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* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade are driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.
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* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade are driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.operating, while everyone else is too terrified to even move.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: {{Discussed}} by Rusty. Sure, Marti's healing magic is great, but she can only cast this many spells before her own body starts to crack down. When he's still busy operating, she is forced to take a break and keeps puking out. Not due to disgust, but simply thanks to magical overextension.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer. And the informaton is given directly after her final appearance, in almost sadistic way.
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* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade is driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.
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* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade is are driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.
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* HealingHands: She's a sorceress specialising in healing magic and anything related with it. On top of that, she's a trained and experienced surgeon.
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* MundaneSolution: Using magic is taxing, while sewing people together and using sterile tools achieves the same results, saving spells for really tough cases.
* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade is driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.
* TheStoic: When elves from the Vrihedd Brigade is driven out from their medical tent, she's the only one still capable of operating.
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* AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair with Geralt and briefly in a flashback of Trish's to the Battle of Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she is a main character and the details of her relationship with Geralt are revealed.
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* AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair with Geralt and briefly in a flashback of Trish's Triss's to the Battle of Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she is a main character and the details of her relationship with Geralt are revealed.
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A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit of compressing people into statues. Corral is a former lover of Geralt during one of his breaks from Yennifer. She perished during the Battle of Sodden, being one of the Fourteen of the Hill.
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A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit of compressing people into statues. Corral is a former lover of Geralt during one of his breaks from Yennifer.Yennefer. She perished during the Battle of Sodden, being one of the Fourteen of the Hill.
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A highly respected sorcerer with an interest in archology. Istredd is an old friend and occasional lover of Yennifer, a fact which caused him to come into conflict with Geralt.
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A highly respected sorcerer with an interest in archology. Istredd is an old friend and occasional lover of Yennifer, Yennefer, a fact which caused him to come into conflict with Geralt.
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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the "Betty" in the LoveTriangle between him, Yennifer, and Geralt, being the safe choice for Yennifer to settle down with as opposed to the danger and turmoil that comes with the Witcher.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Yennifer leaves both him and Geralt, Istredd shows up to their duel with a sword, clearly intending not use magic and perish by the Witcher's blade. Thankfully, Geralt recognizes this and leaves without dueling the heartbroken wizard.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Yennifer leaves both him and Geralt, Istredd shows up to their duel with a sword, clearly intending not use magic and perish by the Witcher's blade. Thankfully, Geralt recognizes this and leaves without dueling the heartbroken wizard.
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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the "Betty" in the LoveTriangle between him, Yennifer, Yennefer, and Geralt, being the safe choice for Yennifer Yennefer to settle down with as opposed to the danger and turmoil that comes with the Witcher.
* BreakThemByTalking: Gives a truly chilling speech to Geralt, in which he in detail explains why the witcher and Yennefer are a terrible pairing that's going to be emotionally draining for her and how he's not her match in any way or field. What's worse, he makes a point about Geralt being a TinMan, only mimicking emotions, since as a mutant he genuinely can't have them. The result is ''talking Geralt into SuicideByCop''.
* DrivenToSuicide: AfterYennifer Yennefer leaves both him and Geralt, Istredd shows up to their duel with a sword, clearly intending not use magic and perish by the Witcher's blade. Thankfully, Geralt recognizes this and leaves without dueling the heartbroken wizard.
* BreakThemByTalking: Gives a truly chilling speech to Geralt, in which he in detail explains why the witcher and Yennefer are a terrible pairing that's going to be emotionally draining for her and how he's not her match in any way or field. What's worse, he makes a point about Geralt being a TinMan, only mimicking emotions, since as a mutant he genuinely can't have them. The result is ''talking Geralt into SuicideByCop''.
* DrivenToSuicide: After
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Very little mention is made of Istredd after the events of "A Shard of Ice" despite his prominence as a sorcerer and connection to Yennifer. His only mention in the main saga is during the initial meeting of the Lodge when Sile de Tansarville wonders why he or another prominent Koviri sorcerer was not invited instead of her. Given that he lives in neutral Kovir, he likely managed to avoid being caught up in the wars and the witch hunts that plagued the rest of the Northern Realms.
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* GreenEyedMonster: ZigZagged. He's ''fully aware'' all his actions are driven by petty envy, but his feelings toward Yennefer are simply too strong and so he allows himself to go for things that normally would be below his own dignity.
* SympatheticPOV: He invokes it against Geralt, pointing out the things and actions the witcher might consider as good or noble are nothing more than delusions of self-justifying murderer and wandering mercenary.
* WizardClassic: Subverted. Being a strong supporter of SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic, he cultivates an image of middle-aged scholar instead.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Very little mention is made of Istredd after the events of "A Shard of Ice" despite his prominence as a sorcerer and connection toYennifer.Yennefer. His only mention in the main saga is during the initial meeting of the Lodge when Sile de Tansarville wonders why he or another prominent Koviri sorcerer was not invited instead of her. Given that he lives in neutral Kovir, he likely managed to avoid being caught up in the wars and the witch hunts that plagued the rest of the Northern Realms.
* SympatheticPOV: He invokes it against Geralt, pointing out the things and actions the witcher might consider as good or noble are nothing more than delusions of self-justifying murderer and wandering mercenary.
* WizardClassic: Subverted. Being a strong supporter of SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic, he cultivates an image of middle-aged scholar instead.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Very little mention is made of Istredd after the events of "A Shard of Ice" despite his prominence as a sorcerer and connection to
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver never uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When fighting breaks out during the Thanedd Coup, Carduin immediately flees as soon as he can via teleportation. He even leaves behind fellow wounded mages to do so.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When fighting breaks out during the Thanedd Coup, Carduin immediately flees as soon as he can via teleportation.teleportation to Kovir, as it will be neutral in the upcoming war. He even leaves behind fellow wounded mages to do so.
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* TeamSwitzerland: Was amongst the neutral mages at the Thenedd Coup, during which he was injured by one of Nilfgaard's collaborators.
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* TeamSwitzerland: Was amongst the neutral mages at the Thenedd Coup, during which he was injured by one of Nilfgaard's collaborators.Scoia'tael.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Holds a deep respect and concern for all creatures, no matter how dangerous they are. He finds the fashion of his fellow mages in wearing clothing made endangered monsters like basilisks to be horrific.
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* TheMole: According to Phillipa Eilhart, he is in the employ of King Hansalt of Kaedwen.
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* TheMole: According to Phillipa Eilhart, he is a spy in the employ of King Hansalt Ethain of Kaedwen.Cidaris.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: During the Thenedd Coup, Marti was not amongst the elite members of the Council and Brotherhood who gathered for the meeting that turned into a violent clash between the Nilfgaard collaborators and Northern loyalists, only being summoned there to treat the dying Hen Gedymdeith. When Geralt finds her, she is crying and thoroughly confused by the chaos going on.
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Resident mage of the town of Blaviken, known to locals as Master Irion.
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Resident mage of the town of Blaviken, known to locals as Master Irion. He is a fervent believer in the Curse of the Black Sun and is seeking proof that all princesses born under the eclipse are irredeemably evil.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives he ruined in the chase after the prophecy mean squat to him, just like the inhabitants of Blaviken when Renfri treatens to turn the streets into rivers of blood.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher Witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives he ruined in the chase after the prophecy mean squat to him, just like the inhabitants of Blaviken when Renfri treatens to turn the streets into rivers of blood.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Mentions having performed autopsies and at least one vivisection on princesses "afflicted" by the curse.
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One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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One of Rissberg residents, who the mages of Rissberg, an independent research and training center with limited oversight from the Brotherhood of Sorcerers. He hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in the Tukaj Foothills.
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake''
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SeasonOfStorms'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake''
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* TheCameo: Makes a very brief one in ''Season of Storms'' at the Borsodi Auction House purchasing a rare medical textbook.
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/SwordOfDestiny The Limits of Possibility]]'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/SwordOfDestiny The Limits of Possibility]]'' ''Literature/SwordOfDestiny'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
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[[folder:Marti Södergren]]
!!Marti Södergren
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake''
Unlike many of her fellow mages, Marti had little time for politics and instead focused on healing magic, as well as the creation of powerful aphrodisiacs.
!!Marti Södergren
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake''
Unlike many of her fellow mages, Marti had little time for politics and instead focused on healing magic, as well as the creation of powerful aphrodisiacs.
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!!Marti Södergren
!!Lytta Neyd / Coral / Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir
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->'''Appears in:'''
Unlike many of her fellow mages, Marti had little time for politics and instead focused on healing magic, as well as the creation of
A powerful
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is extremely sexual, although even other mages describe her as a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that one of her specialties is the making aphrodisiacs.
* TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during the Battle of Brenna.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is extremely sexual, although even other mages describe her as a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that one of her specialties is the making aphrodisiacs.
* TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during the Battle of Brenna.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair with Geralt and briefly in a flashback of Trish's to the Battle of Brenna when Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she was stabbed to death by is a jealous lover, an officer from main character and the Free Companies, who thought their details of her relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer.
Geralt are revealed.
*ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is extremely sexual, although even other mages describe BadBoss: Treats her as apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that spell to twist one of her specialties is the making aphrodisiacs.
hands around 180 degrees after noticing Geralt flirting with her.
*TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at the Battle of Brenna.Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as being an armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
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!!Artaud Terranova
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of five members of the Chapter of the Gift and the Art, the higher ruling body of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers.
!!Artaud Terranova
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of five members of the Chapter of the Gift and the Art, the higher ruling body of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers.
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!!Artaud Terranova
!!Marti Södergren
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One
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied to be one during his meeting with Vilgefortz and Tissaia de Vries, as he is constantly drinking and refilling his wine glass, and even brings the bottle with him when they move into another room.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a position of power when they conquer the Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a position of power when they conquer the Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to be one during his meeting death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with Vilgefortz and Tissaia de Vries, as he a Temerian officer.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she isconstantly drinking and refilling his wine glass, and extremely sexual, although even brings other mages describe her as a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that one of her specialties is the bottle with him when they move into another room.
making aphrodisiacs.
*EyeScream: While fighting Geralt TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a positionBattle of power when they conquer the Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.Brenna.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is
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* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a position
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
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[[folder:Lytta Neyd]]
!!Lytta Neyd / Coral / Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SeasonOfStorms'' | ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' [[note]]flashbacks[[/note]]
A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit of compressing people into statues. Corral is a former lover of Geralt during one of his breaks from Yennifer. She perished during the Battle of Sodden, being one of the Fourteen of the Hill.
!!Lytta Neyd / Coral / Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SeasonOfStorms'' | ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' [[note]]flashbacks[[/note]]
A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit of compressing people into statues. Corral is a former lover of Geralt during one of his breaks from Yennifer. She perished during the Battle of Sodden, being one of the Fourteen of the Hill.
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!!Lytta Neyd / Coral / Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir
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!!Artaud Terranova
->'''Appears in:'''
A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit
One of
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* AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair with Geralt and briefly in a flashback of Trish's to the Battle of Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she is a main character and the details of her relationship with Geralt are revealed.
* BadBoss: Treats her apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a spell to twist one of her hands around 180 degrees after noticing Geralt flirting with her.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at the Battle of Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as being an armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
* BadBoss: Treats her apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a spell to twist one of her hands around 180 degrees after noticing Geralt flirting with her.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at the Battle of Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as being an armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
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* AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair TheAlcoholic: Implied to be one during his meeting with Vilgefortz and Tissaia de Vries, as he is constantly drinking and refilling his wine glass, and even brings the bottle with him when they move into another room.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North andbriefly in a flashback of Trish's to the Battle of Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she is a main character and the details of her relationship allies with Geralt are revealed.
* BadBoss: Treats her apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a spellNilfgaard in order to twist one gain a position of her hands around 180 degrees after noticing Geralt flirting with her.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death atpower when they conquer the Battle of Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After beingan armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because itblinded by Phillipa, Artaud is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and
* BadBoss: Treats her apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a spell
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at
* OffWithHisHead: After being
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
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!!Istredd of Aedd Gynvael
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SwordOfDestiny''
A highly respected sorcerer with an interest in archology. Istredd is an old friend and occasional lover of Yennifer, a fact which caused him to come into conflict with Geralt.
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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the "Betty" in the LoveTriangle between him, Yennifer, and Geralt, being the safe choice for Yennifer to settle down with as opposed to the danger and turmoil that comes with the Witcher.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Yennifer leaves both him and Geralt, Istredd shows up to their duel with a sword, clearly intending not use magic and perish by the Witcher's blade. Thankfully, Geralt recognizes this and leaves without dueling the heartbroken wizard.
* FantasticRacism: Towards Witchers, whom he believes are utterly incapable of true emotion or love.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Very little mention is made of Istredd after the events of "A Shard of Ice" despite his prominence as a sorcerer and connection to Yennifer. His only mention in the main saga is during the initial meeting of the Lodge when Sile de Tansarville wonders why he or another prominent Koviri sorcerer was not invited instead of her. Given that he lives in neutral Kovir, he likely managed to avoid being caught up in the wars and the witch hunts that plagued the rest of the Northern Realms.
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!!Istredd of Aedd Gynvael
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SwordOfDestiny''
A highly respected sorcerer with an interest in archology. Istredd is an old friend and occasional lover of Yennifer, a fact which caused him to come into conflict with Geralt.
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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the "Betty" in the LoveTriangle between him, Yennifer, and Geralt, being the safe choice for Yennifer to settle down with as opposed to the danger and turmoil that comes with the Witcher.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Yennifer leaves both him and Geralt, Istredd shows up to their duel with a sword, clearly intending not use magic and perish by the Witcher's blade. Thankfully, Geralt recognizes this and leaves without dueling the heartbroken wizard.
* FantasticRacism: Towards Witchers, whom he believes are utterly incapable of true emotion or love.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Very little mention is made of Istredd after the events of "A Shard of Ice" despite his prominence as a sorcerer and connection to Yennifer. His only mention in the main saga is during the initial meeting of the Lodge when Sile de Tansarville wonders why he or another prominent Koviri sorcerer was not invited instead of her. Given that he lives in neutral Kovir, he likely managed to avoid being caught up in the wars and the witch hunts that plagued the rest of the Northern Realms.
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!!Artaud Terranova
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of five members of the Chapter of the Gift and the Art, the higher ruling body of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers.
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied to be one during his meeting with Vilgefortz and Tissaia de Vries, as he is constantly drinking and refilling his wine glass, and even brings the bottle with him when they move into another room.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a position of power when they conquer the Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
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!!Artaud Terranova
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of five members of the Chapter of the Gift and the Art, the higher ruling body of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers.
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied to be one during his meeting with Vilgefortz and Tissaia de Vries, as he is constantly drinking and refilling his wine glass, and even brings the bottle with him when they move into another room.
* EyeScream: While fighting Geralt during the Thanedd Coup, Artaud's eyes are nearly gouged out by Phillipa Eilhart in her owl form.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrays the North and allies with Nilfgaard in order to gain a position of power when they conquer the Northern Kingdoms.
* OffWithHisHead: After being blinded by Phillipa, Artaud is subsequently decapitated by Geralt.
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* BadBoss: Treats her apprentice Mozaïk horribly, including using a spell to twist one of her hands around 180 degrees after noticing Geralt flirting with her.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at the Battle of Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as being an armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Triss recalls her death at the Battle of Sodden as particularly horrible, describing Lytta as being an armless and legless trunk and screaming in unimaginable pain.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Has a fondness for inflicting terrible punishments, including death, for petty reasons. One bestiary entry in ''Wild Hunt'' mentions she teleported a man into a nest of harpies after he said she reminded him of the creatures.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the massive storm hits Kerack, Lytta teleports out of the city while Geralt, Dandelion, and Mozaïk stay behind to try and rescue people from the flood. She later returns with medical supplies once the danger has passed, but the others are still pissed at her for not helping them.
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* ShipperOnDeck: She appereantly had a soft spot for Geralt, noticing his good influence on Yennefer, and therfore supported their relationship. She was also one of the few mages in series who was genuinely nice to him whithout trying to kill, manipulate and/or seduce him.
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* ShipperOnDeck: She appereantly apparantly had a soft spot for Geralt, noticing his good influence on Yennefer, and therfore therefore supported their relationship. She was also one of the few mages in the series who was genuinely nice to him whithout without trying to kill, manipulate and/or seduce him.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her actions lead to complete collapse of the Conclave, Nilfgaardian invasion being utterly unopposed and catastrophic destruction of all the Northern Kingdom. For extra points of personal irony, the Thanedd coup directly led to the perception of all mages as traitors and the fall of prestige surrounding them that was never fully mend. When she realises what have she done, [[DrivenToSuicide she just ends her life]].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her actions lead to the complete collapse of the Conclave, Nilfgaardian invasion being utterly unopposed and catastrophic destruction of all the Northern Kingdom. For extra points of personal irony, the Thanedd coup directly led to the perception of all mages as traitors and the fall of prestige surrounding them that was never fully mend. When she realises what have she done, [[DrivenToSuicide she just ends her life]].
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: She's a minor character in the grand scheme of things, but she has a ''huge'' impact for both her world ''and'' the Aen Elle's world when she uses her special abilities to reveal Eredin's regicide to Ge'els.
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* UnreliableExpositor: His version of the story regarding Renfri is just as biased and unverifiable as hers. In fact, he's even ''less'' reliable, due to his obsessive believe in the prophecy without having any proof it is real.
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* UnreliableExpositor: His version of the story regarding Renfri is just as biased and unverifiable as hers. In fact, he's even ''less'' reliable, due to his obsessive believe belief in the prophecy without having any proof it is real.
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* DirtyCoward: It's all fine and dandy for him to mastermind pogroms against the "cursed princesses", as long as it doesn't personally endanger him. The moment Renfri declares vengeance, he turns tail and goes into hiding, using alias. When she finds him again, he is willing to get entire Blaviken wiped out, but never face her. And when Geralt (against his will and better judgement) defends him, the mage just teleports away to Kovir.
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* DirtyCoward: It's all fine and dandy for him to mastermind pogroms against the "cursed princesses", as long as it doesn't personally endanger him. The moment Renfri declares vengeance, he turns tail and goes into hiding, using an alias. When she finds him again, he is willing to get entire Blaviken wiped out, but never face her. And when Geralt (against his will and better judgement) defends him, the mage just teleports away to Kovir.
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* JerkAss: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives he ruined in the chase after the prophecy mean squat to him, just like the inhabitants of Blaviken when Renfri treatens to turn the streets into rivers of blood.
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* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives he ruined in the chase after the prophecy mean squat to him, just like the inhabitants of Blaviken when Renfri treatens to turn the streets into rivers of blood.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Leaves Rissberg and the North entirely for Nilfgaard to get away from the horrible deeds that had been committed there, and because while mages not be revered in the south, they are at least paid well.
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* HeroicBSOD: She suffers one during the Nilfgaard Invasio, left with the realization her actions have not only destroyed the Conclave but led to Nilfgaard's RapePillageAndBurn across Aedirn and Rivia unopposed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumes that every other mage believes magicians are above things like race, national loyalty, and religion. That the idea of siding with anyone else is treason. In fact, she's the ''only'' mage who believes magic should come first and last. At least to the degree she practices.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumes that every other mage believes magicians are above things like race, national loyalty, and religion. That the idea of siding with anyone else is treason. In fact, she's the ''only'' mage who believes magic should come first and last. At least to the degree she practices.
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* HeroicBSOD: She suffers one during the Nilfgaard Invasio, invasion, left with the realization her actions have not only destroyed the Conclave but led to Nilfgaard's RapePillageAndBurn across Aedirn and Rivia unopposed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumes that every other mage believes magicians are above things like race, national loyalty, and religion. That the idea of siding with anyone else is treason.In fact, The problem is - she's the ''only'' ''the only'' mage who believes magic should come first and last. At last, at least to the degree she practices.practices. To make it worse, the traitors are all DevilInPlainSight.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takes a while, but it starts with the realization things are way, way, ''way'' out of her of her control when she frees her fellow mages and expects them to settle their differences peacefully, only for the mages who sided with Nilfgaard to start murdering the Loyalists and the Loyalists to fight back without hesitation.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takes a while, but it starts with the realization things are way, way, ''way'' out of her of her control when she frees her fellow mages and expects them to settle their differences peacefully, only for the mages who sided with Nilfgaard to start murdering the Loyalists and the Loyalists to fight back without hesitation.
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* TautologicalTemplar: Anything which serves magic is good and anything which is against magic is evil. She awakens from this viewpoint after she discovers every other mage has other considerations.
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* TautologicalTemplar: Anything which serves magic is good and anything which is against magic is evil. She awakens from this viewpoint after she discovers every ''every other mage mage'' has other considerations.considerations.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her actions lead to complete collapse of the Conclave, Nilfgaardian invasion being utterly unopposed and catastrophic destruction of all the Northern Kingdom. For extra points of personal irony, the Thanedd coup directly led to the perception of all mages as traitors and the fall of prestige surrounding them that was never fully mend. When she realises what have she done, [[DrivenToSuicide she just ends her life]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her actions lead to complete collapse of the Conclave, Nilfgaardian invasion being utterly unopposed and catastrophic destruction of all the Northern Kingdom. For extra points of personal irony, the Thanedd coup directly led to the perception of all mages as traitors and the fall of prestige surrounding them that was never fully mend. When she realises what have she done, [[DrivenToSuicide she just ends her life]].
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!! Algernon "Pinety" Guincamp
One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheLastWish''
Resident mage of
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, BatmanGambit: He is perfectly fine with Renfri massacring Blaviken, as that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following would "prove" his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite point of her being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, evil incarnated and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion validate the prophecy of the Black Sun.
* DirtyCoward: It's all fine and dandy for him to mastermind pogroms against the "cursed princesses", as long as itas a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, doesn't personally endanger him. The moment Renfri declares vengeance, he turns tail and goes into hiding, using alias. When she finds him again, he is willing to get entire Blaviken wiped out, but never face her. And when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that (against his will and better judgement) defends him, the mage just teleports away to Kovir.
* KarmaHoudini: Not only healways roasts fishes is never blamed for the bloody mess related with the Black Sun prophecy, Geralt personally ends up killing off Stregobor's [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty warranty]] ''and'' gets blamed for the butchery, while the wizard is left unmolested.
* JerkAss: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives hecatches.ruined in the chase after the prophecy mean squat to him, just like the inhabitants of Blaviken when Renfri treatens to turn the streets into rivers of blood.
* MasterOfIllusion: Inside of his tower is a massive ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay, looking like a peaceful meadow. Part of the illusion involves a naked woman tending to mage's needs.
* MoralEventHorizon: While he already did a lot of shody deals in the past, he directly crosses the line when he locks up in his tower, fully aware Renfri will keep her words and murder the townspeople.
* UngratefulBastard: You would think he could be at least an itty-bitty tiny bit thankful to Geralt by the end of the story.
* UnreliableExpositor: His version of the story regarding Renfri is just as biased and unverifiable as hers. In fact, he's even ''less'' reliable, due to his obsessive believe in the prophecy without having any proof it is real.
* WizardClassic: {{Exaggerated}} to a point where Geralt notes no other mage cultivates the image so hard as Stregobor.
* DirtyCoward: It's all fine and dandy for him to mastermind pogroms against the "cursed princesses", as long as it
* KarmaHoudini: Not only he
* JerkAss: Really enjoys to torment people for no real reason and acting as if everyone was inferior to him and his overinflated ego. He met with Geralt in the past and back then chased him away from Kovirian court when the witcher showed up for his due payment after slaying a monster. The countless lives he
* MasterOfIllusion: Inside of his tower is a massive ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay, looking like a peaceful meadow. Part of the illusion involves a naked woman tending to mage's needs.
* MoralEventHorizon: While he already did a lot of shody deals in the past, he directly crosses the line when he locks up in his tower, fully aware Renfri will keep her words and murder the townspeople.
* UngratefulBastard: You would think he could be at least an itty-bitty tiny bit thankful to Geralt by the end of the story.
* UnreliableExpositor: His version of the story regarding Renfri is just as biased and unverifiable as hers. In fact, he's even ''less'' reliable, due to his obsessive believe in the prophecy without having any proof it is real.
* WizardClassic: {{Exaggerated}} to a point where Geralt notes no other mage cultivates the image so hard as Stregobor.
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One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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* ShipperOnDeck: She appereantly had a soft spot for Geralt, noticing his good influence on Yennefer, and therfore supported their relationship. She was also one of the few mages in series who was genuinely nice to him whithout trying to kill, manipulate and/or seduce him.
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One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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!! Algernon "Pinety" Guincamp
One of Rissberg residents, who hired Geralt to investigate mass murders in Tukaj Foothills.
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* ActualPacifist: Certain points indicates, that he deeply resents violence in general. He not only refused following his father's footsteps and resigned from military career, he risked own reputation (and life) to stop Sorel's killing spree whitout any personal profit (which is very rare between mages). Even despite being fishing enthusiast he naver uses fishing hooks, and always let his catch go (and creates ilusion of it as a trophy). He was visibly disturbed, when Geralt nonchalantly admitted, that he always roasts fishes he catches.
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* BasementDweller: Funnily enough, he conducts his research in a dilapidated house at the center of the Non-human District and spends most of his time mixing chemicals in a candle-lit cellar. Geralt more than once likens his behavior to an under-dwelling gnome. An allusion to the modern nerd, though an independent nerd at that!
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* BasementDweller: Funnily enough, he conducts his research in a dilapidated house at the center of the Non-human District and spends most of his time mixing chemicals in a candle-lit cellar. Geralt more than once likens his behavior to an under-dwelling gnome.gnome (and suspects he may have gnomish ancestry, which would explain his odd appearance as well). An allusion to the modern nerd, though an independent nerd at that!
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/BaptismOfFire''
A Nilfgaardian astrologer who is tasked by the emperor himself with locating Ciri after the failure of her capture during the Thanedd coup. Mistrustful of mages, Emhyr preferred to call upon Xarthisius for matters involving long-range magical detection.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: He's a clear-cut case. That said, [[YouHaveFailedMe the realities of serving Nilfgaardian emperors]] ensured he picks up the occasional social clue.
* TheAstrologer: He is looked down on by wizards and apparently his trade is separate enough, but his methods seem to be magical in nature.
* CassandraTruth: He accurately marked Ciri's location in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately for him, the Rats took her in before Nilfgaard did, making him look like a fraud.
* SympatheticMagic: At his request, Emhyr provided him with a lock of Ciri's hair. (He also [[ToiletHumor asked for feces]], but Emhyr [[ShameIfSomethingHappened warned him]] against such tests of his patience.) Still, the hair was enough to work with.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Ironically, he gets thrown in jail after providing absurd (but actually true) clues to Ciri's location. But hey, at least it's not the gallows.
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!!Xarthisius
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/BaptismOfFire''
A Nilfgaardian astrologer who is tasked by the emperor himself with locating Ciri after the failure of her capture during the Thanedd coup. Mistrustful of mages, Emhyr preferred to call upon Xarthisius for matters involving long-range magical detection.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: He's a clear-cut case. That said, [[YouHaveFailedMe the realities of serving Nilfgaardian emperors]] ensured he picks up the occasional social clue.
* TheAstrologer: He is looked down on by wizards and apparently his trade is separate enough, but his methods seem to be magical in nature.
* CassandraTruth: He accurately marked Ciri's location in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately for him, the Rats took her in before Nilfgaard did, making him look like a fraud.
* SympatheticMagic: At his request, Emhyr provided him with a lock of Ciri's hair. (He also [[ToiletHumor asked for feces]], but Emhyr [[ShameIfSomethingHappened warned him]] against such tests of his patience.) Still, the hair was enough to work with.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Ironically, he gets thrown in jail after providing absurd (but actually true) clues to Ciri's location. But hey, at least it's not the gallows.
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/SeasonOfStorms'' | ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' [[note]]flashbacks[[/note]]
A powerful sorceress from Skellige who has a habit of compressing people into statues. Corral is a former lover of Geralt during one of his breaks from Yennifer. She perished during the Battle of Sodden, being one of the Fourteen of the Hill.
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* AscendedExtra: She was mentioned in the Saga as a sorceress involved in a week-long affair with Geralt and briefly in a flashback of Trish's to the Battle of Sodden. In ''Season of Storms'' she is a main character and the details of her relationship with Geralt are revealed.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Coral" because it is the color of her favorite lipstick.
* OverlyLongName: Being called [[HornyVikings Astrid Lyttneyd Ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir]] is a good reason not to use your birth name.
* PosthumousCharacter: She is first mentioned after her death at Sodden. The prequel novel ''Season of Storms'' expands on those mentions.
* SignatureMove: Fond of using a compression spell to turn her enemies and those who annoy her into tiny statues. Geralt comes across two of her victims in ''Wild Hunt'' and can free them.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: When the witch hunters burned him alive, Kalkstein had a few tricks up his sleeve to ensure he did not go down without getting some level of revenge. He somehow managed to have fiery beasts emerge around the pier that shot into the sky to explode into a message reading "Radovid sucks flaccid cock".
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* YourWorstNightmare: Finds herself trapped in nightmares about furniture that eats people by Sarah, although the godling didn't really understand that she was tormentingCorinne.Corinne due to her belief that scary dreams are fun.
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!!!Mages
[[folder:Tissaia de Vries]]
!!Tissaia de Vries
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of the most influential people in the wizarding community, Tissaia is staunchly on the side of neutrality of magic, a stance that she cannot shake off even as it becomes obvious that a group of influential magicians conspire with Nilfgaard.
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* TheArchmage: She pulls down the entire magical defenses of [[spoiler:Arethusa]] just so, in a heartbeat - defenses the raising of which involved a whole year of dedicated work for a powerful magician.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality:
** Tissaia finds the idea ''ludicrous'' that a mage would ever choose their homelands over their fellow wizards. She is disgusted, [[TitleDrop contemptuous even]], that mages would fight for the North against other mages who would fight for Nilfgaard. She also believes magic should be a wizard's only passion and that all sorceresses should be sterilized.
** Leads to a BreakTheHaughty moment when she discovers not only that mages ''do'' hold nationalist sentiments, they're willing to fight and die for them. The idea of putting magic before race, politics, faction, religion or blood never occurred to them, and once it does, none of them have any interest in it.
* DrivenToSuicide: As she realizes what was the outcome of her actions.
* ForScience: Everything she does is in the interests of magic. The idea other mages have considerations beyond this is offensive.
* HeroicBSOD: She suffers one during the Nilfgaard Invasio, left with the realization her actions have not only destroyed the Conclave but led to Nilfgaard's RapePillageAndBurn across Aedirn and Rivia unopposed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumes that every other mage believes magicians are above things like race, national loyalty, and religion. That the idea of siding with anyone else is treason. In fact, she's the ''only'' mage who believes magic should come first and last. At least to the degree she practices.
* LawfulStupid: For her, the neutrality of magic is non-negotiable. Even when Dijkstra was only there to stop even greater infraction.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takes a while, but it starts with the realization things are way, way, ''way'' out of her of her control when she frees her fellow mages and expects them to settle their differences peacefully, only for the mages who sided with Nilfgaard to start murdering the Loyalists and the Loyalists to fight back without hesitation.
* PoorCommunicationKills: No, Tissaia, Dijkstra and the Redanian forces ''really are'' here to help. Your fellow mages really are the bad guys.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her actions basically allow [[spoiler:the Thanedd coup]] to proceed.
* NeatFreak: Implied to suffer from a form of OCD.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Decides to free all of her fellow mages without given any consideration to the idea they were plotting to murder their fellow wizards for Nilfgaard.
* TautologicalTemplar: Anything which serves magic is good and anything which is against magic is evil. She awakens from this viewpoint after she discovers every other mage has other considerations.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carduin]]
!!Carduin of Lan Exeter
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carduin_tw3.png]]
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings Assassins of Kings]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
A leading council member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers. Following the Thanedd Coup, Carduin attempted to reform the Council of Mages and helped organize a summit of mages and representatives of all nations at Loc Muinne.
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* DirtyCoward: Geralt regards him as one after watching him flee during the Thanedd Coup. Should Carduin be in service to King Radovid in ''Wild Hunt'', Geralt calls him out on it, noting how Carduin and the other mages who submitted to Radovid are essentially powerless and doing nothing to stop the witch hunters from slaughtering their fellow magic users. Clearly rankled Carduin rebukes him by noting someone has to survive and ensure magic's survival.
-->'''Carduin:''' And I say it's easy to play the hero, die a foolish death. But someone must survive, preserve our body of knowledge for future generations. You don't understand, you cannot... but sometimes it takes courage to be a coward.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When fighting breaks out during the Thanedd Coup, Carduin immediately flees as soon as he can via teleportation. He even leaves behind fellow wounded mages to do so.
* ShockAndAwe: Can cast lightning from his hands. He nearly killed Geralt with a bolt during the Thanedd Coup after mistaking him for a member of the Scoia'tael.
* TeamSwitzerland: Was part of the neutral mages at the Thenedd Coup. When fighting broke out between the Nilfgaard supporters and the Northern supporters Carduin and the other neutral mages thought they would be safe, until Vilgefortz and his allies attacked them.
* UncertainDoom: He is arrested at Loc Muinne if Geralt does not rescue Triss to testify before the summit. No mention is made of him in ''Wild Hunt'' in this scenario, leaving his fate unknown, but considering the massacre at Loc Muinne and subsequent witch hunts Carduin's fate in that path seems bleak.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Corinne Tilly]]
!!Corinne Tilly
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/corinne_tilly_tw3.png]]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:'''
A skilled oneiromancer, which is a sorceress who specializes in dream interpretation. The witch hunts have forced her into hiding in the city of Novigrad, where she is an associate of Triss Merigold. Geralt seeks her out to assist in his search for Ciri.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Like many sourceresses she wears a very low cut dress that shows off her cleavage.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: She is constantly barefoot.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: As an oneiromancer one of her primary skills is going to a location and dreaming of its history. Corinne uses this skill to help people learn the history of houses, which can be useful in determining the source of a haunting or locating an item hidden away inside the building.
* OddFriendship: If the godling Sarah is allowed to stay in the house then Corinne returns to meet the creature who trapped her in the nightmare. She ends up moving in herself and living together with the godling, with their relationship being somewhat mother and daughter like.
* YourWorstNightmare: Finds herself trapped in nightmares by Sarah, although the godling didn't really understand that she was tormenting Corinne.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dorregaray]]
!!Dorregaray of Vole
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/SwordOfDestiny The Limits of Possibility]]'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
A wizard who is primarily concerned with preventing the extinction of rare and endangered species, no matter how dangerous they might be.
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* FireForgedFriends: He and Geralt did not get along at all when they first met, with Dorregaray having nothing but disdain for his profession and believing the Witcher was hunting a dragon for sport and reward. After Geralt instead came to his aide when Dorregaray attempted to save the dragons he gained a much higher opinion of him. When they meet again years later at Thanedd, both are genuinely pleased to see each other again, although Dorregaray still disapproves of Geralt's job.
* TheMole: According to Phillipa Eilhart, he is in the employ of King Hansalt of Kaedwen.
%%* NiceGuy
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[[folder:Marti Södergren]]
!!Marti Södergren
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/TheLadyOfTheLake''
Unlike many of her fellow mages, Marti had little time for politics and instead focused on healing magic, as well as the creation of powerful aphrodisiacs.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is extremely sexual, although even other mages describe her as a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that one of her specialties is the making aphrodisiacs.
* TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during the Battle of Brenna.
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%%[[folder:Lytta Neyd]]
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!!!Lodge of Sorceresses
-->See their [[Characters/TheWitcherLodgeOfSorceresses separate page]].
!!!Alchemists
[[folder: Adalbertus Aloysius Kalkstein]]
!!Adalbertus Aloysius Kalkstein
->'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/TheWitcher''
->'''Voiced by:''' William Roberts
A friendly and somewhat eccentric master alchemist that crosses paths with Geralt for the first time outside Vizima. He can become a steadfast ally with a great deal of lucrative contracts to offer the itinerant monster slayer and a range of help regarding all things alchemical.
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* BasementDweller: Funnily enough, he conducts his research in a dilapidated house at the center of the Non-human District and spends most of his time mixing chemicals in a candle-lit cellar. Geralt more than once likens his behavior to an under-dwelling gnome. An allusion to the modern nerd, though an independent nerd at that!
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He is also honorary chairman of the Alchemists, Geomancers, and Pyromancers Club, and rival of the Oxenfurt Inventors' Club.
* ForScience: When you first meet him he asks to examine Geralt's body as an exemplar of scientific and magical achievement. Slightly disturbed, Geralt refuses only for Kalkstein to inquire whether a postmortem would be acceptable...
* HiddenDepths: Is the one who helps Geralt plan the trap for Azar in Chapter II. He also knows the most about Gnomish technology, metallurgy (and magic) outside of anyone from Mount Carbon, leading to a surprising "hobby" of his.
* MarriedToTheJob: His introduction to Geralt leaves no doubt about his one, eternal and ever-lasting true love.
* NiceGuy: Always polite and willing to help our favorite witcher. The only time in the entire game when he'll even get angry is if he's accused of working with the Salamandra, he will promptly tell Geralt to get out of his home and address him derogatorily as a mutant. (A hint of how much you've hurt his feelings). [[spoiler: But don't worry, he forgives Geralt after he admits that he was wrong.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed, but as Geralt muses: ''the absent-minded alchemist seems nice, but it is obvious that scientific theories are of greater concern to him than the more prosaic aspects of life.''
* KilledOffscreen: Became a victim of the witch-hunters before the start of ''Wild Hunt''.
* LovableNerd: He will fill you in on all the aspects of the potion-making system and keep you flush with cash throughout the game's impressive run-time. On top of all this, he's essential to the completion of several quest lines and can optionally help you out with advice on several more.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is the closeted yet enthusiastic intellectual next to Geralt's rough-and-tumble stoical man of the world. Their clash of personalities makes for some of the funniest moments in the game.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Is also the NPC you will likely spend the most time with, as not only does he accept rarer loot drops from monsters for the highest selling price but he will also supply you with endless side-quests to obtain monster parts for his experiments.
* UltimateBlacksmith: You wouldn't think at it to look at him, but give him some old armour pieces and a magical formula along with twenty four hours and he will forge the best damn set of armour in the game!
[[/folder]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
!!!Mages
[[folder:Tissaia de Vries]]
!!Tissaia de Vries
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
One of the most influential people in the wizarding community, Tissaia is staunchly on the side of neutrality of magic, a stance that she cannot shake off even as it becomes obvious that a group of influential magicians conspire with Nilfgaard.
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* TheArchmage: She pulls down the entire magical defenses of [[spoiler:Arethusa]] just so, in a heartbeat - defenses the raising of which involved a whole year of dedicated work for a powerful magician.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality:
** Tissaia finds the idea ''ludicrous'' that a mage would ever choose their homelands over their fellow wizards. She is disgusted, [[TitleDrop contemptuous even]], that mages would fight for the North against other mages who would fight for Nilfgaard. She also believes magic should be a wizard's only passion and that all sorceresses should be sterilized.
** Leads to a BreakTheHaughty moment when she discovers not only that mages ''do'' hold nationalist sentiments, they're willing to fight and die for them. The idea of putting magic before race, politics, faction, religion or blood never occurred to them, and once it does, none of them have any interest in it.
* DrivenToSuicide: As she realizes what was the outcome of her actions.
* ForScience: Everything she does is in the interests of magic. The idea other mages have considerations beyond this is offensive.
* HeroicBSOD: She suffers one during the Nilfgaard Invasio, left with the realization her actions have not only destroyed the Conclave but led to Nilfgaard's RapePillageAndBurn across Aedirn and Rivia unopposed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumes that every other mage believes magicians are above things like race, national loyalty, and religion. That the idea of siding with anyone else is treason. In fact, she's the ''only'' mage who believes magic should come first and last. At least to the degree she practices.
* LawfulStupid: For her, the neutrality of magic is non-negotiable. Even when Dijkstra was only there to stop even greater infraction.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takes a while, but it starts with the realization things are way, way, ''way'' out of her of her control when she frees her fellow mages and expects them to settle their differences peacefully, only for the mages who sided with Nilfgaard to start murdering the Loyalists and the Loyalists to fight back without hesitation.
* PoorCommunicationKills: No, Tissaia, Dijkstra and the Redanian forces ''really are'' here to help. Your fellow mages really are the bad guys.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her actions basically allow [[spoiler:the Thanedd coup]] to proceed.
* NeatFreak: Implied to suffer from a form of OCD.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Decides to free all of her fellow mages without given any consideration to the idea they were plotting to murder their fellow wizards for Nilfgaard.
* TautologicalTemplar: Anything which serves magic is good and anything which is against magic is evil. She awakens from this viewpoint after she discovers every other mage has other considerations.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carduin]]
!!Carduin of Lan Exeter
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carduin_tw3.png]]
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings Assassins of Kings]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' ???
A leading council member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers. Following the Thanedd Coup, Carduin attempted to reform the Council of Mages and helped organize a summit of mages and representatives of all nations at Loc Muinne.
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* DirtyCoward: Geralt regards him as one after watching him flee during the Thanedd Coup. Should Carduin be in service to King Radovid in ''Wild Hunt'', Geralt calls him out on it, noting how Carduin and the other mages who submitted to Radovid are essentially powerless and doing nothing to stop the witch hunters from slaughtering their fellow magic users. Clearly rankled Carduin rebukes him by noting someone has to survive and ensure magic's survival.
-->'''Carduin:''' And I say it's easy to play the hero, die a foolish death. But someone must survive, preserve our body of knowledge for future generations. You don't understand, you cannot... but sometimes it takes courage to be a coward.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When fighting breaks out during the Thanedd Coup, Carduin immediately flees as soon as he can via teleportation. He even leaves behind fellow wounded mages to do so.
* ShockAndAwe: Can cast lightning from his hands. He nearly killed Geralt with a bolt during the Thanedd Coup after mistaking him for a member of the Scoia'tael.
* TeamSwitzerland: Was part of the neutral mages at the Thenedd Coup. When fighting broke out between the Nilfgaard supporters and the Northern supporters Carduin and the other neutral mages thought they would be safe, until Vilgefortz and his allies attacked them.
* UncertainDoom: He is arrested at Loc Muinne if Geralt does not rescue Triss to testify before the summit. No mention is made of him in ''Wild Hunt'' in this scenario, leaving his fate unknown, but considering the massacre at Loc Muinne and subsequent witch hunts Carduin's fate in that path seems bleak.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Corinne Tilly]]
!!Corinne Tilly
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/corinne_tilly_tw3.png]]
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Wild Hunt]]''
->'''Voiced by:'''
A skilled oneiromancer, which is a sorceress who specializes in dream interpretation. The witch hunts have forced her into hiding in the city of Novigrad, where she is an associate of Triss Merigold. Geralt seeks her out to assist in his search for Ciri.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Like many sourceresses she wears a very low cut dress that shows off her cleavage.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: She is constantly barefoot.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: As an oneiromancer one of her primary skills is going to a location and dreaming of its history. Corinne uses this skill to help people learn the history of houses, which can be useful in determining the source of a haunting or locating an item hidden away inside the building.
* OddFriendship: If the godling Sarah is allowed to stay in the house then Corinne returns to meet the creature who trapped her in the nightmare. She ends up moving in herself and living together with the godling, with their relationship being somewhat mother and daughter like.
* YourWorstNightmare: Finds herself trapped in nightmares by Sarah, although the godling didn't really understand that she was tormenting Corinne.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dorregaray]]
!!Dorregaray of Vole
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/SwordOfDestiny The Limits of Possibility]]'' | ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt''
A wizard who is primarily concerned with preventing the extinction of rare and endangered species, no matter how dangerous they might be.
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* FireForgedFriends: He and Geralt did not get along at all when they first met, with Dorregaray having nothing but disdain for his profession and believing the Witcher was hunting a dragon for sport and reward. After Geralt instead came to his aide when Dorregaray attempted to save the dragons he gained a much higher opinion of him. When they meet again years later at Thanedd, both are genuinely pleased to see each other again, although Dorregaray still disapproves of Geralt's job.
* TheMole: According to Phillipa Eilhart, he is in the employ of King Hansalt of Kaedwen.
%%* NiceGuy
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marti Södergren]]
!!Marti Södergren
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'' | ''Literature/TheLadyOfTheLake''
Unlike many of her fellow mages, Marti had little time for politics and instead focused on healing magic, as well as the creation of powerful aphrodisiacs.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Died just two weeks after the Battle of Brenna when she was stabbed to death by a jealous lover, an officer from the Free Companies, who thought their relationship was more serious than it was and became infuriated when he discovered Marti sleeping with a Temerian officer.
* ExtremeLibido: Like many mages she is extremely sexual, although even other mages describe her as a nymphomaniac. Hardly surprising that one of her specialties is the making aphrodisiacs.
* TheMedic: During the Second Northern War she volunteers as a medic for the combined Northern army and works in a field hospital during the Battle of Brenna.
[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:Lytta Neyd]]
%%[[/folder]]
!!!Lodge of Sorceresses
-->See their [[Characters/TheWitcherLodgeOfSorceresses separate page]].
!!!Alchemists
[[folder: Adalbertus Aloysius Kalkstein]]
!!Adalbertus Aloysius Kalkstein
->'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/TheWitcher''
->'''Voiced by:''' William Roberts
A friendly and somewhat eccentric master alchemist that crosses paths with Geralt for the first time outside Vizima. He can become a steadfast ally with a great deal of lucrative contracts to offer the itinerant monster slayer and a range of help regarding all things alchemical.
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* BasementDweller: Funnily enough, he conducts his research in a dilapidated house at the center of the Non-human District and spends most of his time mixing chemicals in a candle-lit cellar. Geralt more than once likens his behavior to an under-dwelling gnome. An allusion to the modern nerd, though an independent nerd at that!
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He is also honorary chairman of the Alchemists, Geomancers, and Pyromancers Club, and rival of the Oxenfurt Inventors' Club.
* ForScience: When you first meet him he asks to examine Geralt's body as an exemplar of scientific and magical achievement. Slightly disturbed, Geralt refuses only for Kalkstein to inquire whether a postmortem would be acceptable...
* HiddenDepths: Is the one who helps Geralt plan the trap for Azar in Chapter II. He also knows the most about Gnomish technology, metallurgy (and magic) outside of anyone from Mount Carbon, leading to a surprising "hobby" of his.
* MarriedToTheJob: His introduction to Geralt leaves no doubt about his one, eternal and ever-lasting true love.
* NiceGuy: Always polite and willing to help our favorite witcher. The only time in the entire game when he'll even get angry is if he's accused of working with the Salamandra, he will promptly tell Geralt to get out of his home and address him derogatorily as a mutant. (A hint of how much you've hurt his feelings). [[spoiler: But don't worry, he forgives Geralt after he admits that he was wrong.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed, but as Geralt muses: ''the absent-minded alchemist seems nice, but it is obvious that scientific theories are of greater concern to him than the more prosaic aspects of life.''
* KilledOffscreen: Became a victim of the witch-hunters before the start of ''Wild Hunt''.
* LovableNerd: He will fill you in on all the aspects of the potion-making system and keep you flush with cash throughout the game's impressive run-time. On top of all this, he's essential to the completion of several quest lines and can optionally help you out with advice on several more.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is the closeted yet enthusiastic intellectual next to Geralt's rough-and-tumble stoical man of the world. Their clash of personalities makes for some of the funniest moments in the game.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Is also the NPC you will likely spend the most time with, as not only does he accept rarer loot drops from monsters for the highest selling price but he will also supply you with endless side-quests to obtain monster parts for his experiments.
* UltimateBlacksmith: You wouldn't think at it to look at him, but give him some old armour pieces and a magical formula along with twenty four hours and he will forge the best damn set of armour in the game!
[[/folder]]
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