The Thousand Winds is a term that has appeared in legends and historical texts of Mondstadt and Enkanomiya. It has been used to refer to the following:
- Istaroth, the God of Time, also known as "the thousand winds of time" or simply "the thousand winds."[1]
- Personifications of the winds that protect Mondstadt, including Barbatos (Venti).[2][3][4]
Overview[]
Sources differ on what exactly the Thousand Winds encompass or represent. In Enkanomiya beliefs, Istaroth is the personification of "undying wind" and the phrases "the thousand winds of time" and "the thousand winds" refer to her and the power of wind.[1]
In Mondstadt, where worship of Istaroth seems to have faded out and been forgotten, "the thousand winds" is currently interpreted as the literal winds and clouds in northern Teyvat, each of which were allegedly given names and personalities through the Cloud Atlas and serve as Mondstadt's protectors.[2][5] Venti was originally a "single thread of the thousand winds" before he amassed power and eventually rose to godhood and the position of Archon as Barbatos.[3] Venti's power over wind is referred to, both by himself and by various descriptions in the game, as calling on the power of the thousand winds.[2][6][7]
The Thousand Winds Temple, on the other hand, preserved some of the worship of the "god of Time"; the carvings on the sundials at the Thousand Winds Temple and the Nameless Island leave messages associated with both the god of Time and the god of Anemo:
- "Seeds of stories, brought by the wind and cultivated by time."
Stories brought on the wind will bloom into legends in due time."
This can also be confirmed with the Ragged Notebook written by the missing friend of Henry Morton, and the weapons in the Sacrificial Series:
On the cliff facing the eastern sea, the ancestors worshipped the masters of Time and Anemo together.
The two are intimately related, as expressed in the saying, "Anemo brings stories while Time nurtures them."
Rituals took the form of performances, [...]
A group who could bear the cold no longer built a shrine high on a clifftop in the east.—Sacrificial Fragments' lore
Other Known Members[]
- The nameless wind spirit that aided the Gunnhildrs when they were outside of Decarabian's city[8]
- A wind spirit that took the form of a fox and accidentally created the first wine of Mondstadt.[9]
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Thousand Winds | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 千风 Qiānfēng | Thousand Winds |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 千風 Qiānfēng | |
| Japanese | 千風 Senpuu | Thousand Winds |
| Korean | 천풍천풍 Cheonpung | Thousand Winds |
| Spanish | Mil Vientos | Thousand Winds |
| French | Mille Vents | Thousand Winds |
| Russian | Тысяча ветров Tysyacha vetrov | Thousand Winds |
| Thai | Thousand Winds | — |
| Vietnamese | Thiên PhongThiên Phong | Thousand Winds |
| German | Tausend Winde | Thousand Winds |
| Indonesian | Thousand Winds | — |
| Portuguese | Ventos Milenares | Millennial Winds |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quest Item: Hydrological Studies in Byakuyakoku
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weapon: Skyward Atlas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Venti's Character Story: Character Story 3
- ↑ Story Quest, Venti, Carmen Dei Chapter: Act I - Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land, Part 4: Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land
- ↑ Weapon: Skyward Spine
- ↑ Archon Quest, Prologue, Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind, Part 7: Dragon Storm
- ↑ Weapon: Skyward Harp
- ↑ Book: Biography of Gunnhildr
- ↑ Book: A Drunkard's Tale, Vol. 4
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