AGenshin Impactleak apparently reveals the human form of the Cloud Retainer, who currently serves as a quest-exclusive NPC that appears in multiple Liyue-related quests. Even though the recent Archon quests revolve around the new Sumeru region and its Dendro Archon, it seems as though Travelers will head back to Liyue in the upcoming updates.

The live stream event forGenshin Impactupdate 3.4 has officially announced the Lantern Rite festival which is an annual event in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Every region in the game is based on a real-life location and Liyue is inspired by Chinese culture which is the main reason why the festival is always hosted in this location.

A new post on theGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit apparently reveals the human form of the Adepti known as Cloud Retainer who usually takes the form of a white crane. The Adepti are a group of powerful illuminated beasts and gods who serve as Liyue’s main protectors, and they are led by the Prime of Adepti, the Geo Archon Morax. The image matchesCloud Retainer’s previously leaked descriptionclaiming that she will have a tall female figure with glasses. Credible leakers have also revealed that Cloud Retainer’s human form could appear in one of the Lantern Rite cutscenes.

Cloud Retainer is one of Morax’s oldest allies, and they were fighting together during the infamous Archon War. Many fans in the comment section are hoping that HoYoverse decides to make her part of the playable roster. This would not come as a surprise considering that there are already two playable Adepti in the game,the Geo Archon Zhongli and the Cryo bow user Ganyu.

Some fans have pointed out that Cloud Retainer’s model did not appear in therecentGenshin Impactleaks that revealed 10 upcoming playable characterswhich could indicate that she will remain an NPC. Most of these characters will apparently be tied to a new major region named Fontaine which means that players will have to wait for update 4.0 for more information about their kit.

Fontaine is expected to be the 5th main region to arrive toGenshin Impact, and it will be located west of Liyue and north of Sumeru’s deserts. Some credible leakers like hxg_diluc have stated that some of the leaked characters are actually from Mondstadt. This means that the game’s first region could receive a much-needed expansion in the upcoming months.

Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.