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* AxCrazy: Ciri starts becoming this more and more, to the point she's begun frightening the other rats.


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* ConvenientMiscarriage: [[spoiler: Milva]] has one of these just a few days after deciding to have her child.


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** Regis goes to elaborate lengths to explain that vampires are hated because they remind people of their own mortality and, of all things, oral sex.


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* FriendlyEnemy: Fringella and Yennefer form this relationship given both make it abundantly clear they hate the other for their role at Sodden Hill. They do, however, share goals of opposing the Lodge's plans.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Regis is this and indicates that it's mostly prejudice that makes higher vampires treated this way. Geralt is aware this a lies due to ''Literature/TheLastWitch.'' However, it seems that vampires are certainly ''no worse'' than humanity.
* HatesBeingAlone: Ciri's entire reason for being with the Rats.
* HatesBeingTouched: Ciri becomes this, which interferes with her relationship with Mistle, which is already a farce as far as she's concerned.


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* LimaSyndrome: Mistle has fallen in love with Ciri, despite their first encounter being rape.


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* StockholmSyndrome: Subverted with Ciri who has started to view the Rats contemptuously and lets Mistle know, in no uncertain terms, she's only a convenience to make her feel less lonely.
* XanatosGambit: Philippa Eilhart has one of these involving marrying Ciri to the ruler of Kovir to create a magocracy across the North.
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* ActionGirl: Milva, Ciri, Mistle


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* BrokenBird: Ciri has become one of these in short order.


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* ContrivedCoincidence: The hanse are a collection of, quite possibly, some of the most dangerous people in the world and they arrive together purely by chance before agreeing to help Geralt in his quest because they're bored.


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* FaceHeelTurn: Played with as Ciri is still someone Geralt desperately intends to rescue but she is engaged in some truly despicable character.
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** TheLeader: Geralt.
** TheLancer: Cahir.
** TheBigGuy: Milva.
** TheSmartGuy: Regis.
** TheChick: Dandelion.

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** TheLeader: Geralt.
Geralt
** TheLancer: Cahir.
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** TheBigGuy: Milva.
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** TheSmartGuy: Regis.
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** TheChick: Dandelion.Dandelion
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While Geralt recuperates from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[ActionGirl archer girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Yennefer is nowhere to be seen; as such, she is presumed to be one of the ringleaders of the Thanedd coup. The truth, however, is more complicated, being related to the machinations of a freshly started sorcerous secret society. Meanwhile, stranded in unfamiliar land, Ciri unexpectedly finds [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] within a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperates from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[ActionGirl archer girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]].a [[spoiler:VegetarianVampire]] scholar and healer named Regis. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Yennefer is nowhere to be seen; as such, she is presumed to be one of the ringleaders of the Thanedd coup. The truth, however, is more complicated, being related to the machinations of a freshly started sorcerous secret society. Meanwhile, stranded in unfamiliar land, Ciri unexpectedly finds [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] within a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.
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While Geralt recuperates from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] Archer [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Yennefer is nowhere to be seen; as such, she is presumed to be one of the ringleaders of the Thanedd coup. The truth, however, is more complicated, being related to the machinations of a freshly started sorcerous secret society. Meanwhile, stranded in unfamiliar land, Ciri unexpectedly finds [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] within a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperates from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] Archer [[ActionGirl Girl]] archer girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Yennefer is nowhere to be seen; as such, she is presumed to be one of the ringleaders of the Thanedd coup. The truth, however, is more complicated, being related to the machinations of a freshly started sorcerous secret society. Meanwhile, stranded in unfamiliar land, Ciri unexpectedly finds [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] within a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.
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** To avoind confusion for those unfamiliar with the saga: Squirrel is a term for dwarf/elven terrorists.
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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] Archer [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated recuperates from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] Archer [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Yennefer is nowhere to be seen; as such, she is presumed to be one of the ringleaders of the Thanedd coup. The truth, however, is more complicated, being related to the machinations of a freshly started sorcerous secret society. Meanwhile, stranded in unfamiliar land, Ciri found unexpectedly finds [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with within a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.



* CooperationGambit: Yennefer and Fringilla Vigo, who have a history of being on opposing sides in battle. Fringilla notices Yen preparing escape, and provides support under the premise that she would never lead into something so deadly and foolhardy anyone that she does not hate.

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* CooperationGambit: Yennefer and Fringilla Vigo, who have a history of being on opposing sides in a battle. Fringilla notices Yen preparing escape, and provides support under the premise that she would never lead into something so deadly and foolhardy anyone that she does not hate.
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* CooperationGambit: Yennefer and Fringilla Vigo, who have a the history of being on opposing sides in a battle. Fringilla notices Yen preparing escape, and provides support under the premise that she would never lead into something so deadly and foolhardy anyone that she does not hate.

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* CooperationGambit: Yennefer and Fringilla Vigo, who have a the history of being on opposing sides in a battle. Fringilla notices Yen preparing escape, and provides support under the premise that she would never lead into something so deadly and foolhardy anyone that she does not hate.
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* CooperationGambit: Yennefer and Fringilla Vigo, who have a the history of being on opposing sides in a battle. Fringilla notices Yen preparing escape, and provides support under the premise that she would never lead into something so deadly and foolhardy anyone that she does not hate.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: in description of Geralt's actions during the Thanedd coup. In loose transcription:
--> "He [Geralt] killed a dozen Squirrels, slaughtered Artaud Terranova and caused unhealthy arousal of Keira Metz."



* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Regis in his hut serves the crew the concoction he was just brewing of mandrake and belladonna. Which is mildly psychedelic.

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* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Regis in his hut serves the crew the a concoction he was just brewing of mandrake and belladonna. Which is mildly psychedelic.
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* BlindJump: a magical variety, involving teleportation to the place of origin of a random item.
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** The Leader: Geralt.

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** The Leader: TheLeader: Geralt.
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** [[TheHero The]] [[AntiHero Anti]] [[TheHero Hero]]: Geralt.

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** [[TheHero The]] [[AntiHero Anti]] [[TheHero Hero]]: The Leader: Geralt.
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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] Archer [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.
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The fifth book in TheWitcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski, originally in Polish (original title: ''Chrzest ognia'').

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The fifth book in TheWitcher ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' series by Andrzej Sapkowski, originally in Polish (original title: ''Chrzest ognia'').
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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Nilfgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.
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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} [[TrueCompanions family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.



* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Geralt's new crew. Also, the Rats. The concept of {{Nakama}} is discussed in here; ''aen hanse'' is a Nilfgaardian word for an armed company whose members are friends.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Geralt's new crew. Also, the Rats. The concept of {{Nakama}} TrueCompanions is discussed in here; ''aen hanse'' is a Nilfgaardian word for an armed company whose members are friends.

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* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Regis in his hut serves the crew the concoction he was just brewing of mandrake. Which is mildly psychedelic.

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* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Regis in his hut serves the crew the concoction he was just brewing of mandrake.mandrake and belladonna. Which is mildly psychedelic.


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* NobodyHereButUsBirds: played for laughs. When Zoltan Chivay tells the gang he'll signal them by making a sparrowhawk's call, they call him on not even knowing how a sparrowhawk sounds. So he points out that if they hear a weird, unidentifiable noise, they'll know it's him.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Along the way, they are accompanied by dwarf Zoltan Chivay and his gang. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.


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* BurnTheWitch: the party stumbles upon a very burn-happy cleric just about to burn a woman for witchcraft.
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* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Regis in his hut serves the crew the concoction he was just brewing of mandrake. Which is mildly psychedelic.
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** TheLancer: Kahyr.

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** TheLancer: Kahyr.Cahir.
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** TheAntiHero: Geralt.

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** TheAntiHero: [[TheHero The]] [[AntiHero Anti]] [[TheHero Hero]]: Geralt.
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** TheAntiHero: Geralt.
** TheLancer: Kahyr.
** TheBigGuy: Milva.
** TheSmartGuy: Regis.
** TheChick: Dandelion.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Geralt's new crew. Also, the Rats.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Geralt's new crew. Also, the Rats. The concept of {{Nakama}} is discussed in here; ''aen hanse'' is a Nilfgaardian word for an armed company whose members are friends.
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* KickTheDog: Ciri finds out that a highwayman's life offers a plenty of ways to vent off her issues.
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* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: ...''liquid''... ''ichor''... ''[[UnusualEuphemism hemoglobin]]''...
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* OverlyLongName: as revealed in this book, Geralt wanted to initially call himself Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde, but Vesemir explained to him how awful it sounds, so he picked a random city, becoming Geralt Of Rivia. He mentions that in the presence of [[BlackKnight Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach]] and [[TheMedic Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy]], who both felt insulted and start explaining the origins of their names.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]], Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire]]. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]], Girl]] Milva, Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire]].VegetarianVampire Regis]]. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.



* JumpedTheShark: just as with CerebusSyndrome, a score of fans considers the series to go bad from here.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]], Dandelion the SpoonyBard, the Niflgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire]]. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.

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While Geralt recuperated from the injuries he sustained at Thanedd, the Niflgaard Empire conquers half of the Northern lands and scares the rest into submission. As soon as he can, he goes out searching for the disappeared Ciri and is joined by a [[spoiler:pregnant]] [[TheArcher Archer]] [[ActionGirl Girl]], Dandelion the SpoonyBard, Cahir the Niflgaardian Nilfgaardian knight who saved Ciri in Cintra, and [[spoiler:a VegetarianVampire]]. Meanwhile, Ciri found [[LipstickLesbian love]] and [[{{Nakama}} family]] with a gang of teenage highwaymen, Rats.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Regis' description of blood addiction is an extremely accurate account of [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]].

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* CerebusSyndrome: from this book, the cycle starts getting but darker and darker.
* CoolSword: the Dwarven sihill.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Regis' description of blood addiction [[spoiler:blood addiction]] is an extremely accurate account of [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]].alcoholism]].
* FiveManBand: Geralt's hanse gets a start in here.
* JumpedTheShark: just as with CerebusSyndrome, a score of fans considers the series to go bad from here.
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The fifth book in TheWitcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski, originally in Polish (original title: ''Chrzest ognia''), with English translation underway.

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The fifth book in TheWitcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski, originally in Polish (original title: ''Chrzest ognia''), with English translation underway.
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