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Genshin Unlocked: the Master Document

It's no secret that Genshin Impact's lore is both convoluted and tedious to find—leading to confusion, misinterpretion, or ignorance entirely. So, to help alleviate some of this confusion, I have written (and will write) several posts summarizing significant topics within Genshin itself. These posts are linked below:

The Three Realms

Dragons

Hexenzirkel

Khaenri'ah Dynasties

The Cataclysm

The Five Sinners

The Descenders

The Archons

If there is no link available, it's a sign I haven't written and posted on the topic yet! 😀

I will also add to this list as I steadily get through it. If you have any questions or ideas, please comment down below, and I'll do my best to get back to you.

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Genshin Unlocked: Dragons

In Genshin Impact, the term "dragon" refers to a diverse range of creatures. They vary in size, form, and ability but typically possess physical attributes that relate to one of the seven elements. This is namely because dragons and their juveniles, vishaps, are creatures of the Light Realm—the source of all elemental energy in Teyvet.

However, since the Heavenly Principles' arrival on Teyvet, the world has undergone extreme change. For some dragons, evolution was paramount for their continued survival or happened due to unforeseen events. Bathysmal Vishaps, Melusines, Saurians, and Wenut are all examples of elementally impure dragons who have adapted to change based on external factors—much like in real life. Nevertheless, elementally pure dragons still exist. Apep, Azhdaha and Dvalin are all believed to be elementally pure.

The Dragon King & the Seven Sovereigns

In the distant past, Teyvet belonged to the dragons. Nibelung, the Dragon King, and the Seven Dragon Sovereigns ruled Teyvet during this primeval period. While information about Nibelung is limited, we know the original Seven Sovereigns maintained their governance by harnessing the seven Elemental Authorities. Although the exact nature of these Authorities are unknown, we can assume that this power enabled the Sovereigns absolute command over their respective element.

However, their reign came to an abrupt and violent end when the Heavenly Principles descended onto Teyvet. In a conflict that endured forty long years, the dragons and the Heavenly Principles battled for dominance until, eventually, Nibelung and the Sovereigns were defeated. Consequently, the Elemental Authorities were stolen and later used to forge the Archons' Gnoses from the remains of the Third Descender.

It's believed that both Nibelung and most of the Sovereigns perished in the conflict. The only known survivors were Apep and Xiuhcoatl, who was later slain by the first Pyro Archon, Xbalanque.

Besides Neuvillette, there are currently no other confirmed Dragon Sovereigns.

Although, many have theorised that both Azhdaha and Dvalin could be Sovereigns reborn. After all, a Sovereign can only be reborn amongst a species of elementally pure dragons, of which Azhdaha and Dvalin are.

Nevertheless, even if a Sovereign were to be reborn, their power would be limited because of their missing Authority. As a result, an Archon must return an Authority for a Sovereign to reclaim their full "dragonhood."

Presently, the only known example of a fully-fledged Sovereign is Neuvillette, after the Hydro Authority was returned to him by Focalors during the Masquerade of the Guilty Archon Quest.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below—thank you for enduring this long read!

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Genshin Unlocked: the Three Realms

In Teyvet, the Three Realms refer to: the Light Realm, the Void Realm, and the Human Realm. It's believed the Three Realms have no distinct space and, instead, are "facets of the world" that can exist simultaneously. Nevertheless, physical locations can be dominated by one Realm's influence, such as the Abyss, while other locations maintain balance between all three.

There is limited knowledge of the exact nature of the Three Realms, but here is what we do know:

The Light Realm—the source of all primordial elemental energy, host to dragons and vishaps, and believed to have "fallen under the dominion of humanity"

The Void Realm—a realm of endless darkness that has a catastrophic impact on the other Realms, and is used interchangeably with the Abyss in-game

The Human Realm—created by the Heavenly Principles, possibly built over the Light Realm, and is linked to Teyvet's Ley Lines

All in all, the Three Realms are implied to be facets of great power. However, since information is so limited, the exact extent of said power is unknown.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below—thank you for reading 😀

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'citlali redesign'

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Forgot to post this one here

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I'm really not sorry for saying this, but: I find that a lot of the complaints and criticisms about Natlan are rooted in racism. And while, yes, Natlan should be critiqued, because it is by no means perfect, but the actual problems surrounding Natlan seemed to have been drowned out by hysterical players who can't grasp the idea tribal communities aren't anything more than mindless savages.

We never were, and, if nothing else, Natlan perfectly depicts that.

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Natlan theory: Mavuika is going to ascend to godhood

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Dear Supporter,

I hope this message finds you and your family in good health. My name is Eman Zaqout from Gaza. I am reaching you out to seek your urgent help in spreading the word about our fundraiser. I lost both my home and my job due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and we are facing catastrophic living conditions. 💔

I kindly ask you to visit my campaign. Your support, whether through donating or sharing, will help us reach more people who can make a difference. Thank you for your continued support for the Palestinian cause. Your dedication brings us closer to freedom. 🙏🕊

Note: Verified by several people as 90-ghost and aces-and-angels. ☑

Hi Eman!

I apologise for this late response. I don't visit this Tumblr all too often, but thank you for your patience and grace.

By sharing your message, I hope that you are able to find a wider reach for your campaign and efforts.

In Te Reo Māori, we have a phrase that's meant to encourage strength and resilience: kia kaha, Eman. I hope to see a free Palestine, and soon.

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I really wanna info dump Genshin Impact lore to Ford you have no idea

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It's canon that Naruto is the sun and Sasuke the moon but has anyone thought of Sakura as the Earth? Here's my take on that :3

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if furina has a second story quest, im plugging in my theory now: the events in snezhnaya will finally awaken the heavenly principles, and when they do awaken, they're going to start "correcting" all the things they believe directly oppose their authority—including dealing with what happened in fontaine

so i believe furina's story quest is going to start out relatively innocent. maybe she'll open up a bit more about her time as the pseudo-archon. maybe not. either way, i believe the final cutscene animation is going to be of the sustainer abruptly interrupting whatever celebration furina is having, and she'll be taken to face the consequences of fooling the heavens.

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if you were standing next to me . . .

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I'm pretty sure if Neuvillette and Zhongli were to meet, they would find a way to resolve their disagreements peacefully.

But imagine, we teleport to Chenyu Vale just to find the whole region reduced to a giant smoking crater with two angry dragons hissing at each other in the middle of it.

I mean, Morax's fighting style involves radical large-scale rearrangement of local geography. And the full extent of Nevillette's true power is still unknown.

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The 4.7 livestream JUST finished, and the Natlan teaser was pretty cool, but I’m once again suspicious about Mondstadt.

Imaginarium Theater, the new combat thing, is a hidden room connected to the Knights of Favonius library, where a stuffed animal creature created by a witch is waiting for someone to take the role of protagonist in these stories.

So like. Did Hexenzirkel set this up before Lisa?? Has this always been here? Like we knew from last year’s Windblume that they had connections with Venti, and obviously there’s Klee and Albedo and Mona, but do they have a historical connection with the Knights specifically too? Is this hidden library just a farce for hiding history deleted by Irminsul?

Like why is it always Mond with the suspicious and ever-expanding connections to those mysterious witches.

This is why Mondstadt is my favorite. The entire city is really just Chekov’s armory.

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Dain asking the Traveler if they feel as though their sibling has betrayed them in the 4.7 trailer has destroyed me emotionally

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I would walk through hell just to see Lumine and Aether be reunited.

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As happy as I am that Arlecchino's story quest is here, I'm disappointed that neither Furina nor Neuvillette received a second story quest.