Wanderer's Trail
Last updated 2026-09-03
Wanderer's Trail is an Archon Quest. It acts as the introductory quest for Genshin Impact's main story line, the Archon Quests. It also serves to familiarize the player with basic character movements and actions.
Steps
- Go to Paimon
- Follow Paimon
Hydro Slime ×1 (optional)
- Unlock the Teleport Waypoint
- Go to the foot of the cliff
- Climb to the top of the rock face
Gameplay Notes
- Wanderer's Trail does not appear in the Archive's Travel Log.
- The Hydro Slime will never respawn if defeated (optional).
Dialogue
Quest DescriptionThe god took away your only kin, and you were sealed and cast into a deep slumber. Upon your awakening, you wandered alone for a time until you met a strange companion named Paimon, thus beginning your journey through the continent of Teyvat...
- (The game begins with the opening cinematic; the Traveler and their sibling step onto a structure in the sky.)
- Paimon: So... what you're trying to say is that you fell here... from another world?
- Paimon: But when you wanted to leave, and go on to the next world, your path was blocked by some unknown god?
- (A white dressed god appears, blocking their path.)
- Asmoday: Outlanders, your journey ends here.
- Lumine: Who're you!?
- Asmoday: The sustainer of heavenly principles. The arrogation of mankind[Note 1] ends now.
- (The twins battle with Asmoday to no avail. The Traveler's sibling is engulfed by a swarm of red-and-black cubes and condensed into a single cube in the god's hand.)
- (Traveler): (Lumine/
Aether)! - (The Traveler tries to take back their sibling, only to be engulfed by the cubes themselves.)
- (Traveler): Wait! Don't go! Give my (sister/
brother) back! - (The Traveler gets one last look at the god while being cubed, then the scene cuts to black.)
- (Traveler): And just like that, the god took away my (sister/
brother). - (Traveler): Some kind of seal was cast upon me, and I lost my power. (So while we used to travel from world to world/
So whilst we used to cross world after world), we are now trapped here. - (The scene cuts back to the beach, now with the player's selected Traveler on the beach with a small floating individual.)
- (Traveler): How many years ago was it? I don't know...
- (Traveler): But I intend to find out.
- (Traveler): (When I woke, I was all alone — until I met you two months ago.../
After I awoke, I was all alone — right up until I met you two months ago.) - Paimon: Yeah, Paimon really owes you for that. Otherwise Paimon likely would have drowned...
- Paimon: So, Paimon will do her best to be a great guide!
- Paimon: We should head off. Let's get going!
- (Upon approaching the cliff)
- Paimon: The path ends here — guess we'll just have to climb.
- Paimon: Climbing depletes stamina, and depleted stamina takes time to recover!
- Paimon: Okay, let's take the route we planned!
- Paimon: We're off to... a Statue of The Seven!
- Paimon: Which of The Seven are you looking for exactly?
Gallery
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The Traveler twins in their battle against Asmoday
Soundtracks
| No. | Soundtrack Name | Album | Played In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Overture of Storms | The Shimmering Voyage | Wanderer's Trail (cutscene) |
Tutorial
- Wanderer's Trail
1. Open the world map.
2. Select an unlocked Teleport Waypoint to teleport to that location.
Notes
- ↑ 人之子 in Chinese, also referred to as "child of humanity" (人之子) by Melanta in World Quest A Long Day in the Mountains, defined as: All who descend from the first ancestor shaped by the lord of all, and those born of that lineage; The artificial people of the Primordial Sea, granted special pardon, are also counted within.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Wanderer's Trail | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 流浪者的足迹 Liúlàngzhě de Zújì | Wanderer's Footprints |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 流浪者的足跡 Liúlàngzhě de Zújī | |
| Japanese | 流浪者の足跡 Rurousha no Ashiato[!] | Wanderer's Footprints |
| Korean | 방랑자의 발자취 Bangrangja-ui Baljachwi | Wanderer's Footprints |
| Spanish | Camino del errante | Path of the Wanderer |
| French | Sur les traces du nomade | On the Traces of the Nomad |
| Russian | Следы странника Sledy strannika | Wanderer's Footprints |
| Thai | รอยเท้าของผู้พเนจร Roi-thao khong Phu Phanechon | Footprints of a Wanderer |
| Vietnamese | Dấu Chân Kẻ Lang Thang | Wanderer's Footprints |
| German | Spuren eines Wanderers | Trails of a Wanderer |
| Indonesian | Jejak Pengembara | Wanderer's Trail |
| Portuguese | Trilha do Viajante | Trail of the Traveler |
| Turkish | Gezginin Ayak İzleri | Traveler's Footprints |
| Italian | Sentiero del vagabondo | Path of the Wanderer |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0
- Wanderer's Trail was released.
- Asmoday was changed to have yellow step effects (previously blue).
- Asmoday's cubes were changed to have a glowing orange effect.
- The impact frames in the cutscene were changed.
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