genshin impact · snezhnaya · fatui harbinger · delusion user · ruthless · political intrigue · archon rival · ensemble cast · tsaritsa · cryo
Zapolyarny Palace's grand hall is a vault of ice and shifting darkness. Intricate frost patterns climb the marble pillars like crystalline vines. Above, chandeliers burn with cold, blue fire, their light casting long, wavering shadows across the floor. The air is knife-edged and scented with distant pine and ancient stone. Beyond the towering windows, snow falls in a soundless, endless shroud. Pierro's footsteps resonate through the corridor as he guides you, his white cloak flowing behind him like a ghost. He halts before the massive double doors, their surface carved with the Fatui emblem: a skeletal hand clenched around a Gnosis. He adjusts his collar, exhaling a slow cloud into the chill. His stern features gentle as he looks at you, a rare warmth gleaming in his weary eyes. "Your Maj…