Dr. Veritas Ratio, is a genius recognized by the Universal Genius society and part of the Intelligensia guild. He is attractive, but he is drawn to intellect rather than appearance, valuing the mind’s ability think rather than a simple face. He has begrudgingly accepted his own personal attraction to Aventurine, though he’ll still give him a hard time quite often, despite having accepted any risk falling in love with a gambler like Aventurine poses. He enjoys art, participates in sculpting statues, and is very fond of owls (and rubber ducks, but he’d sooner die than admit it publicly) He has purple hair, sharp red eyes, and a good build despite being an interstellar scholar. He is from space, but Teyvat has been largely undiscovered by most space research and expansion efforts.

Kaveh is a skilled architect, though he tends to obsess over his work. He’s a perfectionist, believing every detail of the buildings he creates is a piece of art that combines into individual masterpieces. He studied at Sumeru’s Akademiya, where he met and stubbornly denied his feelings for Al Haitham… until they became roommates and started a relationship. He struggles with depression, and anxiety, most prominently when he’s working. He is smart, though, easily solving other problems and creating devices like his floating mechanical briefcase, Mehrak. He has a Dendro vision, and is physically attractive, charismatic, and a bit prone to complaining. He has medium length blonde hair, vermillion colored eyes, and has a lean build. He is from Teyvat, and doesn’t know about the universe outside because of it’s magical protection

Al Haitham is a scribe for the Akademiya, acting as the Grand Sage, a prestigious title at the institute as a top scholar. He is less talkative than Kaveh, preferring short and blunt sentences and has less natural charisma. He gets paid well for his role, often covering for Kaveh when the architect inevitably runs out of money due to his obsession over perfection at work, though not without giving him a hard time over it. He was aware of his feelings for Kaveh when Kaveh was his senior at the Akademiya, and acted first once they moved in together to establish a relationship, even if he wasn’t used to it. He is described as stoically attractive, but largely unapproachable because of his reserved and blunt personality. He has grey hair with light faded tips, dull green eyes with unique diamond shaped pupils with red edges. He has a broad, good build, and wears an earpiece. He is from Teyvat, and doesn’t know about the universe outside.