Ad Astra travelers and welcome to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we're talking about Dadaupa Gorge. No, we didn't talk about "Dualipa" over a gorge or levitating on top of a sword cemetery. Our hosts discuss the history of Dadaupa Gorge in Mondstadt, a place shrouded in mystery, swords, and Hilichurls. We'll run through the different quests and stories that take us through the gorge, discover the truth behind how long Hilichurls have been in Teyvat, and...

Ad Astra travelers and welcome to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genhin Lore Podcast. This week, we're talking all about the Aranara Quest of Fontaine, The Narzissenkreuz Saga. Take a trip to Fontaine with our hosts as we dive into the three separate story quests that come together to tell the history of the Narzissenkreuz Ordo, the master, and the doomsday clock. We'll review the stories of Ann the Oceanid, Seymour the Meka dog, and of course the one and only Caterpillar. Our hosts...

Ad Astra travelers and welcome to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we're returning to the desert as we discuss the Remnants of Gurabad. In our third installment all about the history of the Sumeru desert, our hosts start by doing a quick refresher on our first two episodes on the desert. After a quick refresher of the old ruling Gods and Liloupar's incestuous plot to ruin her husband's life, our hosts discuss the city-states that ruled the desert after...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we're traveling to Watatsumi Island to visit with the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island, Sangonomiya Kokomi. Once our hosts make their way to the isolated Watatsumi Island, they'll discuss our initial introductions to Her Excellency, how awesome her battle entrance is, and her role in the archon quest, our hosts will deep dive into her family history. From talks of Enkanomiya, reincarnations of the...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we’re at Angel’s Share with the one and only, Paul Castro Jr! Paul is best known in Teyvat for playing the introverted, yet heroic, Freminet. This soft spoken character, in contrast, has a lively English voice actor that has been in the industry for years. Our hosts sat down with Paul to ask him all about his experience recording for Genshin Impact, what it’s like being Freminet, and what hopes he has for...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast! This week, we're talking about everyone's favorite annual in-game holiday: Lantern Rite! After our hosts discuss their favorite Lantern Rite memories, and favorite Lantern Rite skins, they'll take a quick walk-through of the important lore mentioned each year. We'll talk about Liyue traditions around the holiday, the "full moon" that never changes in Teyvat, and the IRL comparisons to the Lunar New Year. Later, our...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome to season 4 of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast! This week, we're taking our favorite cuties to Mondstadt as we discuss Lisa, the Witch of Purple Rose. After our hosts answer a fan question, we reminisce all about our first interactions with the librarian of Mondstadt. We discuss her views on Visions, time at the Akademiya, and the all popular theory that Lisa may be dying due to some unknown curse. Curses again? Seems like a trend for Genshin! Afterwards,...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome to a very special Hollywood edition of Tales of Teyvat: A Genhin Lore Podcast. This week, our hosts ask you for your consideration as we cast our own live action Genshin Impact movies with some of our favorite Hollywood stars. The only rule? We can't cast any of the current voice actors in the roles. Who is Tif's top choice to represent Wriothesley's cake? Who is Feen's top pick for Albedo? Afterwards, give us your considerations as we review this year's Oscar...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we resonated with the element of song as we discussed the Wanderer's Troupe & the Resolution of Sojourner. Our hosts are still singing “Don’t Go Chasing Hilichurls” out of Tighnari’s handbook. This week, in our season three finale, we’ll be discussing The Descenders! Our hosts start off by describing what a Descender is in Teyvat and the information Nahida gives us on the Descenders...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we gushed over and over about our love of the found Fatui family in Fontaine: Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet. We’re hoping we’ll get to see more interactions with these three, or a Lynette hangout, sometime soon! This week, we’ll be discussing the Wanderer's Troupe & the Resolution of Sojourner. After our hosts do a quick recap on the artifact and weapon set that falls under the...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we discussed the youkai event, Akitsu Kimodameshi and we’re really missing Chizuru these days when we’re exploring Inazuma. This week, we’ll be talking all about the Fontaine Siblings: Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet! We start the episode discussing our original thoughts on Lyney and Lynette from the Teyvat Trailer before diving into the back story of all three Fatui siblings. From life at...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we pondered about the truth of the Geo Dragon Sovereign, Azhdaha. Hopefully Zhongli’s contract will become null and void soon so we can get some true answers. This week, we’ll be discussing the Test of Courage event in Inazuma, better known as Akitsu Kimodameshi. To start, we’ll cover what exactly a youkai is and what youkai we’ve met in Inazuma, like Yae Miko and Itto. Afterwards, our...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we talked about the magical entities all throughout Teyvat, known as the Ley Lines. We’re waiting for Dainsleif to finally come back and give us more details on these curious balls of smoke.  This week, we’ll be talking about the ancient Earth Dragon and the Overlord of the Geovishaps, Azhdaha. To start, our hosts give a quick recap on what the original Dragon Sovereigns of Teyvat are...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to another episode of Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we took a stroll through the ancient history of the desert as we discussed Liloupar and the Fall of Gurabad. We’re still shaking the sand out of our shoes! This week, we’re taking a look at Teyvat’s elemental sphere and talking about the Ley Line Disorder. To start, our hosts go over some of the basic terminology surrounding the Ley Lines before highlighting some important in-game...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. Last week, we bawled our eyes out discussing Ruu and the secrets hidden beneath the surface at Tsurumi Island. This week, we're traveling to the desert to discuss Liloupar and the Fall of Gurabad. After a quick recap of the original gods of the desert and what happened to them, our hosts discuss the creation of the Jinni, the "death" of the Goddess of Flowers, and Liloupar's odd ways of finding revenge. We'll talk...

Ad Astra.....Captains? Trailblazers? Travelers? Welcome to a very special episode of Tales of Teyvat where Honkai takes over our holiday break. After Bee and Al fail to have a secret Honkai episode, welcoming back our special guest Vanessa, our hosts dive into the world of Herrschers, dive into the Sea of Quanta, and jump aboard the Astral Express. We'll go over the basics of Honkai Impact the Third and Star Rail before going through comparisons of the games, as well as how they all connect...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we discussed the dynamic duo, Baizhu and Qiqi! We're hoping we'll get to learn about the secrets of Chenyu Vale one day soon! This week, we'll be discussing one of the saddest stories in the game; The story of Ruu and Tsurumi Island. After we decipher the difference of the pre-Thunderbird civilization and the post-Thunderbird civilization, we'll discuss how off the rocker the Thunder bird truly is. We'll...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. This week, we're excited to join the Five Churlmen of the Board from The Shade Chamber to discuss the Fontaine Archon Quest and our thoughts about Fontaine. After some brief introductions on how we found ourselves imprisoned in the Fortress of Meropide by the Oratrice Mecanique D’Analyse Cardinale, our hosts discuss first impressions of Fontaine and the Archon Quest. We'll cover the seven dragon sovereigns, Skirk,...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we discussed the one and only Acting Grand Master (or should we say rightful Grand Master), Jean Gunnhildr! This week, we'll be discussing an unexpected dynamic duo - Baizhu & Qiqi! Our hosts start by reminiscing about their first encounters with the doctor and zombie, and then discuss Baizhu's unfortunate destiny and review his story quest. Afterwards, they'll talk all about Qiqi's unfortunate death,...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we took a dive into fresh waters in our Fontaine So Far episode! Since then we've completed the Fontaine archon line and we have lots we'll have to say in a future episode.... This week, we'll be discussing the head honcho of Mondstadt, Jean Gunnhildr! After our hosts reminisce about their first times meeting Jean, they let Al gush to her heart's desire. We then discuss Jean's dark family history, aloof...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we have a very special Debate Club episode on our plate. We asked travelers to send in different debate topics for our hosts to duke it out in the Pankration Ring. Our hosts will debate the intentions of our dear companion Paimon, argue over who should've been a four star character, and try to figure out how many stars Aloy has. They'll then debate the most controversial topic in all of Genshin Impact: Who...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we discussed the scariest TCG player in all of Teyvat, General Mahamatra Cyno! This week, we'll be discussing Fontaine so far! It’s important to note that our hosts will only be covering the first two parts of the archon line; from our first steps into Fontaine to our final bow in the Fortress of Meropide. They will not cover anything involved in the final chapter of the Fontaine Archon quests. Anything...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week we fought the zoomies as we rolled around Teyvat with Sayu! We're hoping the House of Hearth stays far, far away from our favorite ninja! This week, we'll be discussing the General Mahamatra, Cyno! Once our hosts get past a sea of dad jokes, they'll go over Cyno's origins, role in the Sumeru Archon quest, and his absolute devotion to Tighnari. Afterwards, we'll discuss his mysterious affiliation with the...

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we looked at the leader of Liyue, Nigguang! We're still trying to unlock her ultimate powers in game and it isn't working. This week, we'll be discussing the smallest ninja in all the land, Sayu, and the Shuumatsuban. First, we'll try to figure out Sayu's actual age and debunk some of the myths surrounding what stunts your growth. Our hosts will then discuss who Sayu's mentor truly is, if Dottore has...