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Dvalin, also known as Stormterror, is an Anemo elemental dragon and the original Dragon of the East of Mondstadt's Four Winds. He has been the Anemo Archon Barbatos' friend for almost 2000 years[Note 1] and is the longest-worshipped of the Four Winds.[1]

However, during the cataclysm five hundred years ago, Dvalin was grievously injured in battle against the corrupted black dragon Durin, and settled in the ancient god Decarabian's abandoned tower to recuperate. Over the course of five hundred years, the Abyssal poison in Durin's veins that Dvalin ingested continued to torment him, while the people of Mondstadt forgot him. When he finally awoke, Dvalin believed himself abandoned by the Anemo Archon and Mondstadt. The Abyss Order took advantage of this to corrupt his mind even further, inciting him to attack Mondstadt and earning the dragon the name "Stormterror."[1][8]

Dvalin's sanity is eventually restored through the efforts of Barbatos' mortal form Venti, the Traveler, Paimon, Jean, and Diluc.[9]

Description[]

One of The Four Winds of Mondstadt: Dvalin, the Dragon of the East.
With the passages of long years and amid boundless darkness, even the purest gem will become dulled by dust, and even the noble dragon might be corrupted and cankered by hatred.
But never forget that dust can be wiped away, and the power of doubt and poison can be shattered.

"Fly freely in the sky.
"Just like you did in those days when we met, when I walked upon this land and sang the songs of the wind,
"And you soared on high, looking down on the world from above.
"Today, the sky is no longer swept by wind and snow. The green grass grows all over the earth, and it is beautiful.
"If you could walk on the earth and listen to the songs of shepherds and the scattered sound of the wind chimes in the distance, if you could have tasted wine as sweet as honey, you could understand.
"How wonderful it would have been if you were as I, witnessing your noble, beautiful form as you soared through the blue sky.
"Then you would know that this sky and this earth are both things worth fighting for."

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Profile[]

Dvalin is an Anemo elemental dragon and the former Dragon of the East. For a millennium, he had defended Mondstadt with his own might. With full command over sky and wind, Dvalin is an immensely powerful being capable of destroying the venomous clouds of the Black Dragon Durin with his whirlwinds, of which not even the Thousand Winds could resist nor achieve.

Appearance[]

Dvalin has an enormous build and is one of the largest beings in Teyvat. His entire body is colored in a shade of blue, with his main body being a lighter Azure blue, while his talons and horns colored in more of a darker midnight blue. Dvalin also emits light from different areas of his body, notably his eyes that seem to have a blue flame effect, and the scales on his wings that emit an aqua glow. He possesses a total of six large wings on his body (three on each side) allows him to fly. Behind those wings is his massive tail, which resembles bird-like feathering. He possesses two horns on his head that resembles that of a goat, with a blue gradient that gradually fades to black. His front beak is incredibly sharp and possesses very sharp teeth, albeit a low amount. There are four sets of nails on each of the four talons, being very long and sharp with a gradient.

Before Dvalin is defeated by the Traveler, he possesses two purple sharp spikes on his back. These spikes are actually corrupted blood clots, remnants of Dvalin's battle against the black dragon Durin in Dragonspine long ago.

Quests and Events[]

Archon Quests

Events

Web Events

Story[]

History[]

Around two thousand years ago,[Note 1] Dvalin was born from a convergence of elemental energy in the high heavens. This young dragon was very curious and descended to the continent of Teyvat to observe the world around him. As an enormous and powerful dragon, his presence frequently but unintentionally caused havoc and destruction around him, resulting in fearful or spiteful reactions from humans. Dvalin did not yet understand the consequences of his actions and was thus confused and hurt by the treatment he received.[1]

One day, attracted by the music from the Holy Lyre der Himmel, he landed next to Barbatos, the Anemo Archon of The Seven and the deity of Mondstadt. Though the humans panicked, Barbatos remained calm and sang of the dragon's beauty. Seeing that the god wished for him to be understood as well, Dvalin decided to stay by his side and befriended him. He learned human speech and the Archon's singing techniques.[1]

A thousand years ago, following Vennessa's rebellion against the Mondstadt Aristocracy, the Four Winds were established. Dvalin was Dragon of the East, Boreas the Wolf of the North, and Vennessa simultaneously the Lion of the South and the Falcon of the West.[10][11]

Approximately five hundred years ago, the land was engulfed by the cataclysm. Durin, a black serpentine dragon, rose from the abyss to cast its shadow over Mondstadt. The prayers of Mondstadt's people awoke the Anemo Archon, and his will summoned forth the Wind Dragon Dvalin. As Mondstadt's last line of defense, the two battled the wicked dragon to the death in raging storms. Dvalin ultimately prevailed, tearing open the throat of the wicked dragon at the cost of ingesting its poisonous blood. Dvalin protected Mondstadt with his life, and his only wish was to be understood by humans. He then fell into a slumber.[8][11][12]

Archon Quests[]

Some time before the Traveler's arrival in Mondstadt, Dvalin awoke and returned to Mondstadt, only to be greeted by fear and scorn from the humans of this era, who had forgotten about him and his identity as one of the Four Winds. Angry and hurt, both from the rejection and the lingering pain from the poisoned blood clots on his back, Dvalin was easily swayed by the Abyss Order into rescinding his title as Dragon of the East[13] and attacking the city. This earned him the name Stormterror, and Decarabian's city — which he had taken up as his residence — came to be known as Stormterror's Lair. While key personnel in the Knights of Favonius eventually discovered that Stormterror was Dvalin of the Four Winds,[11] they decided to keep it a secret from the populace as a result of pressure from the Fatui.

While making their way through Whispering Woods to get to the City of Mondstadt, Paimon and the Traveler encounter a boy talking to a dragon. Unbeknownst to them at the time, they were intruding on Venti's attempt to cure Dvalin's poisoning by creating a connection to him. The two attempt to hide away, but are detected and Dvalin flies off in a rage while Venti makes his escape shortly afterward,[14] having been poisoned himself when the connection failed.[15]

After Amber takes the Traveler to the city and shows them how to use a Wind Glider, Dvalin suddenly attacks the city, creating massive tornadoes. The Traveler is sucked up by one, but instead of falling to their doom, they are kept aloft through a mysterious figure's power — which once again was Venti, using his power over the thousand winds. The Traveler fights Dvalin while aloft and succeeds in driving him away.[2]

Upon investigating the anomaly, it turns out the Abyss Order attempted to take the opportunity to manipulate Dvalin into a war entity. After the Abyss Order thwarts one attempt to restore Dvalin,[16] the small group organized to save Dvalin tracks him down and confronts him at Decarabian's tower. They destroy the poisonous blood clots and he eventually realizes that Mondstadt had not intentionally rejected him. When their battleground collapses, Dvalin saves them from falling and converses with Venti before flying away. Jean reveals the truth behind the incident to the people of Mondstadt and clears up the misunderstanding.[4]

Events[]

At the end of Invitation of Windblume, Venti, the Traveler, and Paimon travel to Decarabian's tower, where they witness Dvalin flying overhead to celebrate Windblume in his way.

During Midsummer Island Adventure, Venti summons Dvalin to fly the Traveler, Paimon, Jean, Barbara, and Klee to Golden Apple Archipelago. He later does the same to get Diluc, Kaeya, Albedo, and Razor to the island. Notably, Barbara identifies Dvalin as Dragon of the East, even though Dvalin presumably already renounced the title at this point in the story.

During one of the Windblume Festivals, Cyno, hearing of Mondstadt's dragon, went to his lair to take photos of him, finding the dragon majestic. He had Albedo create a Genius Invokation TCG card back based on Dvalin, Lazurite Swirl.

Character Mentions[]

Character Stories

CharacterStories

Character Voice-Overs

CharacterVoice-Overs
  • About The Steambird... 
    Paimon: The Steambird's head office is in Fontaine, right? Paimon wonders what stories make it into their newspapers.
    Paimon: Do you think they reported on our adventures with Dvalin? Or our duel with the Raiden Shogun? Oh, and everything that happened at the Akademiya!
    (TravelerTraveler): I'm sure they cover just about everything that goes on. It's more a question of where it would appear — they probably have different sections reserved for different topics.
    Paimon: Ooh, well in that case, we must make it onto the front page all the time! Surely that's where all the most exciting stories go.
    (TravelerTraveler): Hmm... I'm not so sure. We might've made front-page news once or twice, I guess. But I wouldn't be surprised if the headlines (‍focus mostlyfocus mostly/mostly focusmostly focus‍) on hit new operas or well-known actors.
    (TravelerTraveler): You know, stuff like, "Actor X Spotted Drinking Coffee on Street," "Actor Y Goes Public About New Relationship," or "Actor Z to Retire From Performing."
    Paimon: Why would they fill the best page with stuff like that? It's completely pointless.
    (TravelerTraveler): Well... trivial, maybe, but not pointless. Those are the stories that grab people's attention and convince them to buy the paper to get all the details.
    Paimon: *sigh* ...Fine. Well... Maybe we'll be on the first few pages then? Surely, they've gotta put some real news in there. And it's gotta be interesting enough to keep people reading after they've gotten their dose of celebrity gossip. Right?
    (TravelerTraveler): The first few pages cover positive local news stories in the Court of Fontaine. Things like food and commodity prices going down, or progress updates on the aquabus expansions.
    (TravelerTraveler): They put these reports at the most prominent locations inside the newspaper. The point of them is mostly just to kill time.
    (TravelerTraveler): What goes on at the Akademiya might be important, but it doesn't directly impact the lives of people in Fontaine.
    Paimon: Huh... So, where would they put our stories then?
    (TravelerTraveler): I'd guess on the very back page, after everything else.
    Paimon: Aww... Why so far back!?
    (TravelerTraveler): I think they call it... "saving the best till last."
    (TravelerTraveler): The editors probably embellish things a lot to flesh the story out, then break it into several chunks to make it into a series that runs over several days.
    Paimon: Alright, so... what's the "point" of the final page, then?
    (TravelerTraveler): It gives the newspaper its "raison d'etre."
  • About the God of Freedom 
    (TravelerTraveler): On the way back to Mondstadt after rescuing Dvalin...
    (TravelerTraveler): We finally got to see one of the the Seven Archons, didn't we? It was interesting to see what kind of god he was.
    Paimon: Hmm... Haven't we known Venti for quite a while now?
    (TravelerTraveler): As Venti, yes... But still, this was the first time that we got to see him as the Anemo Archon, Barbatos.
    (TravelerTraveler): Normally, he hides his true divinity behind the facade of a bard.
    (TravelerTraveler): "What does freedom really mean, when demanded of you by a god?"
    (TravelerTraveler): (‍That questionThat question/That was the questionThat was the question‍) that he asked Dvalin... I'm still contemplating that(‍,,/......‍) you know?

Trivia[]

Etymology[]

  • Just like his fellow dragon Durin, Dvalin is likely named after a dwarf, Dvalinn, from Norse Mythology.

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 It is unclear when exactly Dvalin and Barbatos met, but the poet in Breeze Amidst the Forest (implied to be Venti himself) says it occurred in "ancient times, when the gods walked among us in their prime." This puts their meeting somewhere between Barbatos' ascension 2600 years ago, and his departure from Mondstadt between 2000 and 1000 years ago.

Other Languages[]

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishStormterror Dvalin
Chinese
(Simplified)
风魔龙・特瓦林
Fēngmólóng - Tèwǎlín
Wind Demon Dragon - Dvalin
Chinese
(Traditional)
風魔龍・特瓦林
Fēngmólóng - Tèwǎlín
Japanese風魔龍・トワリン
Fuumaryuu - Towarin
Wind Demon Dragon - Dvalin
Korean풍마룡・드발린
Pungmaryong - Deuballin
Wind Demon Dragon - Dvalin
SpanishStormterror - Dvalin
FrenchStormterror - Dvalin
RussianУжас Бури Двалин
Uzhas Buri Dvalin
Storm Terror Dvalin
ThaiStormterror - Dvalin
VietnamesePhong Ma LongPhong Ma Long - DvalinWind Demon Dragon - Dvalin
GermanSturmschrecken – DvalinStormterror - Dvalin
IndonesianStormterror Dvalin
PortugueseStormterror Dvalin
TurkishFırtına Dehşeti DvalinStormterror Dvalin
ItalianDvalin

Change History[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Book: Breeze Amidst the Forest, Vol. 1 - Ballad Selection Excerpt
  2. 2.0 2.1 Archon Quest, Prologue, Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind, Part 7: Dragon Storm
  3. Book: Breeze Amidst the Forest, Vol. 2 - Ballad Selection Excerpt
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Archon Quest, Prologue, Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom, Part 6: A Long Shot
  5. 5.0 5.1 Twitter: EN & JP VA Announcement
  6. Weibo: CN VA Announcement
  7. Twitter: KR VA Announcement
  8. 8.0 8.1 Archon Quest, Prologue, Act II - For a Tomorrow Without Tears, Part 3: That Green Fellow
  9. Archon Quest Act, Prologue, Act III: Song of the Dragon and Freedom
  10. Character Teaser: Venti: The Four Winds
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Book: Breeze Amidst the Forest, Vol. 2 - The Dragon
  12. Weapon Series: Skyward Series
  13. Archon Quest, Prologue, Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom, Part 6: A Long Shot
    Dvalin: Is this... the power of the Anemo Archon? But I am no longer part of the Four Winds.
  14. Archon Quest, Prologue, Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind, Part 3: Forest Rendezvous
  15. Archon Quest, Prologue, Act II - For a Tomorrow Without Tears, Part 4: Let the Wind Lead
  16. Archon Quest, Prologue, Act II - For a Tomorrow Without Tears, Part 13: Reunion With the Dragon
  17. Event Three Realms Gateway Offering Quest, Aphotic Diffusal: Three Realms Gateway Offering: The Eve
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