Why does Yennefer steal Ciri?

People can have more than one thing. Yennefer steals Ciri from Geralt (Henry Cavill) to take to the Deathless Mother in exchange for her power. Still, upon realizing her love for Ciri and the significance she presents for the world, Yennefer sacrifices herself to save Ciri.
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Why does Yennefer betray Ciri?

In the books, Yennefer is a maternal figure who teaches Ciri about sorcery, which is a glaring difference from the new season. After Yennefer loses her Chaos during the Battle of Sodden Hill, she attempts to use Ciri to get her magic back. This is a betrayal of the loving relationship they have in the source material.
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What was Yennefer trying to do with Ciri?

Yennefer's wish comes with a steep price: She has to betray her love, Geralt, by bringing Ciri to the Deathless Mother. While Yenn ultimately backtracks on delivering Ciri, it's not enough to stop the demon from possessing the girl.
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Why is Ciri being hunted?

After sensing the true power of the Elder's Blood, the Wild Hunt made it their purpose to capture Ciri and take her to their world. There, they wanted to use Ciri's Elder Blood genes to gain the same power as her.
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Why was Ciri kidnapped?

Cirilla Fiona as she was officially called, known also as False Ciri, was the wife of Emperor Emhyr var Emreis. She was an orphaned girl of nobility and of roughly the same age and somewhat similar in appearance as Ciri. Because of this, she was abducted and taken to Nilfgaard in order to deceive Emhyr.
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She is mine - Geralt blames Yennefer for what she was going to do to Ciri || The Witcher [S02:E07]



Who is Ciri's love interest?

Season three of The Witcher is set to introduce Mistle, a love interest for Ciri from the original series of novels. Mistle will be portrayed by Christelle Elwin, a relative newcomer best known for her roles in Bloods and the upcoming Netflix drama Half Bad, based on the young-adult novels by Sally Green.
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Is Ciri the only female Witcher?

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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Why are monsters attracted to Ciri?

Ultimately, it was revealed that she wanted Ciri because the princess was the only one who could return her home to her own sphere. After all, we learned that Ciri had the power to pull monsters and creatures into the world from monoliths that were linked to a network of these spheres.
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Why is Cirilla special?

Ciri will, in addition to being magically powerful, become one of the most powerful individuals in the world as a result of this. Though Geralt will normally only make a little difference in people's lives, Ciri has the power to transform the world with a single word or stroke of a pen.
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Why is Geralt destined to Ciri?

TL;DR TL;DR Part of Geralt's story in the novels is finding his purpose in life, and Ciri in many ways is a manifestation of that purpose (both for him and Yennefer). But to answer your original question, yes Ciri and Geralt are tied by destiny. They are each others' destiny. It's detailed in the book Sword of Destiny.
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Did Yennefer get 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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Will 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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Is Yennefer evil in Witcher?

While The Witcher game tends to portray Yennefer as someone who is an elusive love, more tragic than potentially evil, the Netflix series shows she really does have a dark side to her personality. As mentioned earlier, some of this is part of the dual-personality of Yennefer's character.
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Is Yennefer good or evil?

Yennefer of Vengerberg has always been one of the most interesting characters in the Witcher franchise. She's compelling because of how often she rides the line between hero and villain. While she has a good heart, she can sometimes do things or act in a certain way that wouldn't be considered heroic.
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Who betrayed Yennefer?

In The Witcher, Istredd is one of the few people Yennefer trusted at Aretuza. The blue-eyed sorcerer was a gifted historian who fell in love with Yennefer but ultimately betrayed her on multiple occasions. According to showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissirch, Istredd has a grander purpose for fans in The Witcher Season 2.
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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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Who is more powerful Yennefer or Ciri?

Ciri. Ciri is the de facto strongest character in the Witcher. Even though you might think the book is mostly about Geralt, or maybe even Yennefer, in reality the whole story is about Ciri.
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Why is Yennefer so powerful?

As for her ability to do magic, she's shown to have a talent much greater than that of her colleagues, conjuring portals with little to no effort and channeling lightning through her own body. This aptitude is attributed to her elven lineage. As Yennefer explains to Istredd, her biological father was a half-elf.
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Does Yennefer betray Geralt?

The demon, better known as Voleth Meir, had spent the season manipulating the Witcher's foes from behind-the-scenes – even causing Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) to betray Geralt in an attempt to sacrifice Ciri.
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What is Ciri's scream?

They're repeating what Pavetta did during the banquet but that was due to her losing control due to emotional stress and anguish. Meaning it's the only way they know how to show Ciri with any kind of power even though it never happened to her in the books.
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Is Ciri evil in the books?

Ciri personifies evil, that's how i intended her to be – a monster, because (almost) everyone is trying to make a monster out of her. Geralt, on the other hand, personifies good.
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Why are Geralt's eyes yellow and not the 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 do Witcher eyes go black?

The black eyes are his pupils completely dilated, allowing him to see better in the dark, which fits with the scenario in the opening scene of the series. Potions can also enhance speed, endurance, healing, and more, depending on what they need to fight each monster.
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Why is Ciri so powerful?

Ciri possesses Elder blood

Due to the persecution of Elves and perhaps even her own self-loathing, Calanthe kept her Elven heritage a secret, including the fact that her family line is descended from a powerful line of Elf mages and contains Elder blood.
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