What is the Genshin Impact lore glossary?
It is a source-linked index of recurring lore terms that points each term to the books, regions, and excerpts where it appears.
Genshin Impact Lore Glossary
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The glossary connects 33 lore terms to 87 source books, 1517 source-text mentions, and 8 regions.
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Each term page is generated from source-text matches, so it functions as an index into the books rather than a standalone fan wiki entry.
23 books · 92 mentions
Archon
Book passages that reference archons, divine rule, region-level gods, and religious memory across Teyvat.
Open term → 16 books · 54 mentionsAdepti
Liyue-focused references to adepti, adeptus traditions, mountain legends, and guardian figures.
Open term → 19 books · 38 mentionsAbyss
Texts that mention the Abyss, abyssal powers, strange depths, or lost realms connected to darker lore threads.
Open term → 2 books · 6 mentionsKhaenri'ah
Rare book references connected to Khaenri'ah, old civilizations, and the deeper historical frame behind Teyvat.
Open term → 1 books · 1 mentionsCelestia
Books where Celestia, heavenly authority, or divine distance appears in stories and historical accounts.
Open term → 19 books · 106 mentionsDragon
Dragon references across legends, ancient records, serpent stories, and sovereign-adjacent texts.
Open term → 3 books · 17 mentionsEnkanomiya
Book entries that point toward Enkanomiya, Tokoyokoku, serpents, and the submerged history beneath Inazuma.
Open term → 3 books · 19 mentionsRemuria
Fontaine and Remuria references, including accounts of decline, old music, and the faded castle tradition.
Open term → 9 books · 39 mentionsRex Lapis
Liyue texts that reference Rex Lapis, contracts, adeptal records, and stories around the Geo Archon.
Open term → 9 books · 22 mentionsBarbatos
Mondstadt book passages tied to Barbatos, songs, the Knights of Favonius, and the city of freedom.
Open term → 4 books · 23 mentionsYaksha
References to yakshas, guardian adepti, stone tablets, and Liyue accounts of ancient duty.
Open term → 5 books · 16 mentionsSeelie
Scattered fairy-like references to seelie, moonlit tales, old beings, and wandering lights.
Open term → 7 books · 68 mentionsHilichurl
Language notes, field records, songs, and cultural references involving Hilichurls.
Open term → 4 books · 7 mentionsLey Line
Texts where ley lines, memory, landscape, and hidden histories surface in the archive.
Open term → 6 books · 18 mentionsSovereign
Mentions of sovereignty and sovereign figures in old histories, myths, and regional traditions.
Open term → 3 books · 23 mentionsKing Deshret
Sumeru desert references to King Deshret, Al-Ahmar, old kingdoms, desert memory, and related scholarship.
Open term → 2 books · 10 mentionsKhvarena
Khvarena and soul-light references in Sumeru texts, especially around ancient songs, light, and sacred memory.
Open term → 5 books · 55 mentionsYokai
Inazuma references to yokai, kitsune, oni, tanuki, shrine stories, and supernatural island folklore.
Open term → 10 books · 41 mentionsSacred Sakura
Inazuma book passages connected to the Sacred Sakura, Narukami, shrine memory, and cleansing traditions.
Open term → 12 books · 101 mentionsPrincess
Princess stories across fairy tales, fallen nations, Fischl-adjacent fiction, and recurring folklore patterns.
Open term → 13 books · 107 mentionsPale Princess
Book passages and title matches tied to The Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies, fallen-nation fairy tales, moonlit imagery, and storybook symbolism.
Open term → 22 books · 207 mentionsWitch
Witch, fortune-teller, magic, and undying-fire references across Mondstadt stories, Fontaine fiction, Sumeru tales, and broader fairy-tale routes.
Open term → 2 books · 38 mentionsPerinheri
Fontaine book passages around Perinheri, Hleobrant, Angelica, the crimson moon, the dark sun, and Khaenri'ah-adjacent historical signals.
Open term → 6 books · 36 mentionsPale Starborn
Nod-Krai and far-northern source passages around the Pale Starborn, the Far North, Northwind stories, border lore, and newer northern book routes.
Open term → 3 books · 20 mentionsOrobashi
Watatsumi and Sangonomiya source passages tied to Orobashi, the Great Serpent, shrine memory, and older Inazuma island history.
Open term → 9 books · 70 mentionsWatatsumi
Source books that mention Watatsumi, Sangonomiya, sea-people traditions, Orobashi, Mouun, and Inazuma island memory.
Open term → 6 books · 198 mentionsVolcano Lord
Natlan source passages around the Volcano Lord, volcanic imagery, Kuntur, Qoyllor, Tequil, tribal stories, and heroic trials.
Open term → 3 books · 8 mentionsSal Terrae
Liyue and Teyvat source passages around Sal Terrae, salt-god memory, old worship, and coastal historical traces.
Open term → 2 books · 7 mentionsDecarabian
Mondstadt source passages around Decarabian, the King of Gales, old Mondstadt, storm walls, and tower history.
Open term → 3 books · 5 mentionsVennessa
Mondstadt source passages around Vennessa, freedom, early Mondstadt history, hero memory, and the Knights of Favonius.
Open term → 1 books · 5 mentionsGuizhong
Liyue source passages around Guizhong, Guili memory, stone tablet records, dust, and old Liyue history.
Open term → 2 books · 32 mentionsRemus
Fontaine and Remuria source passages around King Remus, Capitolium, old harmony, and the history behind Remurian collapse.
Open term → 1 books · 28 mentionsErinnyes
Fontaine source passages around Erinnyes, the Mistress of Many Waters, Aremori Castle, and courtly resistance legends.
Open term →Lore Glossary FAQ
Short answers for using glossary matches as a source-reading route.
How are glossary terms matched?
Terms are matched against book titles and full readable text, then each term page ranks books by source-text mentions and reading depth.
What should I do after opening a glossary term?
Use the excerpts to pick a source book, then continue into related terms or a term comparison.