Paimon is the first character in Genshin Impact that players are introduced to after the initial cutscene. The Traveler finds Paimon when they are fishing her out of the sea.
At first, she seems like a harmless floating companion that tags along as repayment to the traveler while they journey through the land of Teyvat. Paimon refers to herself using third-person pronouns, never using first-person pronouns when she talks about herself. Later, it was agreed among longtime players that Paimon
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