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** When Geralt and Dandelion see the host of famished and abused Nilfgaardian settlers as they are being expelled from the Northern kingdoms after the Peace of Cintra, they witness scenes highly reminiscent of the flight and expulsion of the German population from the territories given to Poland after the Second World War and from the Sudeten borderland of Czechoslovakia.
** The brutal pogrom against the elfs and dwarfs in Rivia shortly after the end of the war (in which both nations actively helped the people of Rivia) bears an uncanny similarity to the Kielce pogrom of July 1946 in which local Polish soldiers and civilians killed several dozens of Jews recently returned from Nazi concentration camps.
** When Geralt and Dandelion see the host of famished and abused Nilfgaardian settlers as they are being expelled from the Northern kingdoms after the Peace of Cintra, they witness scenes highly reminiscent of the flight and expulsion of the German population from the territories given to Poland after the Second World War and from the Sudeten borderland of Czechoslovakia.
** The brutal pogrom against the elfs and dwarfs in Rivia shortly after the end of the war (in which both nations actively helped the people of Rivia) bears an uncanny similarity to the Kielce pogrom of July 1946 in which local Polish soldiers and civilians killed several dozens of Jews recently returned from Nazi concentration camps.
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* FiveManBand: Geralt's original troupe from ''Literature/BaptismOfFire'' is expanded with TheSixthRanger-slash-TheChick Angouleme, [[spoiler:Dandelion leaves the gang, and Regis gets briefly promoted to TheLancer, when he starts feeding on humans again and Cahir suffers a bad case of the dead]].
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* FiveManBand: Geralt's original troupe from ''Literature/BaptismOfFire'' is expanded with TheSixthRanger-slash-TheChick TheSixthRanger Angouleme, [[spoiler:Dandelion leaves the gang, and Regis gets briefly promoted to TheLancer, when he starts feeding on humans again and Cahir suffers a bad case of the dead]].
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* EndIsNighEnding: Ciri [[ScrewDestiny cheerfully fails]] to fulfill her destiny of saving the world (or at least, its inhabitants) from the impending global glaciation, the effects of which aren't mentioned.
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* EndIsNighEnding: Ciri [[ScrewDestiny cheerfully fails]] to fulfill her destiny of saving the world (or at least, its inhabitants) from the impending global glaciation, the effects of which aren't mentioned.glaciation.
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* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Vilgefortz, despite having Geralt entirely at his mercy, thinks it's a wonderful idea to initiate armed combat rather than vaporizing him with a spell, resulting in his own death.]]
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* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Vilgefortz, despite having Geralt entirely at his mercy, thinks it's a wonderful idea to initiate armed combat rather than vaporizing him with a spell, resulting in his own death.]]death]]. However, the last time they met, he all but humiliatingly beat the witcher into a bloody pulp, providing a precedence.
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* ShoutOut: When discussing seating for a banquet in Toussaint, Geralt jokingly tells the duchess' chamberlain that Regis [[spoiler: is a [[{{Literature/Dracula}} count]]]].
** Also, Regis' mule is named [[spoiler: Draakul]]
** Also, Regis' mule is named [[spoiler: Draakul]]
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* CursedWithAwesome: ''Everyone'' wants a piece of Ciri, because her elven blood happens to give her (or any future child of hers) awesome magical powers, even if she herself has only the barest grasp of them; the elves want her to help them restore their race to glory; Nilfgaard's Emperor believes she or her child is the only thing that will save the world from an impending apocalypse; and Vilgefortz can see no end of possibilities once he [[HumanResources extracts]] her power from her.
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* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Vilgefortz, despite having Geralt entirely at his mercy, thinks it's a wonderful idea to initiate armed combat rather than vaporizing him with a spell, resulting in his own death.]]
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* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Vilgefortz, despite having BreedingCult: [[spoiler:Emhyr explains to Geralt entirely at his mercy, thinks it's that he courted Ciri's mother Pavetta (as Duny) in the hopes of producing a wonderful idea to initiate armed combat rather than vaporizing him child with a spell, resulting in his elven blood, whose own death.child would be sufficiently powerful to stave off the impending apocalypse. He admits that Pavetta was just a MeansToAnEnd for him, but "regrets" that she was killed in the boating accident that was supposed to allow him to spirit her and their baby back to Nilfgaard.]]
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* BackForTheDead: After disappearing from the saga after about the first third of ''Literature/BloodOfElves'', [[spoiler:Coën the witcher]] shows up...as one of the casualties in the Battle of Brenna.
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* BackForTheDead: After disappearing from the saga after about the first third of ''Literature/BloodOfElves'', [[spoiler:Coën the witcher]] shows up... as one of the casualties in the Battle of Brenna.
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling. Justified in-story as them needing time to recuperate from their adventures in the previous book, by winter almost completely blocking the mountain passes which connect that country to the rest of the world, [[spoiler:and by Fringilla trying everything she can to keep Geralt there until spring on orders of the Lodge]].
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire.Beauclair. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling. Justified in-story as them needing time to recuperate from their adventures in the previous book, by winter almost completely blocking the mountain passes which connect that country to the rest of the world, [[spoiler:and by Fringilla trying everything she can to keep Geralt there until spring on orders of the Lodge]].
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* FunWithAcronyms: Jarre enlists in the army prior to the Battle Of Brenna and is sent to a division known as the "Pee Eff Eye" due to his qualifications, or lack thereof in terms of fighting. Turns out that PFI stands for [[CannonFodder Poor Fucking Infantry]].
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* FunWithAcronyms: Jarre enlists in the army prior to the Battle Of of Brenna and is sent to a division known as the "Pee Eff Eye" due to his qualifications, or lack thereof thereof, in terms of fighting. Turns out that PFI stands for [[CannonFodder Poor Fucking Infantry]].
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelion stays, while Milva keeps regretting not staying]].
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire Beauclair for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelion stays, while Milva keeps regretting not staying]].
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* LowerDeckEpisode: The battle is shown through the eyes of multiple minor characters (both appearing first time ever or the ones that figured in the previous books) having their 15 minutes of fame one after another. [[spoiler:And most of them die. Horribly]].
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* LowerDeckEpisode: The battle is shown through the eyes of multiple minor characters (both appearing for the first time ever or the ones that having figured in the previous books) having their 15 minutes of fame one after another. [[spoiler:And most of them die. Horribly]].
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* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler:Ciri's powers allow her to travel trought time and universes. Turns out this power is the original goal of elven eugenic experiments that lead to Ciri's existence]].
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* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler:Ciri's powers allow her to travel trought through time and universes.space. Turns out this power is the original goal of elven eugenic experiments that lead to Ciri's existence]].
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* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta and Ciri's death]]. Problem is, infant Ciri wasn't on-board and Pavetta [[KilledOffForReal died for real]] when the teleport malfunctioned. Ever since, Vilgefortz had no reason or need to disable the teleport, so it's sucking any unfortunate ships passing over it and crashes them right next to the castle, getting less and less stable with each transport]].
* ShipTease: There are romantic hints ''bery'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he is killed]].
* ShipTease: There are romantic hints ''bery'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he is killed]].
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* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta Pavetta's and Ciri's death]]. Problem is, infant Ciri wasn't on-board on board and Pavetta [[KilledOffForReal died for real]] when the teleport malfunctioned. Ever since, Vilgefortz had no reason or need to disable the teleport, so it's sucking any unfortunate ships passing over it and crashes them right next to the castle, getting less and less stable with each transport]].
* ShipTease: There are brief romantic hints''bery'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he is killed]].
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* TheWildHunt: It finally turns out that [[spoiler:it's made of Aen Elle, elves living in another world (elves of the Witcherworld being known as Aen Sidhe), who travel between the dimensions to kidnap humans for later enslavement. Their leaders led the aforementioned eugenic experiments, until they were derailed by Lara Dorren's love affair with a human. When her powers resurfaced in her distant descendant - Ciri - they decided they want their results back in their hands]].
* WretchedHive: The City of Rivia is , as always, a dismal place of scum and villainy, which is further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer]].
* WretchedHive: The City of Rivia is , as always, a dismal place of scum and villainy, which is further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer]].
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* TheWildHunt: It finally turns out that [[spoiler:it's made of the Aen Elle, elves living in another world (elves of the Witcherworld being known as Aen Sidhe), Seidhe), who travel between the dimensions to kidnap humans for later enslavement. Their leaders led the aforementioned eugenic experiments, until they were derailed by Lara Dorren's love affair with a human. When her powers resurfaced in her distant descendant - Ciri - they decided they want their results back in their hands]].
* WretchedHive: The City of Riviais , is, as always, a dismal place of scum and villainy, which is further helped furthered by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer]].
* WretchedHive: The City of Rivia
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Geralt and Yen seemingly die... and they are on the island of Avalon at the same time? Or is it the afterlife? ''[[Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon Avalon]]?'' And Ciri leaves for [[KingArthur Camelot, with Galahad]]?]]. Lampshaded and foreshadowed at the very beginning of the book by an AudienceSurrogate character, discussing in-universe legend about Geralt and Ciri some hundreds of years in the future -- she grudges she hoped for HappilyEverAfter fairy-tale like ending, and was dampened by the real one.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Geralt and Yen seemingly die... and they are on the island of Avalon at the same time? Or is it the afterlife? ''[[Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon Avalon]]?'' And Ciri leaves for [[KingArthur [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Camelot, with Galahad]]?]]. Lampshaded and foreshadowed at the very beginning of the book by an AudienceSurrogate character, discussing in-universe legend about Geralt and Ciri some hundreds of years in the future -- she grudges she hoped for HappilyEverAfter fairy-tale like ending, and was dampened by the real one.
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** Beforehand, while forced to [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine dine with]] Vilgefortz, and the mad sorcerer is [[spoiler: trying to [[BreakThemByTalking trying to break Yennefer's spirit]] by claiming [[EvilGloating Ciri is dead and his men have killed Geralt]], Yenn promptly calls him on his bullshit, pointing out that the absence of the more brutal of his entourage, such as [[CoDragons Rience and Schirrú]] in torturing her and [[PunchClockVillain the more fearful manner of his remaining guards]] indicates that Geralt and Ciri are not only still alive, but that [[MookHorrorShow they've likely killed a good many of Vilgefortz's underlings]] in the process. She also sneers that Vilgefortz is desperately clutching at straws because with Ciri having escaped his grasp, his plans are in ruins and it's only a matter of time before his enemies in the north and Nilfgaard track him down. It works so effectively that Vilgefortz can only splutter angrily and threaten her with violence in response]].
* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta and Ciri death]]. Problem is, infant Ciri wasn't on-board and Pavetta [[KilledOffForReal died for real]] when the teleport malfunctioned. Ever since, Vilgefortz had no reason or need to disable the teleport, so it's sucking any unfortunate ships passing over it and crashes them right next to the castle, getting less and less stable with each transport]].
* ShipTease: ''Very'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he gets killed off]].
* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta and Ciri death]]. Problem is, infant Ciri wasn't on-board and Pavetta [[KilledOffForReal died for real]] when the teleport malfunctioned. Ever since, Vilgefortz had no reason or need to disable the teleport, so it's sucking any unfortunate ships passing over it and crashes them right next to the castle, getting less and less stable with each transport]].
* ShipTease: ''Very'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he gets killed off]].
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** Beforehand, while While forced to [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine dine with]] Vilgefortz, and the mad sorcerer is [[spoiler: trying to [[BreakThemByTalking trying to break Yennefer's spirit]] by claiming [[EvilGloating Ciri is dead and his men have killed Geralt]], Yenn promptly calls him on his bullshit, pointing out that the absence of the more brutal of his entourage, such as [[CoDragons Rience and Schirrú]] in torturing her and [[PunchClockVillain the more fearful manner of his remaining guards]] indicates that Geralt and Ciri are not only still alive, but that [[MookHorrorShow they've likely killed a good many of Vilgefortz's underlings]] in the process. She also sneers that Vilgefortz is desperately clutching at straws because with Ciri having escaped his grasp, his plans are in ruins and it's only a matter of time before his enemies in the north and Nilfgaard track him down. It works so effectively that Vilgefortz can only splutter angrily and threaten her with violence in response]].
* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta andCiri Ciri's death]]. Problem is, infant Ciri wasn't on-board and Pavetta [[KilledOffForReal died for real]] when the teleport malfunctioned. Ever since, Vilgefortz had no reason or need to disable the teleport, so it's sucking any unfortunate ships passing over it and crashes them right next to the castle, getting less and less stable with each transport]].
* ShipTease:''Very'' There are romantic hints ''bery'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he gets killed off]].is killed]].
* SaharanShipwreck: Castle Stygga is far, far away from any large body of water, yet is surrounded by scores of shipwrecks. [[spoiler: About 16 years earlier Vilgefortz set up a teleport in the sea next to Cintran shore, used by Emhyr (who was back then [[Literature/TheLastWish pretending to be a knight named Duny]]) to [[FakingTheDead fake his, Pavetta and
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* StormingTheCastle: The final battle. [[spoiler:Ending with EverybodysDeadDave]].
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* StormingTheCastle: The final battle. [[spoiler:Ending with EverybodysDeadDave]].battle is Geralt and his hanse storming Castle Stygga to rescue Geralt's surrogate daughter who, incidentally, is also a princess. [[spoiler: They succeed, but most of them die in the process]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: Vilgefortz has one when his attacks keep missing Geralt. Bonhart also has one when [[spoiler: in their final duel, Ciri seriously injures him for the first time]].
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** Bonhart also has one when [[spoiler: in their final duel, Ciri seriously injures him for the first time]].
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** Bonhart also has one when [[spoiler: in their final duel, Ciri seriously injures him for the first time]].
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* WretchedHive: City of Rivia, as always, further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer]].
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* WretchedHive: The City of Rivia, Rivia is , as always, a dismal place of scum and villainy, which is further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer]].
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* AlienSky: [[spoiler: During her jumps through random dimensions, Ciri finds a particularly beautiful location and is able to get back to it each time when she wants to]]. She notes how everything is peaceful and calming, but the fact there are few moons on the sky is an unnerving sight.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The book ends with [[spoiler:Ciri agreeing to accompany Galahad to Camelot, and musing to herself there must be ''some'' kind of work a Witcher could do in thatworld.]]world]].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The book ends with [[spoiler:Ciri agreeing to accompany Galahad to Camelot, and musing to herself there must be ''some'' kind of work a Witcher could do in that
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* BackForTheFinale: Yarpen and Zoltan show up in a bar to shoot the breeze with Geralt and Dandelion in the very last chapter of the book. [[spoiler:Just before the fateful pogrom that takes Geralt's life begins.]]
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* BackForTheFinale: Yarpen and Zoltan show up in a bar to shoot the breeze with Geralt and Dandelion in the very last chapter of the book. [[spoiler:Just before the fateful pogrom that takes Geralt's life begins.]]begins]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:After all the struggle Geralt finally rescues both Ciri and Yennefer and decides to quit his job and settle down, but all his friends who were helping him save for Dandelion die. He decides to defend victims of pogrom for the last time and is killed in the process. Yennefer tries to heal him but also dies of exhaustion. It all takes place before Ciri's eyes and she can't save her foster parents.]] On the bright side, [[spoiler: Geralt and Yennefer are reunited in the afterlife while Ciri escapes her arranged marriage and gets a MaybeEverAfter ending with Galahad]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:After all the struggle Geralt finally rescues both Ciri and Yennefer and decides to quit his job and settle down, but all his friends who were helping him save for Dandelion die. He decides to defend victims of pogrom for the last time and is killed in the process. Yennefer tries to heal him but also dies of exhaustion. It all takes place before Ciri's eyes and she can't save her foster parents.]] parents]]. On the bright side, [[spoiler: Geralt and Yennefer are reunited in the afterlife while Ciri escapes her arranged marriage and gets a MaybeEverAfter ending with Galahad]].
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling. Justified in-story as them needing time to recuperate from their adventures in the previous book, by winter almost completely blocking the mountain passes which connect that country to the rest of the world, [[spoiler:and by Fringilla trying everything she can to keep Geralt there until spring on orders of the Lodge.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling. Justified in-story as them needing time to recuperate from their adventures in the previous book, by winter almost completely blocking the mountain passes which connect that country to the rest of the world, [[spoiler:and by Fringilla trying everything she can to keep Geralt there until spring on orders of the Lodge.]]Lodge]].
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* ChekhovsGun: The amulet Fingilla Vigo gives Geralt turns out to be not that great at detecting magical auras and warning of danger, which irritates Geralt slightly. [[spoiler:He revises his opinion after it saves his life during his final fight with Vilgefortz by casting an illusion spell to prevent Vilgefortz's blows from landing long enough for Geralt to recover and make a fatal strike.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The amulet Fingilla Vigo gives Geralt turns out to be not that great at detecting magical auras and warning of danger, which irritates Geralt slightly. [[spoiler:He revises his opinion after it saves his life during his final fight with Vilgefortz by casting an illusion spell to prevent Vilgefortz's blows from landing long enough for Geralt to recover and make a fatal strike.]]strike]].
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* ConsummateLiar: Elf sage Avallac'h. [[spoiler:He spins the tale about how Aen Elle need Ciri's powers in order to save the inhabitants of her world from impending apocalypse. Turns out they are power-hungry conquerors just wanting an option to kill and enslave in every existing universe.]]
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* ConsummateLiar: Elf sage Avallac'h. [[spoiler:He spins the tale about how Aen Elle need Ciri's powers in order to save the inhabitants of her world from impending apocalypse. Turns out they are power-hungry conquerors just wanting an option to kill and enslave in every existing universe.]]universe]].
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Yennefer burns through every bit of her magic power and all of her life energy in a futile effort to save Geralt's life.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: [[RetCon Retroactively]], thanks to a belated WordOfGod and the games, Geralt and Yennefer survived the events in Rivia.]]
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Stefan Skellen and his men try to stop Geralt from leaving Stygga after Vilgefortz bites it.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to heal him.]]. Additionally, [[spoiler: Coën is killed off off-screen in the Battle of Brenna with his corpse being brought to the nearest hospital camp.]]
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Sometime after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: [[RetCon Retroactively]], thanks to a belated WordOfGod and the games, Geralt and Yennefer survived the events in Rivia.]]
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Stefan Skellen and his men try to stop Geralt from leaving Stygga after Vilgefortz bites it.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to heal him.]]. Additionally, [[spoiler: Coën is killed off off-screen in the Battle of Brenna with his corpse being brought to the nearest hospital camp.]]
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Sometime after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Yennefer burns through every bit of her magic power and all of her life energy in a futile effort to save Geralt's life.]]
life]].
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: [[RetCon Retroactively]], thanks to a belated WordOfGod and the games, Geralt and Yennefer survived the events inRivia.]]
Rivia]].
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Stefan Skellen and his men try to stop Geralt from leaving Stygga after Vilgefortz bitesit.]]
it]].
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to healhim.]]. him]]. Additionally, [[spoiler: Coën is killed off off-screen in the Battle of Brenna with his corpse being brought to the nearest hospital camp.]]
camp]].
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Sometime after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all byherself.]]herself]].
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: [[RetCon Retroactively]], thanks to a belated WordOfGod and the games, Geralt and Yennefer survived the events in
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Stefan Skellen and his men try to stop Geralt from leaving Stygga after Vilgefortz bites
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to heal
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Sometime after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by
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* FramingDevice: [[spoiler: The majority of the story is told by Ciri to a listening Galahad.]]
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* FramingDevice: [[spoiler: The majority of the story is told by Ciri to a listening Galahad.]]Galahad]].
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:With Bonhart and Vilgefortz dead, Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer try to make their way out of Castle Stygga. Steffan Skellen and his thugs remain, but none of them stand a chance against the trio, despite their exhaustion. It seems like they're all about to leave the ruined castle and see the sky together just like they want to... only for the Nilfgaardians to march in.]]
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:With Bonhart and Vilgefortz dead, Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer try to make their way out of Castle Stygga. Steffan Skellen and his thugs remain, but none of them stand a chance against the trio, despite their exhaustion. It seems like they're all about to leave the ruined castle and see the sky together just like they want to... only for the Nilfgaardians to march in.]]in]].
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Leo Bonhart tries this. [[spoiler:It fails, and Ciri finishes him off.]]
* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelion stays.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Though he had his moments before, it's now that Regis shows what he can do in spectacular fashion.]]
* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelion stays.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Though he had his moments before, it's now that Regis shows what he can do in spectacular fashion.]]
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* ISurrenderSuckers: Leo Bonhart tries this. [[spoiler:It fails, and Ciri finishes him off.]]
off]].
* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelionstays.]]
stays, while Milva keeps regretting not staying]].
* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Though he had his moments before, it's now that Regis shows what he can do in spectacularfashion.]]fashion]].
* LeaveYourQuestTest: Beauclaire for the heroes, but especially for Geralt. [[spoiler:Dandelion
* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Though he had his moments before, it's now that Regis shows what he can do in spectacular
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* LifeWillKillYou: Geralt battles monsters, omnipotent sorcerers, leads an army to victory, survives a SuicideMission... and is [[spoiler: seemingly killed with a pitchfork by an angry mob]]. Just a moment later, Yennefer (who also duked it out with aforementioned omnipotent sorcerers and stood up to an entire coven of witches) [[spoiler: apparently dies from magical overexertion while trying to heal him.]]
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* LifeWillKillYou: Geralt battles monsters, omnipotent sorcerers, leads an army to victory, survives a SuicideMission... and is [[spoiler: seemingly killed with a pitchfork by an angry mob]]. Just a moment later, Yennefer (who also duked it out with aforementioned omnipotent sorcerers and stood up to an entire coven of witches) [[spoiler: apparently dies from magical overexertion while trying to heal him.]]him]].
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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: The Aen Elle just need one little thing out of Ciri; a child with their ruling monarch that will return the Elder Blood to their lineage. There's just one little problem: King Auberon isn't able to properly sleep with her, either due to his physical disgust of her human nature, or his own natural impotence brought about by age.
* LostInTranslation: InUniverse example: During their last conversation, Emperor Emhyr bids Ciri farewell in the Elder Speech, addressing her as "luned". Ciri understands this word literally as "young girl". [[spoiler:Its second meaning in the Elder Speech, however, is "daughter", which is what her [[LukeIAmYourFather biological father]] really meant.]]
* LostInTranslation: InUniverse example: During their last conversation, Emperor Emhyr bids Ciri farewell in the Elder Speech, addressing her as "luned". Ciri understands this word literally as "young girl". [[spoiler:Its second meaning in the Elder Speech, however, is "daughter", which is what her [[LukeIAmYourFather biological father]] really meant.]]
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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: The Aen Elle just need one little thing out of Ciri; a child with their ruling monarch that will return the Elder Blood to their lineage. There's just one little problem: King Auberon isn't able to properly sleep with her, either due to his physical disgust of her human nature, or his own natural impotence brought about by age. \n And most likely a combination of both.
* LostInTranslation: InUniverse example: During their last conversation, Emperor Emhyr bids Ciri farewell in the Elder Speech, addressing her as "luned". Ciri understands this word literally as "young girl". [[spoiler:Its second meaning in the Elder Speech, however, is "daughter", which is what her [[LukeIAmYourFather biological father]] reallymeant.]]meant]].
* LostInTranslation: InUniverse example: During their last conversation, Emperor Emhyr bids Ciri farewell in the Elder Speech, addressing her as "luned". Ciri understands this word literally as "young girl". [[spoiler:Its second meaning in the Elder Speech, however, is "daughter", which is what her [[LukeIAmYourFather biological father]] really
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* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler:Ciri's powers allow her to travel trought time and universes. Turns out this power is the original goal of elven eugenic experiments that lead to Ciri's existence.]]
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* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler:Ciri's powers allow her to travel trought time and universes. Turns out this power is the original goal of elven eugenic experiments that lead to Ciri's existence.]]existence]].
* MundaneUtility: Once she gets a hang of her own powers, Ciri simply does a bit of sight-seeing and then finds herself a cosy, safe-spot to ''finally'' get some rest after being chased like an animal for past few years.
* MundaneUtility: Once she gets a hang of her own powers, Ciri simply does a bit of sight-seeing and then finds herself a cosy, safe-spot to ''finally'' get some rest after being chased like an animal for past few years.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:During a pogrom, Geralt decides not to kill a terrified peasant that was trying to kill him (and some non-humans) a moment ago. Then, Geralt gets stuck in the crowd for a moment, and the peasant takes the opportunity to stab him, with seemingly fatal results, with a pitchfork.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:During a pogrom, Geralt decides not to kill a terrified peasant that was trying to kill him (and some non-humans) a moment ago. Then, Geralt gets stuck in the crowd for a moment, and the peasant takes the opportunity to stab him, with seemingly fatal results, with a pitchfork.]]pitchfork]].
* OutGambitted: Pretty much ''everyone'' who had their own plot regarding Ciri ends up being played one way or another, usually by random events they refuse or can't adjust toward. But in one particular case, it's a result of a deliberate action: [[spoiler: the Lodge of Sorceresses]] gets not just mislead, but ''pranked'', making them chase wind and making a laughstock of themselves for millenia to come.
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* PetTheDog: A major one from Emperor Emhyr. [[spoiler:After explaining to Geralt that he intends to marry his biological daughter, Ciri, and sire an heir with her, and that the Witcher and Yennefer can't be allowed to live on account of [[HeKnowsTooMuch knowing too much]], he makes a promise to the latter that he will never make Ciri cry. He holds true to it; Ciri starts crying almost immediately upon hearing what will happen, prompting him to abandon his plan on the spot. He lets her go back to her parental figures and departs, leaving the three of them to live their lives however they see fit.]]
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* PetTheDog: A major one from Emperor Emhyr. [[spoiler:After explaining to Geralt that he intends to marry his biological daughter, Ciri, and sire an heir with her, and that the Witcher and Yennefer can't be allowed to live on account of [[HeKnowsTooMuch knowing too much]], he makes a promise to the latter that he will never make Ciri cry. He holds true to it; Ciri starts crying almost immediately upon hearing what will happen, prompting him to abandon his plan on the spot. He lets her go back to her parental figures and departs, leaving the three of them to live their lives however they see fit.]]fit]].
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* ThePromise: [[spoiler:Yennefer makes Emhyr promise to never make "her daughter" cry, as she and Geralt are about to commit suicide, and Ciri taken away to marry the Emperor. Guess what Ciri does the moment she is told that she has to part with Geralt and Yennefer ''again''. It actually makes Emhyr abort all his plans for Ciri, turn around, and leave.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Leo Bonhart comes into her cell to brag about the fact [[spoiler: he's killed three Witchers in his time and plans to do the same to Geralt, Yennefer dismisses his claims as [[BlatantLies utter lies]], deriding Bonhart as a [[SmugSnake smug piece of shit]] and a [[DirtyCoward opportunist who only picks fights he can win]], and the only way he could have killed witchers was either in his dreams or by fighting dirty, and that Bonhart doesn't stand a chance against Geralt. A furious Bonhart tries to rape Yennefer in response, only to get utterly humiliated when [[DamselOutOfDistress Yennefer fights back]].]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Leo Bonhart comes into her cell to brag about the fact [[spoiler: he's killed three Witchers in his time and plans to do the same to Geralt, Yennefer dismisses his claims as [[BlatantLies utter lies]], deriding Bonhart as a [[SmugSnake smug piece of shit]] and a [[DirtyCoward opportunist who only picks fights he can win]], and the only way he could have killed witchers was either in his dreams or by fighting dirty, and that Bonhart doesn't stand a chance against Geralt. A furious Bonhart tries to rape Yennefer in response, only to get utterly humiliated when [[DamselOutOfDistress Yennefer fights back]].]]
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* ThePromise: [[spoiler:Yennefer makes Emhyr promise to never make "her daughter" cry, as she and Geralt are about to commit suicide, and Ciri taken away to marry the Emperor. Guess what Ciri does the moment she is told that she has to part with Geralt and Yennefer ''again''. It actually makes Emhyr abort all his plans for Ciri, turn around, and leave.]]
leave]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Leo Bonhart comes into her cell to brag about the fact [[spoiler: he's killed three Witchers in his time and plans to do the same to Geralt, Yennefer dismisses his claims as [[BlatantLies utter lies]], deriding Bonhart as a [[SmugSnake smug piece of shit]] and a [[DirtyCoward opportunist who only picks fights he can win]], and the only way he could have killed witchers was either in his dreams or by fighting dirty, and that Bonhart doesn't stand a chance against Geralt. A furious Bonhart tries to rape Yennefer in response, only to get utterly humiliated when [[DamselOutOfDistress Yennefer fightsback]].]]back]]]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Leo Bonhart comes into her cell to brag about the fact [[spoiler: he's killed three Witchers in his time and plans to do the same to Geralt, Yennefer dismisses his claims as [[BlatantLies utter lies]], deriding Bonhart as a [[SmugSnake smug piece of shit]] and a [[DirtyCoward opportunist who only picks fights he can win]], and the only way he could have killed witchers was either in his dreams or by fighting dirty, and that Bonhart doesn't stand a chance against Geralt. A furious Bonhart tries to rape Yennefer in response, only to get utterly humiliated when [[DamselOutOfDistress Yennefer fights
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* ShipTease: ''Very'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he gets killed off.]]
* StableTimeLoop: While Ciri travels [[spoiler:TheMultiverse in search of her home,]] she receives unexpected help from two sorceresses [[spoiler:from her future]]. How exactly it worked is a bit complicated. [[spoiler:Upon researching [[FutureImperfect the Legend of the Unexpected Child]], they realized that being lost between times and spaces, she can be practically anywhere - thus, she may appear to them just as well as anywhere else.]] By some effort on their side they summon her, and show her the way to her destiny - [[spoiler:the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon]].
* StableTimeLoop: While Ciri travels [[spoiler:TheMultiverse in search of her home,]] she receives unexpected help from two sorceresses [[spoiler:from her future]]. How exactly it worked is a bit complicated. [[spoiler:Upon researching [[FutureImperfect the Legend of the Unexpected Child]], they realized that being lost between times and spaces, she can be practically anywhere - thus, she may appear to them just as well as anywhere else.]] By some effort on their side they summon her, and show her the way to her destiny - [[spoiler:the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon]].
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* ShipTease: ''Very'' briefly between Ciri and Cahir. [[spoiler:Then he gets killed off.]]
off]].
* StableTimeLoop: While Ciri travels [[spoiler:TheMultiverse in search of her home,]] she receives unexpected help from two sorceresses [[spoiler:from her future]]. How exactly it worked is a bit complicated. [[spoiler:Upon researching [[FutureImperfect the Legend of the Unexpected Child]], they realized that being lost between times and spaces, she can be practically anywhere - thus, she may appear to them just as well as anywhereelse.]] else]]. By some effort on their side they summon her, and show her the way to her destiny - [[spoiler:the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon]].
* StableTimeLoop: While Ciri travels [[spoiler:TheMultiverse in search of her home,]] she receives unexpected help from two sorceresses [[spoiler:from her future]]. How exactly it worked is a bit complicated. [[spoiler:Upon researching [[FutureImperfect the Legend of the Unexpected Child]], they realized that being lost between times and spaces, she can be practically anywhere - thus, she may appear to them just as well as anywhere
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Geralt dies when stabbed with a pitchfork and Yennefer dies trying to save him. There is one final scene afterwards where they get to be together on a secluded island. Of course, [[VideoGame/TheWitcher the]] [[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings three]] [[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt games]] and WordOfGod confirm that they came BackFromTheDead.]]
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Geralt's hanse after Angouleme joins them.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Geralt's hanse after Angouleme joins them.
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Geralt dies when stabbed with a pitchfork and Yennefer dies trying to save him. There is one final scene afterwards where they get to be together on a secluded island. Of course, [[VideoGame/TheWitcher the]] [[VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings three]] [[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt games]] and WordOfGod confirm that they came BackFromTheDead.]]
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Geralt's hanse after Angouleme joins them.BackFromTheDead]].
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Geralt's hanse after Angouleme joins them.
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* TheWildHunt: It finally turns out that [[spoiler:it's made of Aen Elle, elves living in another world (elves of the Witcherworld being known as Aen Sidhe), who travel between the dimensions to kidnap humans for later enslavement. Their leaders led the aforementioned eugenic experiments, until they were derailed by Lara Dorren's love affair with a human. When her powers resurfaced in her distant descendant - Ciri - they decided they want their results back in their hands.]]
* WretchedHive: City of Rivia, as always, further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer.]]
* WrittenByTheVictors: Already in motion after The Second Northern War ends. In particular, one prominent and racist scholar vows to scrub all dwarven contributions out of the history books as well as turn Dijkstra into an UnPerson simply because he doesn't like the spy. [[spoiler: Philippa foils his plans out of principle as a TakeThat.]]
* WretchedHive: City of Rivia, as always, further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and Yennefer.]]
* WrittenByTheVictors: Already in motion after The Second Northern War ends. In particular, one prominent and racist scholar vows to scrub all dwarven contributions out of the history books as well as turn Dijkstra into an UnPerson simply because he doesn't like the spy. [[spoiler: Philippa foils his plans out of principle as a TakeThat.]]
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* TheWildHunt: It finally turns out that [[spoiler:it's made of Aen Elle, elves living in another world (elves of the Witcherworld being known as Aen Sidhe), who travel between the dimensions to kidnap humans for later enslavement. Their leaders led the aforementioned eugenic experiments, until they were derailed by Lara Dorren's love affair with a human. When her powers resurfaced in her distant descendant - Ciri - they decided they want their results back in their hands.]]
hands]].
* WretchedHive: City of Rivia, as always, further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt andYennefer.]]
Yennefer]].
* WrittenByTheVictors: Already in motion after The Second Northern War ends. In particular, one prominent and racist scholar vows to scrub all dwarven contributions out of the history books as well as turn Dijkstra into an UnPerson simply because he doesn't like the spy. [[spoiler: Philippa foils his plans out of principle as aTakeThat.]]TakeThat]].
* WretchedHive: City of Rivia, as always, further helped by the Second Nilfgaardian War. There's a lot of poverty going around and racial tensions are at an all-time high. [[spoiler:It erupts in a bloody pogrom that claims the lives of both Geralt and
* WrittenByTheVictors: Already in motion after The Second Northern War ends. In particular, one prominent and racist scholar vows to scrub all dwarven contributions out of the history books as well as turn Dijkstra into an UnPerson simply because he doesn't like the spy. [[spoiler: Philippa foils his plans out of principle as a
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* YourOtherLeft: Poor Fucking Infantry [[CannonFodder being what it is]], gets mostly trained in marching. As the recruits almost entirely come from the lowest of low and rural bumpkins, they end up with the "hay-straw" routine to teach them left foot from the right one[[note]]Notably, this lead to a PopculturalOsmosisFailure in Poland, since it's an American Civil War thing, with no similar occurence ever recorded in Poland[[/note]].
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* PeaceConference: A good chunk of the last chapters detail the events of the Peace of Cintra and the resulting consequences.
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* ConsummateLiar: Elf sage Avallac'h. [[spoiler:He spins the tale about how Aen Elle need Ciri's powers in order to save the inhabitants of her world from impending apocalypse. Turns out they are power hungry conquerors just wanting an option to kill and enslave in every existing universe.]]
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* ConsummateLiar: Elf sage Avallac'h. [[spoiler:He spins the tale about how Aen Elle need Ciri's powers in order to save the inhabitants of her world from impending apocalypse. Turns out they are power hungry power-hungry conquerors just wanting an option to kill and enslave in every existing universe.]]
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to heal him.]]
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Some time after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
* EnemyMine: The unicorns help Ciri escape from the Aen Elle, partially because she saved the life of Ihuarraquax during the events of ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'', but mostly to spite the elves they detest and prevent them from achieving whatever goal they need Ciri to fulfull.
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Some time after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
* EnemyMine: The unicorns help Ciri escape from the Aen Elle, partially because she saved the life of Ihuarraquax during the events of ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'', but mostly to spite the elves they detest and prevent them from achieving whatever goal they need Ciri to fulfull.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:The entire hanse - save Geralt and Dandelion (who stayed behind) -]] die very suddenly during the battle at Stygga. And then Geralt gets [[spoiler: seemingly killed by a random guy with a pitchfork and Yennefer apparently dies failing to heal him.]]. Additionally, [[spoiler: Coën is killed off off-screen in the Battle of Brenna with his corpse being brought to the nearest hospital camp.]]
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz.Some time Sometime after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
* EnemyMine: The unicorns help Ciri escape from the Aen Elle, partially because she saved the life of Ihuarraquax during the events of ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'', but mostly to spite the elves they detest and prevent them from achieving whatever goal they need Ciri tofulfull.fulfill.
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz.
* EnemyMine: The unicorns help Ciri escape from the Aen Elle, partially because she saved the life of Ihuarraquax during the events of ''Literature/TheTimeOfContempt'', but mostly to spite the elves they detest and prevent them from achieving whatever goal they need Ciri to
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* FiveManBand: Geralt's original troupe from ''Literature/BaptismOfFire'' is expanded with TheSixthRanger-slash-TheChick Angouleme, [[spoiler:Dandelion leaves the gang, and Regis gets briefly promoted to TheLancer, when he starts feeding on humans again and Cahir suffers a bad case of dead]].
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* FiveManBand: Geralt's original troupe from ''Literature/BaptismOfFire'' is expanded with TheSixthRanger-slash-TheChick Angouleme, [[spoiler:Dandelion leaves the gang, and Regis gets briefly promoted to TheLancer, when he starts feeding on humans again and Cahir suffers a bad case of the dead]].
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* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler: Bonhart suggests to Vilgefortz they make Yennefer watch Ciri be raped, impregnated and vivisected as part of their plans to get their hands on her powers]].
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** [[spoiler: Bonhart suggests to Vilgefortz they make Yennefer watch Ciri be raped, impregnated and vivisected as part of their plans to get their hands on her powers]].
** [[spoiler: Bonhart suggests to Vilgefortz they make Yennefer watch Ciri be raped, impregnated and vivisected as part of their plans to get their hands on her powers]].
* FramingDevice: [[spoiler: The majority of the story is told by Ciri to a listening Galahad.]]
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: [[spoiler: The majority of the story is told by Ciri to a listening Galahad.]]
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* InelegantBlubbering: Ciri is reduced to this after the fight in Vilgefortz' tower when she realizes she's not only expected to go with Emhyr, but will never see Geralt and Yennefer again. Emhyr, who had been willing to - if not particularly looking forward to - have sex with his own daughter to get her pregnant, finds his resolve failing when he see this, and he not only gives up on that plan, but sends Ciri back to her 'parents'.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The book ends with [[spoiler:Ciri agreeing to accompany Galahad to Camelot, and musing to herself that there must be ''some'' kind of work that a Witcher could do in that world.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The book ends with [[spoiler:Ciri agreeing to accompany Galahad to Camelot, and musing to herself that herself there must be ''some'' kind of work that a Witcher could do in that world.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Yennefer burns through every bit of her magic power and all of her life energy in a futile effort to save Geralt's life.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The book ends with [[spoiler:Ciri agreeing to accompany Galahad to Camelot, and musing to herself that there must be ''some'' kind of work that a Witcher could do in that world.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling.
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* BreatherEpisode: The hanse's stay at Beauclaire. Which is more or less a lot of {{Padding}}. It's even lampshaded with a quote from Creator/RudyardKipling. Justified in-story as them needing time to recuperate from their adventures in the previous book, by winter almost completely blocking the mountain passes which connect that country to the rest of the world, [[spoiler:and by Fringilla trying everything she can to keep Geralt there until spring on orders of the Lodge.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The amulet Fingilla Vigo gives Geralt [[spoiler:saves his life during his final fight with Vilgefortz by casting an illusion spell to prevent Vilgefortz's blows from landing.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: Five books of wait, but Ciri's training on the Pendulum now pays off.
* ChekhovsSkill: Five books of wait, but Ciri's training on the Pendulum now pays off.
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* ChekhovsGun: The amulet Fingilla Vigo gives Geralt [[spoiler:saves turns out to be not that great at detecting magical auras and warning of danger, which irritates Geralt slightly. [[spoiler:He revises his opinion after it saves his life during his final fight with Vilgefortz by casting an illusion spell to prevent Vilgefortz's blows from landing.landing long enough for Geralt to recover and make a fatal strike.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: Five books ofwait, waiting, but Ciri's training on the Pendulum now pays off.
* ChekhovsSkill: Five books of
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* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: Vilgefortz's plan for Ciri, which would be bad enough, but he makes it clear that after he terminates the resulting pregnancy and gets what he wants (blood from the placenta), he intends to beat and rape her. Then he'll let Bonhart have a turn doing the same.
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* NearRapeExperience: Happens to poor Ciri a second time after Kayleigh tried it in ''The Time of Contempt''. Gramps gets further than he did and actually manages to pull her trousers down before Kelpie intervenes to save her mistress.
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* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angoulme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Some time after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
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* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:One by one, every member of the hanse dies. Milva engages in a MutualKill against an enemy archer, Cahir is slain in a personal duel by Leo Bonhart, Angoulme Angouleme takes a deep stab to the thigh and bleeds out, and Regis is incinerated by Vilgefortz. Some time after the battle, even Geralt and Yennefer die, leaving Ciri all by herself.]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: This works to bring all necessary actors to the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, mixed with StableTimeLoop in one case.
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* BathSuicide: Offered by Emhyr as a honorable way out to [[spoiler: Geralt and Yennefer]], because [[HeKnowsTooMuch they know too much]].
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: This works to bring all necessary actors to the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, mixed with StableTimeLoop in one case. Cahir even cites the trope name [[spoiler: just before he bites it]].
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: This works to bring all necessary actors to the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, mixed with StableTimeLoop in one case. Cahir even cites the trope name [[spoiler: just before he bites it]].
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* CannibalLarder: While travelling between worlds, Ciri is attacked by a lecherous old man called Gramps. After killing him, Ciri enters his house, finds the mutilated corpse of a child clearly cut up for consumption and realises she would have suffered the same fate had the guy not tried to rape her first instead of merely killing her.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Geralt and Yen seemingly die... and they are on the island of Avalon at the same time? Or is it the afterlife? ''[[Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon Avalon]]?'' And Ciri leaves for [[KingArthur Camelot, with Galahad]]?]]. Lampshaded and foreshadowed at the very beginning of the book by an AudienceSurrogate character, discussing in-universe legend about Geralt and Ciri some hundreds years in the future -- she grudges she hoped for HappilyEverAfter fairy-tale like ending, and was dampened by the real one.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Geralt and Yen seemingly die... and they are on the island of Avalon at the same time? Or is it the afterlife? ''[[Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon Avalon]]?'' And Ciri leaves for [[KingArthur Camelot, with Galahad]]?]]. Lampshaded and foreshadowed at the very beginning of the book by an AudienceSurrogate character, discussing in-universe legend about Geralt and Ciri some hundreds of years in the future -- she grudges she hoped for HappilyEverAfter fairy-tale like ending, and was dampened by the real one.
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:With Bonhart and Vilgefortz dead, Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer try to make their way out of Castle Stygga. Steffan Skellen and his thugs remain, but none of them stand a chance against the trio, despite their exhaustion. It seems like they're all about to leave the ruined castle and see the sky together just like they want to...only for the Nilfgaardians to march in.]]
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:With Bonhart and Vilgefortz dead, Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer try to make their way out of Castle Stygga. Steffan Skellen and his thugs remain, but none of them stand a chance against the trio, despite their exhaustion. It seems like they're all about to leave the ruined castle and see the sky together just like they want to... only for the Nilfgaardians to march in.]]
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* HoneyTrap: What the Lodge of Sorceresses wants Ciri to be: they want her to seduce Prince Tancred, the heir apparent of Kovir, becoming his lover and mother of his child, so that the Lodge can raise said child as a puppet.
** Regis also rips the head off one of Vilgefortz's lackies while saving Ciri.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Regis bursts into the lab in Stygga Castle where Ciri is being held captive and promptly [[MookHorrorShow disembowels, decapitates]] [[VampireBitesSuck and devours the lab staff]] who were going to assist Vilgefortz in effectively raping and impregnating Ciri.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Regis bursts into the lab in Stygga Castle where Ciri is being held captive and promptly [[MookHorrorShow disembowels, decapitates]] [[VampireBitesSuck and devours the lab staff]] who were going to assist Vilgefortz in effectively raping and impregnating Ciri.
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** Beforehand, while forced to [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine dine with]] Vilgefortz, and the mad sorcerer is [[spoiler: trying to [[BreakThemByTalking trying to break Yennefer's spirit]] by claiming [[EvilGloating Ciri is dead and his men have killed Geralt]], Yenn promptly calls him on his bullshit, pointing out that the absence of the more brutal of his entourage, such as [[CoDragons Rience and Schirrú]] in torturing her and [[PunchClockVillain the more fearful manner of his remaining guards]] indicates that Geralt and Ciri are not only still alive, but that [[MookHorrorShow they've likely killed a good many of Vilgefortz's underlings]] in the process. She also [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech sneers that Vilgefortz is desperately clutching at straws because with Ciri having escaped his grasp, his plans are in ruins and it's only a matter of time before his enemies in the north and Nilfgaard track him down]]. It works so effectively that Vilgefortz can only splutter angrily and threaten her with violence in response]].
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** Beforehand, while forced to [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine dine with]] Vilgefortz, and the mad sorcerer is [[spoiler: trying to [[BreakThemByTalking trying to break Yennefer's spirit]] by claiming [[EvilGloating Ciri is dead and his men have killed Geralt]], Yenn promptly calls him on his bullshit, pointing out that the absence of the more brutal of his entourage, such as [[CoDragons Rience and Schirrú]] in torturing her and [[PunchClockVillain the more fearful manner of his remaining guards]] indicates that Geralt and Ciri are not only still alive, but that [[MookHorrorShow they've likely killed a good many of Vilgefortz's underlings]] in the process. She also [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech sneers that Vilgefortz is desperately clutching at straws because with Ciri having escaped his grasp, his plans are in ruins and it's only a matter of time before his enemies in the north and Nilfgaard track him down]].down. It works so effectively that Vilgefortz can only splutter angrily and threaten her with violence in response]].
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Rewarded As A Traitor Deserves is when the traitor is punished by the party who benefits from the betrayal.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Steffan Skellan gets hanged for treason by Nilfgaard]].
