TBOAH React To Traveler Cale

Author's AU Note

Cale is the Smart Guy of the adventurer group. He acts as the negotiator and he's the one who mostly organizes their money. This is because he is still a Henituse, an extremely wealthy family and the money they earned didn't just come from nowhere. Business management and negotiations are extremely fundamental in nobility education, even at an early age. Cale also looks up each nation's laws since he and the others keep getting involved in so much bullshit that it's pretty much inevitable for them to get in trouble with the law again.

(Also because Lumine actually has little experience with money and item management despite being a traveler for who knows how long. This is because no matter how much money they earn in one world, they become useless once they jump into the next world that had its own unique currency. Also, Aether is the smarter twin while Lumine is the combat ready twin, so she usually lets her twin handle managing their supplies since she'll just mess it up. The twins also don't buy any weapons since they can just magically create their own.)

Cale is a Polearm user. His role is a Sub-DPS (sorry, I'm still not use to gaming terms). Most of his skills are buffs, debuffs and defense but most of his bursts are offensive attacks. But this is only for gameplay, since the genshin characters are a lot more creative with their abilities in story cutscenes (and the manga).

Cale is friends with most of the Archons and views most of the gods of Teyvat to be no different than people, as they have their own lives and feelings, which is why he is willing to give them the benefit of doubt when it came to the Fall of Khaenri'ah, especially since it was clear that they were NOT happy with the Cataclysm and it still greatly affected them to this day, such as Ei. He dislikes the Cryo Archon at first, understandably due to the Fatui's actions throughout the story. However, once he learns how Celestia destroys civilizations due to the "Heavenly Principles", Cale begins to slightly lean onto the Cryo Archon's side. Because while the Tsaritsa and the Abyss Order share the same goal of rebelling against Celestia, at the very least, the Fatui have no intention of exterminating humanity.

Cale's stance on the Gnosis situation is neutral. This is because he noticed how Venti strangely doesn't seem all that bothered over having his Gnosis taken away and how Zhongli and Ei both willing gave away their own Gnoses. After learning of the Cataclysm, Cale believes that it's because that they might actually support the Tsaritsa's goal.

His neutral view also extends to the Tsaritsa herself. He views her as someone who is probably not evil, but someone who is willing to go to the extreme for what she believes is right. Cale also believes that the Tsaritsa may view her entire goal as an "end that justifies the means", which he finds pretty understandable considering that she planning to take down Celestia.

(His neutral stance is also because Cale is a bit more morally dubious than Lumine. He is someone who will allow a Clopeh-esque torture for the worst scums, something that even the Traveler might hesitate to do.)

Cale is scared of Alice. Despite the... strange content of the Teyvat Travel Guide, Cale still can't help but read it, as he feels both excited yet scared. By extension, he is also scared of Klee, but like the rest of the knights, he adores her.

While Cale is capable of controlling multiple elements, the purification power is Lumine's own unique ability. However, he still has very high resistance to corrupt forces like Lumine.

As for why Menogias is alive, in this AU, he survived his battle against Bonanus. In order to prevent mortals from getting affected by his overwhelming karma, Menogias wandered into an abandoned Dunyu Ruins but his lack of a clear mind made him accidentally fall through the Abyss. (Basically, what happened to Childe)

Menogias was captured and then experimented on by Abyss Mages who hold a grudge against higher beings and eventually transformed into a Geo Abyss Lector and became a puppet of the Abyss Order. As time passed, he lost most of his memories due to an overwhelming amount of karma and Abyssal power within him. However, he still barely remembers Rex Lapis and one of the yakshas, Alatus, and would utter their names at times, much to the great annoyance of the Abyss Mages.