Witcher 3: Geralt - all information about the main character

In The Witcher 3, Geralt von Riva is the main character. The most important information you should know about Geralt can be found here together with Geralt's most important relationships.

The Witcher 3: Information about Geralt von Riva

• Geralt is a witcher who is much older than he looks because of his mutation. However, his actual age and place of birth are unknown.
• Geralt von Riva is also known as "White Wolf" or "The Butcher of Blaviken".
• Witches are 3 mutants in The Witcher who are chosen as children. Few people can survive the mutation processes that make them witchers. Geralt even successfully used some special and rare mutations.
• After training with the oldest sorcerer Vesemir in Kaer Morhen, Geralt moved out into the world to do heroic deeds.
• Geralt was never very welcome among the people and was always insulted. This aversion is directed against witchers in general, triggered by the fear of the supernatural.
• Geralt met his only true love, Yennefer, when he saved her from a genie in the bottle.
• His foster daughter Ciri was promised to Geralt when he released her parents from a curse before they were born. He then wanted to train the child to become a sorcerer before changing his mind.
• Geralt was fatally injured in a pogrom and could only be saved by Ciri, who teleported him out of the battle.
• Subsequently, Yennefer and Geralt were kidnapped by the wild hunt because the hunt hoped to find Ciri this way.
• Because of the wild hunt, Geralt had lost his memory in the first two games of The Witcher.

The Witcher 3: Information about Geralt's relationships

In the course of his life, Geralt met many impressive characters. The most important of these can be found here:

• Yennefer von Vengerberg is a magician who is connected to Geralt by a special bond. The latter saved her from a frantic bottle spirit by selflessly fulfilling his last wish.
• Ciri is actually called Cirilla and is Geralt's foster daughter. He subjected her to incomplete witch training in Kaer Morhen. Ciri also has magical skills, for example she can teleport people. She is the biological daughter of Emhir var Emreis, who is a Nilfgaardian emperor. The Wild Hunt is after Ciri and Geralt is supposed to save Ciri.
• Vesemir is the oldest of all known witches and is a gifted fighter. He trained all Witcher as swordsmen. Vesemir is also known for his extensive knowledge of monsters.
• Triss Merigold is a sorceress who is a friend of Yennefer's and was in love with Geralt. In the first two games of The Witcher, she had a relationship with Geralt.
• Delphinium is a poet, minstrel and bard and at the same time Geralt's best friend. He tells the storyline in the cutscenes from The Witcher 3.
• Zoltan is a dwarf and fought at the front during the Second Nilfgaard War.

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