tbh it does sound right...After having followed the discussion for a few days, I feel the urge to throw in my fifty cents of opinion on the Regis issue, which has cropped up here recently in connection to the (now removed) alternate B&W covers.
Would it be awesome to meet Regis, talk with him, potentially even fight alongside him? I agree that it would.
I also realize that (higher) vampires' regenerative abilities, and, if I remember correctly, even Regis's own in particular, are mentioned in the books.
But let's be honest guys and girls. Poor Regis got literally torn apart and was melted down to glass by Vilgefortz. There is no coming back from that, in my opinion - especially not within a mere four years.
On the contrary, if anything, I believe it is more likely (though also not particularly probable) that the guy on the cover is Vilgefortz (as was also suggested in this thread already, but I'm not sure whether that was serious). I know that Witcher universe vampirism doesn't work the way it does in most other games/movies/series: but couldn't it be possible for Vilgefortz, who allegedly was very busy and prolific with genetic experiments, to have found a way to extract the regenerative part of vampire DNA? In that case, the way he was left by Geralt wasn't one that would be that hard to come back and regenerate from - at least compared to Regis. Besides, if I remember correctly, is Vilgefortz even mentioned afterwards, i.e. after Geralts and co. leave his dead body? Is there any reference made by Emhyr, or the sorceresses after they level Stygga castle? If not, maybe some leftover lackeys of his could have evacuated his remains.
This is, of course, highly speculative and ultimately just as subjective as the arguments made for Regis's return. I guess the ultimate point is: as awesome as it would be if done right, I believe it is very, very unlikely.
In any way - I don't think it's that likely we'll see Vilgefortz. But I believe it more likely still than that we'll meet Regis - no matter how awesome that'd be!
because i remember reading about vilgefortz and regis
and i know regis got destroyed so its unlikely he s urvived even with hes vampire abilitis
but if vilgefortz got bitten/hit by regis maybe he turned into a vampire and survived the attack that the lodge made on him ?
might be true...
cant wait: D