Clitopho

Clitopho is an open-world NPC located in The Chasm, Liyue.

Location

Clitopho is initially found in a cage during the World Quest Meeting New People... and Foiling Some Bandits in Series The Chasm Delvers and joins the Chasm Exploration Team at the underground camps. After completing the World Quest Series The Chasm Delvers, he permanently relocates to the Chasm's surface camp.

Profile

Clitopho was originally from Mondstadt where he studied alchemy, before he became a Treasure Hoarder to pursue the freedom that he sought. He later moved to The Chasm where he sold the local miners fake medicine labeled as "Real Man's Meds" under the alias "Toclipho." The miners easily discovered that it was actually Valberry jam, but since Clitopho had it chilled and sold it cheaply, it made for an excellent refreshing treat, and meant that chilled drinks didn't have to be shipped in from Liyue Harbor.

He would eventually be imprisoned by his fellow Treasure Hoarders after he ditched the group that was sent up to steal food and then releasing all of the Weasel Thieves. The Traveler and Zhiqiong would later find him about to be punished by Erge and freed him. Clitopho agreed to help the group as he had nowhere to go and sought to redeem himself, being genuinely regretful for joining the Treasure Hoarders.

It was subsequently revealed that the things he was accused of were coincidences; the group he was with was defeated by the Traveler while Clitopho was absent, he released the Weasel Thieves by accident, and when sent with a group to find a secret passage, the moment he found it was when the Traveler destroyed the Bedrock Keys, causing an earthquake that caved the passage in and nearly buried the Treasure Hoarders alive. This string of incidents is what infuriated Erge, and caused him to accuse Clitopho of doing them on purpose on behalf of the Millelith.

Appearance

Clitopho takes on the form of a Treasure Hoarders: Cryo Potioneer, however lacking the bandana the others have.

Quests and Events

World Quests

• The Chasm Delvers
  • Chasm Spelunkers
    • Meeting New People... and Foiling Some Bandits
  • The Heavenly Stone's Debris
  • Wherefore Did the Spiritstone Descend?
• Stolen, by the Rightful Owner

Idle Quotes

Dialogue

Dialogue Set #1

Dialogue Set #2

Trivia

• Clitopho's deed on selling fake medicines may have been a reference to the origins of the word "charlatan" which means a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill or a fraud.
  • The word was derived from Italian Ciarlare meaning "to babble", then Italian and French Ciarlatano, which used to mean itinerant seller of supposed remedies in the 17th century.
  • "Charlatan" itself was mentioned by Zhiqiong^[1], when Clitopho can be seen babbling about himself getting scammed by "Toclipho".

Etymology

• Clitopho is named after Clitophon (Ancient Greek: Κλειτόφων Kleitóphōn), an ancient Athenian oligarchic statesman and intellectual who appears in the writing of Plato with the same name, presenting a philosophy of "thoroughgoing normative relativism".
  • Normative relativism seems to be the theme of Clitopho's mini character arc, as he realises that doing good or bad are not fated nor absolute, and that morals differ from person to person.
• The name Κλειτοφῶν itself means "famed voice".

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Clitopho
Chinese (Simplified)	克里托夫 Kèlǐtuōfū
Chinese (Traditional)	克里托夫 Kèlǐtuōfū
Japanese	クレイトポン Kureitopon
Korean	클리토퍼 Keullitopeo
Spanish	Clitofo
French	Clitopho
Russian	Клитофо Klitofo
Thai	Clitopho
Vietnamese	Clitopho
German	Clitopho
Indonesian	Clitopho
Portuguese	Clitopho
Turkish	Clitopho
Italian	Clitopho

Change History

References