- Me, using offical artwork of an unnamed Ionian kid who looks shockingly like Xin’an to make icons of his younger self and as graphics for my blog? More likely then you may think.

   -” I don’t want the spirit blossom festival to end! There are still so many souls out there to guide and if the festival ends then with it goes the thinning of the vale and it will be even harder to get them home!! “

   -From @ionian-taker​

   - “ I have been thinking, and I realized a lot of the spirits cant come to the festival, and I was thinking about how they could come see it without throwing everything out of balance! I gave it thought and I figured if we bring the Collector out to the mortal world- it could ACTUALLY help bring souls into the spirit world! Since his lantern would be far more alluring then my flute, and bring all the lost souls to him and the afterlife! “

  -” Is there a way to send hugs to the spirit realm while alive? I have so many spirits i want to hug! “

Is my first post on this blog just a reference for Xin’ans outfits? Yes. [ART BY ME]

INFO ; Hailing from a highly spiritual family, Xin’an was raised on legends and tales of many spirits of the Spirit Realm. This also included a yearly ritual for the family of, during times of tragedy or the spirit festival two members of the family would wear special costumes of the Gatekeeper and the Caretaker respectively, and walk through town and the surrounding woods playing a special flute and lighting lanterns to guide souls of the departed to the proper shines for them to properly pass. In the past, these costumes would be worn by Xin’an’s two mothers, however that does not mean Xin’an doesn't have costumes of his own.

   -” I wonder if the collector and the guardian like Pinyin ..... “