Genshin Impact takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, which is home to seven distinct nations,
each of which is tied to an element and ruled by a god associated with it. The story follows a twin,
referred to as the Traveler, who has traveled across many worlds with their twin but has become sep
arated from them by an unknown god in Teyvat. The Traveler travels across Teyvat in search of the lo
st sibling with their companion Paimon and becomes involved in the affairs of the other nations, god
s, and the world.A pair of twins who travel across the stars and visit different worlds arrive in Te
yvat but are separated by an unknown god, who takes one and seals away the other. Some undisclosed a
mount of time later the sealed twin, referred to as the "Traveler", awakens and meets Paimon. The pa
ir travel to nearby Mondstadt to start their search for their missing twin.
Paimon and Traveler arrive at Mondstadt, and encounter a dragon named Stormterror which attacks the
city. Aided by an unknown entity later revealed to be Venti, Traveler fends off Stormterror and is r
ecognized by Jean, acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. Traveler helps the Knights restor
e order to the region, and then meets Venti, who comes up with a plan to stop Stormterror, whose tru
e name is Dvalin. Venti requests for them to retrieve a holy lyre so that he may play it to Dvalin,
calming him. After retrieving the lyre, which was first stolen by Fatui, Venti attempts to calm Dval
in but realizes that the Abyss Order have been manipulating him, and Venti's true identity is reveal
ed: Barbatos, the Anemo Archon. Traveler, accompanied by Jean, Diluc and Venti, pursue Dvalin to his
domain and free him from the Abyss Order's influence. Returning to Mondstadt Venti is ambushed by t
he Fatui Harbinger La Signora, who steals his Gnosis.
The Traveler resolves to meet the other six Archons to find the god who took their sibling. Venti ad
vises the Traveler to travel to Liyue next to meet Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon during a ritual. Howeve
r during the ritual Rex Lapis is apparently killed, and Traveler is a potential suspect. Traveler me
ets Fatui Harbinger Childe who advises them to find the Adepti to clear their name. To investigate t
he death, Childe then manipulates Traveler to work with Zhongli, a funeral parlor consultant who is
overseeing Rex Lapis' funeral. While working with Zhongli, Childe discovers the location of Rex Lapi
s' body, which had been hidden away. Traveler confronts Childe who attempts to take the Gnosis from
the body, but is unable to find it, concluding that Rex Lapis is still alive. To lure out Rex Lapis,
Childe reluctantly summons Osial, an ancient god once defeated by Rex Lapis, but the combined force
s of the Traveler, the Liyue Qixing and the Adepti defeat it. In the aftermath Traveler finds out Zh
ongli's true identity as Rex Lapis, who hands over his Gnosis to La Signora as part of a discreet ag
reement with Tsaritsa. Zhongli explains he wished to step down from his role as Archon, and that fak
ing his death was a test: if the Liyue Qixing and Adepti could not stop Osial, he would have interve
ned. Zhongli informs Traveler that their next destination, Inazuma, has closed off its borders under
order of the Electro Archon, Raiden Shogun.
Back in Mondstadt, Traveler meets a mysterious individual named Dainsleif, and together they attempt
to track down an Abyss Herald, who leads the Abyss Mages. Although they were not able to find the A
byss Herald, the Traveler comes across a trace of their sibling. Dainsleif cautions the Traveler bef
ore departing, remarking that they will meet again.