Yennefer of Vengerberg (all spoilers)
-new stuff
ines.vieira
How Geralt and Ciri changed Yennefer
AdamSiuda
AdamSiuda
"Are Geralt and Yennefer made for each other?" by @ajiehb
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dzbrown
oflilacandberries
jockmick
Wasaabii28
"Some of my favorite Yennefer of Vengerberg "quotes", but mostly passages from the short stories." by @Wasaabii28
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
[SPOILERS] Suggestion: Yennefer and Triss Romance DLC to address the lackluster Epilogue
Notable Sorceresses (including Yennefer) in the Grimoire
The Perfect Yennefer
"The Last Wish" Dilemma
English voice actress for Yennefer, Denise Gough
More Yennefer emoticons
Wallpaper Collection by @edwinkyr
A short insight of @CatchTheBreeze 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.
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@Sagitarii
@wichat
@wichat
Kallelinski
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Kallelinski
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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 of Vengerberg in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ~~~ Part 1 - Introduction in White Orchard by @Wasaabii28
Yennefer of Vengerberg in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ~~~ Part 2 - Discussion in Vizima by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's detailed analysis as pdf
Scholdarr's detailed analysis as pdf
source made by @JusAnor25
Cosplay:
Maybe one of the best cosplay in my opinion:
videos:
[video=youtube;zIzZm-T2jBU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIzZm-T2jBU[/video]
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
Yennefer & Geralt - The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song) - fan edit
Yennefer & Geralt - 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
The Witcher 3 Disabled Kaer Morhen scene thanks @Sarcen
The Witcher 3 - Skellige Fortune Teller
The Witcher 3 - Skellige Widows
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My original first post with my first impression, click here
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Do you want all texts in one pdf? Then just click here, 499 pages
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My (and many others) appeal to CDPR:
Yennefer of Vengerberg
Update 9th August 2015:
-new stuff
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selected general opinions about Yennefer
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ines.vieira
Finished the game yesterday. Got the best ending possible: Ciri as a witcher, Geralt with Yen, Radovid is dead (Temeria restored). I didn't played The Witcher 2 neither read the books, but i think that she is the way to go. She is one of the most interesting characters ever, never saw such care and portrayal in a female character in any other game before. Sometimes i just feel that people have failed to comprehend her personality and choices, and i feel that the personal experience and age might influence this.
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How Geralt and Ciri changed Yennefer
AdamSiuda
Was thinking about the big triangle of witcher saga: Geralt-Ciri-Yennefer, about their personalities and how they grow throught the story. How they bonded together so well ? It was chemistry ? Destiny ? I think the bond was developed so fast, because every each of them suffered a family tragedy. Geralt and Yennefer never had a family relation with their parents, Ciri lost her mother, Pavetta, and grandmother Calanthe. Actually if you think about it, every one of them never new how it is to have parents that love you.
Ciri grew up with Pavetta and Duny, but it was only for few years. After the Sedny tragedy, Calanthe tryed to raise her but then Nilfgaard atacked Cintra. Geralt never new who his father was. Geralts mather was a mage, she actually helped him recover once, but other then that, witcher never had a family. People here were typing about Yen past, about her father, who wasnt a really good person. Even with her past, Yennefer grew up as strong, independent woman. The tragic past didnt destroy her, the same goes with Geralt and Ciri. I really like that. You can see the conection between all three of them.
This is one of the reasons why Geralt-Ciri-Yennefer relation is so strong. That bond was created because of their tragic past from childhood. Now finally they can create something that they never had: a familly with father, mother and dauther, where love and care is really strong. Overall witcher universe isnt a pleasant place to be in, but its nice to see once in a while a good thing happen.
AdamSiuda
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Now lets take all that enthusiasm for witcher series and go to Witcher 3. Finally i can see Ciri, Yennefer, Emphyr, all those characters that were so important in the books. Lets go finally to Yen, person that i always wanted to have in witcher games (next to Ciri). I dont know why but every single time when Yennefer is saying something sarcastic, it makes me smile. Dialogues between her and Geralt are really well done, they fell so, i dont know, natural for me. When they talk to eachother, about anything, i fell like i see a couple that knows everything about themselves. Their strenghts, weaknesses, hating teleport travels, unicorns. The flow of their relation goes so smooth. I dont know how to describe it. Maybe i have this sence because of the witcher books saga, but they were just made for eachother.
Its such a shame that we have only one game with Yennefer. She is such an interesting, deep character overall. I bet that people would like her more if she had the opportunity to be in previous games. Just needed to write this small text. Sorry about that but i needed to express how much respect i have for CD Project Red. Because of them, i have the pleasure to play in witcher universe, see and interact with all those fantastic characters. Im not a person who likes to write anything on the forums. I liked Mass Effect series, Dragon Age, KOTOR. All those games were really good. But only Witcher managed to make me create a forum account and forced me to type what i fell about the game. Good job CDPR.
"Are Geralt and Yennefer made for each other?" by @ajiehb
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dzbrown
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oflilacandberries
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jockmick
I should start by saying that I have read all the books. I love Yennefer, in the books and in the game. I think she is a very misunderstood character by non-book readers. She might come off as cold and bitchy, and sure she bosses Geralt around a bit, but in my opinion this is just a facade and a defense in order to hide who she truly is.
My opinion of Yen, after having read the books, is that she is a very insecure and sad person, because of the tragedies that has happened to her in her life. The biggest of all, perhaps, being a hunchback, unloved and beaten as a child. And generally, sorceresses are treated quite badly by normal people, and that certainly adds to the facade she puts on. Another fact that adds to her sadness is her infertility. Yen has always wanted to be a mother, but she couldn't. And she tries desperately to reverse her condition, but can't. And during this time when she is trying to have a child, she and Geralt are living together in Vengerberg, but Geralt just ups and leaves her without explanation or goodbye. And people claim Yen treats Geralt like shit!?
My interpretation is that Yennefer....
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Wasaabii28
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Book quotes (beware spoilers, duh)
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"Some of my favorite Yennefer of Vengerberg "quotes", but mostly passages from the short stories." by @Wasaabii28
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
noteworthy links, stuff or just funny things:
You want to read the books, but not all of them are officially translated in english? check out the fan translation here!
[SPOILERS] Suggestion: Yennefer and Triss Romance DLC to address the lackluster Epilogue
Notable Sorceresses (including Yennefer) in the Grimoire
The Perfect Yennefer
"The Last Wish" Dilemma
English voice actress for Yennefer, Denise Gough
More Yennefer emoticons
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/status/614004396813328384
Curious, eh?
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/gallery/49321926/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.”
http://polygamia.pl/Polygamia/1,964...zyli-wiedzmin-3-chwytajacy-za-serce.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.
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."
Wallpaper Collection by @edwinkyr
A short insight of @CatchTheBreeze 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.
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.
Fantasy Mundo
Seeing the 'triangle' compounded by Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri, I can't help seeing in them the scheme of the 'Western traditional family'. Did you have already preconceived the pseudofamiliar development for these characters or the idea came up slowly?Andrzej Sapkowski
The first thing I did was fighting against stereotypes: the typical hero who seeks a reward, saves the world and has everything all women want from a man. And I've changed the myth, this is about a hero who says 'fuck you and don't bother me anymore'. Putting this hero into different situations, such as being with a woman who also doesn't comply this stereotypes, can be very hard, but also very interesting. Cherchez la fêmme!
PS: You can find the whole interview here > Fantasymundo
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Critical and worrying posts
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@Sagitarii
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@wichat
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@wichat
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Kallelinski
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Kallelinski
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Suggestions, ideas and hopes
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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 of Vengerberg in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ~~~ Part 1 - Introduction in White Orchard by @Wasaabii28
Yennefer of Vengerberg in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ~~~ Part 2 - Discussion in Vizima by @Wasaabii28
Wasaabii28's detailed analysis as pdf
Scholdarr's detailed analysis as pdf
We can leave CDPR to browse through endless pages of this thread and hope for a miracle, or we can make an effort to bring the core of our discussion to them, in an easily understandable, readable and reasonable form.
1. Class One = requires minimum work, with no consequences for doing so in the rest of the game.
2. Class Two = requires some extra work, with minor consequences for doing so in the rest of the game.
3. Class Three = requires a lot of work, with major consequences for doing so in the rest of the game.
Class One
- Bring back Yennefer instead of Vesemir in the dream sequence, looking lovingly at Geralt and Ciri training.
- Implement more caring words between Yennefer and Ciri in the existing dialogs. For Yennefer: "Daughter, (pretty) ugly one", for Ciri: "Mother".
- Implement more caring gestures between Yennefer and Ciri, in both existing and possible new content. A hug or a gentle caress, or even just an arm around waist or shoulders.
- Implement more subtle gestures and emotions between Geralt and Yennefer when they first meet in game, White Orchard and Vizima. A longing look or a hug, maybe a sigh. Something to improve Yen's first impression and outline her importance to Geralt. They could be having the same business like conversation, but their body language should be telling a story of it's own.
- One line of dialogue with Yen, where she can show appreciation for Geralt not giving in to the obsessed redhead, for players who chose not to romance her in the previous two games
- Implement a reaction comment from Ciri, depending who Geralt decided to romance. Approving and happy for Yen, disappointed but supportive for Triss. Doesn't even have to be a dialogue, just something she can say to him when appropriate.
...cont.
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source made by @JusAnor25
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just few of many great screenshots/gifs, click on the spoiler for more:
In the 1st game, Triss almost felt like the Yen we have in Witcher 3.
If you wanted someone more nice, cute and sweet - Shani was there for you.
In Witcher 2 we only had a nice, cute and sweet Triss.
Witcher 3 brought back the nice, cute and sweet Triss. Adorable at heart. But who i am to resist Yen? Even if she reads my mind, nitpicks about my clothes, calls me an accesoire to bolster her Beauty?
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Ingame screenshots / gifs by @0nakita & collected by @Wasaabii28
Yennefer Gifs
Various Quests + Threesome
Tutorial
Vizima:
Last Wish
Kaer Morhen
Avallac'hs Lab
Final Battle Preparations
FBP Black & White
The King is Dead - Long Live the King
Do you believe in magic?
Also whoever decided to kind of change the game model for Yen deserves a medal
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Yennefer is like the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in a game - she looks even better than I imagined her when I read the books. I just can't believe the talent at CD Projekt
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Hands down the best conversation in Tw3
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Cosplay:
Maybe one of the best cosplay in my opinion:
videos:
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
Yennefer & Geralt - The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song) - fan edit
Yennefer & Geralt - 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
The Witcher 3 Disabled Kaer Morhen scene thanks @Sarcen
The Witcher 3 - Skellige Fortune Teller
The Witcher 3 - Skellige Widows
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My original first post with my first impression, click here
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Do you want all texts in one pdf? Then just click here, 499 pages
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My (and many others) appeal to CDPR:
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/0B78WZJ66We2kUFJoeG5VWlJIcEk/view?usp=sharing
Probably best to download and view it then, it has bookmarks too.
At this point, today, I feel the need to say that I am very satisfied with the amazing work CDPR has done portraying Sapkowski's character Yennefer of Vengerberg. She is a very difficult, deep, strong and complex character and she's been incredibly well represented in this game, so my most sincere congratulations to the team. However, me and many others fans of the books and games, are not so satisfied with how the devs have represented her relationship with Ciri in the game -considering it nonexistent and sad- and we've discussed about it through a looooot of pages on this thread. I really wish developers come into this topic and take a few minutes to read all the work @Kallelinski and others have done collecting all kind of information about this issue and other things: good/bad opinions, complaints and suggestions.
I think I cannot contribute anything more to this thread or Yennefer, I just hope when other fans come into this thread to know more about the character (her background and past, her love story with Geralt, her relation mother-daugther with Ciri, her influence in the books and games, etc), they can find useful and valuable information -as I did the first time I visited it-, and also discover this wonderful character.
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