Yennefer has little interest in other people’s hobbies, but she’ll follow the most obscure piece of lore if there’s a chance it will pay off. Interests… mostly defined by her magical pursuits. She works ceaselessly to learn more and gain more power. Yennefer can create detailed illusions, brew potions, create portals to faraway places, and more. Profession… sorceress, one of the most powerful around. For a while she was assigned as an adviser to the king of Aedirn, but now Yennefer goes where she will, searching for happiness and freedom, and often unable to find it. However, the training was in some ways even harder than her previous life. Her life changed when the sorceress Tissaia took her away to Aretuza, where Yennefer was also trained to be a sorceress. Her family had a house, but her father hated her and made her stay outside, frequently insulting her and worse. And if she can't, Ciri seems to be the one who's going to get on the case of finding her.Grew up… in a literal pig pen. Give her time for a good long rest, and eventually, she'll come back to herself. She just doesn't have the energy to hold a corporeal form at the moment. So the good news is Yennefer isn't dead, which explains why actress Anya Chalotra is back for Season 2. But it weakens her enough to allow for her disappearance. Yennefer, on the other hand, transfers the fire from the elven keep to her body she isn’t creating it, just harnessing it. That means she can transfer fire from Elven places, instead of creating it from the chaos of her own body. Like Fringilla’s shriveled hand to the millionth degree.īut Yennefer is part Elf. In terms of Sodden, Nilfgaard’s use of fire magic - creating fire from nothing, literally from the chaos in their bodies - was meant to be the ultimate sacrifice for their kingdom. We tried to always keep a ‘cost’ to magic so that it couldn’t ever be an easy solution to a problem or circumstance. Speaking in a Reddit AMA, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich addressed fans who were worried that the Sorceress' disappearance was a sign she had died.Īs she pointed out, many of those fighting the battle did die, especially those who created fire from nothing, much like Yennefer does. The entire battlefield burns, the Nilfgaard army retreats, and those on the side of the Northern Armies are magically spared. Yennefer steps up to the plate and knocks the war out of the park. As the Nilfgaard armies advance, Tissaia de Vries, Yennefer's mentor and tells her she's their only hope. Unbeknownst to them, they've been betrayed from the inside.
Yennefer is there with the Brotherhood of Sorcerers when they vote to join with the remaining troops in a desperate last chance to turn back the invaders.īut The Battle of Sodden Hill doesn't go well for the Sorcerers and their forces. The loss of this once-great city leaves the Northern kingdoms in disarray, with no one to lead the charge against the Nilfgaard armies. In the final two episodes of the season, which all occur within a few weeks of each other, Cintra falls. What exactly happened to Yennefer isn't clear in the series. Is Yennefer dead? The showrunner couldn't help but weigh in. Unfortunately, fans have no idea what happened to her. But one person was missing from this reunion, someone who will one day become an essential part of the tale: Yennefer. For Ciri, it was the first step in finding her way in the world. For Geralt, it was a moment of at long last accepting his fate. The Witcher ended on an emotional note, as Geralt and Ciri found each other after a long path through time.