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The Characters of The Witcher Season 1

Whether Netflix's The Witcher really is the streaming services' Game of Thrones is up for debate, but one thing both shows unquestionably have in common is a huge cast of characters that span multiple countries, factions, and generations. This guide covers as many of the major characters from The Witcher Season 1 that we could fit, most especially those who will matter to Season 2.

Geralt of Rivia

Played By: Henry Cavill
Game Appearances: The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Witchers
Who Are They? Our hero and protagonist, the main character of the Witcher books, games, and Netflix series. A legendary monster hunter and Witcher.

Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon - Ciri

Played By: Freya Allan
Game Appearances: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Witchers, Northern Kingdoms/Cintra
Who Are They? Princess of Cintra, daughter of Calanthe and Duny, granddaughter of Pavetta. In the first season, we see Ciri sneak out of her castle repeatedly as a child, mostly running away from the black knight, Cahir. She is found by Geralt, who unintentionally claimed her by the Law of Surprise (Repayment for a deed in the form of something the person has but does not yet know about).

Yennefer of Vengerberg

Played By: Anya Charlotra
Game Appearances: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? Born into poverty with a congenital hunchback, Yennefer was recruited by Tissaia de Vries to become a sorceress. She fell in love with Geralt, possibly as a result of a wish made to a djinn.

Queen Calanthe

Played By: Jodhi May
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1
Associated Factions: Northern Kingdoms/Cintra
Who Are They? Grandmother to Ciri, Queen of Cintra. When Duny/Urcheon, the man with the hedgehog face, claims her daughter's Pavetta's hand in marriage by the Law of Surprise, Calanthe refuses and her untrained magical powers manifest. Geralt and Mousesack intervene, and Calanthe relents. As a reward, Geralt invokes the Law of Surprise in jest. Died during Nilfgaard's sacking of Cintra.

Cahir Mawwr Dyffryn aep Ceallach

Played By: Eamon Farren
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Nilfgaard
Who Are They? The Black Knight of Nilfgaard. Was tasked with kidnapping Ciri during the sacking of Cintra, but her Chaos (untrained magic) manifested when she screamed, creating a chasm between them that allowed her to escape.

Stregobor

Played By: Lars Mikkelsen
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? A high-ranking member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers who was hunted by Renfri in the first episode of Season 1 and who appears throughout the series.

Mousesack

Played By: Adam Levy
Game Appearances: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1
Associated Factions: Northern Kingdoms/Cintra
Who Are They? Court druid and advisor to Queen Calanthe, mentor and father figure to Ciri. Died during Nilfgaard's sacking of Cintra.

Jaskier (Dandelion)

Played By: Joey Batey
Game Appearances: The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Himself and himself only
Who Are They? The bard who always seems to find himself in trouble. Retains his original Polish-language name, Jaskier, from the books. Jaskier translates roughly to Buttercup in English, and CD Projekt Red re-named him Dandelion for the games. In the show, he's best known for the absolute banger "Toss a Coin (To Your Witcher)."

Tissaia de Vries

Played By: MyAnna Buring
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? Recruits and serves as a mentor to Yennefer along with many other sorceresses. Participated in the Battle of Sodden Hill.

Vesemir

Played By: Kim Bodnia
Game Appearances: The Witcher, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 (Technically) & 2
Associated Factions: Witchers
Who Are They? Geralt's mentor and father figure to the Witchers of Kaer Morhen. He appeared briefly in Season 1 with a stand-in actor, but will be portrayed by Kim Bodnia in Season 2. In the games, he appears in the first and third Witcher games as a mentor to both Geralt and Ciri.

Istredd

Played By: Royse Pierreson
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? A sorcerer whose primary work is as a scholar studying ruins at Aretuza, where the Brotherhood of Sorcerers convenes and educates future sorcerers and sorceresses.

Vilgefortz

Played By: Mahesh Jadu
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? An ambitious sorcerer in the Brotherhood of Sorcerers. Participated in the Battle of Sodden Hill.

Triss Merigold (pictured center)

Played By: Anna Shaffer
Game Appearances: The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? One of the sorceresses of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers and friend of Yennefer and Geralt. Helped Geralt rescue Princess Adda of Temeria, daughter of King Foltest. Participated in the Battle of Sodden Hill that capped off Season 1. Triss is Geralt's primary love interest in the first two Witcher games, and one potential love interest alongside Yennefer in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Duny/Urcheon

Played By: Bart Edwards
Game Appearances: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Show Appearances: Season 1
Associated Factions: Northern Kingdoms/Cintra
Who Are They? Father of Ciri. He shows up, cursed with the appearance of a hedgehog, claiming Princess Pavetta's hand in marriage. His status is unknown at this time.

Pavetta of Cintra

Played By: Gaia Mondadori
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1, Season 2 (flashback)
Associated Factions: Northern Kingdoms/Cintra
Who Are They? Princess of Cintra, the daughter of Queen Calanthe, and mother of Ciri. Marries Duny after Queen Calanthe attempts to prevent their marriage.

Fringilla

Played By: Mimi Ndiweni
Game Appearances: None
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Brotherhood/Lodge of Sorcerers
Who Are They? A member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers at the same time as Yennefer, who is assigned by the Brotherhood to Nilfgaard.

King Foltest of Temeria

Played By: Shaun Dooley
Game Appearances: The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Show Appearances: Season 1 & 2
Associated Factions: Northern Kingdoms/Temeria
Who Are They? King of the Northern kingdom of Temeria, father to Adda. Geralt and Triss Merigold cured his daughter of a curse that turned her into a Striga, a monster that eats living flesh. King Foltest figures significantly into the first Witcher game, which features Adda's curse as a quest, and then appears in the second game before being assassinated.