him, and his employee Herbalist Gui takes great care in his work to avoid sullying the good name of Dr. Baizhu and Bubu Pharmacy. Despite his great medical skill, Baizhu is not regarded as "a man of high caliber or great courage."
After meeting her by chance in the hills, Baizhu took Qiqi in, even though her memory was so poor she could barely sort herbs or remember his face. His acceptance of Qiqi was tied to his own personal pursuits, and Baizhu has grown increasingly more relentless in his pursuit of eternal life since meeting her. However, it is later revealed that Baizhu sought immortality in order to protect both himself and Changsheng, aware that those who made contracts with her would eventually die young and he does not want to have others suffer the same fate as them, while not wanting her to die either. He is able to make Qiqi cancel orders she has given herself by embracing her and speaking words such as "I love you the most," but the effect is greatly diminished because Baizhu speaks these words very lightly. At the same time, he quickly acquiesces to whatever she may request from him with no worry at all and affectionately refers to her as "my little Qiqi." Qiqi, who is well aware that the reason he took her in has something to do with his own pursuits, does not mind staying with him because of his concern for her.
Furthermore, he is very protective of Qiqi. Xingqiu, though interested in Qiqi's story, finds it is impossible to have a conversation with her whenever Baizhu is around. Baizhu has also repeatedly intervened in Hu Tao's attempts to lay Qiqi to rest; something that Qiqi dreads and fears. Even after Hu Tao gave Qiqi an exception, she still holds a grudge towards Baizhu for his desire to live longer.
Despite the genuine efficacy of his medical practices, his business practices tend to be shady. Changsheng remarks he is pleased to have found new people to fleece after the sale of Everlasting Incense to the Traveler and Zhongli, although Baizhu does not appear to mind her warnings. To Paimon, his sly attitude during their first two meetings seemed strange, yet Yanfei brushed off her concerns and claimed that Baizhu has always acted that way.
==Appearance==
Baizhu is a tall man with light skin and long green hair, half tied up in a bun and secured with a hairstick. He has golden, snake-like eyes and is always seen wearing a pair of gold, ornate, oval-framed glasses. Before taking on Changsheng's contract, his eyes were dark pink. Baizhu is almost always seen with his pet snake, Changsheng, draped around his neck like a scarf.
Herbalist Gui, another employee of Bubu Pharmacy, remarks that Baizhu suffers from an unknown ailment that makes him rather frail. Qiqi, despite being a zombie who has to regularly exercise in order to stave off rigor mortis, is in better physical condition than he is. However, it is later revealed that his contract with Changsheng was responsible for his frailness, though he is able to recover as long as he does not over-exert her powers.
==Official Introduction==
"There's a pharmacy in Liyue called Bubu, and in it is Dr. Baizhu. His skills make all illnesses better, but his medicines are really bitter!"
This nursery rhyme has been widely spread throughout Feiyun Slope, and it has been used by countless parents to warn their children not to get sick... "or else."
However, it seems that the main character of this nursery rhyme is hardly feared by children. Instead, it is with utmost affection that he is called "Mr. Baizhu" by them.
This impression is mostly attributable to Baizhu's gentle and friendly demeanor. Interacting with him is a most refreshing experience. And no matter how anxious the patient may be, his confident smile will never fail to reassure.
Regrettably, Baizhu cannot save all his patients — himself, for example.
Herbalist Gui has mentioned that Baizhu's physical condition is extremely poor, and he often has to go back to his residence to rest after seeing patients. Even so, his smile never falters while in front of people.
When Gui asked him about this, he replied, "If the doctor looks sick himself, how can his patients face their illnesses with confidence?"
Day after day, Baizhu heals his patients. His ever-present smile hides the numerous bitter medicines he takes and the pain he suffers alone.
==Character Stories==
==Namecard==
==Constellation==
==Quests and Events==
==Character Trials==
==Character Mentions==
==Mail==
==History==
==Trivia==
* On Baizhu's release as a playable character in Version 3.6, his character model was given a new design featuring various minor changes.
* According to Herbalist Gui, the pharmacist NPC located at Bubu Pharmacy, Baizhu has a weak constitution. Qiqi claims that even as a corpse, she's in better physical shape than Baizhu. Because of this, he assigns Qiqi to handle herb-picking, and Herbalist Gui to assemble the medicines.
* Baizhu has a message on the Feiyun Slope Bulletin Board, where he tells people not to be afraid of Qiqi. After Hu Tao leaves a response, telling him to bring her to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor so she can be put to rest, Baizhu replies "Please, Director Hu, no more jokes."
* Baizhu is the doctor who gives Anthony the prescriptions in the to cure Anna's illness.YouTube: Character Teaser - "Baizhu: An Elusive Curative" After completing three versions of the commission, Anna will actually recover.
* Baizhu and Changsheng may be inspired from the Chinese , in which a snake immortal helps a struggling herbalist by curing his patients using his divine power.
* Qiqi calling Changsheng "long snake" is a pun in Chinese ().
* Before Version 3.0, he was the only individually identifiable character in the game to possess a Dendro Vision.
** The Statue of the Omnipresent God was shown with a Dendro Vision embedded in it since its release in Version 2.0, and it lit up during a cutscene in the , which was released in Version 2.1. Unfortunately, this only indicated that its owner was a member of the Watatsumi Army.
* Baizhu is originally from Chenyu Vale,In , Hu Tao mentions that her great-uncle, Baizhu's master, stayed in Chenyu Vale to practice medicine, and in Baizhu's Vision story, Baizhu's master was practicing medicine in Baizhu's hometown. and practiced medicine there before moving to Liyue Harbor. As such, several aspects of his kit and marketing are tied to Chenyu Vale:
** The landscape depicted in Baizhu's Elemental Burst Holistic Revivification resembles artwork of Chenyu Vale, especially the cinematic in The Formula for a Miracle.
** The leitmotif used in his character teaser's soundtrack Whisper of Verdure and his Story Quest's soundtrack Pulse of Spring also plays in the Chenyu Vale soundtracks When the Herb Fades and Distant Gleam of Lingshu.
===Etymology===
* Baizhu's name () is the name of the root of the plant, which is used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine.
* His constellation, , is the name of a genus of gourd that includes the calabash or "bottle gourd." This is likely in reference to , one of the , who had a calabash gourd that contained a medicine that could cure any illness, also called the "elixir of immortality." Like Baizhu, Li Tieguai was known to travel the land and cure the sick.
* The fact that "Changsheng" () translates to "longevity" may be a reference to Baizhu's pursuit of eternal life.
==Notes==
==Other Languages==
===Character Title: Beyond Mortality===
==References==
==Navigation==
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