Why did Geralt go after Renfri?

Soon, Geralt found himself in the middle of a conflict between Renfri and sorcerer Stregobor (Lars Mikkelsen), as they wanted Geralt to help them kill the other. In an attempt to stop her from killing Stregobor, Geralt killed her men and fought Renfri, fatally wounding her.
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What was the point of Renfri?

Renfri's brooch serves as a helpful compass point

This was entirely intentional as part of underlining the theme of fate drawing Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer together through time, irrelevant of conflict or personal circumstance.
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Why is Renfri after Stregobor?

Renfri is gunning for Stregobor's life, mainly because he was responsible for getting her exiled from her family at birth. Stregobor insists that killing her would be the “lesser evil,” but Geralt refuses. On the other side, Renfri has entered Blaviken along with her band of rogues.
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Why does wizard want to kill Renfri?

Meeting Renfri

While he wanted to isolate the girl, Aridea wanted to kill her and sent the princess into the woods with a thug hired to kill her. Instead, the thug raped Renfri, who took advantage of him being occupied and stabbed her brooch pin through his ear and into his brain, killing him, before running away.
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Did Geralt care for Renfri?

He carries her broche or whatever it was through every episode. He gave it Foltest before going on the suicide mission to free Adda's daughter, and he constantly remembers her - especially right before the "moment" when he decides to go into the woods where Ciri actually is.
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What REALLY happened to Renfri? (The Witcher)



Why is Renfri immune to magic?

Notes. Stregobor claims after turning her into the crystal slab, Renfri had become resistant to magic and he believed this was a result of her "mutations". Renfri told Geralt she once had long hair past her hips, but when she got lice she had to cut it all off and it never grew back right.
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Is Renfri a succubus?

The next day, Geralt wakes up alone, after a weird dream that sort of implies Renfri is actually a succubus who has ensnared Geralt with her feminine charms.
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What kind of monster is Renfri?

Renfri was a princess and the daughter of Fredefalk, the duke of Creyden, and the stepdaughter of Aridea. She is depicted as a more brutal version of Snow White. She was almost as tall as him. She wore her straw coloured hair unevenly cut, just below the ears.
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Is Renfri in The Witcher 3?

Renfri was such a memorable character that the Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3 made a nod to her in the form of Syanna. Both of them are amoral raven-haired rogues that are out for revenge after the world wronged them.
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What was Renfri's ultimatum?

In the books Geralt slaughters Renfris companions and herself because she plans to issue a "Tridam Ultimatum", which means she plans to kill hostages, until Stregobor leaves his tower. That is also why in the books the whole affair takes place in the marketplace, which by design is full of people.
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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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Is Renfri Snow White?

Renfri, known to fans of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels as Shrike, is the show's version of Snow White — if the Disney princess was a highly-skilled fighter with a penchant for impaling her victims and a massive appetite for revenge.
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Is Renfri the girl in the woods?

Hissrich was referring to the death of Renfri, a character who tells Geralt he'll meet a "girl in the woods" whom he'll try to outrun but will not be able to. "She is your destiny," Renfri prophesies before Geralt eventually kills her.
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Can Renfri see the future?

Regardless of what you think about this, Renfri does have the ability to see into the future so it is accurate lore wise.
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What does Renfri say to Geralt?

As Renfri dies, she mutters a prophecy to Geralt: “The girl in the woods will be with you always. She is your destiny.”
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Why is Yennefer deformed?

She was abused as a child and had a hunchback, this led her to depression and isolation. While she was a student at Aretuza, Yennefer tried to kill herself by cutting her forearms. She managed to do a great deal of damage to her tendons but did not die.
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Was Ciri born during an eclipse?

Yeah, that's the thing: she is almost certainly not cursed (though she was born during an eclipse). Yet, because her parents were so convinced she was and treated her badly, that drove her to resemble the personality of someone who did have it, which made her parents even more convinced, and so goes the vicious circle.
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Why was DUNY cursed?

Duny had been cursed at the age of 13 by a mage hired by a usurper of the Nilfgaardian throne. Duny's real father, Fergus var Emreis, had refused to cooperate with the plot and so was tortured but this did not break him, so the usurpers decided to get at the emperor through his son. This is where the curse came in.
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Why does 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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Is Renfri in The Witcher books?

Renfri appeared in the story “The Lesser Evil”, found in The Last Wish, and she was the daughter of Fredefalk, prince of Creyden, and stepdaughter of Aridea.
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What do the monsters want with Ciri?

As Ciri and Triss (Anna Schaffer) watch on, Emhyr lies to Pavetta (Gaia Mondadori), saying he wants them to flee Cintra with Ciri because doing so will protect their daughter from those who want to stop Ithlinne's prophecy being fulfilled.
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Who is the girl in the woods Witcher?

Geralt of Rivia arrives in Blaviken

Instead, the villagers want Geralt to leave and try to quite forcefully to make him go. He encounters a girl called Marilka (Mia McKenna-Bruce) who takes him to a sorcerer called Stregobor (Lars Mikkelsen).
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Is Geralt's story in the past?

The “present” time is always Ciri's storyline, which begins just before the invasion of Cintra by Nilfgaard. Geralt of Rivia's stories, which take place in the fairly recent past, all lead up to his meeting with Ciri. Meanwhile, about 30 years before Geralt's adventures as depicted in season 1.
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Is Ciri in love with Geralt?

Both characters are connected through Geralt

But once Geralt officially meets Ciri, the two are bonded for life. Ciri loves Geralt like a father. She trusts him implicitly and knows that he will do anything he can to protect her. This affection for the Witcher is something that Triss also shares.
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