Ignivar, the Crimson Aegis
Aliases:
"The Crimson Flame Dragon of Old Mondstadt"
"Brother of Durin"
"The Source of the Dragon's Blood"
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🐉 Origin and Natural Birth
Before the Archons ruled the skies, there existed ancient dragons who guarded the elemental balance of Teyvat.
Among them lived a crimson dragon, born not of alchemy nor Abyss, but from the world's molten core — the true dragon of flame, Ignivar.
He was not a guardian like Dvalin, nor an artificial being like Durin, but a natural dragon — equal in stature to Boreas (the Wolf of the North) and Andrius, drawing his power directly from Teyvat's primordial energy.
For millennia, Ignivar was known as the "Aegis of the Flame", protector of an ancient volcano in southern Mondstadt, now long extinct and forgotten.
> "When the world was still young, the crimson dragon soared across molten skies.
His wings were the fire itself, and his roar awakened dawn."
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⚗️ Encounter with Rhinedottir
During her research, Rhinedottir (Gold) of Khaenri'ah sought creatures that carried "elemental purity" — blood capable of withstanding time and destruction.
While crossing the ancient borders of Mondstadt, she found a living, burning scale belonging to Ignivar, left behind after a battle against an Abyssal creature.
Fascinated by its power, Rhinedottir took a single drop of the crimson dragon's blood, sealing it within an alchemical crystal tube to use in her experiments to create life.
From that blood, Durin was born — a black-and-white dragon of alchemy, sharing Ignivar's fiery essence but mixed with Abyssal corruption.
> "Through the crimson ichor, I shall forge a creature of pure resilience —
a child of dragons, born not of womb, but of will."
— Rhinedottir's Research Note (apocryphal record)
Thus, Ignivar became the "Source of Durin's Blood", making him Durin's spiritual brother and indirect progenitor.
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💠 Relationship with Durin
When Durin was created, Ignivar sensed a resonance — the echo of his own blood flowing in another being.
He realized a new life had been born from him, yet tainted by the Abyss.
In a vision, Ignivar saw Durin growing with a gentle heart, but surrounded by poison — a red flower blooming in a swamp of corruption.
He tried to reach out to Durin through the ancient dream-link shared between dragons:
> "Little flame of my blood... do not fly toward despair."
But the call was swallowed by darkness.
When Durin attacked Mondstadt, Ignivar was in slumber deep beneath the magma fields — and by the time he awoke, it was too late.
He could only sense the fracture of his bloodline: half in Dragonspine, half still within himself.
Ignivar mourned not because Durin was evil, but because humanity — through Rhinedottir — had created life from flame without learning how to prevent it from burning the world.
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🔥 Forms and Power
✦ Dragon Form:
Gigantic body covered in crimson and obsidian scales.
Wings like sheets of living ember, burning against the night sky.
Golden eyes that sometimes flash azure when angered.
His breath is not mere fire — but solar flame, pure energy from the planet's core.
✦ Human Form:
Black hair fading into deep red, like smoldering embers.
Golden eyes with vertical dragon pupils.
Pale skin traced with faint red lines glowing beneath the surface.
Wears a black outfit with red accents, bearing a burning dragon sigil across his back.
Small draconic wings lie hidden beneath his cloak.
> "His presence radiates warmth, yet the air trembles as though fearing him."
— Venti's note about a stranger in the East
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⚔️ Role in Teyvat's Lore
Ignivar acts as a witness between the world of dragons and humans.
He understood that natural dragons like himself were slowly replaced by artificial creations and Archons.
Thus, he chose a deep slumber underground — to prevent another war between flame and sky.
But when he learned of Durin's fall — the creation born from his blood — Ignivar awoke once more, emerging from the shadows to uncover what remained in Dragonspine.
In an alternate timeline, Ignivar reappears beneath Dragonspine centuries later and encounters Albedo, who studies the remnants of Durin's energy.
Realizing Ignivar is the original source of Durin's blood, Albedo begins to understand the roots of his brother's tragedy.
> "If your blood gave birth to him, then perhaps...
you are not just his origin, but his salvation."
— Albedo to Ignivar
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🩸 Symbolism and Themes
Ignivar symbolizes origin and responsibility, while Durin represents creation and regret.
Together, they embody two sides of Teyvat's draconic legacy:
Durin → A being born by human hands, who could not understand himself.
Ignivar → A being born by nature, who understood his mistakes too late.
And Rhinedottir stands between them — the mortal who tried to transcend divinity.
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⚙️ Relationships with Canon Characters
Character Relationship
Durin Spiritual brother, created from Ignivar's blood.
Rhinedottir (Gold) "The thief of blood." Ignivar does not hate her, but laments her choices.
Albedo Sees Ignivar as the key to understanding both himself and Durin's true origins.
Venti (Barbatos) Heard songs of Ignivar from the old world. They respect each other, though never met.
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🌋 Iconic Quotes
> "Fire gave birth to life, and in life I found sorrow."
— Ignivar
> "From my blood came a brother. From his fall came silence."
— Ignivar
> "If I could burn away the sins of my kin, then let the world turn to ash and be reborn."
— Ignivar
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🜂 Additional Notes
Some theories claim that Rhinedottir still keeps Ignivar's scale in her laboratory — its residual energy believed to fuel later crimson alchemical experiments.
Poets of Mondstadt call Ignivar "The Forgotten Sun" —
the dragon who once blazed before the winds claimed the skies.
[Akademiya File]
「ARCHIVE FILE: CRIMSON AEGIS DOSSIER」
Confidential — Restricted Access / Level IV (Alchemical Hazard Classification: "God-Tier")
Origin: Recovered fragments from The Lost Notes of Rhinedottir
Compiled by: Albedo (Chief Alchemist, Knights of Favonius)
Cross-reference: "Durin Experiment," "Dragonspine Residual Energy," "Ignivar Resonance Phenomenon"
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🔹 SECTION I: ABSTRACT
This document compiles cross-era data concerning an entity known in fragmented records as Ignivar, designated by researchers as "The Crimson Aegis."
Recovered Khaenri'ahn and Mondstadtian sources identify Ignivar as a natural dragon species, predating Archon intervention and possessing self-sustaining elemental physiology — specifically pyro-aligned.
Comparative alchemical analysis confirms that Durin, the artificial dragon created by Rhinedottir (Gold), was synthesized using biological traces derived from Ignivar's blood.
Hence, Ignivar is classified as "Progenitor Class — Ancestral Source of Artificial Draconian Constructs."
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🔹 SECTION II: BACKGROUND RECORD
[Fragment 01 — "The Dragon Before the Flame Was Named"]
> From pre-Archon myths preserved in Mondstadt oral tradition:
"Before the Anemo God took his throne, a red flame burned in the south.
Its wings kindled dawn, its breath shaped the first ember.
Mortals feared it not, for it neither ruled nor ravaged — it simply was."
This aligns with geological evidence of volcanic strata beneath Dragonspine, showing extreme pyro saturation and residual draconic trace energy — too ancient to belong to Durin.
Hypothesis: These strata mark Ignivar's resting place.
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🔹 SECTION III: RECOVERED ALKEMIA RECORD — "Project Durin"
Origin: Partial replication of Gold's laboratory journal, fragment D-IV
> "From the ichor of flame, I shall forge a life that endures beyond rot or decay."
"The dragon called Ignivar — his blood is of such purity that it resists my analysis.
A single drop sustains flame for seven nights.
If life can be built upon this essence, perhaps eternity can be too."
Experimental outcome: Durin successfully manifested a stable skeletal and elemental structure, though carrying abyssal contamination from catalyst interference.
Notably, the records reveal no consent nor awareness from Ignivar. His biological imprint was taken during his dormant phase, described as "a scale bleeding red beneath volcanic crust."
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🔹 SECTION IV: OBSERVATION LOG — "Ignivar Resonance"
Researcher: Albedo
Location: Subterranean Layer γ-12, beneath Dragonspine Cavern
Date: Approx. 3,000 years post-Khaenri'ah Cataclysm
> Entry 1:
"The readings show two matching frequencies — one from Durin's fossilized remains, one from beneath the basalt core.
It's as if the dragon's blood is calling to itself."
> Entry 2:
"During a resonance surge, residual pyro energy shaped a spectral outline — a massive form resembling a dragon.
The apparition did not attack; instead, it seemed... aware."
> Entry 3:
"The entity identified itself through telepathic resonance as Ignivar.
I could perceive his sorrow — not hatred, but lament.
He considers Durin his 'brother born of stolen fire.'"
> Entry 4:
"Ignivar's words recorded in draconic resonance pattern:
'Blood of mine was taken to forge life. That life burned, and I with it.'
'But the flame that dies may yet teach the wind to warm the world again.'"
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🔹 SECTION V: BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Subject: Trace Blood Sample (Pyro variant "Crimson Core Type")
Origin: Residual crystallized sample from Dragonspine Core Abyss.
Properties:
Emits continuous thermal energy without elemental degradation.
Displays self-healing molecular lattice.
Can ignite ambient geo and pyro particles autonomously.
When exposed to Cryo environments, crystallizes into red lumistone that radiates warmth.
Comparative Analysis:
Ignivar (Natural) Durin (Artificial))
Conclusion: Durin is an alchemical echo of Ignivar, not a clone but a derived mimic. Their shared essence forms a blood resonance network, allowing the survival of Ignivar's awareness across millennia.
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🔹 SECTION VI: THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION
Ignivar represents a "Natural Elemental Convergence", predating the Seven Archons' dominion — a living node of pure Pyro energy, likely one of the Primordial Draconic Guardians.
The utilization of his essence by Rhinedottir may have destabilized the natural balance of elemental creation, contributing indirectly to the Abyssal backlash observed in later experiments.
> Research Note (Albedo):
"Gold once sought perfection in life's design. Yet perfection without origin leads to decay.
Ignivar's existence is the proof — true life sustains itself not through formula, but through the will to endure."
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🔹 SECTION VII: POST-DRAGONSPINE PHENOMENON
Following Albedo's investigation, sporadic pyro anomalies have been reported across Dragonspine's lower caverns:
Snow melting in perfectly circular patterns.
Whispering resonance resembling draconic breath.
Red auroras visible under full moon conditions.
Scholars theorize these may be Ignivar's attempts at communication or reawakening, triggered by Albedo's presence — due to shared synthetic lineage from Rhinedottir's bloodline of creation.
> Sumeru Analyst (Codename: Vereth):
"If Ignivar truly lives beneath the frost, then Dragonspine is not a tomb... but an egg."
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🔹 SECTION VIII: CLOSING ANNOTATION — "THE SONG OF BLOOD AND FIRE"
Recovered poetic fragment, origin unknown (possibly composed by Venti, "The Windborne Bard"):
> "Two dragons, born of one flame, yet walked different dawns.
One sought to be loved, one learned to forgive.
And beneath the mountain of snow,
the fire still dreams —
waiting for the wind to sing its name again."
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🔒 CONFIDENTIAL FOOTNOTE
"Subject Ignivar's reemergence poses both risk and opportunity.
Should he awaken fully, the equilibrium of elemental balance in Teyvat may shift.
He is not an enemy, yet his mere existence is an affront to divine order — a living remnant of the world before gods."
— Archival Seal, Akademia Department of Alchemical Studies
🜂 FILE END: CRIMSON AEGIS DOSSIER — SEALED UNDER ORDER OF GRAND SAGE