History Characters / GenshinImpactFontaine

* NoSell: Downplayed in that he isn't completely immune to the Symphony's effects, but is still coherent enough that he can explain to the Traveler and Paimon as to why everyone in Petrichor is acting so strangely. Cassiodor theorizes that this may be because of him being of Remurian descent.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Paimon considers Giovanni and Giustino's relationship to be similar to that of the Traveler and their missing sibling, with the Traveler expressing that the brothers should be fortunate that they managed to reunite after so many years.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Paimon considers Giustino and Giovanni's relationship to be similar to that of the Traveler and their missing sibling, with the Traveler expressing that the brothers should be fortunate that they managed to reunite after so many years.

** Navia is a FallenPrincess who was SpoiledSweet by Spina personnel and her loving father and inherited his position after he passed, Arlecchino grew up under the abusive control of "Mother" and did a KilngonPromotion.

[[folder:Clervie ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]]
!!Clervie [[spoiler:Snezhevna]]
Member of the House of the Hearth and daughter of the previous Knave. Also the only childhood friend of Peruere, aka Arlecchino, the current Knave. Died in the hands of the latter after the previous Knave forced them to fight. A "shadow" of her continued to haunt the House of the Hearth forcing Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet to investigate. Eventually exorcised after Peruere declared her no longer part of the organization, setting her free.
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* AntiNepotism: Was the victim of this. The previous Knave, Crucabena, was cruel to her to demonstrate that she played no favorites.
* DeathSeeker: It's implied that she purposely lost her duel to the death with Peruere since she believed that the freedom to choose when to die was the only freedom she had left.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Died in Peruere's arms after their battle.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Not her, but her shadow that continues to haunt the House of the Hearth. Even once Arlecchino sets her free, she realizes that she'll still remain a child.
* ParentalAbuse: Suffered this as part of Crucabena's attempts at AntiNepotism.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead in the present, dying at Peruere's hands.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Peruere's tomboy
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[[folder:Clerviee ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]]

!!Clervie [[spoiler:Snezhevich]]
Member of the House of the Hearth and daughter of the previous Knave. Also the only childhood friend of Peruere, aka Arlecchino, the current Knave. Died in the hands of the latter after the previous Knave forced them to fight. A "shadow" of her continued to haunt the House of the Hearth forcing Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet to investigate. Eventually exorcised after Arlecchino declared her no longer part of the organization, setting her free.

* PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead in the present, dying at Arlecchino's hands.

An inventor residing in Sumeru who appears in the "Garcia's Paean" Daily Commissions and World Quest series, asking for the Traveler's help with collecting materials and making parts to build a "Numbering Machine" capable of making complex calculations.

NoodleImplements: His Numbering Machine requires Hydro Slime Condensate for lubrication and Treasure Hoarder Insignias because the material they're made of is suitable for making machine parts that don't break easily.
ThePerfectionist: Always wants to make sure everything about his designs is as perfect as possible so that his Numbering Machine has no room for error when making calculations, much to the exasperation of [[BelagueredAssistant his assistant Lutong]] and many others.
TheWorkaholic: He has a bad habit of overworking himself.

[[folder:Le Goff]]
!!Le Goff

A travelling Fontainian merchant operating out of Sumeru who often has his caravan ransacked by Hilichurls. Appears in the Random World Quest, "The Churlish Chase".

* BornUnlucky: He's up there with Bennett in terms of unluckiness, as he's almost constantly being attacked by Hilichurls and having his wares stolen and/or destroyed by them. Even the Traveler becomes exasperated with this after saving him so many times.
* ButtMonkey: The guy can never catch a break.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can let the Hilichurls finish destroying his caravan instead of immediately coming to his aid, which unlocks a different set of dialogue after defeating them.

[[folder:Xavier]]
!!Xavier
One of thirteen Fontainian engineers hired by the Tenryou Commission to build the Mikage Furnace at Tatarasuna, and the only one left following the ratification of the Sakoku Decree. When not working to repair the Furnace, he indulges in his passion for filmmaking. He is the primary quest-giver of the ''Tatara Tales'' and ''Film Notes'' World Quests as well as being a major NPC in the ''Roses and Muskets'' event.

** Petrichor plays up the mainland's Italian influence, with a bit of Greek influence thanks to the region's name being Greek for "Returns".

** Navia is relatively new to the position as the Spina's president and still somewhat unsure of herself, while Arlecchino has looked after the House of the Hearth for 10 years.

!Others

[[folder:Berrypuff]]
!!Berrypuff / Berrypuffier

A Blubberbeast pup originally cared for in an underwater observatory station by an engineer from the Fontaine Research Institute after an encounter with an out-of-control Underwater Survey Mek left it too weak to survive on its own, only to eventually be abandoned by said engineer due to the whims of the Institute and left to starve. Upon learning of this, the Traveler and Paimon decide to nurse Berrypuff back to health themselves.

* BigEater: Eats several helpings of fish offered by the Traveler while being nursed back to health. Justified, as it had been abandoned in its habitat for some time with dwindling food supplies.
* DubNameChange: Berrypuff's original Chinese name can be roughly directly translated as "Crying Grape" ("Wūwū pútáo" [simplified 呜呜葡萄, traditional 嗚嗚葡萄]) while Berrypuffier is "Crying Big Grape" ("Wūwū Dà-pútáo" [simplified 呜呜大葡萄, traditional 嗚嗚大葡萄]). Localisations vary in either translating its name exactly (such as in the other East Asian languages where it goes by "Uu-uu-Budou" [ウーウーブドウ] and "Uu-uu-Dai-budou" [ウーウー大ブドウ] in Japanese) or giving it a berry/grape-themed name.
* EpicFail: Berrypuff's remaining food supplies were estimated to be enough for it to grow up healthily. By the time the Traveler and Paimon show up, said supplies are nonexistent and the poor Blubberbeast is noted to be looking pale and haggard from starvation. Paimon even lampshades how badly the engineer screwed up in their calculations.
-->'''Paimon:''' Ugh, did that engineer really believe their calculations were correct? The food has already run out! Maybe the Fontaine Research Institute blew up because it's full of people like this...
* HeIsAllGrownUp: After the fourth visit, Berrypuff grows large and healthy enough to be able to survive outside its habitat.
* KarmicJackpot: After being fully nursed back to health, Berrypuff reveals a Luxurious Chest hidden in its habitat for the Traveler and Paimon to have.
* MeaningfulRename: Paimon decides to rename Berrypuff as Berrypuffier after it grows several times its initial size from the Traveler feeding it so much.
* NoNameGiven: We never learn the name of the engineer who looked after Berrypuff prior to the Traveler and Paimon's arrival, not even in any of the notes they left behind.
* RaisedInCaptivity: Berrypuff had been living inside the observatory station ever since it was rescued from an out-of-control Underwater Survey Mek that left it too weak to survive on its own. The engineer raising it at the time wanted to take it back to the Institute with them when the funding for Berrypuff's care was cut, but begrudgingly and ultimately abandoned it after they couldn't find a way to nor thought it would've been able to adapt to living on land.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It's a Blubberbeast, one of Fontaine's cutest aquatic critters. Makes it all the more heartbreaking to see it on the verge of starving to death before the Traveler and Paimon decide to help nurse it back to health after learning of its backstory.
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: The notes left by the engineer mention Berrypuff to be much weaker than regular Blubberbeasts and that its survival rate would be twenty percent at best if returned to its original habitat. However, they estimated that its chances would be greatly increased if it were to grow up healthily, which prompted the engineer to take care of it in an observatory station.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The engineer's response to their supervisor cutting the funding for Berrypuff's care to go towards more pointless and ridiculous projects like "An Innovative Circuit Design Using Clockwork Meka to Simulate the RockPaperScissors Game and Its Sociological Impact", calling the Institute out for [[SkewedPriorities how skewed their priorities are]].
-->'''Engineer's Notes:''' Even such nonsense can be approved. What are those people even thinking... I should've gone to Sumeru and joined the Amurta there... [[WhyDontYouMarryIt These guys should just become mechanisms themselves if they care about those so much!]]

[[folder:Emilie]]
!!Emilie

A renowned perfumer in Fontaine.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Similarly to Kaveh and Layla before her, the players get their first inkling of her character through the regional bulletin boards, where they can read about her responses to her customers.
* FamedInStory: She is a renowned perfumer in Fontaine and has a dedicated fanbase.
* TheGhost: The player is made aware of her existence through the voiceovers of various characters like Lyney, Lynette, Charlotte, Chevreuse, and Wriothesley, as well as her written cameo on several bulletins in Fontaine, although she is yet to be seen in person.

[[folder:Hunter and Turner]]
!!Hunter & Turner

A pair of {{Pinkerton Detective}}s involved in the ''Truly Mouthwatering!'' and ''Still Mouthwatering!'' world quests.

* BlatantLies: The first time you meet them is when you have to 'check the vicinity' of a man half-buried in the sand, and they claim to be just enjoying a stroll and the nice weather.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Their favored torture method is to bury a person neck-deep in the sand and place a roast chicken in front of them to lure the crabs in, who'd eat the chicken and move on to the person's face. Their victims usually cave long before the chicken is even finished.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They are a pair of mafiosi enforcers styled after {{Pinkerton Detective}}s who go after a saboteur, presumed to be a disgruntled worker. When they realize the full extent of the story, how the saboteur is just an UnwittingPawn and is otherwise a good-natured individual, they immediately turn their wrath on the mastermind and offer the saboteur a position, recognizing his hard-working and reliable nature.
* TheDividual: Appears as a pair, and often speak by completing each others' sentences.
* PragmaticHero: While they are on the Traveler's side, they still commit cruel methods, such as the CoolAndUnusualPunishment mentioned above. It is also hinted that the only reason they leave the Traveler alone is because they are not on the duo's list, which the Traveler themselves notice.
-->'''Turner''': The higher-ups say that it's fine -- and that we shouldn't tangle with you regardless.\\
'''Traveler''': Hmm? What's that about tangling with me?

[[folder:Morris '''(unmarked spoilers)''']]
!! Morris

The "investor" for the film ''The Two Musketeers'' during the ''Roses and Muskets'' event in version 4.3. In actuality, he seeks to sabotage the film to keep his secret.

* ADeadlyAffair: He had his ex-lover Elisa assassinated to keep his affair with her a secret.
* AintTooProudToBeg: Morris begs for mercy from Chevreuse when she corners him in the warehouse, offering to give her Mora in exchange for his life. Chevreuse has none of it and arrests him for having Elisa assassinated.
* ArchnemesisDad: Morris not only abandoned his children and had their mother killed, he also used his wealth and influence kept the truth hidden for decades, going so far to sabotage the production of the filming of ''The Two Musketeers'' personally. Small wonder his children want him to face justice.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Chevreuse flat out tells him that he made the wrong choice in having Elisa assassinated, saying that all he had to do was ignore her.
* DirtyCoward: He murdered a woman he loved because he was afraid of people finding out about him having an affair. When Chevreuse gets him to confess by acting like she is going to kill him like in the story he had been sabotaging, he is a crying mess.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Yoimiya lures him to the film crew's warehouse, where Chevreuse tricks him into confessing his assassination of Elisa.
* HonorBeforeReason: He chose to uphold his family's honor rather than run away with Elisa. He even tried to bribe her to end her pregnancy, but she refused, and when Elisa sent a picture of her children, along with a letter asking him to spend time with them, he tried to have them assassinated to prevent their existence from coming out as he was engaged to the heiress of another rich family.
* InheritanceMurder: He assassinated his ex-lover in order to secure his marriage to a wealthy heiress.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: He spent twenty years having gotten away with Elisa's death, but the film festival saw his crimes coming to light. While Chevreuse says that he will face justice in accordance to Fontaine's laws, Veronique disagrees, believing that he'll live like a king in the Fortress of Meropide. Chevreuse assures her, though, that she'll arrange things so Morris's life in Meropide will not be a cushy one.
* ObviouslyEvil: While he was initially successful in hiding his true intentions for offering to invest in ''The Two Musketeers'' from Xavier, by the time he reappears in Act IV of the event story claiming to have resolved his financial issues, it's easy to deduce that he is the deadbeat father that the copycat murderer is after, as well as the one responsible for the sudden string of mishaps on the last day of filming. Chiori had certainly picked up on it when the Traveler and Paimon briefly talk to her during the post-filming party.
* OhCrap: His reaction to seeing Yoimiya lying on the ground after Chevreuse seemingly shot her is one of sheer terror. Of course, this is what Chevreuse wanted so that Morris would confess to his crimes.
* ParentalAbandonment: Since the time he first learnt of Elisa's pregnancy, he asked her to abort. When she didn't, he sent an assassin, with the implication that he might have tried OffingTheOffspring as well.
* PariahPrisoner: He's not seen again after his arrest, but Chevreuse convinces Wriothesley to disseminate newspapers reporting the truth behind Musketeer murders, assuring he will soon become the most hated person in the Fortress of Meropide, and a miserable sentence to follow.
* {{Patricide}}: Was the target of one and narrowly averted this fate by Chevreuse blocking his daughter's attempted headshot with her musket.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Played straight then defied. He got away with having Elisa murdered for twenty years due to his wealth and influence [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty until Chevreuse confronts him]] and [[EngineeredPublicConfession forces him to confess]], and even then he attempted to bribe her even with a pistol aimed at his head in point blank range. Unfortunately for him, [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Chevreuse was having none of it]].

[[folder:Penny]]
!!Penny

A young girl who appears in the "Free Verse" World Quest, joined by her cat and dog guardians, Don Quijano and Nana.

* ComingOfAgeStory: Her quest revolves around her journey to becoming an adult, later deciding to join the Adventurer's Guild once she becomes old enough. The Traveler decides to give her a letter of recommendation to help her with her goal.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were nomads who left her with Rouge after they decided their lifestyle wasn't ideal for a child. Rouge eventually left her too and entrusted her to Don Quijano the cat and Nana the dog.
* ShoutOut: Don Quijano's name is a reference to Alonso Quijano, better known as Don Quixote, the titular protagonist of the novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. His appearance meanwhile was inspired by ''Literature/PussInBoots'', a fairy tale about an anthropomorphic cat who is a chivalrous scoundrel, famously depicted wearing a hat, a sword, and a pair of boots.

[[folder:Pierre ('''Spoilers for Lynette's Hangout Event''')]]
!!Pierre Lefevere

The last member of a crime family wiped out by Arlecchino long ago. Following the shutdown of Sinthe, he began to make his own imitation to profit off of using resources from the Fontaine Research Institute.

* ArchEnemy: He effectively serves as such for Lynette due to being part of the family that kidnapped her long ago. The moment Lynette hears his name, she becomes determined to bring him to justice.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Part of Pierre's method of distributing Imitation Sinthe is to force various pets to swallow it as a means of transport to go undetected.
* DeadAllAlong: It's revealed that Pierre had already been killed by Elodie before Lynette's Hangout Event.
* SoleSurvivor: His entire family was killed by Arlecchino for kidnapping Lynette with him being the only one to make it out alive. Given his family is established go have kidnapped many others for profit, it is hard to sympathize with him. Subverted when is revealed that Elodie is also part of the family and that he was already killed by her.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Elodie killed him as part of her scheme to make Pierre and Bernard take all the blame for the Imitation Sinthe scheme, with Pierre's death meant to make it look like he went into hiding so the authorities would go on a wild goose chase.

[[folder:Rouge]]
!!Rouge

A vigilante who works alongside his followers Blanc and Bleu to fight Treasure Hoarders and distribute their goods to the poor and unfortunate. Appears in the "Impromptu Poem of the Crimson Dawn" World Quest.

* JustLikeRobinHood: He's basically an {{Expy}} of Robin Hood and his merry men.
* ParentalSubstitute: He was this to Penny for a time before eventually entrusting her to Don Quijano and Nana.
* PoliceAreUseless: He has some condescending views regarding the Maison Gardiennage, not agreeing with their methods in the pursuit of justice but at least respects their desire for it.
* StealingFromThieves: He and his followers rob from the Treasure Hoarders and give their valuables to the poor.

[[folder:Rocky and Liam]]
!!Rocky Avildsen & Liam

Two individual Local Legends found in Weeping Willow of the Lake in Fontaine.

* BadassNormal: They are ordinary humans without Visions, but they possess an incredible combat prowess comparable to that of the other Local Legends, and can easily wipe the floor with Vision wielders if they're not careful.
* BossSubtitles: "A Gentleman Personality" for Rocky and "Fading Rainbow" for Liam.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Rocky's bulk isn't for show, he is strong enough that he can perform a shockwave from punching the ground and release a trail of explosions with the same fist.
* CounterAttack: If Rocky gets knocked-off to the ground, he will disappear in a [[SmokeOut puff of smoke]] the moment he hits the ground... then immediately re-appear in a puff to retaliate with a powerful lunging punch. If he Turns Red, he will perform a devastating plunging Ground Punch instead.
* CulturedBadass: Rocky loves to drink tea, owing to his line upon spotting the Traveler, and he is a Z-fighter level individual who can easily obliterate even the strongest Vision holders who underestimate him.
* FluffyTheTerrible: One of the Local Legends is simply named "Liam", a fairly common name in real life. He's also a lot more deadlier in combat than he looks, as expected for a Local Legend.
* KingMook: Respectfully, they are Local Legend variants of the Treasure Hoarder Pugilist and Potioneer.
* LongRangeFighter: Liam primarily fights by lobbing Electro and Pyro potions, and he doesn't have any melee attacks.
* MuggleWithADegreeInMagic: Despite lacking a Vision, Liam is the only enemy with any amount of Elemental Mastery (650 in particular), on par with players' typical EM builds, which allows his Overloaded reactions to obliterate the bulkiest of Vision users.
* ShoutOut: Rocky's given name is a reference to the [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} film of the same name]]; likewise, his surname, Avildsen, is a reference to John G. Avildsen, the director of the first ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' film.
* SNKBoss: Being Local Legends, they possess HP and DEF pools far higher than even the likes of a Trounce Domain boss and can dish a lot of damage. Liam in particular is the ''only'' enemy (as of Version 4.2) in the entire game with any amount of Elemental Mastery (650 in particular), which enhances his Overloaded damage.
* TeaIsClassy: Rocky's title is "A Gentleman Personality", he loves to drink tea, and if he defeats any of the playable characters, he hopes that the tea is still hot by the time he goes back to drink.
--> ''I do hope my tea hasn't gone cold.''
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Liam throws Pyro and Electro potions to inflict Overloaded, an explosion-based elemental reaction. Due to his high Elemental Mastery, the explosion can obliterate even the bulkiest of Vision users.
* TurnsRed: If their HP goes below a certain threshold, they employ deadlier attacks.
** Rocky performs a GroundPunch, unleashing a trail of explosions to the Traveler's direction, and will also jump high into the air and punch the ground in a relatively large [=AoE=]. The latter move will replace his lunging punch as his Counter-Attack.
** Liam will simultaneously lob both Electro and Pyro bottles, allowing him to deal an Overloaded reaction damage that can easily destroy anyone caught in the explosion.

[[folder:Romeuf]]
!! Romeuf

A former member of the Spina de Rosula who left in the past due to disagreements with Callas, and is plotting against them in the present, serving as the antagonist of Navia's Character Quest.

* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Navia declares him to be such when he has his followers attempt to blow up the Clementine Line to bury Poisson and endanger innocent lives. After he does that, she immediately presses charges and outright says they are beyond negotiating with.]]
* EntitledBastard: Part of his reasons for leaving Spina de Rosula was because he and his fellows thought that Clementine being pregnant with Navia gave her too much bias towards Callas' side in their arguments. Paimon is incredulous at this, claiming that regardless of her relationship with Callas, she was still her own person with her own opinions on the company's decisions, which she argued with Callas on despite their relationship in the past.
* TheGhost: [[spoiler:Despite being built up as the ArcVillain for Navia's quest, he doesn't even appear, with the main threats being his goons and Colter. He isn't even ''arrested'' onscreen.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Him leaving the Spina was due to disagreeing with Callas' idea to invest in the Aquabuses, having wanted to use the money to improve quality of life in Poisson. However, his EvilPlan is [[spoiler: using explosives to blow up the Clementine Aquabus Line, despite how the resulting rubble would head for Poisson and cause a lot of collateral damage.]]

[[folder:Salsa]]
!!Salsa

A young girl and aspiring painter who presumes the Adventurers Guild are evil people who are polluting Fontaine's beautiful scenery with poorly laid out puzzles.

* NeatFreak: Every time Salsa is encountered, she is upset over how poorly put together a puzzle is and asks the Traveler to fix it. On the third encounter, she realizes she may have OCD after reading about it in books.
* ParentalNeglect: Salsa's parents are so busy that they don't ever find time to actually care for their daughter. When Salsa finds out that she may have OCD, they just brush it off and tell her to stop reading about it if it bothers her.

[[folder:Thelxie]]
!!Thelxie
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A robotic penguin who makes his appearance in the "Thelxie's Fantastic Adventure" Event Quest. He is created by Freminet at his client's request.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:At the end of "Thelxie's Fantastic Adventure", the Traveler is invited to wear Freminet's helmet to understand the robot when it speaks to Zuria. Not only does it declare its love for Zuria as a mother, but the Traveler even gets a vision of Lescot embracing her. It's never clarified what happened -- whether Thelxie developed emotions, or became a medium for Lescot -- only that it helped Zuria overcome Loneliness Syndrome and move on.]]
* ArtificialIntelligence: In sharp contrast to Pers, Thelxie is a fully autonomous clockwork penguin with a various set of motions, complete with a motherboard to fully develop and improve him to any situation.
* CuteMachines: An adorable clockwork Mek built in the likeness of a penguin, just like Pers.
* IdiotHair: Freminent went out of his way to give him one to enhance the impression of his whimsical and childlike "personality".
* InterfaceSpoiler: Although the reward icon for the event is obscured by a silhouette, the frame's shape is easily recognizable. This serves as a clue that [[spoiler:the clockwork penguin will eventually join the Traveler and become a Serenitea Pot companion]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Due to suffering from Loneliness Syndrome after her son drowned, Zuria has come to believe that Thelxie is her son. Through completing the story that they've made for Thelxie, the Traveler and Freminet help Zuria accept the loss of her son and move on]].
* TheUnintelligible: Speaks only in French encoded through a Caesar cypher with a right shift of one and then put in Morse code. Justified as Freminet hasn't installed a language module yet.

[[folder:Urville and Nadia]]
!!Urville and Nadia

A human-Melusine duo who appear in the "Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Hunt" World Quest, consisting of amateur diver Urville and his Melusine partner Nadia.

* EarlyBirdCameo: They can be encountered much earlier at the Tower of Ipsissimus' outskirts [[spoiler:if it hasn't been sunk to the bottom of the ocean yet]]; they are found in a camp near a Precious Chest, and attempting to open said chest will provoke a WhatTheHellHero reaction from Urville and the chest will be left alone afterwards.
* ForgetfulJones: Nadia used to be an elite at the Marechaussee Phantom until cranial damage left her with severe memory problems. Urville has been trying to make enough money for her treatments, although he acknowledges that a full recovery for her is impossible and just hopes it will be enough for her to live a normal life again.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: [[spoiler:Nadia saved Urville from drowning when he was a child, which inspired Urville to become someone who helps others. However, he never realized it was Nadia at the time and she doesn't remember due to her head trauma]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Urville can come off as a little abrasive and money-obsessed, he genuinely wants to help give Nadia a better life than the one she's currently living being around him.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Urville to the Ball Octopuses, who he holds an enmity with them for defeating him numerous times and swears he'll become stronger to defeat them one day. This is PlayedForLaughs.
* TreasureHunter: Urville tries to be this in his spare time while studying to get a paying job with the Fontaine Fleet, although he hasn't had the best of luck with it. Despite this, he refuses to give up in the hopes of one day striking it rich.

!!Cassiodor/Osse/Monsieur O

Also known as the Marechaussee Hunter and later known as the Golden Hunter. Appears in the "Canticles of Harmony" World Quest series.

[[folder:Erinnyes]]
!!Erinnyes, the Lochknight
A leader of the Lochknights, which continued to worship Egeria after the latter's imprisonment during the Remurian era. The Lochknights swore to protect the Oceanids. Erinnyes was one particular Lochknight who led a rebellion against Remus.

* CoolSword: She was the wielder of Hauteclaire, which is now known as the Splendor of Tranquil Waters, the Hydro Archon's scepter.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Remurian scholar Marius Servius left a note in a text about their empire's enemies that Erinnyes is most likely a mistranslation of a title meaning "High Ruler", rather than her name. But by the point they figured this out, everyone had already taken to referring to her as such.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: When Egeria told Erinnyes about the prophecy at the latter's request, Erinnyes' faith was completely crushed. She threw her sword away and was never seen again.
* KnightInShiningArmor: The Lochknights swore by their armour of silver that they would defend the Oceanids and fight against Remus' tyranny. They were absolutely loyal to Egeria who they believed to be their true deity, exiled themselves from Remuria and underwent rigorous training.
* LaResistance: She led a resistance against Remus' tyranny, as he attempted to conquer the Lochknights' lands and fused Oceanid souls into Ichor as part of his plan to counter the prophecy.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: While both the Lochknights and Scylla's army were resistance groups against Remus, they were not on good terms. Erinnyes vowed to repel all "invaders" under Egeria's banner, which included the dragons. Erinnyes' army was said to have to have been "bathed in the blood of dragons".

[[folder:Scylla]]
!!Scylla
A Hydro Vishap who led an army of vishaps and barbarian tribes to overthrow Remus. Scylla would be sealed by Remus' Harmost, Boethius.

* GenderBlenderName: The Scylla from real-life [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]] is a female sea monster, while [=Genshin's=] Scylla is referred exclusively with he/him pronouns.
* NiceGuy: When the Traveler meets him he is friendly and pleasant. Even turning against Remuria [[spoiler:was part of a deal he struck with Remus.]]
* LaResistance: In response to Remus' tyranny and order to hunt down vishaps to fuse their souls into Ichor as part of his plans to counter the prophecy, Scylla gathered armies composed of both vishaps and barbarians to fight Remus. [[spoiler:This is subverted when it turns out he and Remus had arranged for Remuria's destruction together to attempt to subvert prophecy.]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla Scylla]] is named after the sea monster from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]].
* TokenHeroicOrc: The other Vishaps have a huge case of BlueAndOrangeMorality and are still hostile towards humans on a good day, barring a few in Erinnyes Forest, but Scylla never attacks The Traveler at any point and is helpful when taking down Boethius.

!!Around the time of the Cataclysm
!!!Humans
[[folder:Eduardo]]
!!Eduardo Baker
Jakob's biological father. He was an enforcer and mob boss in Fleuve Cendre until the Court of Fontaine ordered a purge of the impoverished district. He was captured and sentenced to exile in Sumeru, but managed to escape to Poisson thanks to his followers, holding his Garde escorts hostage and allying with Renault de Petrichor, Poisson's mayor. He died in the Siege of Poisson.

* ICallItVera: He was said to affectionately call his weapon "Ferryman".
* PipePain: His weapon was the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman, a sewage pipe.

[[folder:Emanuel]]
!!Emanuel Guillotin
A Maréchaussée Hunter who was in charge of leading the Siege of Poisson. Guilt-ridden by the traumatic event he engineered, he retired. He then became the adoptive father of Alain and Mary-Ann, though he was never close to them.

* TheAlcoholic: Became this after the Siege of Poisson
* ChildhoodFriends: With Basil Elton, Karl Ingold and Dwight Lasker, as they were all orphans from the Narzissenkreuz Institute. That is why Basil entrusted Mary-Ann and Alain to him when she left to fight Elynas.
* CombatPragmatist: He was said to have defeated the [[TheAce Champion Duelist Marfisa]] using trickery and cunning tactics.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Left the Maréchaussée after the Siege of Poisson, reflecting upon the fact that he has orphaned innocent children.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He got wounded during the Siege of Poisson, leaving him with facial scars that he had to hide with a mask (the Veteran's Visage artifact).
* ParentsAsPeople: Due to his alcoholism, he was never close to his adoptive children. But he eventually joined the hunt against the Narzissenkreuz Ordo for their sake, and he regrets his actions during his final moments before being dissolved.

[[folder:Karl]]
!!Karl Ingold
A journalist and photographer who handled negotiations between Poisson and the Court of Fontaine. The Siege of Poisson caused him to retire and become an adventurer instead. He then became the adoptive father of René and Jakob, and took the children on an expedition with him to the Girdle of the Sands in Sumeru.

* AdultsAreUseless: During his expedition to Sumeru with René and Jakob, they refused to trust him and René had to save Jakob on his own, using the power of the Abyss. The two also conspired against him, using means such as a fake journal which appears to have been effective. After the expedition, Karl is never brought up again. Karl was also never acknowledged as a father by what were officially his adopted children (they refer to him as "Mr. Karl"), in contrast to Emanuel, who, despite all his flaws, was still considered an actual father figure by Alain and Mary-Ann.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Basil Elton, Emanuel Guillotin and Dwight Lasker, as they were all orphans from the Narzissenkreuz Institute. That is why Basil entrusted René and Jakob to him when she left to fight Elynas.
* HarmfulToMinors: For some reason, Karl thought that the Girdle of the Sands would be a suitable location for an expedition with two children. It is the source of the Cataclysm where Egeria died, and where René discovered the World-Formula. The expedition was also clearly dangerous, as Jakob almost died and needed Abyssal power to survive.

[[folder:Marfisa]]
A Champion Duelist of the Court of Fontaine. She was known for her legendary spear techniques.

* JusticeWillPrevail: Marfisa was known for being principled and honourable. As the description for the weapon she once wielded, the Rightful Reward states:
--> ''Thieves are, after all, thieves, no matter how clever their tricks.''\\
''Crimes must be publicly punished, and lies must be publicly exposed.''\\
''That is how the world ought to operate, and how righteousness should be.''\\
''But when it comes to "how things ought to be," it is always fiendishly difficult to get ideal results.''
* TheRival: She viewed Emanuel Guillotin as her rival ever since he bested her in a spar using trickery. After the Siege of Poisson, she sought him out for a rematch, but learned that he had retired, traumatised by the Siege. Believing him to have betrayed his past life, she hunted him down until she realised that he had been dissolved by the Master. She would then suffer the same fate.

[[folder:Parsifal and Josephine]]
!!Parsifal the Great, and Josephine the Blue-Eyed Spear Witch
A pair of magician sisters from Fleuve Cendre. Originally urchins from Fleuve Cendre, they one day decided to earn a living by being magicians, taking on stage names. They first performed in Eduardo Baker's tavern, and eventually made their way up to the Court of Fontaine.

* DuelToTheDeath: Parsifal chose to die against Champion Duelist Marfisa when arrested after the Siege of Poisson.
* MirrorCharacter: To Lyney and Lynette, also a pair of orphans who became accomplished magicians in modern-day Fontaine. Lyney's signature weapon, The First Great Magic, is even the weapon that Parsifal used to wield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: In-Universe. Parsifal and Josephine are their stage names, taken from Mondstadt's myths.
* RousingSpeech: Parsifal delivered a speech to the inhabitants of Fleuve Cendre, motivating them to rescue Eduardo after he was captured.
* TwinSwitch: Their lore found in various weapon descriptions makes it rather ambiguous which one is which. It can be deduced that the original Parsifal died during the Purge of Fleuve Cendre and the survivor, who was the assistant Josephine, took on the name of Parsifal.

!!!Other
[[folder:Elynas]]
!!Elynas
The long deceased "Father" of the Melusine.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: While its true form was a titanic monster, when conversing with the Traveler's consciousness near the end of the ''Ancient Colors'' questline it takes the form of a Melusine.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: To Durin, the dragon-like Abyssal monster that terrorized Mondstadt during the Cataclysm at the same time that Elynas was felled in Fontaine. Elynas' crystallized blood is noted to be similar to the scarlet quartz that dots Dragonspine following Durin's death. Moreover, just like how Elynas' heart is merely petrified and can be restarted at any time with the right impetus, Durin's own heart is implied to still be alive. Just as Durin is known to be a creation of the Khaenri'ahn alchemist Gold and was thankful to her for giving it life, Elynas tells the Traveler that it was similarly given form by "Mother", and had many older and younger "siblings" who all adored her for the same. Finally, neither of the two understood what they were doing to the people of Teyvat during the Cataclysm. From their perspective, they were each just playing and having fun, and only after they'd been fatally wounded did they realize how terrifying they were to the people of the surface world.
* AmbiguousGender: Elynas is referred to as the "Father" of the Melusine, but a Melusine encountered in the Court of Fontaine claims that the Melusine were born from "her" ravaged body. It is currently unknown whether this writing choice was intentional.
* AndIMustScream: Elynas died hundreds of years ago, but its spirit lives on, watching over its "children" and those who come to the Elynas region to make use of its body parts and blood. The Melusine could no longer hear or speak to them after a while, with only Mamere doing so, leaving them lonely. However, when the player speaks to them, it appears only mildly upset by its situation, as it is more concerned with the negative effect its presence has on others.
* BenevolentAbomination: A massive, terrible creature that talks about death as little more than a setback, yet it would rather pass on the opportunity to come back to life and remain dead so as not to destroy its Melusine "children" and their village within its body.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Elynas had a completely different view of life originally, with what it did for fun terrifying Teyvat's people. Key word here being "had," as it eventually came to understand the pain and suffering it was causing and is now much more [[HeelFaceTurn benevolent in nature.]]
* DeathIsCheap: Despite being dead for centuries its spirit and consciousness remain, and the events of the ''Ancient Colors'' questline all but state that it can be brought back to life relatively easily (for someone with Abyss powers, that is). Elynas even tells the Traveler that one day they will show them its true from, again suggesting that death is no major hindrance for it.
* EldritchAbomination: Elynas is easily one of the strangest beings encountered in Teyvat to date. A giant monster hailing from the "cosmic darkness" before being pulled into Teyvat, with a [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morality]] alien to any of its inhabitants. Upon death its internal organs were coated with stone, its corpse merged with the land, and its body became a hollow cave system. When a battle ruptured its body 400 years ago, its blood gave life to the Melusine. And lastly, it doesn't even experience death in the same way as humans, as even though its body died its spirit remains, [[AndIMustScream aware yet unable to act,]] and seems to treat death as no worse than breaking a leg, even telling the Traveler that some day they will show them its true form. By the time of the present day it has become a BenevolentAbomination.
* HeelRealization: Over time it came to realize that what it did for fun on the surface world terrorized the inhabitants, and as such it is content with death as a way to make amends and not upset anyone else.
* {{Kaiju}}: Elynas was ''massive,'' with its skeleton making up the bulk of the island Elynas.
* MeaningfulName: Elynas was a fictional king of Albany and the father of Mélusine, partially reflecting its lore in the game.
* TrulySingleParent: All of the Melusine were born from its body.
* UnwantedRevival: Elynas does not desire to be brought back to life and helps the Traveler stop Jakob from doing so, not out of any dislike for being alive, but because its revival would be catastrophic for the Melusines living in its body.

!!Post-Cataclysm
[[folder:Thibert and Suavegothe ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]]
!!Thibert and Suavegothe
Two members of Fontaine's old aristocracy who were opposed to Neuvillette being Iudex, and conspired to turn Fontanian society against him by stoking hatred of the Melusines by framing Carole for a murder. The plan not only failed when Carole took her own life to prove her innocence, but then Vautrin proceeded to track down the hardliners and kill them all out of vengeance in an act of vigilantism and sacrificed his reputation and freedom to ensure Neuvillette's place as the Chief Justice would be uncontested.

* AllForNothing: Their plot to ostracize Neuvillette and the Melusines ended up with the hardliners getting killed by Vautrin in an act of vigilantism and both his and Carole's sacrifices actively solidifying the Iudex's reputation as an impartial judge and the Melusines as misunderstood innocent creatures. 400 years later, Neuvillette's reputation is utterly unimpeachable, and the Melusines are respected and adored by the people of Fontaine, to the point where people actively band together to keep the Melusines safe when word gets out that someone is targeting them.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody was on their side when Vautrin slaughtered them, to the point where the audience at Vautrin's trial actually had no issues with him being found not guilty despite blatantly comitting murder.
* DidNotSeeThatComing: Carole's suicide throwing a SpannerInTheWorks was one thing, but they probably did not expect Vautrin to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and slaughter the hardliners personally in an act of vigilantism.
* FantasticRacism: All too eager to stoke the flames of hate against the Melusines. It backfires on them, however.
* KilledOffscreen: After they figure out their plan and start executing it, they rather notably aren't seen again once Vautrin decides to kill all of the hardliners out of vengeance.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The pair concoct a plot to murder an innocent person and frame poor Carole. They probably would've been arrested anyway, but they picked the wrong Melusine to frame - Vautrin decided that the only punishment they deserved was death, and proceeded to act accordingly. Even during Vautrin's trial, Neuvillette admits that what he did could be seen as a valid form of justice, even if it still violated the law.
* PosthumousCharacter: They and the other hardliners lived 400 years ago and are now long dead.

!Clockwork Meka
A series of mechanical constructs built in Fontaine. While they typically serve as the nation's military might and labor force, they are also faced in the wild as recurring enemies.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AIIsACrapshoot: Most of the hostile ones are stated to be the result of them being stolen and reprogrammed or having gone haywire.
* ArtificialIntelligence: While experimental designs like Curve or Seymour are on the cutting edge and act nearly human, the common gardemek is also surprisingly sentient. During the "Lil' Fungi's Fun-Tastic Fiesta" Event, the Traveler and Paimon come by a mundane Maison Gardiennage Annihilation Specialist Mek that can't speak but acknowledges that it was playing with the funguses it was assigned to guard and literally glows with pride when Paimon calls it polite and gives it the nickname "Miss Gardemetiquette."
* ElementalPowers: Many of them are capable of utilizing elemental powers in combat.
* ImmuneToFlinching: Downplayed. They can be staggered with stronger attacks, but they cannot be launched off their feet, a trait shared with other automata.
* MechaMooks: A kind that has existed for centuries like the Ruin Machines.
* TheVoiceless: PlayedWith. The mekas are completely silent when fought overworld, but, as demonstrated with Seymour and the fact that they can be hired, are capable of speaking the Teyvat tongue.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Rather than mecha/mechs, they are called meka/meks in Teyvat.

* LaResistance: In response to Remus' tyranny and order to hunt down vishaps to fuse their souls into Ichor as part of his plans to counter the prophecy, Scylla gathered armies composed of both vishaps and barbarians to fight Remus.

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