Genshin Impact Developer Teases Major Plot Points Coming in Future Content

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Xiao Luohao, head of the writing team for Genshin Impact, revealed in a recent interview that some of the unanswered plot points from Sumeru are, in fact, future content. Though the main appeal of Genshin Impact has always been its colorful cast of characters, fans also fell in love with the world of Teyvat and its lore. The format of annually traveling to different nations during the player's journey has allowed the developers to cleverly pace out the flow of content, and design character banners focused around each region of Teyvat.

With Signora's fate sealed during the finale of the Inazuma Archon Quests, the next Chapter was supposed to take players to the scholarly land of Sumeru. However, much to the community's surprise, HoYoverse teased the region with a story trailer featuring the Fatui Harbingers, and hinting towards the role that Scaramouche and Dottore would play in Sumeru. Whereas Scaramouche ended up becoming the Wanderer in Genshin Impact, Dottore's storyline still leaves a lot of plot points unresolved.

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The Burning of Irminsul Could Still Happen in Genshin Impact

Over the course of the Sumeru Archon Quests, players receive visions of the future, with one of the possible futures depicting Irminsul in flames – burned by Dottore. As demonstrated by the final fates of Wanderer and Nahida's predecessor, Irminsul is a tree that holds all the collective knowledge of Teyvat, and deleting information from Irminsul can permanently remove a person's existence from the pages of history and memory. The dark future of Irminsul never came to pass, and a seemingly satisfied Dottore left Sumeru with his prize. However, according to Xiao Luohao and shared by hxg_diluc, this is upcoming story content in Genshin Impact that simply hasn't happened yet.

With Genshin Impact Version 4.6 revisiting Cyno's story, it's clear that the developers still have plans for Sumeru. After all, the door to Khaenri'ah is located in northern Sumeru, which is speculated to be the Story Chapter that takes place after Snezhnaya. The full consequence of Irminsul being destroyed has heavy implications on the fate of Teyvat, and given what players have learned about the goals of the Fatui and their Tsaritsa, it's highly unlikely that she would condone the act.

The Archon Quests in Fontaine dealt with the tempestuous authority of Celestia, and brought the concept of Dragon Sovereigns front-and-center. It's expected that Natlan in Genshin Impact will follow this particular plot thread, but considering that it is the Pyro Nation (and is the immediate neighbor to Sumeru), it's quite possible that Dottore's story could be revisited sooner rather than later.