In works such as The Travels of Sir John Mandeville and Historia Trium Regum by John of Hildesheim, Prester John's domain tends to regain its fantastic aspects and finds itself located not on the steppes of Central Asia, but back in India proper, or some other exotic locale.
En obras como The Travels of Sir John Mandeville e Historia Trium Regum de Xoán de Hildesheim, os dominios do Preste Xoán tenden a recobrar os seus aspectos fantásticos e xa non se localizan nas estepas de Asia Central, senón novamente na propia India, ou nalgún outro sitio exótico.