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Sui Regulator
- Secret agency
- Imperial ministry
The Sui Regulator (Si Sui Tai) is an organization in the world of Arknights that plays a role in Through the Ages story arc. It is a Yanese imperial secret agency that deals with the surviving Feranmuts following the Great Hunt, primarily targeting Sui and His fragments. Its primary purpose is to prevent Sui's wrath from wreaking havoc in the mortal world.
Background[edit]
The Sui Regulator's origin dates to Yan's introduction of the conceptual equivalent of the term "Feranmut" thousands of years ago. Since ancient times, Terrans saw Feranmuts and any other unfathomable, yet incomprehensible force of nature as "gods," but the discovery of a Feranmut carcass by Yanese scholars —Believing it was the "remains of a god"— which had long since become an ecosystem for smaller creatures completely changed the common perception on them. The fact that Feranmuts were lifeforms that could be studied and observed became the basis for the concept of Feranmutology.[1][2]
True to its foundation as a Feranmutologist agency, members of the Sui Regulator primarily act as scholars conducting investigations into the divine Feranmuts, who record their nature in their ancient scrolls. They have acted as both guardians who protect the mausoleums in which some Feranmuts are concealed, and whistleblowers who respond against the fragments' wrath. They have earned the title as the Candleholders, or Bingzhuren, as they are akin to guardians holding light in the middle of darkness, and they're primarily in charge of leading the communication, monitoring, and sealing of any Feranmut within Yan.[3] The Candleholders receive their name from the candles they carry with them, which prevent their minds from falling into Sui's consciousness while anchoring them back to the present.[4]
Originally, the Sui Regulator was just a sub-branch under the oversight of the Ministry of Rites, one of the imperial government bodies of Yan. However, in the year 982, a tragedy occurred caused by Wang the second avatar of Sui when he and Jie the fifth avatar ventured into the Tomb of Sui, attempting to kill the hibernating Sui for the sake of eliminating Yan's greatest threat in the future, but ended in failure that led to Jie's death.[5] Because her “death” triggered the revival of Sui, it spurred the agency to take immediate action. Praising their quick response, the True Lung immediately promoted the sub-branch into a high-up, independent agency, which has provoked bitterness from the Rites.[6][7]
The ideological split between the Regulator and the Rites has caused political struggle between them. The two factions continue to disagree over what is to be done with Sui. While the Regulators believe that Yan should enhance its power and defend the empire from outward threats like the northern Collapsals and the southern Seaborn, the Rites believe Yan should focus on resolving the matter of Sui once and for all by subjugating, imprisoning, or even executing His fragments—they argue that the Sui problem poses an existential threat to the empire and must be dealt with sooner than later.[6] These disagreements have forced various Yan departments to pick sides. For instance, the current True Lung has supported the Rites, while the Tianshi Bureau remains neutral.
Notable members[edit]
Current members[edit]
| Character | Information
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Status
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| Vice-Minister of the Department of Discipline and Supervision, who also doubles as Zuo Le's bodyguard. Currently recovering from his injuries after his fight with Ya. | Alive
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| The son of Lord-Magistrate Zuo Xuanliao and youngest Candleholder in service, currently stationed at Rhodes Island for supervisory duty. | Alive
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| Yu's current overseer and assistant chef of the Savors at Yu's restaurant. Later became the restaurant's manager following Yu's departure. | Alive
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| Real name Yu Qingping, a former military archivist from Yumen temporaily stationed at R.I. as representative of the Sui Regulator in charge of observing/recording Sui's fragments and their activities. | Alive
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Former members[edit]
| Character | Information
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Status
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| Former Feranmutologist who resigned believing that he could never finish his studies. Later founded a school in Mangshan to teach both humans and geists. | Alive
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| Senior Candleholder famous for her exploits in the last century; Retired to become Dahuang's tongzhi, but injured during the demonic pollution. | W.I.A.
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Other notable members[edit]
- Liu'er: Real name Liu Qianqiu, she's a Feline low-rank researcher from the Sui Regulator's Chamber of Geists. Her main job is to conduct research and development on Geists and ceremnonial artifacts. She uses the many pacified waregeists on her possession for her inventions, but all of which have gotten mixed results.[8]
Liu'er, as she appears in the namesake encounter's artwork
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