NPC

Non-Player Characters (NPCs) are all characters that cannot be controlled by the player. This includes characters that have only been mentioned, as well as characters that may become playable in the future.

Though many NPCs can be interacted with within the open world at any time, others only appear during quests or events and are categorized as quest-exclusive and event-exclusive NPCs, respectively.

Some open-world NPCs serve additional functions, such as exchanging items with the player, allowing the player to interact with a game system like Reputation, or initiating time trials.

For a complete list of all NPCs, see NPC/List.

Vendor NPCs

Main article: Shops

Some NPCs in Genshin Impact serve as shop vendors and will sell items to players. Most shops will restock their wares every day. Detailed lists of the items offered can be found on the vendors' pages.

Some shops are major shops and their vendors have their own map icon. These major shops appear in every region.

Type	Souvenir Shop	General Goods	Restaurant	Blacksmith	Fishing Association
Mondstadt	Marjorie	Blanche	Sara	Wagner	Nantuck
Liyue	Xingxi	Dongsheng	Chef Mao	Master Zhang	Jiawei
Inazuma	Mikoshi Genichirou	Aoi	Shimura Kanbei	Hajime	Kujirai Momiji
Sumeru	Khalid	Hamawi	Lambad	Ahangar	Loumelat
Fontaine	Mequignon	Boucicaut	Arouet	Estelle	Delaroche
Natlan	Siyah	Bounama	Chanca	Alom	Oroluk
Nod-Krai	Tarno	Cairuo	Katya	Lyulka	Hedvika
Snezhnaya	Blyushko	Grigory	Zyryanov	Kuzmichev	Zherebtsov

Reputation NPCs

Main article: Reputation

The player can interact with these NPCs to access the City Reputation menu of the nation they represent. Their location is indicated by the icon on the map. For Reputation NPCs in Natlan, see Tribe Reputation.

Mining Outcrop Search NPCs

Main article: Mining Outcrops

Some NPCs can be asked to mark out the respawning Mining Outcrops that mainly contain Magical Crystal Chunk veins that respawn at 06:00 daily.

Mondstadt

Liyue

Inazuma

Sumeru

Fontaine

Natlan

Nod-Krai

Snezhnaya

Dialogue Reward NPCs

Main article: NPC/Dialogue Reward

Some NPCs give rewards for a specific dialogue option when talking to them, which is sometimes after other dialogue options. Once this dialogue option has been taken, a specific one-time reward will be given, and the dialogue option will no longer appear subsequently.

Time Trial NPCs

Dandy is an NPC in Liyue that provides gliding challenges in 4 locations with 3 time trial challenges each, offering Common Chests, Exquisite Chests, and Precious Chests.

Kid Kujirai is an NPC in Inazuma that provides Temari challenges in 6 locations. Finishing his Temari challenge successfully three times grants a Precious Chest and allows the player to play custom games of Temari (in Co-Op Mode) freely at any time at that location.

Event NPCs

These are characters that are involved in non-story events and are usually the representative character for those events. Some of them can be interacted with to access certain menus.

For a complete list of all event-exclusive NPCs, see Category:Event-Exclusive NPCs.

Icon	Name	Events	Notes
	Gygax	Windtrace	Interact with Gygax to open the Windtrace Matching Menu
	Honglang	Divine Ingenuity	Appeared in the introductory quest Divine Ingenuity (Quest)
	Hosseini	Various	Appeared in Energy Amplifier Initiation, Shadow of the Ancients, and Energy Amplifier Fruition
	Kayabuki Ikkei	Hyakunin Ikki	Appeared in the introductory quest Hyakunin Ikki: The Greatest Battle
	Ji Tong	Five Flushes of Fortune	Interact with Ji Tong to obtain rewards
	Komakata	Theater Mechanicus: Stage of Wonders	Interact with Komakata to open the Theater Mechanicus menu
	Liben	Marvelous Merchandise	Interact with Liben to open the Box o' Marvels menu
	Linyang	Moonlight Seeker	Appeared in the introductory quest The Many Matters of the Moonchase Festival, interact with Linyang to get Moonlight Seeker hints
	Lizzie	Invitation of Windblume	Appeared in the introductory quests Ballads of Breeze, Bullseye Balloons, and Floral Freefall
	Luka	Of Drink A-Dreaming	Interact with Luka to participate in the event
	Muzhen	Thunder Sojourn	Appeared in the Thunder Sojourn Event Quests
	Plauen	Invitation of Windblume	Appeared in the introductory quest Peculiar Wonderland
	Ruijin	Theater Mechanicus (Version 1.3)	Interact with Ruijin to open the Theater Mechanicus menu
	Sakuya	Dreams of Bloom	Interact with Sakuya to exchange for Dreambloom seeds from Sakuya's Flowers
	Shousen	Phantom Flow	Appeared in the introductory quest Phantom Flow: Phantasmal Blade
	Ulman	Lost Riches	Interact with Ulman to open the Treasure Book
	Yuan Rong	Fleeting Colors in Flight	Interact with Yuan Rong to open the Wondrous Shadows menu
	Zhiping	Even Mountains Tremble	Appears in the Primo Geovishap's introductory quest No Restoring This Past Land of Beauty

Trivia

• When the "Crowd Density" graphics setting is "High," background NPCs will appear in some locations. These NPCs have no names displayed over their heads and cannot be interacted with.

Voice Actors

Main article: Voice Actor

• A number of NPCs share their English voice actors with playable characters:
  • Alejandro Saab (Cyno) voiced Lao Ke, Vlad, and Zhihua.
  • Alice Himora (Prune) voiced Ludivine.
  • Amber May (Dehya) voiced Cui'er, Hertha, Myweiss, Sansa, and Ms. Yu.
  • Anairis Quiñones (Lynette) voiced Furong, Huixing, Luoxia, and Qiu'ge.
  • Anjali Kunapaneni (Dori) voiced Etsu, Izumi Naki, Momoko, and Riku.
  • Anne Yatco (Raiden Shogun) voiced Hiiragi Chisato, Kaede, Mahiru, Matsuzaka, Nakano Shino, Shouta, and Yayoi Nanatsuki.
  • Brittany Lauda (Chiori) voiced Elphane, Kageyama, and Kiminami Anna.
  • Caleb Yen (Gaming) voiced Vidoc.
  • Cat Protano (Skirk) voiced "Kichiboushi", Pain-Grocer, Puca, Reetta, Setaria, and Trudaine.
  • Christian Banas (Thoma) voiced Ben, Bro Huang, Crafty, Huaqing, Tiancheng, and Yang.
  • Christie Cate (Qiqi) voiced Blanche, Lynn, Marla, Patchi the Curious, Qiming, Victoria, and notably Asmoday.
  • Cory Yee (Gorou) voiced the Abyss Lector: Violet Lightning, Draff, Farrah, Huffman, ???, and Six-Fingered José.
  • Crystal Lee (Clorinde) voiced Hitomi and Hitotsume Kozou
  • Daman Mills (Lyney) voiced Athos, Kasala, Ryuuji, and Tejima.
  • Deneen Melody (Sandrone) voiced Carole, Changchang, Congzi (Memory), Mu Chen, and Suavegothe.
  • Erica Mendez (Kamisato Ayaka) voiced Beatrice, Jifang, Katheryne, Marjorie, and Timmie.
  • Erika Harlacher (Venti) voiced Ekaterina and Istaroth.
  • Erin Yvette (Arlecchino) voiced Idyia.
  • Felecia Angelle (Mona) voiced Lan and Mumu (Memory).
  • Jennifer Losi (Ganyu) voiced Glory, Hillie, Jilliana, Little Wu (Memory), Susie, and Vile.
  • Kevin Andrew Rivera (Alyosha) voiced Barmak, Butrus, Okawara Goemon, Owada, Shinnojou, and Vasco.
  • Kristen McGuire (Kachina) voiced Aeval, Ayten, Daisuke, Isadora, Misuzu, Qishan, Rena, Wenjing, and Yuka.
  • Laura Stahl (Barbara and Xinyan) voiced Grace and Dusky Ming.
  • Lauren Amante (Chasca) voiced Verr Goldet.
  • Lizzie Freeman (Yanfei) voiced Teucer.
  • Nazeeh Tarsha (Alhaitham) voiced Konda Densuke.
  • Nic Olsen (Flins) voiced Yakup.
  • Rebecca Wang (Charlotte) voiced Morgane.
  • Sean Chiplock (Diluc) voiced Cyrus and Wagner.
  • Skyler Davenport (Citlali) voiced Loumelat.
  • Sonya Krueger (Jahoda) voiced Asmu, Chard Lombro, Gendou Ringo, and Kabewa.
  • Zach Aguilar (Aether) voiced Moon Carver.

Behavior

• Most talents performed near NPCs will cause them to flinch. (The “landing” location of talents and their damage is not relevant; what matters is the active character's distance from an NPC when using a talent.) However, there are certain Talents that cause NPCs to clap. Below is a list of all talents that trigger clapping:
  • Amber: Explosive Puppet
  • Baizhu: The Classics of Acupuncture (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Universal Diagnosis, Holistic Revivification
  • Barbara: Whisper of Water (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Let the Show Begin♪, Shining Miracle♪
  • Bennett: Fantastic Voyage
  • Charlotte: Still Photo: Comprehensive Confirmation
  • Columbina: Moondew Cascade (Normal Attacks only), Eternal Tides
  • Citlali: Dawnfrost Darkstar
  • Dahlia: Radiant Psalter
  • Diona: Icy Paws
  • Durin: Binary Form: Convergence and Division (excluding Confirmation of Purity and Denial of Darkness)
  • Emilie: Fragrance Extraction, Aromatic Explication
  • Escoffier: Scoring Cuts
  • Faruzan: The Wind's Secret Ways
  • Fischl: Nightrider, Midnight Phantasmagoria
  • Furina: Salon Solitaire (Pneuma version only)
  • Gaming: Bestial Ascent
    • Additionally, both variations of his Wushou dance idle animation cause NPCs to clap.
  • Gorou: Inuzaka All-Round Defense
  • Jean: Dandelion Breeze
  • Kamisato Ayaka: Kamisato Art: Senho
  • Klee: Jumpy Dumpty, Sparks 'n' Splash
  • Lauma: Peregrination of Linnunrata (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Runo: Dawnless Rest of Karsikko, Runo: All Hearts Become the Beating Moon
  • Layla: Nights of Formal Focus, Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker
  • Lynette: Enigmatic Feint
  • Mavuika: The Named Moment (Tap activation and tap stance change only)
    • Additionally, the idle animations “Summon Flamestrider” and “Blazing Hair” will cause NPCs to clap.
  • Mona: Ripple of Fate (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Mirror Reflection of Doom, Stellaris Phantasm, Illusory Torrent
  • Nahida: Akara (Normal and Charged Attacks only), All Schemes to Know, and Illusory Heart
  • Nicole: Allegoria (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Revelation: Uncreated Light, and Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent
  • Ningguang: Jade Screen
  • Odette: Adagio: Phantom Night Dancers (including Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling)
  • Sangonomiya Kokomi: The Shape of Water (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Kurage's Oath, Nereid's Ascension
  • Traveler (Pyro): Flowfire Blade (Tap and Hold)
  • Xiangling: Guoba Attack
  • Xianyun: White Clouds at Dawn (excluding Driftcloud Wave)
  • Xilonen: Yohual's Scratch
  • Xingqiu: Guhua Sword: Raincutter
  • Yaoyao: Raphanus Sky Cluster
  • Yoimiya: Niwabi Fire-Dance, Ryuukin Saxifrage
  • Yumemizuki Mizuki: Pure Heart, Pure Dreams (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Aisa Utamakura Pilgrimage, Anraku Secret Spring Therapy
• If a player blocks the path of a walking NPC for a certain amount of time (e.g., using constructs generated by Elemental Skill), they will disappear to spawn somewhere else to continue their walking route.
• Some NPCs, such as Marla and Glory are seated on benches at their overworld locations. Players can manipulate how they spawn:
  • If the one seat on the bench the NPC usually sits on is occupied, they will spawn on another available seat.
  • If all seats of the bench are occupied, the NPC will spawn in front of the bench, standing. Once a seat becomes vacant, they will sit down on that spot.
• Although NPCs typically have their dialogue voiced only in important quests such as Archon Quests and Story Quests, most NPCs also have an idle voiced line that will play at random intervals while a player is nearby.
• NPCs who travel between locations may stop at certain locations for a certain period of time before traveling again. An example of such an NPC is Schulz.
• The internal timers, keeping track of how long a moving NPC should wait at a certain location before moving again and how long an NPC should wait before saying their idle voice line again, do not pause when the game's time is paused by the player. For this reason, keeping the game paused for some time next to multiple NPCs will often result in all of them playing their voice lines and resuming moving at the same time when the player resumes the game.

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