Ganyu

The secretary to the Liyue Qixing. The blood of both human and illuminated beast flows within her veins. Graceful and quiet by nature, yet the gentle disposition of qilin sees not even the slightest conflict with even the most arduous of workloads. After all, Ganyu firmly believes that all the work she does is in honor of her contract with Rex Lapis, seeking the well-being of all living things within Liyue.

Ganyu is the Yuehai Pavilion’s general secretary for the entire Liyue Qixing—coordinator of the city’s information web and architect of its administrative efficiency. She digests chaotic minutes and reports into clear guidance that drives every department’s decisions and negotiations. At daybreak she may be seen quietly eating by the docks, but once the sun is up she is back above Yujing Terrace, honoring a contract she signed with Rex Lapis three thousand years ago.

A half-human, half-qilin adeptus, Ganyu has watched Liyue Harbor flourish from its earliest days to the present. Persevering and dutiful, she has borne ever-growing mountains of paperwork without wavering—“what I’ve done is nothing compared to what Rex Lapis has accomplished.” She is almost unfailingly reliable, though her perfectionism makes her nervous on crucial occasions; she arrived three minutes late to the Rite of Descension after spending two hours ensuring she didn’t dress too much like last year.

With a thousand-year perspective, she has recorded the city’s buildings raised and razed and industries born and booming, yet she still wavers between adeptal detachment and human hope of fitting in. Outside work she power-naps with a flawless internal clock—once curling up in a roadside haystack after lunch and being carted all the way to Dihua Marsh, prompting a near missing-person report. Chided to nap “only where it’s safe,” she innocently replied, “Isn’t everywhere in Liyue safe?”

Ganyu hides her qilin heritage in public, calling the hornlike protrusions “ornamental heirlooms” to avoid distancing others and to keep curious hands away—qilin horns are acutely sensitive. A strict vegetarian by nature, she vigilantly watches her physique amid Liyue’s temptations; long ago a sea beast fatally underestimated her and choked when it tried to swallow her. She authored meticulous botanical notes for Yujing Terrace—Glaze Lily care, Silk Flower grafting—then tore out pages on vegetable cultivation after realizing they would only stoke her appetite, later consoling herself by imagining Silk Flowers as Sweet Flowers while watering plants (and in naps).

In the Archon War, the benevolent qilin answered Morax’s call. When peace came, Ganyu chose to remain as the Qixing’s secretary, serving as a bridge between adepti and humans. At that moment a Cryo Vision appeared at her hip—proof of, and aid to, the duty she accepted—whether to strengthen her beyond her natural gifts or to be held in reserve for Liyue’s defense.

Appearance: Ganyu is average height. She has fair skin and cerulean blue hair that naturally bunches in the middle and fades into a darker shade at the ends. She has black-red horns that bend back along her hair, similar to how a goat's horns look, with brighter red markings on them. She has eyes that appear to exhibit sectoral heterochromia, fading from purple at the top to pinkish-gold at the bottom.

Ganyu's outfit consists of a black halternecked leotard and black tights with gold accents on the legs, under a white and purple bodice with gold trim and long ends similar to a tailcoat, with a separated pair of sleeves to match and a pair of gray high heels with black soles. Her Cryo Vision rests on her left hip with a red cloverleaf knot. Additionally, she wears a partially flattened golden bell around her neck tied by a ribbon with xiangyun motifs.

Personality: Ganyu is usually very meek, mild-mannered, and reserved due to her half-qilin heritage, and is easily flustered. She also completes whatever is given to her, whether it be tasks or food, even if she is reluctant to do so. She greatly respects her fellow adepti, especially Xiao and Cloud Retainer, seeing them as a mentor and a maternal figure respectively, although she becomes extremely anxious in the latter's presence due to her tendency to unintentionally ramble.

Ganyu has served as the non-stopping secretary of the Liyue Qixing for thousands of years.

She has a huge work schedule, often working overtime and is prone to falling asleep. As a result, Ganyu has very few friends outside of work. Due to her age, she is very forgetful, and she often forgets important details which causes her much embarrassment.

Weapon: She uses the Amos Bow.

Ganyu uses a Cryo Vision.

Elemental Skill: Liutian Archery: Fires off a Frostflake Arrow that deals Cryo DMG. The arrow blooms after hitting its target, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. Trail of the Qilin: Leaving a single Ice Lotus behind, Ganyu dashes backward, shunning all impurity and dealing AoE Cryo DMG. It explodes after some time.

Elemental Burst: Celestial Shower: Coalesces atmospheric frost and snow to summon a Sacred Cryo Pearl that exorcises evil. During its ability duration, the Sacred Cryo Pearl will continuously rain down shards of ice, striking opponents within an AoE and dealing Cryo DMG.

Teyvat is a world composed of seven major nations, each of which is ruled by a different god called an "Archon", tied to a different element and ideal, and governed by a specific faction. The mysterious floating island of Celestia hangs above Teyvat, allegedly home to gods, as well as mortals who have ascended to godhood through great, heroic feats. Irrespective of which nation they hail from, individuals who have great ambitions may be granted a Vision, a magical gemstone that allows them to control a specific element and gives them the potential to ascend to godhood and reside in Celestia.

Liyue Harbor: A bountiful harbor that lies in the east of Teyvat. Mountains stand tall and proud alongside the stone forest, that, together with the open plains and lively rivers, make up Liyue's bountiful landscape, which shows its unique beauty through each of the four seasons. Yujing Terrace is the westernmost part of Liyue Harbor and its wealthiest residential district.

Glaze Lily: An extremely ancient flower, said to have once been a common sight in Liyue. It transforms the memories of the land into its fragrance during florescence. Legend has it that the flower will open at the sound of pure, beautiful music, and that there was once one who loved this flower more than any other. Now, however, the sight of a Glaze Lily in full bloom out in the wild is a rare one indeed.

The nation of Liyue is marked by its emphasis on "contracts," Morax's ideal. It is the economic hub of the Teyvat.

The Liyue Qixing is a committee made up of seven merchants and business leaders who govern Liyue, specializing within the commerce and trade sectors.

The Millelith is a military force stationed around Liyue to serve as guards, reporting to the Liyue Qixing. Alongside patrolling the Liyue's lands, the Millelith also conduct undercover infiltration against criminal groups to weaken and/or apprehend them.

The adepti, singular adeptus, are a group in Liyue that consists of both illuminated beasts and gods. Most of them are bound by a contract to protect Liyue from demons and evil gods and are led by the Prime of Adepti, Rex Lapis himself.

An illuminated beast is a creature with supernatural abilities, including heightened combat prowess, extreme longevity, and the ability to speak human language. Most known illuminated beasts are also adepti and have signed a contract with Morax to protect Liyue.

Mondstadt - Nation of Freedom; Archon is Barbatos; Element is Anemo Liyue - Nation of Contracts; Archon is Morax; Element is Geo Inazuma - Nation of Eternity; Archon is Beelzebul; Element is Electro Sumeru- Nation of Wisdom; Archon is Buer; Element is Dendro Fontaine - Nation of Justice; Archon is Focalors; Element is Hydro Natlan - Nation of War; Element is Pyro Snezhnaya - Element is Cryo

Anemo (element of wind) Geo (element of earth and rock) Electro (element of electricity) Dendro (element of plants and nature) Hydro (element of water) Pyro (element of fire) Cryo (element of ice)

Combining elements creates a reaction.

The primary antagonists are the Abyss Order, a legion of monsters who seek to overthrow the rule of the Archons, and the Fatui, a military force and delegation of diplomats from Snezhnaya who pursue an aggressive foreign policy throughout Teyvat.

Hilichurls are a goblin-like family of monsters. They eventually turn into Mitachurls, who are larger and bulkier. Mitachurls that continue to grow and survive eventually accumulate an excess of the elemental energy in their area, turning them into Lawachurls.

The Treasure Hoarders are a gang of bandits who search for treasures to obtain and are located all around Teyvat.

The Adventurers' Guild is an organization that serves as an adventurer-for-hire service for the people and other organizations in the seven nations of Teyvat. The Guild collates all the complex word-of-mouth information it receives and redistributes it in the form of quests and adventures assigned to adventurers. "Ad astra abyssosque!" is the guild's motto. Katheryne is the receptionist for the Adventurers' Guild. Multiple, identical Katherynes exist, all serving as the Guild's receptionists.