Frost Moon

Outside of Ungien's Circle, the Frost Moon has turbulent Archaeolune energy which affects its overall gravity — standard jumps are much higher, and falling is much slower, significantly decreasing Fall DMG (although Skill jumps and gliding speed and fall velocity are unaffected). Parts of the Frost Moon, such as the Archaeolune Storm Research Center and its Out of Bounds areas have a unique Archaeolune Energy Disturbance Zone mechanic. When in an area affected by the disturbance zone or storm, a bar will gradually fill; once filled, if the player is not within a safe zone, they will be rendered incapacitated and be brought back to their most recent safe zone without any HP or Energy loss.

Areas and Subareas

There are 3 areas in Frost Moon:

Area	Subareas
Dark Side of the Moon	Dark Side of the Moon
Lunar Highlands	Archaeolune Storm Research Center Bubble Pool Golden Hall Nuur Stone Circle The Eye of Ibni-Belum Traveler's Crater Ungien's Circle
Moontide Sea	Curtain-Form Blackbody Containment Lab Moontide Sea

Quests

World Quests

• Moon Gazing
  • Act II: Visitors From the Stars
    • Pioneers (Part 2)
    • Visitors From the Stars (Part 1)
  • Act III: Project Moongazer
    • Project Moongazer (Part 1)
• The Unmanned Vessel
  • The Unmanned Vessel (I)
  • The Unmanned Vessel (II)
  • The Unmanned Vessel (III)
• Beneath the Lunar Sea
• Origin of the Sequence
• Within the Sequence

Features

Exploration

Archaeolune Energy

A form of energy very similar to kuuvahki, Archaeolune Energy is the basis of a number of mechanics on the Frost Moon. The player can absorb Archaeolune Energy from a variety of sources:

• Ancient Moon Pearls
• Archaeolune Energy Surges
• Pioneer Source Structures (if not in alert mode)
• Wondrous Black Kuuhenki

Absorbing Archaeolune Energy enables the following abilities:

• Archaeolune Ripples: Release a ball of Archaeolune Energy, which can then be detonated to affect nearby objects. This can charge Backup Power Generators and Archaeolune Energy Pathways, reduce the effect of gravity on Archaeolune Energy-Affinitive Materials, or create openings in Archaeolune Energy Barriers.
• Moonlight Dash: Transform into a kuuhenki and move rapidly in any direction. The player may dash twice in a row before returning to their normal form. While in this form, the player can destroy Knotted Moonlit Vines by ramming their energy nodes. Archaeolune Energy Nodes restore the player's dash charges when dashing to them.
• Moonvein Suffusion: Gravity will have significantly less influence on the player, allowing them to jump higher and fall more slowly.

Other

• Ancient Moon Pearls can be seated within power stations to solve puzzles. The player can push them with their body, pull them by drawing Archaeolune Energy from them, or throw them using special launchers (which can also fling the player themselves).
• Standing in archaeolune storms or the lunar sea causes the player to accumulate Exhaustion. If the player's Exhaustion meter maxes out, they will be incapacitated and are revived at the last safe location. The player can seek refuge on Floating Stones or in Storm Occlusion Fields.
• Bubbles of Floating Ooze can carry the player upward, then launch them further upward upon bursting.
• High-Speed Transit Lanes allow the player to travel between various locations on the Frost Moon. Using these lanes requires the nearby Transit Station to be activated, after which it also functions as a Teleport Waypoint.
• In most places, the player is subject to a low gravity state. In some areas, the player may encounter weightless or hypergravity conditions. Within the launch tubes of the space-based weapon on the Dark Side of the Moon, the player can walk on the inner walls of the launch tubes due to the gravitational anomalies in the area. Gravimeters can change the effect of gravity in an area.
• Material Storage Chests may contain objects or even enemies. Chests displaying a red X cannot be opened until the player performs some action, such as removing debris from on top of them, or solving a puzzle.
• Pioneer Source Structures are machines powered by Archaeolune Energy. When not in alert mode, the player can draw Archaeolune Energy from them, which will momentarily disable them.
  • Annihilation Modules detonate moments after detecting an intruder's presence.
  • Edict Modules show a symbol on their holographic displays. Most will show additional information if the player approaches.
  • Stasis Modules transport certain objects. If one encounters an eligible object when it isn't already carrying something, it will pick it up. Drawing Archaeolune Energy from it will cause it to drop the object it's carrying.
  • Transmission Modules patrols a fixed path, teleporting away any intruders that it catches with its beam.
• Shoaling Kuuhenki can change into various forms to assist the player.
• Terminals can be found at many locations on the Frost Moon, allowing the player to read records, obtain maps, or activate Dragon facilities. Some require the player to use a repair tool to enable the desired functionality.

Enemies

Elite Enemies

• Precursor's Secret Source Matrix of Overseer Network

Local Legends

• Prism Slime
• Mushteshir

Local Specialties

• Teardrop of the Moon

Descriptions

Soundtracks

Lore

The Frost Moon is the second of the Three Moons of Teyvat created by Nibelung and is said to be the brightest of the three. The hemisphere facing away from Teyvat has been converted into a massive cannon that draws upon the immense energy of the moon's core to fire devastating energy beams. This was the work of the returning Nibelung, who transformed it after imprisoning the Frost Moon Goddess Canon in order to weaponize it, along with the other two moons, against the Heavenly Principles.

It is the only moon known to have remained intact through the war of funerary flame, in which the other two moons were shattered, though it was banished beyond the false sky.^[1][2][3] Despite being outside the false sky for over 6000 years, it is completely void of Abyssal presence.

Some time prior to the Heavenly Principles' initial invasion of Teyvat, the dragon scientist Ibni-Belum would pioneer a group of his kind to settle on the Frost Moon and construct many research facilities, including the Eye of Ibni-Belum, marking the start of Project Moongazer.^[4] As such, Secret Source technology is present on the moon.

The Frost Moon's appearance has been significantly altered by the aforementioned dragon activity; the Moontide Sea, the lunar mare enveloping a large portion of the near side, is the result of the failed Lunar Veil project conducted by dragon researcher Lusalim. Ungien's Circle, visible from space as a yellowed crater, is a vivarium constructed by the dragon Life Scientist Ungien.

Following Canon's death, the Frostmoon Scions prophesied that a new goddess would arise to preside over the Frost Moon, which would ultimately come to pass with the birth of Columbina. At some point, the Heavenly Principles moved Aether and Lumine's Spaceship from its original location in Nod-Krai to the surface of the Frost Moon.^[5]

During the events of the Archon Quest: Song of the Welkin Moon - Act VIII: True Moon, the Frost Moon was revitalized and was drawn back into the interior of the false sky, with Columbina taking Canon's place as the resident Moon Goddess.^[6]

While exploring Nod-Krai, the Traveler and Paimon came upon who they thought was Columbina at the Misty Shoal, who led them to the Dunanna Forward Station. They discovered that the Columbina they saw was an impersonation by the black kuuhenki Eggie, who led them to the station so they could arrive on the Frost Moon.

Gallery

The Frost Moon

Dark side of the Frost Moon

The revitalized Frost Moon seen from inside Columbina's Moon Bridge

Trivia

• Dilimbabbar (Akkadian: 𒀭𒀸𒁽𒌓) is a well attested name for Sin the Mesopotamian god representing the moon.
• Gravity on the Frost Moon is much lower than on Teyvat.^[5]
• During the World Quest Colors Out of Space in Series Colors of Emptiness, the Traveler floats through a space with ruins resembling the buildings on the Frost Moon, namely The Eye of Ibni-Belum, Nuur Stone Circle, and the Dark Side of the Moon. Afterwards, a moon-like crater forms in the passage.
• From a purely visual standpoint, the buildings on the Frost Moon bear some resemblance to the massive structures seen in the Chinese novella series The Wandering Earth, such as the space elevators and planetary engines.

Notes

Other Languages

Change History

References

Navigation

Teyvat   Mondstadt Brightcrown Mountains Brightcrown Canyon Stormterror's Lair Galesong Hill Cape Oath Dadaupa Gorge Falcon Coast Musk Reef Windrise Starfell Valley Cider Lake Mondstadt Starfell Lake Starsnatch Cliff Stormbearer Mountains Stormbearer Point Thousand Winds Temple Whispering Woods Windwail Highland Dawn Winery Springvale Wolvendom Dragonspine Entombed City - Ancient Palace Entombed City - Outskirts Skyfrost Nail Snow-Covered Path Starglow Cavern Wyrmrest Valley Windrest Peak Dornman Port Millhaven Old Sanatorium Site   Liyue Bishui Plain Dihua Marsh Qingce Village Sal Terrae Stone Gate Wangshu Inn Wuwang Hill Lisha Dunyu Ruins Lingju Pass Qingxu Pool Minlin Cuijue Slope Huaguang Stone Forest Jueyun Karst Mt. Aocang Mt. Hulao Nantianmen Qingyun Peak Tianqiu Valley Qiongji Estuary Guili Plains Luhua Pool Mingyun Village Yaoguang Shoal Sea of Clouds Guyun Stone Forest Liyue Harbor Mt. Tianheng The Chasm The Chasm Cinnabar Cliff Fuao Vale Glaze Peak Lumberpick Valley The Chasm's Maw The Surface Tiangong Gorge The Chasm: Underground Mines Ad-Hoc Main Tunnel Nameless Ruins Stony Halls The Chasm: Main Mining Area The Glowing Narrows The Serpent's Cave Underground Waterway Chenyu Vale Chenyu Vale: Southern Mountain Adeptus's Repose Chizhang Wall Lingshu Courtyard Mt. Xuanlian Teatree Slope Yaodie Valley Chenyu Vale: Upper Vale Chenlong Cleft Jademouth Mt. Lingmeng Mt. Mingyuan Qiaoying Village Yilong Wharf Mt. Laixin Carp's Rest Chiwang Terrace   Inazuma Kannazuka Kujou Encampment Tatarasuna Narukami Island Amakane Island Araumi Byakko Plain Chinju Forest Grand Narukami Shrine Inazuma City Jinren Island Kamisato Estate Konda Village Mt. Yougou Ritou Yashiori Island Fort Fujitou Fort Mumei Higi Village Jakotsu Mine Musoujin Gorge Nazuchi Beach Serpent's Head Seirai Island "Seiraimaru" Amakumo Peak Asase Shrine Fort Hiraumi Koseki Village Watatsumi Island Bourou Village Mouun Shrine Sangonomiya Shrine Suigetsu Pool Tsurumi Island Autake Plains Chirai Shrine Moshiri Ceremonial Site Mt. Kanna Oina Beach Shirikoro Peak Wakukau Shoal Enkanomiya Dainichi Mikoshi Evernight Temple Kunado's Locus The Narrows The Serpent's Bowels The Serpent's Heart Yachimatahiko's Locus Yachimatahime's Locus   Sumeru Dharma Forest Ardravi Valley Devantaka Mountain Port Ormos Vimara Village Ashavan Realm Apam Woods Caravan Ribat Pardis Dhyai Ruins of Dahri Yasna Monument Avidya Forest Chinvat Ravine Gandha Hill Gandharva Ville Sumeru City Yazadaha Pool Lokapala Jungle Bayda Harbor Chatrakam Cave Mawtiyima Forest The Palace of Alcazarzaray Lost Nursery Old Vanarana Vanarana Vanarana Vissudha Field Fane of Ashvattha Great Red Sand Hypostyle Desert Khemenu Temple Sobek Oasis The Dune of Carouses The Dune of Elusion The Dune of Magma The Mausoleum of King Deshret Land of Lower Setekh Aaru Village Abdju Pit Dar al-Shifa Khaj-Nisut Land of Upper Setekh Valley of Dahri Desert of Hadramaveth Debris of Panjvahe Dunes of Steel Mt. Damavand Passage of Ghouls Qusayr Al-Inkhida' Safhe Shatranj Tanit Camps The Sands of Al-Azif The Sands of Three Canals Wadi Al-Majuj Wounded Shin Valley Girdle of the Sands Gavireh Lajavard Gate of Zulqarnain Temir Mountains Tunigi Hollow Realm of Farakhkert Asipattravana Swamp Hills of Barsom Samudra Coast Vourukasha Oasis   Fontaine Belleau Region Poisson Romaritime Harbor West Slopes of Mont Automnequi Beryl Region "A Lonely Place" "A Very Bright Place" "A Very Warm Place" Elton Trench Elynas Merusea Village Court of Fontaine Region Annapausis Chemin de L'Espoir Court of Fontaine Fountain of Lucine Institute of Natural Philosophy Marcotte Station Opera Epiclese Salacia Plain Thalatta Submarine Canyon Fontaine Research Institute of Kinetic Energy Engineering Region Central Laboratory Ruins New Fontaine Research Institute Liffey Region Fortress of Meropide Mont Esus East Erinnyes Forest Foggy Forest Path Loch Urania Lumidouce Harbor Weeping Willow of the Lake Morte Region East Slopes of Mont Automnequi Fort Charybdis Ruins Tower of Ipsissimus Nostoi Region Faded Castle Petrichor Sea of Bygone Eras Alta Semita Caesareum Palace Clivus Capitolinus Collegium Phonascorum Hortus Euergetis Initium Iani Portus Anticus Unreleased Mont Esus   Natlan Basin of Unnumbered Flames Huitztli Hill Stadium of the Sacred Flame Coatepec Mountain "Scions of the Canopy" Ancestral Temple Firethief's Secret Isle Teticpac Peak Tequemecan Valley "Children of Echoes" Sulfurous Veins Tepeacac Rise Toyac Springs "People of the Springs" Ameyalco Waters Ochkanatlan Legendary Tonatiuh Quahuacan Cliff "Flower-Feather Clan" Malinalco Grotto Tezcatepetonco Range "Masters of the Night-Wind" Tecoloapan Bay Atocpan "Collective of Plenty" Ancient Mountain Path Fallingstar Fields Remnants of Tetenanco Skyfire Circlet Ancient Sacred Mountain Chamber of Deliberation Esoteric Arrays Flame-Melding Ritual Grounds Heart of Force Inversion Pseudostar Pedestal Ruined Armament Workshop Sea of Shifting Sentience Summoning Hall Easybreeze Holiday Resort Brewblossom Stores Castle Joquiratto Colorfall Cave Colorfall Cliffs Concealed Land of Enigmas Easybreeze Market Guiztli Path Guiztli Ridge Huha Hill Tete Isle Villa Guiztli Wavey Bay Others Night Kingdom   Nod-Krai Hiisi Island Frostmoon Enclave Light-Bathed Platform Silvermoon Hall Lempo Isle Barrowmoss Barrens Blue Amber Lake Clink-Clank Krumkake Craftshop Eye of Kratti Nasha Town Nothing Passage Starsand Shoal Paha Isle Final Night Cemetery Kuuvahki Experimental Design Bureau Ashveil Peak Cliffwatch Camp Kipumaki Cliff Special Territory Research Institute Voidsea Outlook Dreadshade Mire Piramida Wavechaser Plain Amsvartnir Favonius Keep Pillar of Embla Wing of Keres Dunanna Pit Dunanna Forward Station Misty Shoal Frost Moon Dark Side of the Moon Dark Side of the Moon Lunar Highlands Archaeolune Storm Research Center Bubble Pool Golden Hall Nuur Stone Circle The Eye of Ibni-Belum Traveler's Crater Ungien's Circle Moontide Sea Curtain-Form Blackbody Containment Lab Moontide Sea   Snezhnaya Everfrozen Earth Central Station Druzhna HQ Glupov Morepesok Sanctuary of Grief Snezhnograd Svetloledovka The Korolevskiy Theater Zapolyarny Palace Fellfrost Peak House of Hesperides Jack Frost Village Tidesong Cavern Flamefeather Valley Okurov Teeming Mire Volkodlak Tundra Huntsman's Cabin Rankova Zorya Sretomorozsk White Birch Snowgrave Pale Crown Palace Pilgrimage to the Sacred Gorge Unreleased Alatyr Hyperborea Novokitezhgrad Port Belovodye   Other Temple of Space Apathic Interval Cage of Suchness Desert Pavilion Luyang Academy Mahavaipulya Chamber Path of the Forgotten World Pillar Hall Central Zone Khaenri'ah   Serenitea Pot (Layouts) Cool Isle Emerald Peak Floating Abode Shadowflit Archipelago Silken Courtyard Sublime Spicewood Swirling Isles Tletl Ilhuicatl Miliastra Wonderland (Collection Templates) Beacon Front: Blazing Realm Candlelit Nightwalk: Serene Soiree Fairy Tale Theater: The Witch's Ballad Festive Market: Chimes Ring in the New Year Miracle Theater: Light and Shadow Spectacle Secluded Isle: Azure Ripples Skydome Paradise: Serene Sojourn Skyward Citadel: Magnificent Pillars Tranquil Snowcourt: White Winter Day Where the Butterflies Prance: Velvet Hallway Other Abyss Celestia Hyperborea Sea of Stars The Sea of Flowers at the End   Time-Limited Regions Golden Apple Archipelago (Version 1.6) Broken Isle Minacious Isle Pudding Isle Twinning Isle Three Realms Gateway Offering Dainichi Mikoshi Evernight Temple Kunado's Locus The Narrows The Serpent's Heart Vishap Research Lab Yachimatahiko's Locus Yachimatahime's Locus Golden Apple Archipelago (Version 2.8) Broken Isle Minacious Isle Pudding Isle Twinning Isle Veluriyam Mirage Silver Bottle Courtyard Overgrown Valley Pavilion of Hermits Thinkers' Theater Simulanka Forest of Blessings Constellation Metropole Broken Sea