

Potential #spoilers, but adaptations often play it fast and loose with the source material.)Ĭahir: It isn't the end I'd hoped for, no. (By the way, for those of you inclined to jump down the rabbit hole of fantasy lore, it's worth taking a peek at the information available on his character in the game. Vilgefortz is acceptable by association with Tissaia, but he hasn't really earned any confidence as of yet. Irredeemable monsters with unstoppable influence.Įxcept for Tissaia, they all seem just awful. It makes it too easy to view Stregabor and his supporters as cartoonishly evil, power-obsessed villains. The mages' political squabbling is easily the least interesting aspect of The Continent's world-building to me. Yennefer's exclusion from the higher seats of Aretuza seemed appropriate when she was only training and learning, but, after all her travels and accomplishments, it's clear that it is her elven heritage that bars her way and continues to be viewed with suspicion and prejudice. : Your actions turned the tide at Sodden Hill.But we need to let Vilgefortz carry the mantle of victory for now.

Your actions turned the tide at Sodden Hill. And it's salt in the wound that she must stand aside and let the victory at Sodden be used for Tissaia and Vilgefortz's political games. Triss may carry her Sodden scars on the outside, but Yennefer's still bleeding from her damage, figuratively speaking. There's no way Geralt can hide Ciri from Vesemir and the other witchers, so he's pretty upfront about his Child of Surprise, while Yennefer's loss of her magical ability is not a truth she has yet accepted herself.
