One of four children to escape Kaer Morhen after its collapse, the movie’s closing moments reveal that the kid is, in fact, Geralt. Vesemir: when do we see him next?Ī bald child is seen sporadically throughout Nightmare of the Wolf. Expect a cobbled collection of witchers, including Vesemir, to continue the legacy of the witchers while Geralt has struck out on his own. The Witcher season 2 is confirmed to include what will likely be the mangled ruins of the one-time stronghold. That positions Vesemir as someone who will need to shed his cocky demeanour and, instead, lead the witchers away from their home and into an uncertain future.Īt the very least, we know they eventually return to Kaer Morhen. Vesemir remains, and a few might have been scattered to the winds. In essence, Nightmare of the Wolf’s ending acts as a reset button for the group of mutated monster hunters. A journal entry in one of The Witcher games refers to a siege that wiped out all but a handful of witchers. Those familiar with the books and games might not be too surprised by its fate. Fire engulfs much of the fortress, and the remaining children are forced to flee – with Vesemir being the last remaining senior witcher. Kaer Morhen is all but razed to the ground by Nightmare of the Wolf’s end. It’s a dark history that is likely to hang over them for some time to come.

Vesemir, Geralt, and others will have to go to considerable lengths to make up for the foul plot concocted in the bowels of Kaer Morhen – and all the lives it cost. It’s fair to say that their golden era, upon Deglan’s demise, is now over. It also marks the moment where men – rightly or wrongly – will have a far greater suspicion of witchers. It remains to be seen just how the bunch of monster slayers will co-exist moving forward in The Witcher season 2 (multiple School of the Wolf alumni are confirmed to appear, including Lambert), but here marks a major divergence in how they treat those willing to become witchers. In its place, a slightly more considerate one, led by Vesemir. The brutal lineage of witchers is broken. With his finally words, he recants his past actions and tells Vesemir to make the current crop of kids in Kaer Morhen “better men.” In the ensuing battle, Deglan is mortally wounded. The two clash and are quickly interrupted by Tetra, Kitsu, and their combined forces.

'The only thing keeping men from hunting us,' he says, 'are the scarier beasts we keep away.' Vesemir confronts his mentor Deglan, who confirms he was the mastermind behind the whole plot.įor Deglan, the scheme was a way to stop the world of men from wiping out the witchers. After all, no monsters, then witchers become redundant. Kitsu is the product of 'mutagenic alchemy', described as a secret 'known only to the mages of Kaer Morhen.' In short, witchers have been creating their own monsters to help create a self-perpetuating need for witchers.

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