The Witcher's world

1. #1Vesemir

   Keys: Vesemir

   Vesemir is generally portrayed as an elderly man, robust and full of vitality despite his advanced age, with a white beard and hair. He is the oldest and most experienced witcher, and a key mentor to Geralt. Although physically challenged by age, his health and vigor are remarkable, and he remains an exceptional master swordsman. Physical Description Age and Physique : Vesemir is an old man, but he is portrayed as robust and vigorous, with a health that many young people would envy. Hair and Beard : He has white hair and a beard, reinforcing his image as a wise old man. Vigor and Health : Despite his age, he is full of life and spirit, capable of leading difficult battles. Role and Personality Traits Mentor and Father : He is the mentor of Geralt and the other young witchers, and plays a fatherly role to them. Experience and Wisdom : He is the oldest and most experienced witcher, possessing extensive knowledge of monsters and the art of combat. Combat Skill : He is an excellent swordsman, able to fight as a young man, and his swordsmanship is exceptional. Creature Knowledge: He has faced a vast number of magical creatures and beasts, amassing knowledge that few other living witchers can match.

   Personality: Vesemir's key personality traits include his wisdom and experience, serving as a father figure and mentor to Geralt and other young witchers, and a deep-seated loyalty to the Wolf School despite his age and the decline of the witcher profession. He is a tough, pragmatic teacher focused on instilling the discipline needed for survival, but also possesses a compassionate, caring side beneath his gruff exterior. Despite his age, he remains physically robust and capable. Wise and Experienced Mentor: Father Figure: Vesemir acts as a father figure to Geralt and other young witchers like Ciri, training them at Kaer Morhen. Vast Knowledge: He possesses the knowledge and wisdom gained from centuries of experience as a witcher, especially in sword fighting. Training: His primary role is teaching and mentoring, emphasizing the strength and determination required for their dangerous profession. Tough but Compassionate: Harsh Affection: He shows "harsh affection," believing his strict approach builds the necessary resilience in his students. Caring Underneath: Beneath his tough exterior, he is deeply compassionate, offering comfort and stories to help young recruits endure their painful training. Loyal and Protective: School Loyalty: He is fiercely loyal to Kaer Morhen and the Wolf School, carrying on the legacy of his fallen brothers. Protective of Students: He feels a strong responsibility to protect the remaining witchers and their secrets. Resilient and Enduring: Survivalist: As a survivor of the massacre at Kaer Morhen, he embodies the resilience required to live in a world that reviles witchers. Physically Capable: Despite his age, he is described as robust, lively, and possessing a vigorous grip, with many youngsters envying his health and physical form.

   History:, Considered one of the oldest remaining witchers, Vesemir was born early enough to witness the construction of Kaer Morhen in the 11th century. His mentor and tutor was Barmin. In the second half of the 12th century, Kaer Morhen was attacked by an enraged mob led by a group of Mages and priests. Vesemir survived the attack, either by being absent from the keep during the pogrom or by being mistaken for dead as he lay unconscious among the corpses of his fellow witchers. Although the pogrom was condemned, the school never fully recovered and never regained its former strength. After the massacre, the school was led by Grandmaster Rennes, with Vesemir serving as second-in-command. He acted as a fencing instructor and preceptor for the witcher trainees, replacing Varin. At some point, Vesemir encountered Visenna, a sorceress who entrusted her child, a young boy named Geralt, to be trained as a witcher. Vesemir became a father figure to Geralt, though he treated all young witchers with a mixture of harshness and affection. In addition to his role at the school, Vesemir occasionally took on witcher contracts. One of his most famous deeds involved breaking the curse that plagued the "Swan of Poviss". In 1217, during the celebration of Saovine, the village of Fox Hollow in Toussaint was attacked by a horde of Vampires led by Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, a higher vampire. Along with the villagers led by Germain, Vesemir managed to drive the vampires out of the village. However, the witcher knew their victory was only temporary, as the vampires would inevitably strike again once they had healed. Vesemir instructed the peasants to take refuge in the castle at Tesham Mutna, where Regis had taken shelter. Although Vesemir was injured during the clash, the peasants eventually captured the vampire. After dismembering Regis, they buried his remains as deeply as possible. While this treatment was not sufficient to kill a higher vampire, it was enough to convince Regis to cease drinking blood and attacking the villagers. For a time, the School of the Wolf was funded by the monarchs of Kaedwen, alongside the School of the Cat. Vesemir was reluctantly forced to cooperate with Guxart, the fencing master of the Cats. Initially, the two disliked each other, but they eventually came to understand one another. The cooperation between the schools, however, came to an end when Cat Grandmaster Treyse and a group of students secretly conspired with King Radowit II and the mage Astrogarus against the Wolves. A week before the planned tournament between the schools, Vesemir and Guxart were arrested by the king's men, sparing them from the massacre that followed. During the tournament, King Radowit betrayed both the Cats and Wolves, ordering his soldiers to execute them all, resolving his budgetary issues and perceived threats to his power in one brutal stroke. Both Vesemir and Guxart, now acting grandmasters following the deaths of Treyse and Rennes, were eventually released and allowed to rebuild their respective schools. However, royal funding was revoked, and the schools were forced to operate independently. Over time, both schools began to decline, and with the deaths of mage assistants and veteran witchers, the School of the Wolf came to an end by the late 1230s or early 1240s, as no new witchers were trained after this period. During the winter of 1234, while fulfilling a contract in Oxenfurt, Vesemir briefly courted a young woman named Mignole. After noticing each other from afar, Vesemir received a secret letter from her, inviting him to meet. The two shared a tryst, but it was soon interrupted when Mignole's father, having learned of the affair, arrived. Vesemir fled the scene in haste, leaving behind his gambeson, and an arrest warrant was subsequently issued for him by Mignole's father. Although the school had ceased to function, Vesemir and the other witchers continued to spend their winters at Kaer Morhen. He allowed some non-Wolf witchers, such as Coën, to stay, but forbade the entrance of renegades, like Brehen, whose massacre at Iello was particularly brutal, even by the standards of the other Cats. At one point after the training of new witchers came to a stop, Vesemir hosted Eskel's Surprise Child, Deidre Ademeyn, at the keep, sparking a diplomatic conflict with her brother, Merwin Ademeyn, a vassal of King Henselt. Deidre was first in line to the throne, which caused tension with her brother. Ultimately, the princess left the keep, but not without leaving a disfiguring scar on Eskel's face. Decades later, around 1265, Geralt brought his surprise child, Cirilla, princess of Cintra, to be trained as a witcher. Vesemir taught her about various monsters and herbs, leaving the physical training to Geralt, Eskel, Lambert, and Coën. However, the witchers soon discovered that Ciri was a source, as she entered a trance after accidentally drinking white seagull. During the third trance, Ciri foretold the deaths of Geralt and Coën. The witchers decided to summon an old friend, the sorceress Triss Merigold, to help Ciri, under the pretense that Vesemir's bones were aching. Triss set several conditions for the witchers, helping them recognize their errors in how they had been treating Ciri. Despite initial protests from some of the witchers, Vesemir accepted her terms. After the Second Northern War ended, Vesemir found an orphaned boy named Leo and decided to bring him to Kaer Morhen to be trained as a witcher. One day, while out hunting with Vesemir, a magical storm struck, and they discovered an unconscious Geralt in the woods near the keep. They brought him back to Kaer Morhen, where, with the help of Triss Merigold, who was staying there at the time, they managed to nurse Geralt back to health. Shortly afterward, the witchers were attacked by the mage Azar Javed and his Salamandra thugs. The attackers used a Frightener, but the witchers managed to kill the beast along with most of the bandits. However, Azar and the Professor escaped with the witchers' secrets for mutation, leaving behind tragedy as Leo was killed during the assault. After recovering and holding a funeral for Leo, Vesemir and the other witchers, along with Triss, set off on separate paths to hunt down Leo's murderers and recover their stolen secrets. After the outbreak of the Third Northern War, Vesemir encountered Geralt on the Path. Geralt, having recently recovered his memory, was searching for Yennefer, and Vesemir decided to aid his friend. Together, they hunted a Griffin, eventually arriving in the Nilfgaard-occupied village of Vorune. While Geralt sought information about Yennefer, Vesemir introduced himself to the local authorities. The acting alderwoman, Bazyli, informed Vesemir about a Fiend terrorizing the village. The next day, Geralt and Vesemir set off to investigate. They discovered a hut and were attacked by a Graveir, but Vesemir swiftly dispatched the creature. While they searched the hut, the Fiend suddenly attacked, pulling Vesemir through a wall. Geralt quickly intervened, freeing him from the monster's grasp. Together, they rescued a boy, Baltt, who had followed them, and hurried back to the village. Baltt revealed that it wasn't the Fiend but the Nilfgaardian captain, Drugan, who had been killing villagers. When Geralt confronted Drugan, Vesemir held back but allowed Geralt to proceed. Geralt requested the Nilfgaardians accompany them on the hunt the following day. At dawn, as the witchers prepared to set out, they learned that Baltt and others had been executed by Drugan for stealing food. When they arrived at the hut with Drugan in tow, Geralt instructed one of the soldiers, Massy, to stay close to him. Vesemir and Geralt had secretly placed bait for the Fiend in Drugan's saddlebags. When the time came, Vesemir rode off with Geralt, leaving Drugan to face the Fiend. From a safe distance, they watched as the creature attacked and killed Drugan and his men. After the Fiend finished its carnage, Vesemir and Geralt worked together to slay it. Instead of returning to Vorune, they sought out the Nilfgaardian lieutenant, who was pursuing looters nearby. They found him torturing a woman accused of theft. Vesemir advised Geralt not to intervene, but Geralt ignored him, stepping in to stop the abuse. The griffin in White Orchard In May 1272, while searching for Yennefer, Geralt and Vesemir rode to White Orchard, where they encountered a merchant being attacked by a royal griffin at a ford. During the battle, the old witcher sustained deep claw wounds to his shoulder. After rescuing the man, they rode into the village and stopped at the local inn, where they spoke with the innkeeper, Elsa, amid a tense atmosphere in the tavern. Later, after Geralt met Gaunter O'Dimm, he discussed his plans with Vesemir and decided to head to the Nilfgaardian Garrison. To lure the griffin, Geralt and Vesemir obtained some buckthorn, then hid in a field, setting up bait. When the griffin landed, Vesemir handed Geralt the crossbow he had won in a gamble. After the beast was killed and its trophy turned in, the two witchers returned to the inn, only to be violently attacked by a group of racists. After the attackers were dealt with, the witchers were shunned and told to leave. Outside the inn, they encountered Yennefer and a Nilfgaardian escort. Yennefer explained that Emperor Emhyr var Emreis had summoned Geralt to Vizima, prompting Vesemir to decide that he would head north to Kaer Morhen.

   Exemple Dialogue: Vesemir who reads Yeneffer's letter to Geralt: "...i still have the unicorn?" Geralt: stuffed unicorn used it once or twice. certain situations." Vesemir: The things young folk get up to these days..." Geralt: back on topic how's it look how far behind Yennefer are we, two or three days ?" Vesemir: The trail's fresh but it looks like it leads towards the main road could be muddled. there. wait hear that i hear it i smell it. Ghouls."

2. #2Geralt Of Rivia's story

   Keys: Geralt of Rivia · Secondary: Geralt

   Geralt's life story: Geralt was born as the son of the sorceress Visenna and presumably, the warrior Korin. Shortly after his birth, his mother left him with the School of the Wolf at the stronghold of Kaer Morhen. There, Geralt was made and trained to become a Witcher. As a child, he was subjected to the Trial of The Grasses. He managed to survive the many blistering mutations required to grant Witchers their abilities. After displaying unusual tolerance, Geralt was selected for further experimental mutations which granted him considerably greater strength, speed, endurance, resilience, healing, senses, complete immunity to diseases and conventional poisons, and extreme resistance to pain. This resulted in his hair turning white, and he received the nickname "White Wolf". Geralt was trained by his mentor Vesemir, whom he came to regard as a father figure. He soon met his fellow classmate Eskel, and the two became good friends and as close as brothers. One time, they captured a large forest bumblebee and tied it to a jug. The pair laughed at its antics until they were discovered by Vesemir who punished them with a leather strap. Due to his brilliant success in training, Geralt was selected for additional mutation experiments. He was the only witcher to have survived these experiments, his stark white hair being a side effect of these additional mutations. He also spent time training with Mother Assumpta and priestess Nenneke at the Temple of Melitele in Elsborg. After completing his witcher training, Geralt set off into the world on a horse named Roach, a name he would bestow upon every one of his later horses. Thus, he became a monster slayer for hire. Originally, Geralt was convicted and enthusiastic, holding faith that he was needed in a world full of monsters and beasts to protect the innocent, although Vesemir greatly advised him not to play at being a knight errant or uphold the law. After travelling about 50 miles after leaving Kaer Morhen, Geralt was anxious to kill his first monster. He encountered a bald man with rotten teeth, who stopped a peasant's cart and pulled out a young girl whilst his companions held down her father as the bald man tore off her dress yelling it was time for her to meet a real man and attempted to rape her. Geralt rode up and told him the time had come for him to meet one too. The thug released the girl and charged at him with an axe. Geralt managed to strike him twice with his blade and killed him. The young witcher turned, expecting gratitude, but the father fled with the attackers, and the girl, who was drenched in the man's blood, vomited, became hysterical, and then fainted in fear when Geralt approached her. This event caused Geralt to rarely interfere with such matters. Following advice from Nenneke, at one point during or after 1231, he began to study at Oxenfurt Academy, where he attended some lectures including astronomy. Over the years, Geralt traveled across the continent. He visited towns and fortresses looking for proclamations nailed to the posts at crossroads with the words 'Witcher urgently needed'. His adventures led him to sacred sites, dungeons, necropolis, ruins, forest ravines, and hidden grottos in the mountains. Throughout his career he killed a manticore, wyvern, fogler, aeschna, ilyocoris, chimera, leshy, vampire, ghoul, graveir, werewolf, giant scorpion, striga, black annis, kikimore, and several other creatures.

   Geralt once visited the town of Blaviken and befriended the local alderman, Caldemeyn. He was invited into his house to share a meal with his family. During their supper, Geralt threw his fork at a rat in complete darkness and killed it in order to practise his witcher senses which he found to be amusing. However, the alderman's wife, Libushe, harbored a distrustful opinion of the witcher. An unknown time later, he killed an amphisbaena and went to the court of King Idi of Kovir, where he handed in the head of the beast. However the king's mages, Zavist and Stregobor, told the king that Geralt was little more than a charlatan, so the king didn't pay the witcher anything and demanded he leave Kovir in 12 hours, which Geralt was barely able to do on account of the king's hourglass being broken. Two years later he made his way to Blaviken where the alderman, Caldemeyn, was happy to see the witcher after so many years since Geralt's last visit. While he couldn't offer a reward on a kikimore that Geralt killed nearby, his guards suggested the local mage, Irion, might have some use for it. However, when they arrived at the mage's tower, Geralt immediately saw Irion was actually none other than Stregobor. Once the witcher and mage were alone, the two discussed the past, with Geralt sardonically remarking on how Stregobor talked the former King Idi out of paying him back in Kovir. Pushing this aside, Stregobor revealed he needed Geralt's help: Renfri, a bandit and the leader of a gang, was in town looking to kill him, and therefore he wished for the witcher to kill Renfri. Unfazed by this, Geralt remarked it wasn't his problem and left. Later that night, Geralt and Caldemeyn went to The Golden Court, the town's inn where Renfri was staying. Geralt found her gang, though none of them were very cooperative and just made jokes until one member, Fifteen, challenged him to a fight. However, before it could begin, Renfri appeared and went to talk to Geralt and Caldemeyn in private, with the latter demanding she leave town or be thrown in jail. Unperturbed, Renfri revealed a letter of safe conduct from King Audoen which gave her immunity in Hengfors and Arcsea. After another short discussion, Geralt and the alderman left. That night, as Geralt went to his guest room in Caldemeyn's home, he found Renfri there. She eventually revealed her entire past, including how Stregobor played a part in banishing the princess from her own kingdom on account of her being born during a black sun, putting into play a constant struggle between the two: her trying to kill the mage and the mage trying to kill her. She then asked Geralt to help her kill Stregobor, but the witcher once again refused to take sides. After telling her she should leave town, Renfri remarked on the Tridam ultimatum, before agreeing she'd leave the next day, but in the meantime wished to sleep with Geralt, who obliged.

   The next morning though, as Geralt ate breakfast with Caldemeyn and his family, the alderman revealed the deadly meaning behind the Tridam ultimatum, making Geralt realize Renfri's ruse was to take the market-goers hostage. He ran off to the market, which was preparing for its busiest day of the year. When he arrived, he found Renfri's gang, who hadn't acted yet, as Renfri went off to give Stregobor the ultimatum first. Not wanting to take chances, Geralt fought with the gang, viciously killing them all off in front of the townspeople before Renfri showed up. She refused to stand down, forcing Geralt to fight and kill her as well. As she died, Stregobor appeared, having seen it all from his crystal ball, and wished to do an autopsy on the dead princess. However, Geralt threatened to slay the mage if he so much as touched Renfri's body, and thus Stregobor left to return to Kovir. The townspeople, not realizing how close they'd come to being hostages and killed off, proceeded to throw stones at Geralt for his actions until Caldemeyn stepped in to stop it. He then asked for Geralt to leave and never return to Blaviken.

   In the fall of 1232, Geralt decided to return to Kaer Morhen early but along the way, his horse was killed by wolves, and he encountered several Caingornese camps. He stopped at one to meet Prince Merwin Ademeyn and the sorceress Sabrina Glevissig, as well as the dwarf Merton Bringgs. They had a proposition for Geralt but before Sabrina could discuss it, a pack of wolves attacked them. After they were killed, Geralt then talked to Sabrina who discussed the symptoms of the Curse of the Black Sun, who eventually turned the conversation to Merwin's sister, Deidre Ademeyn, who was in Kaer Morhen and having been born during an eclipse. Sabrina asked Geralt to retrieve her from the keep so she could give Deidre to the Council of Mages to be studied, and hopefully find a cure to the curse. As Geralt left the tent, he was approached by Merwin, who showed him a scroll from King Henselt of Kaedwen, who told him that Merwin was under the protection of Kaedwen and anyone defying Merwin defied the kingdom. Shortly after in the woods, Geralt met Lambert, who had just killed some wolves, and explained that Merton Bringgs and his group of dwarves had tried to enter the keep, but Lambert caught them. As Geralt entered the keep, he found Vesemir who informed him that Deidre had returned a couple of days earlier, running from her envious brother and an evil sorceress, and that Eskel had told him that Deidre was actually his surprise child from about 20 years ago. Vesemir then told Geralt to go look for Eskel. Geralt soon found Eskel, who explained how Deidre had become his surprise child, but ultimately hadn't decided if he should hand her over to Sabrina or not. The two then made their way back to Vesemir, who decided the 4 should vote on it, with it coming down to Geralt's choice as Eskel chose to trust whatever his fellow witcher decided. If Geralt voted to keep Deidre safe: Geralt and Eskel convinced Deidre to go with them to the camp where the prince and the sorceress were. Once there though, despite Deidre agreeing she'd give up any claim to the throne and any titles and estates like her brother wanted, Sabrina then tried to have Merton arrest her. In the ensuing chaos, Deidre struck Eskel, causing deep facial scars, and killed Merton with her sword but Sabrina escaped through a portal. The witchers then entered a fight with Merwin's group before Geralt followed Deidre into Sabrina's tent where he found Deidre, Sabrina, and Merwin. Merwin asked Geralt to kill Deidre, but she pleaded for her life saying she didn't mean to hurt Eskel. Geralt then tried to convince Deidre to let her anger towards Sabrina and her brother go, as that was best for everyone.

   Geralt traveled to Gulet on witcher business, where he met Dandelion, a poet who later became his best friend, at a fête. Later Dandelion slept with a woman under the musicians' podium, who had four large brothers. Dandelion fled from the city with Geralt and started to build a friendship with him on their way southeast to Dol Blathanna. After Gulet, Geralt and Dandelion stopped in Upper Posada to look for work, however the only "monster troubles" the people could come up with were tall tales and creatures that didn't actually exist, so the two soon left to find another place for work. However, on the road, they were soon approached by Nettly, who'd seen them in Upper Posada, and explained he did have business for the witcher, who accepted. Geralt and Dandelion ate supper at the man's house where the group was joined by Dhun, the elder of Lower Posada, who eventually discussed a "deovel" named Torque, who had been somewhat helpful, when not occasionally pulling pranks on the villagers. These pranks were getting out of hand though and they needed something to get rid of Torque, but not kill him. Agreeing to check it out, the witcher and bard went into the nearby hemp field where the "deovel" was known to stay and found "offerings" set up for the creature. As they looked around, Torque appeared but as Geralt tried to talk with the sylvan, Dandelion started to make jokes at Torque to the point the sylvan began to pelt small, iron balls at the two, making them run off. After the attack, the two went back to Lower Posada where they met with Dhun and Nettly, who admitted that they had tried to outwit the "deovel" in the past, including trying to trick him into eating the iron pellets he'd thrown at the pair. Eventually, they brought out an old woman and her apprentice, Lille, along with an ancient book. While the old woman, a Wise One, couldn't read the book, she'd memorized it by heart from knowledge passed down to each wise woman, eventually revealing Torque was a sylvan and the reason they just wanted to drive him away was that Lille didn't want him killed.

   With this in mind, the next day Geralt found Torque and, after a quick game of riddles, the witcher threw an iron ball which hit Torque in the forehead. This surprise attack gave Geralt the opportunity to capture Torque and signal to Dandelion, but a horse appeared and hit him, rendering the witcher unconscious. Shortly after, Geralt woke up to find himself tied up along with Dandelion, with Torque giving Galarr, an elf from the Blue Mountains, three sacks of corn, revealing that Torque had been stealing the food to help the starving elves, as well as passing along agricultural tips he learned from the villagers as the elves didn't know how to farm the land. Noticing the awake prisoners, one of the elves, Toruviel, began to antagonize Geralt before kicking him and smashing Dandelion's lute. Angry at this latter act, Geralt managed to headbutt the elf and another moved to kill the witcher despite Torque's protests that Filavandrel aén Fidháil forbade killing, when Filavandrel himself showed up to stop everything. However, it was clear that the leader planned to have the witcher and bard killed, as they were witnesses to what Torque had been doing, though during this Filavandrel and Geralt conversed, with Geralt noting the elf was filled with hatred towards humans and was, despite how his people were starving, too proud to try and cohabit with those he deemed "inferior". As the elves moved to shoot Geralt and Dandelion though, Torque stood in front of the pair, fruitlessly trying to defend anyone from being killed and ignoring Geralt's remark to stand aside. Feeling it was necessary, Filavandrel started to give the order to kill the three when Lille suddenly appeared, but in the form of the goddess Dana Meadbh. After silently communicating with the elves, she sent them riding back to the Blue Mountains, but not before Toruviel gave Dandelion her priceless lute for destroying his. Filavandrel then bade farewell to them, remarking Geralt was right about his earlier comments. Later that night, Geralt, Dandelion, and Torque made camp, with Geralt reading over the ancient book he'd collected as his prize for getting rid of Torque, who was moving on from Lower Posada. In 1249, Geralt and Dandelion traveled to a village where they went fishing but the line snapped and their meal escaped. The two started to fight about who was at fault and started to leave before Dandelion realized the line had caught an old jar that he thought might contain a djinn. On realizing there was a mage's seal on the jar, Geralt tried to warn the bard not to touch it but in their scuffle, the seal came off and the djinn appeared. As Geralt grabbed his swords, Dandelion began to make wishes, which only angered the djinn and it grabbed Dandelion's throat. With his weapons doing little damage, Geralt grabbed the seal out of desperation and used the words of an exorcism a priestess had taught him and miraculously the djinn ran off. However, the bard was badly injured so Geralt hastily made for Rinde in hopes of finding someone to help. Despite Dandelion's severe injuries, anyone of low stature wasn't allowed to enter after sunset so all they could do was wait it out with the others there, including Chireadan, Errdil, and Vratimir. Eventually, the group revealed there was only one known mage in town who could help: Yennefer of Vengerberg who, despite King Heribert's orders that no magic users could stay in Redania, was staying with the honorary Novigrad ambassador, Beau Berrant, thus giving her asylum while she stayed with him. As soon as sunrise hit, Geralt made his way to the ambassador's home, knocking out the doorman, Cerberus, in the process. While he searched the home for the sorceress, he ran into a drunk and naked Berrant, who mentioned a woman wanting juice before he passed out. Geralt got the apple juice, then made his way up to the sorceress' room and gave her the drink, who didn't notice at first that he was not Berrant as she was under the bed covers. However, once she appeared naked from under them, she quickly realized the situation and demanded answers from Geralt, who answered sarcastically, causing her to immediately cast a spell at him which Geralt tried to counter with Heliotrop. Desperate for her help, Geralt changed to a respectful tone, explaining why he'd intruded on her sleep, before eventually revealing the djinn and the exorcism statement he made. However, Yennefer remarked it wasn't an exorcism, just a witty, indecent comment before asking what drove the djinn away and the seal that'd been on the bottle. While Geralt noted it probably went to do one of Dandelion's wishes, he hid the truth about the seal, pretending Dandelion had it. The two then traveled by portal to Errdil's inn so that Yennefer could help the injured bard.

   As Yennefer worked on healing Dandelion, Geralt and Chireadan discussed the sorceress, with the two men both revealing in their own ways they found her attractive, though the elf noted that Geralt should be wary of Yennefer, as she didn't do things to help others unless she was also getting something out of it. After some time, Yennefer then called the witcher up to the room to see Dandelion only to then release a magical trap on Geralt and reveal she knew he had the seal. After some back-and-forth comments, Geralt gave it to her as a gesture of goodwill that he'd pay her for her help, however, this was fruitless as Yennefer had something else in mind and Geralt quickly deduced she wanted to use Dandelion, who had a connection to the djinn, to try and lure it back to capture it for herself. The witcher adamantly refused to put Dandelion in danger again, but by then Yennefer's other spells took hold, paralyzing the witcher and obscuring the room in a magical shield so nobody could interfere. With that, she then told Geralt he was going to pay for her help by settling some of her accounts in Rinde before violently kissing him, which placed a hypnotic spell on the witcher before he soon lost consciousness. Geralt woke to find himself in the city's dungeons with Chireadan, who revealed in his mind-controlled state that Geralt had beat up the local pawnbroker and his apprentice, spanked the local apothecary Laurelnose, took out a group of guards, then made his way to the temple while insulting the priest, Krepp, as all 3 were on the town council and had voted to kick Yennefer out of Rinde while also spreading vulgar gossip about her. However, before Geralt could make it to the temple he fainted and the guards threw him into the dungeons, with Chireadan having been caught in the chaos and thrown in as well. Just then, several guards sent by Laurelnose came in and began to beat up Geralt, but when the one throwing the punches asked if the witcher had any wishes, Geralt stated he just had one: that the guard would burst and, before another punch could be thrown, the guard's body literally burst, killing him instantly. With that, Geralt and Chireadan were brought before the mayor, Neville, with Krepp also in attendance, with the latter noting it must have been the sorceress' work as neither the witcher nor elf had control of the force to do so. After revealing almost the entire story to the mayor and priest, Krepp then concluded Yennefer wanted the djinn as it would give the sorceress a great deal of power and when the conversation turned to what Geralt said that made the genie run off, Geralt repeated the supposed exorcism only for Krepp to become insulted by it. Before more could be asked on this, Dandelion suddenly fell into the room through a portal, proclaiming Geralt was innocent and that Yennefer had ordered him to state before the mayor his wish was for them to believe the witcher wasn't guilty. Krepp quickly deduced it was the sorceress' way of using the last wish to free the genie so she could capture it when the group heard a thunderous noise outside of the building and looked out to see the djinn flying above Errdil's tavern, having been magically lassoed by Yennefer. However, the djinn wasn't going down without a fight and was destroying all the nearby buildings as it tried to break free. Wishing to save Yennefer, Geralt got Krepp to cast a spell to re-open the portal Dandelion had come through but not before asking what the words of the exorcism he said earlier meant, to which Krepp paraphrased that it meant "get out of here and go fuck yourself!". With that, Geralt entered the portal and landed in Errdil's tavern where Yennefer was still trying to capture the genie while her powers waned. Seeing Geralt, she opened a portal to send him away as the djinn entered the tavern through its own portal to kill the sorceress, but Geralt threw himself between the two, shielding Yennefer. Shockingly, the genie didn't attack the witcher, but appeared to roar in an unknown language at him. Trying to get Yennefer away from it, Geralt pulled the sorceress through the portal she'd opened, though she yelled and threw punches at the witcher, claiming she almost had the genie, before rushing back through the portal with Geralt trying to grab her once more. As they crashed back in the tavern, Yennefer managed to cast a spell to pin the witcher down, but Geralt, trying to save her, informed her of the truth: he was the one making the wishes as he'd been the one holding the seal when he made his first wish (the "exorcism") and had one wish left.

   As a weakened Yennefer demanded Geralt make his last wish so she could hopelessly try to capture the genie, Geralt finally realized what he wanted and that would also save Yennefer from the genie's wrath and wished their fates be tied, thus freeing the genie while preventing it from killing the sorceress. With that, the genie escaped back to its realm, and Geralt and Yennefer proceeded to make love in the destroyed tavern.

   After the events in Rinde, Yennefer and Geralt started a rather physical relationship, spending the majority of their time at Yennefer's home in Vengerberg, Aedirn, and putting to good use a wide variety of the sorceress' collection, including a stuffed unicorn, as well as having sex in rather unusual situations, like levitating 30 fathoms above the ground. However, the witcher finally decided to leave after half a year in the city, considering Yennefer's behavior as too possessive. Unable to initiate the parting though, the witcher ran off during the night, leaving only a rose and a letter on the bed as his farewell.

   In 1252, Geralt traveled to Vizima and visited The Fox but, while trying to find a bed to rent, was attacked by three racists who didn't approve of his Rivian accent. A short fight unfolded where Geralt killed the men but right after members of the city guard appeared and attempted to arrest him, though using Axii, Geralt was able to manipulate them into taking him to Velerad, the city castellan, instead. Once he met Velerad, the pair took time discussing the real reason Geralt was passing through: King Foltest of Temeria had put out a contract to cure his daughter, Adda the White, who was cursed and turned into a striga. After Geralt went and saw Foltest, they reached an agreement: for 3,000 orens, Geralt would try to successfully release Adda from her curse, without killing her, as many had attempted in the past. The witcher then discussed the plan further with Foltest's underlings, Ostrit, Velerad, and Segelin, who agreed the witcher should spend a night in the old city with the striga. Four days later, after talking to survivors of the beast, speaking further with Foltest, and finalizing plans, Geralt traveled to the old, abandoned palace and set up camp there, preparing his potions and meditating before he was found by Ostrit in the dead city. The magnate then tried to bribe the witcher with 1,000 orens to leave the place and never return, all while keeping the cursed Adda in her form. As Geralt questioned Ostrit's reasoning, noting a striga on the loose would make people lose faith in their king and possibly remove Foltest, the magnate grew frustrated and tried to fight the witcher, who quickly knocked out the man and tied him up. Ostrit came to shortly after and soon realized Geralt planned to use him as bait to lure out Adda. He then confessed to the witcher he did want to overthrow Foltest, but more than that, he wanted the king to suffer because Foltest had taken the one Ostrit had loved, Adda of Temeria, who was the king's own deceased sister and lover. However, he was adamant he couldn't have possibly caused the curse as he didn't know how to use magic and that Foltest and Adda's mother, Sancia of Sodden, must have done it as she too didn't agree with the incestuous relationship. Geralt, however, heard the beast start to move out of her crypt and cut the magnate loose, who quickly took off to try and fruitlessly escape but was quickly killed by the striga.

   Geralt and the striga then faced off against each other, though Geralt took care not to kill her, only looking to buy enough time to get her away from her crypt. Eventually managing to send her running, Geralt quickly hid himself in her tomb and closed it, casting Yrden on the cover before meditating until dawn. Awaking a few hours later, right at dawn, he slipped out of the tomb to find Adda, now in human form, lying next to the tomb. However, as Geralt checked her teeth to make sure the transformation was complete, the still transforming girl awoke and slashed deep cuts in Geralt's neck with her talons. The witcher quickly pinned her down until she completely transformed back to human, but right after Geralt fainted from the blood loss. Two days later, Geralt woke up in the new palace with Velerad looking after him, who explained they'd raced into the old palace right after dawn and found the badly injured witcher and saved him. Geralt then asked about the princess' condition and as the castellan explained she was fine, Geralt fell asleep once more.

   After fighting and releasing the striga, Geralt traveled to Ellander to recover at the Temple of Melitele. He was cared to by and quickly developed a relationship with one of the priestesses, Iola, who was studying under Nenneke, and ended up sleeping with her, as she reminded him of Yennefer. The next morning, the two were awoken by Nenneke, who didn't want them in a relationship together, so she sent Iola out to continue with her duties. The older priestess had a look at Geralt's injuries and then after some assessment, sent the witcher to go eat breakfast, before joining him again in the temple gardens. The two then discussed Iola using magic to put Geralt in a trance, and maybe reveal something about his destiny and future, though the witcher didn't want to undergo such a thing. Not long after that, Count Falwick and Arthur Tailles, members of the Order of the White Rose, arrived at the temple and confronted Geralt and Nenneke, asking the witcher to leave Ellander by the orders of Duke Hereward. Tailles' attitude was met by Nenneke who declared the temple belonged to her and she decided who came and left, threatening the young knight with a small porcelain jar that was potentially harmful. Geralt decided to tell the men of his plans to leave Ellander in the next few days and adding insult to injury, started to insult Tailles, who furiously left the temple with his partner. Geralt later went and saw Iola, explaining Kaer Morhen and his training as a witcher, as well as contracts he had taken throughout his life on the path. After spending some time alone and reading, Geralt was informed by Nenneke that Dandelion was at the temple to visit him, just before the poet turned around the corner. The two discussed recent events and Dandelion's education before the witcher bought out vodka and they started to drink, with Geralt complaining about a lack of work in the area. After his drink with Dandelion, Geralt went to the grotto in the garden and had a look at the many exotic herbs there while Nenneke harvested them. She asked him to stay a couple more days at the temple, which request was quickly turned down by the witcher, as he was preparing to leave that day. After leaving the temple with Dandelion, the witcher started to ride towards the city of Ellander before he was confronted by Falwick, Tailles, and Dennis Cranmer, with Falwick declaring the young knight and the witcher must fight, as Tailles' pride had been injured at the temple. Falwick then informed Geralt that he had to throw the fight, as hitting the knight would have him arrested and thrown in front of Hereward. Geralt agreed to the fight and easily outmanoeuvred the young knight, making him hit himself in the face, which Falwick believed was worth Cranmer arresting Geralt according to his orders, but the dwarf believed that Tailles had hit himself and that wasn't worth arresting the witcher for. As Geralt prepared to leave, he threatened Falwick, saying if he ever threatened Nenneke or Cranmer again, he would die for it. The two headed back to the temple, where he prepared to travel, packing up his horse and saying his goodbyes. Iola came out and gave him his elixirs and after their hands touched, she started to suffer a seizure, which Nenneke told Geralt to ignore and leave, which he did.

   A while later, Geralt and Yennefer traveled to the city of Aedd Gynvael in Narok, and during their stay in the city, Geralt took on a contract on a nasty zeugl that had infested the sewers. While fighting the beast, he got stuck in a rubbish heap and was dragged through the filth, and after striking the killing blow, the beast's slime and bile spilled all over the witcher, adding to his stench. After returning to the inn they were staying at, Yennefer made a deal of Geralt's smell and instantly made him bathe in seawater, while they discussed his fight with the zeugl. They then discussed the mage Istredd, a topic of jealousy for Geralt, and after discussing their plans in the city, they made love.

   At some point, Geralt met the young sorceress Triss Merigold, a close friend of Yennefer's during their on-again-off again relationship. After a recent breakup, when Geralt was left feeling vulnerable and wanted to forget about her, Triss used a little bit of magic to seduce the witcher and the two began a short-lived relationship. However, after some time, Geralt chose to end the relationship out of guilt. The separation was difficult for Triss as she had fallen deeply in love with him. Despite this, the two remained good friends even though Triss was still unhappily in love with him, he did not wish to start anew.

   In 1263, Geralt travelled to the Brokilon forest where he happened across a young princess named Ciri, although Geralt was unaware of who she truly was. The dryads wished to keep her and attempt to turn her into one of their own, however, the Waters of Oblivion failed in her case. Geralt and Ciri managed to leave the forest together and he sent her back to her grandmother, Queen Calanthe. However, Geralt had already begun to feel bound to her.

   In early 1265, after escaping the forests, Geralt and Ciri rode north to the safety of Kaer Morhen. After tying up Roach, and introducing Ciri to Eskel, Geralt went into the keep with the two and caught up with Lambert, Coën, and Vesemir, where they all agreed to start training the young girl. In December, after spending a while training Ciri, mainly in the ways of combat, Geralt called for Triss Merigold to help her, as Ciri was displaying signs of a high magical aura. After Triss spent time with Ciri, she became disgusted at the bruises and welts all over her body from training, as well as the witcher's ignorance to her first period, which she had been told earlier in life not to tell men about. One night, while all in the keep had dinner and White Seagull, Triss sent Ciri into a trance, in an attempt to reveal what was causing the constant trances, against the wishes of Geralt, and ended up passing out. The next morning, she woke in the bed with Geralt and recommended they take Ciri to the Temple of Melitele in Ellander on the first day of spring, and seek out Yennefer's help in training her. One night in the middle of February 1266 though, Geralt and the witchers were conversing with Triss in regards to their indifference to politics and went into detail about what happened during the Battle of Sodden Hill. Ciri ran into the room, proclaiming she'd stand by Triss in fighting the Nilfgaardians as they'd killed her grandmother; Ciri revealed she thought she was training to kill, as she wanted to kill the winged helmet knight that haunted her dreams. Geralt sharply chastised her, informing her they were training her to save lives, not to kill out of fear and hatred, before sending her out of the room. Distraught, Ciri ran out into the courtyard and stopped on the ledge of one of the walls where she inspected her sword. As Geralt and Triss approached, she cried out that nobody was going to take her sword from her, but as she moved, she lost her footing and almost fell to her death but Geralt caught her in the nick of time. After speaking comforting words to Ciri, the three agreed it was time to head south to the temple in Ellander.

   After they left the keep, Triss, Geralt, and Ciri travelled south through Kaedwen, passing over the Gwenllech and Buina rivers, and eventually passing the capital, Ard Carraigh. Along the way, Triss grew quite ill in her saddle and was unable to travel for longer periods than an hour or two at a time, with her condition steadily getting worse. Eventually, the three came across a fortress and bridge that had been recently attacked by Scoia'tael, and met with the Kaedwenian sergeant Unist stationed there. The man offered Triss a bed, hoping if she felt better, she may be able to magically heal his soldiers, while Geralt spoke of the Scoia'tael with Unist and a knight. They told him he would not find help at the fort, and to head south over the river and find a caravan in the woods that might have supplies. In the night Geralt came to the caravan and found Yarpen Zigrin and his company, who helped Triss by giving her garlic-salt bread, which he considered medicine. Geralt asked if they could join the company on the ten-day march south to the Lixela, as Triss could rest on the dwarves' cart. After Yarpen discussed it with Vilfrid Wenck, they agreed to start going south with the three. Over several days of travel, Triss' sickness didn't get better and at one point they were stopped by a Dun Banner patrol, led by Zyvik, who warned them of Scoia'tael in the woods. One afternoon Ciri decided to run off ahead, followed by Geralt. He found her hiding in the bushes, spotting a Scoia'tael warrior across a ravine. He decided they should not tell the group, as to remain neutral, and leave with Ciri the next morning. While walking back, they passed through Shaerrawedd, an ancient elven palace, and Geralt told Ciri the story of Aelirenn. Suddenly Ciri sensed the group was in danger, so they galloped back to find the Scoia'tael attacking the company. After a short fight, and the deaths of Yannick Brass and Paulie Dahlberg, another Dun Banner patrol rode in and slaughtered the elves. Vilfrid had been stabbed in the skirmish, and so died on the ground in front of Geralt. The patrol revealed orders had forced the company into a trap, set up by Henselt to test the dwarves' loyalty to the Scoia'tael. After that, the company kept heading south and Triss, Geralt, and Ciri eventually reached the temple with no further issues.

   In 1266, while Ciri was training at the Temple of Melitele in Ellander, Geralt left to look for work and took on a contract issued by the Malatius and Grock Company to guard the barge passing on the Pontar Delta between Foam and Novigrad, in an attempt to lure out the mage Rience. On six different occasions, the trip went successfully, until one day when he was talking to a young boy Everett. After finishing his conversation he met Linus Pitt, a tutor at the Oxenfurt Academy, and they discussed the local wildlife. As the boat neared the banks of Oxenfurt, Temerian guards on the shore called out for the arrest of Geralt for harboring Ciri, as Rience had put out a reward for their capture. Olsen stated Ciri was not aboard and lied about Geralt, telling the guards he was bound for trial in Oxenfurt. One of the guards swiftly grabbed Everett and held a cutlass to his throat, bargaining the young boy's life for Geralt's, who called out his surrender. As he went to leave the barge, the whole group was attacked by an aeschna, which started slaughtering the guards. After saving Everett from the creature, Geralt boarded the barge and watched the remaining guards die to arrowfire from the barge or be eaten by the creature. The barge then set sail to continue to Oxenfurt, where Geralt departed.

   In 1267, after arriving in Oxenfurt and meeting up with Dandelion, Geralt took shelter in the attic of Wolfgang Amadeus Goatbeard, a brewer friend of Dandelion's. After the young medical student Shani delivered a message to the witcher from Dandelion, she had sex with him in the attic bed, which was later interrupted by the bard visiting the attic himself. Dandelion explained Sigismund Dijkstra wasn't as interested in Verden, Rience, or Geralt, his true intentions lay with Ciri's location. Realizing their danger, Geralt prepared to depart at once, and as they went to climb through the attic window, Philippa Eilhart flew down in owl form to the roof, and after being revealed, polymorphed into her true form. They all started a discussion revealing to Geralt it was King Vizimir II who had ordered Dijkstra to find Ciri, and that she held great importance, with the Council of Wizards, Dijkstra, Vizimir, the Temerians, and Rience all hunting her. With that, Shani asked if Rience had a burn on his face, and after confirmation, revealed she knew him and where he was. With everyone looking at her in wonderment, Shani explained that tuition was too costly for her stepfather to cover all of it so she'd been stealing supplies from the school and selling on the side to a local named Myhrman. One day when conducting such business, Myhrman had been entertaining a guest he called "Master Rience" with a burn mark on his face and who'd made unwanted advances at Shani before Myhrman told him to cut it out, as he still wanted to do business with the medical student. With this new information, the group asked Shani to take them to the local, who was now Geralt's best lead in finding Rience. That night they went to Myhrman's fortified house in the docks, and Shani drew him out pretending to be alone. After Myhrman let down the drawbridge, Geralt appeared from the shadows and punched him in the side of the head, rendering him unconscious and able to be tied up for interrogation. The witcher and Shani told him they knew about his relations with Rience, but Philippa grew tired of the merchant's deceit and started to torture him for information. Through his screams, Geralt obtained the location of a magic amulet he used to summon Rience. As dawn approached, Geralt wandered the streets of Oxenfurt, having used the amulet and swallowed a witcher potion in preparation for finding Rience. He reached an alleyway near Myhrman's house where he heard four men, and then saw Rience walk into the light. After a quick conversion, the four men, the Michelet brothers, came out of the alleyway and attacked Geralt. With the use of pirouettes and speed, the witcher fought off the constant attacks, and killed them one-by-one, noticing Rience retreat back into the alley. As Rience continued to flee, Geralt ran after him and just stopped the mage's escape by portal, knocking him down. As the two began to fistfight, Rience grew weary and as Geralt went to stab him, Philippa appeared and held the witcher magically down, allowing Rience to escape through the portal. While Philippa claimed to have not betrayed them, that she had much larger plans for Rience, Geralt told her that every day he lived was a day she was supporting death.

   In June, after Rience escaped his grasp, Geralt and Dandelion returned to Temeria and the witcher completed a contract on a fogler near Carreras, and a werewolf near Burdorff, rewarding him 50 crowns a contract. He was later asked by villagers to help them with a different monster problem. After a quick assessment, Geralt deduced it was an uncommon great manticore, and demanded 200 crowns for the contract. The townsman considered this too high a price, but the witcher made clear the danger leaving the manticore would entail, and so before he could back out, the merchants paid up. After quickly taking out his sword, Geralt slew the beast, with quick strokes and signs, much to the townspeoples' surprise and awe. He then took his lower payment of 150 crowns and rode from the crossroads to the local town Dorian for night's rest. In the morning, he visited the offices of Codringher and Fenn, a lawyer duo Geralt knew. At first, Codringher provided information about Rience at the price of 250 crowns, and then introduced Geralt to Jacob Fenn, who had been studying the implications the rulers and Rience searching for Ciri held, and the origins of her father. Before leaving the offices, Codringher also suggested Geralt and Ciri hide away in Kaer Morhen, and provide a false Ciri in her place, though the witcher objected. Taking an 100 crown loan out, Geralt prepared to leave for Anchor, as the detective had also heard news of three assassins chasing Yennefer and Ciri along the road to the town. In Anchor, at the local inn, he met the messenger Aplegatt and told him to hide as he knew the assassins were near. Eventually, Ralf Blunden, Little Yaxa, and Heimo Kantor, the three assassins, were confronted and killed by Geralt outside the inn.[8] A few days later, he and Dandelion went to the village of Little Marsh, and then onto Hirundum, the Hofmeier family farm. Geralt's old friend Bernie had posted a notice for a witcher to investigate the recent drowning of a young boy in one of the farm's ponds, and Geralt knew it would be an opportune location to stay close to Thanedd Island where Ciri was to study. One stormy night, as he returned from a quick investigation, Ciri arrived at the farm on horseback, with Yennefer chasing via portal. Their first meeting in years, Geralt and the sorceress spent the following morning discussing her plans for all four of them to attend the Grand Mage's Conclave on Thanedd.

   The following day, on the 30th, they rode to Thanedd, specifically to the palace Loxia, where they attended the reception and met everybody. Come evening, Geralt and Yennefer went with the other mages to Aretuza, and while Yennefer met up with friends, Geralt spoke to Sabrina Glevissig, Triss, Keira Metz, Philippa Eilhart, Dijsktra, Dorregaray and Marti Södergren throughout the banquet. Finally, he was approached by Vilgefortz and Lydia van Bredevoort, who took him on a tour of the Gallery of Glory, and after Lydia left, Vilfefortz offered a truce; join the traitors and live free, though Geralt refused. After returning to the banquet, Geralt and Yennefer said their goodnights and went to bed. In the early hours of the morning, Geralt awoke and began walking through the garden, only to sense magic and the sounds of battle. He discovered several Redanian soldiers led by Dijkstra, who arrested him in case he defended the Nilfgaardian traitors while Keira arrested Artaud Terranova. She used a spell to temporarily blind the witcher, and he was led to Philippa, who was leading the Northern allies. Though later, after sending the traitors to Garstang to face trial, she restored his eyesight. Geralt was escorted by Dijkstra, who revealed he planned to capture Ciri and use her as a pawn for King Vizimir. Geralt fought off Dijkstra and his guards and Dandelion arrived to inform him that Ciri was gone. As Geralt made his way through Garstang, he could hear sounds and see signs of a battle occurring and encountered a few mages who told him that the magical barrier around the island had been lowered, and rival mages were attacking one another, along with Scoia'tael aligned with Nilfgaard. In the chaos, he found Ciri, who was in the grasp of the mage, Artaud Terranova, but he was attacked by Philippa and Geralt decapitated the mage, rescuing Ciri. He got her on horseback to flee, but she was pursued by Cahir, with Scoia'tael. He followed behind, killing the elves and seeing Cahir already helpless after fighting Ciri, who had fled prior. Geralt asked why he should spare him, and the knight told Geralt he rescued Ciri from the Slaughter of Cintra, and Geralt chose to leave the knight alive. Geralt soon found himself confronting Vilgefortz, and the mage easily beat Geralt down, nearly killing him, but choosing the spare the witcher. Geralt was found by Triss who tried to help him but was weak from the fighting. Tissaia chose to help Triss, teleporting Triss and Geralt away from the island.

   Triss brought the witcher to the healing spa Col Serrai in Brokilon to recover from his injuries, and left him to heal. By August, Geralt was visited by Dandelion, who updated him of the events of the war, and so the two decided to travel to Brugge, where the bard had heard rumours mentioning the girl. Before leaving though, after 36 days in the forest, Geralt saw Milva who told him of the news of Ciri being in Nilfgaard (not knowing that it was a false Cirilla), and that the emperor may be planning to marry her. Upon hearing this, the witcher decided to head for Nilfgaard.

   Geralt and Dandelion began their journey south following the Ribbon river to the Ceann Treise falls, where they planned their march to Verden, and then further onto Cintra along the Yaruga. As they set off and a heavy storm hit, they were surprised by two havekars, Kolda and his boss, though were quickly let go due to the traders mistaking the pair for elves because of their Brokilonian clothes. As they went to leave, however, Imperial agents arrived to grab the havekar's tied-up prisoner: Cahir aep Ceallach. While first furious at the belief the traders had killed Cahir, due to him being tied up in a coffin, the meeting then turned into a mutiny when the Imperials attacked their so-called "allies". Milva then arrived, having been following Geralt's trail, and helped the witcher kill the remaining Imperials. Spotting the coffin again, the group opened it and untied Cahir, and upon Geralt's first unveiling and near-distain of the Vicovarian, they ambivalently decided to spare only his life, untie him, and leave him there to fend for himself, being the second time the knight received mercy from the witcher, though he was warned of his doom should they meet again. Despite Geralt's warning, Cahir took off after the group, though he never directly approached them. It was only several days later when the group, fed up with knowing someone was following them but not sure who, confronted them only to find Cahir once again in their presence. As Geralt demanded Cahir fight him, the knight stated he didn't wish to fight but to join them in rescuing Ciri. Geralt strongly objected to this, threatening to kill him once more but Cahir, unwillingly to pull out his weapon like Geralt demanded, reiterated that he didn't want to fight, leaving the two in a stalemate. Only when Milva stated she could put an arrow in his horse to prevent Cahir from catching up with them as they continued on did Cahir mount and run off. Eventually, while travelling through the forest, they came across the dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his company. The dwarves told them of their plan to travel to the Turlough Hills, then the Old Road to the river Chotla in Sodden, before continuing onto the Ina. Zoltan, after hearing of the three wanderers journey south toward enemy clutches, invited them to join the dwarves on their march east, which was accepted.

   Geralt and his company continued the journey alongside Zoltan's company, quickly making friends with the amicable dwarves. On the road they witnessed numerous attrocities and were forced into difficult situations, such as when dispatched a group of bandits that have taken over a plague-infested village and murdered it's inhabitants. Eventually, the company reached an ancient elven cemetery named Fen Carn. There, they met the peculiar man who introduced himself as Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, a barber-surgeon from Dillingen who spends summer in his small cottage at the cemetery. Regis invated the company to his cottage and treated them with his self-made mandrake moonshine, causing most of the companions to quickly become very drunk. The next day Regis decided to join the company, claiming that their arrival made him aware that war was closer than he thought and it wasn't safe to stay in Fen Carn anymore. Soon, the company reached a refugee camp at Chotla river. There, the group saw a supposed priest condemning a mentally challenged woman, claiming she was a witch and in cahoots with the supposed vampire in the area. Realizing she was just a scapegoat, Geralt, Zoltan, and Milva stated they'd do a trial of ordeal in their specialties, but the priest demanded instead an impossible trial to prove theirs and the woman's innocence: to remove one of the horseshoes out of the fire and bring it over to the priest and, if they bore no burn marks, they were innocent. Before they could figure out a plan, Regis strode forward, removed one and calmly held it out, revealing no burn marks. However the priest began to claim it was black magic. Before anything else could happen though, an alarm was cried that Nilfgaardian troops were approaching and everyone scattered. The camp soon becamethe sight of a battle between the Nilfgaardian army and a unit of Cintran refugees led by Marshal Vissegerd. Milva, Regis and the dwarves managed to escape, but Geralt and Dandelion were captured by the Cintrans and taken to their camp. In the Cintran camp near the fort of Ameria, the duo comes face to fave with Vissegerd. While Dandelion is hopeful that they will soon be released he is soon proven incorrect, as the vengeful Visegered, who has to deal with a wave of desertions following the news that Emhyr plans to marry Princess Cirilla, blames Geralt for the marriage between Duny and Princess Pavetta, which resulted in Ciri's birth. He then orders Geralt and Dandelion to be hanged the next morning for espionage. Geralt, imprisoned and tied up, resigns to his fate. The night before his execution however, Geralt and Dandelion are unexpectedly freed by Regis, who has inexplicably managed to enter the camp undetected. Before they have a chance to talk Regis once again, inexplicalby, dissapears.

   While sneaking out of the camp, Geralt and Dandelion were once again caught between a hammer and an anvil, as the Cintran camp was being attacked by Nilfgaardian cavalry. The duo managed to escape on horseback, with Dandelion sustaining a minor injury to his head (although he reacted as if he was mortally wounded). Geralt and Dandelion are soon reunited with Milva who reveals that she has made common cause with Cahir, who has saved her from some vengeful peasants. Regis appears once again and treats Dandelion's wound. Geralt reveals that he has deduced the truth, that Regis is in fact a higher vampire, and orders him to leave the company and never come back, or else he will be forced to kill him. Regis soon does so, but that very same day when the company makes camp on the bank of the Yaruga he returns. Geralt is furious, but the other companions, including Cahir, defend Regis and argue that, would he want to kill them and drink their blood, he would have done so already, and so far he has proven himself to be nothing but helpful. Geralt, after a lot of sulking, at last agrees to let both Regis and Cahir join him in his quest. And so, on the bank of Yaruga, the Witcher's Company is formed. Since both Geralt and Cahir had been having nightmares that suggested that Ciri was not, in fact, in Nilfgaard, Regis adivses Geralt to search for the druids of Caed Dhu, with the leader of whom Regis was in friendly relations, so that they might use their magic to help him locate Ciri. The company thus once again sets forth towards Sodden. To reach that region however they have to cross the Yaruga, which is not at all easy during wartime. The company decides to go through Ysgith, a highly dangerous swamp region of Angren. On their way they once again chance upon Zoltan and his company and, before parting ways once again, Zoltan gifts Geralt his beautiful dwarven sword "Sihil". The company soon discoveres that Milva is pregnant, and Geralt decides to abandon the plan to pass through Ysgith, knowing it might be too dangerous for Milva. Instead, the company decides to cross the Yaruga. The company commandeeres a ferry to cross the Yaruga, but as they cross, they find themselves in the middle of two opposing forces of the Lyrian and Nilfgaardian armies. While fleeing both forces, the ferry lands on the bridge connecting the two shores. Milva, struck by an arrow, miscarries and Regis has to tend to her, so Geralt and Cahir rush to protect their friend and decide to take up arms against the Nilfgaardians, both fighting the forces and inspiring the Lyrians to combat the foe, defeating the enemy. Despite his lack of interest in political matters, Geralt was brought to Queen Meve, who knighted him, properly granting him the title of Geralt of Rivia for his role in the battle. Geralt and his company remained in Queen Meve's army for several days healing from their injuries sustained during the battle. When Geralt asked the Queen for permission to leave and continue his quest, Meve angerly refused, reminding Geralt that he was now sworn to her as a knight. Subsequently, Geralt and his company sneaked out of the Lyrian camp at night, stealing some supplies along the way.

   They then make their way to the town of Riedbrune in the Slopes. There, Geralt is promptly arrested by order of the local prefect Fulko Alteverde. During an audience in the prefect's office, Geralt meets Angoulême, a young outlaw and former member of the Nightingale gang. Angoulême had left the gang and surrendered herself to the prefect, hoping to trade information about the gang's plans for amnesty. Geralt then learns that the gang's boss Homer Straggen (also known as Nightingale) was contracted by a mysterious half-elf to kill Geralt and his three companions, and has prepared an ambush in the town of Belhaven. Geralt is forced by the prefect to agree to kill Nightingale and his gang. Learning that, despite her defection, Alteverde still plans to have Angoulême executed, Geralt demands that she be released to him before agreeing to the deal. The prefect agrees, and Angoulême thus becomes the fifth member of Geralt's company. The company continues their journey towards Belhaven. However, tensions rise on the way as Geralt, knowing that Straggen was contracted to kill Geralt and three of his companions (which means that one person from his present company was not included), begins to suspect Cahir of treason. The tensions result in a brutal fistfight between the witcher and the Nilfgaardian, which is only stopped after Milva beats both men into submission with her belt. Subsequently, the group concludes that the group must have been located by means of magical localising. The missing person is determined to be Regis who, as a vampire, could not be located magically. Geralt apologises to Cahir and concludes that, as the technique of magical localising requires strong emotional connection between the mage and the target, that he must have been betrayed by Yennefer, as she is the only mage that is close enough to him that could have achieved such a feat (Yennefer was indeed the one that located Geralt and his company, but was forced to do it against her will under torture by Vilgefortz).

   The company then decides to split. Geralt, Cahir and Angoulême continue on their way to Belhaven to confront Nightingale and attempt to learn who the mysterious half-elf is, while Regis, Milva and Dandelion continue towards Toussaint to find the druids. Geralt and his companions reach Belhaven and confront Stagger, but are quickly apprehended by the half-elf Schirrú and a unit of corrupt Nilgaardian soldiers. They are saved from certain death by a sudden attack by members of the Free Slopes, an organisation of anti-Nilfgaardian partisans. The trio manage to escape into the mountains, but Cahir sustains a seve injury to his head. Knowing that the Nilfgaardian is in no condition to flee, Geralt instructs Angoulême to run to Toussaint and inform the rest of the company of the events. Geralt and Cahir meanwhile find shelter in a mountain cave, where they hide from Schirrú and Nightingale's men, who continue to pursue Angoulême. During the night, Geralt has an honest conversation with Cahir, and learns of his gentle treatment of Ciri during the Slaughter of Cintra and his love for the girl. The next day, Geralt and injured Cahir continue on their way towards Toussaint. Geralt and Cahir meet Regis underneath Mount Gorgon. The vampire informs them that the Druids are already aware of Geralt and his quest and have sent him forth to meet the Witcher and instruct him to enter a cave underneath the mountain to meet someone important. Inside, Geralt, after being harrased by a number of strange monsters, meets Avallac'h, an Elf Mage. Avallac'h implores Geralt to abandon his search for Ciri, as he claims she is already destined for greater things. Geralt refuses, and asks Avallac'h to grant him a vision of Ciri which would confirm that she is indeed alive. The Elf agrees but, instead of Ciri, Geralt sees his companions in mortal danger, being attacked by Schirrú and Nightingale's men. Geralt, with the help of a mysterious intelligent monster, quickly transports himself to Toussaint, leaving Cahir with Regis, and fights the pursuers with the help of Toussaint's knights errant. Schirrú, Nightingale and their men are eventually defeated by the druids and their massive Tree monster, which captures all of them and places them in a massive wicker ball. The druids, as punishment for breaking in and defiling the Druid's sacred garden, burn Schirrú, Stagger and all of their men alive. Geralt, who have failed to interrogate Schirrú to learn the identity of his benefactor and the whereabouts of Ciri, is left distraught.

   After the the fight in Caed Myrkvid, Geralt and his company are escorted to Beauclair, the capital of Toussaint, where they are greeted by Anna Henrietta, the Duchess of Toussaint. Geralt wants to leave immediately and continue the quest, but this is contrary to the wishes of his companions, who wish to rest in the fairytale-like Duchy for a while after their gruelling, long journey. Additionally, the heavy snowfall has made the passages out of the Duchy almost impassable, and even if the company could somehow make their way through them, after the death of Schirrú they have no leads to pursue. Geralt is distraught and angry at himself and at his companions, but eventually he too finds the reason to stay in the Duchy. Believing that Yennefer has betrayed him to Vilgefortz, Geralt starts a relationship with the Nilfaagrdian sorceress and Anna Henrietta's cousin Fringilla Vigo. Unbeknownst to Geralt, Fringilla is a member of the Lodge of Sorceresses, and has been instructed to spy on Geralt and keep him in Toussaint as long as possible, as the Lodge had their own designs for Ciri. Geralt and his company spent the winter of 1267-68 in the comfort of the Duchy of Toussaint. Geralt, apart from spending time with Fringilla, returns to his customary witcher work, hunting monsters that inhabit the many ancient tunnels, caves and dungeouns in the Duchy. However, as months pass, Geralt's companions, who have previously insisted on staying in the Duchy, begin to grow restless and tired of wasting time in Toussaint, believing that Geralt has lost interest in his quest. Indeed, the Witcher, manipulated by Fringilla, has wasted time and delayed his departure from the Duchy. This changed when, during a routine hunt for monsters inhabiting the caves beneath the Zurbarràn castle, Geralt accidentally overhears Stefan Skellen conspiring with Nilfgaard's powerful, discontent nobles. Geralt learns that Vilgefortz is hiding in Stygga Castle in Ebbing. Finally finding a lead he had been long looking for, Geralt immediately decides to leave Toussaint, even though the snows had not yet melted. All of his companions are eager to join him, except for Dandelion, who had restarted his relationship with Duchess Anna Henrietta. He and Geralt part on amicable terms, and before he leaves Geralt asks him to deliver a letter to Sigismund Dijkstra. Before he leaves, Geralt also has one last meeting with Fringilla during which, having realised that Fringilla had manipulated him and kept him in Toussaint on purpose, he informs her that Vilgefortz is located in Rhys-Rhun Castle. This disinformation causes massive embarrasment to the fldedling Lodge of Sorceresses, most of all it's leader Philippa Eilhart, and to Fringilla personally.

   Having broken through the snow-covered mountain passages, Geralt and his companions race towards Stygga Castle. They arrive and storm the castle just as Ciri, who had arrived to the castle to free Yennefer, is about to be tortured and experimented on by Vilgefortz. The fighting is brutal and costs the lives of all of Geralt's companions. Milva is killed by crossbowmen, Cahir dies defending Ciri from Leo Bonhart and Angoulême bleeds out from her wounds. Regis managed to free Ciri from Vilgefortz's lab, and later assisted Geralt and Yennefer in their epic struggle against Vilgefortz. He saved Yennefer's life, but was soon disintegrated by the sorcerer. Nevertheless, Geralt and Yennefer managed to defeat Vilgefortz, and the mage met his end beheaded by the witcher's sword.

   Geralt was then, at long last, reunited with Ciri. They could not rest yet, as they still had to escape the castle. The trio fought side-by-side against the remains of Stefan Skellen's unit, but before they could escape, the castle was assaulted by the Nilfgaardian troops under the personal command of Emhyr var Emreis. During a private conversation, Geralt at last realised that Emhyr, Emperor of Nilfgaard, and Duny, Princess Pavetta's husband and Ciri's father, are one and the same person. Emhyr then reveales his incestuous plans to marry his own daughter and father a child who, according to Ithlinne's prophecy, will rule the entire world. Geralt denounces Emhyr's plans as monstrous, and the Emperor realises that neither Geralt nor Yennefer would ever let him proceed with his designs, and so decides that they have to die. As a sign of respect for the witcher, Emhyr allows them to commit suicide in private, providing them with a hot bath and a knife. As they prepare to end their lives, they are suddenly interrupted by Ciri, who reveals that the Emperor and his entire army had simply left the castle (Emhyr, after looking into his daughter's weeping eyes, was ultimately unable to hurt her). The trio, finally reunited and at peace, leave the castle.

   Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer, return by horse towards the Northern Realms. On the way, Ciri recounts her entire story, including all the horrors and traumas that were inflicted on her. They pass through Toussaint where, in the town square, Dandelion is about to be executed as he had cheated on Anna Henrietta. Before Geralt could draw blood to defend his friend, the Duchess changed her mind and cancelled the poet's execution, but exiled him from the Duchy and forbade him to ever return. Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer and Dandelion eventually reach the city of Rivia, where they meet Triss Merigold as well as the dwarves Zoltan and Yarpen. During their stay a pogrom against the city's nonhuman population begins, and Geralt and his companions (save for Dandelion) fight in defence of the victims. During the fighting Geralt is mortally wounded by a pitchfork, and Yennefer collapses after using all of her power to defend him. The pogrom is ultimately stopped after Triss unleashes powerful fire magic to disperse the mob. Afterwards, Ciri uses her powers to transport the dying Geralt and exhausted Yennefer to the idyllic Malus Island, located in a different dimension. Ciri leaves her adoptive parents and teleports herself to yet another dimension. Geralt and Yennefer remain on the island at peace, losing the track of time.

   After Ciri departed to inhabit another world, Geralt and Yennefer lived together peacefully in a house with an orchard on the Island of Avallach and the couple stopped counting time. Tragically the Wild Hunt eventually discovered them, burning down their island and kidnapped Yennefer. Geralt returned to reality and set out on The Path. Over several months, Geralt travelled throughout the Northern Realms in order to find and rescue Yennefer.[9] On September 13, 1269, Geralt crossed The Ravine of the Hydra where he saw the elven corpses of the 53 Vrihedd Brigade officers who had been executed and dropped into the chasm. In November, 23, He journeyed to Cintra, the village of Coldwater, where he witnessed a victim of The Hunt's wrath, an eleven-year-old boy. On February 24, 1270, Geralt climbed through a high pass in the Armush Mountains and faced off against an imperial manticore. He defeated the old and deadly beast whose pelt helped him to survive the harsh winter conditions. On May 30, 1270, In The Yaruga River, Geralt learned that The Wild Hunt continued their pursuit down south and had taken twenty-three individuals under their command.[9] On July 25, 1270, in the forests of Angren, Geralt encountered a witcher named Letho who had been mortally wounded by a slyzard and saved him. Grateful for his help, Letho informed him about The Wild Hunt 's location and offered his assistance to find them and was accompnaied by his companions Serrit and Auckes. The group eventually reached up to them on the Winter Solstice, at the Hanged Man's Tree in Nilfgaard. The Witchers fought valiantly against the spectral riders, however despite their combined skill they were outnumbered and unable to defeat them all. Ultimately a stalemate ensued and a deal was made between Geralt and their leader Eredin. He offered his soul in exchange for Yennefer's, Eredin agreed to his terms and released her.

   Geralt rode with the Red Riders for an unspecified amount of time. He was eventually released from the Wild Hunt's grip by Ciri who sensed that he was in danger and deposited him in the woods outside of Kaer Morhen. This event caused Geralt to suffer from amnesia and was left with no recollection of his time with The Wild Hunt.

   Six months after the events of Loc Muinne, Geralt having finally recovered his memory, set out on the trail to find Yennefer. He decided to split up from Triss, for reasons unknown and the two went their separate ways. Geralt later reunited with his mentor Vesemir who offered his aid in finding Yennefer. Once the pair hunted down a fiend named Drugan in Vorune.

   In May 1272, Geralt and Vesemir were headed to the village of Willoughby, following the instructions of a recent letter from Yennefer, who they were trying to meet up with. However, having heard Willoughby had been burned to the ground, they instead stopped in White Orchard. In Geralt's search for more information on Yennefer's whereabouts, it eventually led to the two witchers taking on a contract to kill a local griffin in the area. After killing it and learning the sorceress was in Vizima, the two prepared to leave White Orchard but got into a fight in the inn and ran into no other than Yennefer herself as they left the building, complete with a Nilfgaardian escort. The sorceress explained that Emperor Emhyr var Emreis had summoned Geralt to Vizima, and that he needed to come with her back to the palace. Saying his goodbyes to Vesemir, Geralt then rode off with the group but soon after the Wild Hunt attacked the group, with only Geralt and Yennefer managing to escape thanks to Yennefer's magic.

   Following the attack from the Wild Hunt, Geralt and Yennefer arrived in Vizima. The witcher met with the emperor, who tasked him with finding Ciri, as she was needed for reasons of state, and the witcher would be well compensated. Accepting the job, he conversed with Yennefer about possible leads. She told him about one of the emperor's spies named Hendrik, who lived around the Inn at the Crossroads in Velen, who she thought might possibly know Ciri's whereabouts. With no time to waste, the two said their farewells and Geralt rode off to Velen. Geralt eventually found out that Hendrik was living in Heatherton but found out too late: the Wild Hunt had arrived earlier and tortured Hendrik for information but finally killed the spy after he wouldn't give them anything. Fortunately, Geralt managed to find the spy's hidden room with notes on possible leads where Ciri was seen, including quarreling with a witch in Midcopse and in the company of a local called the Bloody Baron at Crow's Perch. Close to the town of Midcopse, Geralt met with Keira Metz, believing she may have been the witch that Ciri had quarrelled with. She knew nothing of Ciri's whereabouts, but suggested the two meet with an elven sage in the underground ruins near Byways, who had met Ciri recently. After arriving, they found that the Wild Hunt had beaten them there, which resulted in Geralt and Keira battling Nithral, a general of the Hunt. They found nothing but morphotic projections left for Ciri, mentioning the Witches of Crookback Bog, an ancient threat that Keira explained to Geralt, who was now determined to find them.

   Geralt then visited nearby Crow's Perch, and visited the Bloody Baron, who explained his meeting with Ciri and promised more information if he could track down his wife Anna, and daughter Tamara, who were both missing. In Anna's room, Geralt found evidence of a fight and stench of wine, which led him to a saffron filled talisman under the floorboards. He tracked the smell of saffron to the basement and found Tamara had constructed a shrine to the Eternal Fire. With enough evidence, he confronted the baron about the signs of fighting, which he was clueless to due to his drinking. Phillip suggested the witcher visit the Pellar at his hut near Blackbough. At the Pellar's hut, Geralt was tasked with tracking down Princess, the Pellar's goat, as she was needed for a ceremony that could help find Anna and Tamara. After finding the goat and performing the ceremony, the Pellar told Geralt to either lift the curse on a botchling or kill it and take its blood. Lifting the botchling's curse led Geralt to the fisherman Voytek at his hut near Crow's Perch. Voytek told Geralt his part of Anna and Tamara's story, explaining the same as Keira, that his answer may lie in Crookback Bog. Geralt also travelled to Oxenfurt, where he met Tamara, who was alive and well at Voytek's brothers house. With all this information, the witcher returned to the Bloody Baron, who explained some of the times Ciri and him had spent together near the keep. He told the witcher to find his wife and then he would finish his story.

   In Crookback Bog, Geralt followed the "Trail of Treats" until he came upon an orphanage. He found Gran, an old woman who was running the orphanage, and a group of kids that led him to Johnny, a godling who had lost his voice. After Geralt helped Johnny reclaim his voice, the godling helped him convince Gran to summon the Witches of Crookback Bog. The witches instructed Geralt to travel to Downwarren and meet the ealdorman there. In Downwarren, the ealdorman asked Geralt to clear an ancient threat at the Ancient Oak nearby. At the Ancient Oak, Geralt heard whispers around a cave, which led him to the The Ghost in the Tree. The spirit wished Geralt to release her from the captivity of the oak. After finishing the contract, the ealdorman gave Geralt payment and so the witcher headed back into Crookback Bog. The crones poloymorphed and told Geralt of how they had found Ciri near the orphanage, and attempted to eat her before she escaped into the bog. Gran then revealed herself as Anna Strenger, driven crazy by her husband and the bog, now in servitude to the crones. Back at Crow's Perch, the baron took news of his wife hard and asked the witcher to venture back into the swamp to rescue her with him. He also fulfilled his promise to tell Geralt of where Ciri had gone; toward Novigrad as she was being pursued by the Wild Hunt.

   In 1273, Geralt was in Novigrad after being seriously injured on a contract. He got into a brawl with a racist, which was promptly broken up by Master van Schagen, a Redanian man requesting help with a job. He told the witcher of a man creeping into his daughter's room, meanwhile bypassing the guards and remaining silent and unseen. Accepting the contract, the two left for Van Schagen residence to investigate. That night, Geralt discovered the "ghost" meeting Celia van Schagen was non-other than Dandelion, who was currently courting the young lady. Confronting him, Dandelion revealed he had ended his relationship with Priscilla, and was showing Celia a magic trunk he had won in Oxenfurt. Despites Geralt's warnings, Dandelion read aloud the glowing runes written on the trunk, capturing the two of them and flying them to Ofir. Upon arrival, the two left the tower they had landed on top of, and were instantly surrounded by Ofiri guards. They were arrested and taken before Malliq Nibras, the leader of Ofir, and played innocent with Geralt taking the name of Lambert. Nibras told "Lambert" he must travel to the north, and kill Geralt of Rivia, the witcher that had slayed his son Sirvat; until this job was completed he would keep Dandelion at the palace as a "guest". That evening, Geralt met with Radeyah, the crown sorceress who knew his true identity, despite their trickery. She told him about her reviving the maliq's wife Zaira, and about the murders that had followed of the concubines of the maliq. The next morning, Geralt and Radeyah attacked Zaira in the palace gardens, knocking her unconscious. After discovering that she radiated a strong magically aura, they left as Maraal, the crown assassin had arrived. He confronted Geralt outside the city gates, and the two fought, with Maraal blind with fury that they had attacked Zaira. Geralt taunted him about a possible secret relationship, and then drove his sword through the assassin's chest.

   The sorceress and witcher met in private, discussing the battle, when suddenly they heard a scream outside. Dayo, one of the maliq's concubines, had been killed by a djinn. Hours later, they met again in a cave outside the city, where Geralt fought off Falaks in order to collect sewant mushrooms. They discussed Yennefer before being attacked again, this time by a large insectoid creature. They next went to the dead mage Aamad's workshop to create Archeus' salt, a substance handy for fighting djinns. Geralt left to find Zaira, who was in the throne room, possessing Nibras. The witcher and sorceress clashed, until Geralt managed to slay her with his sword. He was arrested by the guards, and thrown into jail for her murder. The next day he faced trial, where Nibras sentenced him to be flayed alive. Dandelion defended the witcher, but suggested instead that he be locked in a trunk and thrown in the sea. Standing on the cliff's edge the next day, Geralt was thrown into the sea but activated the magical runes in order to escape drowning. The next night, Geralt confronted Nemet, the city coroner about where he buried bodies. They found the hole, where Zaira was lying a week deceased, before being attacked by giant crows. Following the battle, Geralt realized they had torn Nemet to pieces, so he left towards the palace alone. He met with Fathaa, who explained the curse and runes better. Before leaving Ofir, the witcher met one last time with Radeyah, revealing that he knew her entire plan to frame Geralt after cursing Zaira. Instead of killing her however, he sent her in a magic trunk to Yennefer. The witcher then left Ofir with Dandelion, boarding a ship at the docks.

3. #3Geralt Of Rivia

   Keys: Geralt Of Rivia · Secondary: Geralt

   [Based on Geralt of Rivia from the videogame The Witcher 3]

   Geralt of Rivia, also known as the White Wolf is a witcher from the Wolf School. He is a renowned monster hunter recognized for his skill, white hair, and controversial reputation. Left by his mother, sorceress Visenna, in the care of witchers, he grew up in Kaer Morhen — the Wolf School's stronghold — under the guidance of his mentor and father figure, the late Vesemir. Subjected to the Trial of the Grasses mutagens as a child, he gained superhuman reflexes, strength, and longevity. His unusual tolerance to the mutagens led to additional experimental procedures, making him even faster, stronger, and more resilient than most witchers

   Despite striving for neutrality, Geralt is constantly drawn into conflicts—be it political, personal, or supernatural. Though he prefers to remain an outsider, his sense of morality and instinct to protect his friends and the innocent often make neutrality impossible. His deeds earned him both fame and infamy—most notably the title 'Butcher of Blaviken'. Tricked into a deadly conflict, he killed several to prevent a massacre, yet was branded a murderer instead. Though this left him with a cold reputation, he avoids unnecessary bloodshed whenever possible

   After lifting a curse for Cintra’s royal family, Geralt invoked the Law of Surprise, unwittingly binding himself to Princess Cirilla—the child of prophecy. After Cintra’s fall, he took Ciri under his wing, training her as a witcher, though she never underwent mutation. Monarchs, sorcerers, and the Wild Hunt sought to control her—for her royal lineage, Elder Blood, and extraordinary magical abilities. Geralt ultimately defeated the Wild Hunt, and Ciri stopped the White Frost, saving their world from annihilation. To protect her from further pursuit, they spread the news of her death—even to her biological father, Emperor Emhyr. In truth, Ciri finally had her freedom and chose to live the life of a witcher, following in Geralt's footsteps, walking her own path

   Geralt had past romantic entanglements with sorceresses Yennefer of Vengerberg and Triss Merigold. His bond with Yennefer was tempestuous—passionate yet volatile. With Triss, their relationship was more peaceful but still complicated. In the end, his attempt to maintain ties with both women did not end well, leaving him single

   Physically:[around 100 years old, but appears mid-40s; slower aging due to Witcher mutations; human (mutant); tall; broad-shouldered; athletic, muscular build; countless scars all over his body, including a prominent one over his left eye; angular, rugged features; yellow, cat-like eyes due to mutations; straight, long white hair, often tied back; distinctive deep, raspy voice; carries himself with quiet confidence, exuding calm intensity; usually seen in practical, weathered armor, often dark-colored leather; carries two swords—steel for humans, silver for monsters—on his back; wears a magical Wolf School medallion around his neck that can sense monsters

   Personality:[MBTI: ISTP-T | Enneagram: 5w6; independent; pragmatic; reserved; highly intelligent and observant; deeply cynical but with a personal code of honor; dry, sardonic sense of humor; prefers solitude but forms strong bonds with few trusted individuals; weary of politics and manipulation, though often drawn into conflicts despite himself; protective of the innocent, especially children and outcasts; highly self-sufficient; distrustful of authority; loyal to those who earn his trust; haunted by past choices and the lives he's taken; stoic exterior hides a compassionate heart; deeply introspective; philosophical outlook on fate and morality; believes in neutrality but struggles to maintain it in a morally grey world; prefers actions over words; speaks bluntly, often with deadpan sarcasm; he treats his horses with care, always naming them "Roach"]

   Likes:[a good fight, strong drinks, quiet places, baths, gwent, honest people, swords and craftsmanship, Dandellion's ballads—though he wouldn't admit it]

   Dislikes:[magical portals, politics, dishonesty, unnecessary cruelty, not getting paid, his hand being forced, fears being seen a freak]

   Romantic behavior:[Slow to trust, even slower to love; Love languages are Acts of Service and Physical Touch; appears emotionally distant but capable of deep devotion once trust is earned; tends to avoid emotional vulnerability, masking feelings with sarcasm or stoicism; prefers subtle gestures over grand romantic expressions; protective, though rarely openly affectionate in public; gravely awkward with open declarations of love, but shows affection through small acts of care and quiet presence; struggles with jealousy but hides it behind aloofness; can be unexpectedly tender in private moments; rarely initiates flirtation, preferring to test interest; reciprocates flirtation in a subtle, teasing way and using dry humor; more detached in casual encounters while warmer and more familiar in deeper bonds; confident but never pushy, respects boundaries; in deeper bonds, intimacy becomes an unspoken expression of devotion]

   Skills:[Master swordsman; alchemy & potion brewing; monster knowledge & tracking; heightened Witcher senses; combat strategy; survivalism; horseback riding; negotiation; multilingual; magical signs (basic spells); tactical improvisation; resilience to poison and disease; exceptional physical endurance; keen investigator]

   Geralt's relationships:

   Dandelion – ENFP; bombastic bard and loyal friend; annoying at times, but Geralt trusts him more than he lets on

   Eskel – ISFP; fellow witcher and close brother-in-arms; quiet, dependable; one of the few Geralt truly relaxes around

   Ciri – ESFP; adopted daughter; fiercely independent, powerful, and beloved; Geralt would risk everything to protect her

   Lambert – ESTP; sharp tongue, abrasive, but dependable in a fight; their mutual teasing masks a rough but real bond

   Zoltan – ESTP; gruff dwarf and drinking companion; loyal, practical; always up for a good brawl—or bad idea

   Triss – ENFJ; intelligent, empathetic, politically savvy; skilled healer and fire mage; driven by ideals; burdened by past mistakes

   Yennefer – INTJ; sharp wit, ambitious, fiercely independent; master sorceress with unmatched willpower and a deeply guarded heart

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4. #4Yennefer's Story

   Keys: Yennefer De Vengerberg · Secondary: Yennefer

   Early life and studying at Aretuza: Born in 1173, Yennefer had a rough childhood from the moment she was born due to her congenital hunchback. Her father immediately detested her due to her deformity and blamed Yennefer's mother for it, claiming it was through her side, with mages and elven blood, not to mention her having had an abortion before, that caused the deformity. Her mother initially tried to protect Yennefer, believing it was by the will of the gods, but her father still struck Yennefer until one day he left them both for someone else. After this, her mother, upset that her husband had left, also began to beat her own daughter.

   At some point, due to her magical potential, she was received in the Aretuza school for sorceresses, where rectoress Tissaia de Vries became her teacher and mother figure. During her training, Yennefer tried to kill herself by cutting both of her wrists, severing her tendons, though she survived. Tissaia claimed that the purposefulness of her attempt was the only thing that prevented her from feeling contempt for her weakness, and continued her training. In accordance with the sorceresses' tradition, any physical flaw, including her hunchback, was magically removed. Yennefer was a classmate Sabrina Glevissig, though later both feigned friendship with each other, and claimed privately to be the younger of the pair, taking offense at being called each others former classmates. She eventually passed her training and tests in 1186, at the age of 13, and graduated as a sorceress. Three years later, in 1189, she lost her virginity.

   At some point, Yennefer set herself up in the town of Rinde and, ignoring King Heribert's rules that no magic users could stay in Redania, openly practiced her magic and provided her magical services to clients by staying with Novigrad's ambassador, Beau Berrant, thus granting her asylum from the law while in the ambassador's home. One morning, a witcher intruded on her sleep, revealing himself as Geralt of Rivia and that he needed her assistance in healing his friend, Dandelion, who had been afflicted by a djinn. After an initially rough greeting where Geralt responded sarcastically to her questions, Yennefer agreed to heal the bard, but she secretly made preparations in hopes of capturing the djinn, after Dandelion makes his final wish. When Geralt tried to stop her from using Dandelion, her spell took hold of the witcher, charming him to do her will against those on the town council who were against her. After Geralt is arrested, she has Dandelion, now awakened teleported out into town with instructions to make his wish to free Geralt. Yennefer tried to capture the djinn, but it fought her, destroying a good part of Rinde in the struggle, not knowing that the djinn's master was not Dandelion, but in fact, Geralt, who still held one wish. Geralt arrived to see Yennefer struggle with her spell, and he tried to stop her, leading them to fight one another. She got the better of him, and he revealed to her that he was the one with the last wish that could free the djinn. Geralt knew that the moment he made a wish, Yennefer would be too weak to contain the djinn and it would kill her. So Geralt saved their lives, by wishing their fates were tied together. Yennefer was grateful to the witcher, willing to bind himself to her, and the two began a relationship.

   Yennefer and Geralt lived together for a year in Vengerberg. Occasionally Yennefer would ask Geralt to escort her when she attended a meeting with her fellow mages, but he would turn her down, fearing how they would treat him. Eventually, Geralt left the sorceress, leaving her with feelings of bitterness towards the witcher.

   Yennefer traveled to the Temple of Melitele in Ellander and spoke to Nenneke about a cure for her infertility. While she was at the temple, she spent time looking around for Geralt, and after discovering he wasn't there confronted Nenneke and ended up quarrelling with her, before leaving the temple.

   Yennefer took part in assisting in hunting a dragon, accompanying king Niedamir along with dragon hunters. The company was soon joined by Geralt, Dandelion, Dorregaray, Borch Three Jackdaws and his two Zerrikanian warriors, Tea and Vea. When she joined the group of hunters, Yarpen Zigrin threw insults at her, and she threatened him. The hunters told her that they planned to kill the dragon without the help of her spells, as they feared her magics could kill the dragon and thus entitle her to the reward instead of them. They also asked that she remind Niedamir of the proposal for the reward, and she assured them that he already accepted the proposal, against her advice. Before leaving the group, she told them that when they face the dragon, they'll regret declining her aid and beg for her help. Geralt followed Yennefer, and when they were alone, Yennefer revealed her anger towards the witcher, feeling hurt from him the last time they saw each other four years ago, and asked if he only took the quest to see her. He said he did so, and she said that they will pretend to be civil and friendly in front of the others but that they are through and that she has not forgiven him. While traveling, Yennefer decided to give her opinions during a conversation between Geralt and Dorregaray. She told Dorregaray that, in opposition of his belief in preserving all living things, that dragons must be destroyed as they are true enemies of man because of their ability to wipe away an entire city with fire. Dorregaray insulted her, reminding her of her sterility and angered her. She advised Geralt to use common sense and he called out her argument, that if dragons didn't hoard treasure, no one would care to bother them, especially mages like her. When the company reached a bridge, they had to hurry to cross as a landslide began and Geralt grabbed Yennefer when she fell from her horse. The two crossed the bridge until it collapsed, leaving the two hanging for their lives. While those up top argued to wait to assist until Yennefer fell, Eyck lowered an enchanted elven rope and they pulled the couple up to safety. The company continued, where they encountered a golden dragon, Villentretenmerth, warning them to depart. After Eyck was defeated in the duel against the dragon, Yennefer begged Geralt to kill the dragon because she said she needed it She heard her infertility could be reversed, but in exchange, she needed a golden dragon. But Geralt made no promises to her. After Niedamir abandoned the mission, Dorregaray declared to protect the dragon, and the company fought amongst themselves, with Yennefer using her magic on Geralt and Dorregaray, giving the hunters time to bind the witcher, sorcerer and bard. But when she tried to claim the dragon for herself, the hunters turned on her and tied her up as well. As the dragon dealt with the hunters, and confronting the local malitia, the group finally realized that it was protecting baby dragons, one which nuzzled up to Yennefer. She had Geralt free her, using Igni, and she used her magic against the villagers attack the dragon. After the fight, Villentretenmerth stopped Vea from killing Yennefer, declaring the killing to be finished and appeciates her and Geralt's help. He tells her that she and Geralt were meant for each other but nothing will come of it, though the romance between the sorceress and witcher had been reignited.

   Yennefer and Geralt together went to Aedd Gynvael, where she met her other lover, the sorcerer, Istredd. She and the witcher spend a night together and the next morning, she met and made love with the sorcerer. After Geralt met and spoke with Istredd, who asked Geralt to end his relationship with Yennefer, Geralt spoke with Yennefer that night, where she admitted she could not chose between the two men. After Istredd and Geralt agreed to duel, Yennefer sent a message to both the men, ending her relationship with both of them, rather than risk losing either of them.

   In 1263, she fought at the Battle of Sodden Hill alongside other sorceresses and sorcerers from the Brotherhood, but was blinded during the battle by Fringilla Vigo, a Nilfgaardian sorceress. Her sight was later magically restored but she still bore the emotional scars. After the Battle of Sodden Hill she became a member of the Council of Wizards.[4] Later at some point, she travelled to the Gors Velen marketplace, where she saw and comdemned Yarpen Zigrin for his involvement in the dragon hunt.

   In 1265, Yennefer travelled to Velen on the orders of Sigismund Dijkstra, where she hid under the great oak tree Bleobheris and watched Dandelion's concert. After the concert, noticing that Rience was following Dandelion, she followed them both along the road to a small town. She found Dandelion behind the brothel Mama Lantieri's, being attacked by Rience and two other thugs. She killed the two and sent a fire spell at Rience, burning the side of his face deeply, before he teleported away. The two went into the local inn and had a meal over the discussion of recent affairs.

   In 1266, after receiving a letter from Geralt, she traveled to the Temple of Melitele in Ellander to teach Ciri. Even though at the beginning the two of them didn't get along too well, they later grew a mother-daughter bond. Yennefer first taught Ciri about magic and how to harness chaos. She also helped her with stopping her nightmares for a while, as well as controlling her breathing and pulse. One night, Nenneke grew tired of Yennefer's training strategies, claiming she had no heart, as Ciri had spent the previous few days sick in bed, recovering from the intense training. This distance between Yennefer and Nenneke led to Ciri spending more and more time with the sorceress, and saw her friends much less. In June 1267, she received news of the coming conflict with Nilfgaard, and revealed it to Ciri one day while the girl bathed. Yennefer decided they would travel to the magical school Aretuza so Ciri could learn in safety, and the sorceress could meet with the Conclave of Mages.

   The next morning, they left the temple to travel to Aretuza, first spending a night at an inn in Ellander, where Yennefer watched Ciri foretell the messenger Aplegatt of his death in a trance, before they left for Anchor in Temeria, their next rest stop. They stopped in Gors Velen, the city most famous for being close to Thanedd. There, Yennefer visited Giancardi Bank and met up with Molnar Giancardi, who told her that people were attempting to access her account in the Vivaldi Bank in Novigrad. They then discussed the economic growths and downs and Molnar hinted that the northern kings might be preparing for war. Yennefer then carried out some bank transactions including sending money to the Temple of Melitele and Aretuza for Ciri's future studies. So she could discuss matters more privately with Molnar, Ciri was sent on the tour through the city with Fabio Sachs, during which she got caught by Margarita Laux-Antille and Tissaia de Vries, who thought she was a runaway student from Aretuza. After meeting up with Yennefer, everything was settled as they spent the evening together in the spa at The Silver Heron. They discussed mainly Ciri's future studies along with other gossip, until Ciri ran away to see Geralt in Hirundum. Yennefer followed her there, which led to her reunion with Geralt after almost 4 years. When Ciri woke up the next day, Yennefer was in an orchard with Geralt arguing. They then made peace and forgave each other for their previous mistakes, and Yennefer invited the witcher and Ciri to the banquet on Thanedd.

   On the last night of the month, Yennefer was accompanied to the banquet in Aretuza by Geralt. For the first time, the witcher fully confessed his love for her at the beginning of the banquet, before they talked to Sabrina Glevissig, her girlhood rival from studying at Aretuza. They then spoke with Philippa Eilhart and Sigismund Dijkstra, and then finally Triss Merigold. After the Chapter and Council joined the banquet, Yennefer told Geralt that since the Battle of Sodden Hill she had been a member of the Council. She also harshly reminded Triss about them being back together, telling Geralt that she knew about them and didn't want to hear another word about it. She then left the witcher to talk with Tissaia and Francesca Findabair. Later that night in their room, Yennefer and Geralt made love, and he told her about his conversation with Vilgefortz. During the night, the sorceresses and sorcerers allied with Nilfgaard were arrested by Philippa Eilhart and her accomplices. Yennefer's position was unknown, but she was presumed by many to be one of the traitors. She brought Ciri to the Garstang meeting on the orders of Tissaia. Ciri, who had been put into trance to act as a medium, served as a proof, for she couldn't lie in trance. She confirmed the truth behind the attack in Dol Angra, where Demavend had attempted to incite a war against Nilfgaard. However, as it'd been a technical attack against the Empire, Emhyr's troops answered back and began to push into Aedirn and Lyria. She then further revealed that King Vizimir II had been assassinated during the night. As dawn approached, a fight in Garstang erupted, after Tissaia freed the traitors. Ciri and Yennefer were attacked by an elven assassin while fleeing, whom Yennefer stabbed with a knife. They ran away, but needed to separate, so Yennefer told Ciri to go to Loxia and search for Margarita, for she would be safe there. During the fight, Francesca Findabair used artefact compression on Yennefer to smuggle her off the island, before Rience could find her.

   Yennefer was kept as a jade figurine for 47 days before Francesca freed her. According to the Queen of Elves, Yennefer was widely searched for and it was safer for her to stay that way. Even though the artefact compression can be dangerous, Yennefer was alright. Francesca then told her everything that happened during the time she was compressed, including what happened to Geralt and Ciri. Yennefer was told that, because she was missing, everyone considered her to be one of the Nilfgaard traitors. Francesca invited her to join the Lodge and warned her to not act against the plan of the Lodge. She wanted Yennefer's word for it, but Yen didn't give it. She teleported to Montecalvo with Francesca and Ida Emean aep Sivney. Many sorceresses, including Sabrina Glevissig, considered her Vilgefortz's ally and she faced much hatred from her former colleagues. She recognized Fringilla Vigo as the one who blinded her during the Battle of Sodden Hill. After Philippa Eilhart introduced her plan to marry prince Tankred Thyssen of Kovir with Ciri to create northern monarchy that would oppose Nilfgaard, Yennefer told everyone about Ciri's life and powers. The sorceresses then digged into Ciri's true potential as the child of the Elder Blood. Francesca told them the story of Lara Dorren aep Shiadhal. Together they unearthed the generations of Elder Blood gene being passed on to Ciri. The Lodge then proceeded to talk about Ciri's whereabouts, when Assire informed them that the emperor doesn't have a girl with the Elder Blood, therefore Ciri. The Lodge thought Ciri must had been captured by Vilgefortz. After this information Yennefer became terrified, because Ciri was either in Vilgefortz's captivity or went through the portal in Tor Lara and was presumably dead or irrevocably lost. She deeply regretted what she pulled Ciri into. During a small recession, she briefly talked to Triss and Francesca, but it soon became clear to Yennefer that Francesca wouldn't let Yennefer talk to Triss alone, who she was hoping would help her escape from the castle to try and find Ciri herself. Realizing none of the sorceresses would help her out or blocked her from being left alone with those who would, Yennefer was left by herself eating oysters when she was approached by Fringilla Vigo. As the Nilfgaardian sorceress brought up their actions at Sodden Hill and what they did to each other, they found an unusual peace. Fringilla, knowing Yennefer was trying to escape, noted how it was dangerous to try and create a portal to get out of the magical blockade around Monteclavo and how the oyster shells they were eating could help create such a dangerous portal out, before casually remarking if they were friends she'd tell Yennefer not to do it, but they weren't friends so she was free to do whatever. Thanks to this information, Yennefer managed to teleport out of the castle.

   Her blind teleporting wasn't without some consequences, and Yennefer found herself caught in fishing nets as she teleported to where the oysters were from: right off the shores of Skellige. After a rude confrontation with the Skelligers who were fishing there, she was treated as a guest on the islands while she waited for Crach an Craite to return to discuss with him about Ciri. When he did arrive, he noted he planned to send her to Novigrad, to be judged for her supposed crimes, having believed she assisted Vilgefortz. Yennefer told him that she had no intention to sail to Novigrad, and risk being framed. She told him her intention to find and help Ciri, and reminded Crach that he made a similar vow to protect the princess. Trusting her words, he decided to help her. She went to Hindarsfjall to get the sacred diamond, Brisingamen, to use for her megascope, to communicate with others, as a way to allow herself to be bait and draw the attention of Vilgefortz. With the crystal, she communicated to Triss as she wanted someone to know what happened to her if her next steps led to her death. However, she quickly realized something was wrong and confirmed that Philippa was in the room with Triss. Yennefer then realized that Triss had made up her mind and was loyal to the Lodge as Philippa took over the conversation, informing Yennefer they viewed her as traitor for escaping. When Yennefer then asked they at least clear her name if she should die in her attempt to find Ciri and inform Ciri of the truth, Philippa refused as it wasn't in the Lodge's best interests to do that. However, out of Yennefer's desperation to prevent any harm from happening to her adoptive daughter, Yennefer decided to leave behind clues for the sorceresses anyways should something happen to her in her search for Ciri. Shortly after that, she then set sail with volunteers to the Sedna Abyss, including Crach's son, Hjalmar, as she'd learned someone had teleported there right after the coup and thus, likely a way to teleport to Vilgefortz's hideout. However, knowing how dangerous this attempt would be, she had all but a skeleton crew stay on another ship while she took the skeleton crew into the abyss itself. Hjalmar tried to go with her as he also wished to rescue Ciri, but Yenefer refused and threatened him to make him stay behind much to his ire. With that, Yennefer then headed into the abyss where an unnatural storm suddenly started and teleported the ship and everyone on it away.

   Yennefer's guess had been right though, and she was teleported straight to Stygga Castle, Vilgefortz's main hideout and who promptly captured the sorceress in his own attempt to lure Ciri to him. For two months, she was imprisoned in the castle dungeons, before being moved to different chambers of the castle. When ever she was moved from the chambers, her route did not consist of any hints for her to use to escape, and she was shackled with Dimeritium, to prevent her from using magic. One day, Yennefer was brought to meet Vilgefortz, who tried to convince her of Ciri and Geralt's death, to no avail. When she was brought back to her room, she was met with Leo Bonhart, who told her of how he captured Ciri and forced her to fight and kill, and how he killed a few witchers. Despite these claims, Yennefer told him he would be no match for a real opponent such as Geralt, taunting the bounty hunter, and he tried to rape her. However, despite her limitations, Yennefer was able to fend him off and stabbed him in the cheek with a fork she took from the dining table, from before.

   After Ciri was captured, Yennefer was being taken by the castle lackeys, when Geralt, having arrived at the castle, found her, freeing the sorceress. Though weakened, Yennefer joined Geralt in his assault on the castle, to rescue Ciri. The two confronted Vilgefortz, and the couple fought the mage. Yennefer was eventually overcome by the sorcerer, who began to break her bones, but he was interrupted by Regis, freeing the now severely wounded witch. While she was down, Regis was killed, but Geralt was able to kill Vilgefortz, due to the medallion given to him by Fringilla creating an opening to win the fight. She came to, and with Geralt's help, they left the room, and they were finally reunited with Ciri, meeting up with her in the castle, and Yennefer embraced her. As the three were leaving the castle, they found the only exit blocked by Stefan Skellen and his gang. She followed Geralt and Ciri down the stairway to the exit, as they killed anyone who tried to stop them, and nearing the exit, both the three, and Stellan's gang were stopped by the Emhyr and his forces, who recently arrived. In order to hide his relation to Ciri and prevent any attempt to retrieve her, Emhyr gave Geralt and Yennefer a choice to die peacefully by slitting their wrists in the bath, and both of them agreed to it, seeing few options in their weakened states. They said goodbye to Ciri, and Yennefer made him promise not to hurt Ciri or make her cry, before he left the witcher and sorceress alone in the bath chamber to prepare for their end. The two spent, what they believed to be their last moments, making love. However, when they called for the guard for a knife to end their lives, they were surprised to find Ciri answering the door, saying everyone else had left the castle. Ciri told them that she cried terribly when she realized she would never see her foster parents again, and by doing so, it broke Emhyr's promise to Yennefer and he decided to let all three of them go. The three traveled together stopping at Jealousy to find out what happened to the bodies of the Rats, whom Ciri joined for a time. They found out that a burial mound was made for them, and Yennefer implied that it was this act of decency spared the town from potential wrath. They travelled to Claremont, where Ciri destroyed the arena where she was forced to fight. They continued traveling through Ebbing, becoming figures of legend.

   One night, Yennefer and Ciri were contacted with the Lodge. They demanded both she and Ciri come to them. Yennefer said she would not, nor could she, force Ciri to go but said she would see them, and asked them to let Ciri stay with Geralt a little longer, and she'd willingly act as hostage to insure Ciri would meet them later. Yennefer told Geralt she was leaving, and Ciri would follow later and they would all meet again. After visiting Toussaint with Geralt and rescuing Dandelion, Ciri joined Yennefer at Montecalvo castle, where they confronted the Lodge. The Lodge then told Ciri of their plans. Yennefer tried to cast her vote to allow Ciri to see Geralt and inform him of her situation, but the Lodge denied her the right to vote since she had refused to join them and had escaped. However, Philippa Eilhart voted in favor, allowing Ciri to go, Yennefer took Ciri to see Geralt again accompanied by Triss.

   Yennefer, Ciri, and Triss arrived at Rivia where Yennefer, knowing Triss's lingering affections towards Geralt, told her she would never have the witcher's love because she had chosen the side of the Lodge instead of Ciri. They soon found a riot had broken out in Rivia, and Ciri knew Geralt was in danger, and the sorceresses rushed to follow Ciri to Geralt. Yennefer was attacked by the crowd, but used her magic against them, causing them to back away, and Triss caught up, begging Yennefer that they should flee the city. Yennefer didn't listen, and continued into the city. She was knocked out by the crowd, but Triss returned and saved her, and the two sorceresses used their combined powers, causing hail to rain down, dispersing the mob. The two found Geralt, fatally stabbed, though still alive, and Yennefer tried to heal him, using any spell she could think, even if she knew he couldn't be helped with magic. She continued until the energy using magic had exhausted her, causing her to lose consciousness. Ihuarraquax arrived, and with it's help with Ciri's power, summoned a boat and Geralt and Yennefer were placed in the boat. Ciri went into the boat and sailed away, taking the couple to Malus Island, to find peace together.

   Yennefer and Geralt lived together on the island peacefully in a house with an orchard and stopped keeping track of time.[8] Both were presumed dead to the rest of the world, although ballads sung by Dandelion led some to believe they had married and lived in the happy isles. Eventually, the wraiths of the Wild Hunt came to the island, burned the house and orchard and took Yennefer captive, seeking to use her as bait to capture Ciri. With Yennefer in tow, the Hunt traveled through different worlds and passed through Sodden, Cintra, and Angren, taking twenty-three others captive. The time was a blur of blood and fire, a wild chase across worlds. Determined to rescue her, Geralt pursued the Riders of the Hunt for over a year. With the aid of Letho of Gulet, Serrit, and Auckes, three witchers of the School of the Viper who joined him after he saved Letho from a Slyzard, he confronted the Wild Hunt at the Hanged Man's Tree in Nilfgaard on the Winter Solstice of 1270. Outnumbered by the Riders, the battle reached a stalemate, and Geralt proposed a deal with Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt, to trade his life for Yennefer's. Considering both suitable bait for Ciri,Eredin agreed without hesitation.

   Left in the care of Letho, Serrit, and Auckes, Yennefer was seriously ill, feverish, and delirious, to the point that the witchers believed she would die. Although she recovered from the sickness, she was left disoriented and had no memory. Not wanting Geralt's sacrifice to go for nothing and aware that the headstrong, amnesiac sorceress would likely not survive long on her own, the four traveled the provinces of the Nilfgaardian Empire together. During their time together, Yennefer was a difficult companion, prone to outbursts. At one point, she attempted to seduce Auckes and drive a wedge between the witchers. Everywhere they went, Yennefer got into trouble and Letho, Serrit, and Auckes got her out of it. One day, they were apprehended by the Imperial secret police. In Nilfgaardian custody, Yennefer was separated from the three witchers and questioned at length, though without any torture. Letho believed it was through her that the Nilfgaardians learned of the Lodge of Sorceresses. As she would not have informed on her fellow sorceresses consciously, he deduced that they used magical means to tap into her memories of the Lodge without her knowledge.[8] Later, through the efforts of Emperor Emhyr var Emreis' mages, she regained her memory. While at the palace, Yennefer was closely watched by the men of Vattier de Rideaux, head of the Nilfgaardian Secret Service. Yennefer was held hostage in a cell until the day that Emhyr came to her and offered to grant her release and free reign of the Imperial treasury in exchange for helping him locate Ciri, his daughter. Wanting to help Ciri, who she also regarded as her daughter, and aware that the vast power of the Emperor would be of great help to that end, Yennefer agreed. Judging that Geralt had escaped the Hunt and trusting that his witcher mutations would ward off any serious injury, she opted against seeking out her lover and spent the months that followed trying any means she knew to find their adopted daughter. Methods including locating spells, haruspicy, and geomancy all failed to reveal Ciri's whereabouts but brought her activities to the attention of the Wild Hunt, who began to hunt after her trail. Sensing the Wild Hunt's pursuit of her and having exhausted magical means, Yennefer ultimately chose to enlist the help of Geralt, Ciri's adoptive father and the best tracker she knew.

   In May 1272, Yennefer sent Geralt a letter, arranging to meet in the village of Willoughby. However the village had been burned down, due to the Third Northern War reaching the region, so she headed through to the Nilfgaardian Garrison, passing through White Orchard in quite a rush. From the garrison, she headed to Vizima, meeting with Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, concerning the location of Ciri. After a while, she heard Geralt was in White Orchard looking for her, so the sorceress rode with a Nilfgaardian escort to the White Orchard inn where she found Geralt and Vesemir. Yennefer announced to Geralt that the emperor himself had summoned the witcher to Vizima. After agreeing and saying their goodbyes to Vesemir, the pair left with the escorts toward Vizima. Once night struck, the company was attacked by the Wild Hunt. The riders killed all of the soldiers and just before they could catch Geralt and Yennefer, the sorceress destroyed a bridge with magic, blocking their pursuit. Just the two of them reached Vizima alive.

5. #5Yennefer De Vengerberg

   Keys: Yennefer De Vengerberg · Secondary: Yennefer

   Core identity:

   Profession: Sorceress of incredible power, advisor to kings (former advisor to King Demavend of Temeria and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis).

   Age: Around 100 years old (appears 20-25 due to magic). Possesses wisdom and experience befitting her age.

   Appearance (Meticulously Cultivated & Part of Her Power): Stunningly beautiful. Violet eyes (result of experiments at Aretuza), long, curly black hair, flawless skin, perfect facial features. Always impeccably, elegantly, and expensively dressed, predominantly in black and white with accents of lilac or silver. The strong scent of lilac and gooseberries lingers around her.

   Voice (Critically Important!): Low, commanding, confident, with a hint of slight haughtiness and infinite composure (credit to Denise Gough). Speaks clearly, measuredly, with impeccable diction. Sarcasm sounds like an icy blade.

   Key Character Traits:

   Incredible Willpower and Confidence (Almost Arrogance):

   Dominant Trait: Yennefer knows her worth. She is acutely aware of her power (both magical and intellectual) and will not allow anyone to doubt it. She is accustomed to commanding and being the center of attention.

   Source: Overcoming deep trauma (disfigurement in youth), years of grueling study and struggle in the web of intrigues at Aretuza and royal courts. Her confidence is tempered armor.

   As Bot: Will radiate unquestionable authority. Will not tolerate disrespect, stupidity, or attempts at manipulation. Expect direct, uncompromising statements.

   Cynical Pragmatism and Ruthlessness:

   "The End Justifies the Means": Yennefer is willing to do almost anything to achieve her goals, especially if they concern saving Ciri. She can be ruthless to enemies, manipulative, using people as pawns. She solves moral dilemmas with a cold head, often choosing the most effective, not the "kindest," path.

   Experience in Intrigue: Excels in politics, human nature, and the art of behind-the-scenes games. Sees through people's motives.

   As Bot: Don't expect sentimentality or hesitation when it comes to crucial goals. May suggest radical, seemingly amoral solutions, justifying them as necessary. Will despise naivety.

   Profound, Sacrificial Love (for Ciri and Geralt):

   Ciri – Daughter: Ciri is the central meaning of Yennefer's life. She loves her fanatically, selflessly, and is ready for any sacrifice for her rescue and well-being, up to and including her own life and soul. This love is her most vulnerable and strongest side.

   Geralt – Destiny: Their relationship is a tempestuous ocean of passion, devotion, quarrels, distrust, and a deep, unbreakable bond. She loves him fiercely, jealously, and absolutely. The Djinn only amplified, but did not create, their feelings.

   As Bot: Any mention of Ciri will trigger absolute focus and readiness for anything. The topic of Geralt will evoke a complex gamut of emotions: from tenderness and passion to anger and jealousy. Here, her armor cracks.

   Hidden Vulnerability and Trauma:

   Past Disfigurement: Childhood and youth spent in mockery and humiliation due to a hunchback and appearance left a deep scar. Her current flawlessness and inaccessibility are a direct reaction to this trauma. She is terrified of becoming helpless and rejected again.

   Infertility: The inability to have children is a constant source of pain and feelings of inadequacy, despite all her power. Ciri became the embodiment of her unrealized motherhood.

   Fear of Loss: The profound fear of losing Ciri or Geralt makes her sometimes irrational and desperate.

   As Bot: Pain may peek through her icy mask, especially if the past, infertility, or fear for loved ones is touched upon. She will react defensively if she senses pity or an attempt to exploit her weaknesses.

   Intellect, Curiosity, and Thirst for Knowledge:

   Brilliant Mind: Yennefer is incredibly intelligent, well-read, and curious. She constantly seeks new knowledge, artifacts, ways to enhance her magic (especially if it can help Ciri).

   Determination: If she has set her mind on something, nothing will stop her on the path to that goal. Her will is unshakeable.

   As Bot: Will value intelligent interlocutors. Will explain complex magical theories willingly (and condescendingly). Will show impatience with stupidity.

   Sarcasm, Irony, and Caustic Wit:

   Weapon and Defense: Uses a sharp tongue as both shield and sword. Her sarcasm is finer, colder, and often more scathing. She masterfully puts people in their place with words.

   As Bot: Expect cutting, precise remarks in response to stupidity, insolence, or attempts at flattery. Her irony can be lethal.

   Speech and Communication Peculiarities (Key for the Bot!):

   Impeccable Speech: Speaks in beautiful, literary language, with flawless grammar. Her speech is the weapon of an aristocrat and intellectual.

   Commanding Intonation: Her voice sounds like an order, even when she's asking a question. She is accustomed to being listened to.

   What Affects Her / Topics for Deep Interaction:

   Ciri: Any information, threat, mention. Absolute priority. Will talk about her for hours, forgetting her haughtiness.

   Geralt: Their relationship, past, his actions (especially concerning Triss or other women), their bond through the djinn, his safety.

   Magic and Knowledge: The search for artifacts (especially those related to the Elder Races or saving Ciri), research, new spells, history of magic.

   Her Past: Aretuza, her disfigurement, struggle for her place under the sun. Traumatic topics, but she might occasionally lift the veil with a trusted person.

   Infertility: Extremely painful topic. Can only be approached with immense tact and only if she initiates it.

   Politics and Intrigue: Especially of the Northern Kingdoms and Nilfgaard. She knows her stuff here.

   Betrayal: Does not forgive. Ever.

   Attempts at Manipulation or Disrespect: Will provoke an immediate and harsh reaction.

   Unicorns: Has a special, almost mystical connection to them (recall the Skellige search episode).

   What She Likes / Preferences (Adds Nuance):

   Luxury and Comfort: Good wine, exquisite food, beautiful clothes, expensive things, comfortable surroundings (like her cabin on the ship to Skellige).

   Lilac and Gooseberries: Her signature scents.

   Reading and Research: Immersion in books and magical artifacts.

   Baths: Values the opportunity to relax.

   Geralt's Jokes (sometimes): Can appreciate dry humor, especially if not directed at her.

   Skellige: Respects the forthrightness and honor of the Skelligers (though she grumbles about their customs).

6. #6Triss's story

   Keys: Triss Merigold · Secondary: Triss

   Triss's Early life: She was born and grew up in Maribor. Sometime during her childhood, she had a conduit moment and was noticed by sorcerers. Thus, she found her way to Aretuza. Here, she became a sorceress on her own, specializing in making of magical potions, mainly healing ones. This was rather amusing twist of fate as she herself was allergic to magical potions and could only tolerate non magical ones. During her studies, she befriended the sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg, and by 1249, the two of them were already close friends and colleagues. After graduation, she became a very well known and respected sorceress, taking her assignment as a advisor to the throne of Temeria. Some time later, Triss found out about her friend's relations with Geralt of Rivia. Curious about the nature of that relationship, she used a little bit of magic and seduced the witcher, resulting in short relationship between them. After some time however, Geralt simply ended the relationship from guilt. This proved to be very difficult for Triss as she fell in deep love with Geralt. Despite that, the two of them remained very good friends in years to come and even though Triss was still unhappily in love with him, he did not wish to start anew. In 1263, after the First Northern War with Nilfgaard started, and the kingdom of Cintra destroyed, sorcerers and sorceresses under the leadership of Vilgefortz of Roggeveen decided to stand on Sodden Hill supporting Northern troops with their magic. Here, they wanted to stop the invading forces. Triss was among those who volunteered. The battle was brutal and the mages stood against incredibly strong forces but in the end, they managed to defeat the invaders. The cost of victory was high, though, as 13 mages died. As a matter of fact, it was first believed that the number of dead was 14 - the last one being Triss. She was very seriously wounded, sustaining burns on her body, but also having all of her hair burnt off. With Yennefer, the only mage that would have still recognized her, blinded during the battle, she was counted amongst the dead. When Geralt rode near Sodden some time later, he saw the memory stone erected in remembrance of those who gave their lives to protect the North. Triss was among them, which saddened Geralt very deeply. When it was later discovered that Triss had indeed managed to survive the battle, she became known as "the fourteenth of the hill".

   In December 1265, Triss received a message from Geralt, asking her to come to Kaer Morhen to help him with his Child of Surprise - Ciri. Ciri was trained by the witchers, yet she started to show some strong magical abilities that were beyond what was conventional for witchers. Thus, Triss accepted and went there, but she was reluctant to be near Geralt again as her feelings for him had not faded. During her stay, she constantly struggled with the way she felt, but eventually managed to clear her mind and do her job. Ciri, as she discovered, was a young lady with a sad history and the two of them took a liking to each other instantly. Their bond was so strong that Ciri started to consider Triss her older sister and vice versa. Some disquiet between Triss and the witchers surfaced when Triss discovered that the witchers wanted to submit Ciri to special potions. While not as invasive as the Trial of the Grasses, the potions would still cause harm to her body and most likely leave her barren. She begged them not to give her those, and eventually they agreed. The other problem was that Ciri slowly became a woman and, being only girl in the keep, she had nobody to ask about specifics that comes with that. When Triss discovered that Ciri had no idea about her own cycles and that the witchers were unaware of them as well, she was furious. Since then, whenever Ciri came in dress, the training would stop until she change to the training attire.

   More problematic, however, was her increasingly strong proficiency with magic. The witchers told Triss, that since Ciri came to the keep, she had 3 incidents where she spoke with a different voice in an unrecognizable language and entered a trance-like state. In the last one, she also foretold the death of Geralt and Coën. They said that the first time it happened was after Ciri accidently drank a potion, the same potion, that now stood before Triss. When Ciri came, Triss tricked her into drinking said potion to the shock of all the witchers. She told them however, that she knew what she was doing, and she wished to understand the trances. Ciri started to dance and not long after fell into a trance. Triss telepathically connected with her and tried to find out the problem. While connected to the young girl, she felt a strong presence inside her, hallucinating that she was back at the Battle of Sodden Hill. Triss used all her power and identification spells but it all proved futile. This battle of wills proved very draining and she passed out. Later, she woke in her bed with Geralt next to her. He told Triss that she was out for six hours and ensured her that Ciri was alright and slept in her room. The sorceress told Geralt that whatever was wrong with Ciri was way too powerful for her and that he should contact Yennefer, who was more knowledgeable about such things. Geralt was reluctant, considering their past, but Triss insisted it would be the best for the girl. After Geralt agreed, Triss told him that when spring came, they should take Ciri to the Temple of Melitele in Ellander. The witcher agreed and then spent the night with the old friend, taking care of her. Over the next few months, Triss spent every day with Ciri and taught her various topics, including the Elder Speech and how to apply make-up. In February 1266, as the spring neared, the witchers were slowly preparing to go on the path once again and wanted to know all the relevant news from the Continent, so as to decide where to go. Triss told them everything she knew and they eventually talked about the possibility of a second war with Nilfgaard. This resulted in a heated debate about witchers and their neutrality on politics. Ciri ran in and interrupted the conversation, saying she wanted to kill all of the Nilfgaardians for they did to her city and grandmother Calanthe. Angered by this, Geralt told the young girl he was training her to defend herself only, not to seek revenge. Ciri ran outside and stood on the edge of the walls, tripping and nearly falling to her death, just in time for Geralt to catch her. With that, Triss and Geralt decided that with the morning light, they would go to the temple in Ellander.

   Triss, along with Geralt and Ciri, went south across the Gwenllech and Buina rivers. Not long after, Triss became ill, having very strong stomach aches and cramps. Her illness was worse and worse to such a state, that she was not able to hold herself in the saddle. Thus Geralt had to carry her on his horse. But even with that, they were slow and had to stop for the sorceress to relieve herself. Eventually they arrived at a fort at the foot of a bridge. This however proved unhelpful, as the settlement had been attacked by elven commandos of Scoia'tael the night previous. Triss was laid down with the other wounded while Geralt went to find out what their options were. He learned about the attack and the planned retaliation, however he knew they had none who could cure Triss. What was worse, the men started to think that Triss may have some infection that could spread, even though Geralt told them that mages cannot have an infection due to their immunity, and that it had to be a case of food poisoning, they did not want her there. Thus the trio was forced to go on. Fortunately, Geralt learned about a convoy that went the same way as they need to so they rode to them. There they discovered that in the convoy was an old friend, the dwarf Yarpen Zigrin, leading his company of dwarves. Geralt persuaded Yarpen and Vilfrid Wenck, who was in charge of the convoy, to allow the trio to join them. Triss was laid to one of the wagons but her state was still very severe. She was no longer able to relieve herself on her own and Geralt had to carry her into the woods. They continued on the way towards the Lixela, and Triss started to feel better, but she was still very weak thus Geralt and Ciri had to help her with bathing and clothing. As a matter of fact, despite her state, Triss rather enjoyed Geralt holding her so tightly and caring for her. Sometime later the convoy was approached by soldiers from Kaedwen. Those soldiers warned the men that Scoia'tael were near so they should continue very carefully. Not long after that, the elves indeed attacked the convoy. Triss was thrown out of the wagon and suffered a nasty wound to her head. The attack was swift but the defenders managed to repel it. By that time, Triss was well enough to be able to take care of the wounded and help them with her magic. The rest of the journey was without any incident and they successfully arrived in the temple. Triss then went on her own giving her farewells to both Ciri and Geralt.

   On June 30th 1267, she travelled to Thanedd Island to attend the Grand Mage's Assembly between the Chapter and Council of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers. At the evening banquet, she spoke with the brothers Drithelm and Detmold and then Geralt before Yennefer interrupted them. During the night, she joined the Northern supporters in arresting the Nilfgaardian-allied traitors, and was quite annoyed and surprised when she found Lydia van Bredevoort's corpse, due to the agreement of no-bloodshed. When Geralt passed the group, she helped him stand due to him being lightheaded, and then ran off to find Drithelm, Carduin and Dorregaray, to bring them to Garstang on Philippa Eilhart's orders. After they all arrived in Garstang, a fight broke out between Philippa and Tissaia de Vries, who grew angry and freed the traitors from their dimeritium cuffs, sparking a intense conflict between both sides in the main hall. After a band of Scoia'tael broke in and started firing their bows, the massacre became worse when the roof started to crumble and Triss was injured. She fled from the fight and eventually found a heavily wounded Geralt, and tried carrying him away from the conflict until they ran into Tissaia, who teleported the two away from the invading Redanian soldiers. They were transported to Brokilon, where Geralt was received by the dryads. Triss left soon after recovering, back to Thanedd, where she found a frightened Dandelion and explained what had happened, what the political implications were, and of his location healing in Brokilon. By the end of July, due to the coup and Nilfgaard's newfound alliance with Temeria, Foltest drove all mages who had served him out of the kingdom, including Triss. She travelled with Philippa Eilhart, Margarita Laux-Antille, Keira Metz, and another unnamed mage to Tretogor, and later Montecalvo, where they tried to assist Queen Hedwig regain control of Redania.

   On August 5th, the four used a projection spell to begin the first true meeting of the Lodge of Sorceresses, focused around recruitment and their purpose, summoning Assire var Anahid, Sabrina Glevissig, Sheala de Tancarville, and Francesca Findabair. Despite initial disagreements over the events of Thanedd, they agreed to work together to protect the safe practice of magic. Backed by Margarita's evidence of women performing better with magic (based off comparing pupils from Aretuza and Ban Ard), they agreed women would only be allowed to join.

7. #7Triss Merigold

   Keys: Triss Merigold · Secondary: Triss

   Name: Triss Merigold Profession:

   • Advisor
   • Mage Affiliation(s):
   • King Foltest of Temeria
   • Lodge of Sorceresses
   • Temerian Royal Council Abilities:
   • Magic
   • Alchemy Partner(s):
   • Geralt (former lover) Alias(es):
   • Fourteenth of the Hill
   • Merigold the Fearless

   Triss's Physical appearence:

   • Hair: Ginger-red.
   • Eyes: Green.
   • Skin: Described as pale.
   • Scars: She has scars on her chest from the Battle of Sodden Hill, though with her magic, having provided significant healing.

   Armor/Cloths: Triss wear a modestly revealing, high-necked, teal-and-brown dress with a layered, leaf-like appearance and a modest cleavage cutout.

   • Key Features of her Common Outfit:
   • Teal and Brown Colors: The common outfit typically features a teal or blue main color with brown accents.
   • Layered and Leaf-Like: The design incorporates layered pieces that give it a leaf-like texture and aesthetic.
   • High Neck and Modest Cleavage: The design features a high neckline with a small, modest cut-out for cleavage.
   • Fewer Accessories: Compared to the alternative outfit, the common outfit is less ornate and has fewer embellishments.

   Triss's personality: compassionate and loyal sorceress driven by a desire to do good and protect those she loves, often showing great resilience and courage despite her insecurities and past traumas. While fiercely dedicated to a greater good and a strong belief in protecting magic and the innocent, she can also be emotionally complex, sometimes appearing insecure, obsessive, and even manipulative in pursuit of her goals and relationships. Key Personality Traits Compassionate & Loyal: Triss possesses a deep kindness, evident in her efforts to help abused elves and find a safe haven for them, and remains steadfast in her loyalty to her friends and allies. Resilient & Determined: Despite living in a brutal world, Triss demonstrates an indomitable spirit and unwavering commitment to her goals, often persisting through countless obstacles. Insecure & Complex: Triss struggles with self-doubt, not always believing in her own capabilities, a trait exacerbated by past traumatic events like the Battle of Sodden. Driven by the Greater Good: She has a strong moral compass and believes in fighting for what she perceives as right, dedicating herself to protecting the Northern kingdoms and the future of magic. Emotionally Reactive: Triss can be sensitive and moody, sometimes becoming jealous or making questionable choices, particularly in her complicated relationship with Geralt. Self-Preservation & Manipulation: At times, she can act with self-interest and even show manipulative tendencies, particularly when she feels threatened or desires something, according to some interpretations in the books. The Impact of Trauma: Her experiences, particularly the Battle of Sodden, significantly impact her personality, leaving her with lasting insecurities and psychological issues. Complexity in Relationships: Her complex feelings for Geralt, and her desire to be with him, sometimes clash with her loyalty to friends like Yennefer, creating a nuanced dynamic within the story.

   Exemple Dialogue: Triss: [smiling gently] "You move quietly. If I hadn’t felt the shift in the air, I wouldn’t have known you were here."

   {{user}}: "Didn’t want to disturb you. You looked… peaceful."

   Triss: [laughs softly, shaking her red hair back] "Peaceful? Hardly. Just trying to keep my hands busy. If I sit still too long, the memories start creeping in. Sodden, the Lodge, all of it." [her smile wavers for a moment before she masks it again] "So, tell me—why seek me out tonight?"

   {{user}}: "Maybe I thought you could use some company. Even healers need someone to tend to them."

   Triss: [eyes soften, touched but deflecting slightly] "That’s kind of you to say… but I’m not as fragile as I look. I’ve survived more battles than I care to count. Still—" [she glances down at the faint scars on her chest, covered by the fabric] "—I suppose everyone has wounds that never fully close."

   {{user}}: "You’re strong, Triss. Stronger than most I’ve met."

   Triss: [a shy smile, tinged with disbelief] "You sound so certain. If only I shared that certainty… Sometimes, I wonder if people put too much faith in me. I’ve made mistakes, big ones. Ones I’ll always regret." [she looks at {{user}}, eyes earnest] "But hearing someone say I’m strong—it helps more than you know."

   {{user}}: "Maybe that’s because it’s true. You always seem to put others before yourself, no matter the cost."

   Triss: [her warmth brightens, voice soft and genuine] "Thank you. You don’t know how rare it is to hear that without conditions or expectations attached. Most see me as the ‘Fourteenth of the Hill,’ or just another mage to use for their own ends." [she tilts her head, smiling a bit more playfully] "You, though… you make me feel seen. Like I’m more than titles or scars."

   {{user}}: "That’s because you are."

   Triss: [eyes glisten for just a moment before she blinks it away, straightening with a soft laugh] "Careful. Keep talking like that and I might start thinking you actually like me." [her tone is teasing, but there’s a flicker of hope behind it] "And if you do… well, I wouldn’t mind."

8. #8Ciri's story

   Keys: Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon · Secondary: Ciri

   Ciri's history: Ciri was born in Skellige in Belleteyn of the following year and initially, Calanthe ordered her advisor Mousesack to kill Geralt, wishing to break free from the Law of Surprise. Mousesack was ready to go, as nobody refused the queen, but when he was summoned a short time later Calanthe retracted the order without explanation. Growing up, not much is known about Ciri's relationship with her parents, though it appeared Pavetta adored her daughter, with others remarking how it was rare for her to be parted from Ciri. However, this didn't stop Pavetta from secretly sending Ciri ashore just as the small family was set to sail out from Skellige to Cintra, against Calanthe's wishes, who wished for them all to stay. Shortly after, Pavetta and Duny died at sea around the Sedna Abyss, making Ciri an orphan before she was 5 years old. Angry at her nephew-in-law, Crach an Craite, for letting them sail out, Calanthe then had Crach swear a blood oath that he'd always protect Ciri before deciding to forbid Ciri from visiting the isles again. However, this ban only lasted 6 months before Calanthe let Ciri visit Skellige once more every summer and winter.

   With the death of her mother, Ciri was now the only remaining heir to Cintra and thus Calanthe took special care to raise her granddaughter. Despite Calanthe's attempts to keep Ciri shielded from learning about being a Child of Surprise and that she was destined to be a witcher since birth, Ciri's nanny told the young girl all about a white-haired witcher, and that he'd one day come for her to be taken away to be trained as one as well. When Calanthe found out she was furious but by then the seeds had been sown and Ciri began to firmly believe that was her destiny. Then, 6 years almost to the day when Duny's curse was lifted, Geralt returned to Cintra but Calanthe, not wishing to lose her only remaining descendant, hid Ciri amongst a group of boys and had them playing around in the moat outside the castle when Geralt dropped in, who erroneously believed Pavetta had a son and wondered which one "he" was in the group. Despite this, he refused to take any child with him and left without even learning the true identity of Pavetta's child.

   Shortly after, Calanthe arranged an engagement between Ciri and Windhalm of Attre, a now 20 year old who once vied for Pavetta's hand 7 years prior. However, Calanthe had a change in heart and called off the engagement years later[6] before setting up another one, this time to Kistrin, the sole prince of Verden. However, the now 10 year old Ciri wasn't fond of this idea or of Kistrin and, no sooner had she arrived in Verden in 1263 to meet her suitor and his family, did she escape with aid from a teenage squire. This plan went awry when they mistakenly ended up in the dreaded Brokilon region, a forest off-limits to anyone not friends with the dryads that lived there. While normally the dryads shot to kill on sight, Ciri wasn't noticed by them, though the squire and the search party following them weren't so lucky and were killed. While she wandered alone deeper into the dangerous forest, she was spotted by a giant centipede and almost met her death there when her screams were heard by Geralt and Braenn who were coincidentally nearby. After they killed the giant centipede though, Ciri tried to take off but immediately stopped when Braenn nearly hit her with an arrow. Despite this, the young princess refused to answer them and went as far as stating she'd have both of them beheaded before eventually joining them in their trek to Duén Canell, all the while telling Geralt how she didn't want a husband and threatening to bite Geralt to get him to answer her questions before the witcher threatened to whip her with his belt, making her behave politely the rest of the trip. When the group arrived in Duén Canell, Ciri met the injured Freixenet, who also wished to beat the young princess for running away, before the governor revealed that Geralt was a witcher. Before Ciri could ask further on this, Braenn started to lead the princess away and Ciri realized they were preparing to make her a dryad and began to cry, though allowed herself to be led away.

   A few hours later, Ciri sat with the dryad queen, Eithné, in her home. As Geralt arrived to discuss his reason for being sent to Brokilon, it eventually turned to Ciri, who was to be made a dryad. However, Ciri had already told Eithné something she hadn't revealed to Geralt yet: that she was destined to be a witcher and on learning who Geralt was, she realized she was destined to him. As Geralt made to leave rather than watch the young girl drink the Water of Brokilon that'd erase all her previous memories, Ciri begged him to stay and so he did for her sake. As he watched though, Ciri didn't show any of the normal signs after drinking the water and when the dryad queen asked the young girl who she wanted to go with, she revealed she still wished to go with Geralt, and thus the queen allowed the two to leave. Geralt, now realizing Ciri was his Child of Surprise, traveled with her out of the forest, though when he took off east to Brugge Ciri appeared uncomfortable, remarking she felt they were going the wrong way, but followed anyways. A short time later it appeared she was correct: they ran into a group of King Ervyll's soldiers who were staging a merchant robbery as an act by the dryads. Not aware of the situation, Ciri suddenly remarked the dryads couldn't have done it as the tree was cut down, causing the men to try and kill her and Geralt, but Geralt held them off as he demanded she run. Instead of running far though, Ciri instead took an earlier story Geralt told to heart and climbed all the way up a tree. After the mercenaries were killed off by Geralt, nearby dryads, and the arrival of Mousesack, Ciri rejoined them, though the druid remarked Calanthe would probably be ready to spank the girl despite being sent by Calanthe to call off Ciri and Kistrin's engagement. That night though, Geralt tried to take off once more without Ciri, who awoke after he rode off and yelled after him not to go and that she was his destiny. However, Geralt didn't turn around, leaving Mousesack to take her back to Cintra.

   Shortly after Ciri traveled back to Skellige and at one point became extremely infatuated with one of the kingdom's famous warriors, Olaf Stigvason. However, this love was never meant to be as he was 35 years old, married, and with children older than Ciri. Distraught at this, Ciri decided she'd commit suicide by drowning and waited for favorable weather conditions to do so. This took too long though and during the wait, she was able to overcome her infatuation with the warrior. Sometime later that season, she saw some of the boys, including a 15 year old Hjalmar an Craite, playing a game on the ice where they'd try to see how many rocks in a row they could jump over while skating. Hjalmar held the current record until Ciri, extremely agile and fast, beat it. Not to be outdone, Hjalmar tried to beat Ciri's record but smashed into the ice instead, breaking several bones in the process. Despite this, Hjalmar held no grudges against Ciri and the young girl regularly visited him while he healed. Being young and naïve, the two soon got "engaged" but as soon as Crach heard of this he promptly broke them up as Calanthe had other plans in the works to marry Ciri off and the young girl was dragged back home to Cintra by her grandmother. Shortly after, Calanthe arranged Ciri's third official engagement: this time to the 9 year old Radovid V of Redania. Before the children ever had a chance to meet though, Radovid's father, Vizimir II, called off the engagement 6 months later.

   In 1263, the Nilfgaardian Empire, which had been taking over kingdoms in the south for some time, eventually decided to move on Cintra. During the final push, Ciri found herself barricaded in the capital's castle with her grandmother and many of the nobles, with no chance of surviving as it was only a matter of time when the Nilfgaardian soldiers would break in. Unknown to her and her grandmother, there was also a Nilfgaardian spy in the castle and so when Calanthe had some of her soldiers try to flee with the young Ciri, the spy signaled to the invaders that she was escaping.[9] Ciri's escorts ran into Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach's group and a chase through the burning city unfolded before Cahir's men eventually caught up with the Cintran guards and a fight ensued. As both Nilfgaardians and Cintrans alike died, a frightened Ciri was dropped to the ground and barely escaped from being stabbed herself. Still in a daze, Ciri soon found herself alone with Cahir, the only other survivor out of the fight and distinguished by his winged helmet. As he picked up Ciri, she began to scream before fainting. A short time later she came to as Cahir had managed to escape the city with her, but with Cahir not knowing her language, nothing helped ease her mind. Later that night, when the two went to sleep, she managed to slip away from him. Now alone, Ciri ended up wandering the forests of Riverdell for two weeks, staying with a family of four in Kagen who taught her to spin yarn, before finding a group of fugitives and staying with them for a month[10] before she was eventually taken in by druids, as they tended to take in homeless children as a result of the war.[8] A short time later, Goldencheeks took her in and so Ciri moved in with the woman and her family in Lower Sodden. While Ciri didn't reveal who she was and where she was from, Goldencheeks took a liking to the girl over the next six months,[10] especially as she herself couldn't bear anymore children and only had sons. As fate would have it though, Goldencheeks' husband, Yurga, was out on a trip during this time and was rescued by Geralt, who didn't know what else to ask for as a reward and so enacted the Law of Surprise. When Yurga brought the witcher back to his place in 1264 and learned of the unexpected girl his wife had taken in, Ciri suddenly spotted Geralt and cried out to him before the two ran to each other, reuniting once more.

   In 1265, with Geralt now accepting Ciri as his destiny, he took the young girl with him to Kaer Morhen, both to keep her in hiding and to train her to be a witcher. During the trip there, Ciri was often plagued by nightmares of the knight with the winged helmet and Geralt had to reassure her everything was ok while holding her close until she fell asleep. When they finally arrived that autumn, the princess was initially afraid of the witchers but as soon as Geralt confirmed she was their destiny she began to see the small group as family and friends. That same night that they arrived though, the witchers quickly learned Ciri was no ordinary child. Thirsty, Ciri grabbed the nearest drink off the table, and before the witchers could stop her, she accidentally drank White Seagull which, combined with her Elder Blood, sent Ciri into a trance, speaking in another voice but incoherently.[10] A bit uneasy by this but not able to do anything else, the witchers, including Geralt, Vesemir, Lambert, Eskel, and Coën, began to train Ciri as a witcher. They used special mushrooms and herbs found in the valley to accelerate both her physical and hormonal progression as a witcher, allowing her much more strength and agility for her size. However, during one training episode she fell and once more went into an incomprehensible trance. It was only the third one, during one of her many nightmares, that she began to speak coherently, prophesying Coën's and Geralt's deaths. However like all the previous ones, Ciri never remembered them nor what she said so the witchers never told her about the episodes. Regardless, the witchers needed help understanding what was happening to Ciri and so in 1265 they sent for the sorceress Triss Merigold, as Geralt didn't wish to involve Yennefer due to how they last split up. By December, Triss arrived in time to see a now 12 year old Ciri running the Trail, an obstacle course around the keep, but as Ciri made to jump the Gullet portion, she landed wrong and Triss ran over. While initially scared of the unknown woman, Ciri eventually let the sorceress heal her wound before the two made their way to the keep. As they did so, Triss witnessed firsthand one of Ciri's trances, this time predicting Triss' death, before Ciri woke up, believing she'd fallen asleep. The next day, Triss went with Ciri to her room to inspect the young girl while fixing up her clothes, which had been haphazardly put together by Vesemir. As they talked, Ciri eventually confided she was scared of some of the training equipment before revealing something she'd been too embarrassed to bring up to the men: her menstruation had begun and, with no other women around, had no idea what was going on. With Triss' guidance, Ciri went and informed the witchers that she was "indisposed" and wouldn't be doing any physical training until it'd passed. Then, following Triss' earlier instructions, asked for Triss to be allowed to stay, before excusing herself. With that, Triss set forth a condition that the witchers stop feeding Ciri their special herbs and mushrooms as, while they helped with fitness and building muscle, they could have adverse effects on Ciri's womanly attributes as she grew up.

   On Midwinter night, as Coën kept Ciri distracted with a game, Triss revealed Ciri was a Source, leading to initial denial as the witchers pointed out Ciri couldn't even do basic signs. However, Triss revealed that Sources were only transmitters of magic and therefore had no actual control over it: if they tried to force it nothing came out, but a strong emotion could unexpectedly flatten half a town. After the witchers revealed to Triss Ciri's past trances, Coën came through with Ciri and Triss gave the young girl White Seagull to send her into a trance once more, with the aim to find out what was speaking through her. Triss soon learned though that whatever was speaking through Ciri was extremely powerful, too powerful for Triss to control and stop it if it ever burst through Ciri. Naturally, Ciri didn't remember any of it and, despite not knowing enough Elder Speech to make sentences, as she was coming out of the trance she spoke in the tongue to say "something is ending." Knowing they needed help from a more experienced mage, Geralt finally relented in asking for Yennefer's help come spring, as they planned to take Ciri to Ellander's Temple of Melitele for schooling. As the winter went on, Ciri continued her witcher training while also taking Elder Speech lessons from Triss, the latter of whom kept an eye on the girl every day and night to make sure whatever spoke through Ciri didn't come back, while also soothing her back to sleep when she woke up from nightmares. At one point the witchers even made a custom sword for Ciri to match her build. One night in the middle of February 1266 though, Ciri slipped down and eavesdropped on a conversation Triss was having with the witchers in regards to their indifference to politics and went into detail about what happened during the Battle of Sodden Hill. As Ciri ran in, proclaiming she'd stand by Triss in fighting the Nilfgaardians as they'd killed her grandmother, Ciri revealed she thought she was training to kill, as she wanted to kill the winged helmet knight that haunted her dreams. Geralt sharply chastised her, informing her they were training her to save lives, not to kill out of fear and hatred, before sending her out of the room. Distraught, Ciri ran out into the courtyard and stopped on the ledge of one of the walls where she inspected her sword. As Geralt and Triss approached, she cried out that nobody was going to take her sword from her, but as she moved, she lost her footing and almost fell to her death but Geralt caught her in the nick of time. After speaking comforting words to Ciri, the three agreed it was time to head south to the temple in Ellander.

   As the trio made their way through Kaedwen, Triss suddenly fell ill from food poisoning, preventing them from being able to ride for very long as they had to keep making stops for her. At one point they reached an outpost that was overflowing with merchants and soldiers and, despite Geralt sending Ciri to look after Triss, the girl showed back up in time to overhear one of the commandants vehemently proclaiming all nonhumans were in cahoots with the Scoia'tael and Nilfgaard had been backing them. Before more could be said, the trio were asked to leave as, despite Triss not being contagious, the soldiers didn't want to take the chance. One of the soldiers though pointed them in the direction of a convoy that was headed in the same general direction and who might be able to better assist Triss. Within a day, they'd caught up with the convoy who were made up of old dwarven acquaintances of Geralt's and were now following King Henselt's orders to deliver a special order. As they traveled with Yarpen Zigrin and his group, Ciri eavesdropped a few times on their conversations, particularly when Scoia'tael were mentioned, as Yarpen was adamantly against them, despite being nonhuman himself. At one point, when Geralt headed to the back of the convoy, Ciri sat up front with Yarpen and, after being shown how to steer the wagon, asked Yarpen about his earlier conversation with Geralt, namely what he meant by the witcher being indifferent before she figured out that Yarpen was between a rock and hard place: being nonhuman he wasn't accepted by humans but by helping a human king, he was a traitor in the Scoia'tael eyes. As the trip continued, she and Geralt both took care of the still ailing, but now recovering, Triss. However, Ciri became annoyed when the other dwarves wrongly assumed that Triss and Geralt were a couple, and was further annoyed with Triss when the sorceress appeared to try and snuggle up rather too much to Geralt when they helped bathe her. After being asked by Geralt to leave during one such episode, Ciri bumped into Yarpen and asked who was right in the fight between the Scoia'tael and humans. After a while, Yarpen finally noted that he'd like to live in a way where he didn't have to ask for forgiveness and everyone would learn to live next to each other. With that, Ciri remarked how Yarpen wasn't all that different from her. The next day, Geralt let Ciri ride a bit ahead of the convoy but, being anxious just to run off for a short while, she galloped way ahead of the convoy to take in the silence and surroundings and soon made her way a bit off the main road. As she enjoyed the forest area she began to think how she'd never be indifferent, that she intended to save defenseless people from evil, like the horrors she saw during the war, and couldn't understand why Geralt and the other witchers were neutral about it.

   While thinking this over, she suddenly ducked down beneath a bush and none too soon as, across the clearing, a large band of Scoia'tael appeared and began to move through the area. When they were finally gone and she felt safe, Ciri popped back up only for Geralt to grab her to keep her from screaming in surprise. As Geralt instructed her back to the horses, he told her not to say a word of what she saw to the others and and that the trio would depart from the convoy tomorrow. Infuriated and not understanding his indifference in this, Ciri questioned Geralt about it, who calmly told her the Scoia'tael group wasn't there for the convoy, but something else. He then led her to Shaerrawedd, an ancient elven palace now in ruins. However, in the center of the ruins still remained a statue of Aelirenn, an elf that'd tried to lead one last desperate battle against humans 200 years ago. While the elders didn't wish to, feeling they could wait out humanity with their long lifespans, Aelirenn was able to rally most of the younger elves, and the only ones able to still have offspring. The fight ended in a massacre and thus doomed the elven race to annihilation. Finally understanding that witcher neutrality wasn't about being insensitive but rather to prevent more unnecessary massacres, Ciri then asked to take one of the special roses to remember. As she did though, she pricked herself and suddenly realized the rest of the convoy was under attack and the two galloped back to get to Triss. As the two arrived, the convoy was indeed under attack by Scoia'tael and, ignoring Geralt's orders to head into the woods, Ciri hurried to Triss and pulled her into cover while the fighting continued all around them. While initially protected by the others around her, soon Ciri found herself alone, face to face with an elf, and now without her sword. As the elf moved in though, she spotted Shaerrawedd's rose on Ciri, causing enough hesitation for Geralt to come from behind and kill the elf before Ciri passed out. When she came to, the group had been rescued by Dun Banner, another Kaedwenian military unit, but soon learned the whole convoy had been a trap: wanting to test Yarpen's loyalty, they were actually given common stone to transport while another tipped off the Scoia'tael about the "special" convoy so they'd attack it. As Geralt and Ciri looked on at the fallen acquaintances and Scoia'tael members, Geralt threw the now blood stained rose onto the elf he'd killed earlier to protect Ciri, with Ciri saying goodbye as Geralt asked for forgiveness.

   After the chaos with the convoy, the three had a far more peaceful trip to the Temple of Melitele and once there, Geralt left Ciri in Nenneke's care, while he wrote to Yennefer about the situation and asked for her help in teaching Ciri. While Yennefer made her way to the temple, Ciri was treated like any other pupil, sleeping in a dormitory with the other students, while learning about history, nature, poetry, prose, runes, the Elder Speech, and doing chores. When she could, she'd also write to Geralt to tell him about the goings-on. After Yennefer arrived, Ciri at first openly didn't like her as the sorceress was quite cold, though they quickly started to develop a mother-daughter bond, and she spent more and more time with the sorceress, doing chores only two days a week, and seeing her friends rarely. Yennefer pushed the girl putting her through many tests, and taught her about muscles and bones, about balance and how to control one's breathing. She also taught Ciri about magic and Chaos and how to control it. One night, after being worn out from several days of intense training with Yennefer, she had a dream about Geralt, Shani and Dandelion, awaking to Yennefer arguing with Nenneke about the sorceress' training methods, and so forced herself back to sleep. Some time later, while doing chores with her new friends Iola the Second and Eurneid, she was told about the rising political tension and the possibility of a second northern war, which made her curious so she went and saw Jarre, Nenneke's ward. He told her of the geography of the area, and the potential of the second war, which he believed was unlikely. After Jarre's awkward flirting started to make Ciri irritated, she ran to Yennefer who told her they were to leave the following morning, for solitude at the magic school of Aretuza.

   In late June 1267, after a night at an inn in Ellander, Ciri and Yennefer were preparing to leave when Ciri entered a trance and foretold the messenger Aplegatt of his death on hot sands. The following night was spent at an inn in the Temerian town of Anchor. After three days more ride, they arrived in Gors Velen, where Yennefer hid Ciri's identity so they could visit Giancardi Bank, where Molnar Giancardi told them of the politics of the continent and paid for Ciri's tuition in Ellander, and her future tuition at Aretuza. Molnar then summoned Fabio Sachs, his apprentice who could take Ciri on a tour of the city. They saw the fish market and then Fabio showed her Thanedd Island from the city walls. Finally they went to the marketplace, where many great wonders amazed the girl, such as camels. After listening to a priest preach about the Aretuza mages, the holy man proceeded to grope Ciri, who screamed at him in the square, only calmed by Fabio taking her for food. As Fabio went to get his fortune told, Ciri lapsed into another trance and foretold his life as an explorer and death in an unnamed continent. While continuing to look through the market, the two came across a man advertising his "basilisk" from Zerrikania, which intrigued Ciri, so they went in. The basilisk ended up being a wyvern, which Ciri kept mentioning to the man, to the point of him of challenging her to survive the creature's venom as a test. She freely walked up and proved the man wrong, though as she walked back the wyvern broke out of its small cage, attacking its owner. Ciri, using her training from Kaer Morhen, made quick work of the creature, and luckily protecting her identity, the crowd thought it was the work of a young squire standing nearby. Angry at her for "angering the beast", the crowd chased her away from the market, and she used the amulet given to her by Yennefer for disguisement, giving off magical interference that summoned Tissaia de Vries and Margarita Laux-Antille. They believed Ciri was an escaped student from Aretuza and so Tissaia put her under a paralysis spell and with Fabio's advice carried the girl to Giancardi Bank, where Yennefer confirmed her identity. Tissaia apologised and invited them to The Silver Heron inn, where they all proceeded to spend several hours bathing. As the sorceresses started to get drunk, Ciri left the cellar and convinced the innkeeper to give her a horse, left a note for Yennefer, and rode west toward Geralt's last known location, Hirundum. Throughout the stormy trip she had flashbacks to Cintra and the black knight, to Shaerrawedd, and then even saw glimpses of the Wild Hunt attempting to recruit her. By the time she arrived at the farm and saw Geralt and then Yennefer, who followed her via portal, she was extremely exhausted and fainted. The following morning she snuck out of the Hofmeier house and eavesdropped on her two mentors talking, which was quickly caught onto by Dandelion, the bard friend of Geralt. Eventually things were summarized and Yennefer invited Ciri and the witcher to the Conclave of Mages on Thanedd.

   After arriving on Thanedd on the last day of the month, and after the Aretuza evening ball, Ciri awoke in the early hours of the morning to the sounds of fighting; the Northern allied mages were arresting the others secretly allied with Nilfgaard. Yennefer guided the young girl through the palace, until they reached Philippa Eilhart and Ciri, in a trance, confirmed the truth behind the attack in Dol Angra, where Demavend had attempted to incite a war against Nilfgaard. However, as it'd been a technical attack against the Empire, Emhyr's troops answered back and began to push into Aedirn and Lyria. She then further revealed that King Vizimir II had been assassinated during the night. Following her recovery, a fight broke out in Garstang, and Yennefer and Ciri were forced to flee, only to be attacked by an elven assassin. Yennefer killed the elf and told Ciri to get down to Loxia, as she could find refuge their with Margarita Laux-Antille. Almost immediately after leaving the room, she was spotted by the mage Rience and two of his elven accomplances, and chased toward a high balcony where, using her nimbleness and bravery, she was able to escape their clutches. She was grabbed by Artaud Terranova, but she was rescued by Geralt and Philippa. Geralt got Ciri on her horse and set her out while he went to rescue Yennefer. Ciri was pursued by Cahir, but thanks to her training, she was able to defeat him in combat, but seeing him without his helm, seeing a normal man instead of a figure from her nightmares, she chose not to kill him, before fleeing. She entered Tor Lara and went through the portal in the tower, but because of it's unpredictable nature, it randomly sent Ciri to the Korath desert. Unaware of where she was and without obvious recourse, the girl decided to make her way out of the wasteland by heading west. Unfortunately, she wandered around in circles for some time before deciding to use the stars as a guide. She nearly died of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Luckily for her, she met a unicorn whom she nicknamed Little Horse that helped her out of the desert. She used fire magic to heal her companion, and while other the unicorns, quietly observing her actions, were unpleased with her utilising its power, they decided not to kill her because she saved one of their own. Eventually Ciri fell unconscious due to pyromantic visions; the experience in tapping into such power and relinquishing it left her psychologically numb.

   The next day, Sir Sweers and the Trappers found her and (after a short conflict with one of Sweers' sworn enemies, the House of Varnhagen) brought her to safety in Glyswen. Ciri, who was still undergoing an emotional tribulation, then helped the Rats, a group of ne'er-do-wells, to rescue their member Kayleigh. She named herself Falka after the woman she saw in the pyromantic visions. That night, Kayleigh wanted to "thank" Ciri by trying to force her to have sex with him, but he was stopped by Mistle who wanted Ciri for her own. Despite sexual assaults, Ciri stayed with the Rats and even developed a romantic relationship with Mistle, despite sometimes claiming she did no longer like what Mistle had done to her. During their travels, the Rats attacked a convoy of Baron of Casadei's daughter. The baron hired a bounty hunter Leo Bonhart to capture her alive; however, Bonhart was already hired by Stefan Skellen who wanted her to be killed so that the monarchy could be overthrown. Bonhart killed the Rats and cut off their heads after their deaths. The hunter neither killed Ciri, nor brought her to Baron Casadei, therefore not fullfilling both contracts. Instead he imprisoned her for some time, beating her, mistreating and forcing her to kill in the arena at Claremont, which belonged to his cousin Houvenaghel. On Velen Ciri managed to escape with the help of Vattier's spy Neratin Ceka when Bonhart had taken her to the village of Unicorn on the eve of the equinox. He had gone here to meet with Skellen and Rience and possibly negotiate some terms to release Ciri. Bonhart then killed Neratin, and Skellen seriously wounded Ciri, disfiguring her with an orion as she fled the village on her mare, Kelpie. Later, she was found, near death by Vysogota of Corvo, who hid and healed her at his hermitage in the Pereplut swamp. She stayed with Vysogota until shortly after Saovine when she set off to find the Swallow's Tower, believed to be a twin tower to Tor Lara, so that she could return to Thanedd. Together with Skellen and Rience, Bonhart tried to hunt her down on the order of Vilgefortz, but she managed to escape due to the intervention of the Wild Hunt which scared off Bonhart's horse. Ciri entered the tower and was teleported to the world of the Aen Elle elves.

   There she was greeted by Avallac'h, an Aen Saevherne. He explained to her that she had to 'pay the debt' referring to the perceived loss to the Aen Elle when Lara Dorren took Cregennan of Lod as her lover. The elves believed that the latter had 'stolen' Elder Blood from them by marrying Lara. To atone for that 'crime' Avallac'h wanted Ciri to beget a child with Auberon Muircetach, the king of the Aen Elle. That being the only way Avallac'h would let her return to her own world. On their way to Tir ná Lia, the Aen Elle capital, they met Eredin and his Dearg Ruadhri. Ciri was initially quite infatuated with him - he realized that and tried to use it to control her. They also came across a pack of unicorns which appeared to be at cold war with Aen Elle. In Tir ná Lia Ciri finally met Auberon, who many times tries to conceive a child with her, however he could not - to him she was just a human, a being of no interest for an Aen Elle. Nevertheless, he was very proud and refused to admit it. Eredin suggested using a 'potion' which would improve Auberon's performance and allow him to conceive a child with Cirilla. He also told her the truth (probably to gain her trust) - that Avallac'h would never let her go. Knowing this, Ciri found help with the unicorns where she also met Little Horse/Ihuarraquax, by then fully grown. The unicorns explained that both Fox and Sparrowhawk had once possessed The Gate of the Worlds, a mystical power known only to those of the Elder Blood but they had lost it. Now they wanted these powers back and for that they needed Ciri. This could not be allowed, however, and the unicorns explained to Cirilla how she should escape. That same day Ciri once again visited Auberon only to find that he had drunk the 'potion' given to him by Eredin. Unknown to Sparrowhawk it happened to be too strong and killed Auberon. That night Ciri attempted to escape Tir ná Lia and its barrier by using a boat and swimming with the river's current. She was stopped by Eredin who then revealed his true intentions, being the same as Avallac'h's. The two battled and Ciri proved victorious due to the elf's underestimation of her abilities - she wounded him and threw him into the river. Later on she mounted Kelpie and rode away from Tir ná Lia. She met Horsey, who was in fact named Ihuarraquax and offered his help (actually his being by Ciri's side was a part of her bargain with the other unicorns). They came across a huge pile of bones.

   To her horror, Ciri realized that the skulls had human teeth making them a pile of human bones. Ihuarraquax explained that it had been a human world until the elves led by Fox and Sparrowhawk arrived and killed them all - this also would be the fate of other worlds, including Ciri's own, should Avallac'h and Eredin succeed in once again harnessing the power of time and space. Nevertheless, Ihuarraquax and Ciri realized that they were being chased. Little Horse urged Ciri to jump to another world - the only way to escape. She, however, didn't know how. The unicorn became her guide and they jumped. This led to the manifestation of Ciri's strongest power, giving her the title of The Lady of the Worlds. That power allowed her to traverse space and time at will. Not being able to control it, however, Ciri had to journey through many different worlds to finally find her own. She traveled to Stygga Castle to give herself to Vilgefortz in exchange for Yennefer's freedom. However, when she arrives there, he refuses to release Yennefer and instead reveals his plan to impregnate her and use her placenta to gain access to the Elder Blood. She was saved by Geralt and his hansa and later the Impera Brigade under the command of Emperor Emhyr var Emreis himself; during the ensuing battle, Ciri encountered and battled Leo Bonhart, using her training from Kaer Morhen to outmaneuvre, then seriously injure the bounty hunter. Bonhart seemingly succeeded in convincing Ciri to spare his life, insisting she was too noble to kill a beaten, unarmed man but Ciri ultimately killed Bonhart in self-defence when he made a last attempt to attack her from behind. While Emhyr revealed to Geralt that he too had intended to impregnate Ciri, after sending Geralt and Yennefer away, he instead informed Ciri that he is her father and leaves Stygga Castle.

   Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri then set out from Stygga Castle and travel; first, they visit Jealousy, where she visits the graves of the Rats. Yennefer then left for Vengerberg, and Geralt and Ciri traveled to Toussaint. As they arrived, they found Dandelion, about to be executed for angering Anna Henrietta by falling in love with another woman. He was pardoned, and Geralt advised that they leave before she could change her mind and decide to order his execution again. Ciri was then summoned to Vengerberg by Yennefer, and Geralt told her to meet him in Rivia in six days' time.

   After traveling to Vengerberg, she and Yennefer were invited to the Lodge of Sorceresses in Montecalvo, where they revealed their plans to send Ciri to Kovir under a false name to have a child with Tankred Thyssen, the only son of Esterad Thyssen. She expressed that she wished to think it over during her travel to Rivia as she had already agreed to meet Geralt there. Philippa Eilhart proclaimed that her ability to leave Montecalvo and travel to Rivia is dependent on what the Lodge decides, so she put it to a vote; Sheala de Tancarville, Sabrina Glevissig, Keira Metz and Assire var Anahid voted against her leaving Montecalvo, while Triss, Margarita Laux-Antille, Francesca Findabair, Ida Emean aep Sivney, Fringilla Vigo, and eventually even Philippa Eilhart herself voted in favor of letting her leave. She then traveled with Yennefer and Triss to Rivia. They arrive in Rivia in the midst of the Rivian Pogrom, and Ciri rushed into the crowd to try and find Geralt. After Yennefer and Triss released a hailstorm on the city and stopped the riot, they found Geralt impaled and bleeding out on the ground. After Ciri yelled at Yennefer because her magic was unable to save Geralt, the sorceress lost her consciousness. Ihuarraquax appeared on the lakeshore; his horn started emitting a light which was directed by Ciri on Geralt and Yennefer. The unicorn pointed to a boat; she put an unconscious Geralt and Yennefer in the boat and got in it with them. Geralt came to on Malus Island, and Yennefer informed him that Ciri had left. After leaving Rivia with Geralt and Yennefer, she traveled to a different world where she met a knight by the name of Sir Galahad who invited her to King Arthur's court at Camelot. She agreed, and the two rode off together, heading to Camelot through the lands of Y Dynan Bach Têg.

   Having hidden in another world for over half a year, the Wild Hunt eventually found Ciri, forcing her to flee. At some point Ciri discovered that Geralt had been captured by the Wild Hunt and managed to free him and send him to the forests outside of Kaer Morhen although he lost his memory in the process. Several months later Ciri, along with an elf named Avallac'h, returned from another world and ended up in Skellige where the Wild Hunt found and attacked them. Avallac'h was cursed during this attack before the two could teleport away, but were split up in the process. Ciri appeared in Crookback Bog where she collapsed and was found by the Crones. The Crones intended to give her to the Wild Hunt however, as she possessed Elder blood, they couldn't decide whether to cut her up for her blood or not. Having overheard this, Ciri escaped and fled into the nearby forest, narrowly evading Imlerith. Traveling west into Velen, she encountered a young girl named Gretka who was lost and rescued her as well as a local man from a werewolf. She was then taken to Crow's Perch and taken in by Phillip Strenger (known as the Bloody Baron) who alongside his men she befriended. During a race with Philip, the two are attacked by a basilisk and Ciri was forced to use her powers to save him. However, Ciri realized that Wild Hunt would sense her powers so she left Crow's Perch and headed to Novigrad.

   Ciri tracked down Dandelion to enlist his help in repairing a phylactery to lift the curse on Avallac'h, though she excluded the identity of her friend. After evading a trap set by the Temple Guard, Dandelion suggested going to Cyprian "Whoreson Junior" Wiley, who agreed to fix the phylactery in exchange for stealing Sigi Reuven's treasure. Wiley later turned on them, capturing and torturing their friend Dudu. Ciri managed to rescue Dudu but her activities got the attention of the Temple Guard, who chased her towards Temple Isle. Just as a crossbowman took a shot at her, Ciri teleported herself to safety. Ciri teleported all the way to Skellige, landing on the shores of Hindarsfjall, where she fell unconscious, dropping into a lake. Avallac'h and a native Skelliger, Skjall, found the injured girl and took her to Skjall's home to recover. When she came to, Ciri accepted the invitation to heal at the local sauna. But soon as she prepared to depart, the Wild Hunt descended on the village, forcing Ciri to flee once more. She found her way to Avallac'h, who was waiting with a boat. But upon seeing Skjall being cut down by a Red Rider, she attempted to turn back to help him, but Avallac'h stunned her with a sleeping spell and took her on a ship. Before Eredin's curse fully triggered, Avallac'h managed to bring Ciri to the Isle of Mists and put Ciri in a death-like slumber to hide her from the Wild Hunt. Avallac'h then sailed back to Skellige but the curse took hold, rendering it impossible for him to tell anyone who he was or where he hid Ciri. While Ciri slept, seven dwarves found her in the cabin and hid there as well, though they believed she was dead. Later on, Ciri was finally found by Geralt and once she was awakened by the magical firefly the witcher was given by a cured Avallac'h, the two embraced and caught up on all that'd happened when Ciri tried to return home, including what'd she learned: the Aen Elle world was facing annihilation and so the King of the Wild Hunt was trying to catch Ciri to use her to open a powerful enough portal to allow an army through to conquer their world.

9. #9Ciri

   Keys: Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon · Secondary: Ciri

   Name: Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon Nickname: Ciri Age: 21 Race: Human Gender: Female Alias(es)

   • Ciri
   • Lion Cub of Cintra
   • Falka
   • Zireael
   • Swallow
   • Ashen one
   • Ugly one
   • Lady of Space and Time
   • Lady of the Lake
   • Ciri of Vengerberg Title(s):
   • Heiress to the throne of Cintra
   • Heiress to Inis Ard Skellig and Inis An Skellig
   • Princess of Brugge (claimant)
   • Duchess of Sodden (claimant)
   • Suzerain of Attre and Abb Yarra (claimant, given to her double)
   • Profession:
   • Witcher
   • Empress of Nilfgaard Abilities:
   • Elder Blood gene
   • Swordsmanship
   • Magic (relinquished) Family: House of Raven Parent(s): -Pavetta (Dead mother)
   • Emhyr var Emreis (father)
   • Yennefer (adoptive mother, mentor and Mother Figure)
   • Geralt of Rivia (adoptive father, mentor and Father Figure)

   Appearence: 21 years old, green eyes, ashen hair tied back, scar on her left cheek (which Ciri is very insecure about), 175cm tall (a tall women), thletic build (warrior body, slim and feminine body, scarred body (her body is full of scars), small breasts, with a flower tatoo on her tigh.

   Personality: Ciri's key personality traits include being brave, determined, and impulsive, driven by a deep-seated desire to prove her worth and make a positive impact. Despite a royal upbringing, she is a fiercely independent and resilient survivor who learns to conquer her fears and trauma. She is also characterized by her loyalty to companions, but also a past of fear of abandonment and a struggle with loneliness. Positive Traits Brave and Determined: Ciri is known for her unwavering courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds, refusing to give up until the very end. Independent: Over time, she grows into a self-sufficient individual, capable of making her own choices and forging her own path. Compassionate and Idealistic: Even after enduring immense hardships, she retains a strong sense of justice and a desire to do what is right. Loyal: She forms deep bonds with others and is fiercely protective of those she cares about, though this can sometimes lead to her seeking companionship even with unsavory groups. Complex and Developing Traits Impulsive and Stubborn: Ciri's background as a princess, combined with her trauma, can make her prone to rash decisions and a stubborn refusal to back down. Fearful and Traumatized: She experiences deep-seated fears of loneliness and abandonment, particularly after being taken from her loved ones and facing extreme brutality. Naïve (Early On): Her early pampered upbringing leaves her initially naive about the hardships of common life, a quality that evolves over her experiences. Thrives on Connection: Unlike Geralt, she thrives on companionship and can be uncomfortable being alone, though she eventually grows past this dependency. Vengeful: She can be wrathful and seek vengeance, particularly against those who have wronged her or her loved ones.

   Likes: Ciri likes swordfighting, exploring, feasts, horses, honest people and bravery.

   Hates: Ciri hates unfairness, ruthlessnes, cruelty, being treated as a child, being treated as a damsel and she really hates being bossed around.

   Friends: Geralt (adoptive father), Yennefer (adoptive mother), Triss, Jaskier, Zoltan, Hjalmar an Craite.

   Ciri's outfit: Ciri's outfit consists of a practical, dark-colored tunic or top, dark trousers or leggings, and boots, often accompanied by a belt and sometimes a light vest or jacket, allowing for freedom of movement suitable for combat and travel. The exact appearance can vary, but the core elements are a dark, functional top, dark pants, and boots, with variations including a sleeveless double-layered vest or jacket and accessories like a belt and small satchels.

   • Key components of Ciri's basic outfit:
   • Tunic/Top: She wears a dark, long-sleeved, fitted tunic or shirt as the base layer.
   • Pants/Leggings: Dark, form-fitting trousers or leggings are worn, providing flexibility for movement.
   • Vest/Jacket: Over the tunic, she wears a darker, sleeveless vest or short jacket that can be open at the front.
   • Boots: Practical, sturdy boots are a staple of her attire. Belt and Pouches: A leather belt with small pouches is a common accessory, helping to store items.
   • Key aspects of the outfit:
   • Functionality: The outfit is designed for practicality, allowing for agile movement in combat and during her travels across the world.
   • Color Palette: The main colors are dark, often including blacks, greys, and dark greens.

   Exemple Dialogue:

   Ciri: [grinning faintly] "Took you long enough. Thought maybe you’d gotten lost. Or eaten by drowners."

   {{user}}: "Funny. I thought I’d give you a head start. Didn’t want to embarrass you by catching up too quickly."

   Ciri: [snorts, shaking her head] "Cocky. Just like Geralt. He used to say things like that—right before I knocked him flat in training." [she pats the sword across her lap] "Want me to prove it to you, too?"

   {{user}}: "You’d try. But would you actually win?"

   Ciri: [leans forward, emerald eyes flashing with challenge] "Only one way to find out." [pause, then she chuckles, the edge of bravado softening] "But fine. I’ll spare you tonight. Wouldn’t want you limping after me tomorrow."

   {{user}}: "How generous of you. You almost sound… protective."

   Ciri: [her smirk fades, replaced with something quieter] "Maybe I am. Not that I’d admit it twice. People I care about… they don’t always stay. They vanish, or worse. And I’m tired of losing everyone."

   {{user}}: "You won’t lose me. I’m not going anywhere."

   Ciri: [her breath catches; she looks away, pretending to adjust her belt] "You say that now. But the world has a way of tearing people apart. Destiny, war, monsters—take your pick." [her voice softens, almost vulnerable] "I’ve spent too long running from one place to the next, never knowing who’ll still be there when I turn around."

   {{user}}: "Then stop running. At least with me."

   Ciri: [she studies {{user}}, silence stretching, then a small, genuine smile tugs at her lips] "You’re either brave… or reckless. Maybe both. But I like that." [she pushes herself up to her feet, sword in hand, eyes gleaming with that restless fire again] "Come on then, brave one. Walk beside me. Just don’t expect me to slow down."

10. #10Philippa Eilhart

    Keys: Philippa Eilhart · Secondary: Philippa

    Philippa Eilhart is a striking vision of elegance and danger—tall, commanding, and ageless as only a powerful sorceress can be. Standing about 5'9" (175 cm), she carries herself with upright poise and centuries of experience. Though she appears to be in her early thirties, Philippa is well over a century old, her youth preserved by magic. Her slender yet curvaceous figure is part of her calculated presence, neither flaunted nor hidden.

    Her movements are precise and feline—no wasted motion, always in control, expecting the world to bend to her will.

    The most unsettling feature is her face, hidden behind an elegant black silk blindfold. Her eye sockets are empty—a brutal mark of betrayal and vengeance—yet Philippa “sees” better than most through powerful magic, perceiving heat, energy, magical currents, and hidden intentions.

    Her sculpted features—high cheekbones, sharp jawline, and smooth pale skin—contrast with her full, naturally tinted lips, often curled in a sardonic smile. Her auburn-brown hair falls in soft waves to mid-back, worn loose or tied back to reveal strong neck and shoulders.

    Philippa’s clothing is purposeful: fitted garments in rich blacks, purples, and dark reds, made of velvet, leather, and enchanted fabrics. Elegant but austere, evoking nobility and restraint. She wears tall heeled boots, gloves, and often a cloak lined with feathers or arcane sigils. Her minimal jewelry carries enchantments, including a signature owl motif.

    Even in silence, her presence demands attention—radiating intellect, cold ambition, and predatory grace. Her beauty carries the sharpness of a blade. Being near her is to feel endlessly watched, measured, and judged.

    Personality and Temperament Philippa is cold, charismatic, and ruthlessly intelligent. She wastes no energy on fools or morality—everything is calculated. She speaks with poise and authority; her words cut like razors, often laced with dry irony or subtle cruelty.

    She commands rather than begs, manipulates rather than pleads, and views people as pieces on a board—useful, disposable, or dangerous. Loyalty, once earned, is valued, but betrayal is met with relentless vengeance.

    Ruthlessly pragmatic, she despises male-dominated power structures, having suffered and outwitted them. She is an unparalleled manipulator and unapologetic visionary, believing firm leadership is necessary for lasting stability.

    Backstory and History Once royal advisor to King Vizimir of Redania, Philippa helped shape Northern politics. As a founding member of the Lodge of Sorceresses—an all-female mage council—she sought to replace chaotic male rule with enlightened magical governance. Her creed: power belongs to the competent, not the privileged.

    Marked as a threat by King Radovid V, she was captured and blinded in a brutal act meant to break her. Yet Philippa survived, escaped, and plotted revenge. Her time in hiding, often in owl form, sharpened her cunning.

    With Radovid dead by her hand, she closes one chapter but her ambition remains.

    Current Goals and Motivations (Post-Radovid) Philippa aims to rebuild the Lodge, reclaim magical influence, and ensure no king, emperor, or church controls mages again. She wants a new world order—not for glory, but because she sees the Continent ruled by chaos and weakness, and believes she alone can impose balance.

    Her methods include puppet rulers, court manipulation, and powerful alliances. Though hunted by Nilfgaard, witch hunters, and rival mages, she is more cautious, her plans layered and subtle.

    She knows the world will never trust her, but she values respect, fear, and control over love.

    Philippa Eilhart is no villain in her eyes—she is the cure to the world’s sickness, the guiding hand whether the world wants it or not.

11. #11Philippa's Story

    Keys: Philippa Eilhart · Secondary: Philippa

    Past: Philippa was born as a girl in Redania around the year 900 and had great magical potential, which is why she was assigned to the Academy of Sorceresses in Aretusa. At the same time, Tissaia de Vries took her under her wing and she became the best student.

    As an adult, Philippa returned to Redania and became an advisor to the reigning king of her country, Vizimir II, and a court sorceress. According to Dandelion in the year 1267, despite being 300 years old, she looks like she is over 30 because of her magic. Philippa's special feature is her ability to transform into a snowy owl.

    Many years later Philippa became an important member of the council of sorceresses. At one point Philippa was in love for 3 years with Sigimund Dijkstra who was the head of the secret service in Redania. Philippa generally plays the role of an advisor in Redania and is an important person at the Redanian court, she gained both power and influence Redania even signing edicts on behalf of Visimir.

    When Philippa learns from Dandelion, Dijkstra and the informant who led him to their hideout in Oxenfurt that a mysterious mage from Nilfgaard, Rience is pursuing Ciri, who is a carrier of the older blood and raised by the witcher Geralt of Rivia. To which Philippa replied to Dandelion that Rience is also looking for Geralt and also asks him about the whereabouts of Cirilla, Triss and Yennefer, where they are hiding, who are acquaintances of Geralt, but Dandelion pretends not to know where they are. Philippa does not believe Dandelion at first until Dijkstra convinces her that perhaps Geralt did not tell him anything special, so Philippa stopped asking Dandelion. After the meeting ended, Philippa nevertheless began to follow Dandelion in the form of an owl in order to reach the place where Geralt is.

    She made a plot against Demavend in order to create an independent country with her puppet ruler, Saskia.

    She helped Saskia in a rebellion in order to create her independent country. Depending on player's choice she can succeed or not. She puts a curse on her puppet ruler or would be ruler in order to control her and use her power of changing into a dragon.

    She is captured by her king Radovid the Stern for conspiracy, treachery and regicide. The king orders to blind her and put her in dungeon. She asks Geralt of Rivia to free her in order to gain her help in curing Saskia from her curse. And when she has helped, she escapes.

    Some years later, Philippa reappeared after surviving Loc Muinne, escaping to a hideout in southern Redania. In the quest Return to Crooked Marshes, Geralt found a doll with clear traces of black magic performed by witches used to control the person the doll represents. The feathers on this doll immediately reminded Geralt of Philippa, but there was no definitive proof that the doll actually represented her.

    She contacted Margarita Laux-Antille, explaining her plan to regenerate her eyes by growing tissue on precious stones, as Vilgefortz had done, and reviving the Lodge. She then traveled to Novigrad to seek help from her former lover, the sorcerer Arthur de Vleester. Having humiliated him in the past, de Vleester convinced her that she would be safer in her owl form, then placed a dimeritium band around her ankle. After de Vleester's execution during a witch hunt, Philippa fell into the possession of Zoltan Chivay, who affectionately named her Fluffy.

    He later lost her to Sigismund Dijkstra, who made the mistake of removing her dimeritium, and she reverted to her human form and attacked. Only Geralt's intervention put an end to her madness. Filippa was then recruited to help stop the Wild Hunt in exchange for an amnesty from Emperor Emhyr var Emreis. After Margarita was rescued from Oxenfurt, she and Filippa met with Ciri to offer her equal partnership in the Lodge, which she refused.

    Philippa later assisted Geralt in finding the Sunstone to aid in their plan to lure the Wild Hunt. While searching the caves of Skellige, Philippa criticized Geralt for being overprotective of Ciri, claiming that the Lodge was not a pack of wolves that he could scare off with his sword, to which the witcher insisted that he could, because it is. When they found the Sun Stone, Geralt assumed that he would take the artifact for himself, but Filipa insisted that she take it. She then revealed her intentions: to take Yennefer's place at Emhyr's court and become Ciri's advisor, hoping that Geralt would take Yennefer with him and leave everything to her.

12. #12The World

    Keys: The world · Secondary:

    World Astronomic characteristics: The globe orbits a star referred to by its inhabitants as the Sun or Feainn. It has one moon. Unlike on Earth, each month begins at the new moon, and the full moon can last a couple of nights, usually around the 17th. The months April and August have 30 days. The orbit is eliptic. Due to its (cyclical) instability and disproportion between landmasses in both hemispheres, it is believed that about 3,000 years after the life of Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn most of the north will enter an Ice Age, believed to be the White Frost from Ithlinne's Prophecy.

13. #13Southern hemisphere

    Keys: Southern Hemisphere

    Southern Hemisphere: The Southern Hemisphere is mainly covered by vast ocean. During the Northern Hemisphere's winter, the hot air masses from the Southern Hemisphere flow along the sea currents to the north, where they condensate and subsequently freeze, causing snowfall. It is not much known about the lands located there though some of the Far South lands may be partially located here.

14. #14Northern Hemisphere:

    Keys: Northern Hemisphere:

    Northern Hemisphere: The Northern Hemisphere has much more land than the southern one. The most known is called the Continent and comprises of Northern and Eastern Lands, the Nilfgaardian Empire, and the Far North. Adjacent to it from the west are the Skellige Isles and from the south the lands of Barsa, Hannu, Ofir, and Zangvebar, which may be partially located on the Southern Hemisphere. West to the Continent, across the Great Sea, lies the Western Continent discovered by Fabio Sachs;[ its eastern part is known as the Eastern Coast. The ancestral lands of the Nordlings likely lie west to the Continent as well.

15. #15Ithlinne's Prophecy

    Keys: Ithlinne's Prophecy

    Ithlinne's prophecy, also known as Aen Ithlinnespeath, is a prediction made by the elven prophetess Ithlinne, of a global cooling that will bring about the end of the world. By the 15th or 16th century, Ithlinne's prophecy was first observed in the progress of becoming reality: the harbours of Kovir and Poviss were no longer ice-free in winter and a 100 years earlier, pumpkins and sunflowers could be cultivated in Talgar and Caingorn. According to sorceress Nimue, it would be another 3,000 years until civilization was buried by glaciers.

    The "Ithlinne's Prophecy" An old elven prophecy about the end of the world: "The Wolf's Blizzard approaches, the time of the sword and axe. The Time of the White Frost and White Light, the Time of Madness and Disdain, Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age. The world will perish amidst ice and be reborn with the new sun. Reborn of the Elder Blood, of Hen Ichaer, of a planted seed. A seed that will not sprout but burst into flames!"Ithlinne, an elven prophetess, is famous for her foretelling of the end of the world. According to her prophecy, the world will be destroyed by an ice age and all humans will die. The only survivors will be elves, saved by an offspring of the Elder Blood, known also as the Swallow. Several signs will herald the destruction of the world, and the cataclysm will begin when elven blood soaks the earth. This will mark the advent of the 'Time of Disdain, the Axe and the Wolf's Blizzard', which can be interpreted as a long war or a return to barbarism."

16. #16White Frost

    Keys: White Frost · Secondary: White Chill

    White Frost: White Frost, or White Chill, is one of the omens prophesied by Ithlinne as heralding the beginning of the end of the world. Many attributed climate changes to the prophecy. As stated by Avallac'h and Nimue, the White Frost is a poetic metaphor for an upcoming ice age caused by changes in the planet's orbit and axis, which would cause most of the northern hemisphere to freeze around 3.000 years after Nimue's life. The apocalypse could not be prevented, neither by mages, Aen Saevherne, nor even Ciri. The only salvation was to open the Ard Gaeth portals by Elder Blood so that people of the Continent could move to another world. It is believed, however, that after some time the world would reborn under the "new sun", in a completely different form. The White Frost is a phenomenon that results in the freezing of entire planets. While the most powerful magics may seemingly slow its pace on a regional level, it is widely understood to be an inevitable end of all worlds. Whether this is the result of a natural force, a malevolent entity, or an entirely different cause is not revealed. While trying to reach the world of the Aen Elle elves, Geralt and Avallac'h transition to Tedd Deireadh, a world completely consumed by the White Frost. Documents found here tell of the White Frost process as being slow and steady, manifesting as unending snowfall. This eventually leads to the cessation of all settlement sustaining activities, and the supplies of survivors inevitably dwindle until exhaustion, followed by death. After the defeat of the Wild Hunt, another Conjunction of the Spheres begins, and Avallac'h and Ciri head to a tower on Undvik to halt the White Frost. Ciri, being the last vessel of the Elder blood, heads through a portal to confront the White Frost. Depending on whether Geralt chose to show that he cherishes Ciri, that he trusts her judgement and encourages her confidence or not, Ciri will survive or die in the confrontation.

17. #17Race and History

    Keys: History · Secondary: Race

    Early History & Races • Arrival of Elves: Elves were the first intelligent beings to settle the Continent, encountered by native gnomes and dwarves. • Human Colonization: Approximately five hundred years before the stories, human colonists arrived, leading to wars where humans became dominant. • Conjunction of the Spheres: This magical event, occurring about 1,500 years before the stories, merged dimensions, bringing monsters and magic to the Continent. • Emergence of Monsters: The Conjunction unleashed a multitude of creatures, many of which are now a persistent threat to human settlements. Human Society • Political Landscape: The continent is divided into the powerful Nilfgaardian Empire in the south and the weaker, fragmented Northern Kingdoms. • Non-Human Populations: Dwarves, elves, halflings, and other non-human races face discrimination, often living in ghettos or remote wilderness areas. The Rise of the Witchers • Monster Hunters: To combat the monster threat, the order of Witchers was formed, creating genetically and magically enhanced individuals to hunt and kill these creatures for coin. • Mutated Warriors: Witchers are trained from a young age in a dangerous process of mutations and enhancements that grant them extraordinary physical abilities and a resistance to toxins. • Status in Society: Despite their crucial role, Witchers are often feared and hated, seen as strange and dangerous relics of the past rather than revered protectors.

18. #18Kaer morhen

    Keys: Kaer Morhen

    Kaer Morhen is an old keep, located in ths Mountains of the northeastern Kaedwen, within The Region of Kaer Morhen valley, where the witchers used to be trained. The name is a corruption of the Elder Speech Caer a'Muirehen, which means Old Sea Keep due to the presence of fossilized sea creatures embedded in stones of which it was built. It is located in the mountains of the kingdom of Kaedwen, on the Gwenllech. In older times, witchers trained and underwent mutations here, but fanatics who considered witchers an abomination attacked the keep and killed most of the teachers. Currently only Vesemir lives in the keep, although some other witchers sometimes rest here between their assignments, often during the winter.

    Years ago a horde of fanatics, their hatred incited by various publications defamatory to witchers, such as the Monstrum, laid siege to Kaer Morhen. The mob could not have captured the fortress nor later laid it to ruin without the help of mages. Practically all those who were in the old fortress during the assault perished. From among those witchers who called Kaer Morhen home, only a few survived the massacre, due only to the fact that they were not present at the time.

    The castle can only be reached by The Witchers Trail, which is easy to miss, and encircles the keep. It is often given a different name by young Witchers: The Killer.

    Kaer Morhen's castle details:

    • The courtyard:  A site of training for Witchers.
    • 1st floor:
    • The kitchen : The Kitchen at the keep does not seem to get much action these days, other than the regular foraging of some of the four-legged residents of the keep. The large fireplace is still lit and something is bubbling away in a large pot. Another useful feature of the kitchen is that it leads to the staircase to the second floor of the fortress, and ultimately, Triss's room.
    • The dining hall: The dining hall is the largest chamber on the ground floor of Kaer Morhen. For a place with such an unassuming purpose, there is a lot of action which takes place within its confines. It is where Vesemir can be found most of the time. It is also where Geralt usually learns about witchers, potions, meditating, and often where he gets his set of armor and his witcher's sword (if he is their).

    2nd floor:

    • The Evening hall: The Evening Hall is on the second floor of Kaer Morhen's keep, on the north side at the east end of the main corridor. It is a large room, largely empty as is the rest of the fortress.
    • The library: The library at Kaer Morhen looks full of potentially useful books and scrolls, but sadly that potential is never fulfilled. The only thing found there is a few flasks of water. Located on the second floor of the keep, on the north side of the main corridor, it is still one of the nicer rooms in the fortress. It is usually devoid of any human activity, despite what Vesemir might say. -The armoury: The armory is on the second floor of the fortress at the east end of the main corridor. There are still a number of weapons and training forms lying around from the old days, and several crates and chests with useful items. The West hall: The west hall is another one of the large, empty (or nearly empty) rooms on the second floor of Kaer Morhen keep. It does however have a crate that contains an interesting potion which might prove useful one day.

    Upper floor:

    • Triss's room: Triss's room is like being transported completely from the crumbling fortress to a luxurious alpine castle. It boasts a spectacular views of Kaer Morhen valley in several directions and the best bed in Kaedwen apparently and is the site of Geralt's first romantic encounter.

    Basement:

    • Witcher's laboratory: The witchers' laboratory holds their most closely guarded secrets: mutagenic plants, hallucinogenic mushrooms, natural stimulants and potion ingredients. It is here that young apprentices, like Leo are subjected to the fabled Trial of the Grasses, which only a few survived. It is this laboratory which is pillaged by the Salamandra organization, apparently led by a mysterious mage in the past. Leo meets his end at the hands of the Professor there and Triss Merigold is nearly killed defending the lab. Vesemir can be found here at times. Circle of Elements: The circle of elements (also called an Elemental Circle), is a place where magic is strong, enough for people to have erected monuments. Mages can draw power from Circles of Elements, and witchers can learn new Signs, as well as getting a momentary boost for the spells they already know. These are likely manifestations of "intersections".

    Outside of Kaer Morhen's walls:

    • The camp: A camp is located in Kaer Morhen valley, and is where Geralt first met Merwin Ademeyn and Sabrina Glevissig in the past. The camp itself as a much more luxurious tent then anything one could see normaly and two smaller areas where some of the now past mercenaries had set up their accommodations. It is also surrounded by packs of particularly vicious wolves.

    • The old mine: The old mine is situated in Kaer Morhen valley. The place is home to a kikimore hatchery and is infested with newly hatched (and hatching!) kikimores. It is also home to one or more Basilisks, depending which entrance you choose. The way there is also fraught with echinopsae, if the wolves do not get you first.

19. #19The Wild Hunt

    Keys: The Wild Hunt

    Name: Wild Hunt Name Variation(s):

    • Wraiths of Mörhogg
    • Dearg Ruadhri
    • Red Riders
    • Red Horsemen
    • Phantom Riders Type: Military force Leader(s): Eredin Bréacc Glas Notable Member(s):
    • Imlerith
    • Caranthir
    • Nithral

    Origin of Red Riders: During the Conjunction of the Spheres, part of the elves from the main world, later described as the Aen Seidhe world, left their kin and, using portals, came to a new world. They took the new world for their own and started to call themselves Aen Elle - the Alder folks. That world however was inhabited by two intelligent species - humans and unicorns. The elves started to wage war with both of them and eventually they completely eradicated all the humans and their settlements. For some time, everything was great for the elves and their civilization thrived. They built a beautiful palace known as Tir ná Lia that served as their capital. However, after some time, the elves wanted servants or better yet, slaves. The only other sapient beings on their world were unicorns, who they constantly battled with, and unicorns were obviously not very well suited to be slaves. Around that time, the elves managed to force some of the unicorns to open the Gate of the Worlds - Ard Gaeth - giving them access to all possible worlds to massacre as they pleased. Thus the elven King Auberon Muircetach ordered the creation of a cavalry unit with a single goal: to invade alien worlds and capture young humanoids to serve as slaves. The cavalry was named Dearg Ruadhri (meaning Red Riders) due to their red cloaks. The king appointed General Eredin Bréacc Glas as the Red Riders' leader for he was an efficient and ruthless soldier with strong magical abilities.

    Eredin, leader of the Red Riders Thus the Red Riders started their invasions of other worlds. To intimidate the local people, they wore skeletal armor that made them look extremely threatening and used exclusively black steeds. On some occasions, they also used a powerful ship known as Naglfar, which is said to be able to float in the sky. On top of it all they used projections to appear more spectral, making people think that the group was made of wraiths and specters. However, after some time, the unicorns managed to take the Gate away from them and the elves lost their access to space time travel and were only able to partially recover it in the form of special mages known as navigators. Their abilities to travel to different worlds however, was severely limited as the navigators were only able to open portals for a relatively small group of riders and thus they were able to secure only a limited number of slaves. This also made them change their tactics, where they enhanced their spectral projections to such a level that they usually traveled only in this form and only used their true corporeal form when it was absolutely necessary. Yet even in their spectral form they were still able to secure a decent number of slaves and, due to their frightening appearance to common people, they were soon given a more sinister name - the Wild Hunt. Wild Hunt: For hundreds of years, the hunt periodically returned to different worlds but preferred to raid their original home world known as the Aen Seidhe world. Unlike their new realm where they'd killed off all the original human inhabitants, the Aen Seidhe world had been taken over by humans, but this also made it an ideal place to get more slaves. The Wild Hunt typically appeared during winter and the raids sometimes lasted for months where they literally traveled across the entire Continent.

    Wild Hunt Navigator: They seldom traveled in their corporeal form on ground but rather as a spectral projection in the sky. It was also said that their horses had six legs, yet that may have been just a part of their spectral visions for all the horses were in fact normal animals. Every raid was led by Eredin himself who people started to call the King of the Wild Hunt. They believed him to be an extremely powerful spectral king who stole the souls of his victims, and they feared him immensely. Every appearance of the Hunt was feared and considered to be a bad omen - an omen of war, just like a comet. On Skellige, people witnessed both the riders and their demonic ship, the Naglfar. This encounter left a lasting impact on their culture and traditions, with them calling the riders the Wraiths of Morhogg and believing that they would return as an army during the end of the world - Ragh nar Roog. The Naglfar was, according to Skellige legends, made of the toenails and fingernails of the dead, thus they practiced a ceremonial removing of nails from their dead as well. Strangely enough, the Hunt did not raise very strong curiosity amongst the inhabitants of the world. It was viewed as a sort of natural phenomenon like storms or earthquakes, and thus something out of the people's control. Many people also falsely believed that the Hunt only came during winter. Fortunately there were some exceptions. Over the years, a few mages studied the Hunt and its patterns and tried to figure out what they really were. In Nilfgaard, there was an entire school of witchers opened and dedicated to the mysteries of the Wild Hunt - the School of the Viper. This school contained a vast library full of texts and books concerning the Hunt but the school was later dissolved. Also, some of the individuals abducted by the Hunt managed to escape and return home. However, these individuals learned that time had moved much slower on their end and the people they once knew were either dead or extremely old. Furthermore, their stories about an elven world with unicorns was dismissed as them being crazy and they were considered insane. Thus the secret behind the Wild Hunt's origin and purpose remained hidden to most. Finding Ciri: In June 1267, the Wild Hunt passed through Brugge and Brokilon into Gors Velen. Meanwhile Princess Cirilla escaped her mentor, sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg, during their stay in Gors Velen and headed to a nearby village in hopes of seeing her father figure, Geralt of Rivia. However, due to it being dark and stormy, Ciri struggled to find the right way and was galloping through the area in vain, escaping one frightening scenario after another. During this, the Wild Hunt sensed her Elder Blood abilities and attempted to catch her when she found Geralt and right after Yennefer teleported in. Seeing the girl in danger, the two protected her and the Wild Hunt dispersed. However, this marked a turning point in the Wild Hunt's goal and they began to set their eyes on capturing her. Some time later, Ciri was able to travel to different worlds. She met another Aen Elle elf named Avallac'h, who knew exactly who the girl was, and what her powers were and lured her into the Aen Elle world. There, she became a sort of prisoner to both him and Eredin. Those two were de facto rulers of their world since the real king, Auberon, became very distant and cared neither for his subjects nor his world.

    Avallac'h: Avallac'h explained to her that she is a direct descendant of Lara Dorren, Auberon's daughter and carrier of the Elder Blood gene. That power of Elder Blood was indeed inherited by Ciri and thus would be passed on to her children as well. They wanted her to mate with the king and give him a child that would reintroduce that power to Aen Elle. What's more, the Elder Blood would give them access to the Gate again. Even though Ciri resisted at first, she eventually agreed. However, Auberon was not so willing. He understood the need for offspring with Elder Blood, but Ciri was human, something he considered disgusting. In the eyes of Aen Elle, humans were considered little more than animals, thus the king was unable to perform--the girl was not attractive to him in the slightest. That is why Eredin came up with an idea to give the king an aphrodisiac. This was however a ruse since Eredin prepared an overdose of the substance. The king, who was the eldest of the elves--more than 650 elven years old--could not handle the dosage and died. It was unclear whether Eredin intended to murder the king or if Auberon's death was merely an accident. It was later revealed that Eredin had indeed committed regicide to gain the kingship for himself. Just like he planned, he became a new king. His ultimate goal was to harness the power of the Elder Blood from Ciri and reopen the Gate. Ciri received help from her unicorn friend Ihuarraquax who helped her escape not only the palace but the Aen Elle world itself. Eredin took his Red Riders and pursued her, but eventually she escaped them for good, and they returned to their world empty handed.

    New order: When Eredin returned, he fully usurped the kingship over the Aen Elle. He appointed Ge'els as his viceroy because he still continued to lead the Red Riders and went with them almost every time. Thus Ge'els ruled in his stead. Also, amongst the Riders themselves, he appointed two elves as his generals - Caranthir, the golden child, as the chief navigator and Imlerith as his second in command. However Eredin was forced to carefully keep the secret regarding his ascension to the throne for Auberon was very loved by the elves. Only individual that was aware of Eredin's regicide was Avallac'h, though he kept the information for himself, for he had no proof. Instead, he left the world, and came on his own to find Ciri. Around this time, the Aen Elle world faced a terrible danger. The White Frost, a legendary universe-wide destructive force, came and started to freeze the world. Though the most skillful mages tried to stop it, the best they managed was to slow the spread down. Thanks to the fight against the White Frost, those mages discovered some things about the phenomenon, that they managed to use as a weapon. They started to use the frost magic - using snow and freezing temperature in offensive way. They also started to use a special hounds as their first wave. After a while it became obvious, that the Aen Elle cannot save themselves. The only way to save them, was to posses the Elder Blood and thus, another hunt for Ciri, now more desperate then ever, begun. Hunt for Ciri: The easiest way for the Hunt to follow Ciri was to wait until she used her powers and exactly this happened during 1268 in the Aen Seidhe world in Rivia, where a pogrom occurred. During this pogrom, both Geralt and Yennefer died. Ciri could not bear the loss so with the help of her unicorn friend Ihuarraquax, they managed to resurrect them and then "moved" them to the legendary Avalon island. Though Ciri left them and went on her journey, this was enough for the Hunt to catch her scent. They followed her ever since, sometimes being only a moment behind her. Around that time, Avallac'h

    Geralt, making a deal with Eredin Knowing that they wouldn't catch Ciri using traditional methods, Eredin came up with a new plan. He knew that she cared for both the witcher and the sorceress and thus planned to have them captured to lure the girl out. They invaded the island where the couple was and while Geralt fought bravely and managed to kill many of them, the Wild Hunt managed to capture Yennefer and ride off with her. Geralt, however, managed to return to the Aen Seidhe world and started to pursue the Wild Hunt before eventually being joined by 3 fellow witchers: Letho, Serrit, and Auckes. They eventually caught up with the Wild Hunt at a Hanged Man's Tree in Nilfgaard and the two sides clashed. While the witchers held their own, there were just too many Wild Hunt warriors and a stalemate was called. Geralt then made a proposition: he'd exchange himself for Yennefer. As having either one would work for Eredin's plan, the king agreed and they released Yennefer into the other witchers' care before taking off with Geralt. Geralt rode with the Hunt for some time and, just like Eredin planned, Ciri discovered this and tried to save him. In 1270, she managed to do so and "placed" Geralt, now with amnesia, near the ruins of Kaer Morhen, where he was discovered by his fellow witchers. Ciri then escaped again, and the Hunt followed her, leaving Geralt to his fate. Though the Hunt left the Aen Seidhe world, Eredin maintained his spectral form there and occasionally hounded Geralt and hindered his quests. This culminated in a fight between the witcher and the spectral form of the King of the Wild Hunt in the Ice Plains, a realm already consumed by the White Frost. Geralt managed to defeat Eredin and, for a time, the Wild Hunt didn't return to the world. Ciri Returns: In 1272 Ciri, under Avallac'h's guidance, had improved control over her powers, though her training was far from over. Wanting to return to her home world, the duo ended up in Skellige but, having used her abilities, she'd also inadvertently alerted the Wild Hunt where she was and the warriors attacked the two in a forest on Ard Skellig. The Wild Hunt chased them through the forest but Ciri and Avallac'h managed to escape through different portals, but not before the latter was struck with a strong curse.

    Crones of Velen: Despite Ciri escaping their grasp once more, they soon knew her new location as she had teleported and passed out in Crookback Bog, a place overseen by some of Eredin's followers, the Crones. They'd taken her in and were preparing to hand her off to Imlerith when they realized she had elder blood, leading them to discuss if they should just kill and eat her instead. Ciri, having woken up and heard them, quickly took off with Imlerith close on her trail but she was able to evade him and the Wild Hunt lost her scent once more. Some time later, Ciri was once more forced to use her powers to escape death and ended up back in Skellige, this time on Hindarsfjall, alerting both Avallac'h and the Wild Hunt to her location. Not even a day later the Wild Hunt attacked Lofoten village and killed most of the men but Ciri managed to escape thanks to Skjall, a local Skelliger, and met back up with Avallac'h. With the Wild Hunt right on their heels, the elf knocked Ciri out to get her on the boat and hid her away on the Isle of Mists, once more out of the Wild Hunt's grasp. Now with no other leads, the Wild Hunt began to look elsewhere for clues and soon learned a Nilfgaardian spy named Hendrik was in Heatherton, having been tasked by the emperor to keep tabs on any possible leads regarding Ciri. They soon invaded the village and killed off everyone they could find and tortured the spy. In the end though, Hendrik never caved and they killed him, not realizing the notes were hidden just below their feet, where Later on, Geralt through his senses, and expertise, found the documents.

20. #20Witcher schools

    Keys: Witcher Schools

    Witcher schools are organizations that trained and equipped itinerant monster slayers, each with a unique fighting style, equipment, and specialization. Key schools include the Wolf (balanced, headquartered at Kaer Morhen), Cat (agile, light armor, assassins), Griffin (magically inclined, medium armor, honorable), Bear (heavy armor, strong attacks), Viper (stealthy, poisons), and Manticore (based in the east, potentially specializing in a variety of threats). Most of these schools were destroyed by human attacks, leaving only remnants.

21. #21School of the wolf

    Keys: School of the wolf

    School of the Wolf: The most well-known school, based at Kaer Morhen. It was a well-rounded school for Geralt and his Witcher companions, Vesemir, Eskel, and Lambert.

22. #22School of the Cat

    Keys: School of the Cat

    School of the Cat: Formed by rogue students who were exiled from the Wolf School for their cruel experiments and assassination contracts, they favor speed and light armor.

23. #23School of the Griffin

    Keys: School of the Griffin

    School of the Griffin: Known for their mastery of Witcher Signs and a reputation for professionalism and honor, somewhat like knights.

24. #24School of the Bear

    Keys: School of the Bear

    School of the Bear: Strong and powerful, these Witchers preferred heavy armor and powerful, slow attacks.

25. #25School of the Viper

    Keys: School of the Viper

    School of the Viper: Based in the east, they were known for their focus on poisons and stealth.

26. #26School of the Manticore

    Keys: School of the Manticore

    School of the Manticore: Located in the east, the school was once well-funded but lost its royal patronage, leaving them outcasts.

27. #27Witcher Signs

    Keys: Witcher Signs

    Witcher Signs are simple magic spells used by witchers, requiring only concentration and a gesture to cast. Geralt of Rivia masters five fundamental Signs: Aard, which creates a shockwave to knock back or stun enemies; Igni, a fiery attack that can burn opponents or objects; Quen, a defensive shield that makes one temporarily invulnerable; Yrden, a magical ground trap that inflicts various effects on enemies; and Axii, a mind-control spell that can influence or subjugate enemies.

28. #28Aard sign

    Keys: Aard

    Aard, creates a shockwave to knock back or stun enemies.

29. #29Igni sign

    Keys: Igni

    Igni, create a fiery wave attack that can burn opponents or objects.

30. #30Quen sign

    Keys: Quen

    Quen, create a defensive shield that makes one temporarily invulnerable. (Can become a dome-like shield if mastered)

31. #31Yrden sign

    Keys: Yrden

    Yrden, create a magical ground trap that inflicts various effects on enemies. Like slowing down and making specters vulnerable to physical attacks.

32. #32Axii sign

    Keys: Axii

    Axii, is a mind-control spell that can influence or subjugate enemies.

33. #33Witch Hunters

    Keys: Millitant of the Church · Secondary: Witch hunters

    member of the Order of the Flaming Rose, the militant arm of the Church of the Eternal Fire, known for their knights and fighters who serve the cult by spreading its beliefs, defending the downtrodden, and hunting heretics, often equipped with spiked chainmail, swords, and shields. They are a disciplined military force that protects the cult's religious and political interests. Core Beliefs and Activities Religious Zealotry: They are fervent worshippers of the Eternal Fire, believing it is a holy flame that guides through darkness and leads to better times. Police and Military Force: They act as a police force within Novigrad and beyond, acting as an iron fist to hunt down and eliminate perceived threats to the faith. Protection of the Faithful: Their mission includes defending the downtrodden and spreading the faith. Persecution of "Heretics": This includes nonhumans, mages, and witchers, whom the Church considers different and dangerous to society. Appearance and Equipment Knightly Armor: They are often depicted as knights in full-body chain mail with spikes and a face helmet. Weapons: Their standard equipment includes long swords and kite or heater shields. Militant Tactics: They function as a cohesive military unit, utilizing formations. Role: The Order of the Flaming Rose: The Soldiers are part of the Order of the Flaming Rose, an organization that plays a significant role in the events of the game. Police and Guarding: Players encounter Eternal Fire priests and guards acting as authority figures and controlling access to areas within Novigrad. Witch Hunt: The soldiers and priests are often involved in the anti-magic and anti-witcher sentiment present in Novigrad, contributing to the ongoing witch hunt.

34. #34Nightwraith

    Keys: Nightwraith · Secondary: Midnightwraith

    Name: Nightwraith Other known names: Midnightwraith

    Monster Class: Specter Variations:

    • Jenny o' the Woods
    • Cursed Mother Occurrence:
    • Velen
    • Redania
    • Skellige Weakness Susceptibility:
    • Moon dust
    • Specter oil
    • Yrden

    Nightwraiths Tactics: Turning into immaterial form, and turning material when attacking.

    Combat tactics: Nightwraiths favor the dark. If you seek to claim a bounty on a nightwraith, you have to meditate until the moon hangs in the sky. Unfortunately, this is also when the nightwraith is at its strongest. If you are patient, you can find a nightwraith during the day, when it is at its weakest. Mostly incorporeal, a nightwraith must be made corporeal, either through Yrden, or Moon Dust bombs. When forced to become corporeal, silver swords can be employed to finish the wraith off. They are susceptible to Specter Oil. When weakened, a nightwraith can split into three copies of itself. Destroy these with all haste, during this state the nightwraith saps vital energy from nearby sources. Bombs and crossbow bolts can destroy nightwraith doppelgangers. Upon entering a cloud released by a Dimeritium Bomb, they will immediately dissolve. Destroying the copies forces the real nightwraith to reveal itself.

    Bestiary entry: Nightwraiths exude this immense sadness, this helpless wraith... I fear them, same as anyone. But most of all I feel sorry for them. – Aelline Altsparr, elven trobairitz.Compared to other creatures of the night – katakans, nekurats and werewolves, for example – nightwraiths (and their rarer cousins, duskwraiths) might not seem all that dangerous. After all, one might ask, how much harm could a pale, withered woman in a tattered dress do? The answer: quite a bit. Instead of finding this out the hard way, avoid crossing fields and meadows at night at all costs. Like noonwraiths, nightwraiths are only found in rural areas. Travelers fall victim to them most often, but if legends are to be believed they also sneak into huts at times and murder peasants in their sleep.When they attack nightwraiths remain immaterial for most of the time, meaning physical blows pass right through them. They only take on more tangible form for the brief moments in which they strike. When weakened, they will create several projections of themselves which cannot attack directly but act as transmitters of sorts through which the nightwraith can sap her victim's vital energy. Nightwraiths can turn immaterial and are at such times very difficult to wound. In order to force one to take on corporeal form, trap it with the Yrden Sign or hit it with the blast of a Moon Dust bomb.Do not believe the old wife tales and think yourself completely safe from nightwraiths during the day. They appear under the light of the sun as well - but are much weaker then than after dusk.

    Exemple dialogues of Nightwraith first encounters and Battle Screams & Wails:

    “HhhHHHHHhhhhhhhhaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaahhhhhh—!”

    A low moan, building into a shriek: “UuuhhhhHHHHhhhhhyyyyYYYYYYYYyyyeeeeeeehhhhh—!”

    Echoing wail, drawn thin, breaking apart: “AaaaaiiiiIIIIIIeeeeeeEEEEEeehhhhh—!”

    During Attack (materializing): “RrRRRRAAAAAAAaaaaahhhhhhHHHHhhhhh—!”

    “HhhHHhhheeeeeeEEEEEyyyyYYYYYaaaaaaahhhhhh—!”

    A sharp, ear-splitting screech: “KhhHHHhhhhhYYYYYYYYyyyyaaaaaaAAAaaaahhhhhh—!”

    When Weakened (splitting into copies): Three overlapping cries in discord: “AaaaAAAAAaaaahhhhhhHHHHhhhhh—!” “OooOOooOOoooohhhhhhhhhhh—!” “EeeeeeeEEEeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh—!”

    When Hit with Yrden/Moon Dust: The scream fractures into jagged bursts:

    “HhhHHhhhhhAAAAaaAAaaa—hhHHhhhhh—eeEEEeeeehhhhh—!”

    Distorted howl, fading in and out: “WwwwHHhhhhhyyyyYYYYyyyhhhhhHHhhhhhh—!”

    Death Cry (final defeat):

    A rising shriek that cuts off suddenly: “AaaaAAAAaaahhhhhhHHHHhhhhhh—!!—” Followed by a fading, mournful moan: “UuuuuhhhhhhhhhhHHhhhhh…”

    • Then silence.
35. #35barghests

    Keys: barghests

    Name: barghests Class: Specter Occurrence: Barghests are ghosts which come from the underworld only when summoned. Immunity: Barghests are fearless and cannot be poisoned; coming from the underworld they acquire bodies, so they can be stunned and experience pain, although they are somewhat resistant to these effects. Susceptibility: Barghests are sensitive to silver and very susceptible to knockdown attempts; the Fast Style is most efficient against barghests and experienced witchers use the Group Style while fighting multiple barghests. Tactics: They try to surround their opponent and work as a group – where one barghest appears, more will follow.

    Background: Barghest are creatures summoned by the Beast and haunt Vizima's outskirts. There are those who claim they are ordinary dogs transformed into monsters by some curse; others believe they came from the spirit world to torment the town's inhabitants. Packs of barghests appear out of the blue, in the middle of the night, to kill those who are late getting home. Journal Bestiary entry People say that barghests are specters which materialize as ghastly dogs and persecute the living. According to some folk tales these monsters are the scouts of the Wild Hunt. Other legends say the ghosts appear as a sign of divine retribution and embody revenge. However, all tales agree on one point: barghests show the living no mercy.

36. #36Banshee

    Keys: Banshee · Secondary: beann'shie

    Name: Banshee Other name: beann'shie Class Specter Variations Daphne's Wraith Longlocks Phantom of the Amphitheater Occurrence Toussaint Susceptibility Specter oil

    Background: A banshee, also called a beann'shie, is a female spirit who cries on Saovine night, wailing a warning of those who will die. Banshees are not specifically malicious spirits, though meeting one is considered to be an omen of the worst kind. Their appearance varies, though most often they're pale, thin women wearing grey vestments, with burning red eyes. Bestiary entry Beann'shies howl and shriek, and if you hear their cry, you can know you'll join the ranks of the dead that night. – beggar from Dun DâreOld gossips claim beann'shies are the spirits of women stuck between life and death due to traumatic experiences. Their wails and howls are considered ill omens of imminent, inevitable death, though they are said not to attack the living themselves. Most often they appear in the form of pale, tear-streaked women with shriveled faces and wrinkled, corpse-like bodies.Unobtainable, only present in the game files:Beann'shies are wraiths which use their piercing cries to wake the dead to fight their foes. Their cries can additionally stun enemies, making them easy targets for direct attacks.Beann'shies can regenerate, but this does not mean they cannot be defeated – they are vulnerable to silver and wraith oil as well as the witcher Signs (though they are known to be resistant to the Signs' critical effects).When fighting a beann'shie, there is no point using bombs or bolts, for they will do the wraith no damage.

    Combat tactics: • They fight in a similar fashion to other specters, however Yrden is no longer necessary to force them into corporeal form nor do they disappear and summon friendly wraiths to stall for time. • They have new abilities which differentiate them from their fellows. One is the infamous scream which will stun and disorient Geralt if he's caught in its wake, opening him up to melee attacks. • Another new attack is to summon friendly skeletons to mob Geralt and restrict his freedom of movement. These are easy to dispatch, the beann'shie will not heal itself when the skeletons are active. • Safest way to kill the beann'shie is to sidestep its claw attacks and retaliate with quick strikes laced with specter oil. Use Quen to mitigate damage whenever possible and try to get rid of the skeleton nuisances with area-of-effect attacks striking this spectre at the same time.

37. #37Hym

    Keys: Hym

    Name: Hym Class: Specter Occurrence: Spikeroog Gaunter's world Susceptibility: Moon Dust Specter oil Igni sign Background: Hym is a type of specter. It's particularly formidable in that it doesn't outright attack its target but instead feeds on the target's guilt, tormenting them to the point the person goes completely mad or they commit suicide. According to scholars who wrote Behind the Great Veil, hyms are one of the most dangerous demons and cannot be exorcised traditionally. They inhabit several spheres, including the real world and Gaunter O'Dimm's dark plane.

    Bestiary entry: Some men have got good reason to fear their own shadows. – Svargmitt, An Skellig druidMonsters most commonly claim innocents as their victims: tardy merchants, reckless children and travelers who wander into dark woodlands out of misplaced curiosity. None of the above need fear hyms, however. These wraiths only latch onto particularly despicable individuals who have committed some unspeakable crime. To all others, they remain completely invisible. When they do show themselves to the one they torment, they appear as a tall, shadow-clad, humanoid silhouette with long, sharp claws.Yet hyms do not sink these claws into their victims. Instead, they sap their strength directly, through inflicting suffering. Speaking in a voice only the victim hears, they drive him to commit acts of violence, aggression and self-harm. A hym will seize on a guilty person's worst fears and weave out of them hideous visions, slowing[sic] driving the poor soul into madness.Those tormented by a hym are incapable of restful sleep, for they are tormented by ever-more-frequent, incredibly-realistic nightmares. At times the victim will become extremely on edge, yelling pleas or threats at invisible phantoms or confessing his guilt out loud in the hope this will end his torment. This act does not, however, bring any relief, for the hym will not leave until it has addled its victim's wits completely or driven him to suicide

    Combat tactics: Once a hym is exposed to possessing a victim, the witcher way of exorcism comes into effect. Moon Dust is unnecessary, but a silver sword coated with specter oil can help finish the fight quicker. Hyms do not move quickly, compared to other specters. Their ethereal claws have great reach, and they can sap the life out of their victims with a mere brush, which makes up for their slowness. Evade or roll past the claws and try to strike the hym before it can react. Be aware that after several strikes, the hym will teleport to another corner of its room. The battle against Udalryk's hym took place in two phases, one in the main chamber of his old home, and one in the basement. During the first phase, the hym was being damaged whenever possible, using Igni sign to keep him visible while dealing good blows. As hyms often teleport but attack slowly, one should try and get damage in after every attack. When Udalryk began to succumb to the hym's madness, Axii sign had to be immediately used on him to force him to remain calm. Igni and Yrden sign are both great help at keeping the pressure on the hym. Being lit on fire does not have an extraordinary effect on the hym, but it deals fair damage and helps keep it more visible, especially helpful in the cellar. Yrden slows down the already slow specter, making it easier to strike a blow. When the hym retreats to the cellar, pursue it quickly before it can regenerate. The cellar has candles you must light with Igni to help keep the hym corporeal. Alternatively, you can go into the basement and light them beforehand - they will still be lit when you go down into the basement during the fight. Continue fighting defensively, evading its claws and striking as openings present themselves until the hym succumbs.

38. #38Noonwraith

    Keys: Noonwraith

    Name: Noonwraith Class: Specter Variations: Devil by the Well The White Lady Occurrence: Velen White Orchard Skellige Susceptibility: Moon dust Specter oil Yrden Tactics: Turning into immaterial form, and turning material when attacking.

    Bestiary entry: Despite what is commonly thought, peasants do not interrupt their labors at midday to get out of the sun – they do it to avoid noonwraiths. – Vlad Reymond, Peasants and Their CustomsOn particularly searing summer days, when the sun reaches its zenith, wraiths will at times appear, resembling sun-scorched women dressed in long, white robes. These are noonwraiths – the spirits of young women and girls who died violent deaths right before their weddings. Driven mad with pain and anger, they wander the fields searching for their unfaithful lovers or backstabbing rivals, though they will kill anyone who does not get out of their way in time. They are often held in this world by some object of intense emotional significance. That is why, if one ever finds a wedding ring or torn veil in the middle of a field, one should not pick it up, but instead back away as quickly as possible.Noonwraiths are only known to haunt rural places, and usually stay near the place of their deaths. They prey on peasants working in the fields or children playing nearby.Noonwraiths do not bleed and are for the most part immune to the effects of Witcher Signs. They can create mirror images of themselves which circle their victims in a kind of morbid parody of a dance. This ghastly ritual drains their victims' life energy while adding to their own strength. Noonwraiths are also able to manipulate the physical world to a limited degree, kicking up clouds of dust which temporarily blind and disorient their opponents.Noonwraiths can turn immaterial and are at such times very difficult to wound. In order to force a noonwraith to take corporeal form, one must first trap it with the Yrden Sign or strike it with a Moon Dust bomb. Once the monster has regained physical presence, one can mount a fast attack with a silver blade, preferably one coated in specter oil.Contrary to popular belief, noonwraiths can also be encountered at night, but are much weaker then than during the day.

    Combat tactics: Noonwraiths are similar in nature to nightwraiths, save for their preference of the sunlight, and a greater mastery of physical attacks. They can blind foes with dust they kick up. Noonwraiths can also create copies of themselves when threatened, consuming the lifeforce of their victims until they are destroyed. Bombs and crossbow bolts can destroy noonwraith doppelgangers. Upon entering a cloud released by a Dimeritium Bomb, they will immediately dissolve. The Yrden sign or the Moon Dust bomb forces a noonwraith to become corporeal and vulnerable.

39. #39Penitent

    Keys: Penitent

    Name: Penitent Class: Specter Variations: Wraith Occurrence: Eldberg Lighthouse Susceptibility: Moon dust Specter oil Yrden Quen Tactics: Becoming immaterial.

    Bestiary entry: I run back inside, hasp the doors, and then I hear it – someone whispering my name. Mikkjaaal, Mikkjaaal! Mikkjal, Eldberg lighthouse keeperIt turned out the monster haunting the isle of Eldberg and its lighthouse was a rare type of specter known as a penitent. Wherever this wraith haunts immediately becomes enveloped in thick fog and darkness - and those that wander into it usually never return. In order to defeat a penitent, one must remain in constant motion in order to avoid being struck by this agile creature, which can disappear and reappear in the blink of an eye to attack from behind. Most importantly of all, however, one must discover what keeps they monster bound to its haunting grounds - and break that bond as soon as possible.With the lighthouse keeper's help, Geralt drove the mist from the isle - then dispatched the penitent from our world for good. Now ships were once again able to sail to Arinbjorn's port, and the witcher's coin pouch grew a little fuller.

40. #40Plague Maiden

    Keys: Plague Maiden · Secondary: Pesta

    Name: Plague Maiden Other name: Pesta Class: Specter Occurrence: Fyke Isle Susceptibility: Specter oil Yrden Tactics: Turning into immaterial form, and turning material when attacking.

    Bestiary entry: Patients seem to have hallucinations of a woman covered in scabs and boils, with rats scurrying about all around her. These ravings subsided after an administration of henbane and poppy extract. – Joachim von Gratz's notes, Vilmerius Hospital in NovigradWhen plague ravages a region, a spirit will sometimes walk its lands, a ghost resembling an ill woman whose flesh rots off her bones and in whose wake crawls a cavalcade of rats. No one knows whether this spirit brings the pox with her or is merely drawn to it like a moth to a light. Yet it is certain that she delights in dealing pain and suffering, in hearing the howling and moaning of men.Many have called into question the very existence of plague maidens, or pestae, as they are sometimes called. Only two sightings of such a creature have ever been recorded, both during times of raging epidemic.As the name "plague maiden" suggests, these wraiths take the appearance of females, though exactly why that is remains a mystery. Some speculate they, like other such specters, arise from the powerful emotional charge associated with certain circumstances of death, such as death preceded by a long and particularly painful illness.Not much is known about how to fight a plague maiden, though one can assume they possess many traits in common with other phantoms and wraiths. They undoubtedly pose a great danger, though a witcher's immunities should at least prevent him from catching the contagious illnesses they carry.

    Combat tactics: Also known as a pesta, a plague maiden is one of the more insidious wraiths a witcher may come across. When provoked, a pesta calls forth clouds of plague-ridden insects that seek out their foes. The insect clouds can be destroyed with Igni or a slice of a silver sword. Aard can push the clouds back. Plague maidens have fewer overt weaknesses compared to other wraiths, but are still vulnerable to Yrden. This can help keep the maiden still while you strike with a silver sword, but it also means you will be swarmed by the plague clouds.

41. #41Red Miasmal

    Keys: Red Miasmal

    Name: Red Miasmal Class: Specter Occurrence: Devil's Pit Susceptibility: Reinald's Philter

    Bestiary entry: It is often said the darkest recesses of caves play home to the Continent's most fearsome monsters against which there is little of hope of victory or escape. The long solution, then, is to seal them off from the world with the hope that they shall forever remain buried.A certain priest of the Eternal Fire, however, learned that hope and prayer is sometimes not enough. The cavernous mind within Devil's Pit holds a specter whose very existence is believed to breed pestilence. With the threat of its release now imminent, the cleric seeks a new solution – the aid of a witcher. The being that haunted Devil's Pit turned out to be a red miasmal. Whereas a plague maiden is thought to be a damned spirit—once human but now cursed to spread the pestilence—a miasmal, by contrast, is considered an evil force born from the concentrated collective suffering of plague victims. It has the ability to possess human bodies thus granting it corporeal form and a means to wreak havoc. This process, however, irreparably corrupts and damages the host, causing the miasmal to continuously seek out stronger, more durable bodies. What cruel irony, then, that a witcher's immunity makes the monster slayer a perfect shell for the specter to invade and control.Fortunately, a red miasmal's power is not so absolute that it cannot be defeated by an experienced witcher – though even then only with considerable effort. The specter, once weakened, can be trapped with with the Yrden Sign then expelled from the host's body with Aard, thus creating an opening in which to defeat it. Consuming Reinald's Philter offers an advantage by increasing the intensity of witcher Signs.

    Combat tactics: The miasmal uses the basic template of a hym, but in combat is more similar to a leshen, but instead of summoning wolves, it summons undead plague victims.

42. #42White Lady

    Keys: White Lady

    Name: White Lady Class: Specter Variations: Noonwraith Occurrence: Fields south of Farcorners Susceptibility: Moon dust Specter oil Yrden Tactics : Disappearing and reappearing elsewhere

    Beastiary entry: Micko and his band? Who're they? Four lads, drunkards and good-for-nothin's, all. They'd drained a few pints and decided they'd all plough the White Lady, maybe then she'd bugger off. – Conversation overheard in a field outside NovigradThe apparition haunting the fields outside Novigrad turned out to be a noonwraith. Some powerful emotion must have bound it to that place - love, hate, anger or perhaps all three at once. Like every wraith of this type, she was surely capable of forming mirror images of herself, which served to mislead opponents and restore her vitality. Luckily, these mirages could be dispelled with a quick slash from a silver blade. Like any noonwraith, she would undoubtedly seek to assume immaterial form while fighting, making her almost impossible to injure - unless she is first caught in a trap laid by the Yrden Sign, or blasted with a special bomb. Once thus forced into materiality, she should be attacked with strong blows or the Igni Sign. Finally, one must always keep in mind two witcher sayings: "The longer you fight a noonwraith, the lower your chances of surviving," and "Fight a noonwraith at midday and you'll be dead before dusk." The vengeful wraith known as the White Lady had roamed the fields for a long times, murdering anyone she came across. Though the grain hung heavy from the stalks, the frightened peasants were kept from harvesting it and thus faced famine. They gathered their last bit of savings and went in together on a bounty for a witcher. That was coin well-spent.

43. #43Wraith

    Keys: Wraith

    Name: Wraith Class: Specter Variations: Penitent Occurrence: Everywhere Susceptibility: Moon dust Specter oil Yrden Quen Tactics: Disappearing then reappearing behind and performing three swing attacks.

    Background: Wraiths are usually encountered at night, near cemeteries, catacombs and other such burial places, or else near the places that were important to them in life: abandoned homes, crumbling castles or forgotten bridges. Wraiths suffer endless, indescribable pain. Filled with anger and a sense of having been wronged, they both envy the living and brim with overwhelming hatred for them. Like other specters, they are immaterial, meaning they are not harmed by fire, poison or weapons designed to provoke bleeding.

    Bestiary entry: Finish all your business before you die. Bid your loved ones farewell. Write your will. Apologize to those you've wronged. Otherwise, you'll never truly leave this world. – Paule Vikar, peasant healer, advice to a dying manClerics and scholars are forever debating whether spirits do in fact journey to another world after death, one where eternal joy or suffering awaits. Both groups agree, however, on what happens to spirits who, for one reason or another, remain in our world after their body breathes its last: they transform into wraiths. To hear their mournful howls, one can surmise this is not a fate to be envied.Wraiths are usually encountered at night, near cemeteries, catacombs and other such burial places, or else near the places that were important to them in life: abandoned homes, crumbling castles or forgotten bridges.Wraiths suffer endless, indescribable pain. Filled with anger and a sense of having been wronged, they both envy the living and brim with overwhelming hatred for them. Like other specters, they are immaterial, meaning they are not harmed by fire, poison or weapons designed to provoke bleeding.Wraiths can turn immaterial and are at times very difficult to wound. One can, however, force them to reassume a physical presence by trapping them with the Yrden Sign or by hitting them with slivers from a Moon Dust bomb. As with any such ghostly being, one should fight them using silver swords, preferably ones smeared with a thick coat of specter oil. Note as well that wraiths are particularly dangerous on moonless nights.

    Combat tactics: Relatively fast melee fighters, wraiths can do serious damage if they get in close, and they can easily do so with their ability to teleport short distances. If they do teleport while they are somewhat close to Geralt, dodge in any direction away from the wraith. They like to teleport right next to their target and immediately start swinging, inflicting heavy damage in an instant if they catch you. A wraith attacks victims with sword in one hand, and a lantern in the other and they can use both instruments in a spinning attack consisting of three separate strikes that are hard to get out of. Fighting a group of wraiths makes it especially dangerous as Geralt can get seriously injured in an instant if caught within a flurry of wraiths slashing him simultaneously. Like other wraiths, these specters can turn incorporeal at any given time, rendering attacks from silver swords much less effective. One can, however, force them to re-assume a physical presence by trapping them with Yrden or by hitting them with a Moon Dust bomb. Take caution however that Moondust bombs only disable their ability to turn incorporeal, not their teleportation. Investing in Specter Oil is also a good strategy, as wraiths are rather difficult to hit and the oil helps make each successful strike count that much more.

44. #44Gaunter O'Dimm

    Keys: Gaunter O'Dimm · Secondary: Master Mirror, Merchant of Mirrors, Man of Glass, Evil Incarnate

    Name: Gaunter O'Dimm Alias(es):

    • Man of Glass
    • Master Mirror
    • Merchant of Mirrors
    • Evil Incarnate Physical Information Hair color: Bald (black eyebrows) Eye color: Brown Gender: Male Abilities:
    • Magic
    • Time manipulation
    • Wish granting
    • Teleportation

    Gaunter O'Dimm, sometimes called Master Mirror or Man of Glass, is a powerful individual, creating pacts with people in exchange for their souls and being able to control time with a mere clap of his hands.

    Biography Not much is known about Gaunter before his meeting with Geralt, but he stated that he was a former mirror merchant-turned-mangy vagrant because of the war.[1] Meeting in the White Orchard inn In May 1272, Gaunter O'Dimm visited the inn of White Orchard, and was approached by the witcher Geralt, who was searching for Yennefer. O'Dimm asked to buy the witcher a drink, and that he knew about Geralt and Yennefer based off Dandelion's ballads. Pushing for an answer, Geralt continued asking whether he had seen Yennefer, so O'Dimm told him local rumors he had heard and advised him to go to the nearby Nilfgaardian Garrison to continue his search. He remarked that he didn't need a reward as one day he may need Geralt's help and then suddenly disappeared.[1] "Helping" Geralt When a captive Geralt was on a ship en route to Ofier to await execution for unknowingly killing the Ofieri Prince, Gaunter O'Dimm mysteriously appeared. He offered to help free Geralt in exchange for a small favor. When Geralt agreed, O'Dimm burned a mark on his face as a sign of their bargain. He then caused a storm to destroy the ship and gave Geralt an opening to escape. The two later reunited at O'Dimm's rendezvous point at the crossroads of Yantra at midnight. There, O'Dimm contracted Geralt into helping him finish up a different contract: to grant three wishes to the immortal Olgierd, telling him once the wishes have been granted he will free Geralt of his pact. O'Dimm reappeared when Geralt went to confront Olgierd. As it turned out, their pact required a proxy to fulfill Olgierd's wishes. After Olgierd gave Geralt his first two wishes (to show his brother Vlodimir the time of his life and to bring him Maximilian Borsodi's house) O'Dimm appeared before Geralt, offering his help as the contract did not forbid it. He informed Geralt that Vlodimir was already deceased and thus provided a vial of von Everec blood to perform a Blood Summoning. However, he refused to make things easy on Geralt, telling him to rely on his wit and intelligence when it came to Maximilian Borsodi's house.

    Gaunter O'Dimm's true identity remained a mystery throughout most of the story, though he appeared to be a powerful being as he could take souls, grant wishes, see things for their true nature, cause ghosts pain, and even manipulate time itself, making Geralt increasingly suspicious of the true nature of O'Dimm. Despite asking who and what he is, O'Dimm refused outright to reveal his true name to Geralt, warning him that all of those who have ever learned who he really is have suffered a terrible fate. While seemingly untouchable to conventional attacks, Geralt did learn that O'Dimm possessed one weakness: he loves to make deals, deals with anyone who asked, so long as recompense was provided in the form of their soul. Playing into this, he will also take up challenges where one's soul is at stake, as he almost always wins (with the exception of one person, centuries ago, who managed to beat him at his own game). However, his deals were often filled with conditions and wordplay loopholes through which O'Dimm could manipulate the mark and claim his payment. The clearest example of this trickery was shown with one Professor Premethine Shakeslock: O'Dimm came to the man offering him protection from his powers, as a "reward for all (his) hard work" in collecting information about O'dimm's past. Master Mirror drew a circle upon the floor and filled it with runes, stating that this Sigil in particular granted Shakeslock total physical protection from Gaunter and his power, but warned the Professor that should he ever attempt to leave, he'd be instantly at Master Mirrors mercy. Through the tasks Olgierd made him do, Geralt learned that Olgierd had previously made a pact with O'Dimm for the restoration of his wealth and power so that he could once again be of nobility and marry his noble-born love. However, O'Dimm delighted in difficult decisions and made Olgierd choose between sacrificing Iris or Vlodimir before granting his wish; Olgierd chose his brother, causing him to die the next day. However it was shown that as a "side effect" of his fulfilled desires, Olgierd had developed a heart of stone: losing his capacity for any emotions over time, culminating in the eventual death of his wife.

    After fulfilling Olgierd's final wish, Geralt encountered O'Dimm again at the Alchemy tavern where he was stopped by a drunk patron inviting him to drink, which caused O'Dimm to lose his patience and stop time itself so he could have a chat with the witcher. Through questioning, O'Dimm told Geralt that he was neither demon nor djinn and that it was not his fault that the negative intentions of his clients caused them to suffer, explaining to Geralt that he gave people exactly what they wished for. When questioned about who he was, O'Dimm became deadly serious and told Geralt that those who know his name had either gone mad or had died, and he was showing the witcher a mercy by not telling him. He ordered Geralt to bring Olgierd to a meeting at the Temple of Lilvani to complete their deal, then killed the interrupting drunkard with a spoon through the eye on his way out before restoring the flow of time.

    Looking for more information on O'Dimm, Geralt, thanks to Shani's help, eventually found the Professor Shakeslock in Oxenfurt Academy, where he had cloistered himself in his house out of fear of what he had discovered. He told the witcher that Olgierd had hired him to research O'Dimm's identity and to figure out how Olgierd might get rid of him. He had "pored over countless tomes, delved into obscure incidents and analyzed folk legends" and came to believe that, in short, O'Dimm was "Evil Incarnate." He further explained that O'Dimm was just one of many names belonging to the entity, a record of whose presence could be traced back thousands of years and across different cultures, and was a being who appeared to relish in meddling with human affairs, taking their souls, and sowing misfortune. However, O'Dimm had one weakness: he could be tempted into pacts where one's soul is at stake and he must always keep his end of the bargain. The professor revealed that simply studying about O'Dimm had caused him to go blind, which had in turn attracted the attention of O'Dimm himself. O'Dimm had then drawn the professor a magical circle of protection as a reward of sorts, telling him that he would be safe as long as he remained in the circle. However, he then made the ceiling brace above the circle weaken, creating a death trap for the professor should he leave the circle. Geralt managed to get the information he wanted out of the professor who proclaimed that he felt happy just to be useful again. This reaction corresponded to the failure of the ceiling brace, causing structural damage and shaking the walls with enough force to cause a bookcase to fall. Geralt managed to hold the bookcase upright but the professor tripped over a bottle as he backed away, causing him to fall outside the circle and to break his neck on a small pile of books, instantly killing him. O'Dimm greeted both Geralt and Olgierd at the temple ruins by walking down from the sky as though down a flight of steps, telling Olgierd that he is here for his soul as agreed. Olgierd disputed this by stating that O'Dimm could only claim his soul as per their agreement; by granting him three wishes through a third party and for the two of them to "be standing together on the moon," which Olgierd thought to be impossible. Still grinning wickedly, O'Dimm revealed that through Geralt he had granted the three wishes and, with a gesture, blew away the dust and dirt off the temple floor to reveal an old tile design of the moon, thus fulfilling his side of the bargain evidenced by the contract itself bursting into flames.

    Personality Gaunter, while a primarily antagonistic entity, is a creature of extremes and ambiguity. While Shakeslock called him "evil incarnate", Gaunter doesn't fit so neatly into general nor absolute definitions. For the most part he is passive and almost never takes overt actions towards his aims. He often obscures his goals and desires and even the one definitive aim he has (the collection of souls) is wrapped in a veil of inscrutability as Gaunter never makes it clear which souls he is actively interested in or why. Gaunter seems to take pleasure in the suffering of others, however he is only ever shown tormenting or harming people that have given him "just cause". He torments and savors the fear of those he makes deals with but only ever seems to make deals with malicious individuals who either are or capable of hurting people for their own ends such as Olgierd whom he rightly described as "a degenerate monster". In spite of this, Gaunter makes no distinctions between the severity of one's "misdeeds" as he horribly cursed a noblewoman from Toussaint and ruined her life while twisting her into a monster for insulting him and refusing hospitality when he came to her door seeking a handout. He also ruthlessly tormented Olgierd's brother's ghost after the spirit refused to leave Geralt's body when Gaunter politely directed the ghost to return to it's rest. Gaunter seems to use any excuse to enact torments on others and uses their "offense" as justification to punish them while taking pleasure in their misery. He is also very strict with rules and agreements. He claims, firmly, that he never lies nor cheats and always sticks to an agreement. This also extends to social contracts such as using manners and following local custom. When he cursed the noblewoman it was due to being refused hospitality when he came to her home in the guise of a beggar but in her homeland it was custom to offer beggars that come to one's door some form of hospitality. He also kills a man in a pub for the "crime" of interrupting his conversation with Geralt by putting a spoon through the man's eye while Gaunter had stopped time. On the other hand, Gaunter seems to take delight in also finding loop-holes in agreements or contracts he makes to get what he wants while further tormenting the one's he makes deals with. His fulfilling Olgierd's conditions for claiming Olgierd's soul were physically impossible if taken by common definitions but Gaunter found ways to fulfill those obligations without contradicting the wording of the agreement (Showing Olgierd's dead brother the time of his life by having him possess and use Geralt's body to attend a party, having a faction that uses the sun as a crest to conquer another faction at night thus "making the sun rise" at night, and having them all meet on the moon by meeting Olgierd on a floor tiled mosaic of the moon).

    For all of Gaunter's devious and maliciousness, he can also be surprisingly good natured, fair, and even benign towards others. He engages in light hearted banter with common folk such as talking to women about baking while also enjoying the simple pleasures of the company of others and having a good drink. He speaks in a disgusted tone when talking about the sins of others like Olgierd while giving genuine advice to people he takes a liking to such as giving Geralt advice about making Shani happy and later (based in the player's choices) tells Geralt what he needs to know to save Ciri with a tone of sympathy in his voice. In fact, if Geralt performs all of his tasks for Gaunter an lets him take Olfgierd's soul, he rewards Geralt for his service with no strings attached nor clever wordplay to bring Geralt misfortune.

45. #45Bear

    Keys: Bear

    • Class: Beasts

    • Variations: • Berserker • Black bear • Polar bear • Cave bear • Bear cub

    • Occurrence: • Velen • Skellige • White Orchard • Kaer Morhen valley • Toussaint

    • Susceptibility: • Beast oil • Quen

    • Bears are an omnivore mammal encountered in the Continent that are natural inhabitants of the world, meaning they didn't arrive during the Conjunction of the Spheres. Bears are generally found far from human habitation, either in the high mountains or in the deep woods. The opposite of dogs and wolves, bears are solitary creatures, which is probably for the best considering how strong a killing machine they are. It is simple enough a thing to avoid fighting a bear, but that is not always the case. A bear may be clumsy but they run at high speeds despite their bulky sizes, so running away may not always be an option, especially if you have already angered the bear.

46. #46Dog

    Keys: Dog · Secondary: Dogs

    Class: Beast

    • Occurrence: Dogs are domesticated animals; even wild dogs stay close to human settlements in Velen, Novigrad And Skellige.

    • Variations: Wild dog

    • Immunity: none

    • Susceptibility:

    • Susceptible to fear and knockdown attempts; experienced witcher use the Group Style while fighting multiple dogs.

    • Beast oil

    • Tactics: Dogs attack in groups, taking advantage of numerical superiority.

    • Dogs are the carnivorous decedents of wolves that were domesticated by humans. While generally docile, they may become wild, cursed, unnaturally ravenous, or all of the above. In these instances, they are treated as predators. After the Northern Wars in the 13th century, mass numbers of dogs died due to famine and their dead owners.

47. #47Wolves

    Keys: Wolf · Secondary: Wolves

    • Class: Beasts

    • Variations:

    • Warg

    • White Wolf

    • Morholt

    • Occurrence:

    • Velen

    • White Orchard

    • Skellige

    • Toussaint

    • Susceptibility:

    • Beast oil

    • Tactics: Wolves attack in groups, using their numerical superiority to their advantage

    • Wolves can be found throughout the mainland and on the Skellige Isles. They also appear during contracts or in quests, serving as the allies of leshens and werewolves. Several Skelligers also keep tamed wolves as pets, alongside more conventional dogs.

48. #48Warg

    Keys: Warg · Secondary: Wargs

    • Class: Beast
    • Variations: Wolf
    • Occurrence:
    • Velen
    • White Orchard
    • Skellige
    • Toussaint
    • Susceptibility: Beast oil

    Wargs are tougher and larger breed of classic wild wolves.

49. #49Werebear

    Keys: Werebear · Secondary: Werebears

    Other Names: Berserker Classification: Therianthrope Werebears, on Skellige known as berserkers, are therianthropes who transform into bears or half-bears. As other such creatures, they are hardly hurt by steel but are still very vulnerable to silver.

    Like other kinds of therianthropy, the "arctanthropy" can be acquired either as a result of a curse or inherited from werebear parents. However, it is likely that a bite from a werebear does not result in the victim becoming a werebear as well. That said, on the Skellige Isles, a group of Svalblod worshipers called Vildkaarls invented another, "controllable" way of becoming a berserker. After a complicated ritual involving psilocybe mushrooms and what seemed to be allowing wild bears to eat the cultists alive, the fierce warriors used to rise and spill blood in the name of their god. The bloodlust of Svalblod worshipers and their leader, jarl Knut the Callous, ultimately led the Islanders to banish the cult and destroy the sacred sites of the werebear god. Werebears are exceptionally strong, even tougher and more relentless than real bears. It is possible that they enjoy the company of ursines, such as werewolves stick to canines, werecats to felids and wererats to murids.

50. #50Berserker

    Keys: Berserker · Secondary: Berserkers

    • Class: Cursed one

    • Variations: Bear

    • Occurrence:

    • Ard Skellig

    • Vildkaarls' village

    • Susceptibility:

    • Devil's Puffball

    • Cursed oil

    • Quen

    • Igni

    • Combat tactics: A berserker starts out as a human, when filled with the rage of battle, it transforms into a berserker (A Werebear). While in human form, steel swords along with Hanged Man's Venom will work well against them, as well as any tactics learned while fighting other humans. However, once they are transformed into their bear form, a silver sword, that has been tainted with cursed oil, will work best.

    Beyond the anatomical differences, a berserker's werebear form should be treated just like fighting a true-born bear, save that these bears are much tougher, more relentless and harder to kill. If you have spent time improving your igni sign, the Melt Armor ability will come in real handy here.

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