#dragon neuvillette but the OTHER dragon

[lyss-sketchbox]

Only 3 of you understand what this is

If you dont -> Reference

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

Alright I gotta ask. When it comes to Melusine Creator... how does Neuvillette fit in? He basically sees the Melusines as his daughters, so what would he do when he learns of a new Melusine and their abyssal guardian? How would FL react? Would Neuvillette Know? I need answers!!!

teehee excellent you walked right into my trap >:) sit down, sit down, make yourself some tea

Neuvillette is a little confused when Sedene cheerfully tells him about the new sibling she and the other Melusine have welcomed into Merusea- as far as he knows, "new" Melusine aren't really a thing- but simply shrugs it off at first as his children being carefree and whimsical... until he overhears Menthe tiredly mumbling about a giant creature the color of night that sparkles like stars, and the Iudex's blood runs cold. he sets out towards the village the moment his work ends for the day, diving into the water and under the earth before surfacing in familiar caverns, ones he's had memorized for hundreds of years. Cosanzeana greets him cheerfully, with the same flower garden as last time, skipping alongside her father as he ventures deeper into the village, coming across a new seashell house tucked away in the corner

Neuvillette's eyes widen when he settles his gaze on an armored monster, wings all tangled with starlight, gently cradling an oddly patterned Melusine, similar stars in their eyes. the beast growls at him, holding the Melusine closer as they begin to shiver fearfully

it's you, the Creator- he knows it is. but how? perhaps the god of everything has a similar method of rebirth as he does... whatever the reason is, Neuvillette quickly gives you a deep, firm bow, keeping both of his hands in front of him, and the Abyssal creature's hisses slowly fade into soft purrs as you raise a mittened hand and pat it on the head

with your safety intact, you tell Neuvillette everything, the Hydro Sovereign listening with mounting horror. no wonder you wanted to stay hidden in Merusea- the only ones who showed you any kindness were the Melusine and this monster, the one you called Foul Legacy. you plead for him not to tell anyone, about you or Legacy, and he gives you his word as Iudex that he would make sure no harm came to you and your friends- after all, you were beloved by all of his children. as your disciple, it was his duty to protect you whenever necessary... although, with how you won the friendship of an Abyssal creature of all things, Neuvillette is sure you'll be well defended

so the Dragon of Hydro tells no one of his brief trip to the countryside, not saying a single word of what he found, for now

[hydrachea]

Genshin fans: So the archons are going to be only 2 men to 5 women? That's kind of uneven...

Mihoyo: Sorry, it is what it is.

Mihoyo in 4.2, giving Neuvillette his authority over Hydro back and straight-up destroying the very concept of the Hydro archon: SIKE.

[zareleonis]

"neuvillette has two hands"

yeah, one for furina and one for focalors

[k-chips]

We literally still don't know anything about Neuvillette and they want me to believe our time in Fontaine ended???? HELL NO.

If Scaramouche had a whole archon quest about him, with all of his story from start to finish, they HAVE TO do the same thing with the fucking SOVEREIGN HYDRO DRAGON.

When and where was he born? Did he just spawn somewhere in Fontaine, with a human adult body and full dressed, or was he once a kid as well?

Did he saw the Khaenri'ah disaster? Does he know something about it? He said he never saw our sibling so it could mean he wasn't around at the time our twin and Dain traveled through Teyvat.

Is the big ass snake-looking skeleton (Elynas) in the middle of Fontaine, where all the Melusines are originated and (some of them) live in, the old Hydro Dragon? Or is it just another beast from the Abyss? If it's not the past Hydro Dragon, why does Neuvillette have such a special bond with the Melusines?

Is he really the "Visitor" Pahsiv mentioned? The one who would be affected by the purple pollution in the water and in the roots of the willow? (If I remember correctly. But it could be just because, you know, he drinks water lol)

Does he have all of his memories back now? Are they fully restored? And what exactly are these memories? Is the old Hydro Dragon literally his past life?

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I really hope we'll get another quest about him but I fear Hoyo won't tell us much and will keep all the details about Sovereign Dragons for the future, maybe even for the end :(

BUT. AT LEAST. I hope we won't get any more "human" Sovereign, I hope Neuvillette will still be the exception. It would be predictable and kinda boring if there were other dragons born with a human body

[aha-chuu]

I just wanted to voice yet another Neuvillette thought I had.

So, we don't know 100% if he's the Hydro Dragon, but all the evidence is pointing in that direction. And Genshin does have a distinction between dragons and the Dragon Sovereigns of each element (there only being seven Sovereigns with many vishaps (lesser dragons) all over). However, Enkonomiya lore states that the Hydro Dragon will be reborn as a human because the Hydro Vishaps are too impure/corrupted:

This implies that the human Dragon of Water is also one of the new Sovereigns presently being born.

Okay awesome so Neuvillette is one of the cool, powerful dragons probably maybe. We already kinda knew that. Why am I thinking about it?

Apep is one of few remaining Sovereigns from thousands of years ago. Just to remind you of what she looks like:

She's big. Like. Ah. She's way in the background and our crew is way in the foreground in that image. That means she is absolutely huge and we can't see all of her.

Which yes not every dragon is as huge as her. We have a few skeletons that are the size of islands but Zhongli and Dvalin are significantly smaller. Dvalin is still pretty big but whatever - he's actually specified to be small because he's so young at, uh, 2000 ish years old.

But there are two things I wanna point out. Firstly, this is what Neuvillette's constellation looks like:

Big serpent thing just like Apep. Also similar to Zhongli's dragon form yup.

But my second thing is that Neuvillette is a Hydro Dragon, so water. All of the largest creatures on Earth are sea creatures. You know, blue whale being the biggest.

This creates a couple of opportunities. Perhaps Neuvillette, despite being born in "human form" as the lore states, might be able to transform into his dragon form. But in doing so he'd probably destroy the entirety of Fontaine city. I'm not even sure if the sea/lake of Fontaine is deep enough for him to transform.

On the other hand, if he can't transform into a proper dragon, can you imagine what the other really old peeps would think? Like they met the former Sovereign Hydro Dragon who was, you know, large enough to encompass a country a couple times over. They sense the energy of the new Hydro Dragon and it's just this teeny tiny human. No wonder his name is Neuvillette.

(there's also the possibility that he does have a dragon form, but that he's too young to be all that large (like Dvalin). In this case I would like to imagine Neuvillette has no real bearing on how much he will grow and Zhongli has been quietly hinting that he should enjoy the shallow waters while he can (Neuvillette thinks he's talking about the global warming/Fontaine prophecy)).

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

Dragons in Genshin Impact

Dvalin: 6 wings, 4 legs, horns, tail, and feathers... Viship. Anemo Dragon Sovereign?

Azhdaha: No wings, 4 legs, horns, and stones... Viship. Geo Dragon Sovereign?

Apep: No limbs or wings and spikes/branches... Vishap. Dendro Dragon Sovereign?

Neuvillette: 3 Legs(2 legs + 1 cane), no wings, and horns? Vishap. Reborn Hydro Dragon Sovereign.

Durin: 4 legs and 2 wings. Abyssal Alchemical Creation.

Ursa: 4 legs, 2 wings, scales, and horns. Drake.

Scylla: No wings, no legs, horns, and a tail. Big Fish/Whale.

Sigewinne: Wings, tail, and horns? 'Dragonheir' despite being born from Elynas' blood. Melusine and not a Vishap.

Not-Dragons?

Rex Lapis: 4 legs, no wings, horns, spikes, and a tail. Dragon-Qilin God form.

Osial & Beisht: No legs, no wings, and horns. Hydra/Water Snake Gods?

Orobaxi: No legs, no wings, horns, and tail. Snake God form.

Elynas: Wing, Legs, & Tail?, horns, and spikes. Abyssal Alchemical Creation.

All-Devouring Narwhal: No legs, no wings, horns, spikes, and a tail. Big Fish/Whale.

Pahsiv: Tail and horns? Slitted pupils. Melusine.

~ I need Neuvillette to do a breakdown, pls. Why is Sigewinne, who is not a dragon and was born from the blood of an Abyssal being created made through Alchemy, considered a Dragonheir, like the Bathysmal Vishaps?

Because this would imply that Elynas IS a dragon, which means Durin, who was made by the same person Is actually a dragon too. And that would mean that dragons do not necessarily need to be Vishaps after all. Which would MEAN that even Zhongli could be considered a dragon in the loosest sense.

[m0rningtide]

Furina is playing Neuvillette like a damn fiddle

I love this dynamic sm

[toasteaa]

I love how I'm playing around with this sovereign of the seas au/folklore au (though I still hesitate to call it a folklore au) and like, the majority of the thoughts are lore heavy or romantic or the entire story/au I'd like to write from beginning to end, but then its like

The hurried and messy bits of dialogue + action that pop up when I'm at my computer/near my phone:

[geewintg]

Trial of The Century

Fandom: Genshin Impact

Neuvillette-centric, furina's trial, angst

His hands felt cold. Stiff on the orb of his cane as the trial continues on. The onslaught of accusations burying the hydro archon deeper within her grave. The circle of doubt was a whisper of an ominous prophecy much like the one that was about to happen; that small pang in his chest as he starts having them as well.

Who is the hydro archon?

Who is Furina?

Cold as would the laws be in the face of the masses, but his heart wanes tender like the ocean tide against the shoreline. Two opposite faces of the same coin fought, he--as the Iudex--had to pick one.

His legs were numb as ice as he stood over the trial, heart was as loud as each turn of the oratrice in the traveller's favor was like chalk scraping his ears. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't bear to be here. He couldn't bear to see the tears that stains her blue eyes.

She turned to him but he closed his eyes. Her please were ever more desperate. This was his resolve. For the sake of the people in Fontaine. She is--was--the hydro archon first and foremost. He is the Iudex. They both had duties to fulfill.

Then declared guilty, his mind raced with thoughts. If she's not the hydro archon, who is she? For he does not believe this entirely, her persona shrouds with mystery and the secrets she seems to bury alongside her.

Like he had said, there were little to no excuses between them. They have worked together for centuries. But must the secret be so utmost important that not even the risk of Fontaine's prophecy faze her?

...does she not trust him?

The click in front of him startled his thoughts. The verdict is here... "The hydro archon, guilty..."

"--!" His blood ran cold. ...death sentence.

...how can this be?

[lyss-sketchbox]

Them with each other's catalyst

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

Hellu here with the idea of creator!melusine able to work with the hydro element and childe/foul legacy (and neuvi) showing them all the neat tricks?

*eats your idea in one bite* mmmm delicious and tasty :)

perhaps you're not even given a Hydro Vision- instead you have innate control over the waters of the Primordial Sea. in a way it makes sense, the waters being the oldest and most connected to the Creator, but you're still understandably a little spooked when parts of Fontaine's ocean begins bending to your will. Foul Legacy is absolutely ecstatic, however, chittering happily and gently cupping your mittens in his claws. your siblings curiously peek over your shoulders, oohing and aahing as they watch sparkling water form tiny shapes in your hands before dissolving again- you're just like their sister Sigewinne! except, you don't have a Hydro Vision, but you can control the water all the same!

Legacy admittedly wants to teach you how to fight as soon as he can, but Neuvillette lightly flicks him on the forehead with a frown, met with reluctant grumbles. they can both teach you, but first and foremost Neuvillette wants you to know basic control. he makes sure you never get overwhelmed, helping you learn and tempering the waves with his own power as the Hydro Sovereign if anything begins to get out of hand. when he's not here, Foul Legacy secretly teaches you how to make more complex shapes with the droplets, starting from a perfect sphere and moving your way up to eventual weapons- he WILL teach you how to fight with Hydro eventually, it's best to get an early start! although, his favorite thing to do is helping you make a tiny narwhal out of water, the miniature beast swimming around your antennae and Legacy's horns as he trills in delight

[yandere-daydreams]

Current thoughts on Neuvillette and Furina?

the moment i saw them on screen together i was overcome with fantasies of the Most Austic Threesome ever penned to the hollowed halls of ao3. i have been been plagued with visions ever since.

[notitlemp3]

my review of the fontaine archon quest act v:

i thought the sumeru story was sad. I THOUGHT THE SUMERU STORY WAS SAD

[mello-bee]

commission part 2, electric bagaloo

genshin's chibi style is surprisingly hard (´⌒｀;)

[aha-chuu]

Can't decide whether I prefer Neuvillette looking like an old man (white hair + grandpa demeanour + dad vibes for all the melusine) or if I like him looking like a pretty, youthful model (super young by dragon years + in game model baby-face + actually very inexperienced in human conduct = immature?)

All the fanart I see kind of just picks one but idkkkk,,, I sort of enjoy the idea that he's kinda young looking but talks and acts very very old because, you know, in human terms he is very old. And everyone in Fontaine is used to it cos they all know he's not human and appearance ≠ reality. But people usually see him from pretty far away in the Opera house, so they can only see the white hair and hear his old man voice. So when he rarely does show up in person the public has a jumpscare of "oh not literally a grandpa huh uh oh".

And he definitely doesn't look like teenage or twenties, even youthful Neuvillette has gotta be like late thirties earliest. Mature but not actually as old as anyone would expect.