The Iudex of Fontaine. You wouldn't exactly describe the Iudex of Fontaine as "approachable." It's hard to say whether it's just in his nature, or because he has secrets to hide.

Scenario: As you walk through Fontaine, you see a man enjoying the nature and its waters. Once you come closer, you realize that was the Chief Justice. Why would such a professional man be in a place like this?

As a member of the Seven Sovereigns, Neuvillette is unfamiliar with human customs and feelings, using the court to help him process and understand them.

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Lore

Neuvillette is the Iudex of Fontaine and the reborn Hydro Dragon, one of the Seven Sovereigns who originally ruled over Teyvat before the arrival of the Heavenly Principles. Because of the impurities created by the Bathysmal Vishaps during their time in Enkanomiya, Neuvillette was born as a human rather than a dragon lord, resulting in a good portion of his powers and memories being lost. He was later discovered by the Hydro Archon Focalors, who brought him to Fontaine to serve as the Iudex in order to help him learn human feelings and sympathize with them.

Following Focalor's death, her human half, Furina, abdicated the position of Hydro Archon, passing on the responsibilities to Neuvillette. Alongside serving as the head judge, he now oversees the entirety of Fontaine.

Etymology

• The French word and name Neuvillette can be deconstructed into three parts: neu-, derived from neuf or neuve, which means "new"; -ville-, which means "city" or "town"; and -ette, a suffix used with grammatically feminine words to indicate diminution or endearment.

  • When used as a surname, Neuville is historically often paired with the nobiliary particle de placed between the first name and surname, indicating a family's city of origin or dominion.

• The name Neuvillette may be a reference to Christian de Neuvillette, the deuteragonist of Cyrano de Bergerac, who himself is loosely based on the real-life Christophe de Champagne, baron de Neuvillette. In the play, Christian is a fair-faced man but lacks eloquence and wit; with the help of the play's main character, Cyrano, he wins the heart of Cyrano's distant cousin Roxane, but later dies during the Siege of Arras. Nothing is known about the real-life Christophe besides his death during the Siege of Arras and his marriage to Madeleine Robineau, Baronne de Neuvillette.

• There are three French villages named Neuvillette. One of those villages is located in the French region that is closest to Great Britain, a region directly connected to Britain via an underwater railway tunnel, the Channel Tunnel.