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The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

Welcome to Teyvat, a world of seven nations and seven elements.

Despite being marketed as an open-world game, Genshin Impact is notoriously easy to get spoiled in. As such, it is recommended that you be mindful of where you explore, and try not to get too far ahead in the guide to avoid any type of spoilers.

Wanderer's Trail

This is the starting sequence of the game.

  • The protagonist will be referred to as “The Traveler”
  • Both siblings are equally canon as the Traveler
  • Official marketing typically shows the male Traveler for consistency purposes
  • For an immersive story experience it’s highly recommended to pick a name that sounds like a name.
  • This is the name the characters will use when referring to you throughout the game.
  • If you don’t have inspiration, here’s some suggestions:
  • Yíng
  • Hotaru
  • Lucciola
  • Lonrú
  • Traveler
  • Kōng
  • Sora
  • Cielo
  • Spéir
  • Traveler

Genshin Impact has 4 available voice-over languages:

  • Chinese (original language)
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

You can change the language in the settings menu. Choose whichever language you would like to play in.

~ 00h10

Traveler's Lore I

Aether

Lumine

  • Each character’s profile features a whole set of stories that provide extra background information.
  • Typically, unlocking these requires leveling up character friendship through daily interactions.
    • It is unrealistic to assume players own all characters at maximum friendship, so all character stories will be provided in this guide at the appropriate reading time.
  • Each character’s profile features a set of Voicelines.
  • These Voicelines can give you insight into the character’s personality, their thoughts on the world and their opinion of other characters.
  • Most of these are presented in a question/answer format and do not necessarily ‘take place’ at any point during the story. They are there for your enjoyment.
  • Some characters’ voicelines got updated as the game went on and more characters released. Many of these newer voicelines can contain spoilers, so we suggest you not look at them until the guide says so.
  • “Drip Marketing” is a fan-coined gacha term referring to official news about upcoming characters.
  • Drip Marketing teases upcoming characters by revealing their name, design, element, and a short description that often includes a quote by some in-game character
  • Each character’s profile tab will have it’s drip marketing text.
  • The Traveler’s stories are different from those of other characters, in that they unlock as you progress through the game’s story.
    • This guide will display the Traveler’s stories whenever a new one unlocks.
  • The Traveler’s Voicelines will update as you progress through the game, so you should be ok to listen to all of them as they unlock. Just remember to check them out from time to time.
    • We’ll also periodically remind you to check them.

Character Recommendations

Traveler

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Traveler

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Noelle

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Amber

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Kaeya

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Lisa

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  • These are NOT the strongest/most useful characters available, rather these are characters we recommend for the new player experience.
  • These characters were designed together with the content you’re playing. They are of an appropriate strength and the materials to upgrade them should be available to you now or soon.
  • You can play with whichever characters you want, but be advised that newer characters may require materials from much later in the game.
  • Stronger and newer optimized teams can trivialize content and even skip dialogue during combat.
  • For all the reasons above, these characters are only recommended for immersion purposes, don’t do out of your way to pull characters you don’t like just because they’re in our lists.
  • If you want an immersive story experience it’s highly recommended to keep the Traveler on your team during quests.
  • Even if you don’t, it’s recommended to upgrade the Traveler because sometimes the story will force you to use them.

Traveler's Journey I

  • Below you’ll see a series of tabs, each containing a different part of the game’s content.
  • During this stretch of exploration, you can play this content in whichever order it appears to you.
  • Each tab will contain relevant information about that type of content.
  • In the Exploration tab you can check which areas are safe to visit.
  • Have fun!

Prologue: Act I

The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

  • Genshin’s story is presented in a quest format
  • Archon Quests are considered to be the main story of the game
  • There are many NPCs throughout Teyvat, you can learn a lot from talking to them!
  • The worldbuilding in this game is most effective if you come to learn about the lives of normal people in Teyvat
  • Some NPCs give quests or small rewards when you talk to them

About Miliastra Wonderland

About Spiral Abyss

About Imaginarium Theater

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Mikhail and Lyudmila

After the completion of this quest, NPCs will begin roaming Mondstadt. Near a teleport waypoint in the city you’ll notice two Fatui Agents called Mikhail and Lyudmila.

They often gossip about events that are currently ongoing through Teyvat, periodically updating their dialogues as you advance through the story. Try talking to them after they appear.

Prologue: Act II

For a Tomorrow Without Tears

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 10

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt

Mikhail and Lyudmila have new dialogues

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Exploration

New Areas

  • Galesong Hill
  • Windwail Highland

Places to Avoid

  • Windrest Peak (North-west)

Warnings

  • Prologue: Act II | This quest will auto-start once you get near Mondstadt’s teleport waypoint.
  • Call of the Mystical Martial Arts | This quest lets you dip into the next region for bit. We do NOT recommend unlocking any Statue of the Seven in Liyue yet.

Quests & Commissions

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Genshin Impact is an open world RPG, but frequently you’ll find yourself pulled into random quests against your will. For the best experience, it is recommended to unlock more of the map at a very slow pace, generally matching that of the current progression in the story. Sometimes, explorable areas are locked behind Quests.

As the game updates, so does the world map, which unfortunately does not always take into consideration the new player experience. These areas assume the player has gone through more of the story, resulting in spoilers or strange occurences. Early-game areas may border newer areas which new players should avoid.

We will provide a series of maps to help you navigate the game.

  • Cross green borders to enter new areas you may explore. The statues displayed in the guide’s maps will reveal the areas you are now free to explore.
  • DO NOT cross red borders as they represent parts of the map that should be completely avoiding
  • Some quests may take you into unexplored territory, if it’s not in red areas, you are free to follow them.
  • Some quests will auto-start upon reaching a specific location.
  • This is one of the reasons certain areas should be avoided. 
  • The green borders in the guide’s maps contain quests you can freely play.
  • If a quest auto-starts in an unfortunate way, we will include a warning in these exploration tabs.

Many quests and systems in the early game require you to achieve a certain Adventure Rank (AR). You can increase your Adventure Rank by doing many activities in the game. We’ll mention the Adventure Rank requirements when relevant.

  • Story Quests typically give more depth on the specific characters that they focus on
  • They take place in between parts of the main story, further building up the world

Secret Pirate Treasure

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 5

Recommendations

  • Complete before reaching Adventure Rank 15

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt (Knights of Favonius Headquarters)

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Wind, Courage and Wings​

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 8

Recommendations

  • Complete before reaching Adventure Rank 12

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt

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We didn’t wanna make the other tab too long so we made two tabs instread!

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Mondstadt Gastronomy Trip

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 12

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Windwail Highland
Subarea: Springvale

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Troublesome Work

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 15

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt (Knights of Favonius Headquarters)

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Traveler's Lore II

Aether

Lumine

Animations

Character Demo

Cavalry Captain Kaeya

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Character Demo

Chef de Cuisine Xiangling

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Character Demos are creative animations that include the character’s combat skills. The earlier ones are pretty lame, but the production value goes up as the game goes on.

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Character Lore

Kaeya

Amber

Xiangling

Lisa

  • As we mentioned before, wee’ll be listing character lore when it’s an appropriate time to read through it.
  • If you own a character, you can access their lore in the game. However keep in mind that their lore and voicelines can spoil story content.
  • Hence we are careful about where we list it in the guide to ensure a spoiler-free experience.

Character Recommendation

Jean

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Venti

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Sucrose

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Diluc

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Bennett

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Diona

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Rosaria

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Fischl

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Razor

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Mona

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Barbara

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Trailers

Announcement Trailer

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State of Play Trailer

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Be sure to check out trailer’s descriptions too. More often than not they’ll hide some secrets or more interesting text.

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Come Explore Teyvat with Amber!

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Golden blocks represent Bonus Content. As such, you can choose to skip these as generally they are not part of the story, but they may still be worth experiencing.

The Chinese and Japanese versions are completely.

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Lore Compendium I

Mondstadt's Novels

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Animations

Venti's Trailers

Character Teaser

The Four Winds

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Character Teasers are animated videos that show a part of the backstory of a character.

Character Demo

A Bard's Business

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Miscellany

Skyward Sonnet

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Miscellany are tutorial videos for characters that explain said character’s abilities.

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Genshin Impact Manga (2018)

Genshin Impact had a manga published between 2018 and 2020 that focuses on Mondstadt.

The manga is divided in 2 parts: the Prologue and the Chapters.

The Prologue focuses on ancient Mondstadt history, while the rest of the manga takes place a few years before the game’s events.

Right now we recommend only reading the Prologue Chapter. Be aware that the manga’s localization is different from the game’s.

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Lore Compendium II

The Four Winds

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Traveler's Journey II

Prologue: Act III

Song of the Dragon and Freedom

  • Complete Prologue: Act II
  • Reach Adventure Rank 18

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Windwail Highland
Subarea: Dawn Winery

Mikhail and Lyudmila have new dialogues

~ 01h15

A Special Warning

About Pre-unlocked waypoints

Various waypoints will automatically unlock in unexplored areas after the completion of this quest. The purpose of this is to allow new players to ‘skip’ forward. You can visit later regions of the game early to gather materials to upgrade newer characters and explore newer content.

If you want an immersive guided experience we suggest you do NOT do this, as some waypoints could also trigger some unwanted quests.

Exploration II

New Areas

  • Brightcrow Mountains

Places to Avoid

  • Windrest Peak (North-west)

Auto-start Warnings

Witch’s Homework: Solution | This quest will begin once you set foot in the Knights of Favonius Headquarters after the completion of Prologue: Act III.

Witch's Homework: Solution

  • Flash-forwards are quests available earlier than when they’re supposed to be played through.
  • They were released much later in the game’s history, and take place much later in the game’s story.
  • They start automatically upon entering a location that is used by other older content, or creates quest conflicts by occupying characters, making it annoying or impossible to avoid playing it early.
  • Hence you can see them as flash-forwards into the future.

 

  • Read this Flash-Forward’s details below before deciding what to do next.
  • If you decide to skip this content for now, we will mention it again later when it’s actually supposed to be experienced and we’ll provide links to recordings of the quest’s content.
  • In the Event Tab, Witch’s Homework will pop up upon completing Prologue: Act III.
  • This quest was written to be played after Song of the Welkin Moon: Act VIII
  • Complete Prologue: Act III

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt (Knights of Favonius Headquarters)

This quest opens a system for buffing older characters. After finishing it, quests for each buffable character will open up. We will mention these quests when it’s recommended to play them.

You do not need these buffs to progress through the game at this point in time.

~ 00h08

Darknight Hero's Alibi

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act III

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Starfell Valley
Subarea: Mondstadt

~ 00h20

The Meaning of Lupical

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Complete Lepus Chapter: Act I (Amber’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 21

Region: Mondstadt
Area: Windwail Highlands
Subarea: Wolvendom

~ 00h30

Traveler's Lore III

Aether

Lumine

Character Lore

Diluc

Razor

Animations

Miscellany

Diluc Dawn

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Lore Compendium III

Rebellion against Aristocracy

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Genshin Impact Manga (2018)

Now it’s time to read the rest of the manga.

It’s 16 chapters. Not all of them got officially localized, so we’re gonna use fan translations for the last ones.

Ch.1-13
Ch.14-16

Animations

Story Teaser

We Will Be Reunited

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  • This video serves as a sneak peek for the future.
  • Now’s a good point to watch this. We will present this video again at a later date.
  • IMPORTANT: There is only one version of this video
    • If you chose Aether, the male Traveler, as your MC, watch the video as is
    • If you chose Lumine, the female Traveler, as your MC, then while watching the video you will need to reverse the roles of the two.

~ 00h02

Act 2

Farewell, Archaic Lord

The Traveler and Venti successfully purified Dvalin. Venti suggests that the Traveler head to Liyue for the Rite of Descension and a chance to meet the Geo Archon.

Where to Explore

  • New areas:
    • Bishui Plains
    • Qiongji Estuary
    • Sea of Clouds
    • Lisha
    • Minlin
  • Warnings:
    • Do not enter the area to the northwest (Chenyu Vale) until Season 4, Act 4
    • Entering early will immediately trigger a quest that is best played later

Tumult Subduer

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid approaching the designated area until you are ready to start

  • This quest appears in your quest menu after completing Prologue: Act III and reaching Adventure Rank 20
  • This quest does not take place until Season 2, Act 8
  • This quest will trigger when you approach it
  • This quest is located towards the north of the Qiongji Estuary in Liyue, if you want to experience this quest at the right time, try to AVOID THIS AREA when you arrive in that location
  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 20
  • Complete Fleeting Colors in Flight (Season 2, Act 5)
  • Complete Interlude Chapter: Act II (Season 2, Act 6)
  • Complete Hidden Strife (Season 2, Act 8)

Chapter I: Act I

Of the Land Amidst Monoliths

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid the gold marker on the map until you are ready to start

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 23

Chapter I: Act II

Farewell, Archaic Lord

  • Complete Chapter I: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 25
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28
  • It is recommended to continue to Act III immediately after completing Act II as they are basically one continuous story
  • A quest will unlock at Adventure Rank 26 at Wanwen Bookhouse (immediately west and up the stairs of the northern waypoint in Liyue Harbor)
  • Try to avoid starting it for now, if you do then just complete it now

Qiqi's Stories

Chapter I: Act III

A New Star Approaches

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid the gold marker on the map until you are ready to start

  • Complete Chapter I: Act II
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28

Ningguang's Stories

Warning

  • Completing Chapter I: Act III causes a bunch of Archon Quests to appear in your quest log
  • Some are not accessible at this current time, but the others need to be avoided for now
  • Interlude: Act I
    • Triggers when approaching Yujing Terrace (where the Rite of Descension occurred)
    • Takes place during Season 2, Act 5, but is recommended to be played during Season 1, Act 6
    • AVOID YUJING TERRACE FOR NOW
  • Chapter I: Act IV Prelude
    • Triggers when talking to Katheryne in Mondstadt
    • ONLY CLAIM COMMISSIONS IN LIYUE UNTIL YOU START THIS QUEST
    • This quest is marked as a World Quest, but the game treats it as an Archon Quest
  • From now on, newly released Archon Quests will appear in your Events menu
  • These quests typically come with an option to “Quick Start” them, DO NOT EVER QUICK START A QUEST
  • Quick starting skips quest progression, and there also exists a decent chance for quest conflicts to arise due to quick starts
  • Around this time, you will likely be reaching Adventure Rank 30
  • From here on out, STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE MONDSTADT CRAFTING BENCH
  • Approaching it will trigger a World Quest that takes place later, which will be mentioned in Act 4
  • If you accidentally start it, STOP PLAYING ONCE IT GIVES YOU CONTROL AGAIN

The Many Matters Learned in One's Travels

This quest triggers upon selecting a dialogue option. Read the details before interacting with Katheryne

  • After completing Chapter I: Act III, Katheryne will have a new dialogue option
  • CLICKING “Any News?” WILL AUTOMATICALLY START THIS QUEST
  • This quest unlocks an anecdote system, and does not take place until Season 5, Act 3
  • The anecdotes usually auto-trigger on approach, and can potentially result in spoilers via dialogue or meeting characters too early
  • Activating this system will also cause a quest conflict in an Archon Quest during Season 2, Act 1
  • You can simply never click this dialogue option until Season 5, Act 3 if you do not want to have these anecdotes pop up yet
  • Complete Chapter I: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28
  • Complete Chapter V: Act V (Season 5, Act 2)
  • Complete Enchanted Tales of the Mikawa Festival (Season 5, Act 3)
  • Meet every character introduced before Season 5, Act 3

Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail

  • This video was released at the same time as Genshin’s official release
  • It functions as an outline for overarching story of Teyvat
  • There are no explicit spoilers (except for Liyue, which is why this video is after Liyue), only vague hints towards what the future holds
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Fabulae Textile Chapter: Act I

Bookworm Swordsman

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid heading up to Wanwen Bookhouse until you are ready to start

  • Complete Tempus Fugit Chapter: Act I (Lisa’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Xingqiu's Stories

A Teapot to Call Home

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid approaching Madame Ping until you are ready to start

  • World Quests describe basically any quest that isn’t an Archon or Story Quest
  • Although most of them are minor, there are quite a few that are lore relevant, or even voiced (like this one)
  • Any that are important to do will be listed in this guide in their own box
  • Complete Chapter I: Act III

Yanfei's Stories

Act 3

Unreconciled Stars

Ningguang sacrificed the Jade Chamber to defeat Osial and prove to the adepti that the Qixing are competent enough to defend Liyue. Zhongli tells the Traveler about Inazuma and the Vision Hunt Decree, but there is much left to be done before the Traveler continues their journey.

Hangout - Bennett: Act I

Fantastic Voyage

  • Hangouts are a special format of Story Quests, typically focusing much more heavily on certain special quirks about a character
  • They are styled like choose-your-own-adventure quests, and have 5-6 different endings
  • Unlocking hangouts requires story keys, of which are rewarded based on completing daily commissions
  • Unlocking one hangout takes four days minimum, so they are typically skippable if you cannot unlock them when you reach them in the quest
  • Keep an eye out for quest recommendations in this guide to ensure you’ve completed hangouts on time
  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Bennett's Stories

Trifolium Chapter: Act I

True Treasure

  • Previous Story Quests were automatically added to your quest log
  • From now on, you have to manually accept the Story Quest for it to begin, which can be done through the quest overview tab in the quest log
  • As a rule of thumb, never accept a quest until you are ready to play through it
  • Complete Noctua Chapter: Act I (Diluc’s Story Quest)
  • Complete Lupus Minor Chapter: Act I (Razor’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 32

Klee's Stories

Hangout - Noelle: Act I

Chivalric Training

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Noelle's Stories

Leo Minor Chapter: Act I

Master's Day Off

  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 34

Jean's Stories

Hangout - Diona: Act I

The Cat and the Cocktail

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Diona's Stories

Carmen Dei Chapter: Act I

Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land

  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 36

Venti's Stories

Astrolabos Chapter: Act I

Beyond This World's Stars

  • Complete Noctua Chapter: Act I (Diluc’s Story Quest)
  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 38

Mona's Stories

Version 1.1 Flagship Event

Unreconciled Stars

  • Events are limited-time, and therefore no longer accessible to new players
  • Many events came with stories, often containing lore and/or important character development
  • There are two types of events
    • Flagship Events – occurs once per version and almost always comes with an important, voiced story
    • Minor Events – typically just consist of small minigames with insignificant stories, but there are some exceptions which will be in this guide
  • Some quests have modified dialogue if you played a certain event, but you will not be able to experience this dialogue (it is typically due to a first-time meeting being in an event)
  • Original Requirements
    • Reach Adventure Rank 20
  • Recommendations
    • Complete Chapter I: Act III
    • Complete Astrolabos Chapter: Act I (Mona’s Story Quest)
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Fischl's Stories
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