The Mare Jivari is a location[Note 1] in Teyvat, located on the opposite end of the continent from Mondstadt,[1] possibly somewhere in Natlan.[2] It is an empty place,[3] described as a "sea of ashes where the wind does not blow,"[4][5] and it contains a sea of fire.[6]
Overview[]
Around a thousand years ago, the Wanderer's Troupe set foot there while "performing" for their foes,[7] though by this time the Mare Jivari of modern-day has yet to exist.
Five hundred years ago,[8] Tenoch and his six allies from Natlan's major tribes went to war against a "turbid black tide". It is implied that whatever led to his and Sanhaj Kompore's deaths resulted in the creation of what would eventually be known as the Mare Jivari.[2]
According to legend, a phoenix dwells within the Mare Jivari, which was worshipped by people as a totem, while kings saw it as a sign of nobility.[9]
At an unknown point in time, a sage known as the Lavawalker created a circlet that could withstand the sea of fire within the Mare Jivari. Envious and fearful, his teacher and peers decried this as blasphemy, and ordered him to walk into the Mare Jivari while wearing it. He did so — and survived. He continued wandering in and out of the Mare Jivari for another one hundred years, until the sea of flames finally burned him to ash during his final journey.[10]
Several years before the game's events, a famous Mondstadt adventurer named Stanley traversed the Mare Jivari. However, he perished while saving a greenhorn adventurer named Hans Archibald from an evil beast. Afterwards, Hans took on the name "Stanley" and went on to recount the real Stanley's tales as though they were his own, to keep the man's memory alive.[4]
The Abyss Lector Enjou is looking into the history behind the Mare Jivari. According to Kinich, it is hard to access the Mare Jivari, and he has yet to take a commission regarding it.[11]
Trivia[]
- While the word "Mare" is Latin, meaning "sea", the etymology of "Jivari" is not clear.
- Some speculate the word was derived from the musical term Jivari, which means the overtone-rich "buzzing" sound characteristic of classical Indian string instruments.
- Others speculate that it was inspired by the Rio Javari, a tributary of the Amazon River that flows along the boundary of Brazil and Peru.
- Javari means "Jaguar's River" in the Tupi-Guaraní language.
- The Chinese, Japanese, and Korean names for Mare Jivari translate to "Silent Sea of Ashes." This name is kept in other localizations through the Loading Screen's description of Mare Jivari.
- In CBT1, the English localization translated Mare Jivari as the "Ashen Sea."[12]
- Bennett makes a reference to Mare Jivari in his love poem for the Windblume Festival.[13]
Notes[]
- ↑ There is much ambiguity as to the nature of Mare Jivari. In Noelle's Hangout Event Act II, Knightly Exam Prep - Adventurer's Entrance Exam, Cyrus asks a question concerning Mare Jivari: In English, Cyrus calls the Mare Jivari a domain twice, while in Chinese, Cyrus says 秘境 "unexplored region; mysterious realm" instead. However, 秘境 is a free-standing term in modern Chinese; while Domains are usually translated as such in this game, it does not necessarily imply that Mare Jivari is a "Domain".
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Mare Jivari | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 烬寂海 Jìnjì-hǎi | Silent Sea of Ashes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 燼寂海 Jìnjí-hǎi | |
| Japanese | 燼寂海 Jinjaku-kai[14] | Silent Sea of Ashes |
| Korean | 잿더미 바다 Jaetdeomi Bada | Sea of Ash Piles |
| Spanish | Mare Jivari | — |
| French | Mare Jivari | — |
| Russian | Пепельное море Pepel'noye more | Ashen Sea |
| Thai | Mare Jivari | — |
| Vietnamese | Vùng Biển Lặng | Silent Sea Waters |
| German | Mare Jivari | — |
| Indonesian | Mare Jivari | — |
| Portuguese | Mare Jivari | — |
| Turkish | Mare Jivari | — |
| Italian | Mare Jivari | — |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ NPC Dialogue, before completing Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land: Stanley, Dialogue Set #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weapon: Talking Stick
- ↑ Nahida's Voice-Over: About Nahida: Knowledge
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Story Quest, Venti, Carmen Dei Chapter: Act I - Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land, Part 2: The South Wind Brings Adventure
- ↑ Loading Screen Tip: Mare Jivari
- ↑ Artifact, Lavawalker: Lavawalker's Resolution
- ↑ Artifact, Wanderer's Troupe: Wanderer's String-Kettle
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act II - Black Stone Under a White Stone, Part 3: Echoes of Life
Mavuika: "Ah, that weapon belonged to Tenoch, a hero from five hundred years ago. Strictly speaking, he didn't belong to any single tribe." - ↑ Artifact, Lavawalker: Lavawalker's Salvation
- ↑ Artifact Set: Lavawalker
- ↑ Tribal Chronicles, Yupanqui's Turnfire, Act III - Kinich's Deal, Part 3: The Last Turnfire Night
- ↑ YouTube: CBT Special Episode 2
- ↑ Event Invitation of Windblume Quest: Part III: Realm of Fog and Wind
Venti: "You and the Mare Jivari / So close and yet so far / One at the edge of the world / The other in the center of my heart / Wolfhook and dandelion / My Windblume offering to you." - ↑ Story Quest, Venti, Carmen Dei Chapter: Act I - Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land, Part 2: The South Wind Brings Adventure (Japanese Voice-Overs)
