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* IcyBlueEyes: Most Aen Elle whose faces we see have grey or pale blue eyes, suggesting that it's a racial trait.
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* DimensionalTraveler: A villainous example. The Aen Elle wish to traverse the multiverse, conquering the limitless worlds. In the third game it's heavily implied by Ge'els that they possess enough military power to overwhelm the multiverse.
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* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Their magic tends to be associated with winter and ice. One way the Wild Hunt is heralded is through a substantial drop in temperature.
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* ThanatosGambit: He attempts one after his and Geralt's final duel. As he lays dying, Eredin tells Geralt that Avallac'h has deceived him and has abducted Ciri. Geralt races off to confront Avallac'h and comes close to killing the elf, only for Ciri to step in and reveal that it was all a lie. The issue is never fully explained, but it seems that Eredin was attempting a TakingYouWithMe ploy by setting Geralt against Avallac'h in the hopes that one, or even both, of them would kill the other.
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* ThanatosGambit: He attempts one after his and Geralt's final duel. As he lays dying, Eredin tells Geralt that Avallac'h has deceived him and has abducted Ciri. Geralt races off to confront Avallac'h and comes close to killing the elf, only for Ciri to step in and reveal that it was all a lie. The issue is never fully explained, but it seems that Eredin was attempting a TakingYouWithMe ploy by setting Geralt against Avallac'h in the hopes that one, or one (or even both, both) of them would kill the other.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: "Breac Glas" is Irish for "green trout".
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Geralt roasts his helmet glowing hot with the Igni sign, and when Imlerith tears the helmet off, Geralt grabs his mace and crushes his skull with a single blow.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Geralt [[spoiler:Geralt roasts his helmet glowing hot with the Igni sign, sign]], and when Imlerith tears the helmet off, Geralt grabs his mace and crushes his skull with a single blow.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Smashes Vesemir's ribs in with a kick, stomps on his right forearm so that both bones snap, punches him repeatedly in the face until Eredin commands him to stop, then hoists him up by the throat and [[NeckSnap throttles him to death]] when the old witcher sticks him with a hidden dagger.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Smashes Vesemir's [[spoiler:Vesemir's]] ribs in with a kick, stomps on his right forearm so that both bones snap, punches him repeatedly in the face until Eredin commands him to stop, then hoists him up by the throat and [[NeckSnap throttles him to death]] when the old witcher sticks him with a hidden dagger.
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* DemonicPossession: At three points in the first Witcher game, he will possess Alvin when the boy is susceptible as he goes into prophetic trances in order to taunt his former horseman. The first time, he recounts Ithlinne's Prophecy to remind Geralt of what's ultimately at stake, the second to taunt him of his escape from death by his foster-daughter's abilities, the third when Geralt is trying to supply his charge with a dimeritium pendant to control his nightmares... Well, just take a look at this low blow to Geralt's mutated testes.
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* DemonicPossession: At three points in the first Witcher game, he will possess Alvin when the boy is susceptible as he goes into prophetic trances in order to taunt his former horseman. horseman Geralt. The first time, he recounts Ithlinne's Prophecy to remind Geralt him of what's ultimately at stake, the second to taunt him of his escape from death by his foster-daughter's abilities, the third when Geralt is trying to supply his charge with a dimeritium pendant to control his nightmares... Well, just take a look at this low blow to Geralt's mutated testes.
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* TheDreaded: During multiple instances in ''the Wild Hunt'' Geralt himself will doubt his chances of besting Eredin and he even tells Ciri that she stands no chance against him in full battle-regalia. The only time she did fight him in the book series, her victory was the result of luck.
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* TheDreaded: During multiple instances in ''the ''The Wild Hunt'' Geralt himself will doubt his chances of besting Eredin and he even tells Ciri that she stands no chance against him in full battle-regalia. The only time she did fight him in the book series, her victory was the result of luck.
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* ObviouslyEvil: Video game version: [[EvilIsBigger seven feet tall]], [[EvilAlbino incredibly pale]], CreepyBlueEyes, [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice that gets deeper when he puts on his mask]], [[TinTyrant and dressed head to toe in black armor with a skeleton motif]]. In the books, he's not much above your typical elven dick, as far as first impressions go.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: In the third video game, he opposes Eredin because he feels Eredin has gone too far with his ambition.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Lara was an Elven sage and priceless genetic experiment. Cregennan of Lod was a human wizard. In the end, they could not avoid falling victim to bigotry. Cregennan was killed, and Lara died after bearing a child.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Lara was an Elven sage Sage and priceless genetic experiment. Cregennan of Lod was a human wizard. In the end, they could not avoid falling victim to bigotry. Cregennan was killed, and Lara died after bearing a child.
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The king of the Aen Elle elves, an Aen Saevherne (elven sage with prophetic powers) (Elven Sage) and ruler of Tir ná Lia. He was determined to produce an heir with Ciri to bring back the Elder Blood to his people, but it never came to this due to him being poisoned. While it was only subtly implied in the books, the games directly confirmed that Eredin was the one who orchestrated his death.
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* FunctionalAddict: He is addicted to Fisstech, [[FantasticDrug Fisstech]], though you wouldn't notice it without seeing him consume it.
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The king of the Aen Elle elves, an Aen Saevherne (an elven (elven sage with prophetic powers) and ruler of Tir ná Lia. He was determined to produce an heir with Ciri to bring back the Elder Blood to his people, but it never came to this due to him being poisoned. While it was only subtly implied in the books, the games directly confirmed that Eredin was the one who orchestrated his death.
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* WickedCultured: Paints portraits ([[spoiler:in Kubistic style!]]) in his spare time.
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* WickedCultured: Paints portraits ([[spoiler:in Kubistic Cubist style!]]) in his spare time.
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Avallac'h]] explicitly namechecks this as his biggest flaw.
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* FacialHorror: What's left of his face after [[spoiler: Geralt cooks it inside his helmet with Igni]] is...not pretty.
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** Symbolized in his Gwent card: "Mysterious Elf". It's a spy card, which allows the player to draw two more cards upon play. It has zero attack value, which means it's worthless to the enemy (as the attack value is usually the counterbalance to drawing more cards). It's a Hero card, which means it can't be re-used by the opponent making a Medic card play. It's the perfect spy card, essentially.
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This requires a villain to go through an event that causes their personality to change for the worse. After losing his eye, Eredin pretty much just keeps being a smug prick to Geralt even while he's dying, saying Avallach tricked them.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one after Geralt takes out his eye; as he and Geralt face each other he looks terrified rather than smug and desperately reaches for his sword even after Geralt slashes his throat.
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* OurElvesAreDifferent: If the Aen Seidhe of The Witcher's world are viewed as the Seelie Court in terms of Celtic mythology, then the Aen Elle are without doubt their Unseelie counterparts.
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* OurElvesAreDifferent: OurElvesAreBetter: If the Aen Seidhe of The Witcher's world are viewed as the Seelie Court in terms of Celtic mythology, then the Aen Elle are without doubt their Unseelie counterparts. They (or at least their best and brightest) are also far and away stronger and more powerful physically and magically than anything the Aen Seidhe or humans can achieve.
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* FacialHorror: What's left of his face after [[spoiler: Geralt cooks it inside his helmet with Igni]] is...not pretty.
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* HumiliationConga: Being turned into Uma, though it doesn't really ''humble'' him.
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* {{BFS}}: Uses a greatsword as long as a person in battle.
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* FinalBoss: For ''The Witcher 3''.
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* TheAce: The Wild Hunt's greatest warrior. Geralt only defeats him after being driven to rage by [[spoiler: Vesemir's death.]]
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* GameBreakingInjury: Courtesy of Ciri, once again allowing her foster father to pin down and slay another sorcerer that was way above his level in melee combat.he might not have been able to defeat otherwise.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: He is by far the single most dangerous entity in the main game. Caranthir makes it possible for the Wild Hunt to travel between worlds, he is behind [[spoiler:the curse placed on Avallac'h that both Ciri and Geralt spend a significant amount of time trying to dispel]], and he is so singularly powerful that there are two occasions where he would have killed the heroes had Ciri not intervened. Despite that, he has little screen time and even less characterization, serving as little more than the penultimate boss.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: He Although Eredin is by far the Wild Hunt's mightiest, Carantir, with his unique skills, is the single most dangerous entity important member of the Wild Hunt and the reason they are the threath they are in the main game. Caranthir makes it possible for the Wild Hunt to travel between worlds, he is behind [[spoiler:the curse placed on Avallac'h that both Ciri and Geralt spend a significant amount of time trying to dispel]], and he is so singularly powerful that there are two occasions where he would have killed the heroes had Ciri not intervened. Despite that, he has little screen time and even less characterization, serving as little more than the penultimate boss.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: Endures a smack-down by an awakened and incredibly empowered Ciri, which weakens him enough to allow Geralt to slay him.
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* TheFairFolk: Interdimensional beings bereft of empathy who are known to kidnap children and sometimes return them decades older -- but only a few months after they were taken. Season with [[Myth/NorseMythology Frost Giant]] as desired.
* FantasticRacism: They have a very low opinion about any race that is not their own, especially humans, and have in fact committed genocide on multiple occasions.
* FantasticRacism: They have a very low opinion about any race that is not their own, especially humans, and have in fact committed genocide on multiple occasions.
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...but these pictures are fan art of their in-game models in Wild Hunt? I understand when it comes to the Lodge, because they (Triss in particular) can look different from how they were described in the books, but there is no difference here. Not to mention that Ge'els is not from the books.
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[[folder:Auberon Muircetach]]
!!Auberon Muircetach, King of the Alders
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]'' (only in a brief flashback)
The king of the Aen Elle elves, an Aen Saevherne and ruler of Tir ná Lia. He was determined to produce an heir with Ciri to bring back the Elder Blood to his people, but it never came to this due to him being poisoned. While it was only subtly implied in the books, the games directly confirmed that Eredin was the one who orchestrated his death.
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* CharacterDeath: Get's poisoned by Eredin.
* FantasticRacism: Against humans, just like pretty much any Aen Elle. He outright states that Ciri repulses him.
* FunctionalAddict: He is addicted to Fisstech, though you wouldn't notice it without seeing him consume it.
* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Despite numerous tries, he is unable to have intercourse with Ciri, which humiliates and angers the latter. While he claims that he is unable to do so because he can't find anything attractive about Ciri, it's implied not-so-subtle that his age is also a contributing factor.
* Really700YearsOld: He is 650 years old.
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!!Auberon Muircetach, King of the Alders
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]'' (only in a brief flashback)
The king of the Aen Elle elves, an Aen Saevherne and ruler of Tir ná Lia. He was determined to produce an heir with Ciri to bring back the Elder Blood to his people, but it never came to this due to him being poisoned. While it was only subtly implied in the books, the games directly confirmed that Eredin was the one who orchestrated his death.
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* CharacterDeath: Get's poisoned by Eredin.
* FantasticRacism: Against humans, just like pretty much any Aen Elle. He outright states that Ciri repulses him.
* FunctionalAddict: He is addicted to Fisstech, though you wouldn't notice it without seeing him consume it.
* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Despite numerous tries, he is unable to have intercourse with Ciri, which humiliates and angers the latter. While he claims that he is unable to do so because he can't find anything attractive about Ciri, it's implied not-so-subtle that his age is also a contributing factor.
* Really700YearsOld: He is 650 years old.
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* FamousAncestor: To Ciri, for those in the know.hence her importance.
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The Wild Hunt is known to most Nordlings as an omen of war, a cavalcade of spectral riders galloping through the skies. In fact they are Dearg Ruadhi, the Red Riders, warriors of Aen Elle, or the Alder Folk, projecting their wraiths across worlds, hunting for the heirs of the Elder Blood. For information about the King of the Wild Hunt, see Eredin Breacc Glas in [[Characters/TheWitcherVillains the book villains]]; for information about former member Avallac'h, see in [[Characters/TheWitcherOtherCharacters other book characters]].
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The Wild Hunt is known to most Nordlings as an omen of war, a cavalcade of spectral riders galloping through the skies. In fact they are Dearg Ruadhi, the Red Riders, warriors of Aen Elle, or the Alder Folk, projecting their wraiths across worlds, hunting for the heirs of the Elder Blood. For information about the King of the Wild Hunt, see Eredin Breacc Glas in [[Characters/TheWitcherVillains the book villains]]; for information about former member Avallac'h, see in [[Characters/TheWitcherOtherCharacters other book characters]].
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[[header:Aen Elle]]
The elf inhabitants of another world. From their capital of Tir ná Lia they are ruled by King Auberon Muircetach. Like many others, they are interested in gaining control of Ciri so that they may continue their experiments with Elder Blood and seek a way to stop the White Frost.
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[[folder:In General]]
* HiddenDepths: You get to visit their world and discover it's a CrystalSpiresAndTogas paradise. They're actually quite civilized and a bit sex-crazy in addition to being Nazgul-expies.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: If the Aen Seidhe of The Witcher's world are viewed as the Seelie Court in terms of Celtic mythology, then the Aen Elle are without doubt their Unseelie counterparts.
* TheFairFolk: Interdimensional beings bereft of empathy who are known to kidnap children and sometimes return them decades older -- but only a few months after they were taken. Season with [[Myth/NorseMythology Frost Giant]] as desired.
* VillainousCheekbones: Seems to be a racial trait for the Aen Elle. Those whose faces we do see are shown to have prominent cheekbones that make them look very gaunt.
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!!!Leadership
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!!Viceroy Ge'els
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Eredin's viceroy in Tir ná Lia.
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* AffablyEvil: He's very civil and accommodating to Geralt, even though he views the witcher as an inferior being from a race he's happy enough to subjugate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In a BlueAndOrangeMorality kind of way. A genocide against an inferior race? Insignificant. A regicide, on the other hand? Intolerable.
* EvilAlbino: All the Aen Elle have pale skin and eyes, but Ge'els accentuates the look with his grey hair and white clothing.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge, almost a foot taller than Geralt and Avallac'h. And unlike Eredin and his ilk, it's not accentuated by armor.
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Avallac'h]] explicitly namechecks this as his biggest flaw.
* ManInWhite: Wears a stylish white and silver ensemble.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Clearly enjoys the finer things in life.
* MinorMajorCharacter: As Eredin's viceroy, he serves as the de facto ruler of the Aen Elle whenever the King of the Wild Hunt is absent, but only has one scene in the entire game.
* NobleDemon: Indifferent to humans but suffers no injustice amongst his own kind, least of all regicide.
* NonActionGuy: Handles affairs of the state while Eredin raids and plunders with the Wild Hunt.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To a surprising degree. He is even willing to negotiate with enemies on their own ground if he finds them sufficiently honourable.
* WickedCultured: Paints portraits ([[spoiler:in Kubistic style!]]) in his spare time.
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!!!Sages
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!!Avallac'h / Crevan Espane aep Caomhan Macha
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TowerOfTheSwallow'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Maloney
An enigmatic -- and eccentric -- elven wizard, known only to few in the Witcherworld and then mostly in the context of the Tower of the Swallow. Among Aen Elle, however, he is one of the top dogs, the real brains behind the plans and actions of theirs.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Is described as having blonde hair in the novels.
* BalefulPolymorph: In the third game, Avallac'h is transformed into a deformed dwarven creature, Uma, by his apprentice.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He initially acts as a guide for Ciri in the Tower, but it turns out quickly that all he has in mind is his agenda.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Depending on how you interpret his behaviour, he makes this kind of impression.
* ClosestThingWeGot: He has been trying to study, preserve and control the power of the Elder Blood for eons, only for it to almost be entirely lost except for Ciri. Ciri, a human with very primitive understanding of magic and her own power, is far from Avallac'h's ideal source of the Elder Blood, but he'll take what he can get.
* CovertPervert: He can be found looking at some erotic images in ''The Witcher 3'', and he keeps a mistress tucked away in his secret lab.
* EnemyMine: He's no friend to the protagonists, but by the third game, they have a common foe in Eredin and the White Frost.
* EveryoneHasStandards: In the third video game, he opposes Eredin because he feels Eredin has gone too far with his ambition.
* EvilGenius: It's heavily implied he's currently in charge of the old Elven genetic program, and he plays this role in the triumvirate ruling the Aen Elle elves. The threat of being handed over to his lab is used on Ciri.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: His job.
* FantasticRacism: He doesn't really have a stellar opinion of humans. You know, it's an Aen Elle thing.
* FireForgedFriends: Ciri is convinced that this is the case between she and him after they work together to evade the Wild Hunt. The truth is a lot more complicated than that, which ends up turning him into a BrokenPedestal for her.
* KarmaHoudini: Doesn't get any kind of punishment at the end of the third game, except maybe his lab being roughed up.
* ManipulativeBastard: In the third game, mostly towards Ciri.
* MysteriousBacker:
** Acts as one for Geralt once, providing him with explanations. Vague ones, but still.
** His entire role in ''Wild Hunt'' is to support Ciri, for motives only he truly knows. After Geralt, Yen and Ciri meet his female companion, Geralt can confront Avallac'h about his apparent hatred and disgust for Ciri. Avallac'h remains completely unconcerned and unflappable, and instead of explaining a thing, tells Geralt "You don't really expect me to tell you my feelings, do you?"
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Wild Hunt's most powerful and dangerous sorcerer, Caranthir, was bred, raised and trained by Avallac'h to be the Aen Elle's planar champion. It's thanks to Caranthir that the Wild Hunt are able to pursue Ciri relentlessly, and as long as he's alive, Eredin is nigh untouchable.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When talking to him, don't mention Lara Dorren in an unflattering context. Just don't.
* TookALevelInKindness: While still a manipulative asshole, he is shown to have genuinely come to care for Ciri as a person.
* TheOneThatGotAway: It's implied he loved Lara Dorren, but she loved someone else.
* {{Troll}}: He just can't help himself once in a while.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lara Dorren]]
!!Lara Dorren aep Siadhal
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If there is a face to the Elder Blood, she might as well be it. Centuries ago, she was the culmination of an Elven eugenics project, a generation away from the intended result -- only to derail it by entering a love affair with Cregennan, a human wizard. Though she died soon after, she bore a daughter who would become an ancestor to the Cintran royal line. And through it, to a young princess known as the Child of the Elder Blood.
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* BlueBlood: Implied to have been ''Auberon's'' daughter.
* FamousAncestor: To Ciri, for those in the know.
* LegendFadesToMyth: Nobody fully knows what were the circumstances of her death, which became the matter of children's tales. The Elven version makes her an innocent victim of brutish humans, while human version depicts her as a cruel and angry witch who met a just and deserved end. Her story has also become intertwined with an unrelated tale of Falka, a partially Elven instigator of an infamously bloody rebellion which happened shortly afterwards and was in later times presumed by many to have been a result of her dying curse. Cregennan, however, is known to have died at human hands.
* LivingMacguffin: Was one in life, then the mantle passed to her descendants.
* TheOneThatGotAway: It's implied that Avallac'h was supposed to be her mate - or at least that he would have liked to have been.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dead for centuries by the time of the Saga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: To the whole Elven scheme, so much that they dropped the matter in disgust after her affair and death. Once her potential resurfaced in Ciri, they figured it means they can yet go back to it.
* StarCrossedLovers: Lara was an Elven sage and priceless genetic experiment. Cregennan of Lod was a human wizard. In the end, they could not avoid falling victim to bigotry. Cregennan was killed, and Lara died after bearing a child.
[[/folder]]
!!!The Wild Hunt
[[folder: In General]]
!!The Wild Hunt
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-->''"The vague, ghastly shapes of riders become visible in the ribbon sliding across the sky. As they come closer and closer, they can be seen ever more clearly. Buffalo horns and ragged crests sway on their helmets, and cadaverous masks show white beneath them. The riders sit on horses’ skeletons, cloaked in ragged caparisons. A fierce gale howls among the willows, blades of lightning slash the black sky. The wind moans louder and louder. No, it's not the wind. It's ghostly singing."''
--->-- '''Andrzej Sapkowski,''' '' '''(The Time of Contempt)''' ''
The Wild Hunt is known to most Nordlings as an omen of war, a cavalcade of spectral riders galloping through the skies. In fact they are Dearg Ruadhi, the Red Riders, warriors of Aen Elle, or the Alder Folk, projecting their wraiths across worlds, hunting for the heirs of the Elder Blood. For information about the King of the Wild Hunt, see Eredin Breacc Glas in [[Characters/TheWitcherVillains the book villains]]; for information about former member Avallac'h, see in [[Characters/TheWitcherOtherCharacters other book characters]].
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* BlackKnight: They all fit the physical description.
* CoolShip: A rather literal example. Naglfar is an icy longship said to be made from the nails of dead men that allows the Wild Hunt to physically sail between the worlds and can appear in any sufficiently large body of water almost at a moment's notice.
* DemBones: They deliberately wear skeleton-themed suits of armour. Helps with the intimidation factor.
* TheDreaded: The only people who don't fear them are the ones who don't believe that they exist.
* {{Expy}}: Their design is meant to evoke Peter Jackson's version of Sauron.
* EvilIsBigger: They are all extremely large compared to any other humanoid races, standing almost a head taller than Geralt.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: They open portals to the world of the White Frost to bring winter wherever they go. One of the earliest signs of their arrival is the temperature dropping sharply and breath becoming visible. Even after they're gone, places where they've been stay locked in snow and ice.
* EvilSoundsDeep: They all have a deep, thundering voice but only when wearing their helmets. If the helmet is off then they sound like any other elf, only more arrogant.
* TheFaceless: They hide every inch of their bodies under their suits of armour.
* OutsideContextProblem: Most educated people in the North or Nilfgaard don't even believe that they exist, and even the superstitious folk aren't aware of the true threat they represent.
* RageHelm: Most of them wear skull-themed helmets.
* TinTyrant: All of them are covered head to toe in skeletal looking armor.
* TheWildHunt: Naturally.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt]]
!!!!Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_of_the_wild_hunt.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Your flight from Death, ends here."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"White Wolf! At last!"'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings Assassins of Kings]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' William Roberts '' '''(The Witcher)''' '' and Steven Hartley ''' ''(Wild Hunt)'' '''
-->''"So know, witcher, that you will surrender unto me the soul of a dear one. It is written. A person both dear and distant, a traveler beyond time. I shall ever be on your trail. [[BlackSpeech Aen'drean, va, saov Leo, tuv'le]]!"''
The top ranking military leader and monarch of the highly-advanced, other-worldly and morally degenerate Elven people known as the Aen Elle, or 'Alder' Folk. Most don't even know they exist, but he himself -- from a certain point of view -- has gained the infamous visage of the Omen of War as the leader of TheWildHunt.
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* ArcVillain: In the fifth novel, along with Avallac'h. The two of them serve as the main villains during Ciri's visit to the world of the Aen Elle.
* ArchEnemy: Geralt's most powerful and persistent foe.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: In the third game, he comes across as this when compared to his CoDragons, [[HeroKiller Imlerith]] and [[EvilSorcerer Caranthir]].
* AscendedExtra: While he was a big threat, he was quite the minor character in the novels, where he formed more of a BigBadDuumvirate with Avallac'h rather than being the biggest threat by himself, and he also only met Geralt once in ''Time of Contempt'' novel. In the games, he becomes Geralt's ArchEnemy and his machinations are the engine behind most plot points of the first two games. In the third game, he takes center stage as the BigBad.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of the Wild Hunt and an opponent even Geralt is weary of facing.
* BigBad: After being the GreaterScopeVillain throughout the novels and the previous two games, Eredin finally takes center stage in ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''.
* BlackKnight: He and his ilk wear dark, menacing, skeletal-looking armor. Though in the first game, he looks more like a [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] (which is explained in the story, see FightingAShadow).
* DarthVaderClone: Dark clothing/armor with scary mask? Check. Magic? Check. Towering over most of the cast? Check. Deep voice? Check.
* DemonicPossession: At three points in the first Witcher game, he will possess Alvin when the boy is susceptible as he goes into prophetic trances in order to taunt his former horseman. The first time, he recounts Ithlinne's Prophecy to remind Geralt of what's ultimately at stake, the second to taunt him of his escape from death by his foster-daughter's abilities, the third when Geralt is trying to supply his charge with a dimeritium pendant to control his nightmares... Well, just take a look at this low blow to Geralt's mutated testes.
-->'''Eredin[=/=]Alvin:''' Would you want to live with ordinary people? Witchers protect people like these. Simple, defenceless, ''normal''...\\
'''Geralt of Rivia:''' Put on the necklace. \\
'''Eredin:''' Dh'oine! Look into my eyes -- See your death! I don't need to hear this, [[InsultToRocks you're not even human]]. \\
'''Geralt:''' Alvin!\\
'''Eredin:''' Now do you see the necessity of this action, no matter the price? Geralt, open your mind.
* DimensionalTraveler: A villainous example. The Aen Elle wish to traverse the multiverse, conquering the limitless worlds. In the third game it's heavily implied by Ge'els that they possess enough military power to overwhelm the multiverse.
* TheDreaded: During multiple instances in ''the Wild Hunt'' Geralt himself will doubt his chances of besting Eredin and he even tells Ciri that she stands no chance against him in full battle-regalia. The only time she did fight him in the book series, her victory was the result of luck.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In both ''The Witcher'' and ''The Witcher III: Wild Hunt'', his voice is incredibly deep and menacing. This seems to be an effect of an enchantment on his skull mask, since when he takes it off he speaks in a gruff but otherwise fairly normal-sounding voice.
* EyeScream: In the third game, Geralt takes out one of his eyes before mortally wounding him.
* TheFairFolk: As the King of the Wild Hunt, he kidnaps human children so they can serve the Aen Elle as slaves or disposable pets.
* FantasticRacism: He utterly despises humans, seeing them as sub-elven. Even Ciri, who is of vital importance to his people's plans, is little more than "a gold nugget buried in dung" to him, and the part about "gold nugget" referred to her Elven ancestry.
* FightingAShadow: Is capable of sending [[AstralProjection 'spectral emanations']] of himself through time and space, like the horrific-looking one you encounter in the first game.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: To non-book readers, he might seem this way in the third game, where you have to dig and deduce to get the full extent of his motives and he has barely a dozen lines.
* GreaterScopeVillain: His plans for Ciri are probably the greatest threat the world faces, but he doesn't play much of a role in the novels.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In ''Lady of the Lake'' it's made quite explicit that Ciri is attracted to him and though he clearly despises her human heritage, there's enough of Lara Dorren in his dear little Swallow to make you wonder at his intentions beyond simply elevating his world beyond all others. In ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt The Wild Hunt]]'', during a deadly battle he looks straight at her, removes his helmet and holds out his hand, for all the world as though he's asking if he may have the pleasure of a dance.
-->'''Eredin:''' You were fascinated with me, and you were afraid of your desires. You still want me, Zireael. My hands, their touch...
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He ''annihilates'' Crach en Craite like a child and only Geralt can stop him from carving a swathe through a deck full of battle hardened Skelliger warriors. During the final boss fight he can ''parry an entire Whirl flurry''[[note]]the fast special attack that even experienced human opponents will only block once before being cut to pieces[[/note]] from Geralt with one-handed contemptuous ease.
* KarmaHoudini: In the books; averted in the third game where he is the final boss which, naturally, goes down by Geralt's blade.
* KarmicDeath: Killed by a human he had enslaved and forced to fight as a soldier. Adding to the karma is that Geralt uses the silver sword to deliver the death blow, which is reserved for monsters.
* LargeAndInCharge: He towers over most of the Aen Elle, who are taller than humans on average.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He, along with Avallac'h, are the quintessential leaders of Aen Elle, due to King Auberon's reclusive nature. After Auberon's death and Avallac'h's defection, Eredin is the de facto leader of the Aen Elle.
* ObviouslyEvil: Video game version: [[EvilIsBigger seven feet tall]], [[EvilAlbino incredibly pale]], CreepyBlueEyes, [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice that gets deeper when he puts on his mask]], [[TinTyrant and dressed head to toe in black armor with a skeleton motif]]. In the books, he's not much above your typical elven dick, as far as first impressions go.
* OverarchingVillain: Despite Salamandra and the Kingslayers forming the first two games' immediate threats, his conflict with Geralt forms the basis of the MythArc.
* PrettyBoy: DependingOnTheArtist. He's depicted this way in the flashback scenes in ''The Witcher 2'', but in ''The Witcher 3'' he's shown with a burlier, more masculine face.
* PsychoticSmirk: It seems to be the ''only'' expression he's capable of wearing. No matter what kind of setback he's facing, he's still got that smug smirk on his face. Even dying does nothing to sour his mood. Though he does drop it after Geralt takes his eye out.
* RedBaron: Also known as the King of the Wild Hunt and the King of the Red Riders. The Unicorns fear him as 'Sparrowhawk'.
* SlashedThroat: How Geralt kills him.
* TheStarscream: Willingly or not, the aphrodisiac/performance enhancer that he supplied Auberon with ended up killing him.
* TinTyrant: Especially his original concept design for the third game.
* ThanatosGambit: He attempts one after his and Geralt's final duel. As he lays dying, Eredin tells Geralt that Avallac'h has deceived him and has abducted Ciri. Geralt races off to confront Avallac'h and comes close to killing the elf, only for Ciri to step in and reveal that it was all a lie. The issue is never fully explained, but it seems that Eredin was attempting a TakingYouWithMe ploy by setting Geralt against Avallac'h in the hopes that one, or even both, of them would kill the other.
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one after Geralt takes out his eye; as he and Geralt face each other he looks terrified rather than smug and desperately reaches for his sword even after Geralt slashes his throat.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: In the fifth novel, where he's a mix between this and an ArcVillain. His goals for inter-dimensional conquest are a bigger threat than anything the heroes have faced before. However, this aspect of the book is never thoroughly explored and is rendered secondary to the main story.
** Acts as this again in the second game. He is the villain of the flashback narrative that Geralt experiences. Much like in the novels, however, this is treated as a secondary story to the main one.
* VillainRespect: Despite his disdain for humans he does seem to possess a VERY grudging respect for Geralt (during their final battle he says Geralt was taught well, and when Geralt escapes Eredin actually devotes time and effort to reclaiming him, indicating he considered Geralt a valuable asset).
* WalkingSpoiler: He and Avallac'h serve as Ciri's (and our) introduction to a greater universe.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives several delicious ones to Geralt over the course of the first game but one of his best is from the rarely chosen Order path.
-->'''Eredin:''' The Order to which you handed power, aims to eradicate ''all'' who are not entirely human. What say you to that, ''mutant''?
* TheWildHunt: His Dearg Ruadhri are seen as this by most people. It's not clear if their ghastly visages are solely a psychological weapon, or an imperfection of their ability to travel between the worlds.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Imlerith]]
!!Imlerith
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"First you, then her."'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
-->''"The sisters said you would come. They saw you arrive in the water's surface... They did not see the girl, but she is with you, is she not?"''
The Wild Hunt's Chief General and its mightiest warrior. He tries to hunt Ciri down on horseback through the forests of Velen after she escapes Ard Skellig, acting as Eredin's emissary to the Crones of Crook-back Bog and he later leads the ground assault on Kaer Morhen. Geralt recognizes him from his capture and enslavement among the Red Riders and respects his martial-prowess warily; to the extent of recognizing that the outcome of a battle between them -- would be uncertain at best.
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* BaldOfEvil: Has a shaved head under his helmet.
* BedFullOfWomen: Just before his fight with Geralt, he is surrounded by a harem of Succubi. However, he's dressed in full armor by then.
* TheBrute: He's big even for an Aen Elle elf, and delights in violence and feats of strength.
* CarryABigStick: Wields an enormous mace with one hand as his primary weapon.
* CoDragons: To Eredin with Caranthir.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Geralt roasts his helmet glowing hot with the Igni sign, and when Imlerith tears the helmet off, Geralt grabs his mace and crushes his skull with a single blow.
* TheHedonist: Partakes in the Witches' Sabbath for their pleasurable debauchery and to revel in the subservience of his inferiors. His love for the joys of the flesh ends up being his downfall when Geralt and Ciri infiltrate the gathering and kill him.
* HeroKiller: He's badass enough that Geralt doesn't want to risk taking him on even if he has Lambert and [[spoiler:Letho]] as back-up. He becomes a literal example of the trope when he snaps [[spoiler:Vesemir's]] neck in the Battle of Kaer Morhen when the captive witcher stabs him in the axilla.
* HiddenDepths: He can tell if Geralt lies to him in their minimalist exchange, proving that he has more perspicacity than his violence-loving demeanour might suggest. When he catches one of the dying leaves from the Oak of Bald Mountain, he also seems to have caught on to the fact that the Crones are being butchered by Ciri.
* LightningBruiser: Once he discards his shield and starts teleporting all over the place.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carries an ''enormous'' meteor iron shield that protects him from Triss's firestorm artillery strike during the Battle of Kaer Morhen. Just to show how sturdy it is, all the warriors in his company are roasted, but he's unscathed.
* NeckLift: Seems to be his preferred tactic for subduing smaller enemies.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Smashes Vesemir's ribs in with a kick, stomps on his right forearm so that both bones snap, punches him repeatedly in the face until Eredin commands him to stop, then hoists him up by the throat and [[NeckSnap throttles him to death]] when the old witcher sticks him with a hidden dagger.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently he and Geralt were acquaintances during Geralt's service with the Wild Hunt, meaning that the witcher probably saw him crushing alien faces while he was chained up and being dragged behind Eredin's steed.
* SlouchOfVillainy: You'll find him slouching lazily on a throne-shaped rock amidst a harem of succubi at the Sabbath.
* TeleportSpam: Utilises it extensively in the second phase of his boss-fight.
* TribalFacePaint: Has three red stripes painted across his face, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall resembling the game's logo]].
* TurnsRed: Once he reaches half health, he ditches his shield and becomes ''much'' faster.
* WorthyOpponent: He expresses respect for Geralt's skills as a warrior, acknowledging his bravery at Kaer Morhen and asking him who taught him to fight with such dexterity while they battle, and even manages to GoOutWithASmile just before the witcher caves his skull in.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Caranthir Ar-Feiniel]]
!!Caranthir Ar-Feiniel
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Almost Zireael... ''Almost''. -- Ysgarthiad!"'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
-->''"You cannot win... Even should you kill me."''
The Wild Hunt's Head Navigator and most powerful Mage. He was one of Avallac'h's most promising pupils and unlike his counter-parts can use exclusively Elder Blood sourced transitioning between planes, as he was also a throwback to Lara Dorren's heritage that his mentor wished to preserve. Now he helms the Naglfar across the multiverse, opening portals of intense cold that allow their great armies to sack and loot many planes of existence without a shred of opposition; searching for a way to save his race from the White Frost -- as he uses it to destroy his King's enemies.
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* TheAce: Magic or muscles, he curses his teacher to transform into a deformed midget, defeats Eskel in single combat, overpowers Yennefer's magic shield to the extent that she collapses and he can freeze the rest of the defenders of Kaer Morhen solid. He then saves his compatriots from Ciri's Source maelstrom and later entraps Emhyr's fleet in a sorcerer's blizzard of such scale and potency that Phillipa, Yen, Fringilla, Triss ''and'' Margarita combined cannot overcome it. In fact, without a berserk Ciri tearing into him, slicing his gut open and crippling his staff, Geralt probably would have been defeated much as his fellow witcher was.
* CoDragons: To Eredin with Imlerith.
* EnemySummoner: Summons ice elementals in his final boss-fight.
* EvilGenius: In charge of steering the Wild Hunt across the worlds, a skill that normally requires centuries to master.
* EvilSorcerer: The Wild Hunt's most dangerous magic user.
* TheFaceless: The only one of Eredin's lieutenants who never reveals his face.
* GameBreakingInjury: Courtesy of Ciri, once again allowing her foster father to pin down and slay another sorcerer that was way above his level in melee combat.
* AnIcePerson: While the Hunt is associated with ice and cold in general, only Caranthir is seen actually using ice-based magic in combat.
* MagicStaff: Carries a staff with a glowing spherical crystal as a focus to breach the fabric of existence. It is strong and massive enough to double as a mace for close combat.
* MinorMajorCharacter: He is by far the single most dangerous entity in the main game. Caranthir makes it possible for the Wild Hunt to travel between worlds, he is behind [[spoiler:the curse placed on Avallac'h that both Ciri and Geralt spend a significant amount of time trying to dispel]], and he is so singularly powerful that there are two occasions where he would have killed the heroes had Ciri not intervened. Despite that, he has little screen time and even less characterization, serving as little more than the penultimate boss.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Is absolutely loyal to Eredin and can't be swayed with reason.
* RedBaron: Also known as the Aen Elle's ''Golden Child'', their finest template of the key between Worlds, though he pales in comparison to the true heir of their near-lost Power, Cirilla.
* TakingYouWithMe: When defeated by Geralt, he teleports them both underwater in hopes of drowning his foe.
* TeleportSpam: Teleports around the battlefield throughout his boss-fight.
* TykeBomb: Avallac'h plotted out Caranthir's entire life before he was even conceived, producing him through an intense process of selective breeding to preserve Lara Dorren's genealogy, and apprenticed him to be a powerful sorcerer with the ability to bend time and space. He succeeded... and then Caranthir signed on with Eredin.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Endures a smack-down by an awakened and incredibly empowered Ciri, which weakens him enough to allow Geralt to slay him.
[[/folder]]
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The elf inhabitants of another world. From their capital of Tir ná Lia they are ruled by King Auberon Muircetach. Like many others, they are interested in gaining control of Ciri so that they may continue their experiments with Elder Blood and seek a way to stop the White Frost.
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:In General]]
* HiddenDepths: You get to visit their world and discover it's a CrystalSpiresAndTogas paradise. They're actually quite civilized and a bit sex-crazy in addition to being Nazgul-expies.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: If the Aen Seidhe of The Witcher's world are viewed as the Seelie Court in terms of Celtic mythology, then the Aen Elle are without doubt their Unseelie counterparts.
* TheFairFolk: Interdimensional beings bereft of empathy who are known to kidnap children and sometimes return them decades older -- but only a few months after they were taken. Season with [[Myth/NorseMythology Frost Giant]] as desired.
* VillainousCheekbones: Seems to be a racial trait for the Aen Elle. Those whose faces we do see are shown to have prominent cheekbones that make them look very gaunt.
[[/folder]]
!!!Leadership
[[folder:Ge'els]]
!!Viceroy Ge'els
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
Eredin's viceroy in Tir ná Lia.
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* AffablyEvil: He's very civil and accommodating to Geralt, even though he views the witcher as an inferior being from a race he's happy enough to subjugate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In a BlueAndOrangeMorality kind of way. A genocide against an inferior race? Insignificant. A regicide, on the other hand? Intolerable.
* EvilAlbino: All the Aen Elle have pale skin and eyes, but Ge'els accentuates the look with his grey hair and white clothing.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge, almost a foot taller than Geralt and Avallac'h. And unlike Eredin and his ilk, it's not accentuated by armor.
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Avallac'h]] explicitly namechecks this as his biggest flaw.
* ManInWhite: Wears a stylish white and silver ensemble.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Clearly enjoys the finer things in life.
* MinorMajorCharacter: As Eredin's viceroy, he serves as the de facto ruler of the Aen Elle whenever the King of the Wild Hunt is absent, but only has one scene in the entire game.
* NobleDemon: Indifferent to humans but suffers no injustice amongst his own kind, least of all regicide.
* NonActionGuy: Handles affairs of the state while Eredin raids and plunders with the Wild Hunt.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To a surprising degree. He is even willing to negotiate with enemies on their own ground if he finds them sufficiently honourable.
* WickedCultured: Paints portraits ([[spoiler:in Kubistic style!]]) in his spare time.
[[/folder]]
!!!Sages
[[folder:Avallac'h]]
!!Avallac'h / Crevan Espane aep Caomhan Macha
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/avallach_tw3.png]]
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TowerOfTheSwallow'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Maloney
An enigmatic -- and eccentric -- elven wizard, known only to few in the Witcherworld and then mostly in the context of the Tower of the Swallow. Among Aen Elle, however, he is one of the top dogs, the real brains behind the plans and actions of theirs.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Is described as having blonde hair in the novels.
* BalefulPolymorph: In the third game, Avallac'h is transformed into a deformed dwarven creature, Uma, by his apprentice.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He initially acts as a guide for Ciri in the Tower, but it turns out quickly that all he has in mind is his agenda.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Depending on how you interpret his behaviour, he makes this kind of impression.
* ClosestThingWeGot: He has been trying to study, preserve and control the power of the Elder Blood for eons, only for it to almost be entirely lost except for Ciri. Ciri, a human with very primitive understanding of magic and her own power, is far from Avallac'h's ideal source of the Elder Blood, but he'll take what he can get.
* CovertPervert: He can be found looking at some erotic images in ''The Witcher 3'', and he keeps a mistress tucked away in his secret lab.
* EnemyMine: He's no friend to the protagonists, but by the third game, they have a common foe in Eredin and the White Frost.
* EveryoneHasStandards: In the third video game, he opposes Eredin because he feels Eredin has gone too far with his ambition.
* EvilGenius: It's heavily implied he's currently in charge of the old Elven genetic program, and he plays this role in the triumvirate ruling the Aen Elle elves. The threat of being handed over to his lab is used on Ciri.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: His job.
* FantasticRacism: He doesn't really have a stellar opinion of humans. You know, it's an Aen Elle thing.
* FireForgedFriends: Ciri is convinced that this is the case between she and him after they work together to evade the Wild Hunt. The truth is a lot more complicated than that, which ends up turning him into a BrokenPedestal for her.
* KarmaHoudini: Doesn't get any kind of punishment at the end of the third game, except maybe his lab being roughed up.
* ManipulativeBastard: In the third game, mostly towards Ciri.
* MysteriousBacker:
** Acts as one for Geralt once, providing him with explanations. Vague ones, but still.
** His entire role in ''Wild Hunt'' is to support Ciri, for motives only he truly knows. After Geralt, Yen and Ciri meet his female companion, Geralt can confront Avallac'h about his apparent hatred and disgust for Ciri. Avallac'h remains completely unconcerned and unflappable, and instead of explaining a thing, tells Geralt "You don't really expect me to tell you my feelings, do you?"
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Wild Hunt's most powerful and dangerous sorcerer, Caranthir, was bred, raised and trained by Avallac'h to be the Aen Elle's planar champion. It's thanks to Caranthir that the Wild Hunt are able to pursue Ciri relentlessly, and as long as he's alive, Eredin is nigh untouchable.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When talking to him, don't mention Lara Dorren in an unflattering context. Just don't.
* TookALevelInKindness: While still a manipulative asshole, he is shown to have genuinely come to care for Ciri as a person.
* TheOneThatGotAway: It's implied he loved Lara Dorren, but she loved someone else.
* {{Troll}}: He just can't help himself once in a while.
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[[folder: Lara Dorren]]
!!Lara Dorren aep Siadhal
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If there is a face to the Elder Blood, she might as well be it. Centuries ago, she was the culmination of an Elven eugenics project, a generation away from the intended result -- only to derail it by entering a love affair with Cregennan, a human wizard. Though she died soon after, she bore a daughter who would become an ancestor to the Cintran royal line. And through it, to a young princess known as the Child of the Elder Blood.
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* BlueBlood: Implied to have been ''Auberon's'' daughter.
* FamousAncestor: To Ciri, for those in the know.
* LegendFadesToMyth: Nobody fully knows what were the circumstances of her death, which became the matter of children's tales. The Elven version makes her an innocent victim of brutish humans, while human version depicts her as a cruel and angry witch who met a just and deserved end. Her story has also become intertwined with an unrelated tale of Falka, a partially Elven instigator of an infamously bloody rebellion which happened shortly afterwards and was in later times presumed by many to have been a result of her dying curse. Cregennan, however, is known to have died at human hands.
* LivingMacguffin: Was one in life, then the mantle passed to her descendants.
* TheOneThatGotAway: It's implied that Avallac'h was supposed to be her mate - or at least that he would have liked to have been.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dead for centuries by the time of the Saga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: To the whole Elven scheme, so much that they dropped the matter in disgust after her affair and death. Once her potential resurfaced in Ciri, they figured it means they can yet go back to it.
* StarCrossedLovers: Lara was an Elven sage and priceless genetic experiment. Cregennan of Lod was a human wizard. In the end, they could not avoid falling victim to bigotry. Cregennan was killed, and Lara died after bearing a child.
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!!!The Wild Hunt
[[folder: In General]]
!!The Wild Hunt
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-->''"The vague, ghastly shapes of riders become visible in the ribbon sliding across the sky. As they come closer and closer, they can be seen ever more clearly. Buffalo horns and ragged crests sway on their helmets, and cadaverous masks show white beneath them. The riders sit on horses’ skeletons, cloaked in ragged caparisons. A fierce gale howls among the willows, blades of lightning slash the black sky. The wind moans louder and louder. No, it's not the wind. It's ghostly singing."''
--->-- '''Andrzej Sapkowski,''' '' '''(The Time of Contempt)''' ''
The Wild Hunt is known to most Nordlings as an omen of war, a cavalcade of spectral riders galloping through the skies. In fact they are Dearg Ruadhi, the Red Riders, warriors of Aen Elle, or the Alder Folk, projecting their wraiths across worlds, hunting for the heirs of the Elder Blood. For information about the King of the Wild Hunt, see Eredin Breacc Glas in [[Characters/TheWitcherVillains the book villains]]; for information about former member Avallac'h, see in [[Characters/TheWitcherOtherCharacters other book characters]].
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* BlackKnight: They all fit the physical description.
* CoolShip: A rather literal example. Naglfar is an icy longship said to be made from the nails of dead men that allows the Wild Hunt to physically sail between the worlds and can appear in any sufficiently large body of water almost at a moment's notice.
* DemBones: They deliberately wear skeleton-themed suits of armour. Helps with the intimidation factor.
* TheDreaded: The only people who don't fear them are the ones who don't believe that they exist.
* {{Expy}}: Their design is meant to evoke Peter Jackson's version of Sauron.
* EvilIsBigger: They are all extremely large compared to any other humanoid races, standing almost a head taller than Geralt.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: They open portals to the world of the White Frost to bring winter wherever they go. One of the earliest signs of their arrival is the temperature dropping sharply and breath becoming visible. Even after they're gone, places where they've been stay locked in snow and ice.
* EvilSoundsDeep: They all have a deep, thundering voice but only when wearing their helmets. If the helmet is off then they sound like any other elf, only more arrogant.
* TheFaceless: They hide every inch of their bodies under their suits of armour.
* OutsideContextProblem: Most educated people in the North or Nilfgaard don't even believe that they exist, and even the superstitious folk aren't aware of the true threat they represent.
* RageHelm: Most of them wear skull-themed helmets.
* TinTyrant: All of them are covered head to toe in skeletal looking armor.
* TheWildHunt: Naturally.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt]]
!!!!Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Your flight from Death, ends here."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"White Wolf! At last!"'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'' | ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings Assassins of Kings]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' William Roberts '' '''(The Witcher)''' '' and Steven Hartley ''' ''(Wild Hunt)'' '''
-->''"So know, witcher, that you will surrender unto me the soul of a dear one. It is written. A person both dear and distant, a traveler beyond time. I shall ever be on your trail. [[BlackSpeech Aen'drean, va, saov Leo, tuv'le]]!"''
The top ranking military leader and monarch of the highly-advanced, other-worldly and morally degenerate Elven people known as the Aen Elle, or 'Alder' Folk. Most don't even know they exist, but he himself -- from a certain point of view -- has gained the infamous visage of the Omen of War as the leader of TheWildHunt.
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* ArcVillain: In the fifth novel, along with Avallac'h. The two of them serve as the main villains during Ciri's visit to the world of the Aen Elle.
* ArchEnemy: Geralt's most powerful and persistent foe.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: In the third game, he comes across as this when compared to his CoDragons, [[HeroKiller Imlerith]] and [[EvilSorcerer Caranthir]].
* AscendedExtra: While he was a big threat, he was quite the minor character in the novels, where he formed more of a BigBadDuumvirate with Avallac'h rather than being the biggest threat by himself, and he also only met Geralt once in ''Time of Contempt'' novel. In the games, he becomes Geralt's ArchEnemy and his machinations are the engine behind most plot points of the first two games. In the third game, he takes center stage as the BigBad.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of the Wild Hunt and an opponent even Geralt is weary of facing.
* BigBad: After being the GreaterScopeVillain throughout the novels and the previous two games, Eredin finally takes center stage in ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''.
* BlackKnight: He and his ilk wear dark, menacing, skeletal-looking armor. Though in the first game, he looks more like a [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] (which is explained in the story, see FightingAShadow).
* DarthVaderClone: Dark clothing/armor with scary mask? Check. Magic? Check. Towering over most of the cast? Check. Deep voice? Check.
* DemonicPossession: At three points in the first Witcher game, he will possess Alvin when the boy is susceptible as he goes into prophetic trances in order to taunt his former horseman. The first time, he recounts Ithlinne's Prophecy to remind Geralt of what's ultimately at stake, the second to taunt him of his escape from death by his foster-daughter's abilities, the third when Geralt is trying to supply his charge with a dimeritium pendant to control his nightmares... Well, just take a look at this low blow to Geralt's mutated testes.
-->'''Eredin[=/=]Alvin:''' Would you want to live with ordinary people? Witchers protect people like these. Simple, defenceless, ''normal''...\\
'''Geralt of Rivia:''' Put on the necklace. \\
'''Eredin:''' Dh'oine! Look into my eyes -- See your death! I don't need to hear this, [[InsultToRocks you're not even human]]. \\
'''Geralt:''' Alvin!\\
'''Eredin:''' Now do you see the necessity of this action, no matter the price? Geralt, open your mind.
* DimensionalTraveler: A villainous example. The Aen Elle wish to traverse the multiverse, conquering the limitless worlds. In the third game it's heavily implied by Ge'els that they possess enough military power to overwhelm the multiverse.
* TheDreaded: During multiple instances in ''the Wild Hunt'' Geralt himself will doubt his chances of besting Eredin and he even tells Ciri that she stands no chance against him in full battle-regalia. The only time she did fight him in the book series, her victory was the result of luck.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In both ''The Witcher'' and ''The Witcher III: Wild Hunt'', his voice is incredibly deep and menacing. This seems to be an effect of an enchantment on his skull mask, since when he takes it off he speaks in a gruff but otherwise fairly normal-sounding voice.
* EyeScream: In the third game, Geralt takes out one of his eyes before mortally wounding him.
* TheFairFolk: As the King of the Wild Hunt, he kidnaps human children so they can serve the Aen Elle as slaves or disposable pets.
* FantasticRacism: He utterly despises humans, seeing them as sub-elven. Even Ciri, who is of vital importance to his people's plans, is little more than "a gold nugget buried in dung" to him, and the part about "gold nugget" referred to her Elven ancestry.
* FightingAShadow: Is capable of sending [[AstralProjection 'spectral emanations']] of himself through time and space, like the horrific-looking one you encounter in the first game.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: To non-book readers, he might seem this way in the third game, where you have to dig and deduce to get the full extent of his motives and he has barely a dozen lines.
* GreaterScopeVillain: His plans for Ciri are probably the greatest threat the world faces, but he doesn't play much of a role in the novels.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In ''Lady of the Lake'' it's made quite explicit that Ciri is attracted to him and though he clearly despises her human heritage, there's enough of Lara Dorren in his dear little Swallow to make you wonder at his intentions beyond simply elevating his world beyond all others. In ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt The Wild Hunt]]'', during a deadly battle he looks straight at her, removes his helmet and holds out his hand, for all the world as though he's asking if he may have the pleasure of a dance.
-->'''Eredin:''' You were fascinated with me, and you were afraid of your desires. You still want me, Zireael. My hands, their touch...
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He ''annihilates'' Crach en Craite like a child and only Geralt can stop him from carving a swathe through a deck full of battle hardened Skelliger warriors. During the final boss fight he can ''parry an entire Whirl flurry''[[note]]the fast special attack that even experienced human opponents will only block once before being cut to pieces[[/note]] from Geralt with one-handed contemptuous ease.
* KarmaHoudini: In the books; averted in the third game where he is the final boss which, naturally, goes down by Geralt's blade.
* KarmicDeath: Killed by a human he had enslaved and forced to fight as a soldier. Adding to the karma is that Geralt uses the silver sword to deliver the death blow, which is reserved for monsters.
* LargeAndInCharge: He towers over most of the Aen Elle, who are taller than humans on average.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He, along with Avallac'h, are the quintessential leaders of Aen Elle, due to King Auberon's reclusive nature. After Auberon's death and Avallac'h's defection, Eredin is the de facto leader of the Aen Elle.
* ObviouslyEvil: Video game version: [[EvilIsBigger seven feet tall]], [[EvilAlbino incredibly pale]], CreepyBlueEyes, [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice that gets deeper when he puts on his mask]], [[TinTyrant and dressed head to toe in black armor with a skeleton motif]]. In the books, he's not much above your typical elven dick, as far as first impressions go.
* OverarchingVillain: Despite Salamandra and the Kingslayers forming the first two games' immediate threats, his conflict with Geralt forms the basis of the MythArc.
* PrettyBoy: DependingOnTheArtist. He's depicted this way in the flashback scenes in ''The Witcher 2'', but in ''The Witcher 3'' he's shown with a burlier, more masculine face.
* PsychoticSmirk: It seems to be the ''only'' expression he's capable of wearing. No matter what kind of setback he's facing, he's still got that smug smirk on his face. Even dying does nothing to sour his mood. Though he does drop it after Geralt takes his eye out.
* RedBaron: Also known as the King of the Wild Hunt and the King of the Red Riders. The Unicorns fear him as 'Sparrowhawk'.
* SlashedThroat: How Geralt kills him.
* TheStarscream: Willingly or not, the aphrodisiac/performance enhancer that he supplied Auberon with ended up killing him.
* TinTyrant: Especially his original concept design for the third game.
* ThanatosGambit: He attempts one after his and Geralt's final duel. As he lays dying, Eredin tells Geralt that Avallac'h has deceived him and has abducted Ciri. Geralt races off to confront Avallac'h and comes close to killing the elf, only for Ciri to step in and reveal that it was all a lie. The issue is never fully explained, but it seems that Eredin was attempting a TakingYouWithMe ploy by setting Geralt against Avallac'h in the hopes that one, or even both, of them would kill the other.
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one after Geralt takes out his eye; as he and Geralt face each other he looks terrified rather than smug and desperately reaches for his sword even after Geralt slashes his throat.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: In the fifth novel, where he's a mix between this and an ArcVillain. His goals for inter-dimensional conquest are a bigger threat than anything the heroes have faced before. However, this aspect of the book is never thoroughly explored and is rendered secondary to the main story.
** Acts as this again in the second game. He is the villain of the flashback narrative that Geralt experiences. Much like in the novels, however, this is treated as a secondary story to the main one.
* VillainRespect: Despite his disdain for humans he does seem to possess a VERY grudging respect for Geralt (during their final battle he says Geralt was taught well, and when Geralt escapes Eredin actually devotes time and effort to reclaiming him, indicating he considered Geralt a valuable asset).
* WalkingSpoiler: He and Avallac'h serve as Ciri's (and our) introduction to a greater universe.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives several delicious ones to Geralt over the course of the first game but one of his best is from the rarely chosen Order path.
-->'''Eredin:''' The Order to which you handed power, aims to eradicate ''all'' who are not entirely human. What say you to that, ''mutant''?
* TheWildHunt: His Dearg Ruadhri are seen as this by most people. It's not clear if their ghastly visages are solely a psychological weapon, or an imperfection of their ability to travel between the worlds.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Imlerith]]
!!Imlerith
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"First you, then her."'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
-->''"The sisters said you would come. They saw you arrive in the water's surface... They did not see the girl, but she is with you, is she not?"''
The Wild Hunt's Chief General and its mightiest warrior. He tries to hunt Ciri down on horseback through the forests of Velen after she escapes Ard Skellig, acting as Eredin's emissary to the Crones of Crook-back Bog and he later leads the ground assault on Kaer Morhen. Geralt recognizes him from his capture and enslavement among the Red Riders and respects his martial-prowess warily; to the extent of recognizing that the outcome of a battle between them -- would be uncertain at best.
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* BaldOfEvil: Has a shaved head under his helmet.
* BedFullOfWomen: Just before his fight with Geralt, he is surrounded by a harem of Succubi. However, he's dressed in full armor by then.
* TheBrute: He's big even for an Aen Elle elf, and delights in violence and feats of strength.
* CarryABigStick: Wields an enormous mace with one hand as his primary weapon.
* CoDragons: To Eredin with Caranthir.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Geralt roasts his helmet glowing hot with the Igni sign, and when Imlerith tears the helmet off, Geralt grabs his mace and crushes his skull with a single blow.
* TheHedonist: Partakes in the Witches' Sabbath for their pleasurable debauchery and to revel in the subservience of his inferiors. His love for the joys of the flesh ends up being his downfall when Geralt and Ciri infiltrate the gathering and kill him.
* HeroKiller: He's badass enough that Geralt doesn't want to risk taking him on even if he has Lambert and [[spoiler:Letho]] as back-up. He becomes a literal example of the trope when he snaps [[spoiler:Vesemir's]] neck in the Battle of Kaer Morhen when the captive witcher stabs him in the axilla.
* HiddenDepths: He can tell if Geralt lies to him in their minimalist exchange, proving that he has more perspicacity than his violence-loving demeanour might suggest. When he catches one of the dying leaves from the Oak of Bald Mountain, he also seems to have caught on to the fact that the Crones are being butchered by Ciri.
* LightningBruiser: Once he discards his shield and starts teleporting all over the place.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carries an ''enormous'' meteor iron shield that protects him from Triss's firestorm artillery strike during the Battle of Kaer Morhen. Just to show how sturdy it is, all the warriors in his company are roasted, but he's unscathed.
* NeckLift: Seems to be his preferred tactic for subduing smaller enemies.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Smashes Vesemir's ribs in with a kick, stomps on his right forearm so that both bones snap, punches him repeatedly in the face until Eredin commands him to stop, then hoists him up by the throat and [[NeckSnap throttles him to death]] when the old witcher sticks him with a hidden dagger.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently he and Geralt were acquaintances during Geralt's service with the Wild Hunt, meaning that the witcher probably saw him crushing alien faces while he was chained up and being dragged behind Eredin's steed.
* SlouchOfVillainy: You'll find him slouching lazily on a throne-shaped rock amidst a harem of succubi at the Sabbath.
* TeleportSpam: Utilises it extensively in the second phase of his boss-fight.
* TribalFacePaint: Has three red stripes painted across his face, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall resembling the game's logo]].
* TurnsRed: Once he reaches half health, he ditches his shield and becomes ''much'' faster.
* WorthyOpponent: He expresses respect for Geralt's skills as a warrior, acknowledging his bravery at Kaer Morhen and asking him who taught him to fight with such dexterity while they battle, and even manages to GoOutWithASmile just before the witcher caves his skull in.
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[[folder:Caranthir Ar-Feiniel]]
!!Caranthir Ar-Feiniel
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Almost Zireael... ''Almost''. -- Ysgarthiad!"'']]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
-->''"You cannot win... Even should you kill me."''
The Wild Hunt's Head Navigator and most powerful Mage. He was one of Avallac'h's most promising pupils and unlike his counter-parts can use exclusively Elder Blood sourced transitioning between planes, as he was also a throwback to Lara Dorren's heritage that his mentor wished to preserve. Now he helms the Naglfar across the multiverse, opening portals of intense cold that allow their great armies to sack and loot many planes of existence without a shred of opposition; searching for a way to save his race from the White Frost -- as he uses it to destroy his King's enemies.
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* TheAce: Magic or muscles, he curses his teacher to transform into a deformed midget, defeats Eskel in single combat, overpowers Yennefer's magic shield to the extent that she collapses and he can freeze the rest of the defenders of Kaer Morhen solid. He then saves his compatriots from Ciri's Source maelstrom and later entraps Emhyr's fleet in a sorcerer's blizzard of such scale and potency that Phillipa, Yen, Fringilla, Triss ''and'' Margarita combined cannot overcome it. In fact, without a berserk Ciri tearing into him, slicing his gut open and crippling his staff, Geralt probably would have been defeated much as his fellow witcher was.
* CoDragons: To Eredin with Imlerith.
* EnemySummoner: Summons ice elementals in his final boss-fight.
* EvilGenius: In charge of steering the Wild Hunt across the worlds, a skill that normally requires centuries to master.
* EvilSorcerer: The Wild Hunt's most dangerous magic user.
* TheFaceless: The only one of Eredin's lieutenants who never reveals his face.
* GameBreakingInjury: Courtesy of Ciri, once again allowing her foster father to pin down and slay another sorcerer that was way above his level in melee combat.
* AnIcePerson: While the Hunt is associated with ice and cold in general, only Caranthir is seen actually using ice-based magic in combat.
* MagicStaff: Carries a staff with a glowing spherical crystal as a focus to breach the fabric of existence. It is strong and massive enough to double as a mace for close combat.
* MinorMajorCharacter: He is by far the single most dangerous entity in the main game. Caranthir makes it possible for the Wild Hunt to travel between worlds, he is behind [[spoiler:the curse placed on Avallac'h that both Ciri and Geralt spend a significant amount of time trying to dispel]], and he is so singularly powerful that there are two occasions where he would have killed the heroes had Ciri not intervened. Despite that, he has little screen time and even less characterization, serving as little more than the penultimate boss.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Is absolutely loyal to Eredin and can't be swayed with reason.
* RedBaron: Also known as the Aen Elle's ''Golden Child'', their finest template of the key between Worlds, though he pales in comparison to the true heir of their near-lost Power, Cirilla.
* TakingYouWithMe: When defeated by Geralt, he teleports them both underwater in hopes of drowning his foe.
* TeleportSpam: Teleports around the battlefield throughout his boss-fight.
* TykeBomb: Avallac'h plotted out Caranthir's entire life before he was even conceived, producing him through an intense process of selective breeding to preserve Lara Dorren's genealogy, and apprenticed him to be a powerful sorcerer with the ability to bend time and space. He succeeded... and then Caranthir signed on with Eredin.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Endures a smack-down by an awakened and incredibly empowered Ciri, which weakens him enough to allow Geralt to slay him.
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