I think Triss said that all the witchers that knew how to do the mutations were killed in the attack, and Vesemir was only a combat instructor. So they had to finish their training before the attack.
I've always kind of wondered if she was a mage based off two events in The Last Wish: First during the conversation Geralt is having with her about Yennifer visiting the temple before he did to find a 'cure.' This goes on to be about curing her infertility, which Nenneke says is impossible. Geralt remarks something about there being exceptions to the rule, and from Nenneke's reaction I'm pretty sure he meant her.
Fast forward to Iola's fun seizure when she makes physical contact with Geralt as he's leaving. Nobody is able to do anything to help her until at the peak of the panic Nenneke "Face red with effort" shouts something which immediately causes Iola to stop moving. Whether or not this was some catechism or chant that could produce results like that is beyond me, but at the same time Geralt's medallion goes haywire so clearly something magical was happening.
Between these two incidents, along with the fact she's a priestess of the 'god of fertility (and other things)' I really want to say she's got some sort of magic going on for her.
Addendum: I realize my post is really off-track with the actual thread, making a separate one sorry about tha t;p
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Maybe I'm wrong but I think that Geralt was speaking about his own mother Visenna (which was a mage/healer/necromancer
)...Maybe I'm wrong but I think that Geralt was speaking about his own mother Visenna (which was a mage/healer/necromancer
Ooo good call @Gilthoniel, I never thought of that. Geralt's reaction definitely supports that idea
But those exeptions never lost their fertility (from the Tissaias book) while Yennefer has. So it is very probable that it is impossible to bring it back.Maybe I'm wrong but I think that Geralt was speaking about his own mother Visenna (which was a mage/healer/necromancer