Lore

Lore is the catch-all term for story, world-building, and anything in the game that is not related to Game Systems. Various aspects of lore are usually analyzed to expand upon the knowledge of the in-game universe.

World History

Main article: Timeline

The above article is a compilation of all known events in the world of Teyvat's history, spanning thousands of years. Important events include:

Cultures

Main articles: Mondstadt/Culture, Liyue/Culture, Inazuma/Culture, Sumeru/Culture, Fontaine/Culture, Natlan/Culture, and Snezhnaya/Culture

The cultures of Teyvat's nations are as diverse as the real life regions from which they draw inspiration. Teyvat's nations are also influenced by the ideals that their Archons embody.

Languages

Main articles: Languages and Symbols in Teyvat

There are many languages across Teyvat. Some major ones are the common tongue, which the game uses as its medium, and Hilichurlian, the language spoken by the most numerous enemy in the game's world.

Terminology

Archon War: A period of time in which gods fought. The start date is unknown, but the end date was 2000 years ago. The outcome was the crowning of the original seven Archons.
Cataclysm: An event that occurred 500 years ago that spanned all of Teyvat and involved the destruction of the godless nation of Khaenri'ah.
Celestia: A mysterious place that floats in the sky, said to be where the gods reside and where humans may ascend if they obtain godhood.
Delusion: An object similar to Visions, but drains the user's life force without a Vision to counteract it.
Descender: Powerful entities who come from outside this world and have the power to change the "rules." The Heavenly Principles who wrested control of the world from the Seven Sovereigns is the First Descender, while the Traveler is the Fourth Descender.
Dragon: A powerful elemental being. The strongest of them, the Seven Sovereigns, once ruled the world.
God: A mighty being. Most of them were slain, or otherwise lost their powers, over the course of the Archon War.
Gnosis: Elemental relics created from the corpse of the Third Descender and used as a part of the Tsaritsa's plan to rebel against Celesta.
Moon Wheel: Vision-like objects that are augmented by kuuvahki, a form of Light Realm energy associated with the moons and the moonlit region called Nod-Krai.
Stellar Linchpin: Vision-like objects that has some connection to the Third Descender.
The Seven: Short for the Seven Archons. Refers to the seven gods of Teyvat, who each rules over one of the seven nations.
The Three Moons: The Eternal Moon, Frost Moon, and Iridescent Moon and their associated Moon Goddesses Aria, Canon, and Sonnet respectively. A Moon Marrow is formed after the death of a Moon Goddess and their associated moon.
Vision: An object bestowed upon someone that allows them to use elemental powers. They are granted by The Seven at Celestia's discretion. Vision wielders are known as "allogenes."
War of Funerary Flame: A conflict in which the Celestial Nails were cast down across Teyvat, both the Iridescent Moon and the Eternal Moon were destroyed, and the Frost Moon was placed beyond the firmament.

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