Theory about the shades

So I just had an idea

Natlan - ronova, she played a pretty big role in natlans story as the god of death. Death was a pretty big part of natlans story so it made sense to put her here

Nod-krai - istaroth, we have gotten SO MANY hints of istaroth in nod krai, and apparently columbina is in a place forgotten for **time**, so maybe she has to remind istaroth of her existence

Snezhnaya - Rhindottir(?), this one is kinda copium, BUT i wouldnt be surprised if she takes a bigger role in future patches, she is connected to Snezhnaya via Pierro, we have gotten alot more lore about the sinners and the hexenzircle, which could be setting up something in the future with Rhindottir, she is definetly going to be playing a big role in khanreniah as one of the 5 sinners and being directly responsible for its fall, so setting her up abit before its release would allow us to know more about her

Khanreniah- asmoday, we dont know alot about her, but we are going to meeting up with her by the end of teyvat and I dont think they'd introduce her before the final chapter, which is khanreniah, so she is basically guaranteed to show up here

Commentaires

blazikenfan552026-01-12 00:50

There's nothing to go off of. They don't even have any official designs (Asmoday not withstanding). The other ones you used here are all fanmade designs that everybody is just accepting as canon. Wait until we have more to go off of until you do all this theorizing.

Gold_Pineapple76442026-01-12 00:58

They... don't have official designs? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXVmvW8ZQw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXVmvW8ZQw)

Maxwell12-the-great2026-01-12 01:00

He made a statement so ass even his gang clowned him 🫩🥀

Neospartan_1172026-01-12 01:05

Is this bait? It has to be bait, right? There's no way this guy just called the entire lore video about the shades fanart? Or ir it cope because Ronova is hot rather than an Eldritch Horror?

cheddarchops2026-01-12 01:15

You can see for yourself in their comment history. This is someone who is very upset that the Gods' Limits teaser even exists, and has tried to convince others it isn't real or doesn't exist. I'm not gonna knock them or their feelings in thinking the trailer is too much of a spoiler, but I certainly don't think it's cool to try and convince others that official media from Hoyo isn't real.

bloodypumpin2026-01-12 01:10

I hope this is bait

Some-Local-63572026-01-12 01:33

omg not you again

hater-parrot2026-01-12 00:58

I dont think we are actually going to see the shades actual model untill snezneigah/khanreniah but I do think that they will be introduced to us in one way or another, for example, in natlan ronova had to fulfill her duties as a shade, so the audience got introduced to her, I feel like we will get introduced to atleast the other two shades (Rhindottir and Istaroth) even if its just through eyes in the sky, especially since things in recent archon quests have been hugely ramping up

Better-Movie-77362026-01-12 01:06

I wouldn't be suprised if we see Rhinedottir/Naberius in someway in game before Istaroth because of the Focus on Hexenzirkel

Do far we >!heard her massege via Sebas And saw her dodoco form!<

I wouldn't be suprised if we see her in like Nicole's Story quest

hater-parrot2026-01-12 01:10

Honestly introducing her further via the other hexenzircle members instead of via a nation makes alot of sense, it would allow Snezhnaya to focus more on the whole rebellion against celestia thing

Rex_Lapis_2026-01-12 01:41

Istaroth had more hinds before nod krai bro, the statues in mondstadt, inazuma and whole enkonomiya

hater-parrot2026-01-12 01:56

What i mean is an actual main story appearance, voice an all, kinda like romovas part in natlan

chunga-bunga692026-01-12 07:00

Nabereus is connected to Fontaine cause she created Egeria