The Traveler is the playable protagonist of Genshin Impact. At the beginning of the game, both genders are twin siblings from another world, traveling throughout the universe, until an Unknown God ambushed, captured one of them, and sealed their ways of travel, leaving them stranded on Teyvat. They are accompanied by a travel companion named Paimon throughout their journey.
Whichever gender you choose, the name of the other sibling will be revealed:
- The male is named Aether in English, (空, Kōng) in both the Chinese and Japanese versions using respective pronunciations. "空" is pronounced "Sora" in Japanese
- The female is named Lumine in English, Yíng (荧) in Chinese, and Hotaru (蛍) in Japanese - using a different character rather than a unified one.
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Profile
Introduction
The Sustainer is dying, the Creator has yet to return. But the world won't burn again, because you will ascend to the seat of 「God」.
In-game character profile text
Personality
A traveler from another world who had their only kin taken away, forcing them to embark on a journey to find The Seven.
In-game character attributes text
The traveler’s personality is determined primarily by the player theirself. Their personality can range from stoic and humble to confident and short-tempered.
Appearance
Both siblings have bright blond hair, slim body builds, golden-yellow eyes, and fair skin. Skin is of a light tan when compared to the NPCs of Mondstadt. They also wield blue broadswords in hand. Both siblings adorn a contrasting color palette—the brother with darker clothes and the sister wearing lighter clothes. The two are not identical and have differentiations in their natural features. The brother also has lightly-defined pecks which does not appear in his in-game model.
Aether wears a brown breastplate vest baring his midriff along with a white scarf- cape with golden embroidery. He wears brown pants, dark gloves, and black boots. His hair is medium cut with a long braided ponytail.
Lumine wears a white sleeveless dress with tail capes and bracers covering her thumbs, with white stockings plus boots. Her hair is medium cut with short straight twin tails.
The Travelers have glowing pieces in their outfit that change based on which element they are currently attuned to. In the beginning cutscene with the Unknown God, both of the siblings will have glowing white clothing. Later, after the fight with the Unknown God, the player's Traveler will lose their white light and remain black until they interact with the first Statue of the Seven they come across, lighting up again, but this time becoming teal, as they are borrowing the power of Barbatos. This lighting scheme would continue based on which element the sibling is currently borrowing, as visiting a Statue of the Seven in Liyue will allow the player to borrow the power of Geo from Rex Lapis, and start to glow yellow.
History
After spending numerous months stranded in Teyvat, the Traveler fished out Paimon from a lake. Paimon suggests they get in contact with The Seven, in order to help the traveler look for their lost sibling, at the start of the game.
Combat Info
The Traveler starts the game with only one talent, Past Memories, this for their normal/charged Attacks. Shortly afterward they will unlock their Anemo talents and constellations by resonating with the first Statue of The Seven in Mondstadt, the Traveler can resonate with any other Statue of The Seven they find and change their element to match the statue's element. See Teyvat for each region's element.
Anemo Talents
| Type | Name | Icon | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Talent - Normal/Charged Attack | Foreign Ironwind | 
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Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 rapid strikes. Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. |
| Combat Talent - Elemental Skill | Palm Vortex | 
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Grasping the wind's might, you form a vortex of vacuum in your palm, causing continuous Anemo DMG to enemies in front of you. The vacuum vortex explodes when the skill duration ends, causing a greater amount of Anemo DMG over a larger area. Hold: DMG and AoE will gradually increase. |
| Combat Talent - Elemental Burst | Gust Surge | 
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Guiding the path of the wind currents, you summon a forward-moving tornado that pulls objects and opponents towards itself, dealing continuous Anemo DMG. Elemental Absorption: If the vortex comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro elements, it will deal additional elemental DMG of that type. Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use. |
| Passive Talent 1 | Slitting Wind | 
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The last hit of a Normal Attack combo unleashes a wind blade, dealing 60% of ATK as Anemo DMG to all opponents in its path. |
| Passive Talent 2 | Second Wind | 
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Palm Vortex kills regenerate 2% HP for 5s. This effect can only occur once every 5s. |
Anemo Constellation
| Level | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raging Vortex | Palm Vortex pulls in enemies within a 5m radius. |
| 2 | Uprising Whirlwind | Increases Energy Recharge by 16%. |
| 3 | Sweeping Gust | Increases the level of Gust Surge by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Cherishing Breezes | Reduces DMG taken while casting Palm Vortex by 10%. |
| 5 | Vortex Stellaris | Increases the level of Palm Vortex by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Interwinded Winds | Targets who take DMG from Gust Surge have their Anemo RES decreased by 20%. If an Elemental Absorption occurred, then their RES towards the corresponding Element is also decreased by 20%. |
Geo Talents
| Type | Name | Icon | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Talent - Normal/Charged Attack | Foreign Rockblade | 
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Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 rapid strikes. Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. |
| Combat Talent - Elemental Skill | Starfell Sword | 
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You disgorge a meteorite from the depths of the earth, dealing AoE Geo DMG. The meteorite is considered a Geo Construct, and can be climbed or used to block attacks. Hold: This skill's positioning may be adjusted. |
| Combat Talent - Elemental Burst | Wake of Earth | 
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Energizing the Geo elements deep underground, you set off expanding shockwaves. Launches surrounding enemies back and deals AoE Geo DMG. |
| Passive Talent 1 | Shattered Darkrock | 
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Reduces Starfell Sword's CD by 2s. |
| Passive Talent 2 | Frenzied Rockslide | 
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The final hit of a Normal Attack combo triggers a collapse, dealing 60% of ATK as AoE Geo DMG. |
Geo Constellation
| Level | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invincible Stonewall | Party members within the radius of Wake of Earth have their CRIT Rate increased by 10% and have increased resistance against interruption. |
| 2 | Rockcore Meltdown | When the meteorite created by Starfell Sword is destroyed, it will also explode, dealing additional AoE Geo DMG equal to the amount of damage dealt by Starfell Sword. |
| 3 | Will of the Rock | Increases the level of Wake of Earth by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Reaction Force | The shockwave triggered by Wake of Earth regenerates 5 Energy for every enemy hit. A maximum of 25 Energy can be recovered in this manner. |
| 5 | Meteorite Impact | Increases the level of Starfell Sword by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Everlasting Boulder | The barrier created by Wake of Earth lasts 5s longer. The meteorite created by Starfell Sword lasts 10s longer. |
Ascensions
| Ascension | Req. Level |
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Elemental Material 1 |
Elemental Material 2 |
Local Specialty |
Common Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 20,000 |  Brilliant Diamond Sliver x1 |
None |  Windwheel Aster x3 |
 Damaged Mask x3 |
| 2 | 40 | 40,000 |  Brilliant Diamond Fragment x3 |
None | Windwheel Aster x10 |
Damaged Mask x15 |
| 3 | 50 | 60,000 | Brilliant Diamond Fragment x6 |
None | Windwheel Aster x20 |
 Stained Mask x12 |
| 4 | 60 | 80,000 |  Brilliant Diamond Chunk x3 |
None | Windwheel Aster x30 |
Stained Mask x18 |
| 5 | 70 | 100,000 | Brilliant Diamond Chunk x6 |
None | Windwheel Aster x45 |
 Ominous Mask x12 |
| 6 | 80 | 120,000 |  Brilliant Diamond Gemstone x6 |
None | Windwheel Aster x60 |
Ominous Mask x24 |
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Base Stats
The character's base stats before and after each Ascension:
| Ascension | Level | HP | ATK 1 | DEF | ATK% 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 912 | 18 | 57 | - |
| 20 | 2,342 | 46 | 147 | - | |
| 1 | 3,024 | 60 | 190 | - | |
| 40 | 4,529 | 88 | 284 | - | |
| 2 | 5,013 | 98 | 315 | 6% | |
| 50 | 5,766 | 112 | 362 | 6% | |
| 3 | 6,411 | 126 | 405 | 12% | |
| 60 | 7,164 | 140 | 450 | 12% | |
| 4 | 7,648 | 149 | 480 | 12% | |
| 70 | 8,401 | 164 | 527 | 12% | |
| 5 | 8,885 | 174 | 558 | 18% | |
| 80 | 9,638 | 188 | 605 | 18% | |
| 6/MAX | 10,122 | 198 | 635 | 24% | |
| 90/MAX | 10,875 | 213 | 682 | 24% |
1 Does not include weapon ATK value.
2 Characters get specialized stats starting at Ascension 2.
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