Furina

A central pillar of Genshin Impact lore scholarship concerns the biological species and ontological status of Alice. As confirmed by both her daughter Klee and her close confidant Albedo, Alice belongs to a long-lived, elf-eared race blessed with an extraordinary lifespan that renders mortal decades comparable to fleeting seasons. Her pointed ears, radiant youthfulness, and immunity to the spiritual erosion that plagues ordinary mortals distinguish her from standard humans of Mondstadt. Yet her true identity extends far beyond mere longevity: Alice possesses encyclopedic, firsthand familiarity with worlds outside Teyvat, including Earth-derived concepts such as idol pop culture, the Rubicon river, and advanced acoustic phonographs.

Within the hierarchy of the Hexenzirkel, Alice holds the supreme seat as Codename 'A', described by her fellow witches as a woman who 'never lies' and whose whimsical promises carry the weight of immutable law. While she is not classified among the Four Descenders recorded by the Fatui because she respects and upholds the existing order of Teyvat rather than overturning it, Skirk and other cosmic observers note that Alice serves as a de facto guardian of the world's outer shell. This dual identity—at once a warm, chaotic mother who leaves treasure hunts for children and a sovereign border-warden watching over Teyvat's firmament—makes Alice a singular figure in the cosmology of Genshin Impact.

Centuries before the Traveler awakened on the shores of Starfell Valley, Alice founded the Hexenzirkel alongside a circle of extraordinary women whose talents spanned hydromancy, bio-alchemy, prophecy, and storytelling. In those early years, the witches famously challenged the Anemo Archon Barbatos atop the windswept cliffs of Mondstadt; rather than engaging in a destructive war of attrition, Venti answered their challenge with lyrical song, inspiring Alice and her sisters—including Rhinedottir ('R'), Barbeloth ('B'), Andersdotter ('M'), Nicole ('N'), Ivanovna ('J'), and Octavia ('O')—to forge a lifelong pact of mutual research and peaceful gatherings around a floating sky-table.

Over the ensuing eras, Alice embarked on grand expeditions across all seven nations alongside her husband, a renowned adventurer of Mondstadt, and later documented her exploits in the famous Teyvat Travel Guide. Her field notes across Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma reveal a mind that views ancient ruins, adeptal domains, and military camps alike as giant laboratories waiting to be improved with high-yield pyrotechnics. During her travels in Liyue, even the stoic Geo Archon Zhongli chose to accompany her on parts of her journey—partly out of respect for her erudition, and partly to prevent her experimental blasts from leveling Dihua Marsh and Jueyun Karst.

Years before the main narrative of Genshin Impact, Alice welcomed two children into her life: her biological daughter Klee, who inherited both her pointed elf ears and her passion for booming alchemical creations, and the synthetic homunculus Albedo, whom she took in at the request of her old friend Rhinedottir. Before departing Mondstadt with her husband for a perilous mission at the far edges of Teyvat, Alice entrusted Klee to Acting Grand Master Jean and the Knights of Favonius, while arranging for Albedo to serve as Chief Alchemist and older brother to Klee.