Leaked assets from Genshin Impact Version 6.3 have revealed a suite of new cosmetic and flavor content for three spotlighted characters, with Columbina, Zibai, and Illuga each receiving a full thematic package. The leak includes special dishes, namecards, outfit descriptions, and decorative sugar sculptures, all rich with worldbuilding cues. These items do more than change appearance. They expand each character’s cultural background, their narrative tone, and the festival related content players will experience during Lantern Rite and associated events.
Columbina receives a heavily lunar themed presentation. Her Special Dish is named Moonlit Mirage, a culinary title that stresses ephemeral beauty and subtle spectacle. Her Namecard, titled Someday: "She dances in the shallows of clear streams and drifts with the current, falling asleep beneath the pale shadows of the mountains. She wanders through the ripples of time, playing hide-and-seek with the kuuhenki. She rests in the garden of all things, humming softly to every living creature. In the quiet hours before dawn, she waits for the day of their reunion"
Reads like a poem, evoking imagery of shallow streams, pale mountain shadows, and the Kuuhenki. The verse positions Columbina as a figure who moves through time and nature with quiet grace, hinting at her connection to ancient lunar myths and the Frostmoon Scions. The cosmetic, called Moonweave Gossamer, is described as a weightless raiment woven by the Kuuhenki from Frostmoon Scion fabrics, threaded with moonlight. This outfit text explicitly frames Columbina as a near sacred figure, a Moon Maiden whose garments inspire local worship and whispered wishes to Kuutar.
The included sugar sculpture: "A sugar sculpture crafted to capture a person's essence. Its light, fluttering hair ornaments bring to mind Columbina, the Moon Maiden, whose very presence feels as airy as a gentle song"
Continues the motif, describing delicate ornaments that capture "essence" and flutter like her hair, reinforcing a theme of transience and song.
The Zibai package leans into antiquity and craft. His Special Dish, Flavor of Spring, and Namecard, Veiled Vista: "Heaven and earth are but a wayfarer's lodge, and time a wanderer passing through the ages."
Evoke the passage of ages and the quiet dignity of a messenger from the skies. The Moonlit Courser outfit ties Zibai to the vanished nation of Lang-Gan, crediting him with bringing exquisite weaving techniques to the mortal realm. The lore in the outfit description suggests Zibai is a cultural conduit, a character who preserves fragile human crafts across centuries. This points to potential in game touches such as unique textile related questlines, or environmental details in Liyue Harbor and Dornman Port where traditional weaving and spinning play a role.Illuga receives a meticulously practical aesthetic. The Nightwatch Soup special dish, and the Nightmare Songbird namecard: "Having braved the darkness of night, the nightingale pours its ardor into the bright world of day, and sears the nightmares with fierce fury."
Frame him as a guardian against darkness. His outfit, Steadfast Resolve, is described as a functional uniform designed for duty, implying constant readiness and an unglamorous reliability. Illuga’s sugar sculpture: "Illuga A sugar sculpture crafted to capture a person's essence. The loyal messenger bird brings to mind Illuga, the young captain of Nightmare Orioles"
Concept emphasizes the loyal messenger bird as an emblem, linking him to the Nightmare Orioles and to narrative strands about protection, duty, and youthful responsibility. This set positions Illuga as a grounded support character, whose cosmetics emphasize role and story rather than spectacle.
Beyond surface cosmetics, these descriptors carry gameplay and narrative implications. The mention of Kuuhenki and Frostmoon Scions for Columbina hints at event quests or reputation tasks tied to lunar or northern cultures. Zibai’s explicit link to Lang-Gan weaving could feed into craft based world quests, craftable textiles, or collectible lore items. Illuga’s uniform and messenger bird iconography suggest potential companion or scouting related event mechanics, possibly tied to new Lantern Rite minigames or exploration objectives.
Community reaction to these leaks has focused on two vectors. First, players appreciate the deep lore text woven into namecards and outfit descriptions, noting that cosmetics are increasingly used to expand narrative rather than merely to beautify characters. Second, dataminers and leakers are already connecting these designs to ongoing 6.3 themes such as lunar influence, Mondstadt and Nod-Krai ties, and the Lantern Rite festival. The Moon imagery in multiple packages amplifies existing theories that Version 6.3 will continue to foreground celestial motifs tied to the Three Moons and ancient pre Archon cultures.
From an event perspective, the presence of special dishes and sugar sculptures signals robust Lantern Rite integration. These items are likely to appear as event rewards, character event shop goods, or reputation milestone unlocks. Namecards and outfit lore may be used to deepen character event quests, providing players with extra collectible text and small world building quests that reveal hidden corners of Teyvat.
As always with beta leaks, these descriptions are provisional and may change before official release. However, the level of detail in these assets suggests Version 6.3 will blend cosmetics and storytelling tightly, using outfits, dishes, and collectibles as another way to narrate cultural identity and myth. Whether these items appear as purchasable skins, event unlocks, or reputation awards, they amplify each character’s narrative voice and further root the Lantern Rite and Nod-Krai related content in tangible, flavorful detail.
