SEASON TWO
Every episode our team will work to provide you with visual and video aids to help you better understand comparisons and what we’re talking about.
Below are some resources surrounding what we discussed about The Gods of the Desert that may be helpful to better understand this week’s lore:
We learn much of the story of the Scarlet King’s trial with Forbidden Knowledge in a cutscene shown to us during our search in the Sumeru ruins. The birth of Eleazar and the reason for the Dendro Archon’s small size are all intertwined in this bit of history.
Watch on YouTube: King Deshret & Rukkhadevata Backstory Cutscene
Another place we learn about King Deshret and the desert people is in “The Lay of Al-Ahmar” – a book found on a desk in the House of Daena at the Akademiya library. There are lots of good lore nuggets in this book and we recommend giving it a read.
After the Goddess of Flowers died, King Deshret created the Orchard of Pairidaeza, also known as the Eternal Oasis. This moment frozen in time for all of eternity acts as a grave site to the Goddess Nabu Malikata. It is located at Mt. Damavand in the Desert of Hadramaveth and unlocked during the Jhet quest line.
We talk about the saddest cutscene we’ve seen so far from HoYoverse. It’s centered around Nahida’s birthday and what her life was like when she first became the Dendro Archon.
Watch on YouTube: Nahida: Happy Birthday
During the Pari quest line we are brought to a large door underground while exploring the caves in Sumeru. The locked door is the entrance to Khaenri’ah – and it’s the first time we’re given this ancient nation’s location in game. You can find it in the caves west of Vourukasha Oasis.
The Amrita Pool is the overflow of the Amirta that formed into a clear spring inside a cave in the Vourukasha Oasis. It’s the location where the Hydro Archon died during the Cataclysm and became a seal over the dark hole that was torn into The Abyss.
The beautiful Padisarahs found in the rainforest of Sumeru aren’t the OG flowers. When Nabu died, these flowers went extinct. As a way to honor her friend, Rukkhadevata brought them back to life, but with one caveat. She couldn’t get the color purple to be just right. During Nilou’s Sabzeruz dance, you can see the true Padisarahs bloom all around her.
Watch on YouTube: Nilou Dance of Sabzeruz Cutscene
Feens likes to, as she said, “do stupid shit” in the game. So none of us were surprised when she glitched herself in the ocean and walked from Ritou to Mondstadt. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok to see all sorts of silly things she tries.
Watch her ocean exploration on TikTok: Underwater Glitch
@talesoftif After all this time, we finally have our first look at Khaenri’ah. What’s behind the door? #genshinimpact #sumeru #sumerugenshinimpact #khaenriah #sumerudessert #genshin ♬ Moon – Fernan Birdy
What’s behind the door to Khaenri’ah?
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Artist Spotlight
There are so many talented & creative people in the Genshin community, and we’d like to spread some love to a wonderful artist – Yonaka. Since we’ve had no look at King Deshret, its really interesting to see the concept art from fans.
See more work from Yonaka on Twitter.
