Non-Player Characters (NPCs) are all characters that cannot be controlled by the player. This includes characters that have only been mentioned, as well as characters that may become playable in the future.
Though many NPCs can be interacted with in the open world at any time, others only appear during quests or events, and are categorized as quest-exclusive and event-exclusive NPCs respectively.
Some open-world NPCs serve additional functions, such as exchanging items with the player, allowing the player to interact with a game system like Reputation, or initiating time trials.
For a complete list of all NPCs, see NPC/List.
Vendor NPCs[]
Main article: Shops
Some NPCs in Genshin Impact serve as shop vendors and will sell items to players. Most shops will restock their wares every day. Detailed lists of the items offered can be found on the vendors' pages.
Some shops are major shops, and their vendors have their own map icon. These major shops appear in every region.
| Type |  Mondstadt |
 Liyue |
 Inazuma |
 Sumeru |
 Fontaine |
 Natlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Souvenir Shop |
Marjorie | Xingxi | Mikoshi Genichirou | Khalid | Mequignon | Siyah |
 General Goods |
Blanche | Dongsheng | Aoi | Hamawi | Boucicaut | Bounama |
 Restaurant |
Sara | Chef Mao | Shimura Kanbei | Lambad | Arouet | Chanca |
 Blacksmith |
Wagner | Master Zhang | Hajime | Ahangar | Estelle | Alom |
 Fishing Association |
Nantuck | Jiawei | Kujirai Momiji | Loumelat | Delaroche | Oroluk |
Reputation NPCs[]
Main article: Reputation
The player can interact with these NPCs to access the City Reputation menu of the nation they represent. Their location is indicated by the 
icon on the map.
Mining Outcrop Search NPCs[]
Main article: Mining Outcrops
Some NPCs can be asked to mark out the respawning Mining Outcrops that mainly contain Magical Crystal Chunk veins that respawn at 06:00 daily.
Dialogue Reward NPCs[]
Main article: NPC/Dialogue Reward
Some NPCs give a rewards for a specific dialogue option when talking to them, which is sometimes after other dialogue options. Once this dialogue option has been taken, a specific one-time reward will be given and the dialogue option will no longer appear subsequently.
Time Trial NPCs[]
Dandy is an NPC in Liyue that provides gliding challenges in 4 locations with 3 time trial challenges each, offering Common Chests, Exquisite Chests, and Precious Chests.
Kid Kujirai is an NPC in Inazuma that provides Temari challenges in 6 locations. Finishing his Temari challenge successfully three times grants a Precious Chest, and allows the player to play custom games of Temari (in Co-Op Mode) freely at any time at that location.
Event NPCs[]
These are characters that are involved in non-story events and are usually the representative character for those events. Some of them can be interacted with to access certain menus.
For a complete list of all event-exclusive NPCs, see Category:Event-Exclusive NPCs.
| Icon | Name | Events | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gygax | Windtrace | Interact with Gygax to open the Windtrace Matching Menu |
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Honglang | Divine Ingenuity | Appeared in the introductory quest Divine Ingenuity (Quest) |
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Hosseini | Various | Appeared in Energy Amplifier Initiation, Shadow of the Ancients, and Energy Amplifier Fruition |
| Kayabuki Ikkei | Hyakunin Ikki | Appeared in the introductory quest Hyakunin Ikki: The Greatest Battle | |
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Ji Tong | Five Flushes of Fortune | Interact with Ji Tong to obtain rewards |
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Komakata | Theater Mechanicus: Stage of Wonders | Interact with Komakata to open the Theater Mechanicus menu |
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Liben | Marvelous Merchandise | Interact with Liben to open the Box o' Marvels menu |
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Linyang | Moonlight Seeker | Appeared in the introductory quest The Many Matters of the Moonchase Festival, interact with Linyang to get Moonlight Seeker hints |
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Lizzie | Invitation of Windblume | Appeared in the introductory quests Ballads of Breeze, Bullseye Balloons, and Floral Freefall |
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Luka | Of Drink A-Dreaming | Interact with Luka to participate in the event |
| Muzhen | Thunder Sojourn | Appeared in the Thunder Sojourn Event Quests | |
| Plauen | Invitation of Windblume | Appeared in the introductory quest Peculiar Wonderland | |
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Ruijin | Theater Mechanicus (Version 1.3) | Interact with Ruijin to open the Theater Mechanicus menu |
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Sakuya | Dreams of Bloom | Interact with Sakuya to exchange for Dreambloom seeds from Sakuya's Flowers |
| Shousen | Phantom Flow | Appeared in the introductory quest Phantom Flow: Phantasmal Blade | |
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Ulman | Lost Riches | Interact with Ulman to open the Treasure Book |
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Yuan Rong | Fleeting Colors in Flight | Interact with Yuan Rong to open the Wondrous Shadows menu |
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Zhiping | Even Mountains Tremble | Appears in the Primo Geovishap's introductory quest No Restoring This Past Land of Beauty |
Notable NPCs[]
These are non-playable characters that either:
- Have a major role in the game's or the manga's story.
- Are mentioned in playable character's stories and/or voice-overs and have enough information available to be able to generate a general profile.
Trivia[]
- When the "Crowd Density" graphics setting is "High," background NPCs will appear in some locations. These NPCs have no names displayed over their head and cannot be interacted with.
Voice Actors[]
Main article: Voice Actor
- A number of NPCs share their English voice actors with playable characters:
- Alejandro Saab (Cyno) voiced Lao Ke, Vlad, and Zhihua.
- Amber May (Dehya) voiced Cui'er, Hertha, Myweiss, Sansa, and Ms. Yu.
- Anairis Quiñones (Lynette) voiced Furong, Huixing, Luoxia, and Qiu'ge.
- Anjali Kunapaneni (Dori) voiced Etsu, Izumi Naki, Momoko, and Riku.
- Anne Yatco (Raiden Shogun) voiced Hiiragi Chisato, Kaede, Mahiru, Matsuzaka, Shouta, and Yayoi Nanatsuki.
- Brittany Lauda (Chiori) voiced Elphane, Kageyama, and Kiminami Anna.
- Caleb Yen (Gaming) voiced Vidoc.
- Christian Banas (Thoma) voiced Ben, Bro Huang, Crafty, Huaqing, Tiancheng, and Yang.
- Christie Cate (Qiqi) voiced Blanche, Lynn, Marla, Patchi the Curious, Qiming, Victoria, and notably the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
- Cory Yee (Gorou) voiced the Abyss Lector: Violet Lightning, Draff, Farrah, Huffman, Liuliu, and Six-Fingered José.
- Daman Mills (Lyney) voiced Athos, Kasala, Ryuuji, and Tejima.
- Erica Mendez (Kamisato Ayaka) voiced Beatrice, Jifang, Katheryne, Marjorie, and Timmie.
- Erika Harlacher (Venti) voiced Ekaterina.
- Erin Yvette (Arlecchino) voiced Idyia.
- Felecia Angelle (Mona) voiced Lan and Mumu (Memory).
- Jennifer Losi (Ganyu) voiced Glory, Hillie, Jilliana, Little Wu (Memory), Susie, and Vile.
- Laura Stahl (Barbara and Xinyan) voiced Grace and Dusky Ming.
- Lizzie Freeman (Yanfei) voiced Teucer.
- Nazeeh Tarsha (Alhaitham) voiced Konda Densuke.
- Sean Chiplock (Diluc) voiced Cyrus and Wagner.
- Zach Aguilar (Aether) voiced Moon Carver.
Behavior[]
- Most talents performed near NPCs cause them to flinch. (The "landing" location of talents and their damage do not matter; what matters is the active character's distance from an NPC when using a talent.) However, there are certain Talents that cause NPCs to clap. Below is list of all talents that trigger clapping:
- Amber: Explosive Puppet
- Baizhu: The Classics of Acupuncture (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Universal Diagnosis, Holistic Revivification
- Barbara: Whisper of Water (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Let the Show Begin♪, Shining Miracle♪
- Bennett: Fantastic Voyage
- Charlotte: Still Photo: Comprehensive Confirmation
- Diona: Icy Paws
- Faruzan: The Wind's Secret Ways
- Fischl: Nightrider, Midnight Phantasmagoria
- Furina: Salon Solitaire (Pneuma version only)
- Gaming: Bestial Ascent
- Additionally, both variations of his Wushou dance idle animation cause NPCs to clap.
- Gorou: Inuzaka All-Round Defense
- Jean: Dandelion Breeze
- Kamisato Ayaka: Kamisato Art: Senho
- Klee: Jumpy Dumpty, Sparks 'n' Splash
- Layla: Nights of Formal Focus, Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker
- Lynette: Enigmatic Feint
- Mona: Ripple of Fate (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Mirror Reflection of Doom, Stellaris Phantasm, Illusory Torrent
- Nahida: Akara (Normal and Charged Attacks only), All Schemes to Know, Illusory Heart
- Ningguang: Jade Screen
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: The Shape of Water (Normal and Charged Attacks only), Kurage's Oath, Nereid's Ascension
- Xiangling: Guoba Attack
- Xianyun: White Clouds at Dawn (excluding Driftcloud Wave)
- Xingqiu: Guhua Sword: Raincutter
- Yaoyao: Raphanus Sky Cluster
- Yoimiya: Niwabi Fire-Dance, Ryuukin Saxifrage
- If a player blocks the path of a walking NPC for a certain amount of time (e.g., using constructs generated by Elemental Skills), they will disappear to spawn somewhere else to continue their walking route.
- Some NPCs such as Marla and Glory are seated on benches at their overworld locations. Players can manipulate how they spawn:
- If the one seat on the bench the NPC usually sits on is occupied, they will spawn on another available seat.
- If all seats of the bench are occupied, the NPC will spawn in front of the bench, standing. Once a seat becomes vacant, they will sit down on that spot.
- NPCs who travel between locations may stop at certain locations for a certain period of time before traveling again. An example of such an NPC is Schulz. The time they spend stopped at a certain location does not pause when the game's time is paused.
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0
Version 5.1
- 105 NPCs were released.
- 2 permanent characters: Nepecha and Rukn.
- 92 quest-exclusive characters: Acama, Achiyaku, Ackon, Amsalu, Andinet, Ardra, Aruj, Asiri, Asmerom, Auki, Awhina, Azmera, Baranov, Berehanu, Botwe, Boulsa, Brave Yumkasaur, Coyopa (To Whence the Smoke Drifts), Dabuya, Dargo, Dedougou, Diligent Yumkasaur, Direi, Gajere, Golikov, Gosoythoth, Guaman, Gulema, Guselnikov, Guthred, Haronga, Hatice, Hizir, Icmotza, Ixtli, Iyoba, Jember, Kamaka, Kokpon, Komina, Kosterlitzky, Kunak, Kunnau, Kutbi, Kuymi, Kweku, Libiac, Lliuyaq, Maticui, Mayahuel, Maztla, Menilek, Nechca, Nehsi, Nellan, Nusta, Okanbi, Osawe, Piltzin, Pumpu, Qhispe, Quiz, Raman, Sacbe, Sadira, Sitina, Solnev, Stadukhin, Sundjatta, Tarko, Tepoz, Tetisheri, Tewodros, Tlapal, Tochlan, Todar, Totec, Tumpis, Ullanta, Usukan, Uturunku, Valiant Tepetlisaur, Vora, Wanjiru, Waqar, Wayta, Wisa, Yakup, Yanovsky, Yantho, Yaretzi, and Young Yumkasaur.
- 11 event-exclusive characters: Arakaya, Aravedana, Collingwood, Cusco, Dharmakirti, Higuchi Tetsuya, Masud, Nitesh, Piyush, Safi, and Youguang.
- 259 NPCs were released.
- 161 permanent characters: "Half-Baked", "Jade", "Marigold", "Ripple", Acat, Aclla, Agemo, Ahoeitu, Akatanga, Akeor, Alom, Amauta, Amina, Anchieta, Anela, Aphila, Apoxpalon, Arcantel, Askia, Avilix, Avuia, Bagayogo, Balam, Baret, Battuta, Batz, Bayajidda, Bounama, Camac, Capitano, Caramuru, Cauich, Centaca, Chanca, Chanil, Cheven, Chikya, Chuno, Cima, Cintli, Cipac, Coa, Coyopa (Open-World), Dopey Alpaca, Echuah, Ekwensu, Energetic Alpaca, Erinle, Ezana, Greedy Alpaca, Haiyue, Hakau, Haloa Nui, Hampeq, Hiia, Hoa, Hoturoa, Humboldt, Hunza, Huruk, Iansan, Icayo, Ichca, Iknal, Illapa, Imix, Inna, Ipora, Iwai, Izze, Jinghe, Kaan, Kahuna, Kanaloa, Kane, Karpa, Katari, Keita, Koholasaurus (NPC), Kuhimana, Kumayo, Kupo Nui, Kusi, Kwame, Legba, Liloa, Lirio, Little One, Machinna, Mahina Nui, Mama Coco, Manaia, Manqu, Mansa, Manua, Manzana, Mataoho, Matzatli, Mayta, Michica, Milu Nui, Moo, Namaka, Nanse, Ngahue, Ninan, Nini, Nzinga, Ogun, Oia, Orqo, Ossie, Pacal, Pacha, Pakaa Nui, Pampa, Pania, Paricia, Pele Nui, Pochtli, Purum, Quiltec, Quipia, Roca, Rongo, Scaredy-Cat Alpaca, Shana, Shirahama, Sibu, Sinchi, Siyah, Soncoyoc, Sorimana, Strange Yumkasaurus, Sumac, Tahmures, Tairona, Tano, Tenoch, Tepache, Tirda, Tisoc, Titu, Tizoc, Tlilhua, Tundama, Umi, Ur, Vilca, Vitusov, Wactana, Wakea Nui, Waranka, Wayna, Xiuhyo, Yagbeu, Yantasar, Yawar, Yelafath, Yokina, and Yukom.
- 97 quest-exclusive characters: "Beast With Fur Like That of Night", "Projection of an Obsidian Tablet", "The Great Spirit of This Land", Alem, Anaa, Ata (Koholasaur), Atea, Ayo, Baak, Becan, Cazcal, Cempoa, Chuychu, Cival, Comonqui, Ecate, Fietena, Gesine, Grispan, Grobel, Haumia, Hikueru, Hine, Hora, Huni, Itzcuin, Itzna, Kaeho, Kaiulani, Kalunga, Karya, Kaulu, Kibangu, Koolau, Kulahaw, Labna, Lakamha, Lamanai, Liliuo, Lillo, Makemo, Mallko, Marokau, Matthias, Mazatan, Mersa, Moeava, Mouse, Nanna, Ngendi, Night Owl, Nightsoul Spirit, Niu, Nkunga, Ntotila, Nuu, Nzambe, Pajaten, Pisac, Poca, Pocchi, Poggi, Ponche, Ponini, Qica, Qispi, Qucusaurus (NPC), Rezanov, Sabea, Sausa, Sayil, Seketo, Suya, Taenga, Taheta, Tamuin, Teayo, Tenehua, Tepexpan, Thiago, Tlaco, Tlalepa, Tlamot, Tlatem, Tlazolli, Toba, Tonina, Toto, Tozan, Trinidad, Tupac, Vichama, Viramdra, Weqro, Xpuhil, Zacatula, and Zicheng.
- 1 event-exclusive character: "Dopey Dazzler".