Lauma/Profile
Last updated 2026-08-01
The Moonchanter of the Frostmoon Scions, also known as the Maiden of the Grove. She has a peculiar affinity for both animals and the moonlight.
—Description from the Official Website[1]
Personality
A Maiden blessed by moonlight and the grove alike, hope born to the Frostmoon Scions.
—In-game character attributes and profile page text
As the Moonchanter of the Frostmoon Scions, Lauma holds a leadership position among her people. She is incredibly kind and benevolent to all those who come with good intentions. Lauma is deeply respected by both her people and the local wildlife. Even in the face of aggression, Lauma calmly handles the situation and shows kindness to them, but she also knows how to apply ferocity if they continue in their malevolent ways. Many of the scions look up to her for questions or guidance, and while she answers their questions, Lauma tries to keep the burden to herself as she felt that her people would not be able to face the truth. Eventually, after meeting the Traveler, Lauma eventually musters the courage to tell her people the truth when she learns the truth from the Traveler and is reassured to know she wasn't the only one who had her suspicions.
Lauma's benevolence is further expressed even in acts that would normally upset others, as she was not angered at the Traveler for revealing their status as a Descender (due to their role in killing the Three Moons) or breaking into the sanctum and causing the Moon Marrow to be stolen. Instead, she stated that they were worthy to see it, claiming that the sanctum's defenses were meant to test those worthy of entering and deterring those who weren't.
Lauma has a shaky relationship with Nefer, as she appears to know her too well to their liking. However, they still share a mutual respect for each other as they are willing to help each other out with favors.
Appearance
Lauma's Spirit Envoy form
Lauma is a tall woman with pale skin, long bluish-purple hair, and a pair of antlers at the top of her head. She has pointed ears and turquoise and pink eyes. Her form is curvaceous.
When she enters the Spirit Envoy state, she takes on the appearance of an ethereal centaur. In this form, her lower body and legs resemble those of a cervid, and the antlers on her head grow to their full size.
Official Introduction
Under our Moonchanter's most benevolent watch, no innocents or animals shall come to harm... *sigh* Or so I would like to say, but should the law of the jungle falls away, some sharp-fanged beasts will surely be starved the taste of flesh.
Though they are the indigenous residents of the land, the Frostmoon Scions do not seem to fit in with the Nod-Krai of today.
They are too ancient, too stuck in their ways, too rooted in worship of a god that they have never seen.
They believe that the wintry woods are their shield and sanctuary, and that the light of the full moon can dispel all that ails.
They pray to the moon, on their lips an eternal refrain: Oh, Goddess of the Frost Moon, when will you answer our wishes?
And when they receive only silence, they turn and ask again: Oh, Lady Moonchanter, when will the Goddess of the Frost Moon answer our wishes?
Thus did Lauma step out from beneath the shade of the trees, into the light of the moon.
Thus did the congregation bow before her radiant antler-crown and silver-blooded totem. Thus was she anointed the agent for an absent god.
Character Stories
Character Details
When night falls, the Frostmoon Scions dwell within a "tower."
At the top of this tower is a seemingly unchanging full moon, and at its base is the soil of Hiisi Island. Its walls are made of white moonlight, allowing any to pass through.
Oh, how gentle the Moon Goddess is. Even if not all should believe in her, even if not all should know of her, she spreads her grace without reserve.
Thus spoke the old priestess of the Frostmoon Scions. As those words hung in the air, the sounds of lowered voices praying could be heard, but Lauma's was not among them.
She gazed at the full moon in silence, her eyes fixed upon it alone, like the most devout of believers.
She was undoubtedly in this tower as well, having grown up and lived here since birth in this spire built by the moon, its light, and the adherents of its deity.
She continued gazing at the full moon in the sky, thinking that perhaps there was truth in the saying, "humans could never build a tower to reach the heavens."
Character Story 1
Friendship Lv. 2
"She descended when late spring's first full moon hung in the sky, trees and flowers grew in response to her first cry."
"Laugh now, dance now, as the newborn Moonchanter weeps—"
"For her horns and blood are bathed in moonlight, for beneath the Moon Goddess's gaze shall she sleep."
...Lauma closed the Frostmoon Scions' journal.
She always found herself unconsciously turning to the page that recorded her birth, trying to feel the joy of the faithful through the yellowed notes.
Just as geniuses often emerge from among common stock, Lauma, an extraordinary being, was born to an ordinary Frostmoon Scion couple. According to records, "her eyes were like the moontide, her antlered crown grew under the moonlight, and her silver blood flowed like the moon's reflection in water" — a "miracle bestowed upon the faithful by the Moon Goddess."
At the fringe of the world, among the "Frostmoon Scions," who had seemingly become forgotten by time itself, Lauma became a beacon of hope, timely yet untimely. The overjoyed followers took her as proof that their Moon Goddess had not abandoned them, and she became a living symbol.
Few are chosen at birth to succeed the title of Moonchanter, and as a Frostmoon Scion herself, Lauma should have rejoiced, regarding this responsibility as a supreme honor.
Just as it was written in the next passage of the journal, yes, the very words Lauma had committed to memory:
"...Sweetly shall she sleep beneath the Moon Goddess's gaze."
"And when the moon slumbers and the sun rises, she shall speak for the supreme Frost Moon Goddess."
Character Story 2
Friendship Lv. 3 • 
Elegy of Dust and Lamplight
If one was born early enough, lived long enough, and one's forbidden memories weren't erased by more transcendent beings, they would surely remember (and such beings do exist in Teyvat) that before the war of funerary flame, the Three Moon Goddesses, who served Nibelung, once coexisted harmoniously with the principles of Celestia for a time.
Of course, if one were to inquire about this matter with Celestia, the high heavens might respond with ambiguity. The Three Moons were once satellites that guarded Teyvat, and the Moon Sisters were executors of the planet's will. Celestia's principles were once quite "tolerant," not necessarily requiring the exclusion of those divergent from itself.
For the Three Moon Goddesses, their sole duty was to maintain the planet's existence and operation. And so the moonlight continued to illuminate the lands of Teyvat. Alas, even they, who kept to themselves, could not remain uninvolved. Inevitably, conflicts between those in power would affect some of those who were subordinate to them.
If any survivors of bygone golden Hyperborea yet endured to the present day, they would surely have many tales to tell, but alas, the Frostmoon Scions do not understand their ancestors' grievances. They can now only pray to the bright moon in vain.
In this, Lauma was relatively fortunate, even amongst blind believers. She did not know anything of the above, but she could nonetheless sense keenly that the full moon in the sky was bright yet lifeless. Rather, the tides that truly moved her heart and caused her antler-crown to grow were somewhere farther away, beyond her reach.
This feeling had troubled her for a long time, and like how one might feel if made to pray to an apple painted on canvas, beseeching it to satisfy their hunger, she was ever restless.
Fortunately, this question was now answered at last. Although the sky had suddenly "become" fake, she had confirmed the authenticity of her senses.
She had never thought ignorance to be a good thing, even if the truth was more unsettling. Life could never be lived entirely as one wished — indeed, life itself was born of contradictions. But at least it need not be tainted by lies and concealment.
Character Story 3
Friendship Lv. 4 • Elegy of Dust and Lamplight
Lauma once set some "precepts" for herself. These might seem irrational to others, so for the longest time, she never mentioned them to anyone.
She believed that she must never lie. Silence, too, was an answer in the face of uncertainty, but one must never fabricate facts to fashion peace papered over. This was especially so for a Moonchanter, one whose every word the believers all too easily took for truth. Thus, lying was an unforgivable sin.
But was praying to a false moon in the sky a lie in itself? She could not be sure of that, and this again left her feeling restless.
She resolved that she must never give herself to wrath. The Maiden of the Grove was to be gentle and loving, just as the Frost Moon's goddess was. The lake's light beneath the moon was free of ripples — had the goddess's envoy any right to be angry? The tides of kuuvahki often disturbed her peace of mind, yes, but surely a leader worth their salt must learn to control their emotions.
Yet some emotions did not arise from the tidal motions. She was not given to shouting or crying out in rage, but was giving her foes a thrashing anger? She rubbed her fingers together somewhat nervously. With whom could she consult on this matter?
She told herself that she must not change. Over countless years of evolution, the Frostmoon Scions had drifted far from their golden era. Any fluctuation now could snap this precariously perched branch. This was especially so when the faithful viewed her, one born "special," as their hope. She had to maintain an image befitting a Moonchanter.
Yet she had already revealed the truth about the moon and the sky to everyone. This time, she needed no consultation to know that change had already begun.
At this point, all three precepts now seemed meaningless. Thus, Lauma finally let her guard down, and one night, she confided these unspeakable matters to her animal friends.
As she expected, the little animals warmly welcomed her, and as usual, they all chattered away about life — specifically, her life.
True friends they proved indeed, first affirming her honesty and reliability, then praising her gentle and caring nature, and finally declaring that Lauma had always been this way, and had indeed remained unchanged. (Hearing this made her quite happy, but she then grew increasingly embarrassed... and came to wish she had two extra legs to run away immediately.)
Finally, a little cat who would often play in Nasha Town concluded: "If I, Ashru, had to point out any problems... I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Your issue is that you're too stubborn!"
Character Story 4
Friendship Lv. 5
Lauma once presided over an engagement ceremony.
This ceremony boasted three attendees — a young adventurer who sometimes helped out at The Flagship tavern, a young woman of the Frostmoon Scions who was planning to leave Nod-Krai with him, and the Moonchanter, who had mysteriously appeared in their tavern room.
There the three of them stood, staring at each other. For a time, no one spoke. The man pulled a handkerchief from his pocket with trembling hands, handing it to the nervous young woman to wipe the sweat from her brow.
Lauma turned out to be the most composed one in this circumstance.
She clearly understood what was happening, but a halting explanation still came spilling from the young woman's lips: "...I—I didn't mean to leave without saying goodbye. I left a note under my pillow for... W—Well, not that I have family here anyway, so it might never have been seen, but..."
The young man also hurried to add on assurances: "I'll take good care of her, and I'll bring her back often to visit her friends! I'm not some irresponsible lout — look, I've even proposed to her..."
Lauma looked at their clasped hands and the matching rings on their fingers with furrowed brows. The young woman started sweating again, seemingly ready to grab her fiancé and make a run for it, but Lauma stood at the doorway, her impressive height (horns included) barring the doorway as well as any steel-wrought portcullis.
Lauma thought for a while before finally speaking, just as the two of them had begun considering leaping out through the window: "Firstly, I know you two have been seeing each other for some time now. Secondly, I never said you could not leave. Thirdly, one must have a ceremony to go with an engagement. So please, wait here. I will get things ready."
"...Huh?"
Within half an hour, she had gathered everything needed for just such an engagement ritual (including somehow obtaining Nocturnal Blossoms that should only bloom at three in the morning), and in the cramped guest room (with half-packed luggage still scattered all about), conducted a complete engagement ceremony that fully adhered to the Frostmoon Scions' customs (with Lauma playing all the relevant roles — master of ceremonies, bride's family member, and ecclesiast).
When all was said and done, the young woman heaved a sigh of relief. "So you were concerned about the ritual, Lady Lauma... I must say, you're quite, ah, stubborn in the most... unexpected ways..."
"Am I being stubborn?" Lauma tilted her head, somewhat confused. "This is something that must be done."
"Ah, yes. And one more thing. Sir, please leave your name, family name, middle name, as well as your fixed address. I will need to send you our sacramental victuals."
Character Story 5
Friendship Lv. 6 • Elegy of Dust and Lamplight
Lauma once presided over a funeral.
The deceased was quite the long-lived elder, having spent one hundred and two years in this harsh, cold land. Smiling with wrinkles gathered at the corners of her eyes, seemingly never changing — thus had Lauma always remembered her.
In the days following her accession to Moonchanter, Lauma had learned much knowledge from this elder. On the final night before the old dame's departure, she had quietly kept vigil at the woman's bedside.
According to the teachings of the Frostmoon Scions, death is not the end, as life is in constant "flux." Friends and family simply return to nature when the time is right, and they shall surely reunite in the future.
To "fall asleep" in peace under the pure moonlight was considered the highest blessing the Moon Goddess could bestow. It should have been just such a night of serenity, the moonlight shining overhead as it had for years unnumbered, the birds and beasts holding silent reverence.
Until the elderly matron softly said: "Lady Moonchanter... the Moon Goddess doesn't really exist, does she?"
This was no question, in truth. From the elder's steady tone, she seemed to have already concluded this to be fact. For one hundred and two years, the Moon Goddess had never once answered her prayers.
Many thoughts crossed Lauma's mind at once. She thought of the giant statue on the Light-Bathed Platform. She thought of that young woman who looked exactly like that statue... She wanted to say: No, ma'am, the Moon Goddess truly exists, just not in the way everyone had imagined.
The Moon Goddess appears to just be a "person" like you, and she has spent these one hundred and two years living through lonely, cold nights, just as you have.
"It's alright. You need not answer." As Lauma hesitated, the elder gently shook her head. "Whether the Moon Goddess is unwilling to appear or simply doesn't exist, the passage of time remains unaffected."
"We Frostmoon Scions can live just fine on our own, can't we?" The elder held Lauma's hand ever so gently, as though she was the one who needed comfort, "So unfurrow your brow and smile, Lady Moonchanter. You have done very well."
"There's no need to grieve over anyone's absence... 'Death may bring forth anger, but anger too is in vain.'"
Lauma could not help but smile, even as she held the old woman's hand in turn.
So she waited, waiting for the painless and peaceful slumber to carry the elder back to the warm sea of life, where at its center, three full moons must surely be reflected.
Paper Star
Friendship Lv. 4
Lauma learned how to fold paper stars from the young children of the Frostmoon Scions, who had learned it from outside Hiisi Island in turn.
The children were particularly enthusiastic about teaching something to the powerful Moonchanter. They took the initiative to cut out colorful strips of paper and even brought out some large glass jars.
"The lady in town told us not to get greedy and make the stars too big, or they'll collapse inward super easy, 'cuz there's nothing in the middle," a little girl said with a grin. "Especially that lady with the metal arm. She flattens those stars without even trying!"
Lauma listened with exceptional attentiveness, working both quickly and well. She placed her own folded stars together with the children's in the same jar, and suddenly that dull glass container came alive with activity.
Given her current status and age, it might seem childish for her to be absorbed with such small arts and crafts. But then again, none had called her too mature when she read voluminously as a child, either.
And so, she huddled peacefully with the children in the corner of the room, folding three whole jars' worth of paper stars.
Moon Wheel
Friendship Lv. 6
Lauma was very thankful for the existence of Moon Wheels and was delighted to have one, but in truth, it troubled her quite a bit that she couldn't remember how she had obtained hers.
Grandma Sarakka said that her Moon Wheel had fallen out of her swaddling clothes. Although her parents' memories were a bit hazy on the matter, being overwhelmed by the arrival of their newborn at the time, they confirmed this account.
If she were to tell others about her troubles, they would surely be confused. Wasn't having a Moon Wheel since birth a good thing? What was there to worry about, anyway?
It seemed that besides herself, no one found anything wrong with one appearing next to a baby. "A miracle happening to a Moonchanter... Isn't that just normal?"
Lauma found herself at a loss for words. How natural and human it was to want to know the origins of something, yet despite searching through the entire library's records, she could not find a satisfactory answer.
She never let go of this question, so much so that when she later met the Moon Maiden, she couldn't help but ask about this.
Kuutar's response was exceedingly simple: "Oh?"
...Therefore, the closest explanation must still come from Hyperborea. The history of the golden realm was long indeed, and could even be traced back to the era when three moons rose in the skies. They learned to use the lunar tides to power their magics, but were in turn affected by those same ebbs and flows, and some of them thus had horned crowns akin to deer antlers grow from their heads.
However, had Moon Wheels even existed in the world back then?
Lauma frowned in contemplation, and indeed must have accidentally started talking to herself, prompting a passing child to ask loudly: "Lady Lauma, did your horns grow so long because you have a Moon Wheel?"
Her frown only deepened: "Well... I suppose... I'm sorry, I don't know."
Disappointing children was something she wished never to do if she could help it, but surprisingly, the little one did not seem discouraged by not getting an answer to his question.
"Oh!" He said, as if sudden realization had dawned. "Could you have gotten the Moon Wheel because you have the longest horns?"
Oh, how Lauma wanted to accept this answer from the bottom of her heart at that moment. How clever it was, this cycle of cause and effect that shuttled from front to back, then back to front, which seemed to explain (or rather, gloss over) so many questions.
Then she immediately stopped herself from falling into the trap of lies.
Perhaps this, then, was the purpose of the Moon Wheel — a symbol, to her, of vigilance, restraint, and responsibility.
So she held that puzzling Moon Wheel in her palm, silently reciting the three precepts in her heart once more.
Namecard
| Lauma: Branched Antlers | |
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Obtain: Reward for reaching Friendship Level 10 with Lauma Description: In a distant land, there are legends of those who bear antlers. Antlers are said to be the outgrowth of wisdom too vast for the mind to contain, branching upward like the limbs of a tree. One can't help but wonder if Lauma's antlers were once soft and covered in velvet. |
Constellation
| Cerva Nivea | |
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 | Meaning: Snow Doe |
Quests and Events
Archon Quests
- Song of the Welkin Moon
- Act I: A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves
- Act II: Elegy of Dust and Lamplight
- Act III: A Nation That Doesn't Exist
- Act IV: An Elegy for Faded Moonlight
- Act V: A Nocturne of the Far North
- Act VI: Melting Moonlight in the Morning Mist
- Act VII: A Traveler on a Winter's Night
- Act VIII: True Moon
Story Quests
World Quests
- Silvermoon Hall: Selenic Chronicles
- A Small Overture
- Blessings of the Frost Moon
- Blessings of the Frost Moon (Part 2)
- Tea Party Re-Invitation: Lauma
Anecdotes
Events
Character Trials
Quests
- Archon Quest In the Shadows of Night in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves
- Archon Quest Where the Moon Rises in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves
- Archon Quest Echoes of Fate in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act IV - An Elegy for Faded Moonlight
- Archon Quest Hidden in the Shadows in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act III - A Nation That Doesn't Exist
- Archon Quest Descending Moon in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act VIII - True Moon
- Archon Quest Moonless Night in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act VII - A Traveler on a Winter's Night
Test Run Events
- Lauma, Nahida, Kuki Shinobu, Kaveh — 2025-09-10
- Columbina, Ineffa, Sethos, Fischl, Ifa — 2026-01-14
- Lauma, Nefer, Xingqiu, Kirara, Jahoda — 2026-04-28
- Columbina, Raiden Shogun, Jahoda, Ororon, Sethos — 2026-07-21
Character Mentions
Character Stories
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Trivia
- Lauma is, so far, the tallest female playable character model in the game; although she doesn't surpass male models like Flins, she is taller than Mavuika and other tall female characters. This makes Lauma the fastest character in the game when running, that the camera is higher and that climbing is a little faster.
- Lauma's horns change appearance depending on the active party's Moonsign — they are much larger and more ornate in Ascendant Gleam.
- Regardless of the party's Moonsign, Lauma's horns are always at their full size while she is in her Spirit Envoy state. When this state is available, her horns glow brightly.
- Lauma's full horns are nearly identical to those of the deer in her idle animation.
- Lauma generates certain special responses from NPCs:
- Senior members of the Frostmoon Scions will face and salute her, with the exception of Sarakka (who nods instead) and Verna (who does not react).
- As with certain other characters, NPCs will applaud instead of flinch in response to Lauma's Normal/Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst.
- As with other Nod-Krai characters, she grants access to exclusive interactions with certain NPCs. Uniquely, this includes animal NPCs.
- Certain wildlife will heal the team or bring her resources (see Prayers for the Forest).
- Lauma is also known by these aliases or titles:
- Lauma is mentioned in the description of the following Furnishing:
Etymology
- Lauma (Latvian: Lauma; Lithuanian: Laumė) refers to fairy-like woodland spirits and guardian spirit of orphans in Baltic mythology.
- In Lithuanian mythology, Laumės could appear in the form of animals. Later, Laumės had an anthropomorphic appearance: they usually had birds’ claws for feet and appeared as women with the head or lower body of a female goat. Other forms included half-human/half dog or half mare. Like cyclops, Laumės often had only one eye.
- In some myths, it is believed that Laumė was a bride of thunder god Perkūnas. In other stories, Perkūnas was married to the Lauma Vaiva.
- In Latvian mythology, Lauma is the minor deity of land and fertility. Living near water, swamp or bath houses. There are also mentions of her connection to the Underworld.
Other Languages
Character Title: Evermoon's Sacrament Song
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
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| English | Evermoon's Sacrament Song | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 永月的祀歌 Yǒngyuè de Sìgē | Eternal Moon's Sacrificial Song |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 永月的祀歌 Yǒngyuè de Sìgē | |
| Japanese | 永月の祀り歌 Eigetsu no Matsuri Uta [!] | Eternal Moon's Worship Song |
| Korean | 달에게 바치는 찬가 Dar-ege Bachineun Chan'ga | Offering Hymn to the Moon |
| Spanish | La Cantora Lunaperpetua | The Perpetual Moon Songstress |
| French | Ode sacrée à la lune éternelle | Sacred Ode to the Eternal Moon |
| Russian | Жертвенная песнь вечной Луне Zhertvennaya pesn' vechnoy Lune | Eternal Moon's Sacrificial Song |
| Thai | เพลงสดุดีจันทรานิรันดร์ Phleng Sadida Chan-thra Nirun | Eternal Moon's Song of Praise |
| Vietnamese | Tế Ca Vĩnh Nguyệt | Eternal Moon's Sacrificial Song |
| German | Sakrallied des Ewigmonds | Evermoon's Sacred Song |
| Indonesian | Lagu Sakral Evermoon | — |
| Portuguese | Eterna Canção Lunar | Eternal Lunar Song |
| Turkish | Ebedi Ayın Mukaddes Şarkısı | Eternal Moon's Holy Song |
| Italian | Ode alla Luna imperitura | Ode to the Imperishable Moon |
References
- ↑ Official Genshin Impact Website: Lauma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Archon Quest, Song of the Welkin Moon, Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves, Part 2: Reunion Beneath the Moonlight
- ↑ Archon Quest, Song of the Welkin Moon, Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves, Part 3: In the Shadows of Night
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