Every Unreleased Region In Teyvat

When the Sumeru update was announced in Genshin Impact, miHoYo also revealed the roadmap for the rest of the regions coming to Teyvat. Although information about the seven nations and their elements were revealed when the game was initially released, miHoYo has finally laid down a concrete timeline for the remaining nations.

Currently, there are five nations playable in Genshin Impact: Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, and Fontaine. Developer miHoYo stated its goal is to have all seven regions released over the next few years, which likely means that one new region will be released per year with Natlan in 2024 and Snezhnaya in 2025. Although there are rumors and quest hints that regions outside of the seven major nations like Khaenri’ah will appear as well, they have yet to be officially confirmed.

Updated October Dec 28, 2022 by Michael Christopher: This post keeps getting shorter and shorter! Fontaine has now been released, and there are only two major Archon-ruled nations left: Natlan and Snezhnaya. We’ve updated this post to remove Fontaine and add some new info to the remaining regions.

Warning: some spoilers ahead

Natlan

Natlan is a nation in Teyvat that worships the God of War, who also serves as the Pyro Archon. It’s not immediately clear who the current Pyro Archon is. The only name we’ve seen mentioned as a Pyro Archon is Murata, but it’s not clear if she’s the original Pyro Archon or if she took over after the original, nor does it give away whether she’s a former or current Archon.

We know that there are only two members from the original Seven — Venti and Zhongli — which means that there have been at least two Pyro Archons. However, the only mention of Murata is in a section of the manga that takes place 1,000 years ago, and even then, it’s uncertain whether she is the then-current Archon or a former one. Furthermore, it’s not revealed how many Pyro Archons there have been in the past 1,000 years, if any. The manga does explain that the “Children of Murata” are blessed with hardy bodies and fiery red hair, but that contemporary tribes like Vennessa’s have lost the knowledge of their god or their past after leaving the nation, with only the art of combat being passed down to them.

Natlan is a mysterious nation for players, as there have been exactly zero NPCs from the nation in the game so far. Nobody seems to mention Natlan or what’s going on in the country, and the few characters that have are not exactly forthcoming with information.

Here’s what we’ve heard so far from in-game characters:

• Natlan is on the other side of Sumeru’s Great Red Sand (Augustus Lovelace)
• The nation is made up of different tribes who follow different rules (Lectoure)
• People in Natlan practice shadowboxing (Shousen)
• The volcanic activity of Natlan creates natural hotsprings (Aikawa Susumu and Mikawa Akane)
• Natlan is a “country of red-hot passion, both in name and climate” (Aikawa Susumu)
• Dragons in Natlan are coexisting with humans and have gone through massive evolution over a long time (Neuvillette)
• War is constantly raging in the region, and it ravages the land, like an “undying flame” (Neuvillette)
• Il Capitano, of the Fatui Harbingers, is engaged in the endless wars in the region (Neuvillette)
• Despite being a dragon himself, Neuvillette guesses he wouldn’t be welcomed by the other dragons that dominate Natlan (Neuvillette)
• The ores used in Natlan are imbued with a “divine flame” (Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator artifact description)

A new weapon added in the Fontaine arc, called the Talking Stick, reveals a bit more information about Natlan’s history, focusing on the story of a person named Tenoch. To resist the threat of a “turbid black tide,” Tenoch recruits warriors from the six major tribes. While many might assume the “turbid black tide” is the Cataclysm, the timeline doesn’t line up for this to be the case. According to Talking Stick’s description, the Mare Jivari was created after Tenoch’s story, but the Wanderer’s Troupe is known to have visited the Mare Jivari 1,000 years ago. Therefore, Tenoch’s story took place more than 1,000 years ago, with the Cataclysm happening around 500 years ago.

The last few crumbs of information we have on Natlan come via the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview. The featured character will be Iansan, and it seems the region is inspired by Mesoamerican civilizations. Natlan is planned to be released after Fontaine, likely in 2024.

About Natlan and the Pyro Archon, Dainsleif says the following in the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview:

“The rules of war are woven in the womb: the victors shall burn bright, while the losers must turn to ash. When the God of War shares this secret with the Traveler, it is because she has her reasons.”

Snezhnaya

Despite being the final region set to be released in Genshin Impact, there’s been a lot more revealed about Snezhnaya than some other regions, given it has been a key component of the main story.

Snezhnaya worships the Cryo Archon, The Tsaritsa, who is described by Dainsleif as a “God with no love left for her people.” The Fatui are a military force under the control of the Tsaritsa, and the Eleven Harbingers act as their executive officers. Snezhnaya is also technologically superior to the other regions, and the Fatui are the strongest military force in Teyvat.

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Snezhnaya is described as a nation of constant winter storms, based on the Soviet Union, and Childe has said people can literally freeze to death if they don’t keep moving. It seems fitting that Snezhnaya is the final region to be released given the Fatui are one of the major antagonists in Genshin Impact. The original preview trailer hinted at the appearance of Harbinger Pulcinella, the person responsible for bringing Childe into the organization. A number of story characters the player has already met come from Snezhnaya as diplomats in the Fatui, including Scaramouche, Il Dottore, Tartaglia/Childe, Arlecchino, and La Signora, so it’s likely they will also play an important role in the story once players reach the region, potentially in 2025.

Just before the release of Sumeru, a new trailer dropped that showed off all of the currently unrevealed Harbingers. La Signora, one of the Harbingers, was killed in the Inazuma arc, so the other surviving members, save for Scaramouche (and maybe an unknown member at rank #10), gather for her funeral. This is the first look fans were given at many of the members, and small bits of information were revealed about their designs and personalities.

New information about the Harbingers suggests there might be one we don’t know about. We’ve known for years that there are Eleven Fatui Harbingers, but new info says that Pierro is the “founder” rather than a member, making him #0 rather than #1. Since Il Capitano is suggested to be the actual #1, given Childe’s voicelines about him, this would suggest there is either someone at #10 we haven’t met, or the position is vacant. If this is taken to be the truth, then the ranks are as follows:

As for the Tsaritsa, there is a bit of information about her from various sources, but we still don’t know much. She is not the original Cryo Archon, as Zhongli and Venti are the only original members of the Seven. However, she was the Cryo Archon by the time of the Cataclysm 500 years ago, as she was “greatly changed” by the events that took place. Since then, she’s been on a mission via the Harbingers to collect the Gnoses from the other six members of the Seven. As of the moment, the Harbingers have secured four Gnoses: Venti’s, Zhongli’s, Raiden Shogun’s, and Nahida’s. Added to the Tsaritsa’s own, this makes five Gnoses out of seven in the hands of the Harbingers/The Tsaritsa. Why the Cryo Archon is collecting the Gnoses is currently unknown.

The Tsaritsa has the power to grant Delusions to her followers, which act like Visions but slowly drain the life force of their users. It’s believed that all of the Harbingers carry a Delusion, and all elite Fatui enemies the player encounters theoretically carry one as well.

It’s unknown what the Tsaritsa’s ideal is, though many believe it is or was “love,” per subtle hints throughout the game’s story. In the Downtown section of the Liyue Archon Quest, Zhongli mentions something about each member of the Seven, but about the Tsaritsa, he seems to trail off and not mention much. This could imply her ideal has changed since her significant personality change following the Cataclysm.

Tartaglia says this about her:

Her Royal Highness the Tsaritsa is actually a gentle soul. Too gentle, in fact, and that’s why she had to harden herself. Likewise, she declared war against the whole world only because she dreams of peace. And because she made an enemy of the world, I had the chance to become acquainted with you.

Here’s what Dainsleif has to say about the Tsaritsa and her plan in the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview:

“She is a god with no love left for her people, nor do they have any left for her. Her followers hope only to be on her side when the day of her rebellion against the divine comes at last.”

Each of the elemental ascension gem descriptions are narrated by their respective Archon. For the Shivada Jade Gemstone, which is used by Cryo characters, the description is as follows:

Sorry… to also have you shoulder the grievances of the world.

Since you could endure my bitter cold, you must have the desire to burn?

Then, burn away the old world for me.

As for the region of Snezhnaya itself, here are some tidbits we’ve seen throughout the game:

• There are blizzards there that can last for a month straight, and even though there’s danger in this, the people look up to the sky and are happy to be alive (Nahida)
• There are massive factories in Snezhnaya (Alice) and the country is militarily superior to other nations (Venti)
• There is a festival called Krsnik Noc celebrated in Snezhnaya (Ivanovich)
• The Adventurers’ Guild originally hails from Snezhnaya, though it is much more trusted as an organization than the Fatui are (Lan)
• Zapolyarny Palace is an important location where the Tsaritsa reigns (Venti, during the Mondstadt Archon Quest)

Potential Other Regions

These regions are theorized to be playable areas in the future, but fans have received no absolute confirmation.

Khaenri’ah

The fallen nation of Khaenri’ah is one of the major parts of Genshin Impact’s lore. This former kingdom is where the twins arrived when they appeared in Teyvat. Around 500 years ago, an event referred to as “The Cataclysm” took place. During this time, Celestia and the Archons destroyed Khaenri’ah, transforming the people who lived there into monsters that now comprise the Abyss Order.

Dainsleif, the major story character, was from Khaenri’ah, as was Kaeya. Dainsleif is roaming the continent after the fall of the kingdom, and he is extremely embittered toward the Seven and Celestia itself. Khaenri’ah has been stated as the connected location of the final story chapter, simply called Chapter ??: The Dream Yet To Be Dreamed but the extent to which players will be able to traverse Khaenri’ah is unknown. However, it does appear that it will be one of the regions visited eventually — but probably not for a long time.

Celestia

The floating island of Celestia is shrouded in mystery and seems to be a major driving force behind the events of the game and many important characters’ motivations. It’s said to be the place where the divine reside — both the Seven Archons (to an extent) and the gods who are even higher than them in the heavenly hierarchy.

It seems that the Archons have a complicated relationship with Celestia, given Venti’s and Zhongli’s hesitance to discuss it and the fact that Raiden Ei has completely cut ties with it. Furthermore, Focalors, the Hydro Archon, constructed an elaborate plan over 500 years to outright betray Celestia and destroy the position of Hydro Archon entirely.

Celestia was behind the destruction of Khaenri’ah, and seemingly many other events in Teyvat’s history. The Gnoses that Archons use are apparently tied directly to Celestia, but five that players have met so far have given up or lost their Gnosis, and two of them (Ei and Zhongli) seem rather unconcerned about that. Venti also seems hesitant to talk about Celestia, and some of the only information he offers is that the water is foul and the fruit is bland.

Celestia is apparently ruled by some entity or concept known as the “Heavenly Principles.” This figure or concept is the main impetus behind almost all of Teyvat’s history, events, and structure. The main antagonists of the game, the Fatui and the Abyss Order, are working to take down the Heavenly Principles, freeing Teyvat from its grasp. According to Nahida, the Heavenly Principles have been silent since the Cataclysm. Finally, the Unknown God that the Traveler and their sibling meet at the beginning of the game calls herself the “Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.”

Fan speculation suggests that Celestia is the location of the loading screen for Genshin Impact as well as the opening cutscene where the twins fight the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. Celestia’s role in the story will clearly be flushed out much more over the coming years, but whether players can visit the floating isle remains unknown at this time.

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