Continent (The Witcher)
The Continent is a place that features in The Witcher.
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History
The Continent was an unnamed landmass that existed on an unknown world.
Long ago, the Dwarves came to arrive on the continent whilst gnomes had already held small colonies in Mahakam and Tir Tochair.
During 2230 BR came the Age of Migration where the Aen Seidhe elves arrived on the Continent on their white ships. For a thousand years, the elves colonized much of the Continent mostly through peaceful means though they did clash with several races, such as vrans, werebbubbs and dwarves.
In 230 BR, the Conjunction of the Spheres occurred that affected the Multiverse and brought humans to the Continent.
Around 500 years ago, the First Landing also known as the Landing of the Exiles took place which saw ships bearing men arrive in the North where they made landfall in Pontar Delta and the mouth of the Yaruga.
Later on, a conflict erupted between the kingdom of Cintra and Temeria with this being the Six Years' War that was fought between 830 to 836.
By 950, a group of renegade mages that included Alzur Cosimo Malaspina came to create the first Witchers.
During the 1140s, King Radovid III sought further resources to wage war against Aedirn leading to him taxing the Appanage of Kovir. The Appanage in response declared itself as the independent Kingdom of Kovir resulting in war between the new kingdom and Redania. Despite support from his ally Kaedwen, the war ended with Kovir's victory and the First Treaty of Lan Exeter was signed.
By 1257, Emhyr var Emreis came to overthrow the Usurper and had him executed allowing him to take again control of the Imperial throne of Nilfgaard.
Overview
Locations on the Continent included:
- Blue Mountains :
- Dragon Mountains :
- Fiery Mountains :
- Kestrel Mountains :
- Kaer Morhen :
- Cintra :
- Korath Desert :
- Tir Tochair :
Creatures that lived on the Continent included:
- Dragons : a class of flying draconids that were said to represent pure chaos. Pure dragons were represent by the colour of their scales with these including black, green, red, and white whilst others were considered mythical or nearly extinct.
- Striga :
- Kikimore :
Sentient races that inhabited the lands included:
- Humans :
- Gnomes :
- Elves : the Aen Seidhe or Elves were a race of long-earred humanoids that were the second oldest race to inhabit the Continent. They created a magnificent civilization and the greatest human cities, like Vizima and Oxenfurt, were built upon elven ruins. Elves also have a special affinity for magic, although their magic was different from that of humans.
- Dwarves :
- Vampires :
- Vodyanoy :
Organizations that existed included:
- Witchers' :
- Brotherhood of Sorcerers :
- Lodge of Sorceresses :
- Order of the White Rose :
- Vildkaarl :
- Crinfrid Reavers :
Kingdoms on the Continent included:
- Skellige :
- Cintra :
- Zerrikania :
- Nilfgaardian Empire :
To the north of the Amell Mountains, there was resided the Northern Realms where existed a number of states called the Northern Kingdoms.
In terms of religion, there were a number of different faiths and beliefs worshipped among the inhabitants of the Continent. Among the deities known included:
- Melitele :
A source of magical power that was tied to the world was Chaos.
Inhabitants
- Calanthe :
- Vesemir :
- Emhyr var Emreis :
- Yennefer of Vengerberg :
- Geralt of Rivia :
- Triss Marigold :
- Ciri :
Notes
- The Continent was created by Andrzej Sapkowski and featured in the setting of the Witcher.
In other media
Television
- In The Witcher, the Continent featured in the setting of the live-action Netlfix television series.
Video games
Appearances
- The Witcher:
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