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: ''This ~~concerns one of many timelines for Angai. The [[Thean]] names are in Modern Standard~~ Thean.''

: ''This is a Thean name; the surname is Xa̱y.''

: ~~''This is a~~ Thean ~~name; the surname is Xay¹¹.''~~

(Todo: Classical Thean forms)

'''~~Roodh⁵¹ Xay¹¹~~''' /~~ɻoːð̞ˤ˥˩~~ xaj˩˩/, reverentially referred to as '''~~Queen Xay¹¹''' (''Naar¹³ Xay¹¹'' /naːɻ˩˧ xaj˩˩/) or '''Divine Ruler Xay¹¹~~''' (''~~Dlen³³ Xay¹¹~~'' /~~tˡɛn˧˧~~ xaj˩˩/) by her worshippers, was an ~~Old Thean~~ xenharmonicist composer and entrepreneur. She was deified posthumously and is worshipped by many ethnic Theans to this day.

'''Ròdh Xa̱y''' /ɻoːð̞ˤ˥˧ xaj˩˩/, known by her artist name ???, nicknames ???, and reverentially referred to as '''Noble Lady Xa̱y''' (''Na̗r Xa̱y'' /naɻ˩˧ xaj˩˩/) by her worshippers, was an Alliance xenharmonicist composer and entrepreneur. She was deified posthumously and is worshipped by many ethnic Theans to this day.

== Life ==

~~Xay¹¹~~ was born into a technological world much like early 21st-century Earth. She gained wide appeal within the Angaian ~~[what age?]~~ xenharmonic community for her compositions, approach to xenharmony, and various other accomplishments. ~~Xay¹¹~~ was murdered at the age of 30.

Xa̱y was born into a technological world much like early 21st-century Earth. She gained wide appeal within the Angaian pre-apocalyptic xenharmonic community for her compositions, approach to xenharmony, and various other accomplishments. Xa̱y was murdered at the age of 30 at the height of the Late Old Thean political turmoil.

Complete or partial printed transcriptions of a number of her pieces survive.

Complete or partial printed transcriptions of a number of her pieces survive (that can be attributed to her with some confidence by later historians). However, there are also many pieces that were spuriously attributed to her.

== Growth of the ~~Queen Xay¹¹~~ cult ==

== Growth of the Lady Xa̱y cult ==

Todo: read more of ''Guan Yu: The Religious Afterlife of a Failed Hero''

After ~~Xay¹¹~~'s death, climate change caused most of the existing Internet infrastructure to submerge underwater, causing most data online to be lost. Thus historical sources from her lifetime are scant, and most available sources are by her acquaintances relying on their memory (they agree that she was extraordinarily creative and funny). Many of these people apparently had supernatural experiences involving her; she appeared to them as a vengeful ghost.

After Xa̱y's death, climate change caused most of the existing Internet infrastructure to submerge underwater, causing most data online to be lost. Thus historical sources from her lifetime are scant, and most available sources are by her acquaintances relying on their memory (they agree that she was extraordinarily creative and funny). Many of these people apparently had supernatural experiences involving her; she appeared to them as a vengeful ghost.

In the first few centuries after ~~Xay¹¹~~'s death, oral tradition played a major role in developing and maintaining folk religious material about ~~Xay¹¹~~. Later embellishments also claim that she ~~was skilled~~ in combat when she was alive.

In the first few centuries after Xa̱y's death, oral tradition played a major role in developing and maintaining folk religious material about Xa̱y. Later embellishments also claim that she excelled in combat when she was alive.

== Divine attributes ==

~~Queen Xay¹¹~~ is a goddess of creativity, wisdom, and craftiness. Her allegedly unjust death led to her being regarded as a deity of ~~justice~~ able to avenge other victims of injustices (according to post-apocalyptic Thean beliefs, such a death in addition to being a great figure during one's lifetime boosts one's spirit's power posthumously). In fact, she is worshipped by both powers that be (such as police and entrepreneurs) and dissidents in Thean society.

Lady Xa̱y is a goddess of creativity, wisdom, and craftiness. Her allegedly unjust death led to her being regarded as a deity of retributive violence able to avenge other victims of injustices (according to post-apocalyptic Thean beliefs, such a death in addition to being a great figure during one's lifetime boosts one's spirit's power posthumously). In fact, she is worshipped by both powers that be (such as police and entrepreneurs) and dissidents in Thean society.

== In-universe scholarship ==

In Thean "Buddhism", Lady Xa̱y is a "bodhisattva".

The only scholarly consensus about ~~Xay¹¹~~ is that a woman named ~~Roodh⁵¹ Xay¹¹~~ existed, that she was a composer and entrepreneur active in the ~~Old~~ Thean xenharmonic movement, and that she was murdered or executed. Detailed reconstructions of her life and work are under debate. Due to the dearth of sources from her life, a minority of Angaian historians posit that ~~Xay¹¹~~ is a purely mythical figure.

== In-universe critical scholarship ==

The only scholarly consensus about the historical Xa̱y is that a woman named Ròdh Xa̱y existed, that she was a composer and entrepreneur active in the Classical Thean xenharmonic movement, and that she was murdered or executed. Detailed reconstructions of her life and work are under debate. Due to the dearth of sources from her life, a minority of Angaian historians posit that Xa̱y is a purely mythical figure.

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-: ''This concerns one of many timelines for Angai. The [[Thean]] names are in Modern Standard Thean.''
+: ''This is a Thean name; the surname is Xa̱y.''
-: ''This is a Thean name; the surname is Xay¹¹.''
+(Todo: Classical Thean forms)
-'''Roodh⁵¹ Xay¹¹''' /ɻoːð̞ˤ˥˩ xaj˩˩/, reverentially referred to as '''Queen Xay¹¹''' (''Naar¹³ Xay¹¹'' /naːɻ˩˧ xaj˩˩/) or '''Divine Ruler Xay¹¹''' (''Dlen³³ Xay¹¹'' /tˡɛn˧˧ xaj˩˩/) by her worshippers, was an Old Thean xenharmonicist composer and entrepreneur. She was deified posthumously and is worshipped by many ethnic Theans to this day.
+'''Ròdh Xa̱y''' /ɻoːð̞ˤ˥˧ xaj˩˩/, known by her artist name ???, nicknames ???, and reverentially referred to as '''Noble Lady Xa̱y''' (''Na̗r Xa̱y'' /naɻ˩˧ xaj˩˩/) by her worshippers, was an Alliance xenharmonicist composer and entrepreneur. She was deified posthumously and is worshipped by many ethnic Theans to this day.
 == Life ==
-Xay¹¹ was born into a technological world much like early 21st-century Earth. She gained wide appeal within the Angaian [what age?] xenharmonic community for her compositions, approach to xenharmony, and various other accomplishments. Xay¹¹ was murdered at the age of 30.
+Xa̱y was born into a technological world much like early 21st-century Earth. She gained wide appeal within the Angaian pre-apocalyptic xenharmonic community for her compositions, approach to xenharmony, and various other accomplishments. Xa̱y was murdered at the age of 30 at the height of the Late Old Thean political turmoil.
-Complete or partial printed transcriptions of a number of her pieces survive.
+Complete or partial printed transcriptions of a number of her pieces survive (that can be attributed to her with some confidence by later historians). However, there are also many pieces that were spuriously attributed to her.
-== Growth of the Queen Xay¹¹ cult ==
+== Growth of the Lady Xa̱y cult ==
 Todo: read more of ''Guan Yu: The Religious Afterlife of a Failed Hero''
-After Xay¹¹'s death, climate change caused most of the existing Internet infrastructure to submerge underwater, causing most data online to be lost. Thus historical sources from her lifetime are scant, and most available sources are by her acquaintances relying on their memory (they agree that she was extraordinarily creative and funny). Many of these people apparently had supernatural experiences involving her; she appeared to them as a vengeful ghost.
+After Xa̱y's death, climate change caused most of the existing Internet infrastructure to submerge underwater, causing most data online to be lost. Thus historical sources from her lifetime are scant, and most available sources are by her acquaintances relying on their memory (they agree that she was extraordinarily creative and funny). Many of these people apparently had supernatural experiences involving her; she appeared to them as a vengeful ghost.
-In the first few centuries after Xay¹¹'s death, oral tradition played a major role in developing and maintaining folk religious material about Xay¹¹. Later embellishments also claim that she was skilled in combat when she was alive.
+In the first few centuries after Xa̱y's death, oral tradition played a major role in developing and maintaining folk religious material about Xa̱y. Later embellishments also claim that she excelled in combat when she was alive.
 == Divine attributes ==
-Queen Xay¹¹ is a goddess of creativity, wisdom, and craftiness. Her allegedly unjust death led to her being regarded as a deity of justice able to avenge other victims of injustices (according to post-apocalyptic Thean beliefs, such a death in addition to being a great figure during one's lifetime boosts one's spirit's power posthumously). In fact, she is worshipped by both powers that be (such as police and entrepreneurs) and dissidents in Thean society.
+Lady Xa̱y is a goddess of creativity, wisdom, and craftiness. Her allegedly unjust death led to her being regarded as a deity of retributive violence able to avenge other victims of injustices (according to post-apocalyptic Thean beliefs, such a death in addition to being a great figure during one's lifetime boosts one's spirit's power posthumously). In fact, she is worshipped by both powers that be (such as police and entrepreneurs) and dissidents in Thean society.
-== In-universe scholarship ==
+In Thean "Buddhism", Lady Xa̱y is a "bodhisattva".
-The only scholarly consensus about Xay¹¹ is that a woman named Roodh⁵¹ Xay¹¹ existed, that she was a composer and entrepreneur active in the Old Thean xenharmonic movement, and that she was murdered or executed. Detailed reconstructions of her life and work are under debate. Due to the dearth of sources from her life, a minority of Angaian historians posit that Xay¹¹ is a purely mythical figure.
+== In-universe critical scholarship ==
+The only scholarly consensus about the historical Xa̱y is that a woman named Ròdh Xa̱y existed, that she was a composer and entrepreneur active in the Classical Thean xenharmonic movement, and that she was murdered or executed. Detailed reconstructions of her life and work are under debate. Due to the dearth of sources from her life, a minority of Angaian historians posit that Xa̱y is a purely mythical figure.