Hey guys whats up, Aru. So the latest Natlan
teaser just released, I mean was released a while ago. But I’ve been pondering about why
Natlan’s saurians are all mixed in some way with different elements, and how come we haven't seen
any straight up pyro element being shown, in the land of pyro. Granted its just a preview teaser,
trailer, short video, but come on. But maybe these 6 mixed fire-breathing saurians can all become a
completely pyro sovereign? With the recent saurian “negotiation” event, maybe we can find out what
these other saurians are as well as what element they are mixed with. Going over each saurian in
Natlan’s teaser, the possible companions in the Specially shaped Saurian Search event, as well
as what these entail for the Region of Pyro that doesn't seem to have a pure pyro ecology compared
to other regions. That and some thoughts on their culture, and traditions that will hopefully help
in setting us up for Natlan in the near future. Timestamps will, of course, be down below if
you want a specific segment, let's get started. Now we already know that Natlan is located on the
western side of the continent next to Sumeru’s Great Red Sand region. Which after the release of
all of Sumeru, Natlan would be located here. And within Natlan’s teaser, we can sort of assume that
this place here is the first area of Natlan that we’ll get to see. Natlan is known for its graffiti
and murals that can be seen all over the region, I mean just look at this huge one here. Also
that corpse of a leviathan is all to similar to Fontaines, and Inazumas whale leviathan corpses.
hot springs which possess healing capabilities. This means that the natural geography of Natlan,
more specifically its volcanoes. Prominent all over the region, and could be the likely source
of these healing properties. The reasons for why Natlan’s volcanoes would possess such abilities
is still unknown. But we do have at least one person whose lore reflects the recuperation from
healing flames. Bennett’s lore story mentions being found by an adventurer after going
through scorching heat, deafening thunder, and ripping winds. The concept of Passion, and
treasure or glory is also emphasized in his story, as well as Bennett’s Character title:
Trial by Fire, and its Chinese translation; Touchstone of Fate. Which ties in with
Natlan’s long mentioned lines in Traveil, and the endless Ring of Fire that the Capitano
has taken part in, and is mentioned by Ranjit as a reason for taming the greatest companion as
a trial for his protagonistic tale. Something that all of these share is a story worth
telling to your friends too, a tale that the people of Natlan might enjoy listening to.
Now, these same characteristics can also be found in the “Mare Jivari '', a place once overflowing
with a black turbid tide, that was ventured into by the great Tenoch, the 6 Tribes, and their
saurian companions. Today, the Mare Jivari is a sea of flames, sea of ashes, or a sea of lava,
where journey’s would end. And is also where the mythical Lavawalker walked until he perished.
It's also possible that certain volcanoes can heal while others are just normal volcanoes.
Maybe places such as these are where the trial of fire and passion takes place, and where only
those whose passion burns bright may be allowed the healing properties of Natlan. But what does
this mean for Natlan’s dragons, rather Saurians? NO PURE PYRO DRAGON - All dragons breath fire,
but mixed with other elements - weaker descendant forms
Saurians are any of a group of reptiles including the lizards and in older
classifications the crocodiles and various extinct forms (as the dinosaurs) that look like lizards,
at least that's what the dictionary says. The word saurian at some point also was exclusively
restricted to lizards or resembling a lizard. Which means that any form of lizard/lizard-like
creature can be called saurian, and in teyvat this means Vishaps and Dragons. But why not just call
them Vishaps? I mean they all have similar designs to vishaps already, so giving them the same
name would have been much simpler, right? Well, in the world of Genshin the name “Saurian” could
have likely stemmed from the Dragonlords and Vishaps themselves. If we call anything in real
life that looks like a lizard and or dinosaur a “saurian”. Then maybe the modern day dragon-like
or lizards of Natlan follow the same principle. But classifying them as such would mean that they
are different enough from vishaps to deserve their own name, and to separate them from actual
vishaps, and by extension a “Real Dragon”. Ranjit from the “Specially Shaped Saurian”
event quest mentioned that Natlan is home to the fire-breathing saurians. Which could mean
that all saurian types.Regardless if they’re part of the 6 shown in the teaser, can manipulate
or have the ability to use pyro. Ranjit’s lines about slime becoming saurians is also interesting
since they are both elemental creatures. But maybe he meant slime saurians as “pets” rather than
elemental creatures. When it comes to elemental beings like dragons, slimes, and vishaps, they
are essentially made with their core element in mind. In some cases these elemental vishaps can
harness different elements, which can be seen in many vishaps and especially from the Geo vishap
Azdaha. But mixing with even a single element means that they are adding “impurities” to their
original forms. Thus creating the lesser dragons known as vishaps that you see today. Or maybe
the beasts of Natlan fed on a greater lifeform similar to the consecrated beasts. And only a pure
single elemental vishap may then become a Dragon, and in some cases a Pure Hydro Sovereign, which
we can see from Neuvillette himself, paired with the lore of vishap findings from Enkanomiya.
Or maybe the Pyro Dragon left Natlan when they died, which could be far more concerning. If
we think of Nibelung as the Pyro Sovereign and Dragon King, he might have fallen into the
abyss or was consumed by it after learning about Forbidden Knowledge. Interestingly, Durin the
Abyssal Dragon exhibited flames in his cinematic with Dvalin. Maybe Durin came from the corpse of
the Abyss stricken Nibelung? As another thought, one of the saurians that could traverse through
water and lava looked similar to the bathysmal vishaps, stingrays or sea hare found in Fontaine,
especially the early concept arts. So maybe the corpse of Elynas, whichever dragon template he
was created from, followed this same structure of a sleek but webbed dragon. And in turn Durin,
might also have followed a fire-breathing dragon template or vessels when Rhinnedottir gave them
“strong healthy bodies” using Khemia. But that wouldn't really make sense since Elynas and Durin
attacked around after the Cataclysm. It does make you wonder though how Rhinnedottir was able to
make a full scale dragon, and from what corpses did she make them with, but thats a different
theory. With regards to Natlan’s saurians the level of intermingling with different elements
might have occurred so much that every saurian in the land can breathe fire, but have “diluted”
their original pyro descent. This would mean that even if there are several breeds, or types of
saurians in Natlan, 6 or more. All of these might be impure forms of the true pyro dragons. However,
this also means that every type of saurian has the innate ability to focus their elemental power, and
produce a pure Pyro saurian, then becoming a Pyro dragon. So, a Pyro sovereign is still in Natlan,
the same way Neuvillette was in Fontaine. Or if we assume that there hasn't been a pure Pyro dragon,
maybe these 6 tribes need to be unified again to merge all 6 different types of mixed pyro saurian
descendants into one pure pyro sovereign breed. Teaser - 6 dragon types - 3/6
showcased - other 3 is wild/untamed Something else I’ve been pondering over is if each
saurian type relates to the six tribes, or is it just the 6 saurians found within Natlan? I mean it
in a sense that some of these saurian types might not even be easy to befriend. I mean a saurian
like the Teppetlisauri of the eastern mines of Natlan might be friendlier to humans than, say,
this rathalos looking one here. And I think it would give a bit more depth to each saurian type
if we had to befriend each one. Compared to what Ranjit was trying to do, which is to just beat
up monsters and call it “Negotiation”. Buddying up with saurians seems like a harder task too,
maybe comparable or even harder than speaking to hilichurls. So having companions in Natlan would
be a show of both skill, and knowledge with each different saurian type. Each with specific ways
of befriending, and found in different biomes within the region. Hence the vast difference
in terrain for every saurian type that we see in the trailer. Only 4 out of 6 have been seen so
far, with the 4th one possibly being this winged saurian in the trailer. The other 2 I still don't
know, but they do look like a consecrated Vulture, a Jadeplume Terrorshroom, The Mellenial
SeaHorse, as well as the emperor of Fire and Iron. So maybe the remaining saurians look like
the monsters we tried to buddy up with Ranjit. "New Friend with Blooming "Fire"-power - Burning
Up” You may think that a Regisvine is the farthest creature from a saurian, and your right, sort
of… But Ranjit could be emphasizing the hot climate and the concentrated pyro energies that
can be physically felt once in Natlan. Notably if we think of places like Africa and some
countries around the Pacific Ring of Fire; very high humidity levels, and one of the most
tropical places in the world in comparison. So that excessive Pyro you feel on your skin,
paired with the moisture from the plantlife is the closest you can feel that Natlan can be,
atleast based on Ranjit. Now, as for saurian regisvines? Maybe this saurian here is a mix
between an elemental saurian, and a whopper flower. Maybe this saurian has a massive tail
that resembles a new species of fauna, a venus fly trap, or a cobra plant perhaps. If dendro already
has a mix saurian then maybe this is similar to the oceanid or the electro manifestations? Or
maybe a resurgent cryo regisvine of some sort? "Puckering Cold Puppy - Cold, Round Belly!” The
next and most obvious is the Primo Geovishap which Ranjit said was similar to the Teppetlisauri. A
saurian specific to mining in the eastern areas of Natlan The fact that geo vishaps also dig
could also mean that they stem from the same gene of old world vishaps too. But compared to
both the Teppetlisauri and the vishap hatchling, a Primo Geovishap has what Ranjit calls
“impact” for his story of how he could have had a companion. Another hint at how
Natlans like stories with hard trials, strong protagonists, and stronger opponents.
Seems like drinking with the people of Natlan would be a fun time with their great
tales. But is somewhat the opposite of what weve heard from Vanessa and her tribe
of Muratans ever since they left Natlan. "Forest-Ranging Beast, Holding Fast to the
Bitter End - For Childhood Dreams!” One of the tales that Ranjit tells us about is the tale
of Kuntur’s redemption. Namely his father who was blinded with golden arrows from the sun
as punishment. Which followed on to Kuntur’s life due to being his son. Wherever Kunture
would go the sun would hide behind the clouds, and added to his misfortune. This is
oddly similar to Bennett’s character lore, and actual unluckiness, where rain always
follows him, and his countless misfortunes kept him from his adventures. However, the tale
of Kunture ended when he became companions with a saurian called “Iktomisaurus”. In Lakota
mythology, Iktomi is both a spider-trickster spirit & a cultural hero of the Lakota people.
representing the confusion between wisdom and folly. Such tales about the Iktomi in Lokota
culture are told as both a serious tale, as well as light hearted entertainment. So maybe
the tale of Kuntur and the Iktomosaurus isn't as great as it seems. If were talking about a
spider, then maybe this is an Iktomisaurus. Something interesting about Kuntur is that
it means “Condor” in the Quechuan language. Putting these two together makes me think of
the Golliath Birdeater, a spider capable of eating birds. So maybe this tale is of an unlucky
bird being tricked by a trickster spider saurian? A mural depicting this story is also found in
Natlan so here's to how thats going to look. "Fulgurating Flying Seahorse - Audience with the
Solitary King” Flying horses and Iron crabs are a nice distinction between nobility and ferocity.
The proud and regal Millennial Seahorse vs the brutal and cruel emperor of fire and iron.
If we're looking for an electro saurian, maybe this seahorse reflects the electro
mixed saurian of Natlan. Proud, and regal, yet is a solitary type of dragon. One of the
saurians we could see here also seems like a noble looking creature, possessing not only
a crown-like headpiece but also an elegant dress. In contrast the one on the bottom may be a
more intimidating and powerful saurian type that is also solitary. If you played any monster
hunter game, you can think of the Teostra and the Lunastra’s regal yet commanding presence.
The Millennial Seahorse is aIso the only flying creature we tried to “negotiate” with, and
Ranjit speaks about flying companions here too. And mentioning a Pegasus in this event
reminds me of the white horse god/adepti of the Bamboo Forest in Liyue. Maybe these horses
left Liyue and ended up in Natlan long ago. This is also where Ranjit speaks more on flying
companions, particularly the Iktomisaurus that helped Kuntur. Now, the only flying saurian
we’ve seen is this red one in the teaser. Maybe flying saurians are a rarer species, a species
closest to the true Pyro Dragon Sovereign. And there we go my thoughts on the Natlan
teaser/trailer/short video/sneak peak. The idea that dragons and vishaps are named differently in
Natlan specifically is really weird to me. I mean you could say that other regions have their own
“vishaps” that are specific to their elements, and there actually are. But with natlan
specifically, everything seems like a mixed bag of different elements rather than a focus
on one element. Makes you wonder why that is and what happened in the past that led Natlan to
become that way. But that's enough for this video, I’ll see you guys in the next one
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