Yennefer of Vengerberg (all spoilers) - The Revival
Update May 2016:
A video series by @Gilthoniel
Samples from the polish audiobooks + English subtitles from official English translation
just impressive and really really enjoyable.
Did CD Projekt fail Yennefer in The Witcher games?
Yennefer and Ciri’s relationship:
other threads:
The unfulfilled love between Yennefer and Ciri and an incomplete family
Explaining Yennefer's behaviour in the game
Fan Art Thread
Yennefer'ans
The Perfect Yennefer
Actors to play characters from the Witcher / Actors who look like them (*cough* Eva Green, example pics)
Fan translation here!
[SPOILERS] Suggestion: Yennefer and Triss Romance DLC to address the lackluster Epilogue
Excellent Cosplay by @natali_nutmeg they will also release a fan-film about The Witcher, so keep your eyes on it
The Lodge of Sorceresses
The old thread about Yennefer of Vengerberg
Who is Yennefer of Vengerberg?
Yennefer of Vengerberg (born on Belleteyn of the year 1173) — a sorceress who lived in the capital city of Aedirn - Vengerberg. She was the youngest member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers and later the Lodge of Sorceresses attempted to recruit her. She was the love of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and a mother figure to Ciri, a former royal advisor to king Demavend of Aedirn and a close friend of Triss Merigold.
The lady of Vengerberg was famous for her beauty, even though during the events of The Swallow's Tower she was 94 years old. Yennefer had lots of curly, raven black hair fragrant with lilac and gooseberry perfume, falling in a cascade of curls on the shapely shoulders. Her face was very pale, triangular in shape showing slightly receded chin. Her eyes were cold and sparkling with remarkable violet of a penetrating gaze, in anger blazing with livid, blue-gray fire. Those very eyes also concealed wisdom and imperiousness. Yennefer's nose was slightly too long, mouth was pale with thin and slightly crooked, soft, sweet with lipstick, proud lips. On a long and slender neck hanged a black marigold with a star made of obsidian sparkling with a multitude of tiny diamonds embedded in it.
Yen had pronounced cheekbones, naturally slightly too irregular eyebrows but regulated by hand and emphasized with a charcoal, long eyelashes and petite hands. Even in high-heeled shoes she wasn't tall, was beautiful but threatening, having incredibly thin and slender waist and slender legs. Yennefer's skin was as delicate as this of a sixteen year old girl, breasts were rounded and delicate, with nipples so pale that they were apparent only by their prominence.
She always dressed in black and white, at times wore stockings, wore frilled panties but never wore trivialities with underwire, she didn't need to. Her voice was resonant and mildly derisive. Her overall feminine shape was one of a twenty year old girl and she moved with a natural, unforced grace. She was a quadroon (meaning she had ¼ of elven blood, in her case on her mother's side).
During the Battle of Sodden Hill she was blinded by Fringilla Vigo, a Nilfgaardian sorceress. Her sight was later magically restored but she still bore the emotional scars.
As most sorceresses, she was sterile. She secretly sought a way of restoring her fertility. She gave her motherly love to Ciri — the child destined for Geralt by the Law of Surprise — teaching her about magic while in Ellander, at the Temple under the watchful eye of Nenneke.
Yennefer first appeared in the short story "The Last Wish" (in The Last Wish short story collection). She later appeared in several more "canon" short stories, including "The Bounds of Reason", "A Shard of Ice" and "Something More", one "non-canon" short story: "Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna", and of course, all the novels in the Witcher saga.
It is implied in the story "The Last Wish" that her attractive looks were a product of magic and had been acquired during her training, as with most other sorceresses. Geralt notes how her shoulders are slightly lopsided and by the end of the story realizes that Yennefer used to be a hunchback. Nevertheless, his love for her does not diminish.
Source: http://witcher.gamepedia.com/Yennefer
Did CD Projekt fail Yennefer in The Witcher games?
Creating The Fierce Women Of The Witcher 3
"Hi, I'm Yennefer Of Vengerberg; My Life Is Really Weird" by Eve Beauregard - twitter - facebook - offcial homepage
- the official cosplayer engaged by CDPR to portray Yennefer
yennefer-fan.tumblr by @Gilthoniel
A really good fanfiction (posted 2014) trying to explain much more what happened after Witcher 2 than Witcher 3 did, especially what happened with Yennefer in Nilfgaard. Still a fanfiction, so take it with a grain of salt:
Notable Sorceresses (including Yennefer) in the Grimoire
"The Last Wish" Dilemma
English voice actress for Yennefer, Denise Gough
More Yennefer emoticons
Wallpaper Collection by @edwinkyr
A short insight of @Slowdive fanfiction
"In my opinion," says Tomazkiewicz, "There is no Geralt without Ciri and Yennefer."
“Geralt has changed his priorities,” says Mateusz. “He has regained his memory, so he remembers that he had a family once, he wants to find his long lost love – Yennefer, the sorceress.
more? click here
"Are Geralt and Yennefer made for each other?" by @ajiehb
How Geralt and Ciri changed Yennefer by @Slowdive
dzbrown
oflilacandberries
jockmick
AdamSiuda
AdamSiuda
source
iNeSiNhA
Sagitarii
wichat
wichat
Kallelinski
Kallelinski
If CDPR decides to take on 0.1% of our suggestions and implement it, it doesn't translate the game will be better for 0.1%. It can easily improve it for 5%, 10% or 50%....
Yennefer in The Witcher 3 ~ Part 1 - Introduction in White Orchard by @Wasaabii28
Yennefer in The Witcher 3 ~ Part 2 - Discussion in Vizima by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's detailed analysis as pdf
Scholdarr's detailed analysis as pdf
swordsandroses
Multimedia
Fan Art Thread
Videos:
NEW:
A video series by @Gilthoniel
Samples from the polish audiobooks + English subtitles from official English translation:
The Wolven Storm - Priscilla's Song [clean polish version with english subtitles]
The Wolven Storm - Priscilla's Song - Multilanguage
Polish English Japanese German French Russian Portugese
The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song) - fan edit
Priscilla's Song - rus fan edit
Dialogue at the end of The Last Wish in POV
You are the guy from the ballads?
Cerys wonders about the deal with Yennefer
Giving Yennefer her Crystal Skull back
Giving Yennefer Philippa's megaskop crystal
Talking about the past with the Wild Hunt
Yennefer is flattered
Wrecking the Laboratory as family
Eavesdropping on Ciri and the Lodge
Philippa's view on Geralt's relationships
Yennefer's soundtrack from the polish tv series
Q&A with composers of The Witcher 3 Soundtrack
WITCHER 3 SONG: Wake The White Wolf by Miracle Of Sound
Yennefer 'The Last Wish' Romance Theme Extended
'The Last Wish' Theme Extended
Disabled Kaer Morhen scene thanks @Sarcen
Skellige Fortune Teller
Skellige Widows
Sorceress of Vengerberg (Starring Eve Beauregard & Jon Campling)
Playful Banter Between Geralt and Yennefer in Freya's Garden
Kiss between Geralt and Yennefer (free cam mode)
Banter between them
Tribute to Geralt and Yennefer
My original first post with my first impression
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All-in-One (a bit outdated by now) 499 pages
My appeal to CDPR:
Update May 2016:
A video series by @Gilthoniel
Samples from the polish audiobooks + English subtitles from official English translation
just impressive and really really enjoyable.
Did CD Projekt fail Yennefer in The Witcher games?
Yennefer and Ciri’s relationship:
other threads:
The unfulfilled love between Yennefer and Ciri and an incomplete family
Explaining Yennefer's behaviour in the game
Fan Art Thread
Yennefer'ans
The Perfect Yennefer
Actors to play characters from the Witcher / Actors who look like them (*cough* Eva Green, example pics)
Fan translation here!
[SPOILERS] Suggestion: Yennefer and Triss Romance DLC to address the lackluster Epilogue
Excellent Cosplay by @natali_nutmeg they will also release a fan-film about The Witcher, so keep your eyes on it
The Lodge of Sorceresses
The old thread about Yennefer of Vengerberg
Who is Yennefer of Vengerberg?
Yennefer of Vengerberg (born on Belleteyn of the year 1173) — a sorceress who lived in the capital city of Aedirn - Vengerberg. She was the youngest member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers and later the Lodge of Sorceresses attempted to recruit her. She was the love of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and a mother figure to Ciri, a former royal advisor to king Demavend of Aedirn and a close friend of Triss Merigold.
The lady of Vengerberg was famous for her beauty, even though during the events of The Swallow's Tower she was 94 years old. Yennefer had lots of curly, raven black hair fragrant with lilac and gooseberry perfume, falling in a cascade of curls on the shapely shoulders. Her face was very pale, triangular in shape showing slightly receded chin. Her eyes were cold and sparkling with remarkable violet of a penetrating gaze, in anger blazing with livid, blue-gray fire. Those very eyes also concealed wisdom and imperiousness. Yennefer's nose was slightly too long, mouth was pale with thin and slightly crooked, soft, sweet with lipstick, proud lips. On a long and slender neck hanged a black marigold with a star made of obsidian sparkling with a multitude of tiny diamonds embedded in it.
Yen had pronounced cheekbones, naturally slightly too irregular eyebrows but regulated by hand and emphasized with a charcoal, long eyelashes and petite hands. Even in high-heeled shoes she wasn't tall, was beautiful but threatening, having incredibly thin and slender waist and slender legs. Yennefer's skin was as delicate as this of a sixteen year old girl, breasts were rounded and delicate, with nipples so pale that they were apparent only by their prominence.
She always dressed in black and white, at times wore stockings, wore frilled panties but never wore trivialities with underwire, she didn't need to. Her voice was resonant and mildly derisive. Her overall feminine shape was one of a twenty year old girl and she moved with a natural, unforced grace. She was a quadroon (meaning she had ¼ of elven blood, in her case on her mother's side).
| Alias(es) | Jenny (former name) Yen (used only by Geralt) Yenna (used by her friends) |
| Profession | Sorceress |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Quadroon |
| Culture | Northern Realms |
| Nationality |  |
| Affiliation | Council of Mages, Lodge of Sorceresses |
| Eye color | Violet |
| Hair color | Raven-black |
| Location | Vengerberg, Rinde, several other places in the saga |
During the Battle of Sodden Hill she was blinded by Fringilla Vigo, a Nilfgaardian sorceress. Her sight was later magically restored but she still bore the emotional scars.
As most sorceresses, she was sterile. She secretly sought a way of restoring her fertility. She gave her motherly love to Ciri — the child destined for Geralt by the Law of Surprise — teaching her about magic while in Ellander, at the Temple under the watchful eye of Nenneke.
Yennefer first appeared in the short story "The Last Wish" (in The Last Wish short story collection). She later appeared in several more "canon" short stories, including "The Bounds of Reason", "A Shard of Ice" and "Something More", one "non-canon" short story: "Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna", and of course, all the novels in the Witcher saga.
It is implied in the story "The Last Wish" that her attractive looks were a product of magic and had been acquired during her training, as with most other sorceresses. Geralt notes how her shoulders are slightly lopsided and by the end of the story realizes that Yennefer used to be a hunchback. Nevertheless, his love for her does not diminish.
Source: http://witcher.gamepedia.com/Yennefer
noteworthy links, stuff or just funny things:
Did CD Projekt fail Yennefer in The Witcher games?
Creating The Fierce Women Of The Witcher 3
"Hi, I'm Yennefer Of Vengerberg; My Life Is Really Weird" by Eve Beauregard - twitter - facebook - offcial homepage
- the official cosplayer engaged by CDPR to portray Yennefer
yennefer-fan.tumblr by @Gilthoniel
A really good fanfiction (posted 2014) trying to explain much more what happened after Witcher 2 than Witcher 3 did, especially what happened with Yennefer in Nilfgaard. Still a fanfiction, so take it with a grain of salt:
Originally Posted by bichitogamer
Hey! Do you want to read a very very good fan fiction based on the books and the games 1 and 2? Of course... it is Geralt x Yen but it's not only focused on the romance. Not at all, the story has battles, blood, love... hate... and we can see characters like Ciri, Eredin, Emhyr, Iorveth, Saskia, Shani, Philippa, etc etc.
I had very much fun while reading it!
The Witcher 2. The whisper: http://a-d-aether.deviantart.com/gal...26/The-Witcher
Beautifully written by A-D-Aether on Deviantart.
And a little spoiler... Yennefer gets a friend
And a little fragment...
Ciri brightened as she counted the coin. She eagerly and clumsily strapped on her scabbard and sword, and the woman saw the worried looks in the eyes of the witcher and the sorceress: they were hoping she wouldn’t have to use that sword.
The girl practically bounced out the door, ashen hair streaming behind her.
“And don’t let me hear that you ordered vodka and rum again!” the sorceress called after her. She moved to stand but almost squealed when the witcher caught her by the waist and pulled her down on the bed with him.
“No, I have to shave your face before --” the sorceress protested.
“Stop fidgeting and lay here with me for a moment,” the witcher whispered.
The sorceress said something back. Their words were becoming so soft and intimate, the woman had to drift closer to the bed to hear what her dream-self and the witcher were saying.
The witcher kissed the sorceress on the head, somewhere above her eye, and pulled her close as he whispered, “I wish we could stay like this forever, you, me, and Ciri.”
“I know. But I have to go to the Lodge.”
“Or . . . you could ignore those bitches.”
The sorceress laughed softly. “Geralt. You know we can’t ignore them.”
“You’re right. Not any more than we could ignore Vilgefortz.”
They fell silent and both seemed to brood for a moment.
“Let’s never say his name again,” the sorceress said after a pause.
“Agreed.”
Notable Sorceresses (including Yennefer) in the Grimoire
"The Last Wish" Dilemma
English voice actress for Yennefer, Denise Gough
More Yennefer emoticons
Wallpaper Collection by @edwinkyr
A short insight of @Slowdive fanfiction
"In my opinion," says Tomazkiewicz, "There is no Geralt without Ciri and Yennefer."
“Geralt has changed his priorities,” says Mateusz. “He has regained his memory, so he remembers that he had a family once, he wants to find his long lost love – Yennefer, the sorceress.
Originally Posted by bichitogamer
By the way, the director of TW3 Konrad Tomaszkiewicz was in the Barcelona Gamelab convenction two weeks ago and he was asked this question...
"Triss or Yennefer?" and he answered "Always Yennefer".
Here's the link https://mobile.twitter.com/fergunet/...04396813328384
Curious, eh?
Originally Posted by xxgwxx
http://polygamia.pl/Polygamia/1,9645...erce.html?bo=1
^Here's a nice Polish article about Priscilla's song
Aleksandra Motyka, the author of the lyrics, says (more or less, this is my lame translation) :" Transforming Geralt&Yennefer's love story into a ballad was a very ambitious task, but I approached it with an enthusiasm of a hardcore book-fan, as I've just read the whole saga all over again. I was optimistic that I would be able to describe this extraordinary feeling that tied the witcher and the sorceress -just like Jaskier(Dandelion) would.if both of them decided to confide in him openly"
Aleksandra was also responsible for most of Priscilla's lines. When she was writing the song's lyrics, she didn't take into consideration the fact that it's going to be translated into English and other languages - which helped her a lot.
Originally Posted by swordsandroses
Hey guys, if you haven't already, I warmly recommend reading the interview with Andrzej Sapkowski in this thread. It's very insightful about what we're talking in here.
I think this part in particular brings it home as to why people dislike Yennefer:
Interviewer: "The short story The Last Wish (Ostatnie życzenie) is a long metaphor about being very careful what you wish. The way to reach our desires at all costs can be full of dangerous Djinns, meaning unscrupulousness. Here we meet for the first time Yennefer of Vengerberg, who can also be a very dangerous sorceress. Love is born between the two but don't you think it's really too dangerous for Geralt to keep craving for a woman we find out to be not that reliable?"
A. Sapkowski: "Ha! That's what makes the story interesting, don't you think? Being a huge fantasy reader, sometimes I find boring or disgusting the stories where the hero can have sex with any woman, because those women can't wait to have sex with him. In those stories women are the hero's prize, the warrior's reward, and as such they have nothing to say, they can only moan and faint in the hero's strong arms." <----- I recognize a romance option from the game in this description
"I am convinced that only with contact with the other sex - wether it is cause of attraction, care, confrontation or opposition - a hero can fully grow. When I created Yennefer's character I wanted Geralt to fully grow, but then I decided to make things complicated. I created a female character who refuses to be a fantasy stereotype. To please the reader."
Originally Posted by bichitogamer
I'd like to add a little part of a Sapkowski's nice interview made by FantasyMundo in 2008, taking advantage of one of author's visits to Spain.PS: You can find the whole interview here > Fantasymundo
more? click here
selected general opinions about Yennefer
more? click here
more? click here
"Are Geralt and Yennefer made for each other?" by @ajiehb
How Geralt and Ciri changed Yennefer by @Slowdive
dzbrown
oflilacandberries
jockmick
AdamSiuda
AdamSiuda
source
iNeSiNhA
Book quotes (beware spoilers, duh)
more? click here
Yennefer's childhood
Ciri asking Yennefer, when a woman is ready for...
Ciri asking Yennefer what is there between Geralt and her
Trying to explain why Yennefer couldn't decide between Istredd and Geralt
Trying to explain what Geralt sees in Yennefer at the Last Wish
funny moments with Ciri and Yennefer
Triss asks for forgiveness by Yennefer
Geralt and Yennefer utter their love for each other
Yennefer and Ciri (and Geralt) - their relationship in the progression of the books
Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri back together again after a very, very long time
The wedding of Yennefer and Geralt, writing by Sapkowski himself, but it is non-canon (I heard there is still an expansion coming, so maybe~)
"Some of my favorite Yennefer of Vengerberg "quotes" by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's take on the relationship between Yennefer and Ciri
more? click here
Yennefer's childhood
Ciri asking Yennefer, when a woman is ready for...
Ciri asking Yennefer what is there between Geralt and her
Trying to explain why Yennefer couldn't decide between Istredd and Geralt
Trying to explain what Geralt sees in Yennefer at the Last Wish
funny moments with Ciri and Yennefer
Triss asks for forgiveness by Yennefer
Geralt and Yennefer utter their love for each other
Yennefer and Ciri (and Geralt) - their relationship in the progression of the books
Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri back together again after a very, very long time
The wedding of Yennefer and Geralt, writing by Sapkowski himself, but it is non-canon (I heard there is still an expansion coming, so maybe~)
"Some of my favorite Yennefer of Vengerberg "quotes" by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's take on the relationship between Yennefer and Ciri
Critical and worrying posts
more? click here
more? click here
Sagitarii
wichat
wichat
Kallelinski
Kallelinski
Suggestions, ideas and hopes
for more click here
for more click here
If CDPR decides to take on 0.1% of our suggestions and implement it, it doesn't translate the game will be better for 0.1%. It can easily improve it for 5%, 10% or 50%....
Yennefer in The Witcher 3 ~ Part 1 - Introduction in White Orchard by @Wasaabii28
Yennefer in The Witcher 3 ~ Part 2 - Discussion in Vizima by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's detailed analysis as pdf
Scholdarr's detailed analysis as pdf
swordsandroses
Multimedia
Fan Art Thread
Videos:
NEW:
A video series by @Gilthoniel
Samples from the polish audiobooks + English subtitles from official English translation:
The Wolven Storm - Priscilla's Song [clean polish version with english subtitles]
The Wolven Storm - Priscilla's Song - Multilanguage
Polish English Japanese German French Russian Portugese
The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song) - fan edit
Priscilla's Song - rus fan edit
Dialogue at the end of The Last Wish in POV
You are the guy from the ballads?
Cerys wonders about the deal with Yennefer
Giving Yennefer her Crystal Skull back
Giving Yennefer Philippa's megaskop crystal
Talking about the past with the Wild Hunt
Yennefer is flattered
Wrecking the Laboratory as family
Eavesdropping on Ciri and the Lodge
Philippa's view on Geralt's relationships
Yennefer's soundtrack from the polish tv series
Q&A with composers of The Witcher 3 Soundtrack
WITCHER 3 SONG: Wake The White Wolf by Miracle Of Sound
Yennefer 'The Last Wish' Romance Theme Extended
'The Last Wish' Theme Extended
Disabled Kaer Morhen scene thanks @Sarcen
Skellige Fortune Teller
Skellige Widows
Sorceress of Vengerberg (Starring Eve Beauregard & Jon Campling)
Playful Banter Between Geralt and Yennefer in Freya's Garden
Kiss between Geralt and Yennefer (free cam mode)
Banter between them
Tribute to Geralt and Yennefer
My original first post with my first impression
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All-in-One (a bit outdated by now) 499 pages
My appeal to CDPR:
bichitogamer
Originally Posted by Kallelinski
In the last few days I went through the whole thread with almost 700 pages now and picked out any comment by any user, which either had a lot of thanks/points and/or seemed interested enough to be seen by others and especially by you, the developers.
I sorted the comments in categories, but some comments could be used for more than one category, but that shouldn’t be such a problem anyway.
First I want to show the various opinions about Yennefer, the one in the books and the one in the game. What people think of her, what people think about your work, about your game.
Then I have collected quite a few worries and concerns about the whole situation with Yennefer, what wasn’t so good, what could have been better and so on.
And the last will be suggestions, ideas and detailed analyses about how one could maybe improve the game, show Yennefer the way it should be.
I can’t expect that anyone reads everything posted here, 700 pages and counting, so I did, twice and several times to correct mistakes and errors.
So even if you can’t comment on anything related to the Yennefer and/or Ciri content @GingerEffect
Would it be possible to hand over these documents to those who can, to those who can change something, to those who we can reach with our worries, concerns and suggestions?
Despite selecting only good, informative and emotional comments, it’s still a lot, but I tried to make it easy to read and even if one doesn’t read everything, I think it would reassure a lot of people to know that this arrived somewhere, where it could change something, maybe.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B78...ew?usp=sharing
Probably best to download and view it then, it has bookmarks too.
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guess I'm not very attentive.
