When Geralt first meets them, the princess is (unknowingly) pregnant with the child of Duny, who at night turns into a hedgehog-like creature. Not the fun, colorful kind that runs around collecting rings. Since Witchers aren\u2019t just good at killing monsters, but removing curses, the Queen Calanthe of Cintra (Pavetta’s mother) asks Geralt to remove said curse. If it failed, its implied Queen Calanthe wanted Duny killed rather than allow her daughter to marry. Which is understandable from his name alone. I mean, no one asks to be cursed, but if you are at least pick out a better name than ‘Duny’.\u00a0Sounds like a British euphemism for going to the bathroom.<\/p>\n
I don’t care how handsome or rich he was, I wouldn’t want my daughter marrying anyone who willingly lets other people call him something that (for reasons I can’t explain) makes me think of an Australian outhouse.<\/p>\n
Emhyr\u2019s plans for Ciri were not succession-<\/u><\/strong> In Wild hunt, Emperor wants Ciri back so she can take over the throne. In the books his goals were far more nefarious. Again, I get why CDPR left this part out. It\u2019s dark, disturbing and doesn\u2019t make for a decent video game narrative. There is a 0.0% chance Geralt & Yennefer would let the Emperor be alone with Ciri. We\u2019ll leave it at that.<\/p>\n Ciri and Geralt are bound together-<\/u><\/strong> Not with ropes or anything. That would be weird. More like the magical destiny kind of bond. After Geralt lifts the curse on Duny his payment from Queen Calanthe is The Law of Surprise. This practice is mentioned briefly as how Lambert got handed over (unwillingly) to be trained as a Witcher by his father. Since princess Pavetta doesn\u2019t know she is pregnant, Ciri is the \u201csurprise\u201d. This bonds Geralt and Pavetta\u2019s unborn child in a quasi-magical way that Sapkowski intentionally leaves vague. For 3 books Geralt keeps denying the bond, saying destiny is bullshit, but Ciri and Geralt keep running into each other in the most improbable ways. They keep choosing each other, and eventually the relationship becomes more parental than some forced magical bondage.<\/p>\n Speaking of bonds\u2026.- <\/u><\/strong>Geralt and Yennefer are bound to each by a Djinn, or Genie. Not the sexy kind that wears see-through pink clothes and lives in a bottle, either. Sapkowski\u2019s Djinn are angry, malicious and exploit lack of specifics in whatever someone wishes. This is actually how Yen and Geralt meet. Yennefer is doing what she normally does: fuck around with stuff recklessly and releases a Djinn she doesn\u2019t fully control. It destroys a village and is about to kill her, but Geralt uses his Last Wish (hence the name of the first book) to save her life by binding her life to his own, so the Djinn can\u2019t kill her without harming him. His specific words are intentionally left unknown. Geralt and Yennefer have a very stressful \u201crelationship\u201d as a result. It\u2019s not love, not hate. Whatever it is, its unbreakable and irresistible. Neither wants to be around the other all the time, but they find themselves drawn to each other. In the game there\u2019s a side quest to break this bond using another wish from another Djinn. I\u2019m not an expert on Geralt, but IMO if that bond was broken, they would never speak to each other again. At best.<\/p>\n They would NOT immediately activate bad idea protocols and bump uglies on the back of a unicorn.<\/p>\n Speaking of uglies\u2026- <\/u><\/strong>Yennefer is the quintessential Queen of Hearts. With a good reason, though. She was born a deformed hunchback, not beautiful. She used magic to change her physical appearance. It\u2019s not an illusion, but it\u2019s not authentic either. She was born hideous, became gorgeous (is referred to as the world’s most beautiful woman) and behaves as you would expect someone who was bullied for being ugly to behave. She wields her appearance like a weapon and, to be blunt, is an unapologetic bitch. Which is OK, really. I mean\u2026. Geralt is a surly nihilist, whose best friends are an aloof higher vampire with a drinking problem and the medieval equivalent of Jared Leto, and routinely finds himself covered in entrails.<\/p>\n He could do a lot<\/em><\/strong> worse.<\/p>\n Speaking of Regis….- <\/u><\/strong>We meet Regis during the Blood and Wine DLC (arguably one of the greatest add-ons to a game ever) and is presented as a kind of benevolent vampire who cares about humanity. Canonically he\u2019s a walking nuclear device that views humanity as an interesting, and delicious, sociological experiment. Regis is a recovering \u201calcoholic\u201d, in that he was addicted to human blood. He\u2019s been on the wagon for decades trying to be a better person, but self-improvement doesn\u2019t necessarily mean less terrifying. CDPR dramatically nerfs the power of Higher Vampires. In DLC, Detlaf summons a horde of lesser vampires to attack Beauclair. He wouldn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n Detlaf and Regis could take down the entire Nilfgaardian empire in a few days and still have room for pumpkin pie. Witchers are portrayed as apex predators, until you meet Regis and realize they are basically animal control.<\/p>\n People have nightmares about monsters.<\/p>\n Monsters have nightmares about Geralt.<\/p>\n Geralt has nightmares about beings like Regis.<\/p>\n
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