Treasure Hoarders

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Emblem of the Treasure Hoarders

The Treasure Hoarders are ragtag groups of bandits found throughout Teyvat. While they primarily raid various places for treasures, they also often rob unfortunate people who happen to come across them.

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General Tropes

Badass Normal: Played With. They have no elemental magical powers like the Fatui, the Abyss Order, or other monsters; they are simply human bandits armed with even common weaponry like shovels, hammers, gauntlets, and element-infused cocktails. While they can be a nuisance (especially against Crushers, Seamen, and Potioneers utilizing Frozen and Overloaded reactions), they can be easily taken down and are no more threatening than hilichurls.
Bandit Clan: They're effectively the game's equivalents of generic bandits, comprised of members from various gangs and like minded individuals.
Big Bad Wannabe: Downplayed, as they’re little more than petty thieves who are only looking to make a quick coin. But on more than one occasion, they quickly found out the hard way that they’re not the big bullies on the block, but are little more than a minor nuisance.
- In the "We Will Be Reunited" Archon Quest, the Liyue and Mondstadt branches hired a famous member from another nation known only as the "Grand Thief" to try to scout out an Abyss Order hideout and try to rob it blind. When the Traveler arrives on the scene, they find that the Abyss Order has already killed the Grand Thief, proving that the Abyss doesn’t screw around with others.
- The "Duel! The Summoner's Summit" event further shows how delusional they are in how "powerful" their organization is. At the end of the event, a group of them reveal to Cyno that they had created a card back that contained a hidden message that they would relay to other members in other nations, in the hopes that they would be able to pull off a heist in every nation at the same time. But because some of their members got addicted to the game, and ended up losing the card backs, they had to resort to some very traceable back alley deals to get them back, which lead to their operation being exposed by the Traveler, Charlotte, Kirara, and Cyno.
Elite Mooks: The 2022 edition of the Lantern Rite event introduces Treasure Hoarder Elites. While they come in a few different varieties, they are all capable of using a certain buff that grants them massive damage reduction. Fortunately, said buff can be removed by firecrackers, which are always available nearby.
Equal-Opportunity Evil: While other nations have their own local bandits, the Treasure Hoarders have managed to establish themselves all across Teyvat and have members from every corner of the world.
Even Evil Has Standards: Petty criminals though they might be, the Liyue branch draws the line at disrespecting the adepti. When the Traveler points out they are camping near the shrine of Pervases, they immediately apologize as they didn't know, and debate whether they should light some incense there to pay respect. Given how powerful the adepti are, this might just be common sense.
Evil Counterpart: To the Adventurers’ Guild. Large groups of people from all over Teyvat make up both factions, seek adventures, thrills, and rewards. It is just that the Adventurers’ Guild is more about helping people along the way while the Treasure Hoarders are mostly about hunting and, well... hoarding treasure.
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: They call themselves the Treasure Hoarders. No guesses as to what they do.
Gang Up on the Human: If you encounter them with local bandit groups such as the Nobushi/Kairagi or the Eremites, they'll focus on taking you down. Justified as the former act as hired help to put food on the table, and the latter are mercenaries who will work for everyone if the price is right and are occasionally found together on camps.
Goldfish Poop Gang: Unlike both the Fatui and Abyss Order, they have no bearing on the game's main story and barely pose a significant threat, only existing to give the player a token bandit faction to beat up on whenever a given Quest requires it. While they are tougher than the average hilichurl, they are still easy with their highly telegraphed attacks that do not do considerable damage even if they do hit.
Malevolent Masked Men: Easily provoked, wear masks covering the lower half of their faces, and, at first, seemed to entirely consist of men. A female Treasure Hoarder had appeared in Tartaglia's trailer and there's a female NPC that used to be part of the group, but it wasn't until the "Fleeting Colors in Flight" event that a female Treasure Hoarder was added as an enemy, albeit for that event only.
Not-So-Harmless Villain:
- One more competent member aided by a couple of lackeys was able to capitalize on the instability in Inazuma to pull off a large-scale heist, stealing Mora from the treasuries of several samurai. What's more, they get away with it, as they bargained for their freedom in exchange for a box owned by a man the Traveler was investigating. As the box only contained IOUs, the Hoarders lost nothing.
- Even if they are a decentralized organization and their individual members are easily taken down (and are mostly a nuisance), they are still a transnational organization covering all of Teyvat, making them on par with the Fatui, the Abyss Order, and the Adventurers' Guild in terms of influence. They also manage to maintain presence in Inazuma despite the Sakoku decree, meaning not only did they brave the storm to reach Inazuma, they successfully broke through the government blockade.
Pragmatic Villainy: The main reason Treasure Hoarders can operate on a worldwide scale is because they value caution and typically decline to take on high-risk high-reward heists lest they catch unwanted attention from local law enforcement. Otherwise, it is impractical for them to steal valuables in a highly populated area. Indeed, they debunk the Traveler's suspicion that they are planning an arson operation precisely because that is something that would attract attention and have the authorities breathing down their necks.
Punch-Clock Villain: The description for the Scouts mention that they end up in criminal circles due to a lack of education and to earn a living. Similarly the Crushers were former miners from The Chasm who turned to a life of crime after it was shut down following a series of accidents.
Smoke Out: When defeated, Treasure Hoarders escape by throwing a smoke bomb. However, if you instead defeat them by drowning, freezing, or knocking over, they will have the typical enemy death animation instead.
Too Dumb to Live:
- They really have a bad habit of trying to bully or intimidate people they really should know better about, such as the Traveler or the Fatui, let alone the Abyss Order, as the Grand Thief realized too late.
- Zig-Zagged during certain major events. They were smart enough to not to try to rob Liyue Harbor at a time when the Millelith is obviously on high alert during the 2020 Lantern Festival event, though they tried and failed to do so during the Windblume Festival in Mondstadt. Come the next Lantern Festival, they do try to ransack Liyue Harbor, but also fail to do so.
- They are the Big Bads of the "Duel! The Summoner's Summit" event, but that's only because their otherwise good idea of communicating a plot to pull off big heists all over Teyvat at the same time via custom made Genius Invokation TCG card backs, was ruined because numerous members got obsessed with the game to point of betting the card backs and losing them. This forced them to engage in a bunch of traceable back-alley deals and putting together money to hire the Komaniya Express to deliver them just to get them back and prevent the plan from leaking.
- The Phantom of the Night web event has two members breaking into a mansion in Fontaine with intentions of robbing it, only to find the owner dead and signs that the place has been cleaned recently. They decide to loot his corpse and keep going further in to find more valuables despite the numerous red flags (which his lackey notes beforehand) before running into said owner's killer Arlecchino, who then kills the both of them out of disgust for their actions.
  Arlecchino: Avarice is a deadly vice… Even sheer indifference is preferable to greed. Good night, gentlemen.
Two Girls to a Team: While most Treasure Hoarders you fight are men, the organization has a few prominent women in their ranks, though as of v4.2 they are typically limited to non-combat roles.
- The first few female combatants are only seen in Tartaglia's character trailer.
- The Liyue branch is led by a woman named Yan'er, also variously known as "Big Sis" or "Boss," and there's another female Treasure Hoarder named Bao'er in Guili Plains, who has been stalking Soraya for relics from the ruins of the Guili Assembly.
- Additionally, Sister Jilliana used to be a Treasure Hoarder before giving up the life of crime to start a new life as a wife, mother, and nun of the Church of Favonius.
- The first female Treasure Hoarders players get to fight were limited to the "Fleeting Colors in Flight" event, who happen to be higher-ranking members.
The Usual Adversaries: The Treasure Hoarders are far from the most dangerous faction, but Paimon repeatedly points out that they always manage to find their way to any treasure just before you do, even when you're the only one that could have heard of the aforementioned treasure.
The Worf Effect: During the first Traveler's Tale (Archon Quest Chapter I, Act IV), the joint expedition of the Mondstadt and Liyue branches to the Abyss hired a famed "Grand Thief" from Fontaine to scout one of the Order's lairs. Unfortunately, he is killed by the Order before he could proceed with his mission, proving that the Hoarders ultimately bit off more than they could chew.

Notable Members

Bao'er

Voiced by: Shelby Young (English)

One of the known female Treasure Hoarders. she is the boss of Li Dang & Li Ding.

The Unfought: The Traveler doesn't fight her in any commission quests related to her, despite being a treasure hoarder.

Clitopho

A Mondstadt-born self-proclaimed alchemist who once sold fake medicine to the miners in The Chasm before he was forced to join the Treasure Hoarders out of financial desperation following its closure, only to be imprisoned by them for trying to desert the group. Following his rescue by the Traveler, he joins the Chasm Exploration Team.

Driven to Villainy: Clitopho was once a merchant catering to the miners of The Chasm before he joined the Treasure Hoarders out of financial desperation following its closure. That said, Jinwu claims he is still too good a person to truly resort to crime, hence her willingness to give him a second chance and allow him to join her expedition despite Zhiqiong's misgivings.
Heel–Face Turn: Downplayed as Clitopho was never outright evil, being a shady fake medicine salesman with morally-dubious motivations at best and joining the Treasure Hoarders out of financial necessity when the Chasm was closed down. But after being locked up by the Treasure Hoarders and saved by the Traveler, he renounces his criminal past and officially joins the Chasm Exploration Team as an explosives expert to fill in for Klee's absence.
Snake Oil Salesman: Back when The Chasm was operating, Clitopho used to sell its miners sweets disguised as pain medicine. While it didn't do much to soothe their pain, they nevertheless appreciated his gesture of giving them some reprieve from their labors.
Sue Donym: After being rescued, Clitopho tries to deny his past dealings of selling fake medicine to miners by claiming that an impersonator named "Toclipho" was behind it, merely just swapping the first two syllables of his name around. Of course, this fails to convince the Traveler, Paimon, and Zhiqiong as Clitopho blatantly confesses to his misdeeds in front of them by trying to cover it up with a poorly thought-out alias.
Uniformity Exception: He wears the Cryo Potioneer's outfit sans the mouthpiece.

Fei the Flyer

A Treasure Hoarder who joined the Crux Clash.

Combat Pragmatist: While he is a skilled martial artist who managed to best against the other competitors and made it to second place of the Crux Clash, he fights the Traveler with a crossbow since he knows full well that he is of no match.
Moveset Clone: Fights identically to Raptor when fought.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Has stolen the Masterless Vision because he found out that his next opponent is the Traveler, a person he knows that he doesn't stand a chance against.

Golden Alligator

A Marksman encountered by the Traveler and Beidou while searching for treasures.

Reformed Criminal: In exchange for giving her the treasure, Beidou tells him and his crew that she'll use her connection to give them an honest job and leave the life of crime for good. He and his crew agree.
The Unfought: Doesn't fight the Traveler and Beidou as he (and his crew) immediately surrendered the moment the latter showed up.
Uniformity Exception: A Marksman who doesn't wear a neckerchief covering half of his face.

"Grand Thief"

Grand Thief

One of the most notable Treasure Hoarders in the group.

Dropped a Bridge on Him: He is built up to be one of the most notorious Treasure Hoarders, yet he is already dead when finally found.
Informed Ability: The Traveler can compare the Grand Thief to Alice, one of Teyvat's most brilliant magic users, or Stanley, a world famous hero. (Admittedly, the latter is a Fake Ultimate Hero as the real Stanley did not survive the expedition that made him famous.) In both cases Lan will corroborate that the Grand Thief is just as famous an adventurer. A thief of that skill and reputation level should really know when to move, which makes the fact that he died after looking too closely at a strange statue and getting ambushed by an Abyss Herald all the more jarring.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Little was known about him, with even his name being a mystery. By the time both the Traveler and Paimon found him, he's already dead, killed by an Abyss Herald.
Worf Had the Flu: it's implied in Chapter III Act VI that there was some other factors involved that would explain how a thief of the Grand Thief's calibur suffered such an abrupt death, as the Traveler encounters a similar statue in their sibling's memories which is host to a "Sinner" that makes Chlothar Alberich bow in the position the Grand Thief was in.

Li Dang & Li Ding

Li Dang and Li Ding

Bao'er's subordinates. One of them is trapped in Mountain Shaper's Amber.

Advertised Extra: They appeared in Hu Tao's character trailer. It's possible it took place before the Archon Quest.

Narzam

Yet another known female Treasure Hoarders. She has a love for knowledge.

Lovable Rogue: Even though she is a criminal, she is notable for being rather nice and willing to give back the stuff she stole just by answering some rather simple questions. This detail assures Niloofar that Alrani will be safe with her.
Mistaken for Imprisonment: She and her crew are believed to have kidnapped and locked up Alrani. In actuality, Alrani asked them to lock her up, and Narzam opted to make a cage of sticks out of pity all while making it clear that she would let Alrani leave at any time she was done feeling sorry for herself.
Riddle Me This: She is notable for giving back the stuff she steals from people if they answer the trivia questions she asks them. She also safely escorts them to their destination afterward.

Raptor

Raptor of the North

A Treasure Hoarder who is the leader of the Mondstadt branch.

King Mook: He fights like a Marksman, but with the ability to jump back and fire Pyro bolts in a 3-bolt succession.
Identical Stranger: Li Ding and the Grand Thief share the same model as him.
Red Baron: Known as the "Flying Thief on the Horizon".
What Happened to the Mouse?: Is not seen again after he was arrested by Amber at the end of her Story Quest. It is implied that he managed to escape imprisonment given he had struck a deal with Big Sis of the South to contact the Grand Thief of Fontaine.

Reed

Reed Miller

Founder of the Treasure Hoarders.

The Ghost: He has yet to actually appear if he is even still alive.

Shefket

A poacher from Sumeru who works with the Treasure Hoarders to sell precious materials gathered from rare animals.

Con Artist: According to the Corps of Thirty, he’s notorious for disguising himself as a Forest Ranger to trick adventurers into helping him with his poaching and hiding behind them when things get bad. The Traveler and Paimon become his latest mark after duping them into helping him hunt rare species of Dusk Birds.
Evil Poacher: Hunts rare species of animals to sell for their parts and works with the Treasure Hoarders to do so.
Freudian Excuse: He became a poacher after failing to get into the Akademiya, needing the Mora for his research and possessing the desire to shut up those who looked down on him. He later tries to claim that his actions are the product of childhood mental trauma before the Traveler tells him to stuff it.

Suspicious Man

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A suspicious individual encountered on the first Lantern Rite.

Book Dumb: Going by an admiration-letter he wrote for the Treasure Hoarders, he is not exactly skilled at grammar.
Delinquents: Is implied to be in his late-teens, has the personality of one, and really wants to join the Treasure Hoarders, a transnational criminal organization.
Developer's Foresight: Although sharing his name with the other Liuliu, he has his own unique portrait seen only in game files (and the character name for the Genshin Impact Wiki).
Extremity Extremist: As an opponent, he is known for using kicks, and a dropkick. He'll even approach the Traveler to deliver a Roundhouse Kick to their face.
Harmless Villain: He is not even a threat given that he only wanted to impress the Treasure Hoarders. Downplayed as an opponent, where he uses an upgraded Treasure Hoarders: Scout moveset.
Molotov Cocktail: One of his attacks has him hurl a bottle full of flammable liquid.
No Name Given: Is simply named as "???". Using an Elemental Sight reveals it as Liuliu, but it happens to be the name used by one of the Mondstadter disguised bandits in Mona's Story Quest.

"Tang Wuchou"

Self-proclaimed disciple of the Guhua school of martial arts.

Fake Ultimate Hero: He considers himself one of the Guhua Clan descendants and goes by the title "The Smaragdus Brave". In actuality, this is because the Smaragdus Jadeite pendant he wears warped his mind into believing he's a Guhua descendant when he's just an average Treasure Hoarder, and the ore is known to be toxic to people without Visions. While he still puts up a better fight due to being an Elite Mook, it's clear that his fighting style is amateurish and nowhere near resembling the Guhua Clan's fighting prowess.
Red Baron: The Smaragdus Brave.

Ulman

A Treasure Hoarder who was once a friend of a wandering Seelie. He seeks iron coins for trading.

Recurring Character: Of the Lost Riches Event.

Xingxiu

A Treasure Hoarder in charge of planning a heist in Liyue.

The Caper: Plans on pulling a huge heist in Liyue. To do that, he had his men steal a large batch of fireworks and lit it by the city as a distraction, while he and his crew would jump in and rob the capital. His plan failed courtesy of Keqing, and the Traveler, with Xingqiu and Chongyun's help.
Fat Bastard: Uses a Seaman model, and is the one who planned a heist in Liyue.

Yan'er

An Inazuman girl who turned to a life of crime following a squabble with one of her old friends.

Cool Big Sis: Both Hiromi and Shun call her as such, being the oldest of the three.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Most people know her simply as "Big Sis" or "Boss".
You Can't Go Home Again: After going to Liyue, she became unable to return to Inazuma due to the Sakoku decree. Even after that has been lifted, her reputation as a Treasure Hoarder means she would be arrested if she went home.

Enemy Units

General Troops

Voiced by: Yutaka Mitou (Japanese [Marksmen]), Niko Gerentes (English [Potioneers]), Elliot Schiff (English [Crushers])
Introduced: v1.0 "Welcome to Teyvat" (September 28, 2020)

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L-R - Handyman, Electro Potioneer, Scout

The rank-and-file of the Treasure Hoarders, they are divided into the following:

Scouts, which typically attack with roundhouse kicks or throwing knives.
Pyro, Hydro, Electro, and Cryo Potioneers, which typically throw potions filled with elemental energy at their targets, which leaves behind a residue that gradually damages any enemy within its radius, as well as kick away enemies that come too close.
Handymen, which can launch either a single kick, a triple kick, or a devastating dropkick.
Marksmen, which provide long-range support by shooting down enemies with their crossbows.
Gravediggers, which use their shovels either to strike at their enemies or dig some dirt to throw at their victims, severely impairing their vision for a few seconds.
Seamen, which wildly flail their oars about, either in a single swing or a charging swing combo.
Pugilists, masters of martial arts who prefer punching their enemies, whether in single bursts or charged-up beforehand.
Crushers, who swing their hammers around, either in single bursts, double bursts, or a charged double swing.

Acrofatic: Despite their weight, Handymen are surprisingly agile and use a lot of attacks that involve jumping and spinning.
Bare-Fisted Monk: Pugilists and Handymen fight entirely barehanded.
The Big Guy: Pugilists and Crushers have the largest physique and imposing stature. While Gravediggers, Seamen, and Handymen are big and burly, and stand the same height as their muscular brethren.
The Berserker: Like Hilichurl Berserkers, Seamen rush the player with a flurry of strikes.
Calling Your Attacks: Potioneers will shout "Fry!", "Freeze!", "Suffocate!", and "That tingle?!" when they throw their elemental cocktails at players.
Dash Attack: The Seamen use one, where they charge at the player with a flurry of strikes. They cannot turn quickly during it and the last hit also throws them off balance.
Extremity Extremist: Pugilists fight only with their fists, while Handymen fight only with their feet.
Fat Bastard: Handymen, Gravediggers, and Seamen are noticeably overweight compared to their fellow hoarders, but they are no less violent.
The Goomba: The Scouts are among the most basic enemies of the game and can be reliably dispatched by any character.
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: Said word-for-word by the Marksmen when defeated.
Hurricane Kick: One of the Handymen's primary attack (aside from a single Roundhouse Kick) is to perform a grounded version of it, where they chain a series of Roundhouse Kicks, with the third kick knocking anyone down.
Interface Screw: Your vision will be impaired if the Gravediggers' flung dirt hit you.
Long-Range Fighter: The Marksmen fight with crossbows and have no self-defense at close ranges.
Mad Scientist: Potioneers use their chemical knowledge to create explosive weapons, which they use to "experiment" on unlucky travelers.
Molotov Cocktail: The Potioneers throw different bottles of concoctions that explode into different elements upon hitting your character or the ground.
Mundane Utility: According to flavor text, Cryo Potioneers are popular among Treasure Hoarders for their ability to keep drinks cold.
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner: Potioneers will say "Heh! Another test subject!" every time players encounter them. Defeating them will ironically cause them to retract their one-liners, saying they "picked the wrong test subject".
Roundhouse Kick: Scouts and Potioneers deliver such a kick whenever you get too close to them.
Shovel Strike: Gravediggers carry shovels that they can use to both hit you and fling dug-up dirt at you.
Unique Enemy: Two of them.
- In "Beyond This World's Stars" (Mona's Story Quest), Mona and the Traveler encounter Mondstadter bandits dressed like locals and pretend to be stagecoaches. They fight like Scouts (with the lead bandit using a unique moveset shared with the Suspicious Man)
- In "Bookworm Swordsman" (Xingqiu's Story Quest), Liyuean gangsters, led by Gentry Maocai, are fought inside of Qinqce Village. They use the Sharpshooter moveset (which are also fought in "Traveler Observation Report" [Albedo's Story Quest]). The same gangsters are also fought in one spot in Fontaine's Ley Line Outcrops (using the Scout's moveset).

Characters / Genshin Impact: Treasure Hoarders

Treasure Hoarders

Notable Members

Bao'er

Clitopho

Fei the Flyer

Golden Alligator

Grand Thief

Li Dang and Li Ding

Narzam

Raptor of the North

Reed Miller

Shefket

???

"Tang Wuchou"

Ulman

Xingxiu

Yan'er

Enemy Units

Voiced by: Yutaka Mitou (Japanese [Marksmen]), Niko Gerentes (English [Potioneers]), Elliot Schiff (English [Crushers])
Introduced: v1.0 "Welcome to Teyvat" (September 28, 2020)

Alternative Title(s): Genshin Impact The Treasure Hoarders

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Treasure Hoarders

Notable Members

Bao'er

Clitopho

Fei the Flyer

Golden Alligator

Grand Thief

Li Dang and Li Ding

Narzam

Raptor of the North

Reed Miller

Shefket

???

"Tang Wuchou"

Ulman

Xingxiu

Yan'er

Enemy Units

Voiced by: Yutaka Mitou (Japanese [Marksmen]), Niko Gerentes (English [Potioneers]), Elliot Schiff (English [Crushers])Introduced: v1.0 "Welcome to Teyvat" (September 28, 2020)

Alternative Title(s): Genshin Impact The Treasure Hoarders

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Voiced by: Yutaka Mitou (Japanese [Marksmen]), Niko Gerentes (English [Potioneers]), Elliot Schiff (English [Crushers])
Introduced: v1.0 "Welcome to Teyvat" (September 28, 2020)