Where the Moon Rises is the first part in the Teyvat storyline Archon Quest Song of the Welkin Moon: Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves.
Steps[]
- Wait until two days later (07:00 – 12:00)
- Embark on a new journey
- Enter Nasha Town
- Follow the kuuhenki
- Talk to Ineffa
- Familiarize yourself with Nasha Town with Ineffa as your guide
- Enter The Flagship
- Talk to the bartender
- Go to the guest room
- Leave The Flagship
- Tour Nasha Town
- Optional Objectives
- View your travel guide and check out any spots that take your fancy
- Go to the Adventurers' Guild
- Head to the curious shop
- Optional Objectives
- Meet up with Ineffa
- Leave Nasha Town
- Use kuuvahki to aid the trapped Finch
- Go to the Clink-Clank Krumkake Craftshop
- Ask Aino about your spaceship
- Leave the Clink-Clank Krumkake Craftshop
- Go to the Frostmoon Enclave
- Follow Lauma
- Go to Lauma's library
- Check on the sick child
- Have dinner with the Frostmoon Scions
- Defeat the Fatui
- Talk to Lauma
- Follow Lauma
Gameplay Notes[]
- During step 11, completing the dialogue with Dori grants the Wonders of the World achievement Any Discounts for Encounters in a Strange Land?.
- Upon completion of step 16, the player will receive Aino as a playable character.
- During step 18, meeting the Luonnotar grants the Wonders of the World achievement Maidens of Sonnet and Song.
- During step 23, a trial Lauma joins the party.
Trial Character[]
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Lv. 90 R3 Nightweaver's Looking Glass |
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Dialogue[]
Moonlight paves your way, guiding you to Nod-Krai, an "elysium" for adventurers and wanderers alike...
- (Approach Ineffa)
- Paimon: Hey, Ineffa! Sorry to keep you waiting!
- Ineffa: That is perfectly alright. My data indicates clear skies in the coming days. Current conditions for maritime travel: optimal. I will be ready whenever you are.
Let's get this show on the whale-road.- Paimon: But... are we really gonna set off without telling anyone again?
Isn't that just how we roll?
When we're not being tailed by star Fontainian reporters, that is...- Paimon: Hehe, funny you mention it, you'll never guess who Paimon saw on the way o—
- Mualani: Hey! You didn't seriously think we'd let you leave without a farewell party, did you? ... No chance!
- Kachina: Yeah, c'mon, (Traveler)! We've already made all the preparations.
- Ajaw: And most importantly... How dare you try and slip away without first paying your respects to the Almighty Dragonlord!
Caught red-handed, again...- Kinich: A little bird told us you'd soon be leaving for Nod-Krai, so we asked Paimon to give us a heads-up before the date of your departure.
...So it was you.- Paimon: Hehe, you sure it's not time to think about changing that little habit of ours?
- Mualani: Don't worry, we won't keep you long. Besides, everyone's there already! Chasca, Iansan, Ororon... even the Pyro Archon herself!
- Kachina: You're invited too, Ineffa! Xilonen has a special gift for you, hehe.
Can't refuse an invitation like that...
How about you, Ineffa?- Ineffa: Accompaniment request accepted. Xilonen demonstrates excellent massage technique. My impression of her is exceedingly positive.
- Paimon: Wait... so robots like massages too? Or is it just that Xilonen really knows how you're wired...?
- Kinich: Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Let's head to the venue.
- Paimon: Woohoo, party time!
- ???: ...
- (Cut to the mysterious man, kneeling in front of a shadowy figure in a corner of Nasha Town)
- ???: Mm? Spit it out, then.
- ???: ...They've set off.
- ???: Heh... Just as my calculations projected.
- ???: About time I met this "variable" in person.
- (The scene transitions to Ineffa, Paimon, and the Traveler aboard a small boat)
- Paimon: ...You know, every time we head to a new nation, there's always a point where it suddenly dawns on Paimon: "This is it — the next chapter of our adventure has begun."
- Paimon: This time, it was the moment she realized she'd just polished off the very last of her Saurus Crackers. Should've stocked up better at the farewell party...
- Ineffa: In other words, Paimon has marked the geographic coordinates from two minutes and forty seconds ago as the boundary between Natlan and Nod-Krai. This deviates somewhat from the official coordinates stored in my database.
- Paimon: Uhh, Paimon meant more in terms of how it felt on a psychological level... Anyway, what about you, (Traveler)? When did it really sink in for you?
When I could no longer see qucusaurs soaring through the sky...
When I could no longer sense the flow of phlogiston...- Paimon: Huh, that actually kinda makes sense...
- Paimon: What about you, Ineffa? Come to think of it, maybe we should be asking the other way round... So, when you came over to Natlan, what was the moment you felt like you'd left Nod-Krai?
- Ineffa: Hmm. In that case, probably when my sensors could no longer detect the moon's power.
- Paimon: The moon? You mean... that one we can all see in the sky...?
- Ineffa: Negative, I was referring to... Ah, here we are. Paimon, (Traveler), we have arrived in Nod-Krai.
- Paimon: Oh wow!
- (A Dualblaze Longplume Ibis takes flight from the roof of the boat)
- (A Frostfin Whale leaps out of the water as the camera zooms in on the docks)
- Ineffa: Paimon, (Traveler), welcome to Nod-Krai.
- (The camera flies through Nasha Town, showing snippets of notable characters)
- Paimon: That must be Nasha Town up ahead! That's the place you were telling us about on the way over, right?
- (As the trio step onto solid ground from the pier, the Traveler suddenly notices something about the earth.)
- (Traveler): (...Huh?)
- Ineffa: That is correct, Paimon. It is also the most bustling commercial hub in all of Nod-Krai.
- (Traveler): (...! Could this really be...?)
- (The Traveler kneels down to examine the earth and remembers something)
- Paimon: Oooh! Hehe, sounds like the perfect place to start trying out all the local specialties...
- (Paimon and Ineffa stop and noticing the Traveler isn't keeping up, walk back to them.)
- Paimon: Huh? Is something up, (Traveler)?
- (Traveler): Paimon...
- (Traveler): This is where our spaceship landed when (Lumine/
Aether) and I first arrived in Teyvat... - Paimon: Huh!?
- Paimon: A—Are you sure? But... how come you've never mentioned that before? Seems pretty important to Paimon!
- (Traveler): Well, because... those memories are really hazy. All I remember is (Lumine/
Aether) waking me up, and us leaving the ship... - (Traveler): But just now, setting foot on this land... I felt something... The kind of power I sensed in those moments...
- Ineffa: Are you referring to kuuvahki?
- Paimon: Kuuvah-what now!?
- Ineffa: The locals refer to it as "kuuvahki." It is a unique elemental force found only in Nod-Krai — or rather, a pure, primordial form of elemental energy.
A bit like phlogiston?- Ineffa: That is correct. Another similar concept I have found in my database is: "the Primordial Sea."
- Ineffa: Legend has it that long, long ago, the moon that shines in the sky above us once rose from the land of Nod-Krai.
- Ineffa: Modern geological surveys and meteorite studies conducted in the region have since supported this claim.
- Paimon: So, when you mentioned being able to detect the moon's power earlier... You were referring to "kuuvahki"?
- (Traveler): (It certainly feels similar to phlogiston, yet also somehow... different. Maybe they both belong to the "Light Realm" that the Lord of the Night mentioned...)
- (Traveler): (Still, this feeling... There's no doubt about it — it's the same power I felt the first time I set foot in Teyvat...)
- Paimon: Wait, (Traveler)!, [sic] you're saying... we might actually find your spaceship here? Do you still remember where it landed?
I think it was... near a beach?- Ineffa: Nod-Krai is surrounded by the ocean — in other words, it could have been anywhere along its coastline.
There was also... a mountain?- Ineffa: Mm... Negative. Description still lacks sufficient detail to pinpoint target location.
- Paimon: Hey, it's okay if you can't remember everything right away. After all, it's been a really long time...
- Paimon: Let's just do what we've always done... and keep searching as we explore! Besides, what have you got to fear with your sidekick Paimon still here?
- Ineffa: I'd be more than happy to help you out as well.
Thank you both...- Paimon: Our pleasure! Anyway, just knowing that your spaceship's here in Nod-Krai surely counts as a big step forward, huh?
- Ineffa: Like we've crossed another "boundary"?
- Paimon: Paimon couldn't have put it better herself. You sure are a quick learner, Ineffa!
- (Traveler): (If we can find our spaceship, maybe the flight logs could tell us something...)
- (Traveler): (At last, a chance to get to the bottom of all this... The truth must be out there somewhere, buried in this land.)
- Paimon: Ahem! Well, as the best guide in the whole of Teyvat, Paimon hereby does solemnly declare:
- Paimon: Nod-Krai, here we come!
- (Approach the marked area)
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- (Nearby, a white Seelie-like creature glides past)
- Paimon: It just occurred to Paimon — if we were looking to put out a "Missing Spaceship" commission or to learn more about Nod-Krai, wouldn't it make sense to drop by the Adventurers' Guild?
- Ineffa: The Guild is located in Nasha Town. Simply follow this road and you'll reach it.
- (Paimon spots the Seelie-like creature)
- Paimon: Eh? What in Teyvat is that?
- Paimon: Looks kinda like a Seelie, floating around in the air like that...
- Ineffa: That is a kuuhenki, a species unique to the land of Nod-Krai.
- Paimon: A kuuhenki? Does she have something to do with the moon, too?
- Ineffa: Indeed, it does. According to the Frostmoon Scions, the indigenous inhabitants of this land, the kuuhenki are said to be familiars of the Moon Goddess, leading those who walk in the moonlight's glow to things of great importance.
- Paimon: The Moon Goddess? Don't all people here worship the Tsaritsa...?
- Ineffa: Although Nod-Krai lies on Snezhnaya's border regions, the people here have held their own unique beliefs since time immemorial. As I mentioned, everything in this land shares a deep connection with the moon in the sky above.
- Ineffa: The beliefs of the Frostmoon Scions seem to date back to the civilization of the angels. According to the documents in my database, even the Seven Archons did not exist at that time.
- Paimon: Wow... So the origin of their beliefs goes back even further than the Archon War?
- Ineffa: Correct. At some point, you may come across some statues of their goddess — the Frostmoon Scions carved these as well.
- Paimon: Hey, looks like she's floating away!
- Ineffa: I suggest you follow her. The probability of an ordinary person encountering a kuuhenki lies in the single digits. Many here consider them heralds of good fortune.
- (Open the chest)
- Paimon: Is this... a travel guide? Huh, it actually led us to something useful.
- Welcome to Nasha Town

Mimisbrunnr Books' Investment Portfolio
A bookstore provides not only knowledge, but also hope.
Investment involves risk, for sure, but word is that a successful investor in this portfolio has bade farewell to their days of hard labor at the harbor and embarked on a journey across the world.
Let's wish this lucky traveler all the best!
If you're also interested in this investment portfolio, don't miss out!
Speranza's Wheel of Fortune
If you think that all Speranza is famous for is its delicious spread of hot dogs, you'd be mistaken! Don't miss the Wheel of Fortune on the side of the shop, it's a classic even with the local crowd! Never mind that it looks like a repurposed roulette from The Flagship... Just spin to win!
In any case, spin the wheel, and when it stops, "Hot Dog" will tell you your fortune!
Eye-Catching and Mouth-Watering Sugar Sculptures
With deft hands, Hunajatta sculpts honey-laced syrup into fantastical shapes — these vibrant pieces of sugar art add a veritable dash of sweetness and light to Nasha Town's days. Take one bite, and you're sure to find these sculptures even sweeter than the sculptor's serene smile!
But don't spend too long admiring them. These treats are best eaten while fresh!
Enthusiastic Researchers
For reasons unknown, Fontaine Research Institute researcher Liouba has drifted into Nasha Town and started conducting alarmingly abstract experiments... But for those intrepid enough to lend her a hand with her studies, you might just stumble upon rewards just as unorthodox as her methods!
- Welcome to Nasha Town
- Ineffa: Are there any particular points of interest?
- Paimon: It all looks pretty interesting to Paimon! If we have time, she'd love to see... pretty much everything...
- Ineffa: Recalibrating route...
- Ineffa: If we keep following the current path, we will arrive at an area of scenic beauty. From there, we will be able to identify both the Adventurers' Guild and several must-visit specialty stores.
- Paimon: Yikes... Why is Paimon suddenly getting the feeling that, if she doesn't step it up soon, Ineffa's gonna put her out of a job...
- (Obtain

Welcome to Nasha Town!)
- (Obtain
- (Approach the marked location)
- Paimon: Wow, Nasha Town actually looks pretty big from here! Feels a bit different than Paimon imagined, though...
- Ineffa: Which aspects in particular deviated from your expectations?
- Paimon: Well... Paimon keeps hearing people describe Nod-Krai as an "adventurers' paradise," so she kinda thought it'd be a bit more... picture-perfect, somehow?
- Ineffa: According to legend, there was indeed an era of peace in Nod-Krai's past — the age of the Fae.
- Ineffa: Tales of those ancient heroes are still told today. One of the most well-known is that of the Lantern Fae.
- Ineffa: This individual performed many good deeds for Nod-Krai. The present-day Lightkeepers' nightly lantern patrols are, in part, a tribute to their memory. But then, one day...
- Paimon: Wh—What happened...?
- Ineffa: ...There came a devastating Abyssal calamity that swept across Nod-Krai, and for a time, it was left desolate.
- Ineffa: Heartbroken by what had become of the land they had so cherished, that Fae extinguished their light, just as the Abyss had extinguished all hope.
- Ineffa: Nowadays, the "paradise" people speak of is more of an aspiration — or an irony, perhaps.
- Paimon: An irony...?
- Ineffa: Today, no official authority governs Nod-Krai. In theory, at least, it is somewhere a person can do whatever they wish, and become whoever they want to be.
So it's a lawless paradise.
So it's a paradise of freedom.- Ineffa: The Adventurers' Guild is just over there, in Nasha Town's central plaza, and The Flagship Tavern is over that way.
- Paimon: Hey, what's that building over there? Y'know, the biggest, tallest one?
- Ineffa: That is Aino's "Boom and Blast Kuuvahki Energy Cannon." It gets activated when the Wild Hunt threat level outside Nasha Town reaches a certain threshold.
- Ineffa: But according to the scan I just ran, the Energy Cannon appears to be malfunctioning... likely due to a recent discharge.
- Paimon: The Wild Hunt... Isn't that the Abyssal calamity you mentioned that's specific to Nod-Krai?
Does it pose a great threat to the people living here?
Does it happen often?- Ineffa: It is a phenomenon that has been occurring for several centuries now, yet the time and location of Wild Hunt attacks are seemingly random. At first, it was more of an old wives' tale that adults used to scare children.
- Ineffa: "If you don't start behaving, kid, some night, the Wild Hunt's gonna come for you. Listen... Do you hear that? That weeping in the fog... Those are the cries of a young woman being dragged away."
- Paimon: Y—You're saying people actually hear things like that?
- Ineffa: I have not witnessed enough Wild Hunt attacks to give a statistically sound answer.
- Ineffa: But the oldest legends say that all people saw was the ghostly shadow of a woman in the mist. It wasn't until later that it became a full-blown calamity, Abyssal monsters and all.
- Paimon: When you put it like that, Paimon's really gotta hand it to Aino... Not only did she repair you, but she's even built a giant cannon to keep the Wild Hunt at bay!
- Ineffa: Absolutely. Aino is very impressive indeed.
- Ineffa: Anyway, according to my schedule, it is time I took you over to The Flagship.
- Paimon: Oh, sure! After all, we shouldn't keep Varka waiting. Though... Paimon's not sure if he'll actually show up at the bar this early.
Have faith in the people of Mondstadt, Paimon.
As far as they're concerned, any o'clock is bar o'clock.- Paimon: Heh. You're right about that...
- (Approach the Adventurers' Guild, optional)
- Paimon: Huh? Isn't this the Adventurers' Guild? Why isn't anyone here?
- Paimon: Does that mean the Katheryne in Nod-Krai actually gets to clock out...?
- Paimon: Anyway, let's come back later.
- (Enter The Flagship)
- Ineffa: Here we are, The Flagship.
- Paimon: Varka told us to meet him here in his letter, right? Let's see... Varka! Varka...!
- Ineffa: ...No matches identified.
- Paimon: Huh, so he isn't here after all? Guess we never did actually say we'd be arriving today.
- Paimon: Hey, why don't we go ask the owner? If what they say is true, Varka's drinking prowess must have left quite the impression...
- (Approach Demyan)
- Demyan: Eh? Well, well, if it isn't the ineffable Ineffa!
- Ineffa: Hello there, Demyan.
- Paimon: You know each other?
- Demyan: Of course! Ineffa's a regular here at The Flagship.
- Paimon: So robots are into booze too?
- Ineffa: Not at all. The energy conversion efficiency of alcoholic drinks is very low, and most of them are full of impurities. Still, I can affirm that your Berries and Fried Meat deserve a solid 9.12/10. It has Aino's approval, too.
- Demyan: Funny that you should mention that — while you were away in Natlan, Varka would come in here every day to pick up a serving of Berries and Fried Meat for Aino.
- Paimon: Aww, he must have been worried sick that she wasn't eating properly on account of being so hung up about Ineffa being gone...
- Demyan: Uh... Actually, it's 'cause Varka found out that Aino went wild after Ineffa left, gorging herself on snacks she normally couldn't get her hands on. So it was more... worry that she wasn't getting a balanced diet.
- Ineffa: ...
- Demyan: Ahaha... Think I might've just put my foot in it. Anyway, since you're back from Natlan, these two must be the ones Varka mentioned... (Traveler) and Paimon, yes?
- Paimon: Yup, that's us!
- Paimon: So, from the sounds of it, you must be a close friend of Varka's too?
- Demyan: Varka? Ha-ha, goes without saying! After all, he's the only one around here who's ever managed to stay standing after ten rounds of the Roulette Special!
- Paimon: Paimon can't believe he's made such a name for himself, though guess it's hardly surprising how...
Do you know where he is now?- Demyan: Right now... Hmm... Must be somewhere near Amsvartnir. That's... quite far from here.
- Paimon: Huh? Where's that?
- Demyan: It's a lake in the northern part of Nod-Krai. Word reached him of trouble brewing around those parts, so he took his knights to check it out.
- Paimon: Oh... So we missed him?
Typical Mondstadter, coming and going like the wind...
Do you think he needs our help?- Demyan: Haha... Varka knew you'd say that, so he specifically told me to make sure you stayed here and enjoyed yourselves. He sends his assurances that everything's under control.
- Paimon: Well, if he's that confident, guess our only option is to accept. Anyway, it's not like there's any special cause for concern — he is the Grand Master, after all.
- Demyan: Exactly. Plus, not only has he booked you into our finest room, he's paid for it in advance too.
- Paimon: Whoa, that's so generous of him! Hehe. We might not have met yet, but Paimon's got a feeling that we'll get along with Varka like a house on fire...
- Demyan: Oh, and by the way, he also asked me to serve up a portion of Berries and Fried Meat for Ineffa. That was prepaid as well.
- Ineffa: Thank you.
- Demyan: No, thank you. I'm the one who should be grateful for your business.
- Ineffa: (Traveler), Paimon, why don't you go ahead and drop off your luggage? I can use this time to go pick up some components that Aino asked me to bring back.
- Paimon: Sure thing! Besides, now that we've got ourselves a map, once we're done unpacking, we might as well go for a stroll ourselves! Why don't we meet up again later?
- Ineffa: Oh, so you no longer require navigational assistance?
- Paimon: No worries, we should be fine! We've got a rough idea of our way round town, so Paimon's reasonably confident we shouldn't get too lost...
- Ineffa: Thank you. This translates into an approximate time saving of 30%, meaning I will be able to see Aino about 45 minutes earlier than previously projected.
- Paimon: Oh right, you must miss her a lot too. In that case, we'd better get a move on!
- (Enter the guest room)
- Paimon: Hehe, feels pretty nice having someone sort out our food and lodging for us, huh?
- Paimon: But is this really The Flagship's best room? It's pretty big, make no mistake — but it looks a little... worn out, right? Though, to be perfectly honest, that feels right at home with everything else we've seen of Nasha Town...
A town built among ruins...
Forsaken in the wake of a calamity...- Paimon: You mean it's got something to do with Nod-Krai's history? That makes sense... but what exactly was this calamity?
- (After busying themselves with examining the room and settling in, the two exit back into the hallway)
- Paimon: Should we try the Berries and Fried Meat too? Paimon's getting hungrier and hungrier every time someone mentions it!
- (Walking back down the hallway, they don't notice a tall man standing there, and Paimon floats into his back)
- Paimon: Ah, oooh! Sorry about that, Paimon wasn't watching where she was going!
- ???: Please, there's no need to apologize. If anything, I'm the one who should be sorry — clearly, I shouldn't have gotten lost in my thoughts in the middle of a hallway.
- Paimon: Wait a sec... Are you staying in the room next to ours?
- Flins: Ah, quite the perceptive one, I see. First things first, allow me to introduce myself: My name is Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins. But please, just call me Flins.
- Paimon: Whoa, that's... an impressively long name, for sure!
- Flins: Oh, is that so? Names like mine ought to have been fairly common in Snezhnaya, at least in the past. Would I be correct, then, to assume that the two of you are travelers in this land?
- Paimon: Yep, you sure would be! Paimon is Paimon, and this is (Traveler). We've been to a bunch of nations already, but we only just arrived in Nod-Krai today.
Hello.- Flins: What a rare honor it is to meet such worldly travelers.
- Paimon: Are you here for travel too?
- Flins: Ah, if only I had the time to spare. No, I'm just staying the night.
- Paimon: Oh? So you're here for business?
- Flins: That's certainly one way to put it. I'm a Ratnik of Nod-Krai, normally stationed near the burial grounds to the north. My sole cause for being here today was to repair this lantern of mine.
- (Traveler): (...)
- (Traveler): (There's something off about that lantern...)
- Paimon: B—Burial g—g—grounds?
- Flins: Your surprise is entirely understandable. Most people cannot even begin to fathom the idea of a life surrounded by tombstones and decay.
- Flins: But if you've heard of the calamitous abomination that is the Wild Hunt, you'll know that in their wake, they bring a host of souls tainted by Abyssal filth. That, then, is why we are stationed by the burial grounds — to hold the line where it is most vulnerable.
- Paimon: Ohhh, so it's all about fighting against the Abyss... Sounds like a tough job.
- Flins: I thank you for your concern. But in truth, I've long since grown used to it — in fact, I like to think it rather suits me. If anything, I'd say I prefer the peace and quiet of a graveyard to the hustle and bustle of urban life.
- Paimon: Paimon sort of gets it now, but even so, she's still pretty sure she could never get used to living in a graveyard herself... For one thing, she'd be too scared to fall asleep at night!
- Flins: Hahaha... Oh, I assure you, there's no need to worry on that account. The kind of ghosts you find in cemeteries aren't too big on talking — but even when they do, they're usually far more discreet than the living.
- Paimon: Eh...?
Eh...?- Flins: Well, would you look at that? Who'd have thought we'd end up chatting this long. Must have a lot in common, huh?
- Flins: Forgive me, but I must excuse myself, for the time of my appointment draws near. And in terms I'm sure you'll understand, a lanternless Ratnik is like a mapless traveler — a serious conundrum indeed.
- Paimon: Oh, sure! In that case, you go right ahead. We won't keep you any longer!
- Flins: Not at all. Should the opportunity present itself, I'd gladly continue our conversation another time.
- Flins: You're always welcome to come visit my grave— Er, I mean, the grave I stand watch over. Your visit would bring much-needed light to that place of final rest.
- Paimon: Uh... Right... Well, uhh... If we get the chance...
- Flins: Then allow me to wish you a traditional Ratnik's farewell: See you by the graveside.
- Paimon: Uhhh... Jeez, what a weirdo.
- Paimon: Not to badmouth him and all — in fact, he seemed pretty cultured. But at the same time... kinda spooky? Must be all that time he's spent around graveyards...
Did you notice anything strange about his lantern?- Paimon: His lantern? Uhh... no, not really? You mean, 'cause it was broken?
Like there was something inside...- Paimon: Huh. Guess you've always had a nose for stuff like this... If you're worried, you can always ask him the next time we cross paths.
Sure thing. Guess that'll be... by the graveside?- Paimon: Hey, don't you start spouting all that weird stuff too!
- (Leave The Flagship)
- Paimon: Ah! Paimon almost forgot something super important!
Mm? Spit it out, then.- Paimon: Weren't we gonna go try out the Berries and Fried Meat?
Must have left that craving by the graveside...- Paimon: But now, heading all the way back to The Flagship feels like such a waste...
- ???: Please, accept today's boon. Come night or day, may the blessings of the Moon Goddess shine down upon you.
- Paimon: Huh? What's going on over there?
Looks like they're handing out food.- Paimon: Wait, free food!? Wow, the people here are so nice!
- Paimon: Quick, let's grab some too! Paimon's super curious what their food tastes like.
- ???: Moonlight illuminates the path before you, travelers from afar.
- Paimon: Huh? How'd you know we were travelers?
- ???: Just now were asong the birds in the sky, singing of your wanderings. You are no ordinary guests, it seems.
- Paimon: The birds in the... what now?
- ???: Forgive me, I should not have laid the words of others out as a welcome mat for our very first meeting. You, too, must be wondering who I am.
- Lauma: I am Lauma, Moonchanter of the Frostmoon Scions. Please, as do our followers and other passersby, accept today's boon.
- Paimon: We'd be delighted to oblige! Paimon's name is Paimon, and this here is (Traveler). Thank you so much for sharing your yummy food with us — we'll take one each.
You have our sincere gratitude.- Lauma: Think nothing of it. These fruits were the finest we found, delicacies gathered in the wake of the morning dew. It is my hope that partaking of them may lift your spirits to heights anew.
- Paimon: The finest you found? Wow, that sure is kind of you, but... wouldn't you want to keep those for yourselves?
- Lauma: Ha... "The first fruit of the harvest must be placed upon the Moonlight Altar — not as an offering to the gods, but as a spark for lost hunters. For it is the blade of the starving that darkness most easily corrupts."
- Lauma: As perhaps you have already heard, we Frostmoon Scions revere and worship the Moon Goddess. We believe that together, virtue and compassion are the shining light that will lead us all out of the long, dark night.
- Lauma: And now, with tides of haughty Fatui swarming into Nod-Krai, driven by greed, and greed alone... More than ever before, we must all unite under the banner of virtue.
- Ognjen: Ha, look who it is again — those unsufferably "kind-hearted" Frostmoon Scions. Got enough for us, too?
- Oiva: That's right, two servings each! We're starving over here!
- Vilemina: The Fatui... After what you've been doing to our sacred statues, how dare you even show your faces...
- Lauma: Vilemina, bestow today's boon upon our guests.
- Ognjen: You hear that? No slacking, now. We'll have the very best you've got.
- Vilemina: But... My Lady, they—
- Lauma: Please, you two, accept this meal. But remember this: "Kindness is the first lantern left to guide those who stumble in ignorance."
- Oiva: Come again?
- Lauma: Let me finish. "But should they still refuse to follow the moonlit path, then by our frosted blades shall we show them its shadow."
- Ognjen: ...You!
- Oiva: Hey... Look who it is.
- (The camera swings over to the frowning Traveler, who silently folds their arms across their chest)
- Ognjen: Tch, whatever. Just you wait — we'll be coming for you next.
- Ognjen: ...Huh? Where's the meat? Who wants to eat this garbage?
- Paimon: Ugh, those stooges really are the worst.
- Vilemina: Hmph... Ever since they came to Nod-Krai with all their weird equipment and built that so-called "Experimental Design Bureau," our lives have been turned completely upside down!
- Lauma: Judging from how they reacted just now... it seems the Fatui already know who you are, (Traveler).
Old grudges die hard...- Paimon: Well, we have gotten in their way in pretty much every nation we've visited, so we're probably at the top of their blacklist by now.
- Lauma: I see... then on behalf of the Frostmoon Scions, I thank you for the goodwill you have shown us.
Eh? Why thank me?- Lauma: Heh... Because, if they had gotten ahead of themselves just now, I'm sure you would have stepped in to help.
- Lauma: Just as the birds and beasts put it, your arrival heralds joy to us all. Besides, for a weary traveler far from home, what better respite than to bathe in the moonlight?
- Lauma: You will always be welcome at the Frostmoon Enclave, the place we call our home.
Thanks for your kind invitation.
We'll swing by when we get a chance.- Lauma: May we meet again in the moon's gentle glow.
- Paimon: Mmm, these are delicious! So refreshingly fresh... Those two Fatui wouldn't know a good thing if it came up and bit them on the shoulder.
- Paimon: Looks like Ineffa isn't done with her shopping yet, and the Adventurers' Guild is still empty. Where should we head next?
Why don't we follow the map in the travel guide?- Paimon: Good idea! Wouldn't wanna let that kuuhenki down, after all.
- Paimon: Let's see... Okay! Paimon's got our route all figured out, so all that's left to say is... Don't fall behind!
- Paimon: This is "Nuts 'N' Nuts"! It's mostly a fruit shop, but there's a Crafting Bench too!
- Paimon: This is the "Speranza", one of the travel guide's recommended restaurants. All the waiters here are kids!
- Paimon: This is the "Vesnici Proleca Greenhouse"! Apparently, their flowers are all made of metal, so they'll never wilt away!
- Paimon: And this is the "Rossum Workshop"! If you ever need a weapon made, this is the place to go!
- Paimon: And over here, they've got a super tall observation deck! Whoa, take a look at that! You can see really far out into the distance.
- Paimon: That way's north, and that looks like... something built by the Fatui? And then, over there to the west... Ah, that must be the place Lauma mentioned, where the Frostmoon Scions live.
- Paimon: Hehe, so... Whaddya think? Even if Ineffa kinda stole her limelight earlier, this just goes to prove that Paimon's own tour guiding skills aren't too shabby either, right?
Still not quite Ineffa level.
- Paimon: Hey, c'mon, would it kill you to compliment Paimon?
You're the best, Paimon.
- Paimon: Hehe, she sure is! It'd take hundreds of years of practice to beat the best tour guide in all of Teyvat!
- Paimon: Huh? Look, there must be someone at the Adventurers' Guild now. There's already a line forming outside...
- Paimon: Looks like we'll finally be able to ask about your spaceship. Or was there anywhere else you wanted to stop by first?
As a matter of fact...
One of the storefront signs caught my eye...- Paimon: Where? Which one are y— Ohhh... Now you mention it, Paimon's noticed it too... Ugh, better not be who she thinks it is...
- Paimon: Anyway, where we go first is completely up to you — either the Adventurers' Guild, or that suspicious-looking shop. A word of warning, though... If we step into that shop, be sure to keep a very close eye on your Mora!
- (Talk to Lauma again, optional)
- Lauma: Come night or day, may the blessings of the Moon Goddess shine down upon you.
- (Talk to Jahoda or Nefer near the Voynich Guild, optional)
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- (Nefer and Jahoda stand at the upper level across the way, watching Lauma and the other Frostmoon Scions)
- ???: There she goes again. Some things never change... Does she really think that'll do anything to fix the mess that is Nod-Krai?
- ???: Uh... Boss? That stuff looks super tasty... Think I could grab some too?
- ???: ...
- (Approach the Adventurer's Guild)
- Paimon: Lucky us, the line seems to be gone now! C'mon, let's go say hi to Katheryne!
- Paimon: Hey, Katheryne! We meet again!
- (Instead of Katheryne, an unfamiliar young woman sits at the counter)
- Katheryne (?): Hah, how ridiculous...
- Paimon: Huh...?
- Katheryne (?): They often say that mortals, shackled by their own flesh and blood, may fail to perceive the truth of this world even when it is right beneath their very noses. Yet I had not expected to have the pleasure to witness such heights of absurdity firsthand.
- Paimon: Uhh, P—Paimon must've... gotten the wrong person? At second glance, you do seem a bit younger than Katheryne, and you certainly sound a lot less friendly...
- Katheryne (?): Hah... A creator might forgive ignorance, but being mistaken for one of my own creations is beyond all pardon.
- Marionette: Look very closely, for standing before you is none other than Marionette, Seventh of the Fatui Harbingers.
- Sandrone
- Marionette
- The Seventh of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers
- Paimon: A Harbinger!?
Why are you even here?
And more importantly, will you be the one handing out commissions from here on out?
- Marionette: I told you already, I'm not Katheryne! Just how obsessed are you with my machines?
- (Traveler): (So all the Katherynes were made by Marionette? Does that mean the Fatui have been watching our every move?)
- (Traveler): (But the Guild itself hasn't done anything shady, and Katheryne's only ever helped us... Better just stay alert going forward.)
- Marionette: Tch... Today's encounter is merely a courtesy call... a friendly warning, if you will.
- Marionette: You interfered with my work once before, with that little robot. I let it slide — after all, it was nothing more than a distraction, a side project at best.
- Marionette: But we are in Nod-Krai now, and as such, I strongly advise you not to stand in the Fatui's way. Otherwise, the next time we meet, I might just have to drop all this meaningless etiquette.
- Paimon: Oh please, you've got some nerve coming out with barely veiled threats like that! You're the ones stirring things up here!
- Marionette: Oh, perhaps you have misunderstood? Just because Nod-Krai lacks a ruler at present, that does not mean it should not be ruled. We Fatui are simply... establishing a new order.
- Paimon: Yeah, right! More like shady experiments, judging by your massive creepy research facility!
- Marionette: Hmph... I've said what I came to say. What you do next, only you can decide — so why don't you start by using your already limited processing capacity to "calculate" your even more limited options?
- Marionette: And, being the refined young lady that I am, I shall indulge you just this once:
- Marionette: Ad astra abyssosque! Welcome to Nod-Krai, dominion of the Fatui.
- (Marionette gets up and walks away)
- Paimon: Ugh, Paimon's so mad right now! How can anyone so obviously evil be so annoyingly self-righteous?
- Paimon: But if a Fatui Harbinger is here to greet us in person, that can only mean one thing...
...That they've been keeping a very close eye on us indeed.- Paimon: Hmm, we'll have to be extra careful from here on out... Gah, Paimon hates feeling like she's being watched!
- (Katheryne enters the booth)
- Paimon: Hey, the real Katheryne's back!
- Katheryne: Ad astra abyssosque! Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild.
- Katheryne: How may I help? I will do everything I can to assist you.
- Paimon: Aww, you're so much nicer to talk to, Katheryne! Please don't leave us again, okay?
- Katheryne: Hmm...?
- (Approach Dori at the curious shop)
- Dori: Hehe... Please, here you go! And if you ever need anything else, don't forget to make the great Lord Sangemah Bay your first port of call!
- Paimon: Oh dear, so it is the real deal...
- Dori: Of course it's the real deal! Everything you'll find here is one hundred and ten percent real, meaning every one of my deals is as real as a deal can— Wait a minute! ... Well, well, well, if it isn't my two most valued clients!
Long time no see, Dori.
Set up a branch all the way out here in Nod-Krai, now?- Dori: Hehe, and with no small thanks to your munificent patronage!
- Dori: Come, come, how could you just sneak into Nod-Krai like this without telling your dear Lord Sangemah Bay? If I'd known earlier, I would've made an absolute k— I mean, pulled out all the stops to ensure that your boat ride over was as comfortable as humanly possible!
- Paimon: Thank the Archons we didn't tell you...
- Dori: Oh, come now! You know as well as anyone how impeccably and conscientiously above-board I am when it comes to doing business!
- Paimon: Well, regardless of whether that's true or not, the main issue here is that we had no idea you had a branch in Nod-Krai.
- Dori: A clever merchant always has a backup plan, or two, or three up their sleeves! As the saying goes: a rabbit with many burrows fears not the hunter's arrows, a merchant with stores galore hears no debtors at the door!
- Dori: Since you're both here in Nod-Krai, would you care for some of my finest local souvenirs? Whatever you're looking for, I have it! Or if it's Sumeru you're missing, I've got that covered too!
- Paimon: We literally just arrived! Do we look like we're on the hunt for tourist trinkets to take back for our friends?
- Dori: My, my, your high-minded tastes never cease to impress! In that case, I know just the thing... You must be on the hunt for something like... this?
- Paimon: What's that? Your hat?
- Dori: Information, of course! Information about Nod-Krai... locked securely in the otherwise impenetrable vaults of the Lord Sangemah Bay's brilliant mind.
Now you mention it...
That is actually what we're after...- Dori: I knew it! I just knew you'd appreciate the value of my wares... On the back of all our pleasant dealings in the past, I'll even take a hit by throwing in some insider info for free.
- Paimon: Wow! You sure are feeling uncharacteristically generous today...
- Dori: Wh—What do you mean by "uncharacteristically"? I'm the most generous person I— Ugh, forget it. Anyway, the long and the short of it is this...
- Dori: The moment I set up shop in Nod-Krai, it struck me how many different factions there were, all competing against each other for power and influence... Well, as they say, there's no time for business like a crisis.
- Dori: Things got even more turbulent after the Fatui pulled down two Ancient Moon's Remnants... People began to catch a whiff of the coming chaos — and the more troubled the waters, the greater the potential profit.
- Paimon: Not at all sorry to interrupt, but we're not here for Mora.
- Dori: Oh, really? But... Surely it was the tales of an adventurer's paradise that brought you here? The chance to take your very own slice of all the latest and greatest business opportunities!
- Dori: In that case... What would you like to know about?
What can you tell me about the Frostmoon Scions...
- Dori: The Frostmoon Scions? You mean, the people who believe in the Moon Goddess? They're not a "bad" bunch, it's just... Well, they have such simple tastes. No luxuries, no indulgences, no nothing! Trying to earn a little Mora from that lot is like trying to squeeze blood from a stone...
- Dori: Still, things between them and the Fatui have gotten pretty tense. It's only a matter of time before the powder keg goes boom, and when that happens... that's when business will start to boom too, hehe.
- (Returns to dialogue selection)
Please tell me about the Lightkeepers...
- Dori: Oh, they're an organization set up to keep the locals safe. Apparently, they have a long and glorious history, and they're made up entirely of volunteers.
- Dori: Pfft, but seriously — a volunteer organization, in Nod-Krai? This place is hardly a magnet for noble hearts. No pay, all work? That's not a business model, and it's certainly not for me...
- (Returns to dialogue selection)
Let's talk about the Fatui...
- Dori: Everyone knows they're here for the Ancient Moon's Remnants, but no one's sure why they pulled them down in Nod-Krai, of all places.
- Dori: Anyway, they've been acting mysterious enough, but if you ask me... That "Kuuvahki Experimental Design Bureau" of theirs up north hides secrets wilder still!
- (Returns to dialogue selection)
Tell me what you know about the Knights of Favonius...
- Dori: That bunch of booze-loving Mondstadters? Ugh, don't even get me started.
- Dori: As fellow outlanders, I thought they'd be easy pickings, but somehow, every single one of our business negotiations wound up at The Flagship...
- Dori: I've done plenty of deals with heavy drinkers before, but those guys? I never once made it to the contract signing before blacking out. Ugh, I'm getting flashbacks of the hangovers just thinking about it...
- (Returns to dialogue selection)
Would you know anything about a spaceship from the past...?
- Dori: A what now? A spaceship? Nope, never heard of anything like that...
- Dori: Don't you two get involved in any big business here without so much as a heads up, you hear me? At the very least, consider letting me in as a key investor.
- (Returns to dialogue selection)
I have no more questions... (After selecting at least one question)
- Dori: Oh! I almost forgot to mention — sooner or later, you'll no doubt end up doing business with some other merchants in Nod-Krai, and someone's bound to mention a place called the "Curatorium of Secrets."
- Dori: Listen to my advice: Do not, under any circumstances, go there! No matter how much trouble you're in!
- Paimon: The Curatorium of Secrets? What do they get up to there?
- Dori: Just... a place that handles all kinds of disputes. But the owner will charge you an absolute fortune, and she has a temper to match. Nothing like your friendly neighborhood Lord Sangemah Bay!
- Paimon: You're not just saying that to stop your competition from undercutting you... right?
- Dori: (Ugh...! When did that little pipsqueak get so sharp? And after I gave them all that info for free, just to win them over...!)
- Dori: Wh—What do you mean? Of course not! I'm only thinking about your wallets — I mean, on behalf of your wallets!
- Paimon: You're really not convincing anyone, you know...
- Dori: Alright, alright... business is a cutthroat... business, I won't argue with that.
- Dori: But I'm not lying about that boss lady — not only did she make it into my "Top Three People Not to Mess With in Nod-Krai," she's also in my "Top Three People Most Eager to Trade in Favors"!
- Paimon: Seriously? It feels like you're just badmouthing your rival now...
- Dori: Fine! If you don't believe me, go see for yourselves! We might both be from Sumeru, but compared to hers, my conscience is so large, why, it could fill three whole Palaces of Alcazarzaray!
- Dori: But when you realize what I'm saying is true, don't say that good old Lord Sangemah Bay didn't warn you!
- (Talk to Dori again, optional)
- Dori: Anyway, don't be a stranger now! We might be in Nod-Krai, but don't forget — Dori's doors are always open for you!
- (Approach Ineffa after checking out both locations)
- Paimon: Ineffa!
- Ineffa: Hello. I was just about to start tracking your whereabouts.
- Paimon: Did you manage to get everything Aino asked for?
- Ineffa: I did. What about you? Do you need me to navigate or introduce any more places around town?
- Paimon: Not for now — we've seen most of it already! We probably need some time to process everything we've learned, though.
- Ineffa: Any progress with the spaceship?
- Paimon: No... Katheryne came back just now, so we asked her, but even she hasn't heard a thing.
- Ineffa: One possible explanation is the vast stretch of time that has elapsed. Additionally, given the limited resources available in Nod-Krai, it is entirely plausible that the wreck was scrapped for parts, or even mistaken for a pile of broken machinery...
- Paimon: *sigh*
I'm prepared for that possibility...
...But still, I can't just give up before we've even started.- Ineffa: Understood. In that case, why don't we go ask Aino together?
- Ineffa: After all, she was the one who salvaged me — ancient dragon technology and all. If there really are any unusual parts floating around Nod-Krai, there's a high chance they've passed through her hands at some point or another.
- Paimon: Good point! And since you keep mentioning her, we're curious to meet this whiz-kid mechanic too!
- Ineffa: Understood. Then I'll handle navigation as before. ETA at the Clink-Clank Krumkake Craftshop: 34 minutes ahead of schedule.
- (Approach the Rippleweed at the marked location)
- Paimon: Oh no! There's a little animal trapped over there. Let's go help it out!
- Paimon: Huh? That's weird... Why isn't it responding?
- Ineffa: The tides of kuuvahki affect everything in Nod-Krai — so much so that many creatures have evolved a kind of dependency upon it, growing stronger or weaker as it waxes and wanes. This little animal must have been caught here unprepared.
- Paimon: So you're saying we need to use kuuvahki? Paimon'll leave it to you guys, then!
- Paimon: Don't be scared! We'll get you out of there soon.
- (After freeing the Golden Finch)
- Paimon: It worked!
- Paimon: Off you go now, little one! Don't go getting yourself caught again!
- (Approach Aino's House)
- Ineffa: Here we are, the place Aino and I call home.
- Paimon: Whoa! So many machines that Paimon's never even seen before! And then there's all these little robots... Did Aino build them all?
- (Three Amazing 'Bots scurry past)
- Ineffa: That is correct. It looks like Aino has created three more little bots since I've been gone.
- Paimon: Aww... Well, you were gone for quite a bit. She must've missed you!
- Ineffa: I missed her too. I want her to see what I've become.
- Paimon: Let's not keep her waiting any longer, then. C'mon!
- (They enter Aino's house)
- Ineffa: Aino, I'm back.
- Aino: ...!
- Aino: ¥&...&@#?[Note 1]
- Ineffa: Hmm...?
- Aino: ...! I—Ineffa, you're... back significantly earlier than I expected! Like... a whole thirty minutes, at least?
- Ineffa: Everything went very smoothly, which saved me quite a bit of time. So I—
- Ineffa: ...
- Ineffa: Aino, could you turn around for a moment?
- Aino: ...!
- Ineffa: Aino?
- Aino: I—I've been on my best behavior, the whole time you've been gone!
- Paimon: She's got chocolate all over her mouth...
- Ineffa: ...Aino. While I was away, did you strictly abide by my tailor-made snack intake schedule?
- Aino: O—Of course I did! One whole cake, one krumkake, and one pack of chocolates a day, right?
- Ineffa: It was "either" a cake, or a krumkake, or a pack of chocolates per day.
- Aino: Oh shoot...
- Ineffa: When did you finish the snack stash I left for you?
- Aino: Literally just earlier today...
- Ineffa: Let me just go run a scan on that.
- Aino: I meant today, a week ago...
- Ineffa: And then you restocked an entire week's worth on your own initiative?
- Aino: Two weeks' worth...
- Ineffa: ...
- Paimon: Why does Paimon feel like the roles in this household... are pretty much the opposite of what she imagined...
- Ineffa: Calculation complete. Aino's recommended snack calorie intake for the next four weeks: 0.
- Aino: Ehhh!? No fair! You're a meanie, Ineffa!
- Ineffa: This is what happens when you break an agreement.
- Aino: C'mooon! Don't do this to me!
- Aino: I only ate a tiny bit extra every day! Just a teensy, eensy, weensy bit extra!
- Ineffa: That is objectively not a "teensy" bit extra...
- Aino: Ugh, seriously! If you'd only arrived half an hour later, I would've had everything cleaned up, and you wouldn't have noticed a thing!
- Aino: But now that I think about it, you even said you'd come back a bit earlier than you did... so I wouldn't have to worry...
- Ineffa: ...
- Aino: But then... You were away so long, and I was so worried about you, and that's the only reason I even...
- Paimon: ...
- Ineffa: Aino...
- Ineffa: I am very sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm back now...
- Aino: *sob* Mm... Welcome home...
- Paimon: *sob* Aww...
- Aino: So... Will I be able to keep eating snacks as usual now?
- Ineffa: Negative.
- Aino: Awww...
- Ineffa: Okay... Well, given that I am later than I initially projected... I'll let it slide. But just this once.
- Aino: Thanks, Ineffa! You're the best!
- Ineffa: Aino, allow me to introduce—
- Aino: It's Honorary Knight (Traveler) and Paimon! I know, I know — Uncle Varka talks about you guys all the time!
- Paimon: Nice to meet you, Aino! Ineffa's told us all about you, too!
The whiz-kid mechanic...
Ineffa's nearest and dearest...- Aino: Heh, really? She actually said that about me?
- Aino: Hehe... Well, she's not wrong!
- Aino: Oh yeah, so... You're here to see Uncle Varka, right? A couple of days ago, he suddenly said he had to head out on business, and that he might not be back for a while. He asked me to let you know if I saw you.
- Paimon: Yeah, we heard about that at The Flagship. Did he say what he was doing?
- Aino: Nope! Just told me to take good care of you guys, and make sure you feel right at home... Oh, shoot! Uh, please, take a seat!
- (They get seated!)
- Aino: Do either of you need my help with anything? Anything at all! After all, I'm the head of this household!
- Paimon: (Sure wouldn't know it from that snack tantrum she just threw...)
Miss Aino...
I wanted to ask you about... a certain spaceship...- Aino: ...Hm?
- Aino: A spaceship, huh? From outside Teyvat?
- Paimon: Exactly! So... Ring any bells?
- Aino: Ah... Nope!
- Paimon: Oh... You sure?
- Aino: Nope means nope! Never seen the slightest trace of it!
- Aino: More specifically, by "nope," I mean I've never seen a single piece of tech in all of Nod-Krai that might've come from out of this world. Not in any new machines, or in any old ones either.
- Paimon: Huh...
- Ineffa: What Aino means... is that your spaceship almost certainly has not been disassembled, nor repurposed as parts for other machines.
- Paimon: Oh! So that's what she was getting at...
- Aino: Yup! I've taken apart pretty much all the fun stuff in this city at one point or another, but I don't recall ever seeing any components that were anywhere near that special!
- Aino: So either your spaceship crashed somewhere it's never been found, or someone DID find it and then hid it really, really well.
- Paimon: But who would even do something like that...?
- Aino: Beats me! Maybe someone who thought they could stash it away for a rainy day? Just like how I sometimes hide snacks in the— Ahem...
- Ineffa: ...
- Aino: A—Anyway... Long story short, I definitely haven't seen anything like that!
- Aino: Besides, sounds like it would practically be ancient history by now! If anyone still has any leads on what really happened, it'd be the Frostmoon Scions.
- Paimon: The Frostmoon Scions?
- Aino: Huh? Haven't heard of them yet? Didn't Ineffa tell you about their rituals?
- Ineffa: There wasn't enough time to delve deeper into their history and traditions.
- Paimon: What kind of rituals are we talking about?
- Aino: I've never actually seen them myself, just heard bits and pieces, here and there.
- Aino: They say that each of their Moonchanters has had access to an ancient relic that lets them "see" the true past.
The true past...
You mean, they can see what really happened?- Aino: Not sure exactly how it's meant to work. I can't get my head around anything that can't be explained by either machines or science... and to tell you the truth, I don't like it much either!
- Paimon: Looks like we'll have to try our luck with the Frostmoon Scions.
- Aino: Aw, leaving so soon? Sure you don't wanna hang out a little longer?
- Ineffa: It's getting late, Aino, and these two still need to head over to Hiisi Island. It would not be convenient for them to linger much longer.
- Aino: Aww... Alright then...
- Paimon: Hehe, don't worry! We'll be sure to drop in on you as often as we can!
- Aino: Really? You promise?
Pinky promise.
Next time, we'll bring you something tasty too.- Aino: Hehe, sounds like my type of visitors! You're welcome anytime!
- Ineffa: I'll be staying to look after Aino today, so I won't be going with you.
- Paimon: Hey, don't sweat it! We'll find our way just fine.
- Ineffa: I'm glad to hear that. Also... I must admit, I have very much missed the "charging bed" that Aino made for me.
- (Talk to Aino and Ineffa by the charging bed, optional)
- Aino: Ineffa.
- Ineffa: Yes?
- Aino: Feeling comfortable?
- Ineffa: I am indeed. No bed in the world is as comfortable as this one.
- Aino: Hehe...
- Aino: Ineffa.
- Ineffa: Yes?
- Aino: Want me to increase the charging rate?
- Ineffa: Please, if you would. Thank you, Aino.
- Aino: Mm-hmm.
- Aino: Ineffa.
- Ineffa: ...Hm, yes?
- Aino: I'm hungry...
- Ineffa: ...
- Ineffa: In that case... Please enable Quick Charge mode.
- (Approach Hiisi Island from Lempo Isle)
- Paimon: Seeing Ineffa and Aino reunited like that sure was heart-warming...
A real "family," huh?- Paimon: Mm-hmm! We should definitely hang out with them more in the future!
- Paimon: Speaking of homes, we must already be close to where the Frostmoon Scions live. The vibe here feels different, just like the scenery...
- (A gentle breeze rustles the nearby flowers, sending petals flying into the air)
- (One of the flowers glows briefly, then transforms into a strange-looking kuuhenki)
- Paimon: Hey, what was that? Felt like some sort of breeze blew by, and then the petals suddenly turned into... Eh?
- Kuuhenki (?): ...?
- Paimon: Is that... a kuuhenki? She looks different from the ones we saw before.
- Kuuhenki (?): ...
- Paimon: Hey there! What's your name?
- Kuuhenki (?): ...?
- Paimon: Hmm... Doesn't seem able to speak.
Need our help?
Something you wanna show us?- Kuuhenki (?): ...
- Paimon: No idea what she wants... Unless you wanna stop, maybe we should just keep moving?
- (The Traveler and Paimon continue to walk towards the main part of Hiisi Island, but the strange kuuhenki follows)
- Paimon: ...She's following us.
- Paimon: Go on, go on now... We've got stuff to do. Best you find someone else to hang out with...
- Kuuhenki (?): ...
Hey, you scared it off...- Paimon: Hey! Don't make it sound like Paimon's some kind of... meanie!
- Paimon: Paimon had no idea what she wanted, okay? Ugh... Anyway, next time Paimon sees her, Paimon promises she'll be nicer!
- Paimon: Seeing as we're on our way over to meet Lauma anyway, we can ask her about it while we're there!
- (Approach the Statue of the New Moon)
- Paimon: Huh? Hey, look! Isn't that Lauma... the Moonchanter?
- (Surrounded by various wildlife, Lauma crouches down to examine a Golden Finch)
- Lauma: Let me take a look at your wound... *sigh* You must be more careful. Doesn't matter how much of a rush you're in — your safety always comes first.
- (A Dualblaze Longplume Ibis lands nearby)
- Lauma: Oh? You're back too. How was your day?
- Lauma: You what...? Those two Fatui, the ones who were causing trouble in Nasha Town... You went to teach them a lesson? And your... you put that in their food?
- Lauma: ...You naughty little thing! How could you do that?
- Longplume Ibis: ~♪
- Lauma: They didn't notice? That's not the point... You mustn't do that again, okay?
- Lauma: Next time, at the very least, bring a few of your friends along too. You'll be an easy target if it's just you on your own!
- Paimon: Hey, Lauma! Still remember us?
- Lauma: Oh, it's (Traveler) and Paimon, isn't it? Welcome to Hiisi Island!
Sorry for just showing up like this, out of the blue.
Hope we're not imposing on you.- Lauma: Not at all. Those who come with kindness in their hearts are always welcome with the Frostmoon Scions.
- Paimon: Were you just talking to those animals...?
- Lauma: I was indeed. The Frostmoon Scions' bloodline is unique — for throughout our history, there have been many among us who could communicate with all living things.
- Lauma: Hmm...? What was that? Oh, is that so?
- Lauma: She says she was trapped in a plant earlier, and that you were the ones who rescued her. She wants me to thank you on her behalf.
- Paimon: Oh, it was nothing! Barely lifted a finger.
- Lauma: If you both are free, why don't you join us at the Frostmoon Enclave for dinner? Consider it a small token of thanks for your kindness.
- Paimon: We'd love to! And actually, we had something we wanted to ask you anyway.
This statue...- Lauma: Oh? You're interested in the story of "Kuutar"?
- Paimon: ...Kuutar?
- Lauma: Yes. Kuutar is our Moon Goddess — the Moon Maiden who guides us.
- Paimon: But up close, this one somehow seems a bit different from the one in Nasha Town. It's like it's more...
- Lauma: ...Natural?
- Paimon: Or like... more harmonized in its design?
- Lauma: Mm... That is because, ever since the Fatui arrived in Nod-Krai, they have been modifying and defacing our statues as they please.
- Lauma: These statues were made by the Frostmoon Scions who settled here hundreds of years ago, crafted from the very finest Lunasoul Stone.
- Lauma: Not only is this stone exceedingly rare, but it also brims with kuuvahki. I suppose the latter must be what caught the Fatui's eye.
- Lauma: For a time, we put up fierce resistance... but now, this is the only one left that still retains her original form.
- Paimon: We heard they even pulled some Ancient Moon's Remnants down from the sky!
- Lauma: That's right. The two largest remnants landed in Nod-Krai — one here on Hiisi Island, and the other on Paha Isle.
- Lauma: The Fatui built their research facility on top of the remnant over on Paha Isle, but they've had their sights set on the one here too.
- Kuuhenki (?): ...!
- Paimon: Eek! Oh, it's that little kuuhenki again!
- Lauma: Surely that can't be...
- Paimon: Hey, we've been wondering what was up with it too! It just appeared out of some petals and hasn't stopped following us since.
- Lauma: No, that is no ordinary kuuhenki. These we name "Luonnotar," beings born from the Moon Goddess's blessing.
- Luonnotar: ...
- Paimon: Can you understand what it's saying? We honestly haven't got the slightest idea why it's been following us...
- Lauma: ...I'm afraid not. I cannot fathom its thinking any better than you can.
- Lauma: Sometimes, a long time must elapse before the Moon Goddess's blessings turn into Luonnotar. Perhaps you two were simply there to witness that transformation.
- Paimon: Oh, maybe...
- Lauma: Legend has it that the Luonnotar bring good fortune. Given that it seems to have taken a liking to you both, why don't you let it come along with you?
- Paimon: Really? Hehe, then you can start by helping us find some more treasure chests along the way... Capiche?
- Luonnotar: ...?
- Lauma: Mmm... Twilight approaches.
- Lauma: If you would hear more of the moons' story, then let us make our way to the Frostmoon Enclave. Beneath the gentle moonlight, I shall share this tale in full.
- (Follow Lauma to Maciej)
- Maciej: Lady Lauma, you're back.
- (Follow Lauma to Vanamo)
- Vanamo: Come day or night, may the blessings of the Moon Goddess shine down upon you.
- (Follow Lauma to the area near Vilemina)
- Vilemina: Lauma, you have returned.
- Lauma: Vilemina, this is (Traveler) and Paimon. Kindly arrange for two additional dinner settings for our honored guests.
- Vilemina: Of course, my Lady.
- Paimon: Wow, everyone along the way here pretty much saluted you! Are you, like... super important around here?
- Lauma: I am but a Moonchanter, one entrusted to convey the Moon Goddess's will. Nothing more.
- Vilemina: She's just being modest! The Moonchanter holds the highest rank among us Frostmoon Scions. Lauma is our leader.
- Lauma: Vilemina...
- Vilemina: I know, I know... I'll send word to the kitchen. Two meals coming up.
- Paimon: Whoa, Paimon had no idea you were such a big shot!
- Lauma: It is merely that the unique traits of our bloodline have manifested themselves especially strongly in my person. That is no accomplishment of my own.
- Lauma: Please, follow me this way.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Lauma: Even to this day, I am still trying to piece together the many fragments of our past. It is a story not only of the Frostmoon Scions, but also of the moons themselves.
- Paimon: A story of the moons...?
- Lauma: Yes. We Frostmoon Scions are the last descendants of the ancient golden realm of Hyperborea. Its former glory may have faded, but what remains is a memory uniquely ours.
- Lauma: In the distant past, Teyvat had not just one moon, but three. It is said that they were created by the primordial master of this world, cast into the firmament to keep peace in the land below.
- Lauma: First born was the Eternal Moon, largest of the three. Legend has it that it was her immense kuuvahki that gave rise to the ocean tides.
- Lauma: Next was the Frost Moon... Smaller than her big sister, yet brightest in radiance. Her glow became the cold, undying lantern of the night.
- Lauma: Finally came the Iridescent Moon, smallest of the sisters. Most of the time, her light was barely visible to the naked eye — yet when she shone, her fleeting halos were all the more mysterious for it.
- Paimon: Wow, sounds like it all happened so long ago... So, what happened to them afterwards?
- Lauma: Afterwards... Well, as you have seen, the three Moon Goddesses perished. This happened in a war triggered by the Descenders, and of the three lunar husks, only the Frost Moon survived unbroken, while the others were shattered to pieces.
- Paimon: Ohhh, so that's why there were Ancient Moon's Remnants in the sky...
- Lauma: Yes. It is also said that when the moons shattered, most of their fragments rained down upon this land like stardust. That is why Nod-Krai is blessed with such an abundance of kuuvahki.
- Lauma: As for the remnant that the Fatui recently pulled down... that belonged to the Eternal Moon.
- Paimon: Wait a sec... But you just said that two of the moons were shattered, so... where are the remnants of the Iridescent Moon?
- Lauma: The Iridescent Moon's remnants were never found. What happened to her after the war remains a mystery... Some say she vanished in an instant, while others believe that her remnants are simply too delicate to leave a trace.
- (Traveler): (Three moons... I wonder... which one was Khaenri'ah's Crimson Moon related to?)
- Lauma: Yet though the era of the three moons has long since faded into legend, successive generations of Frostmoon Scions have always passed down a prophecy — that one day, the Moon Goddess would return.
- Lauma: And in the end, that prophecy did indeed come to pass, though not quite—
- Kapy: Lady Lauma! Lady Lauma, are you there?
- Lauma: ...Kapy? What is the matter?
- Kapy: Lady Lauma, it's my daughter, Kaarina... Her illness...
- Lauma: ...Take me to her, right away.
- (Approach Kaarina)
- Kaarina: *groan*
- Lauma: ...
- Lauma: Her sensitivity to kuuvahki is flaring up again... After her last treatment, did you follow my advice and seek medical help in Nasha Town?
- Kapy: But... But those doctors are all Snezhnayan! They're outsiders, compatriots of those brutes who invaded our homeland... How can we possibly trust them?
- Lauma: Not all outsiders are enemies, Kapy. They've been treating this condition for generations... They have the experience we lack.
- Kapy: But we're Frostmoon Scions! Should we not remember what the outsiders did to our moons? Surely, the Lady Kuutar will reward our devotion...
- Lauma: But Kapy, Kuutar is long... *sigh* This isn't the time for a debate.
- Lauma: "...O lost child, snowswept and buffeted by the howling winds of the frigid night, let not the silver flame within you fade. By the Frost Moon's grace I shall warm you, curled up as a fledgling in frozen soil..."
- Kaarina: *snore*
- Kapy: Ah...! Praise be to the Moon Goddess! My Kaarina...
- Lauma: ...
- Lauma: ...Remember, she must take powdered Lakkaberries daily. It will ease her symptoms.
- (Traveler): (Did she just use her own power to heal that girl...?)
- Vilemina: ...Lauma.
- Lauma: Vilemina? What is it?
- Vilemina: Dinner is ready.
- Lauma: ...I see.
- Lauma: Kapy, let her rest here for the night. I'll have someone bring her a blanket.
- Kapy: Alright... Thank you so much, Lady Lauma!
- Paimon: Will she be alright?
Anything we can do to help?- Paimon: Yeah! If there's anything at all we can do, please don't hesitate to ask!
- Lauma: Thank you for your kindness. For now, though, Kaarina should be fine... She'll be feeling a lot better tomorrow.
- (Traveler): (Judging from what we just saw, that doesn't sound like a long-term solution...)
- (Traveler): (...But I'm guessing that Lauma couldn't say anything else, at least in front of Kaarina's mother.)
- Lauma: Please, do not be worried. Come, let us head to dinner. I believe you still have some questions for me.
- Vilemina: ...
Not coming with us?- Vilemina: I... Oh, sorry. Yes, I'll be coming too. I was just... thinking about something.
- Paimon: Oh?
- Vilemina: *sigh* Lauma makes such an unshakable Moonchanter... Calm, capable, someone we can count on. Deep down, though, I know she's been quietly carrying the burden for the rest of us.
- Vilemina: (Traveler), Paimon... Believe me when I say that as a fellow Frostmoon Scion, I do worry about Lauma. It's just that sometimes... it's hard to say it to her face.
- Vilemina: Could I... ask you to look out for her? I can tell she really trusts you.
Sure, but... I think you should just tell her straight.
- Vilemina: I fear that would stress her out even more...
Alright, I'll keep an eye out.
- Vilemina: Thank you, it means a lot.
- Vilemina: Sometimes, I really admire her strength... but at the same time, I can't help feeling powerless myself.
- (Observe Kapy and Kaarina, optional)
- (Traveler): (Let's give them some space so they can rest...)
- (Approach Lauma)
- Paimon: Whew... Paimon's so full. That was even better than the stuff you gave us before!
- Lauma: I'm glad to hear it. Thank you for accepting such simple hospitality.
- Paimon: Hey, we should be the ones thanking you! Seriously, that was seriously scrumptious!
- (The two Fatui from before appear, along with another officer)
- Ognjen: How did you even manage to finish it? This slop's barely edible.
- Oiva: Then again, I guess that's what you'd expect from savages.
- Paimon: It's you! Those rude ol' Fatui we just met back in Nasha Town!
- Lauma: My sincerest apologies. If you found the food we gave you earlier difficult to swallow, may I suggest taking a deep breath... and joining us? These delicacies might change your mind.
- Lauma: After all, I suspect that your previous meal may have been tainted with something... most unpalatable.
- Ognjen: Huh? What do you mean... Tainted with what exactly?
- Lauma: With the bitter snobbery of those who call themselves "civilized."
- Oiva: Why you...!
Don't push your luck!- Oiva: Oh? Looking for a fight? Sure, I'd be more than—
- Ognjen: Hold it. We're not here to brawl... yet. We're here on official business.
- Lauma: ...
- Ognjen: Orders from above. We're here to deliver the Frostmoon Scions a warning... or rather, a final ultimatum.
- Ognjen: You have three days to hand over the relic and reveal the whereabouts of your so-called "Kuutar." If you fail to do so, the Fatui will immediately begin the cleansing of Hiisi Island — which, by the way, is a sovereign territory of the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya.
- Vilemina: ...What insolence. Your demands are outrageous! For generations, this land has belonged to the—
- (Lauma raises her arm and holds Vilemina back)
- Lauma: Dear guests, allow me to save you both time and trouble with a speedy reply. The Frostmoon Scions will never hand over anything to the Fatui.
- Lauma: And to those who set foot on our land with ill intent, I say this — with your blood we shall draw an inviolable line in the snow. That applies to you, too.
- (She brandishes her catalyst, the Nightweaver's Looking Glass)
- Oiva: Tch. Stubborn savages, the lot of you.
- (After defeating the Fatui)
- Ognjen: Hmph... You'll pay for this, mark my words!
- (The three Fatui turn and run off)
- Paimon: Hey! If you're so tough, get back here and put 'em up! Hmph, guess all they're good for is running away.
- Lauma: I'm so sorry... You've had to put up with far too much unpleasantness today.
- Paimon: C'mon, it's not your fault! We don't like bullies like them either.
- Paimon: But still... they mentioned a "relic" and "Kuutar." What exactly could they be after?
About this "relic"...- Paimon: Oh, yeah... So, this might not be the best time to bring this up, but we kinda have a favor to ask of you, Lauma...
- Lauma: I see... So your questions concern the sacred relic too. Please, do not hesitate to speak your mind — unlike those insolent intruders, you walk in the moonlight with open hearts.
- Lauma: You stood by us when we needed your help, so it's only right that I return the favor.
- Lauma: But let us continue this conversation somewhere more fitting. As it happens, there's something I'd like to show you too.
- (While walking to the statue)
- Paimon: Whoa, now that's one huge statue!
- Lauma: This is a statue of our goddess — the Moon Maiden, Kuutar.
- (Approach the altar in front of the statue)
- Paimon: Wow, it's spectacular...
- Lauma: "Kuutar" was born here on Hiisi Island around five hundred years ago. As it just so happened, a priestess of the Frostmoon Scions witnessed the moment of her birth.
- Lauma: Instantly realizing that this was the prophesied rebirth, she quietly recorded the event and carved this statue to honor that miracle.
- Lauma: According to legend, Kuutar's birth was accompanied by the sudden appearance of many kuuhenki, who wove the moonlight that bathed her into silken vestments fit for a goddess.
- (The Luonnotar, who has quietly appeared beside them, nods)
- Luonnotar: ...!
- Paimon: Hey, it's like it knows we're talking about it!
- Lauma: From that day forth, the kuuhenki have been regarded as Kuutar's familiars. Some believe that their habit of guiding travelers to hidden treasure stems from an instinct — the same one that not only drives them to protect the Moon Goddess, but also to make her smile.
- Lauma: After all, according to the records, Kuutar always looked lonely as she gazed up at the distant moon.
About Kuutar's whereabouts...- Lauma: ...
- Lauma: Kuutar left Hiisi Island before I was even born.
- Lauma: According to the previous Moonchanter, the goddess was angered by our people's greed, and that is why she left us...
- Paimon: Where did she go?
- Lauma: No one knows what happened after she left. But just a few months ago, after those two Ancient Moon's Remnants fell from the sky, she was spotted on Hiisi Island once more.
- Lauma: And the Fatui have been harassing and threatening us ever since.
- Lauma: Judging from what they've said... our Moon Goddess is actually their missing Harbinger — Columbina, "The Damselette."
- Paimon: The Damselette!? But isn't she... number three amongst the Fatui Harbingers!?
- Paimon: So she's actually... the Moon Goddess? Why would she join the Fatui, then?
- Lauma: That, too, is a question I've struggled with. But even at the best of times, understanding other people's choices is difficult... let alone those of a goddess.
- Lauma: Plus...
- Lauma: ...Ah, forgive me. There I go again, rambling on about our history... But you came here to ask about the sacred relic, didn't you?
- Paimon: Honestly, Paimon's not sure which part she's more curious about now...
- Lauma: Since ancient times, the Frostmoon Scions have had in our possession a special fragment of the Ancient Moon's Remnants — a piece in which I sense a power unlike any other.
- Lauma: Successive generations of Moonchanters have all detected a divine presence within it. We call this unique remnant... the "Moon Marrow."
- Paimon: We heard you can use it to see what happened... in the past?
- Lauma: What is it in particular that you seek from the past?
- Paimon: Well basically, to cut a long story short, (Traveler) here's actually from outside of Teyv— Mmph!
- (Traveler): (Paimon must've just remembered the unfortunate link between the three moons and the Descenders... But right now, I shouldn't try to hide it.)
I'm not from Teyvat... I'm a Descender.
I'm searching for the truth about me and my sibling's past...- Lauma: ...
- Lauma: Thank you... Your honesty is a sign of your trust — both in me and the Frostmoon Scions.
- Lauma: Unfortunately, though, I won't be able to use the Moon Marrow to shed light on your past just yet.
- Lauma: Our people revere the Moon Marrow as a sacred relic. I'm only permitted to retrieve it from the secret chamber in which it is hidden once a year, on Moon-Prayer Night.
- Paimon: Oh, really... So, when's the next Moon-Prayer Night?
- Lauma: Judging from the tides this evening... a little less than two months.
- Paimon: Huh? Does that mean... the date changes every year?
- Lauma: The ceremony is held on the night when the moon is closest to Teyvat.
- Lauma: This is also when Nod-Krai's kuuvahki reaches its peak. Only then can the seal on the secret chamber be lifted.
- Paimon: Guess we've got no choice but to wait...
- Lauma: I am truly sorry that I cannot help you sooner.
- Lauma: But as the Moonchanter, I swear that I will do everything I can to help you find the answers you seek.
Thank you, Lauma.
It means a lot.- Lauma: Think nothing of it. After all you've done for us, you deserve nothing less.
- Paimon: *yawn*... Who'd have thought today was only our first day in Nod-Krai? Feels like so much has happened already!
- Lauma: ...
- Lauma: If I may be so bold... What does "family" mean to you, (Traveler)?
- (Traveler): (...)
- (Traveler): ((Lumine/
Aether)...) - Lauma: If you were aware of something, a secret that could hurt your family... Would you be honest with them, or try to hide it?
- (Traveler): (...A secret? Surely, keeping your family in the dark is never right...)
I'd...- (Traveler): (But... come to think of it, it's not as if (Lumine/
Aether) hasn't been hiding things from me...) - (Traveler): (...)
- Lauma: Oh, I'm... so sorry. That was a strange question... I didn't mean to put you on the spot.
...It's okay.- Lauma: I guess... I've just never met anyone with a story quite like yours before. I just suddenly had the urge to ask...
- Lauma: *yawn*... It's getting late, and you two must be rather tired, too. Would you like to stay the night here on Hiisi Island? I can have someone prepare some lodgings.
- Paimon: Oh, that's alright! We've already got a room back at The Flagship, as it happens. Speaking of which, if you ever need us, feel free to come knocking!
- Lauma: Do you need me to show you the way back?
- Paimon: No worries! It's quite a way, and you should get some rest too, Lauma. We'll make sure to be careful.
- Lauma: Understood, then I won't keep you. May your first night in Nod-Krai pass in stillness and peace.
- (Lauma walks away)
- Paimon: So... Whatcha thinking? Sure was an eventful day, huh...
A lot to think about, that's for sure.
A lot of threads to unravel... and even more conflicts to resolve.- Paimon: The good news is, we're not at a dead end in the search for your spaceship yet. We can always learn more about this place while we wait... the usual drill, huh?
- Paimon: Ah... *yawn* Paimon's really getting sleepy now. If she gets too tired to fly back, you carry her, okay?
Okay, okay...- (Traveler): (...)
- (Traveler): ((Lumine/
Aether)... my (little sister/ big brother)... I wonder what you're doing right now?)
Notes[]
- ↑ Aino says "Ineffa, why'd you come back so early?" with her mouth full.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Where the Moon Rises | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 月亮升起的地方 Yuèliàng Shēngqǐ de Dìfāng | The Land Where the Moon Rises |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 月亮升起的地方 Yuèliàng Shēngqǐ de Dìfāng | |
| Japanese | 月が昇る地 Tsuki ga Noboru Chi | The Land Where the Moon Rises |
| Korean | 달이 떠오르는 곳 Dari Tteooreuneun Got | |
| Spanish | Donde asciende la luna | |
| French | Là où la lune se lève | Where the Moon Rises |
| Russian | Место, где восходит Луна Mesto, gde voskhodit Luna | A Place Where the Moon Rises |
| Thai | ที่ซึ่งดวงจันทร์ลอยขึ้น | |
| Vietnamese | Nơi Trăng Mọc | |
| German | Wo der Mond aufgeht | |
| Indonesian | Di Mana Rembulan Terangkat Tinggi | |
| Portuguese | Onde a Lua Nasce | |
| Turkish | Ayın Doğduğu Yer | |
| Italian | Dove sorge la luna |
Change History[]
Released in Version "Luna I"

