Taliesin
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Taliesin is an open-world NPC located in The Chasm, Liyue.
Location
Taliesin is originally located on the surface near the easternmost waypoint of The Chasm. During the World Quest Chasm Spelunkers in Series The Chasm Delvers, he moves into the Chasm Exploration Team Camp.
Taliesin's location at the second camp
Additional context for second camp location
Profile
(To be added.)
Appearance
(To be added.)
Quests and Events
World Quests
Hidden Exploration Objectives
Idle Quotes
It doesn't rhyme...
- "*sigh* But it doesn't rhyme this way..."
Dialogue
Dialogue Set #1
Available before completing Surreptitious Seven-Star Seal Sundering.
- Taliesin: Hmm... no, no. That's not how that goes. According to the genealogy...
- Taliesin: Ooh? Oh! Hello, sorry, didn't see you there!
You...- I'm...
- (Aether version)
- Taliesin: Shh! Shh! Ahem! He comes, he comes! His sword shining like the moon so silver, at his footsteps even armies shiver! He is—
- (Lumine version)
- Taliesin: Shh! Shh! Ahem! She comes, she comes! Her eyes bright as the moon inimitable, her armor formidable, invincible! She is—
- Paimon: Blon—die—!
- What!?
- Paimon!
- Paimon: Hehe... Sorry, force of habit. It just slipped out, y'know?
- What sort of habit is that, seriously...
- That lacked creativity in the extreme.
- Paimon: Hmm, Paimon supposes that the nickname could be uglier...
- Hey!
- Taliesin: Hahahaha! Well said, good Paimon, well said!
- Taliesin: (He/
She) is the golden-haired (Traveler)! - I object to these terrible-sounding, non-consensual appellations.
- Taliesin: Apologies, apologies... I did not mean to offend. But more "old-school" poets from Mondstadt do tend to begin like that.
- "Old-school"?
- Taliesin: Well, if you'll let me clarify, I don't mean old-school folksongs like the "Dandelion Madrigals" or old-school romances like "Marriage, You Cheat, How I Hate Thee"...
- Taliesin: I'm referring to old-school historical epic poetry.
- And what might that be?
- Taliesin: Ah, simply put, it is the adaptation of heroic genealogies, the adding of flesh and skin atop the skeletal frame of history!
- Taliesin: These epics sing of history through long-form poetry, awakening people to the knowledge of times past. Well, there you have it — the epic, and its value to society.
- Taliesin: The ability of poetry to awaken historical consciousness was precisely why it was banned all those years ago by the aristocracy.
- Taliesin: They feared that we would recall our former freedom and our history of resistance.
- Taliesin: And that is why I despise the popular poetry of the day and seek to revive these "old-school epics."
- I see. Bye.
- Taliesin: Um, right, then. See you, golden-haired (Traveler)!
Dialogue Set #2
Available after completing Tell a Tale for Taliesin.
- Taliesin: Sorry, I'm a little dizzy at the moment, but I can take it! Ugh...
- What is it you're doing here?
- Taliesin: I consider myself a bard of the old school, so of course I'm here to get some inspiration.
- Taliesin: That said, I've never gone down into a mine before... and in my hurry to get here, I wound up... pulling a muscle.
- Taliesin: Ow ow ow...
- I won't disturb you, then.
- Taliesin: Ah, yeah, if you come across any new stories, do tell me!
Trivia
- Taliesin was a renowned Brittonic bard from the 6th century AD.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Taliesin |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 塔列辛 Tǎlièxīn |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 塔列辛 Tǎlièxīn |
| Japanese | タリエシン Tarieshin |
| Korean | 탈리에신 Talliesin |
| Spanish | Taliesin |
| French | Taliesin |
| Russian | Талиесин Taliyesin |
| Thai | Taliesin |
| Vietnamese | Taliesin |
| German | Taliesin |
| Indonesian | Taliesin |
| Portuguese | Taliesin |
| Turkish | Taliesin |
| Italian | Taliesin |
Change History
Released in Version 2.6