Geralt's Food Intake
So, I was thinking, and I have a question for those lucky souls who've read all the novels. Twice during the game, Triss tells Geralt that he's healed amazingly quickly and says, "Must be that witcher metabolism." We know that Geralt can drink more alcohol than most people without passing out. We know that he can drink potions that are so toxic that they would kill a normal person. We know that he's stronger and faster than an ordinary human.If his body is repairing damage very quickly, it must need something to make those new cells out of. And if alcohol and other poisons leave Geralt's system quickly enough to do less damage to him than to others, he must metabolize those things very quickly. We know that he expends prodigious amounts of energy being strong and fast.Put that all together, and it seems to me that Geralt must eat at least twice as much as an ordinary man (I mean an ordinary warrior, not someone like Velerad), and maybe even three times as much.Does Sapkowski make any mention in the novels about how much Geralt eats? Given that he's so frequently short of orens, it would seem to make life all the more difficult if he needs to eat enough for two or three. What do the novels tell us -- anything?Thanks!
So, I was thinking, and I have a question for those lucky souls who've read all the novels. Twice during the game, Triss tells Geralt that he's healed amazingly quickly and says, "Must be that witcher metabolism." We know that Geralt can drink more alcohol than most people without passing out. We know that he can drink potions that are so toxic that they would kill a normal person. We know that he's stronger and faster than an ordinary human.If his body is repairing damage very quickly, it must need something to make those new cells out of. And if alcohol and other poisons leave Geralt's system quickly enough to do less damage to him than to others, he must metabolize those things very quickly. We know that he expends prodigious amounts of energy being strong and fast.Put that all together, and it seems to me that Geralt must eat at least twice as much as an ordinary man (I mean an ordinary warrior, not someone like Velerad), and maybe even three times as much.Does Sapkowski make any mention in the novels about how much Geralt eats? Given that he's so frequently short of orens, it would seem to make life all the more difficult if he needs to eat enough for two or three. What do the novels tell us -- anything?Thanks!