Look, there is only one way I (Geralt) will choose a side.
If we or out loved ones are dragged into it.
If we or out loved ones are dragged into it.
We all know that you won't have a choice in the matter and you will have to choose a side. Hell in the first trailer we already can see that Geralt is being "forced" by the Emperor to go look out for Ciri for him.
Think I'll be supporting the northern realms and anti nilfgaard when it doesn't conflict with personal goals.
Nilfgaard am byth! We won't fail this time, I'll see personally to it. :victory:
I'd like to support a new Brotherhood of Sorcerers, with competent people and not again with selfish ones. I know hard to find, but actually i know 2-3 sorceresses 
I don't trust the royal idiots and Emhyr, well, yes, it could be better for the common folk to live in an Nilfgaard Empire, but at the same time Witchers and Sorcerers will have a really bad time, since both are not really welcomed in Nilfgaard, even hunted to a certain degree.
IMO even the lodge wasn't such a bad idea either, their execution was just not so good.
I don't trust the royal idiots and Emhyr, well, yes, it could be better for the common folk to live in an Nilfgaard Empire, but at the same time Witchers and Sorcerers will have a really bad time, since both are not really welcomed in Nilfgaard, even hunted to a certain degree.
IMO even the lodge wasn't such a bad idea either, their execution was just not so good.
I want to help Temeria to become strong again and help Saskia with Aedirn. And ofc to eliminate the threat of Nilfgaard.
In the last conversation with Letho , he says he was exiled and everything, witchers are associated with magic, then...
But now even the North is creating a ''hunt'' to magic and that video '' recap '' shows the association they do.
Either one will not improve the situation of magic users.
Because of Letho be in this game, it seems that Emhyr will not honor he's commitment ,unless Letho have another strong reason to help Geralt.
It started long time ago...Mobb of fanatics killed everyone in Kaer Morhen...With help of mages, probably.
Since CDPR romised us politics will not be as heavily a focus as in TW2 (sadly, I really enjoyed the part where you found out your're getting fucked over and used as a tool no matter which side and decision you make, and the intrigues etc...),
But knowing the way they want to paint th world, there will be some occasions.
My Geralt will have left the world of politics behind, there is more important stuff right now and he is slowly and steadily getting more and more frustrated about there being no good choice. There is also the question of using sides to archieve your goal faster and compromise on he moral side, which is something Geralt would not do from a lore perspective - but he somehow always winds up in some of these situations. The lesser evil it is, but I know it's gonna be difficult to find out which it acutally is, as the definition depends on your priorities.
But knowing the way they want to paint th world, there will be some occasions.
My Geralt will have left the world of politics behind, there is more important stuff right now and he is slowly and steadily getting more and more frustrated about there being no good choice. There is also the question of using sides to archieve your goal faster and compromise on he moral side, which is something Geralt would not do from a lore perspective - but he somehow always winds up in some of these situations. The lesser evil it is, but I know it's gonna be difficult to find out which it acutally is, as the definition depends on your priorities.
Letho says that he's going back, his job is done, and now those two Vipers that are still living can come out of hiding and try to rebuild the school. That said, there are fools that dislike witchers everywhere, I'm sure Nilfgaard is no exception, but it's kind of normal.
And Letho still being around... well, I think it may have something to do with those hordes of spooky space elves invading the world. Just a guess. It's not like the Vipers know tons about the Wild Hunt or anything. :hmm:
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The problem I see with Nilfgaard is that it is a strictly ruled country with only one being on the top of the chain without any advisors (well, there might be but they are all too scared of Emhyr or too loyal to do anything other than obey). No mages or councils of mages will be there, the Conclave will probably not exist anymore (if you saved it in TW2) once Nilfgaard wins, also there are no other powers on the continent to keep Nilfgaard in check, which means Emhyr can do whatever he wants wherever he wants without any care, he can establish any rules. It is basically a Dictatorship (/Imperium), which is not good generally. Also punishments and rules are a lot harder, Witchers and Mages are even less respected than in the North.
The only thing Emhyr has going for him is that he does not discriminate against Dwarfes or Elves, but even in this case he only sees those races as tools for his goals and sees himself/Nilfgaardians superior.
Neither of them are better. Wait until they tired each other out, let them have their piece (maybe root for the north a little bit so that the ratio of Nilfgaardian territory to Northern Kingdoms is more balanced which makes times of uncertainty less probable) and look for your own goals. Ciri, Yennefer, Triss, Dandelion, Zoltan. That is what counts now. Everything else comes afterwards.
It is as Geralt says in the books "I let others make the decisions and react accordingly, adapt.
The only thing Emhyr has going for him is that he does not discriminate against Dwarfes or Elves, but even in this case he only sees those races as tools for his goals and sees himself/Nilfgaardians superior.
And if it comes to it and Geralt finds Ciri, what do you think he will do. Will he not try to use her as weapon to conquer new lands, maybe even other dimensions and worlds?
Neither of them are better. Wait until they tired each other out, let them have their piece (maybe root for the north a little bit so that the ratio of Nilfgaardian territory to Northern Kingdoms is more balanced which makes times of uncertainty less probable) and look for your own goals. Ciri, Yennefer, Triss, Dandelion, Zoltan. That is what counts now. Everything else comes afterwards.
It is as Geralt says in the books "I let others make the decisions and react accordingly, adapt.
I think it was more because of them being aberrations(racism) and now because of fear of the magic they associate all, racism and mysticism combine, I imagine at some point in the North, the magic was accepted and is now feared. In Nilfgaard it seems that magic was always controlled .
Does Letho discovered something at school? Who knows, Emhyr is not reliable for me.
No, Letho gives a lengthy description of what it's like to be a witcher in the south. This is in the final dialogue with him prior to either letting him go or killing him.
From what I gathered from the situation, the Lodge were just like any other political group. You could say it was because of their incompetence that they didn't foresee Nilfgaard backing the assassins, but let's be serious -- Nilfgaard was behind the assassinations in the first place and no matter who was being manipulated over the Yaruga. Consider the same situation with a non-magical group of people -- let's say if Henselt hired Letho to have Demavend removed, is it his fault he and Foltest perish after the job is done or is it Nilfgaard's?
Weary is one thing, discriminatory is another. I'm under the impression -- though I have little to back it-- that Nilfgaard is aiming for magic-people's genocide, but it's possible everything could be a whole lot more complex than that. Anyway, it's interesting to see how one could view Nilfgaard as being beneficial -- I think that's an important aspect to the storytelling, to be honest. Empires are both good and bad things historically, and having doubts about every point of view is what makes this such a decent game.
Glory to the Empires of ages past! Though the sun has set upon them, at last, their long shadows still tinge their one-time dominions. Though the crowns have been dimmed, and the sceptres and swords have fallen, useless, from nerveless hands, the deeds done in their name, and in their former might, live on forever, for good, and for evil.
Agreed, Geralt has had enough of those backstabbing politicians since the last game, this time the goal is to rid the world of monsters and the Wild Hunt.