Can only humans become Witchers?

The most obvious reason - mutagens can have different effect on different races, and witchers mutagens were originally crated by human mages specifically for humans. Since witchers aren't experimenting anymore on producing new mutagens (like for other races) they only take human students.
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Can a non human become a witcher?

There are no mentions in lore about any non-human witchers. And it is highly unlikely that there are any - the mutation process required to make one was developed by human mages, with humans in mind.
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Do witchers have to be human?

Witchers were once humans, but through intense training and some kind of toxic exposure, become mutants of sorts, with superhuman strength and abilities. Kids are put through Witcher training when they're super young, and many don't make it.
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How does someone turn into a witcher?

To become a Witcher, one must be trained in swordsmanship and other skills. They are also said to undergo an alchemical process which triggers mutations in their bodies to give them immense strength.
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Can elves or dwarves be witchers?

Creating witchers is basically genetic modification, so while the races (at least humans and elves, not sure about human and dwarves) can interbreed the differences might still be too large to make witchers out of non-humans.
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Are witchers immortal?

Building on the last entry; Geralt isn't just heading towards a biblical age, were he to step away from his chosen profession, he'd easily outstrip them because Witchers are technically immortal. It's like Tolkien's elves. So long as he isn't struck down, he will continue to thrive and grunt monosyllabic catchphrases.
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Why can't Yennefer have a baby?

While watching The Witcher, Yennefer's storyline hits very close to home for me. In 2012, just a few short months after miscarrying my first child, I lost the ability to have children completely after having to have a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (the removal of one ovary and both fallopian tubes).
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Who is the strongest Witcher?

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Not only is Geralt an incredible swordsman, but he also demonstrates a strong proficiency with magic as well, using the witcher Signs to great advantage in battle.
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Why does only Geralt have white hair?

What is this? Geralt exhibited great tolerance to mutagens that grant Witchers their abilities, especially in the Trial of the Grasses. As a result, he was put through further experiments that caused him to lose all pigmentation in his body, turning his skin and hair pale white.
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Why do Geralt's eyes turn black?

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This is because Geralt was under the effects of a potion, which are very common in the universe of The Witcher. Geralt has access to a number of potions and elixirs, which enhance different senses and abilities depending on what he needs.
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Can a half elf be a Witcher?

Half-Elves are a race in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. They are those who are of mixed blood, they are considered to be equally elves as they are humans, though to many humans and elves they belong to neither group.
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Are there female Witchers?

It's not that the Witchers are chauvinist pigs by any means (although a few of the Witchers at Kaer Morhen initially give Ciri a rough time). But the trials are so rigorous and dangerous for anyone that undergoes them. So in the world of The Witcher's television adaptation, there are no female Witchers.
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Are there dwarf witchers?

Dwarves are one of the humanoid races that inhabit the Continent. Together with gnomes and elves they are called the Old races, and along with gnomes they were one of the oldest sentient races on the Continent. An adult dwarf grows as tall as a human male's chest.
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Are witchers born or made?

Witchers are not born, they're made. Orphaned kids make up many of the monster hunters, and they're trained at schools located in different parts of the world. Each one has their own specialties and is represented by a different animal: Wolf.
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Was Geralt born human?

Geralt was born as the son of the sorceress Visenna and presumably, the warrior Korin. Shortly after his birth, his mother left him with the School of the Wolf at the stronghold of Kaer Morhen. There, Geralt was made and trained to become a Witcher.
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Why is Geralt's eyes different than other witchers?

The side effects of these extra modifications cause his hair to whiten (earning him the 'White Wolf' title) and his eyes to turn yellow, which is why other Witchers lack his unique pigmentation.
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Why are Geralt's eyes so yellow?

The White-grey hair were the side-effects of all the extra experimentation done to him, which he had to bear. Because of this, he earned a name for himself, 'White Wolf. ' His eyes turning yellow in color have the same reason as white-grey hair did.
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Why was Geralt bald as a kid?

His bald head likely reflects that extra amount of experimentation he underwent, as all his classmates still look the same. Young Geralt is huddling with his other trainees for safety inside Kaer Morhen, protected by Vesemir's childhood love interest Illyana, as Tetra and her forces lay siege to the stronghold.
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Who is more powerful than Geralt?

Ciri is by far the most powerful being in The Witcher universe and not many villains can come close to what she's capable of, particularly her video game version. She's not exactly a mutated witcher but her time and space manipulation powers are more than enough to put her in an even ground against Geralt.
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Is Geralt the strongest Witcher of all time?

First and foremost, He is definitely the most famous one, and probably the most powerful when it comes to mutated abilities since he is the only person to went through/survive the extra trial that granted him enhanced abilities.
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Are there any witchers stronger than Geralt?

Lambert is someone who is acknowledged by even Geralt for his battle skills so we will admit he is one of the strongest Witchers to ever exist.
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Did Yennefer get her uterus removed?

For it to work, Yennefer has to have her womb removed, meaning she will never bear children. *This is were we see Foltest and Adda as CHILDREN, confirming that we're most definitely in the past. This barbaric procedure is intercut with Geralt's fight with the Striga.
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Does Yennefer get her fertility back?

The enchanter explained to her that there's a price to pay: to be reborn, she would bear no more, and so he removed her reproductive organs. Later on in the series, Yennefer tried different methods to regain her fertility, such as attempting to obtain a dragon's egg, but to no success.
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Who was Geralt's father?

Martin Berencsy will be The Witcher's Korin. The only Korin known of in the books happens to be Geralt's father. Korin appears in just one short story in the entire saga: A Road With No Return. This short story is set before Geralt was born, featuring Korin and Geralt's mother, Visenna.
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