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Currently, there are four nations playable in Genshin Impact: Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Sumeru. Developer miHoYo stated its goal is to have all seven regions released over the next foufewr years, which likely means that one new region will be released per year with Fontaine in 2023, Natlan in 2024, and Snezhnaya in 2025. Although there are rumors and quest hints that regions outside of the seven major nations like Khaenri’ah will appear as well, they have yet to be officially confirmed.
Updated August 24, 2022 by Michael Christopher: Since this post was last updated, both the Chasm and Sumeru have been released! We’ve updated it to remove those entries, as well as improving and updating the information we have on the other unreleased nations.
Fontaine
Fontaine is a nation in Teyvat that worships the God of Justice, also known as the Hydro Archon. Although very little has been revealed about the nation so far, it’s been described as the heart of culture and arts in Genshin Impact.
The characters featured in Fontaine are Lyney and Lynette, who seem to have a carnivalesque aesthetic. Fontaine appears to be based on France and Italy and will appear after Sumeru, likely in 2023.
Natlan
Natlan is a nation in Teyvat that worships the God of War, also known as Murata or the Pyro Archon. There seems to be more information revealed about Murata than Natlan itself. True to her name, Murata has instilled the value of battle throughout Natlan and her descendants are blessed with fiery red hair.
Little has been revealed in Genshin Impact itself, but the webcomic has more references to the nation. The featured character will be Iansan, and it seems the region is inspired by Mesoamerican civilizations. Natlan is planned to be released after Fontaine, likely in 2024.
Snezhnaya
Despite being the final region set to be released in Genshin Impact, there’s been a lot more revealed about Snezhnaya than some other regions, given it has been a key component of the main story.
Snezhnaya worships the Cryo Archon, The Tsaritsa, who is described by Dainsleif as a “God with no love left for her people.” The Fatui are a military force under the control of the Tsaritsa, and the Eleven Harbingers act as their executive officers. Snezhnaya is also technologically superior to the other regions, and the Fatui are the strongest military force in Teyvat.
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Snezhnaya is described as a nation of constant winter storms, based on the Soviet Union, and Childe has said people can literally freeze to death if they don’t keep moving. It seems fitting that Snezhnaya is the final region to be released given the Fatui are one of the major antagonists in Genshin Impact. The original preview trailer hinted at the appearance of Harbinger Pulcinella, the person responsible for bringing Childe into the organization. A number of story characters the player has already met come from Snezhnaya, including Scaramouche and La Signora, so it’s likely they will also play an important role in the story once players reach the region, potentially in 2025.
Just before the release of Sumeru, a new trailer dropped that showed off all of the currently unrevealed Harbingers. La Signora, one of the Harbingers, was killed in the Inazuma arc, so the other surviving members, save for Scaramouche, gather for her funeral. This is the first look fans were given at many of the members, and small bits of information were revealed about their designs and personalities.
Potential Other Regions
These regions are theorized to be playable areas in the future, but fans have received no absolute confirmation.
Khaenri’ah
The fallen nation of Khaenri’ah is one of the major parts of Genshin Impact’s lore. This former kingdom is where the twins arrived when they appeared in Teyvat. Around 500 years ago, an event referred to as “The Cataclysm” took place. During this time, Celestia and the Archons destroyed Khaenri’ah, transforming the people who lived there into monsters that now comprise the Abyss Order.
Dainsleif, the major story character, was from Khaenri’ah, as was Kaeya. Dainsleif is roaming the continent after the fall of the kingdom, and he is extremely embittered toward the Seven and Celestia itself. Khaenri’ah has been announced as the location of the final story chapter, simply called Chapter ??: The Dream Yet To Be Dreamed.
The extent to which players will be able to traverse Khaenri’ah is unknown, though it does appear that it will be one of the regions visited eventually — but probably not for a long time.
Celestia
The floating island of Celestia is shrouded in mystery and seems to be a major driving force behind the events of the game and many important characters’ motivations. It’s said to be the place where the divine reside — both the Seven Archons (to an extent) and the gods who are even higher than them in the heavenly hierarchy.
It seems that the Archons have a complicated relationship with Celestia, given Venti’s and Zhongli’s hesitance to discuss it and the fact that Raiden Ei has completely cut ties with it. Celestia was behind the destruction of Khaenri’ah, and seemingly many other events in Teyvat’s history. The Gnoses that Archons use are apparently tied directly to Celestia, but three that players have met so far have given up or lost their Gnosis, and two of them (Ei and Zhongli) seem rather unconcerned about that. Venti also seems hesitant to talk about Celestia, and some of the only information he offers is that the water is foul and the fruit is bland.
Fan speculation suggests that Celestia is the location of the loading screen for Genshin Impact as well as the opening cutscene where the twins fight the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. Celestia’s role in the story will clearly be flushed out much more over the coming years, but whether players can visit the floating isle remains unknown at this time.
Genshin Impact is available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5.
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