Playable

The following is a table that lists all currently confirmed playable characters by region in alphabetical order. All playable characters are associated with a specific region, with the exception of the Travelers and Aloy, who come from their own world.

All characters wield one of 5 weapon types: swords, polearms, claymores, bows, or catalysts.

Non-player characters

• Paimon (Voiced by: Duoduo Poi (Shi Xinlei), Corina Boettger,^[4] Aoi Koga,^[4] Kim Ga-ryeong). The Traveler's guide and companion, who mostly speaks for them due to them being a silent protagonist.
• Sustainer of Heavenly Principles (Voiced by: Tao Dian, Christie Cate, Rie Kugimiya, Unknown). The mysterious god who fights the Traveler and abducts their sibling at the beginning of the game, thus beginning their journey through Teyvat.
• Katheryne (Voiced by: Xiao N (Jiang Li), Erica Mendez,^[41] Mai Sato, Park Go-woon). The receptionist of the Adventurer's Guild. It is revealed in the Sumeru chapter that Katheryne is a bionic puppet made in Snezhnaya.
• The Eleven Fatui Harbingers, the powerful lieutenants of the Tsaritsa. They are based on characters from the commedia dell'arte:^[42]
  • La Signora (Voiced by: Ziyin (Qi Tianyi), Unknown, Yui Shoji, Unknown). The Eighth Fatui Harbinger. She steals Venti's Gnosis, bargains with Zhongli for his Gnosis, and tries taking the Raiden Shogun's Gnosis as the Tsaritsa desires to collect all Archons' Gnoses. After helping to incite turmoil and a civil war in the nation of Inazuma, the Traveler challenges her to a duel that leads to her execution by the Raiden Shogun.
  • Il Dottore, (Voiced by: Wu Lei, Mick Wingert,^[43] Toshihiko Seki,^[44] Park Seong-tae), or "The Doctor." The Second Fatui Harbinger, he is a mad scientist and the main antagonist of the Sumeru chapter, attempting to create an artificial god to replace the Dendro Archon.
• Dainsleif (Voiced by: Sun Ye, Yuri Lowenthal,^[4] Kenjiro Tsuda,^[4] Choi Han). A wandering stranger from the fallen civilization of Khaenri'ah, who served as the captain of its royal knights and was cursed with immortality after failing to protect its citizens. He used to travel with the Traveler's sibling and occasionally meets with the Traveler to share information he has gathered about their lost twin.
• Rhinedottir (Voiced by: Fan Churong, Ivy Dupler,^[45] Atsuko Tanaka, Ahn So-yeon), or "Gold." An alchemist from Khaenri'ah with the ability to create life, she is the creator of Albedo, the dragon Durin, and the Riftwolves that plague Teyvat. She is also responsible for triggering the cataclysm that destroyed Teyvat 500 years prior to the game's events.
• Alice (Voiced by: Zhang Qi, Rachel Kimsey, Kikuko Inoue, Yeo Min-jeong). Klee's mother. A powerful traveling sorceress who is often destructive.

Controversy

In November 2020, following Zhongli's release he received criticism from fans; due to his equipment and gameplay being viewed as poor, many took Zhongli as an insult toward Chinese players. miHoYo published a blog post in response, noting that the character was working as designed.^[54] Later, miHoYo issued an apology, and promised to improve the character's kit during beta testing for version 1.3.^[55]

In early March 2023, HoYoverse was criticized following Dehya's release, as some of the game's fanbase argued that her kit was underpowered and dysfunctional, particularly compared to those of lower-rarity characters.^[56][57] Several players announced that they had stopped spending money on the game, while others sent feedback to HoYoverse demanding improvements.^[58] As one of the few dark-skinned playable characters in the game, some suggested that her poor skillset might be due to colorism, given similar accusations made against HoYoverse in the past.^[59] A campaign urging the wider playerbase to press HoYoverse for change trended on X under the hashtag #FixDehya, with many spamming the game's official account.^[60]