Why is Ciri a child of surprise?

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Geralt unknowingly names Ciri as his reward a second time when he saves the life of Yurga, for while the man was away, his wife took in the orphan girl. Geralt himself is a victim of the Law of Surprise. It was because of the Law of Surprise that Geralt was taken in as a Witcher.
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Why is Ciri called a child surprise?

As a result, the law sometimes results in an unborn child being served up as payment, because the father didn't know his wife/lover/mistress was pregnant — this is a child surprise, like Ciri.
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Is the Law of surprise always a child?

Here's how The Witcher wiki describes the Law of Surprise: The Law of Surprise is a custom as old as humanity itself. The Law dictates that a man saved by another is expected to offer to his savior a boon whose nature is unknown to one or both parties.
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Why is Ciri so special in the Witcher?

Much like what Elon Musk wants to do through colonizing Mars, by being able to open up portals between worlds, Ciri can transport life from the continent into a different world once the great frost comes.
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What is a surprise child?

A Child of Surprise is a person chosen by destiny itself, and in The Witcher's lore such Children of Surprise are special and rare.
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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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How was Ciri conceived?

After Geralt of Rivia helped lift Duny's curse, Duny asked what reward the witcher would like and Geralt invoked the Law of Surprise, as it turned out Pavetta was pregnant with Ciri, unbeknownst to Duny.
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Why do monsters like 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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What is Ciri's prophecy?

“A seed that bursts into flame. It's you,” she tells Ciri, echoing a dark prophecy that foretells the end of the world. “You will destroy us all.” And with that, Lara Dorren goes from legend to a key part of Ciri's family history — and an urgent warning about her future.
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Is Ciri more powerful than Yennefer?

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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How did Geralt get Pavetta pregnant?

After assisting Duny, the knight offers Geralt a reward. Much to the shock of those in the room, Geralt claims the Law of Surprise, leading him to claim Pavetta and Duny's unborn child. Despite being invoked twice, the Netflix show never defines the Law of Surprise.
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Why did witcher claim Law of surprise?

Law of Surprise, a custom as old as humanity itself, is the price a man who saves another can demand. It is a request for something which neither the saviour nor the saved knows the nature of, until the saved man returns home.
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How did Geralt do Law of surprise?

As you can understand from Geralt's words when he said, “give me that which you already have but do not know”, the Law of Surprise basically allows someone to claim a boon that the debtor already owns but does not know it yet. This law is usually invoked as a life debt whenever someone saves another person's life.
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Is Ciri Gerald's daughter?

First of all, Ciri is obviously not Geralt's biological daughter but in legal terms, he is technically her father or guardian. This all stems from the Law of Surprise, which Geralt invoked after saving the life of Ciri's actual father, a knight named Duny, not knowing what it would entail at the time.
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Can Ciri have a child?

Since Ciri never underwent the witcher mutations, she's very much fertile and can bear children.
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Why is Princess 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 does Ciri's father want her?

He wanted to marry and have a child with her, so he had to know, but he decided that it might be best for Ciri to send her back. But there is also the fake-Ciri, which is apparently non-existent in the game, but he actually marries and could have more children with her, getting sons to secure a legitimate heir.
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Is Ciri possessed?

The penultimate episode of The Witcher season 2 ended with Ciri being possessed by Voleth Meir, a demon who feeds on pain and manipulates Yennefer for part of the season.
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Is Cirilla a Bruxa?

Geralt protects Ciri from a Bruxa in 'The Witcher' Season 2 clip. Netflix shared a lot of exciting news about The Witcher at TUDUM, greenlighting the show for a third season and showing off new footage of its upcoming second season.
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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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Does Yennefer ever 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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Who does Ciri fall in love with?

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Seeing them try harder than they do with most people and learn to love each other is such a wholesome and compelling experience.
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Is Cirilla part elf?

She's learned that Ciri is part elf, the child of Elder Blood foretold in an ancient elven curse meant to bring vengeance upon the humans. She believes finding Ciri is the key to helping her people.
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