Heavenly thorns, nails, pillars - these are the names under which Genshin Impact the same fragments of Celestia's punishment are known. 7.1 version Six anomalies sparked in the sky of Teyvat, sparking their awakening and reminding us of the impact the fallen pillars left on the history of ancient civilizations. The Dragonspine is forever frozen in ice, and the Sumeru Desert is beset by devastating sandstorms.
Why are the thorns of punishment being cast off?
Celestial Spikes are shattered crystalline columns that affect Arteries of the earth at the point of impact. According to Celestia's will, they were used as a weapon of retaliation against rebellious civilizations, as well as to cleanse the lands of the Abyss that poured out after the war with the Second Throne.
Nahida confirms that these weapons are capable of stabilizing and transforming energies alien to Teyvat. The effects of the Celestial Nails vary depending on the region: they can permanently alter the climate, affect the Earth's Arteries, destroy vegetation, or leave behind a massive crater. For mortals, such interference has proven catastrophic: the destruction of ancient kingdoms on the Dragonspine, in the Rift, the Sumeru Desert, and Hyperborea.
In the quest "Black feathers that fell at the hour of farewell" Mistress of Death Ronova invested EITR into a thorn that had long since fallen on Snezhnaya. The awakening of the Heavenly Nails was an alarming sign: the desecration or damage of one pillar caused others, dropped in other corners of the world, to shine.
Where are Sky Spikes in Genshin Impact?
Only six places where the Heavenly Order nails fell are known.
The paths to all points are explained in the guide. epilogue "Anomaly".
In Mondstadt
The thorn of heavenly cold is located on dragon spineLong ago, it fell upon the sanctuary of the Sal Vindagnir people and turned the flourishing mountainous region into a land of permafrost. The fall of the divine monument shattered the local tree. Irminsul — it is believed that later on a tree grew in this place permafrost treeYou can reach the pillar itself after completing the world quest. "In the mountains": when all the ice fragments have thawed and returned to the base of the structure, it will rise above the peak of Vindagnir.
In Li Yue
В The Chasm rests a thorn, which the locals called Soul stone: once it destroyed the Langan civilization, and the crater in its place became a modern crevasse. In the task Among the Rocks revealed how Angel Zi Bai challenged the Heavenly order by attempting to delay the fall of the nail and thereby giving part of the people time to escape - the survivors subsequently settled in Chenyu ValleyLater, a fragment of the same pillar, discovered in underground mines, became the cause of the appearance Lumenita и Light-bearing crystals.
In Inazuma the
On the island Tsurumi The spike itself is invisible: it is believed that the Thunderbird witnessed its fall in ancient times, and since then these lands have been shrouded in a perpetual fog. This is evidenced by the roots of the withered Irminsul tree on the southeastern shore of Sirikoro Peak—similar dead trunks mark impact points in other regions as well.
To Sumeru
The first known nail fell in the area of the modern Hadramavet desert, near Mount Damavand, and turned the once flourishing tropical forest into ashes - thus forming the current appearance of the western part SumeruThe thorn's power created a never-ending vortex of sandstorms around the mountain peak. According to legend, King Deshret later found the pillar and, with the help of djinn magic, used it to create Oasis of eternity — the resting place of the goddess Nabu Malikata.
In Fontaine
В Fontaine There never was a Heavenly Thorn because its main punishment was the prophecy of the flood. It was brought about by the "original sin" of Egeria, who used the power of the Primordial Sea to transform the Oceanids into humans. This is recounted in Hydro Kingdom plot и Focalors execution scene.
In Natlan
The pool of countless flames located around the Stadium of the Sacred Flame eventually filled the crater left by the fall of the mysterious, colossal object. Behind the awakened pillar in Chamber of the Night's Trial observes Piro Archon MavuikaShe links the current anomalies to Natlan's ancient past and the Celestial Order, urging the Traveler to remain vigilant.
In Snezhnaya
Here stands the very spike that triggered a chain reaction in all the other regions—the Nail of Retribution at the ruins of Hyperborea, east of Snezhnograd. The Golden City was the center of the First Angel Koitar and Seiterwoinen's rebellion against the Heavenly Order. A failed experiment with the remains of the Cryo Dragon encased the area and the Earth's Arteries in primordial ice, in response to which Celestia brought down a punishing monument on civilization. The blow killed almost all the inhabitants and most of elves, and the capital itself fell into Sphere of ShadowsThe body of the Emperor and the column, however, remained on the surface.
In Nod-Kray
Nod-Krai is part of Snowy, so it does not have the Sky Thorn, but it is connected to the story Hyperborea. Right here. goddess Canon She led the survivors of the Golden City's fall away, and their descendants here named themselves after her. Therefore, this area may contain isolated artifacts and ruins related to the history of the Thorns.
