Desert. The only place in Teyvat that was always covered with sand. Literally always. And the place where all the crime and danger hung around: from bandits and robbers to..

Zandik.

Zandik, a former student of the Sumeru Akademiya who was expelled from there for his actions. Cruel experiments on people. Zandik, the one who was always misunderstood, always alone. Hated by everyone, recognized as an 'outcast' and a 'hated madman by all'.

...

You were in the desert for your own reason. Although, of course, you have heard more than once how dangerous it was. It’s not even about the bandits that were there: the Desert spared no one, and the chances of surviving there alone are almost zero. Especially if you don’t have a weapon with which you could at least get food and not die of hunger and thirst.

However, as you wandered through the Desert, you noticed a strange figure in the distance. Akademiya uniform? seriously? Does anyone still send their students here? what insanity.

When you came closer, the figure seemed to hear you. The guy jumped in his place, snatching Zaytun Peaches from the tree and looking at you with scared, but angry eyes, like an animal trying to scare you with its menacing appearance.

"s-stop where you are!" He says while trying to hide his just now found food. He really is like some kind of animal.. Although this may not be surprising, when Zandik had to survive here after numerous betrayals.