Overview

Outline

Kaveh is an NPC Dendro character in Genshin Impact.

Kaveh is the architect behind the Palace of Alcazarzaray. He graduated from Kshahrewar of the Sumeru Akademiya with honors. He taught an architectural elective while he was at the Akademiya and receives a stipend from the Akademiya.

Despite the palace being his magnum opus, Kaveh ended up in deep debt after its construction due to Dori (Genshin Impact) lending him a huge amount of Mora, forcing him to take up residence with Alhaitham, although he often argues with his housemate due to their vastly different opinions. He is also familiar with Cyno.

At some point prior to the start of Sumeru's Archon quests, Kaveh was tasked with a project in the desert. During the events of Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, he returns to the Akademiya, only to find that many of the sages have disappeared.

Personality

In stark contrast to Alhaitham's rationality, Kaveh operates by what he feels is right. He is a stark defender of the arts and believes that helping others is a natural course of action. Their intense disagreements are such that they even bleed into messages on bulletin boards across Sumeru City and Port Ormos.

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Character Mentions

Alhaitham

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Tighnari

Kaveh is a famous architect in Sumeru. The Palace of Alcazarzaray is his magnum opus. During the initial planning, he even asked me to recommend suitable ornamental flora. I don't know why or how, but he ended up heavily in debt after the palace was completed. Alhaitham is helping out by letting him stay at his place, but... I don't know whether that's a blessing or a curse...

Be careful of Alhaitham. I'm not saying he's a bad guy, but he purely operates by rationality, so people often find his actions unacceptable. If you don't believe me, just ask his housemate — thanks to Alhaitham, he has more pent-up frustration than an angry Anemo Slime.

Cyno

Tighnari and Collei never said it to my face, but they found Kaveh's personal anecdotes far more entertaining than the jokes I had prepared... I could see it on their faces. Hmm? What did I think about that? Well, I thought it was funny that they could laugh at such a situation.

Collei

The General Mahamatra once brought him to our place for a meal. From the moment the fruit arrived on the table, he ranted non-stop about his difficult and stubborn roommate for the entire meal. We didn't get a single word in the whole time. We just nodded along and tried to stifle our laughter. It took a lot of effort.

Dori (Genshin Impact)

Ah yeah, he's one of the Kshahrewar people that I work with. Unlike the more closed-minded people at the Akademiya, he actually has his own dreams that he's fighting for. I, for one, really respect that. I secretly lent him some Mora — and I mean a LOT of Mora — to build my Palace of Alcazarzaray. One thing's for sure — without Dori the benevolent benefactor, Kaveh would not be where he is today, hehe.

Nahida

He has an almost-perfect grasp of what it truly means for Sumeru to be a Nation of Wisdom. Sadly, the truth as he understands it will never be accepted as the mainstream. Hmm? He's roommates with Alhaitham? Wow... the world really is full of surprises...

Nilou

I heard he was the one who built the magnificent Palace of Alcazarzaray. He must have had a wonderful time making such a masterpiece, like when I'm in the middle of dance practice. Just thinking about dancing for everyone gives me so much happiness and motivation.

Faruzan

Kaveh's a good kid with great potential. I had a casual chat with him once about some principles of mechanism construction. Hmm, how should I put it... He's too much of an artsy romantic, but at least he has some original ideas, which is rare nowadays. I've heard that he's fallen on some hard times, so I'm planning to invite him out for a good meal once my funding gets approved. It'll happen soon, promise.