[4.3] The Complete Narzissenkreuz Questline Recap & Analysis - Genshin Impact Lore & Theory

The story of Narzissenkreuz is a huge part of Fontaine's history, and 4.3 marked the finale of this wild questline! And now that we have all the pieces to this very broken puzzle, it's time to put them all together and find out what really happened in Fontaine 500 years ago and why it matters.

This video is split into two parts. The first half contains a complete retelling of the events of 500 years ago to the present day, and the remaining half contains several analyses, observations, and theories based on the content in the first half.

HUGE thank you to all the wonderful people who helped me proofread and fact check the script, and to contributors like Astrofizzix who was kind enough to provide footage I was missing.

*SPOILER WARNINGS*
- Ann in Wonderland
- Ancient Colors
- Aqueous Tidemarks
- Unfinished Comedy
- In the Wake of Narcissus
- Pursuit
- Happy Birthday
- Road to Singularity
- Questioning Melusine and Answering Machine
- Masquerade of the Guilty
- Neuvillette's Story Quest (1)
- Nahida's Story Quest (2)
- The Golden Slumber
- Abbas' Escape
- Zandik's Legacy

*TIMESTAMPS*
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Complete History (Recap)
01:49 Siege of Poisson
03:22 Narzissenkreuz Institute
03:40 Khaenri'ahn Cataclysm
04:27 Rene and Jakob
08:51 Institute of Natural Philosophy
10:13 The Carter "Experiment"
12:12 Rene's First Failure
15:18 Rene's Second Failure
18:44 The Order vs the Hunters
21:25 400 Years Later...
24:00 Analysis
24:05 Caterpillar
37:21 Alain & Mary Ann
47:43 The Doctor and the Knave
57:35 Manufactured Descenders

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*CITATIONS, CREDITS & FURTHER READING*
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