Why is Yennefer after Ciri?

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. She gives up the chance to gain her magic back in a selfless act of love.
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How are Yennefer and Ciri connected?

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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Why did Yennefer take Ciri to Aretuza?

It is Yennefer's intention that Ciri be enrolled at Aretuza and that she continue her instruction in the use and mastery of magic.
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Does Yennefer protect Ciri?

He Would Kill For Her

His connection with his daughter is stronger than anything else. He becomes so preoccupied with protecting Ciri that he makes an error in judgment. He does not foresee that Yennefer would want Ciri for her own use.
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Does Ciri meet Yennefer?

Ultimately, that failure on Geralt's part is what makes Yennefer's first meeting with Ciri so meaningful in Blood of Elves. While the Netflix show has Yennefer hunting down Ciri, in Blood of Elves she's invited to the Temple by Triss and Geralt.
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Is Yennefer jealous of Ciri?

She was jealous of Ciri, perhaps Geralt's lover.

The fact that she was so jealous and possessive over Geralt is a strange thing that one has to talk about while speaking about Yennefer in the novels. Thus she had the notion that Ciri also had her part in Geralt's life.
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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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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 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 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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Why did 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 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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How did Yennefer betray?

In her quest to regain her powers, Yennefer deceives Cirilla and Geralt by pretending to keep the former and leading her to Voleth Meir. In the penultimate episode of The Witcher Season 2, Yennefer's betrayal becomes apparent to Geralt and Cirilla, who forgo their trust in her.
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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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Does Yennefer see Ciri as a daughter?

However, in the next novel, Time of Contempt, Yennefer references Ciri as her daughter for the first time. From that point on, Yennefer's maternal bond to Ciri is made clear on multiple occasions throughout the book series. The Witcher 3's Polish dialogue honors this mother-daughter relationship.
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Who did Ciri sleep with?

One of the most ambiguous about Ciri is in regards to her sexuality. While her possible tryst with Skjall might make people think that she's straight, certain events in the books and games alike might make fans think otherwise. In the books, Ciri ends up sleeping with a girl names Mistle.
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Do Yennefer and Geralt get married?

Ciri says that she doesn't want the story to end like that, and says the tale ends with Yennefer and Geralt getting married, and that a celebration ensued between all the different dead and living characters of the saga and they live happily ever after. Ciri starts crying when finishing her story like a fairy tale.
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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 does Yennefer want a baby?

Yennefer is yearning to be loved. By having a baby, she will have another purpose but this time, bigger than herself. As she learns to love her baby, in return and naturally, the baby will love her back. As she says in the series, her reason for wanting a baby is that the ability to have one has been taken from her.
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Why is Geralt obsessed with Yennefer?

Fans on Reddit believe Geralt found a kindred spirit in Yennefer before the events of the djinn. “Geralt sees this woman that can easily be independent without him, but at the same time care deeply about something which he does as well (a.k.a. Ciri's well being), so he is drawn to these characteristics,” said one fan.
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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 can't Geralt have a child?

Geralt of Rivia, may have found a way to reverse his sterility, albeit inadvertently. It's a known fact that a witcher's mutations render them unable to reproduce. However, the famous white wolf, Geralt of Rivia, may have found a way to reverse his sterility, albeit inadvertently.
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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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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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