Genshin Impact characters: ages, heights, birthdays, and bios (2024)

• Estimated Age: 15 (apparently)-Unknown
• Birthday: Player’s Choice
• Height: 5’1″-5’4″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Anemo/Geo/Electro

The Traveler is the playable protagonist character of Genshin Impact. At the beginning of the game, you and your twin are traveling throughout many worlds, until an unexpected fight with an Unknown God leaves you alone and stranded on Teyvat, thus beginning your long journey to reunite with your lost sibling.

• Estimated Age: 18
• Birthday: September 13
• Height: 5’4″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Geo

As the Chief Alchemist and Captain of the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius, Albedo is a curious young man that focuses on discoveries across the world of Teyvat whenever he’s not taking care of Klee. From the moment you meet him in Dragonspine, it becomes very clear that he’s a mysterious man with many, many secrets.

• Estimated Age: 18-19
• Birthday: April 4
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Cryo

A traveler from another world, Aloy is an expert hunter and a seasoned explorer. An outcast since she was born, her foster father trained her to survive no matter how dire the situation is. While the adventures in her homeworld seemed to have reached an end, the ones in Teyvat have just begun.

• Estimated Age: 18
• Birthday: August 10
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Pyro

One of the first friends you make in the game, the ever-cheerful Amber occupies the position of Last Outrider of the Knights of Favonius, always traveling with her Wind Glider and ready to help the citizens of Mondstadt.

• Estimated Age: Unknown – assume very old.
• Birthday: June 1
• Height: 182cm
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Geo

Arataki Itto has oni blood running through his veins, and is the leader of the Arataki Gang. Despite being described as “fast as the wind and mighty as thunder,” Arataki Itto is a Geo character. Previously, Arataki Itto was a Vision-bearer who was stripped of that position by Kujou Sara of the Tenryou Commission.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: September 28
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Cryo

The daughter and most prominent representative of the Yashiro Commission’s Kamisato Clan from Inazuma, Ayaka works along with her elder brother and current head of the clan, Ayato. Unknown to the general public, she’s also a rebel that aids your character during the Inazuma main story arc.

• Estimated Age: 16-17 years old
• Birthday: July 5
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Hydro

The Deaconess of the Church of Favonius Barbara is also well known as an idol in Mondstadt, which makes complete sense since her calm and cheerful personality gets reflected both in her entertainer and healer capabilities.

• Estimated Age: 22-27 years old
• Birthday: February 14
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Electro

As the Captain of The Crux, Beidou displays immense strength, leadership, and a complete lack of fear against any kind of authority. Her priorities are her crew and exploring the seas, no matter what she encounters in them.

• Estimated Age: 16 years old
• Birthday: February 29
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Pyro

Bennett is an orphan raised by the Adventurer’s Guild and the lone member of the “Benny’s Adventure Team”, due to everyone else leaving after a series of accidents. Honestly, Bennett is just a nice kid that has bad, bad luck.

• Estimated Age: ?.
• Birthday: May 3.
• Height: 5’5″.
• Weapon: Polearm.
• Vision Element: Hydro.

Candace is a brand new character, but hey, at least they’re not Dendro element. Candace is a polearm-wielding Hydro user, and the scion of Al-Ahmar, in addition to the Guardian of Aaru Village. That’s a busy resumé, but it’s easy to do if your age is totally unknown.

• Estimated Age: 17 years old
• Birthday: September 7
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Cryo

A roaming explorer and a native from Liyue, Chongyun is an exorcist that has never seen a single ghost. Since he possesses such an amount of positive energy, every single spirit flees in terror before he can even look at them, a very particular trait that he has had since his birth.

• Estimated Age: 18-19 years old.
• Birthday: May 8.
• Height: 5’1″.
• Weapon: Bow.
• Vision Element: Dendro.

Readers of the Genshin Impact manga series will already be familiar with Collei. This Dendro bow-wielder is from Sumeru, and will play a much bigger part in the Sumeru story going forward. Collei is originally a victim of Fatui human experimentation, which, in case you weren’t aware, is generally bad.

• Estimated Age: 18-20.
• Birthday: June 23.
• Height: ?.
• Weapon: Polearm.
• Vision Element: Electro.

A mystery to most, Cyno is a brand new character in Genshin Impact and is also known as General Mahamatra, and leads the Matra. Fierce. On top of this, Cyno is opposed to the researchers of Sumeru Akademiya, which will become important in these next few Genshin Impact content updates.

• Estimated Age: 22 years old
• Birthday: April 30
• Height: 5’10″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Pyro

Diluc is a nobleman by birth and also a descendant of Ragnvindr, the Dawn Knight. By day, this serious character acts as the owner and bartender of Angel’s Share tavern and the Dawn Winery, but as the night comes he becomes the “Darknight Hero”, the silent guardian of Mondstadt.

• Estimated Age: 10-12 years old
• Birthday: January 18
• Height: 4’5″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Cryo

Diona is a bow user that works at The Cat’s Tail tavern, displaying the skills of a prodigy as its bartender even if she hates alcoholic drinks. Since she started working there, the tavern has become more and more popular across the region of Mondstadt, which shows how good this cat girl is at her job.

• Estimated Age: <16.
• Birthday: December 21.
• Height: 4’6″.
• Weapon: Calymore.
• Vision Element: Electro.

Dori seems to be as young as she looks, though the precise details haven’t been confirmed. Despite her age, Dori is owner of the Palace of Alcazarzaray, and is an incredibly important merchant. That won’t stop her from swinging a claymore along with Electro abilities, though.

• Estimated Age: 18-19 years old
• Birthday: October 25
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Cryo

Eula is a prominent member of the Knights of Favonius and the descendant of an infamous aristocratic bloodline of Mondstadt, the Lawrence clan. While her way with words and her heritage earned her unnecessary hate from some residents, she doesn’t let that fact prevent her from realizing her duties, showing the appropriate responsibility and dedication of a knight of the city of winds.

• Estimated Age: 16 years old
• Birthday: May 27
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Electro

A shy girl with a patch in her left eye and escorted by a raven, Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort is one of the most notorious investigators of the Adventurer’s Guild. However, under her fake persona, there’s a normal girl named Amy who loves fantasy books.

• Estimated Age: 3000+ years old
• Birthday: December 2
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Cryo

Ganyu is a human-adeptus hybrid that works for the Liyue Qixing as the secretary and emissary of the Yuehai Pavilion. As an Adeptus, she’s a fierce follower of the archon Morax and very dedicated to her duties.

• Estimated Age: 16-18
• Birthday: May 18
• Height: 170cm
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Geo

Despite looking youthful, Gorou is a general of the Sangonomiya troops, and is apparently very dependable in critical moments. Wielding a Bow and Geo abilities, Gorou is set to take a unique spot in the roster. Gorou hails from Inazuma and is allied with the Watatsumi Army.

• Estimated Age: 19 years old
• Birthday: July 15
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Pyro

Hu Tao is the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, who likes to pretend to be an easygoing normal girl when in reality she’s able to communicate with ghosts as the “Versemonger of the Darkest Alleys”.

• Estimated Age: 20-21 years old
• Birthday: March 14
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Anemo

After her mentor Varka departs to foreign lands on an expedition, Jean inherits the title of Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, on top of her already existing titles of “Dandelion Knight” and “Liontooth Knight”. Ever the responsible sister to Barbara, the tenacity she displays at her current job shows the level of dedication every Knight aspires to achieve.

• Estimated Age: 22 years old
• Birthday: November 30
• Height: 5’10″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Cryo

The Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius is both an expert in the battlefield as a strategist and a charismatic leader and ally. A mischievous man who delights in pushing people’s limits and boundaries, his proficiency as a deceiver always helps him to successfully catch spies and other suspicious characters.

• Estimated Age: 22-24
• Birthday: March 26
• Height: 1,82m
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Hydro

Head of the Kamisato Clan, Kamisato Ayato is a powerful DPS character wielding the Hydro element. He’s not some ancient immortal like many Genshin Impact characters, instead he’s a humble young adult that serves as the Yashiro Commissioner. His brother is Kamisato Ayaka.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: October 29
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Anemo

Currently a fugitive from Inazuma and also part of Beidou’s Crux Fleet, Kazuha was once a member of the Kaedehara Clan, now declared an enemy of Inazuma. His tumultuous past relates him to the Raiden Shogun Vision Decree and the loss of his best friend.

• Estimated Age: 17 years old
• Birthday: November 20
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Electro

One of the members of the Liyue Qixing, Keqing currently possesses the title of “Yuheng” within that powerful group. A very independent person, she’s a responsible and honorable warrior, preferring to take matters into her own hands before allowing anyone else’s influence in her life.

• Estimated Age: 8-10 years old
• Birthday: July 27
• Height: 4’5″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Pyro

The small Klee is a happy little girl who loves to play and develop explosives, an endeavor that always earns her an earful and time out from Jean, Albedo, and Kaeya. However, they are very fond of Klee and always try to take care of her, after her mother left her with the Knights of Favonius.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: February 22
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Catalyst

The head of the Sangonomiya clan, Kokomi leads the army opposing the Raiden Shogun, becoming instrumental as a political and military leader in Inazuma, one of the few left who desires to break control from the Archon.

• Estimated Age: 32 years old
• Birthday: June 9
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Electro

The bubbly witch Lisa works as the Librarian of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt. One of the first characters to join you in your adventures, this intellectual sorcerer aids you in many ways in your journey across Teyvat.

• Estimated Age: 19 years old
• Birthday: August 31
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Hydro

Mona Megistus is a passionate astrologist with hydromancy abilities and a proficiency to see through any kind of lie or deception. After escaping from her former mentor, she now lives a more peaceful life in Mondstadt.

• Estimated Age: 500+ years old.
• Birthday: October 27.
• Height: 4’4″.
• Weapon: Catalyst.
• Vision Element: Dendro.

Another Dendro character enters the game after Genshin Impact 3.2’s introduction, and this time we have Nahida. This tiny girl is actually around 500 years old, and acts as the current Dendro archon, with the Archon name Buer. This makes her one of the most important characters in Sumeru.

• Estimated Age: 25-26 years old
• Birthday: August 26
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Geo

Ningguang holds the title of “Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing”, and as a professional businesswoman who embodies law and order across the nation of Liyue, she controls all the commerce in it, and observes the whole region from her floating palace, the “Jade Chamber”.

• Estimated Age: 15 years old
• Birthday: March 21
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Geo

The “Maid of the Knights of Favonius”, Noelle is a shy and responsible knight-in-training under Jean’s wing, who honestly fears that she’s not ready to face the world. Regardless of her master’s concerns, Noelle still trains very hard, hoping to one day be able to have her adventures.

• Estimated Age: 8 years old
• Birthday: March 3
• Height: 4’5″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Cryo

A polite zombie pharmacist, Qiqi is a small girl who works at Bubu Pharmacy in the nation of Liyue. Once revived from the grave by the Adepti, she lost every memory of her past, which compels her to write new ones in a journal.

• Estimated Age: Unknown (at least a few centuries)
• Birthday: June 26
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Electro

The Raiden Shogun is the almighty ruler from Inazuma. The Electro Archon seems to have an impenetrable personality, which in turn causes the current conflicts in Inazuma since she refuses to hear the concerns of her people. Obsessed by the idea of finding immortality, the Raiden Shogun hides something deep inside.

• Estimated Age: 16 years old
• Birthday: September 9
• Height: 5’4″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Electro

As an infant, Razor was abandoned and later raised by the powerful Andrius and his wolf pack in Wolvendom. After meeting the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius Varka, Razor is slowly getting re-introduced to civilization and befriends other humans, like Bennett.

• Estimated Age: 24-25 years old
• Birthday: January 24
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Cryo

Sister Rosaria is a very informal member of the Church of Favonius, a certainly unorthodox nun who loves to skip her everyday duties, which she finds extremely boring. While intimidating at first sight, she’s an extremely dedicated and competent agent who investigates possible threats to Mondstadt.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: July 14
• Height: 5’6″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Electro

The adoptive daughter of the Kujou clan, Sara is part of the Tenryou Commission while also serving as the first guard of the Raiden Shogun. Her sheer will and commitment to the Shogun’s cause make her a terrific warrior and an even more interesting ally.

• Estimated Age: 8-10 years old
• Birthday: October 19
• Height: 4’5″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Anemo

A small ninja member of the Shuumabatsu clan, the lazy Sayu has plenty of weapons and artifacts at her disposal that makes the most out of her Yoohoo ninja arts and mobility. She’s always fighting with her Muji-Muji Daruma at her side, an especially powerful companion that aids her in battle.

• Estimated Age: Mid-30s
• Birthday: March 10
• Height: 5’5″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Cryo

Shenhe has finally arrived in Genshin Impact. This powerful polearm wielder uses Cryo elemental abilities to freeze and devastate opponents. Born from a family of exorcists, Shenhe was taken as a disciple of Cloud Retainer early in life.

• Estimated Age: 20 years old.
• Birthday: April 24.
• Height: 5’4″.
• Weapon: Catalyst.
• Vision Element: Anemo.

Shikanoin Heizou is a detective hailing from Inazuma working for the Tenryou Commission. This character has been mentioned in Genshin Impact multiple times by different characters, and now finally makes a full debut while boasting Anemo attacks.

• Estimated Age: 18 years old
• Birthday: November 26
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Anemo

A shy biochemist who works as an assistant to Albedo, Sucrose is a gentle girl whose curiosity and love for experimenting take her to interesting places. Those very same traits earned her a place within the Knights of Favonius, where she quickly started achieving groundbreaking discoveries in her area of expertise.

• Estimated Age: 20-21 years old
• Birthday: July 20
• Height: 6’1″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Hydro

A native of Snezhnaya, Childe initially appears as a cheerful ally, even if it quickly becomes obvious that there’s more to him than what meets the eye. Who is Tartaglia and what’s his involvement with the Fatui?

• Estimated Age: 17-24.
• Birthday: January 9.
• Height: 5’11″.
• Weapon: Polearm.
• Vision Element: Pyro.

Housekeeper for the Kamisato Clan and a “fixer” in Inazuma, Thoma is a new character that actually comes from Mondstadt, of all places. Just when you think you’ve met everybody.

• Estimated Age: 25 years old.
• Birthday: December 28.
• Height: 5’4″.
• Weapon: Bow.
• Vision Element: Dendro.

One of the Dendro characters introduced to the game in order to buff the new element, Tighnari is another bow-wielder. Tighnari lives in Gandharva Ville and works as a forest watcher.

• Estimated Age: 2500+ years old
• Birthday: June 16
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Anemo

Venti is a cheerful yet mysterious kid with a secret identity to protect, who travels across the region of Mondstadt as a bard who speaks in rhymes. Usually called “Tone-Deaf Bard” by Paimon, he enjoys a relaxed lifestyle, eating and drinking at his leisure.

• Estimated Age: 14 years old
• Birthday: November 2
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Pyro

The kind Xiangling is a warrior that always travels accompanied by Guoba, her toy bear. A master of the culinary arts, she’s a passionate cook that works as the Head Chef of Wanmin Restaurant in the nation of Liyue, an establishment that she inherited.

• Estimated Age: 2000+ years old
• Birthday: April 17
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Anemo

Alatus, now going by the name Xiao, is one of the Five Yakshas, a group of Adeptus who served the God Morax millennia ago as his task force. Currently the only survivor, he’s a lone wanderer that also acts as a demon hunter, showing little to no interest in modern human life.

• Estimated Age: 16-17 years old
• Birthday: October 9
• Height: 5’3″
• Weapon: Sword
• Vision Element: Hydro

Xingqiu is the polite and well-mannered second son of the leader of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, and an avid student of the Guhua Clan’s martial arts. However, his serious demeanor hides a more mischievous behavior inside.

• Estimated Age: 16-17 years old
• Birthday: October 16
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Claymore
• Vision Element: Pyro

Xinyan came back from the nation of Fontaine intending to spread the word of rock ‘n’ roll across the nation of Liyue. However, her fiery personality makes her unknowingly use her Pyro Vision while performing, which in turn earns her a bad reputation since Liyue’s guards have to disrupt every single one of her shows to keep people safe from her flames.

• Estimated Age: 500~ years old
• Birthday: June 27
• Height: 5’5″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Electro

Yae Miko is an Electro type character that uses Catalyst weapons in battle. Yae Miko is the overseer of the Grand Narukami Shrine, in addition to being the owner of the Yae Publishing House, so she’s quite prolific. She uses powerful Kitsune spirits in battle while dealing Electro damage, and can be incredibly useful with the right build and team composition.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: July 28
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Catalyst
• Vision Element: Pyro

Born as a Half Adepti and half Human, Yanfei was left in the care of Madame Ping in Liyue, growing up with such a strong sense of justice that helped her become a very famous lawyer in the region, gaining many clients across the seven nations of Teyvat.

• Estimated Age: ?
• Birthday: April 20.
• Height: 5’5″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Hydro

Being introduced in Genshin Impact 2.7, Yelan is a brand new character that works for the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Liyue. Mondstadt feels very far away at this point. This Hydro character deals damage and inflicts the Hydro status affliction, so you can pile on the elemental reactions with other characters. Yelan’s Breakthrough will also allow her to have a Charged Aimed Shot after being out of battle for five seconds, and this incentivizes swapping out characters so you can achieve the desired reactions. If you’re looking for a strong Hydro character for reactions, Yelan is a strong choice.

• Estimated Age: Unknown
• Birthday: June 21
• Height: 5’2″
• Weapon: Bow
• Vision Element: Pyro

A talented pyrotechnician and the current owner of Naganohara Fireworks, Yoimiya is also known as the “Queen of the Summer Festival”. Every year the many celebrations in Inazuma City have fireworks created by Yoimiya, where her creativity and intense passion for her craft always leave people immensely impressed.

• Estimated Age: Mid-20s
• Birthday: May 21
• Height: 5’1″
• Weapon: Polearm
• Vision Element: Geo

Fans of the Heyu Tea House will be overjoyed to find that Yun Jin is finally a playable character. A Geo polearm user, Yun Jin has the potential to take foes apart or even defend the rest of the team in a tough battle.

• Estimated Age: 6,000+ years old.
• Birthday: December 31.
• Height: 6’1″.
• Weapon: Polearm.
• Vision Element: Geo.

The mysterious consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has a lot of secrets under his coat, which we uncover after meeting him several times across the nation of Liyue, learning significant information about his true identity and his involvement with the Seven Archons of Tevyat.

Written by Santiago Leguiza on behalf of GLHF.