Why did Geralt bite the Strigas neck?

The sun was out, and Adda had almost fully transformed from a striga to a girl. Geralt slowly approached to examine her and ensure his efforts had been fruitful. She turned around and slashed his throat with her claws. Geralt bit her neck to get her off of him and then passed out.
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What did Geralt get bite by?

Yurga was a merchant who helped Geralt of Rivia out after Geralt was bitten by a ghoul while defending him.
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What did Geralt smell Ostrit doing?

However, according to Geralt, Ostrit's scent was all over Adda's sheets. Old ones and new ones. He smelled what Ostrit was doing in there. Backed into a corner, Ostrit confessed to being Adda's secret lover and placing the curse on her, albeit unintentionally.
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How did Geralt cure the Striga?

However, the curse passed to the child. When Adda died while she was pregnant, their child emerged as a Striga. Using Ostrit as bait, Geralt went to an abandoned part of the castle to cure the Striga of its curse, which meant locking himself away with her until dawn broke.
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How did Geralt survive ghoul bite?

Geralt Gets Bitten by a Ghoul, And Somehow, That Kinda Helps

The poison from a ghoul's bite would kill any human, but witchers have greater resistance to poisons, but it's touch-and-go even for Geralt. Geralt spends most of the show in a coma and flashing back to his origin story.
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How Did Geralt Get His Scars? - Witcher Lore



What was Geralt's third wish?

Geralt wished to die alongside Yennefer. Since a djinn can't kill its own master, this wish would provide a nice loophole that would save Yennefer's life and also ensure that Geralt and Yennefer's lives are bound together until their very ends.
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What kind of monster is Geralt?

Geralt of Rivia (Polish: Geralt z Rivii) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Witcher series of short stories and novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. He is a magically enhanced monster-hunter known as a "witcher", who possesses supernatural abilities due to his mutations.
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Was Adda raped in The Witcher?

Geralt proposes that Foltest raped Adda and then cursed the child to cover it up. Ostrit supports that theory, but then Geralt reveals what he smelled in Adda's bedroom: Ostrit…or more specifically, what Ostrit was doing to her sheets. Ostrit claims that Foltest seduced and abused Adda, but only Ostrit truly loved her.
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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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Why do Geralt's eyes turn black?

The Witcher: How Geralt's Eyes Turn Black

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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How did Adda become a striga?

She was born a striga as a result of a curse cast by Ostrit, a local magnate who loved her mother, Adda of Temeria. When he learned of the incestuous relationship between the king and his sister, Ostrit tried to put a curse on the king and caused Adda's transformation into a striga.
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Did Foltest sleep with his sister?

In his youth, while still a prince, Foltest strove to demonstrate what he was capable of, and he proved capable of much. The love affair he had with his own sister, by whom he fathered his eldest daughter Adda, is widely known, as is his later affection for Baroness Mary Louisa La Valette.
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Why was Adda cursed?

Adda, however, managed to persuade her brother from his wedding plans. This child she carried was cursed (presumably either by Ostrit, who fell in love with Adda, or by their mother, who was furious about the incestuous union between her son and daughter) and both mother and child died just after the birth.
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How was Nivellen curse lifted?

The only way to lift the curse is a selfless act and true love. But for Nivellen, his true love must also face a bloody death. In Beauty and the Beast, the Beast's curse is lifted when Belle confesses her love as he is dying.
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Why does Geralt have to fight the Striga until dawn?

And when the girl emerged as a striga, Foltest resolved to cure her and raise her as his heir to the throne. With the mystery solved, Geralt is tasked with heading to an abandoned castle to disarm the striga without killing her; unfortunately, the nature of the curse means he'll need to fight her until the dawn breaks.
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How did Geralt break the Striga curse?

In order to lift the curse on a striga, "someone must prevent the striga from returning to her coffin by the third crowing of the rooster. Then she would be cured, turning into an ordinary little girl".
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Was Yennefer ever pregnant?

In fact, in the novels (and in the show) both Yennefer and Geralt are incapable of having biological children. For Geralt, the show affords him a wide landscape of emotions — his story isn't pegged to his ability to father children.
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Why did they make Yennefer deformed?

8 The Hunchback of Vengerberg

This deformity was the source of much strife in her childhood, ultimately leading her father to leave as he was disgusted by her appearance. He also blamed her mother, claiming that the elven blood Yennefer had inherited from her was the reason for her hunchback.
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Can Yennefer have a baby?

With Ciri's family now dead, Geralt is the only parent figure she has, and given that he's a witcher, Ciri is the closest to a daughter that he can ever have, as he – as well as Yennefer – can't have children.
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Are Renfri and Yennefer the same?

8 WHY YENNEFER: YENNEFER IS THE LESSER "EVIL"

Renfri, on the other hand, may or may not be cursed. She might have become who she is as a product of the people around her or it could be the other way around-- the chicken or egg conundrum.
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Did Foltest sleep with Adda?

Adda the White was princess of Temeria and the result of the incestuous relationship between King Foltest and his sister Adda, whom her daughter was named after. She was stillborn, dying along with her mother who died during childbirth, as a result of a curse.
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Why does Geralt have Renfri brooch?

The addition of Renfri's brooch on the hilt signifies Geralt's reinforcement of his beliefs that he shouldn't get involved in the affairs of men, because they always lead to his own personal pain.
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Who is the strongest Witcher?

4 Geralt of Rivia Is The Strongest Witcher

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 are the witchers eyes yellow?

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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Who was the greatest Witcher?

The 12 Strongest Witchers, Ranked
  1. 1 Ciri. Now Ciri may have not gone through the mutation process, but she essentially became a Witcher after being taken in by Geralt, who became her adoptive father.
  2. 2 Geralt. ...
  3. 3 Vesemir. ...
  4. 4 Lambert. ...
  5. 5 Eskel. ...
  6. 6 Letho. ...
  7. 7 Erland of Larvik. ...
  8. 8 George Of Kagen. ...
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