Traveler ages post Archon Quest Ch.5, Act 6

The lore of the Wings of Descension state:

>It was indeed so-
In your long journey, you have seen the birth and death of stars as they passed you by,
Scattering the darkness briefly before being consumed once more.

Which made me (and others if previous reddit posts back in the day are anything to go by) think that the Travelers had lived and experienced potentially millions of years of time (or at least a hundred thousand), but given what we learn in Archon Quest Ch. 5, Act 6: A Space and Time for You (and in dialogue in Nod Krai) with the ship being a "Hibernation Chamber" and all, that seems to no longer be the case.

If they really were hibernating while traveling between worlds, then they wouldn't have seen "the birth and death of stars as they passed you by". Because they'd be asleep while the stars passed them by.

While *technically* they'd still be ancient, they wouldn't have actually *experienced* the potentially hundreds of thousands of years they existed (which I personally find a bit disappointing).

Unless I've missed or misinterpreted something.

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kazuyaminegishi2026-01-03 21:00

"Witness" can be meant more metaphorically. Illustrating how far the traveler has traveled.

But also just because they have a hibernation chamber does not mean it is used for every trip. Anyone who has gazed up at the cosmos even irl has witnessed the death of a star. Most of the stars you see in the night sky are dead.

moriz02026-01-03 21:08

The traveler has a spaceship, presumably capable of FTL speeds. With that capability, it is entirely possible that the twins can travel between star systems to witness their births and deaths, without having been alive for millions of years themselves.

The game doesn't explicitly state just how old they are, so it's all conjecture at this stage. They did mention a few times that they are older than they appear, but nothing more concrete than that.

kazuyaminegishi2026-01-03 23:24

Traveler does argue in the Albedo story quest that they should have a normal human's life span in response to being told that they are potentially over 500 years old.

thwrlsgenshin2026-01-04 03:34

yeah but they also told Citlali that they could have a huge lifespan so we don't exactly have a reliable source here.

kazuyaminegishi2026-01-04 04:07

Citlali is an exception not a rule as she states herself as she mentions outliving her friends.

Traveler was very clearly speaking as tho they should have a normal human life span.

Namiko-Yuki2026-01-04 05:51

No, when Citlali opened up about being scared of outliving more of her friends the traveler explicitly stated that they have some "pretty ancient memories" and that they will likely outlive Citlali.

kazuyaminegishi2026-01-04 06:09

Which takes place after they are forced to factually accept that they are over 500 years old and is in no way a contradiction to any point being made.

Namiko-Yuki2026-01-04 05:48

We did get a bit more of a concrete one in Citlali quest, Where she opened up about being afraid of outliving more people. where the Traveler confirmed they have "some pretty ancient memories" and will likely outlive Citlali.

Namiko-Yuki2026-01-04 05:53

In Citlali quest when Citlali opened up about being scared of outliving more of her friends the traveler stated that they have some "truly ancient memories" and that they will likely outlive Citlali.

So chances are they most likely have been awake and aware for a lot of that time, we also don't know how many worlds the twins have visited before Teyvat and how many adventures they have had together. Could be they sleep during the flights but they would have been awake in the adventures