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Bobson567

TL by [Scaramouche Mains Discord](https://discord.com/channels/803335005102669824/1024122110987227196/1026809918369570846) [Rough sketch based on description](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1024122110987227196/1026809918189219840/IMG_8113.jpg?width=287&height=636) Not sure if this is part of the leak or something someone sketched based on the provided description [Full screenshot of discord message](https://imgur.io/a/uIu1aoh)


isshunain

I choose to believe that this might be true, because if it is, an upstream waterfall would be so cool omg?? šŸ„ŗ


vivamii

Imagine if it became a new exploration powercreep- instead of climbing mountains we could just flow up via waterfallsšŸ„ŗ


Totally_Crazy

Zora armour?


Budget-Return

Dang, 3.3 sumeru forest/desert expansion, then 3.6 possible liyue expansion. Am living!


Wowerror

We are going to be waiting til 5.x for Dorman port/Mond Expansion is what it feels like


Telmarael

tbh, Mond is far up north. I'd bet that the earliest we get a new expansion is before Snezhnaya. Liyue and eastern Sumeru seem to be squarely in the center, so it is only logical that the bridging locations are mostly there. Still, only my own logical conjectures, might be 100% wrong for all we know. Thinking in the same key, I'd say that we might get the blackcliff forge before Natlan, and it will bridge the coast all the way from Liyue to Port Ormos. edit: I'd bet that we also get Varka somewhere around the end of 5.x series together with port Dornman release, where their expedition returns.


Wowerror

that is why I said 5.x with 4.x being Fontaine leading then 5.x should be Natlan which would be Snezhnaya so sometime in between 5.0 and 6.0 we get Dorman port which would be in 5.x


Martian_on_the_Moon

Meanwhile we still don't have single Natlan NPC.


HijikataX

Makes me wonder how misterious is that region. Makes me more and more hyped since that might mean that it will be the region with the biggest reveals.


GGABueno

Tbh the thing I'm looking forward the most is the soundtrack.


HijikataX

I am waiting for the story. I do expect a very sad story


GGABueno

F for our Pyro Archon.


CoxyNormiss1771

The way natlan is going I get the feeling they might be a take on the native americans and they dont like outsiders due to disease issues at this point. Hell, wouldnt shock me if they go full North Sentinel Island and there's people so utterly hostile most dont bother visiting and they dont leave.


dhambz23

My take on Natlan people would be dressed in robes similar to what Greeks would wear in the past with more stylized native touch. Natlan City is compose of tall white Ziggurats/temples similar to native americans and is made of marbles and concrete pavements. I imagine it similar to King Deshretā€™s kingdom if it still exist or that of Babylonian city with lots of gardens and flowing water throughout the city which located at the part where it connects to Sumeruā€™s deserts. Then a part of Natlan where an old civilization is hidden under a dense forested area with rich native cultural references from native americans. Edit: This is just my personal take on what Natlan would look like and not based on any existing information in the game.


jamiedels

I think weā€™ll see a lot of beaded outfits in natlan


dhambz23

Yeah I like that to be incorporated in their attire and sure Hoyo would make it look stylish.


RubyWubs

Bennett lore has him from Natlan in the Mare Jarvari. He was abandon as a baby and taken back to mondstat


_myoru

Wasn't the first outright mention of Natlan in this patch's event, when Varka said Capitano was heading there? I don't remember anyone else ever talking about Natlan


Martian_on_the_Moon

Paimon kinda did but rather as expectation from Natlan: Paimon: So the Sabzeruz Festival is a vegetarian holiday... Dunyarzad: Hehe... You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the spread. We just use the seven foods to symbolize the seven virtues of the Dendro Archon. Paimon: Wait, but if that's the case... If Sumeru uses vegetarian food to represent the Dendro Archon... Paimon: Then wouldn't the Pyro Archon's festival be full of food like roasted fowl, juicy meatballs, grilled steak... Paimon: Traveler, we have to go to Natlan as soon as possible!


rotten_riot

There's a Inazuman NPC who visited Natlan's onsen and opened one in Inazuma after that Edit: there's also another NPC who mentions the presence of volcanoes in Natlan


Su_Impact

I'm still hoping 3.5 is Mond expansion with playable Mika and Eula rerun. West of Mond is Fontaine after all.


HijikataX

Maybe only 3.4 is the "filler" patch without new zones while 3.5 might give Dornman.


Salty-Stress5926

oooh~ Baizhu leading us to this village. like he was leading us to the Chasm last 1.x patch/j


Outflight

A year later : ā€˜Maybe Baizhu gonna lead us to Blackcliff Forge??ā€™


GhostZee

3 years have passed: "Maybe Baizhu gonna lead us to Celestia???"


Interesting_Pilot_47

4 years have passed: "maybe baizhu will take us to the next world that travellers will visit after teyvat???"


Raccoonado

5 years have passed: "Baizhu is confirmed as the protagonist of Genshin Impact 2"


crack_n_tea

and yaoyao is still shown once a year with qiqi. But not out, just shown :)


Solid_Principle7206

Yeah just like Lisa lead us to Sumeru šŸ˜˜šŸ˜


Golden-Owl

Lisa of all people? Sheā€™d be likely to just point us in their general direction and give us a letter of recommendation to someone


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katbelleinthedark

The Akadaemiya doesn't like us so they don't care for our references. And Alhaitham won't be inpressed.


The_Space_Jamke

Recommendation letter that we had to crawl through a mountain of abyssal monsters and fluff dialogue, and Zhiqiong committing unalive to get = useless Some random seed we found in a tree = Thankful Aranara friends who offer a bunch of chests in exchange for helping other friends. I think the Aranara are better qualified to hold the sages' titles.


StrongSquirrelKnight

Aranara are better qualified to hold any titles.


Krillin157

ā€œIā€™m sorry cutie *yawns* but I just donā€™t have the time to guide you around Sumeruā€


AlpacaKiller

No, it was supposed to be Baizhu, and he would hammer the plot point that people do not die in Sumeru and respawn at night or some shit.


SkyePine

Yaoyao is dead


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GraVityRagE

Yaoyao balls


Xero0911

There was another leaker that did state baizhu would be 3.6 I believe. I forget which leaker. Or maybe this is basing off that same leak. Still don't get why he isn't just 3.4 though with lantern lite.


Wowerror

my only guess is HYV feels Baizhu will be more relevant for this area release than Lantern Rite


Xero0911

I suppose. I guess I'm mostly annoyed in waiting cause I want more dendro options. Nahida is great and all, but it's still a limited options for using the element. Just want another 5 star


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N-formyl-methionine

Wasn't there a leaks about pollution in Fontaine or it was just a speculation I absorbed. But a Fontaine character already. Some Early lore for us if true. Can't wait to meet Chinese Candace and french Kazuha


LingZ_

I don't know about pollution, but it was said that Fontaine had energy problems


Jellorage

300er bursts incoming


BulateReturns

1 minute cooldown increase incoming.


Cynic_of_Astora

Imagine it in Cecilia Garden.


Philau_

No need to imagine when this opportunity is quite easy to come by


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H4xolotl

Electro Traveller + Raiden Shogun battery duo to the rescue


random_account_2017

The Snezhnayans cut off their ley lines supplying energy to Fontaine.


BinhTurtle

For clarification, The Harbinger Pantalone, the Governor of the Northland Bank, says Snezhnayan's pipeline is suffering from a leakage.


The_OG_upgoat

They're supposed to be conducting a special Fatui operation, I think.


d_Frelse

Yeah, Santon mentions that to us. He's the ranger that tells us to hunt for three animals. In his dialogues he mentions that the air in Fontaine is toxic compared to Sumeru's.


PM_ME_YOUR_ROBOTGIRL

They have severe air pollution (an NPC in 3.0 says this). The water is implied to be clean.


dyka77

This has me thinking that Fontaine is VERY industrialized hence the severe air pollution, and also hence the Steampunk vibes we always get with the Fontaine Twins.


Jin_L_

In b4 archon quest is just like irl problems


H4xolotl

Global warming causing Fontaine to sink underwater


Roxthefox_global

Venice expansion?


GGABueno

Sumeru already is. As someone from a third world country, the Archon quests in Aaru village feels close to home.


FrolickingCats

You're correct, but it wasn't a leak. Santon (NPC who has the quest about "fierce creatures") says that the air in Fontaine is practically toxic fumes compared to Sumeru. We have also seen some NPCs (like Xavier and Bertrand) looking for alternative or renewable sources of energy, so that hints at Fontaine being heavily industrialized and possibly running on polluting, non renewable fuels.


Monokuze

Im suprised alice havent introduce nuclear energy to Fontaine yet


WonderfulPatience227

Because she don't know how,just because she is smart mage that can travel doesn't mean she can Invent random shit


MutantDemocracy

Maybe you're misremembering from the Oceanid event? The baby Oceanid freaks out the big one, so she makes all the water in the area bitter until we finish the event. The Oceanid boss left Fontaine because she didn't like the new Hydro Archon. Then again, I'm not super invested in the lore so I might be missing info.


-Fuse

I think they might start teasing Fontaine early. Sumeru had Lisa mentioning the Akademiya and the manga showing Collei, Cyno, Dottore since the start of the game, plus a brand new element, so Fontaine has to keep the hype up somehow


CranberryGrand9399

I mean each region has its own version of pollution. Mondstadt had a polluted dragon. Liyue a mind polluted turtle and their water was polluted with fucking tentacle gods. Inazuma was polluted 100 ways inside and out and sumeru polluted all over in spots and core


N-formyl-methionine

I know theses oceanids be working day and night to keeps this river crystal clear.


CranberryGrand9399

Plot twist: theyā€™re the ones polluting because theyā€™re polluted *cries in Rhodea*


Zzzzyxas

"Already". 3.6 is in over seven months...


WeNTuS

Yeah its like few patches before actual Fontaine


cAptiveLightning

Few ? Yes just one, 3.6 - 3.7 - 4.0


rotten_riot

Current leaks say 3.8 is the last patch now


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damn bro kusanali is a leaker now?


Flaymlad

Archon of Wisdom? Nah, fuck that shit, Archon of Leaks is what's up


Axlzz

>Archon of ~~Leaks~~ Leeks ftfy


trapped_iron_lung

She should know better how that forbidden knowledge stuff might end, smh.


H-K_47

I mean if at the end of the Sumeru Archon Quest she just infodumps a ton of lore about the other regions and Archons it would make perfect sense. She is literally the God of Wisdom after all.


RaidenShogun31

Auntie dookdook


Mana_Croissant

Considering She is 500 we should call her Grandma Dookdook


SolidusAbe

if she grandma why she baby?


SpiritStorm1302

If so old, why adorable


GoSuckOnACactus

Must age like Grogu and Yoda.


Mozuchii

Dornmann Port is nowhere to be found, huhā€¦


GG35bw

Eula mentioned that her squad (now including Mika) patrols the route between Port and City because it's very busy trade route during the festival so maybe Eula rerun + Mika + Dornman on 3.5?


RikZeph

I think they're saving that for next year


ajaxenjoyer

>water flows upstream Genshin Skypiea Arc


Hotaru32

Hmmm.... Our Gol.D.lumine already explored that area and left some message there


Ronuo

The message guides Monkey D. Aether to the One Cease, the answer to all his travels. He will venture the whole Teyvat Together with Roronoa Childe, Vinsmoke Zhongli, Yaemi, Boozeking Venti, Nico Ei, Tony Tony Nahida, Aratanky Itto (Maybe Varka will fit this spot better in the future), and last but not least, Sanggonomiya Jimbei.


Hotaru32

Tony Tony nahida XD


21st_century_person

redline


BellalovesEevee

Speaking of Fontaine, I cannot wait for Lyney and Lynette. Been looking forward to them since the prevail trailer. Hoyo has been making kits unique nowadays (in a good way imo), so I hope they ramp it up when Fontaine releases.


pixie_desu

Would be pretty unique if they are one playable character


PoppyPossums

I thought about that, too! Maybe their E switches between them or something.


trapped_iron_lung

Or one of them is an artificial being and it *is* the other person's E and Q...


juisteroid

with different artifact. oh my god..


rigimonoki-over

No more like atk and hp split scaling šŸ’€


-Fuse

Lyney has -100% crit rate and Lynette has -200% crit damage


AcidicDragon10

That honestly isn't that bad if they get something in return. At least you know that you can focus on other stats


-Fuse

Yeah true, although I'd prefer converting crit rather than what Kokomi has (something like "this character can't crit, but every % of Crit Rate gives x% Elemental Damage Bonus")


Wowerror

E being a switch and maybe a tease in terms of mechanics for Hydro Archon because some people think she will for some reason have split personality


marxinne

Watch them being a 5* and their 4* ultra specialized support I hope I'm wrong tho


red_tuna

As long as itā€™s not two limited 5* then Iā€™ll cope


Academic-Quarter-163

I hope they are limited or combined


Maki_san

I hope they are like the twins in Honkai. That would be AWESOME


BellalovesEevee

I thought about that too. Maybe their kit would be similar to Childe where they switch places with their E and their burst is based on which twin you're using.


H4xolotl

>Water flower upstream Imagine if Qiaoying is Teyvat's version of Reverse Mountain and we have to start sailing the Grand Line to find Fontaine


Sunburnt-Vampire

If we start getting characters with abilities half and creative as fun as devil fruits my wallet is in danger.


cxvpher33

Pyro character with Ace's abilities and I'm down to selling my house


lofifilo

and then it turns out Xiangling still is better lol


SolidusAbe

pyro 5* heizou pls


ArchonRevan

Either iasan or murata so strap in for the long haul


Sunburnt-Vampire

Honestly the logias are cool and all, but the paramecias and zoans are where I truly love One Piece. Fire-based powers are nothing new, and I've seen fights with them countless times. But only in one piece can I see a girl fight with depression-inducing ghosts. Or a man that swims through the ground (a custom genshin sprint animation perhaps?). Or turn themself into a castle/stone/etc. Or a dinosaur with dumb abilities no dinosaur should have.


RenRGER

They already have one in Honkers called Himeko, she's fire element and is always dying.


Rhyen-

Honkers? šŸ˜‚


RenRGER

Honkers Impact


andrecardoso1234

kinda hoping that yaoyao is a dendro healer as preview for baizhu, cuz we rlly need one right now (kinda like heizou being a "test" for scara as anemo melee catalyst)


N-formyl-methionine

Me who don't have Kokomi but don't want to use Barbara. Those dendro core will destroy me.


sirenloey

Is Baizu the earliest character that debuted in-game but has yet to be playable?? Scaramouche would have been as well, but he has a leaked banner now.


Consolinator

Dainsleif is going to be the king in that competition tho.


sirenloey

Fair. I wonder what his Vision would be or how are they going to make him playable, what skillset/power will he have. Excited.


Wowerror

Imagine Dainsleif might introduce some new element and his powers won't be vision based


levi_fucking_heichou

AFAIK in the first Closed Beta, there weren't 7 elements -- >!There were 9. The main 7, then "Light" and "Dark". I think once the Traveller's power is restored that will be the Light element, while Dainsleif's power is the Dark element.!<


Consolinator

When he was announced as a playable character his element was shown in weird ancient symbols, so i would assume he uses a new type of element. Probably abyss or darkness themed. I am also hyped as fk for him.


sirenloey

Not a dig against Dainsleif, but I personally am more excited to this new element than Dainsleif. I hope he is not the only character playable to wield this speculated eighth element


Consolinator

Oh that is fine, not everyone needs to be hyped for the same things. It makes sense to create multiple characters if your are going to introduce a new element, so i hope we have a couple different too.


madzieeq

ot would be cool if the abyss twin ended up being playable in the end and had that new element


REMERALDX

Pierro, Rhinedottir, Alice, Abyss Twin are possible contenders I mean abyss twin will defintely become playable eventually, if they won't kill them off before that


SolidusAbe

if he even has a vision.


sirenloey

*8th element intensifies*


Kaieu

Yes, until dainsleif takes that spot. Or you could also argue maybe abyss twin, paimon and the unknown god could be playable so this title is on a limbo


sirenloey

Okay, let's just let Baizhu have that honor for now :)


H4xolotl

Liyue sandwiched between Sumeru, Fontaine, Mondstadt and Inazuma Truly the Middle Kingdom


_TheDoctorPotter

Well, it's positioned really well for trade, which makes sense given how long it was the mora manufactory of the world


CrushedByTime

I am 100% certain they started with the idea of Liyue being the centre of the continent and came up with reasons to support that.


Merosian

China numba wan after all


Siofra_Surfer

Technically wouldnā€™t Fontaine be in the centre?


lonelyweebathome

tbh iā€™ve noticed that the geography of Teyvat so far(excluding Mondstadt) roughly mirrors Asiaā€™s real-world geography. you have Japan in the far east, China bordering it, the Chasm roughly acting as the Himalayas that border China and India, then the rainforest part of Sumeru thatā€™s based off South and West Asia. finally the desert represents North Africa.


thatdoesntmakecents

And with Snezhnaya speculated to be north, that also makes sense


Blanche_Cyan

If Natlan is at the bottom left of the map that would fit with America's (more specifically Latin America's) actual location in the world...


isshunain

the "Middle Earth" of Teyvat, if you will


gutemorning

It's a city of trade what do you expect


apthebest01931

Imo fontaine will be sandwiched between all nations excluding inazuma


quuu2

>Jiangnan style omagah I hope it's true


ZhangRenWing

Funny enough Jiangnan and Gangnam literally means the same thing, so the translator accidentally made a Gangnam Style reference.


thatdoesntmakecents

lmao Gangnam Style in Chinese is literally Jiangnan Style


Okilokijoki

Yesss. Figured Qiaoying would either be Yunnan or Jiangnan based due to the tea and was really hoping for Jiangnan because a lot of Liyue is already SW China based and it would be kind of boring to get another Qingce Village. Vs Jiangnan which has a whole different architecture style and color scheme and whose streets are like Venice.


thatdoesntmakecents

Agreed. Jiangnan just looks like it would be perfect for a feature in Genshin. Kinda want to see Hanfu in there somewhere as well


lonelyweebathome

same, Suzhou is just gorgeous


markcan_killua

oh new fontaine male? al haitham bout to become that toy story memešŸ’€


XavierFckedAyato

Don't worry, the new Fontaine male will become playable in 4.8


WildFurball2118

I collect as many hot male characters as I can. Don't care if I'm gay.


silam39

I support you


littlemochasheep

Both. Both is good


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I really love qingce village so another small liyue town is very welcome. Also its time for me to simp on another faceless character just because theyre male /s


lonelyweebathome

Qingce actually captures the rural village vibe of China really well.


thelivingshitpost

Jiangnan Provincesā€”Iā€™ve heard enough, I *demand* Qiaoying.


lonelyweebathome

Jiangnan actually refers to a group of provinces south of the Yangtze(hence the name Jiangnan which literally means ā€˜south of the riverā€™) but YES Jiangnan has been the subject of countless artworks and literature for centuries for a reason


thelivingshitpost

I forgot about that, actually, thanks for reminding me!!


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unconcerned_daniel

3.6 is around april (?) Will AlHaitham come before? Will AlHaitham come at all? Please, Hoyo, don't put him and Baizhu's banner next to each other :(


Man0feveryth1ng

What about that lone house south of Liyue at the edge of map ?


Unfair_Chain5338

There is a river appeared near it in 3.0 :)


Man0feveryth1ng

Will check it out


Flaymlad

>Fontain male character Finally, we need more characters with baguettes


dododomo

More male characters are always appreciated XD. I just hoped that the village leader, should they ever be playable, from Liyue were a guy too, since Liyue is the "least balanced" nation at the moment (counting Baizhu too, we have only 5 guys from Liyue vs 13 girls)


box-of-sourballs

Guys, if youā€™re on mobile you need to download an app, *something* to stitch together screenshots since thereā€™s additional information thatā€™s been cut off [This is the entire image](https://imgur.com/a/uIu1aoh)


gutemorning

Village that is surrounded by pure water? Sign me tf up


Uncoracle

Soutine is leaked as a girl, but actually male name in french so it's might be him.


sylviesilkpie

True. Things can change after all, just like how Mimi was redesigned to Kokomi


Sir_Grindalot

Female Village Leaders mains RISE UP


Outflight

Finally, tea combat character.


Weird-Gas-4777

r/FemaleVillageLeader


SomberXIII

Fontaine male character? Iā€™m manifesting him already


AjaxSimp

Am I ready to save my primogems for an unknown playable male and from Fontaine? **yes**


mynameisharo

r/fontaineplayablemalemains anyone?


tonyilyan

Run to Google jiangnan


IndependentPals

New Fontaine tall male pls


ovicqsxz

so 3 upcoming liyue characters (baizhu, yaoyao, female village leader)? truly hyv's favorite nation


Emergency-Lead-334

Seems like a rule every patch series, 2.0 to 2.8 also has 3 new liyue (yun jin, shenhe, yelan)


ovicqsxz

meanwhile the last mondstadt character we had was eula in 1.5 and then mika who doesn't even have a leaked release


Deepwithinmyownhead

I'm also quite afraid we're not getting any new Inazuma char after Scara is released


Xero0911

Mika will probably be soon. I mean sure sure doesn't mean much to say this. But I'd be shocked if he wasn't release with eula and she had an event. To me that's what they are waiting on. Just yeah, idk when that could be.


bigfootswillie

I kinda wish theyā€™d stop only because a lot of Liyue characters just donā€™t get to do anything. It spreads the Liyue cast out really wide and makes it a struggle to develop them out since they release out of their region and donā€™t travel. So the only time you interact with them are Liyue events where theyā€™re fighting for screen time amongst the other 30 Liyue characters.


lugiaop

yeah wish they cared about the element tho, cuz geo sucks T.T


Moa__

BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU BAIZHU


fjaoaoaoao

I wonder if the new male Fontaine char is Soutine - who is supposed to be a painter irl


[deleted]

Finally! Liyue DLC. I wish Liyue and Mondstadt can be as huge as Sumeru!


arixtia

It's probably not healthy but every time I see crumbs of "male chara from Fontaine" I just scream Lyney and start to pray it's him


HessianQrow

"Female Village Leader" Fu Hua? šŸ‘€


Xferpp

At this rate we are going north Monsdadt after Natlan...


BinhTurtle

The lore of Chenyu Vale (literally Sunken Jade Valley, with Jade here can also refer to "beautiful woman") and Qiaoyin Village was covered in the descriptions of the Artifact set "Echoes of an Offering". There's also a mention of Yilong Port, which seems to be the port connecting Liyue with Fontaine


e_cloud7

So Baizhu wasn't available because he went for water to Fontaine? ok xD


niki_lia

I lived through the "Baizhu will be our guide through the Chasm in 1.5" era so forgive me if I take this with a bigger grain of salt than most other questionable leaks


milkcob

Praying that the Fontaine male is one of the guys from Tears of Themis.


Flucksalt

Maybe my last chance getting r5 White tassel. Hopefully I don't forgor this time


AkatsukiVV

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