Seven Archons Names, Story, and Lore

Archons are the ruling gods of the seven major regions of Teyvat in Genshin Impact. Each Archon also governs over one specific type of Element. See who and what the Archons are, and everything we know about them in this lore guide!

Seven Archons List and Names

Barbatos, the Anemo Archon

Barbatos
	Character	Venti
	Element	Anemo
	Nation	Mondstadt
	Ideal	Freedom

The Anemo Archon, Venti is the one who oversees the Nation of Mondstadt. Dubbed as the nation of freedom, Venti's ideal is to let the citizens of Mondstadt to be ruled by no one.

This makes Venti the weakest, despite being one of the oldest Archons, since Archons derive the strength of their power based on how they rule over their people.

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Morax, the Geo Archon

Morax
	Character	Zhongli
	Element	Geo
	Nation	Liyue
	Ideal	Contracts

The Geo Archon, Zhongli, is the oldest among The Seven. Also known as the God of Contracts, Morax, Rex Lapis, and many more, Zhongli's monikers have a huge reach, considering the Geo Archon has been there for many millennia and gave birth to the greatest catalyst, Mora.

Despite still being considered an Archon, Zhongli has already "retired" and has already surrendered the rule over Liyue to its people.

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Beelzebul, the Electro Archon

Beelzebul
	Character	Raiden Shogun
	Element	Electro
	Nation	Inazuma
	Ideal	Eternity

The Electro Archon, the safekeeper of Eternity, has recently locked the citizens of Inazuma in a false-sense of eternity by limiting the entry and exit to and fro the nation, and implementing the Vision Hunt Decree.

This disillusioned idea of eternity led to a series of unfortunate events which eventually had been sorted out with the help of the Traveler.

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Buer, the Dendro Archon

Buer
	Character	Nahida
	Element	Dendro
	Nation	Sumeru
	Ideal	Knowledge

The Dendro Archon, also known as Lesser Lord Kusanali, despite being the youngest, is also the overseer of the Irminsul Tree, the tree of knowledge whose roots extends to the entirety of Teyvat.

And being the God of Knowledge, Buer also presides in Sumeru, the Nation of Wisdom and home to the prestigious academic institute that is the Akademiya.

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Focalors, the Hydro Archon

Focalors
	Character	Furina
	Element	Hydro
	Nation	Fontaine
	Ideal	Justice

The Hydro Archon, Furina, rules over the nation of Fontaine as the God of Justice. She is well-received by a large portion of her citizens but is more known for her popularity as a mascot of justice in the court trials.

In addition, many of the Lochfolk, commonly referred to as the Oceanids, do not support her as the newly reinstated Focalors. As they had preferred the previous vessel, most of them had chosen to live in exile away from Fontaine, their homeland.

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Unknown Pyro Archon

Pyro Archon
	Archon Name	Unknown
	Element	Pyro
	Nation	Natlan
	Ideal	Unknown

There's extremely little information available about the Pyro Archon, except that they may be fairly acquainted with the Anemo Archon, Venti.

Tsaritsa, the Cryo Archon

The Tsaritsa
	Character	Tsaritsa
	Element	Cryo
	Nation	Snezhnaya
	Ideal	Unknown

The Cryo Archon, also the not the original Archon who fought during the Cataclysm 500 years ago, is the overseer of Snezhnaya, the nation covered in snow. What the ideal of the Tsaritsa is, is currently unbeknownst to most, but one thing that's certain is she rules with an icy grip over her subjects.

She's also the direct commandant of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, and collectively has made it a goal to seize the power of the Celestia and burn the old world away.

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The Seven Archons Lore

The Archon War

The Archon War is a momentous and incredibly significant point in Teyvat's history that helped shaped its current landscape and culture. The reason for the warring gods era is yet to be disclosed, but one thing is certain: strife and chaos walked the surface of Teyvat because of the gods.

Dominion over gods

From the accounts in the Stone Tablet Complilations: Volume 1, the Archon War was described as an event where "gods each strove for dominance", implying that The Archon War was triggered by something that will grant them dominion over other gods.

Furthermore, it was noted that the Rex Lapis lived long enough that he had seen the prologue of the Archon War, as well as its end, marked by when the last Archon claimed their seat in Celestia.

It could then be gathered, the genesis of the Archon War had something to do with empty seats in Celestia being claimed by the warring gods below.

The Kings of Ice and Frost

The God of Storm and Lupus Boreas, are another pair of gods that went against each other during the Archon War period.

For one, Andrius made the then Mondstadt into a harsh tundra, in which no human can live. Wanting to protect his people, the former Anemo Archon, Decarabian, built a wall of engulfing storms to chase Andrius' blizzards away.

The Wisp of the Wind and Mondstadt

The engulfing storm served as a wall that protected the people of Mondstadt from the harsh, icy wasteland outside but despite that, they still felt otherwise trapped. Led by the Gunnhildr Clan, some of them defected, unaware of the icy horror outside the city walls.

It was when Barbatos, who was still a wisp of the wind back then, heard the cry of the daughter of the Gunnhildr and gained enough power to protect the defecting clan. Because of this deed, the clan then revered the wind elf, thusly increasing Barbatos' power more.

The Fall of the Tyrant and Rise of Freedom

The Gunnhildr Clan, alongside a nameless wind elf, a nameless bard, a knight, a huntress, and a red-haired warrior, rebelled against the despotism of Decarabian and succesfully killed him. Although the rebels suffered losses—death of Amos, the huntress, and the nameless bard—it started the reign of the current Anemo Archon.

The Great Wolf King of the North

After the events unfolded and paved the rise of Mondstadt, Andrius chose to perish as he'd seen himself unfit to rule over humans. His unrelenting contempt against humanity has no place or whatsoever in the title of Archon.

However, the Anemo Archon Barbatos asked him to become one of the Four Winds of Mondstadt, which he readily obliged to.

Andrius (Lupus Boreas)

The Guili Assembly

During the Treasure Lost, Treasure Found World Quest, the Traveler met the scholar Soraya, whose interest is primarily about the God of Dust, Guizhong, and the preservation of Liyue's history.

Upon completing the stone tablets, Soraya retells a tale about two gods, who acted as stewards for humanity which later on would be known to be Guizhong and the Geo Archon himself, Zhongli.

The Guili Assembly would then become home to fluorishing civilization where gods, humans, and adepti coexisted.

The Fall of the Guili Assembly

Because of how the warring gods wrecked havoc throughout Teyvat, Guili Assembly was destroyed and Guizhong was slain. It was then when Rex Lapis brought his people from the Guili Plains to south of Mt. Tianheng and establish Liyue Harbor.

The God of Stove

The aftermath of the Archon War still was a difficult period in history, especially for mortals. Fortunately, Marchosius, God of the Stove, also known by the name Guoba, helped the people of Liyue settle down.

However, even centuries after the Archon War, humanity was still plagued by diseases and natural calamities, all primarily caused by curses of the defeated gods. It was then that Marchosius sacrificed his sanity and power to save the people of Liyue for good.

The Dark Sea

From the A Drunkard's Tale, the Dark Sea, albeitly indirectly, was described as a place beyond the rule of The Seven and is home to the fallen gods.

It also became the resting place of the ancient gods who do not wish to be ruled over by the new order of the Seven Archons. In addition, the Dark Sea is also the original place where the Seelies live.

The Gnoses

The exact definition of what makes who a god and an Archon is still vague, except that gods do not possess Gnoses. How Gnoses are granted to Archons is still currently unknown, but these emblems of power seem to be gravely connected to Celestia.

Gnoses are not like Visions

Unlike regular mortals, Archons do not need to resonate with a Vision to manipulate the power of an element. If anything, it seems like before claiming the seat of an Archon, the individual must be highly affiliated to an element.

In the Anemo Archon's case for instance, Barbatos was a wind elf. Being a purely elemental being and gaining reverence from his people after Decarabian was slain, it was no surprise that Venti managed to ascend to Celestia and become an Archon.

Symbol of Celestia

Assuming that the primary reason for the Archon War is to claim a seat in Celestia, it means Gnoses are emblems of power from Celestia.

Judging from the Tsaritsa's goal to "burn the old world away", it means that Gnoses have something to do with her ultimate goal that involves waging war against the world.

According to Nahida, Gnoses are means to awaken the Heavenly Principles, during an exchange with Dottore, in the last act of her Archon Quest.

What are the Heavenly Principles

The Seven Archons In-Game Story

Chapter	Archon Quest	Region
Prologue	The Outlander Who Caught the Wind	Mondstadt
1	Farewell, Archaic Lord	Liyue
2	Omniprescence Over Mortals	Inazuma
3	Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana	Sumeru
4	Masquerade of the Guilty	Fontaine
5	Incandescent Ode of Resurrection	Natlan
6	Everwinter Without Mercy	Snezhnaya
?	The Dream Yet to be Dreamed	Khaenri'ah

Each Archons are major players in the main storyline, called the Archon Quest. Every chapter is represented by the archon's main region, which also marks the coming of the major updates and map expansions.

The final Archon Quest in Khaenri'ah might hint that there will be an eighth archon long forgotten due to its demise.

List of Archon Quests

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