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Ia

B A S I C S

Name // Ianira von Averesch D'Esenheim
Nicknames // Ia
Gender // Female
Age // 28
Species // Humanoid (Cursed, Part-Elven)
Profession // Master Alchemist, Monstrologist
Sexual Orientation // Biromantic Demisexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 5'7"
Hair Color and Type // Dark Brown, thick and wavy. Always worn in a crown or milkmaid braid.
Eye Color // Silver
Skin Tone // Ivory, cool undertones
Body Type // Slender and pear-shaped, strong arms and legs.
Accent // Redanian, slightly sing-songy
Scars & Tattoos // A vast amount of deep, rippling, hideous flogging scars on her back. Self-inflicted. She's absolutely littered with scars from neck to toe. Most are small, though there are some notably large ones. A long, horizontal scar across her stomach from an experimental procedure, and some from monsters (a ghoul, foglet, and fleder) and scraps with humans. She also has stretch marks.
Notable Features // Her eyes, mostly. They grant people who are familiar with the signs of elven heritage insight on the fact that she is clearly part elven. She appears to be half-elven, though that isn't strictly true. Those with the ability to detect magic will notice her amulet and slight magical aura, but not much else about her (immediately evident, at least) is especially noteworthy.
Faceclaim // Ellise Chappell as Morwenna Chynoweth, Poldark
Zodiac Sign // Cancer - Born on July 16th, 1244

M E N T A L

Personality // Ia's polite and usually kind, but has been known to be serious and even cold at times. With friends, she's very gentle, warm, and nurturing. Her nature, however, is unfortunately melancholic. Ia is an incredibly grief-stricken person, though she tries her best to hide it.
Likes // Peace & Quiet, Apple Pie, Moonlight
Dislikes // The Eternal Fire, Willful Ignorance
Desires // To disappear suddenly and under mysterious circumstances. Above all, she just wants to go home - to Kaer Seren.
Fears // Captivity, Love, Betrayal
Morals & Values // Honesty, Humility, Justice
Attitude & Sociability // Ia is moderately sociable, though she much prefers to be alone or in the company of her close friends.
Religious & Spiritual Beliefs // She was raised in the Cult of the Eternal Fire, and still keeps to some of the traditions where prayer is concerned. However, she doesn't personally believe in it, and considers herself a worshipper of both Melitele and Cynthe (her patron and progenitor).

P A S T

Birthplace // Redania
Hometown // Esenheim, near Ghelibol
Parents // Erhard and Almira, both deceased.
Siblings // two brothers and three sisters, all older and deceased as of 1278.
Relationships // Cato (mentor and longtime friend, the adoptive father of her son), Thyand (dec. elven husband and Luca's father), Luca(her son), Taliesin(her son, b. 1274)
Backstory // TW - ABUSE, TORTURE, DRUG USE
Ia was born to a wealthy noble family, the youngest child of the Redanian countess Almira D'Esenheim and a Kaedweni merchant, Erhard von Averesch. As Ia understood it, she was the result of a blood curse placed on her family decades ago, and was born with an uncanny resemblance to her elven great-grandfather - a member of her mother's family which had been conspicuously purged from the genealogy. Unfortunately, this led to abuse from her mother for much of Ia's life. This was mostly due to her visible elven heritage, an undesirable stain on her mother's bloodline that was shameful enough to warrant cutting off the tips of an infant Ia's ears lest someone notice their slight point.

Her childhood was a lonely one, having spent much of it in solitude hidden away from the world, her only company in books, walks through the garden, and occasional social events and balls. Despite the fact that she had five brothers and sisters, she wasn't allowed to see them for most of her life - only Conrad and Giselle, those closest in age to her, had a relationship with her at all. Her father, despite her mother's wishes, loved Ia genuinely - and after years of asking, he finally managed to secure her a fencing tutor in a witcher named Cato. She picked the skill up quickly and eventually became good enough at reading her opponents that she was able to disarm the witcher himself. Soon, a close friendship grew between the two.

During this time, Ia endured almost daily abuse and beatings on the orders of her mother. When her father suddenly passed away under mysterious circumstances (which was later revealed to be poisoning), she had no one left to defend her - and so her mother seized the opportunity to have her drugged and attempted to kill Ia and prevent her from shaming the family further. Cato managed to rescue her, and the two found themselves on the Path, hunting monsters and men alike for coin along with Cato's partner, Viemeic - a witcher from the School of the Viper. During their travels together, Viemeic and Ia grew extremely close, and she saw him as the brother he never had. Sadly, like every good thing in Ia's life, this too ended in tragedy. Viemeic took the wrong contract and was gravely wounded by a group of peasants. He died in Ia's arms after she failed to heal him, which she has never quite recovered from. She tried to take her revenge, but Cato dissuaded her from it.

After Viemeic's death, she and Cato parted and Ia decided to settle in Kaedwen, apprenticing with an alchemist and occasionally patching up soldiers and helping the needy. There she met her husband, Thyand: a Scoia'tael freedom fighter and the great love of her life. She fell pregnant and they were soon married, living together in relative peace and happiness before Thyand's untimely death at the hands of a Kaedweni army regiment.

After Thy's death, Ia found herself ostracized from the community of elves she had been living with, and although she knew she was never quite welcome, she didn't expect to be all but forced to leave her home yet again, a pregnant, penniless, grieving widow. Ia spent the last few months of her pregnancy traveling on foot to Cato's estate in Kovir, where she gave birth to her son, Luca. Cato elected to take him in as his own, falling head over heels in love with the child and vowing to protect him with his life. Ia left her son in the witcher's care, knowing that he would be better off without her, given that her life until then had been full of tragedy and misery, and that she had absolutely no clue how to be a mother since her own wanted nothing to do with her.

When Luca was just shy of a year old, her mother (who had made no attempt at contacting her since she'd left) sent an assassin to kill the infant in his crib. Cato easily dispatched the man, learning of the plot and sending an urgent letter to Ia, who was studying at Oxenfurt at the time.

Ia decided to take matters into her own hands, murdering her mother in cold blood and burning their family estate to the ground. She never returned to the site of the fire, and to this day refuses to speak of what exactly went on that night.

It was soon after she left Cato and Luca when she met Anatole - who grudgingly(at first) allied with her, then grew to become one of her closest friends and later, her lover. They traveled the North together, taking contracts and experiencing life far away from the pain of their respective pasts. She was struggling with a lot during that time - not feeling adequate as a mother or as a person, on top of the trauma building from her past. That spurred her on to use various substances in an attempt to deal with her emotional imbalances and trauma, most notably Fisstech. They eventually parted amicably, although Toli is at least partially responsible for enabling her addiction. Throughout the timeline of The Witcher 3 and before, she uses Fisstech regularly. However, in her Post Wild Hunt verse, she's been sober for around two years.

After completing her studies at Oxenfurt and training under the master alchemist Kalkstein, she became a fully-fledged alchemist in her own right. She opened a practice in Novigrad and began serving mages, witchers, and normal folks alike across the Northern Kingdoms. However, the witch hunters soon forced her into hiding, and eventually, she too was caught. The experience of her imprisonment left her both physically and emotionally scarred and traumatized.

Eventually, she was dropped in a gutter by her captors, who believed her dead, which brings us to the present timeline. She remains in hiding at her tavern, The Leech and Lancet in Novigrad, practicing alchemy out of a converted wine cellar.

P R E S E N T

Location // The Leech & Lancet, Gildorf, Novigrad
Pets // Foglet, a dapple-grey Percheron mare and Ia's sweet gentle giant. An opossum named Mandrake, who she rescued and often has resting on her shoulder, lap, or somewhere nearby. Also, a mangy feral tomcat who she's yet to name.
Rel. Status // Single (widowed)
Shipping Availability // With extensive OOC plotting and chemistry, yes!

Stunning, Beautiful, Showstopping Art by Eliza-Betho!!

V E R S E S

WANDERING!VERSE // Ia's wandering verse is very similar to her default verse, though it's better suited to a general fantasy setting. In short, she's a wandering alchemist in hiding, masquerading as a healer - a very convincing facade - to evade witch hunters. She hopes to be able to live a normal life for a little while, and eventually return to her son.

CINTRAN COURT!VERSE // In this AU, Ia was brought to the Cintran Court at age 13 by her father, who was finally able to free her from the torment she faced at the hands of her mother. She integrated quite easily, and remained there in relative peace until the Fall of Cintra. This AU is set between 1257 and 1263, with most threads taking place in the early days of her life at court.

SILVER LILIES!VERSE // Ia's so-called Silver Lilies verse is a verse based upon the ship between her and @kinguponthesea's Cedric: Foltest's bastard, eldest son, and heir. In this verse, Ia unwittingly marries Cedric, with neither knowing his true parentage. Eventually, Foltest reveals that he's Cedric's father, legitimizes him, and designates him his heir. They move to Vizima at some point before TW2, and remain there throughout the events of TW3, after which Cedric is crowned King of Temeria under Nilfgaard's rule, and Ia subsequently becomes Queen. This verse takes place in the years after the events of TW3, when Ia is still newly Queen. She has two sons, Crispin and Gabriel, and is overall struggling to adapt to royal life - but somehow manages to be a good queen despite it all. Feel free to message me for more information on this verse!

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Cato

B A S I C S

Name // Cato of Pont Vanis
Nicknames // Cato, Griff
Gender // Male
Age // 112
Species // Human (Mutated)
Profession // Witcher of the School of the Griffin
Sexual Orientation // Biromantic Asexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 6'4"
Hair Color and Type // Dark brown, fine and curly(2C), usually between his ears and shoulders in length, and often worn either loose or half-tied. Short, well-manicured beard.
Eye Color // dark hazel-green
Skin Tone // olive, warm undertones
Body Type // tall, slender, willowy.
Accent // Koviri
Scars & Tattoos // many and varied scars across his body, most notably ones under his left eye left by a Bruxa's claws.
Notable Features // Not much about him is especially noteworthy.
Faceclaim // François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia, The Borgias
Zodiac Sign // Sagittarius - born on Dec. 8th, 1160

M E N T A L

Personality // Cato is a very warm, bubbly, and optimistic person. He always tries to view the world in a positive light, but still acknowledges its evils. At times he can be shy thanks to his soft-spoken and unintrusive nature, but that doesn't mean he's any less enthusiastic about the goings-on around him.
Likes // Flowers, His Son, Cliff Diving
Dislikes // Oathbreakers, Beets, Spicy Foods
Desires // He wants his family to be whole, back together again. He also aims to rebuild Kaer Seren and restore it to its former glory.
Fears // Losing his loved ones.
Morals & Values // Valor, Generosity, Kindness, Honor, Steadfastness
Attitude & Sociability // Cato is very sociable!
Religious & Spiritual Beliefs // He worships Melitele, although he isn't extremely devout.

P A S T

Birthplace // Kovir
Hometown // Pont Vanis
Parents // his mother, Lady Sofia Fieldse, and King Gerard Troyden, although that is unknown to him and mostly irrelevant.
Siblings // The Griffins
Relationships // Ia (close friend), Luca and Taliesin (adoptive sons)
Backstory //
Cato was born in Pont Vanis, Kovir, the bastard of a noblewoman and an unknown father. There was quite a scandal around his birth, which led to a quarrel between his mother and grandfather on matters of inheritance. With no lack of suffering and love on the part of his mother, she gave him to the School of the Griffin to avoid her son being dispatched to ensure the purity of her family's line of succession.

He was given to the Witchers at 5 years old, however unlike most apprentices he still maintained a relationship with his mother, and had memories of her. He owes much of this to his mentor, Evird, who was one of the more compassionate elder witchers of the School of the Griffin. His mentor and mother remained positive figures in his life until their deaths, but he continues to live by their examples over a century later.

His early life was similar in many ways to the lives of the apprentices of other witcher schools - training, trials and finally, the Path. However, his first few years on the path were spent allied with another young witcher from his school, Aldredd, and a young witcher from the school of the Viper called Viemeic. They continued to travel together until the destruction of Kaer Seren, where Aldredd was killed and Cato displaced along with many other witchers of the school.

He and Viemeic grew closer over the years they spent on the Path together, eventually falling in love. They had separated for a short time while Cato took a contract, and during that time is when he met Ia and took her on as an apprentice. He was amazed at her determination and strength of will, and found her exceptionally easy to teach. He took notice of the way she was treated by her family, and the secrecy of their arrangement, and after her father was killed, he begged her to come away with him. She agreed, and they spent a year on the Path together, with Viemeic in tow.

However, the relative calm and happiness of those days was short-lived. Viemeic was killed by a group of peasants and Cato was left brokenhearted, begging Ia not to take her revenge as it would only make the situation worse.

They continued on the Path for another year before Ia broke off, leaving to make her own way in the world. Cato returned home to Kovir and to the estate his mother left him, restoring it to the best of his ability and making it a safe haven for those the world had left behind - namely, a rock troll named Skyr who had accidentally wandered into a quarry and found herself the victim of a contract. He found the prospect of killing a sentient, intelligent being an affront to his personal code of morals, and allowed her to stay with him at his estate.

The years following this are covered in Ia's backstory and I'm too lazy to re-write them here, but basically: Ia has a son, Luca(whose father had died), and Cato adopts him as his own, raising him at his estate while Ia takes her revenge on those who had wronged her and her loved ones and pursues her education/career in Novigrad.

During the canon events of the Witcher 3(the main timeline I follow) and afterwards, Cato remains in Kovir to raise Luca, only leaving for short periods to take contracts, with Ia arriving at the estate shortly after the closing events of TW3.

P R E S E N T

Location // Kaer Seren
Pets // Stranger, a pretty princess white Clydesdale mare and the result of the Law of Surprise. Feathers, a Peregrine falcon (raised by Viemeic)
Rel. Status // Single Dad
Shipping Availability // Closed

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V E R S E S

GRANDMASTER!VERSE // Cato's Grandmaster Verse isn't exactly an AU, but more a continuation on his canon. Post-1276, Cato becomes the default Grandmaster of the School of the Griffin. As he's the sole remaining witcher at Kaer Seren, he takes it upon himself to rebuild the School - attracting the attention of his surviving brothers in the process. With the help of Ia, Ottmar, Elsie, and the remaining Griffins, the School is brought back to life. This verse primarily takes place from the mid-1280s onwards, when the School is training a dozen apprentices and is back in working order. Feel free to message me for more info on this verse!

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Yves

B A S I C S

Name // Yves-Ezrainn Montague Devereaux
Nicknames // Yves
Gender // Male
Age // 387
Species // Higher Vampire (Tdet Tribe)
Profession // Tailor, Lepidopterist
Sexual Orientation // Pansexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 6'
Hair Color and Type // Very deep brown, thick and slightly wavy
Eye Color // chestnut
Skin Tone // pale, cool undertones
Body Type // slender and tall
Accent // very slightly Zerrikanian
Scars & Tattoos // none of note
Notable Features // his hair, a thick mass of well-groomed waves. It's beautiful, really.
Faceclaim // Aneurin Barnard
Zodiac Sign // Virgo - Born on Sep. 7th, 885

P A S T

Birthplace // Zerrikania
Hometown // N/A
Parents // Nehemiah and Lysander
Siblings // None
Relationships // N/A
Backstory //
Yves was born in Zerrikania to two Higher Vampires of the Tdet Tribe, Nehemiah and Lysander. Since children are so highly valued in higher vampire culture, he was raised with the best in everything. However, in his teething years, his lust for adventure and new things got the better of him and he began to travel the world in search of new and exciting experiences. He eventually settled in amongst the Gharasham, befriending several of the Tribe's members and planting roots in Nazair, Vicovaro, and most recently Toussaint.

He's timid and shy by nature, and his adventuring days are long since over. He's settled in Beauclair as a tailor to the denizens of the city, serving with exceptional skill and an unparalleled eye for detail that no human craftsman can match. In addition, his eccentric habit of collecting moths and butterflies can be a little unnerving to those who don't know him. He mostly keeps to himself, occasionally entertaining visitors or throwing small gatherings at his manor.

P R E S E N T

Location // his estate, Beauclair
Pets // Various moths and butterflies, a Magpie called Mistletoe.
Rel. Status // Single
Shipping Availability // Friends Only

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Siva

Stunning, Beautiful, Showstopping Art by Eliza-Betho!!

B A S I C S

Name // Siva
Nicknames // Seeves, Antlers, Feainnebeanna
Gender // Female
Age // 240
Species // Succubus (highly headcanoned, and based off @aislingiche Betho's lore!)
Profession // Hermit
Sexual Orientation // Panromantic Demisexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 6'
Hair Color and Type // Warm golden blonde, thick and curly(3A). Always worn loose.
Eye Color // Russet brown
Skin Tone // Tanned, warm undertones
Body Type // Tall, muscular, and slim, deceptively strong
Accent // Skelligan
Scars & Tattoos // Various swirling white tattoos across her left arm, chest, and stomach - imbued with ancient concubus magic. Multiple shallow scars on her arms, one deep scar around her left hock.
Notable Features // her tattoos, and her large antlers (sixteen points, if you're curious).
Faceclaim // Alicia Vikander
Zodiac Sign // Taurus - Born on May 5th, 1032

P A S T

Birthplace // Skellige
Hometown // somewhere in the forests on the isle of Spikeroog
Parents // Lillica and Riznear
Siblings // Cazia, Nixia, Nyma, Neria, Issira, and Sylvas.
Relationships // Granny (Siva's grandmother), Sigurd (Siva's cousin),
Backstory //
Siva was born into Clan Damhán of Spikeroog, away from human settlements and among her people, in a large extended family with many siblings and cousins. She quickly learned the relationship she was expected to have with humanity and soon wandered from the familiarity of her home and loved ones to live amongst humans and experience the new things they offered.

There, she met Henryk, the son of a local blacksmith. He was her first love, but it was not to be. His father eventually found out and, due to his view of succubi as monsters, attempted to kill Siva. In a moment of extreme fear, she involuntarily called upon ancient magic to protect her - and was responsible for both of their deaths from a gruesome and violent curse.

She fled to the Mainland not long after, experiencing yet more violence at the hands of humans before finally settling in her forest, vowing never to let a human near her again. She eventually met and befriended Cato, Ia, and Viemeic, and learned that not all humans actively sought her demise. Currently, she has resided in her forest for almost 200 years, and in that time she's befriended a local Leshen and reclaimed an old, dilapidated stone cottage. Hostile only to human intruders, she has become the forest's most ardent protector. She seeks to live quietly away from society as much as she possibly can, venturing out only in moments of great and dire necessity.

P R E S E N T

Location // somewhere deep within an ancient coastal forest on the continent, not far from Cintra.
Pets // Around 30 cats, and various livestock animals. She also has a pet Fiend, who she named Cuddles.
Rel. Status // Lovesick
Shipping Availability // Closed

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Toli

B A S I C S

Name // Anatole
Nicknames // Toli
Gender // Male
Age // Late 80s
Species // Human(Mutated)
Profession // Witcher of the School of the Cat
Sexual Orientation // Heterosexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 5'10"
Hair Color and Type // Almost pure black. Fine and straight.
Eye Color // Dark reddish-brown
Skin Tone // Pale and clear
Body Type // Slender, all lean muscle and sinew.
Accent // N/A
Scars & Tattoos // Many and varied scars across his entire body. Most notably those on his neck and chest.
Notable Features // His red eyes.
Faceclaim // Sam Riley
Zodiac Sign // Leo - Born on Aug. 11th, 1184

P A S T

Birthplace // Kaedwen
Hometown // Ban Gleán
Parents // Riona, Unknown Father
Siblings // None
Relationships // Ia (former lover/partner-in-crime)
Backstory //

Born and raised in the slums of Ban Gleán, Toli has known nothing but suffering and misery. His mother, Riona, worked as a prostitute, and tried her best to support her son. She sadly died of a fever when he was five, and he was forced to survive alone from then on.

On the streets, Toli learned how to pick pockets, steal food, and defend himself. He picked up these skills remarkably fast, and soon he was making quite a name for himself in the gutters.

It wasn't long until a witcher from the School of the Cat found him, as he'd foolishly tried to steal the man's coin pouch - and had almost succeeded. The witcher offered him food and a place to stay, to which Toli enthusiastically agreed. Little did he know the suffering and misery that would follow.

The witcher brought him to Stygga Castle, the seat of the School of the Cat at that time. There he was trained, or more correctly - beaten and tortured into submission. The treatment he underwent at the hands of the Cats was horrific, and he couldn't wait to get out. After his mutations, he left as soon as possible - intending to put it all behind him. But as he soon realized, that was easier said than done.

For much of his career, Toli hunted humans instead of monsters. Usually assassinations of nobles who had pissed off someone powerful, but sometimes more interesting marks came on offer. One such contract was for the estranged daughter of a wealthy Redanian countess, who turned out to be more trouble than she was worth. This woman, of course, was Ia.

The pair managed to sustain their tempestuous relationship for several years, mainly on sheer stubbornness and desperation (of both parties).

P R E S E N T

Location // Roaming the Northern Kingdoms, minding his own damn business and usually staying in the swamps and out of highly populated areas.
Pets // Gwent, a highly intelligent and scrappy draft mule.
Friends & Relationships // TBA
Rel. Status // Single
Shipping Availability // Friends Only

Stunning, Beautiful, Showstopping Art by Eliza-Betho!!

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Reaver

Partially Canon-Divergent Witcher Verse Reaver of the Fable series

B A S I C S

Name // Reaver
Nicknames // The King of Thieves
Gender // Male
Age // Unknown to most besides himself. He's roughly 300 years old.
Species // Human (Eternally Youthful)
Profession // Owner of a large trading fleet, traveler of the world, and proponent of industrial modernization
Sexual/Romantic Orientation // Bisexual, Aromantic

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 6'5"
Hair Color and Type // Deep brown, almost black, with loose waves.
Eye Color // golden-hazel, with specks of blue
Skin Tone // warm-toned and pale, with a beauty mark on the apple of his right cheek.
Body Type // slim and tall, mostly lean muscle and sinew.
Accent // N/A
Scars & Tattoos // None that are immediately obvious. However, he does have a small scar on the inside of his forearm, its cause unknown.
Notable Features // His most notable features include his towering height, customarily extravagant dress, and cold, calculating eyes.
Faceclaim // Hale Appleman
Zodiac Sign // Gemini - born on May 29th, 967

P A S T

Birthplace // Unknown
Hometown // Unknown. Though, when he speaks of it, he maintains that it was destroyed in a fire.
Parents // Unknown
Siblings // Unknown. If he did at one point, none would still be alive.
Relationships // N/A
Backstory // Reaver was born in a small village, far away from the rest of society. A young Reaver, terrified of death and desperate to maintain his youthful beauty and vigor, made a deal with a demon - a mysterious being called Gaunter O'Dimm. However, he didn't read the fine print of their agreement and would live to regret it. He asked for eternal youth and immortality. He didn't think to ask what he would have to give in return.
His naiveté and desperation cost him his home, his love, and his soul. Ever since that day, he's been required to provide yearly human sacrifices to maintain his life. Those innocents will shrivel and grow old, and he will remain youthful for as long as he continues to pay tribute.

Reaver eventually found his way onto the seas, climbing the ranks until he became captain of his own ship. As the years passed he amassed a massive fleet and a considerable fortune, enough to settle in a large mansion in the free city of Novigrad and pursue whatever struck his fancy. Incidentally, it was pleasure.
He soon gained a reputation as a debauched heretic: hosting orgies, bedding married men and women, and blaspheming wherever he went. However, he had just enough control over the city that most of his... activities went unnoticed by the higher-ups.

At the time of the events of the Witcher 3, he's managed to amass such power in the city that he's become one of the most well-known figures of the not-so-underworld, famed for his extravagant lifestyle and incredible marksmanship.
One of Reaver's more obvious characteristics is the pistol he carries at his side, won from a Witcher of the School of the Crane during a duel. Although firearms aren't widely used by the vast majority of the population of the Continent, the School of the Crane has mastered the art of marksmanship. For him, it's not only a talking point but an extremely deadly and efficient way of dealing with any problems that may arise. He calls this weapon the Dragonstomper.

Currently, Reaver resides in his mansion in Novigrad, carrying on with his usual debauchery despite the putrid stench of burnt bodies wafting from Hierarch Square.

P R E S E N T

Location // Novigrad
Friends & Relationships // Ciaran (@thegleamingquill, hired assassin and the closest to a friend he has), Narcyz (@athairnimhe, the only person who's a bigger bastard than he is, companion and LI), Sereya (@kiiteiru, partner-in-crime and Favorite)
Rel. Status // In various casual, purely sexual relationships.
Shipping Availability // Reaver is a highly sexual and flirtatious muse, who won't shy away from saying what he means or inviting anyone he deems worthy to bed. However, this does not mean I'm suggesting, forcing, or want a ship. Ships with Reaver are friends only and require extensive plotting.

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Meve

Heavily Headcanon-Based Queen Meve of The Witcher Book Series & Thronebreaker

B A S I C S

Name // Meve, of the House of Raven, Queen of Lyria and Rivia
Nicknames/Aliases // The White Queen
Gender // Female
Age // Verse Dependent
Species // Human
Profession // Queen of Lyria and Rivia
Sexual/Romantic Orientation // Bisexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 5'8"
Hair Color and Type // Very light golden blonde, with slight waves. Almost always worn braided.
Eye Color // Blue-Green
Skin Tone // Pale and even toned, without blemishes or freckles, tans well in the summer.
Body Type // Tall and well-built, muscular.
Accent // Lyrian
Scars & Tattoos // A notable, disfiguring scar across her cheek, earned at the Battle for the Bridge on the Yaruga.
Notable Features // Her striking beauty, along with her magnificent gilded armor.
Faceclaim // Rosamund Pike
Zodiac Sign // Aries

P A S T

Birthplace // Lyria
Hometown // City of Lyria
Parents // Unnamed mother and father
Siblings // Three older brothers, all of whom died of plague.
Children // Her two sons, Villem and Anséis
Relationships // Reginald(her former husband, King of Rivia, an absolute cretin), Calanthe of Cintra(closest friend and confidante, and also her lover)
Backstory // NOT SPOILER FREE
Meve, then Princess of Lyria, was born into the House of Raven, the Lyrian branch of the Cintran royal line. Her youth was spent climbing trees and play-fighting with her brothers, and she was described as the "bane of every royal governess" because of her willfulness and utter disdain for anything she deemed girlish or befitting a princess. In her childhood and teenage years, she became extremely close friends with Calanthe of Cintra, and some say that they were romantically involved.

She was eventually forced to be married off due to her brothers' untimely deaths, leaving the succession of her kingdom in jeopardy. Reginald, King of Rivia, claimed her hand, joining the kingdoms of Lyria and Rivia at last. At first their union was an unhappy one. Eventually, however, with a gift of golden armor, Reginald won her heart. She always saw him as a vengeful idiot, as he possessed none of her tact and wisdom when it came to both military endeavors and courtly intrigue. Together they had two sons, Villem and Anséis (both tragically not possessing their mother's intelligence), whom the pair loved dearly, before Reginald's untimely death in 1259.

As her sons were too young to rule, Meve was left as Reginald's successor, and was crowned Queen of Lyria and Rivia in her own right. Her courtiers and advisors sought to manipulate her, believing her to be merely a grief-stricken young widow. She quickly proved them wrong, however, when she led her army into victory after victory without having had any formal military training and showed no mercy to the enemies of her kingdom and her rule.

P R E S E N T

Location // Dependent on Verse
Friends & Relationships // Calanthe (@lwiamatka, closest friend and lover)
Rel. Status // Definitely not single
Shipping Availability // Single Ship (Calanthe, @lwiamatka)

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Fayza

B A S I C S

Name // Fayza of Tanisius
Nicknames/Aliases // Fayza, Scorpion of the Sands
Gender // Female
Age // 170
Species // Human (Mutated)
Profession // Witcheress of the School of the Manticore
Sexual/Romantic Orientation // Pansexual, heavy preference for women

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 5'9"
Hair Color and Type // Very dark brown, type 3A curls, though usually tied back or up for convenience and safety.
Eye Color // Pale gold
Skin Tone // Medium brown, with warm undertones.
Body Type // Tall and well-built, muscular
Accent // Zerrikanian
Scars & Tattoos // Numerous scars across her body from different types of monsters, most notably one that stretches across the right side of her jawbone. She also has a labret piercing.
Notable Features // The fact that she's a woman, carrying two swords, slicing the heads off ghouls like it's nothing. But realistically, most people's attention is drawn to her gold jewelry and the brilliant green Basilisk hide she carries as a trophy.
Faceclaim // Kylie Bunbury as Suhad, Tut
Zodiac Sign // Sagittarius - Born on Dec. 26th, 1102

P A S T

Birthplace // Zerrikania
Hometown // Tanisius
Parents // Her mother, Abrexta. Unknown Haaklandian father.
Siblings // None
Relationships // Fakhri and Ikram (her mentors), various younger and older brothers and sisters from the School of the Manticore
Backstory //
Fayza was born in Eastern Zerrikania in a city called Tanisius, which boasts a large temple complex and great library. Her mother was a Zerrikanian priestess and her father, a Haaklandian warrior. She was raised to become a free warrior, a member of the Faithel. She learned to read, write, and speak five languages, and studied the other nations of the continent extensively - granting her invaluable knowledge for her future. Once she began her combat training, Fayza quickly displayed a superior ability for horsemanship, archery and swordplay, and the Priestesses thought it best that she was given to the School of the Manticore, where her skills would be of more use.

During her training with the masters of the School, Fayza quickly showed unparalleled skills with the sword. She easily matched every opponent that was thrown at her, and to this day she has never lost a fight to another human. Her mentors, Fakhri and Ikram, taught her well - she excelled at all the training exercises, and when she was finally allowed to join the caravan along with the other apprentices after her Trials, she quickly made a name for herself. Specializing in big game like Leucrotes, Basilisks, and vampires, Fayza gained notoriety as the terrifyingly effective Scorpion of the Sands, able to cleave a man in half without flinching and take down a beast ten times her size with a few slashes of her swords. Some tales of her deeds are exaggerated, but most hold true.

Eventually, she was tasked with setting out into the western part of the continent to seek out surviving dragons and protect them, along with a few of her brethren. She's tried to lay low in the Northern Kingdoms, taking the occasional contract for a large beast and attempting to locate any signs of dragons or dragon activity.

P R E S E N T

Location // Roaming the Path
Friends & Relationships // TBD
Pets // An Akhal-Teke named Nara, and a Saluki dog named Hasa
Rel. Status // Single
Shipping Availability // Closed

Stunning, Beautiful, Showstopping Art by Eliza-Betho!!

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Cicatriiz

Ind. Priv. Eskel of the Witcher Series ~ Written by Red (kaedwenistout)

B A S I C S

Name // Eskel
Nicknames/Aliases // Eskel of Kaer Morhen, The Lone Wolf
Gender // Male
Age // 97 (TW3 verse)
Species // Human (Mutated)
Profession // Witcher of the School of the Wolf
Sexual/Romantic Orientation // Grey Asexual

P H Y S I C A L

Height // 6'1"
Hair Color and Type // Very dark brown, thick, slightly wavy. Cut to just below the jawline and sometimes worn tied up.
Eye Color // Dark amber-gold
Skin Tone // Light, rosy.
Body Type // Tall, broad, and well-built.
Accent // Just a hint of Kaedweni
Scars & Tattoos // Innumerable scars from various monsters. His most notable are the ones on his face.
Notable Features // His near-disfiguring facial scars, bright red gambeson, strong magical aura, and gruff voice.
Faceclaim // Game FC for most verses, Kit Harington for younger verses.
Zodiac Sign // Capricorn

P A S T

Birthplace // Kaedwen
Hometown // A small village in the Blue Mountains
Parents // Miekke, his mother, and his father, Endres.
Siblings // Three biological siblings who he doesn't remember, though he considers the Wolves his brothers.
Relationships // Vesemir, Geralt, Lambert, Coën(Dec.), Leo(Dec.), Berengar(Dec.), Deidre, Nechama
Backstory //
Eskel was born to the Hillfolk of the Blue Mountains, the youngest of four children. He doesn't remember much of his childhood before he was brought to Kaer Morhen, though he does have a few precious memories of his mother and recalls the circumstances in which he was taken. He was given to the School of the Wolf at a young age; A bad harvest had caused widespread famine, and his family was starving. They couldn't feed Eskel, and so were forced to give him to the witchers to save both him and themselves. This isn't something Eskel is bitter about, nor does he think about it often(at all, really), but it does give context as to why he doesn't really mind being a witcher. He knows he would have starved to death had he not been brought to Kaer Morhen. Several other boys from his village were rounded up and entrusted to a passing witcher, who brought them to train as adepts of the School of the Wolf.

Eskel's childhood was identical to an average witcher adept, with a few noteworthy exceptions due to his close friendship with Geralt. The two boys got up to a great deal of mischief, one such story involving tying a jar to a giant forest bumblebee, which Vesemir punished them for. Overall, Eskel was(and still is) the more serious and moderate of the two and served to be the duo's moral compass. They grew up together, trained together, went through the Trials together, and set out on the Path the same year.

Throughout the years Eskel has taken many contracts and proven himself an efficient, professional, and reliable witcher. He surpasses even Geralt in his skill with a sword, and his ability to recall even the more obscure facts about monsters and their biology. He's one of the most knowledgeable of the living Wolves, second only to Vesemir.

In 1218, Eskel found himself in an unusual situation. He had saved the Prince of Caingorn from werebubbs and, when asked what he wanted as payment, invoked the eternal Law of Surprise. The Prince returned home to find his wife pregnant, which meant that Eskel now had a Child Surprise. As it would turn out, the child - a girl, Deidre Ademeyn - was born during an eclipse, making her a victim of the Curse of the Black Sun. Not expecting a Child Surprise, nor wanting to subject a young girl to the life of a witcher, he took great pains to avoid Deidre, and Caingorn altogether. You can't outrun fate, however, and soon his lack of care for Deidre would come back to bite him.

In around 1232, Deidre had come to seek refuge at Kaer Morhen. She was pursued by her brother, Merwin, who was attempting to force her to renounce her claim to the throne of Caingorn. The Wolves willingly allowed her to stay with them, though Eskel did his best to avoid her. Not because he didn't care for her, but because he was ashamed of how he'd treated her. She asked for aid in defending herself and her claims from her brother and the Wolves agreed, though negotiations turned sour at first and - during a scuffle between Deidre and Merwin's accompanying soldiers - Eskel was accidentally wounded by Deidre, giving him the scars on his face that will haunt him forever. In the end, it's Geralt and Eskel that convince Merwin and Deidre to reconcile. They become joint rulers, leading Caingorn to prosperity.

This isn't something Eskel talks about, nor is he comfortable talking about even with the other Wolves. However, he did visit Deidre a few times in Caingorn - to privately apologize and to beg forgiveness for the pain he caused by abandoning her. She gave it willingly, no longer embittered by past transgressions, and the two reconciled. Though he still does try to keep his distance from Caingorn and Deidre, so as to not cause her yet more pain, he's no longer afraid of what might happen. Though at times he does brood on what could have been, had he brought Deidre to Kaer Morhen and raised her as Geralt did with Ciri.

For much of his pre-TW3 and TW3 verses, Eskel is on the Path traveling the Northern Kingdoms and taking contracts. He tends to stay within Kaedwen, Aedirn, Redania, and Temeria, though he'll occasionally go out of his way to follow a particularly lucrative lead or to visit a friend.

His post-TW3 verse is spent almost exclusively at Kaer Morhen, attempting to repair the old keep and prevent it from crumbling entirely into dust. Occasionally, friends will overwinter with him, but they're the exception. He lives a mostly solitary, simple life, having grown tired of all the excitement of the world. He wants nothing more than to live in peace and solitude, isolated and unbothered.

P R E S E N T

Location // Kaer Morhen
Friends & Relationships // TBD
Pets // Scorpion, purebred Kaedweni stallion acquired via the Law of Surprise. Lil' Bleater, a goat he adopted.
Rel. Status // It's Complicated.
Shipping Availability // Closed

R U L E S

In addition to my regular rules, this blog has a few of its own.

I. SHIPPING // This one is very important to me. Eskel isn't open to romantic shipping and never will be, no exceptions. Don't mention Eskel x Sorceresses (Particularly Triss), Eskel x Jaskier or Dandelion, or Eskel x Wolves (Geralt, Lambert, Ciri, etc.) or you'll be blocked. There will be no NSFW/sexual content on this blog, as it's not something I'm comfortable with. OOC thirst also makes me extremely uncomfortable. IC thirst will be responded to accordingly, and Eskel does not mince words. Respect him and my rules or leave.

II. PORTRAYAL // My portrayal is based on the books and games, with a bunch of my own HCs and lore tossed in. Much of my portrayal is at least somewhat canon-divergent.

III. DEIDRE // I do follow TW1's Deidre plotline(The Price of Neutrality), however I've heavily altered it to be less like Geralt's relationship/storyline with Renfri, since the games simply lifted The Lesser Evil from the books and gave it a different face. The Deidre I've written in my hcs, and Eskel's relationship with her, is very different to what's presented in TPON so I encourage you to read them even if you've played through the DLC. In short, although Eskel's relationship with Deidre is very strained, he eventually felt like he owed his Child Surprise an explanation as to why he abandoned her. They reconciled, if tensely, and no outright animosity remains between the two.

IV. DUPLICATES // As this is a sideblog, I'm okay with being followed by/writing with other portrayals on my main, but I'm not comfortable with duplicates following this blog. My duplicate anxiety is pretty minor, but I'm very protective of my muses and the work I've done to develop them and I wouldn't appreciate a dupe trying to pass my lore/headcanons off as their own, or being "inspired" by my portrayal.

V. ACTIVITY & THREADS // Again, since this is a sideblog, Eskel will be low activity depending on how much muse I have. This blog is private, which means I will only be interacting with people who follow me and who I follow back. I follow from my main (kaedwenistout). I find plotted threads and dynamics much easier to write and maintain muse for rather than unplotted ones, so please keep that in mind when writing with me!