Dawn Device
Last updated 2026-01-30
The Dawn Device is a device on Amphoreus, carried by the Worldbearing Titan, Kephale, inside of Okhema.[1]
Overview
The Amphoreans believe the Dawn Device was forged by Aquila, Titan of Sky,[2] as a gift to Kephale, who abandoned their throne to become a ray of light for the people of Okhema, bearing the Dawn Device.[3] With the help of the Dawn Device, the people of Okhema were able to build a strong city-state, and became the origin of the Amphoreus people.[1] The people of Amphoreus use the light of the Dawn Device for astrology, deducing changes in the light to correspond with the positions of the world.[4] During the sixth month of the year, Month of Everday, the Dawn Device shines noticeably brighter, and this contributes to the growth of crops and the well-being of the people.[5]
When the Black Tide's corrosion swept across Amphoreus, and Aquila, the Sky Titan, closed their eyes and sent Amphoreus into a state of night,[5] Kephale sacrificed their Coreflame to ignite the Dawn Device.[6] Now the Dawn Device is Okhema's only source of light.[5]
Unbeknownst to most, the Dawn Device was slated to shut down 300 years after its activation. Kephale attempted to warn Phoros, an Okheman chaplain, about this through a vision, but he lacked the courage to reveal the truth to others. On his deathbed, Phoros asked his apprentice, Atticus, to relay this secret to the citizens of Okhema in his stead, but in truth, he told Cipher, who had disguised herself as Atticus and was in his room looking for things to steal. After Phoros's death, Cipher lied to the Okheman people that the Dawn Device's light would last forever, and used her powers as the demigod of Trickery to make the lie real, sustaining the Dawn Device 700 years past its original shutdown date. After Cipher's death at the hands of the Flame Reaver, her lie became unraveled, shutting down the Dawn Device and allowing the Black Tide to invade Okhema.[7]
Periods of a Day
The Dawn Device shifts its lights five different times during a day in Amphoreus:[5]
Entry Hour — The time period when various activities gradually begin.
Lucid Hour/Ascent Hour — The period of the day when one is most awake.
Action Hour/Descent Hour — The period when enlightenment of the mind starts to wither.
Parting Hour — The period when production activities start to come to rest.
Curtain-Fall Hour — The period of pillowed rest.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Dawn Device |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 黎明机器 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黎明機器 |
| Japanese | 黎明のミハニ |
| Korean | 여명 기계 |
| Spanish | Dispositivo del Amanecer |
| French | Instrument de l'aube |
| Russian | Мехагелиос |
| Thai | เครื่องจักรรุ่งอรุณ |
| Vietnamese | Cỗ Máy Bình Minh |
| German | Morgenrot-Maschine |
| Indonesian | Perangkat Fajar |
| Portuguese | Dispositivo do Alvorecer |
Change History
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trailblaze Mission, Heroic Saga of Flame-Chase: Distant Travelers, Listen to this World's Prayer
- ↑ Data Bank, Enemy Creatures, Crepuscular Beast: Meteoric Eagle
- ↑ Voice of Constellation "Throne of Worlds" Kephale
- ↑ Readable: Janusopolis Journeyman Astrology
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Readable: Amphoreus' Calendar
- ↑ Honkai: Star Rail (January 3, 2025). Amphoreus Chapter | Tales of the Chrysos Heirs. HoYoLAB.
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Fall at Dawn's Rise: Slate, Why Neglect That Light's Shade