Emhyr var Emreis
Emhyr var Emreis is a male character who features in The Witcher.
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Biography
Emhyr var Emreis was a male human born on the Continent where he was the son of Fergus var Emreis who was the ruler of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
When he was 13 years old, his father was deposed from his title with him being imprisoned and tortured after a coup led by an influential aristocrat only known as the Usurper. A sorcerer named Braathens, under the service of the Usurper, turned Emhyr into a humanoid hedgehog form, partially as a joke, as the word 'Eimyr' in Nilfgaardian dialect meant 'urcheon', an old name for a hedgehog. This served as a way to break Fergus and force him to grant legitimacy to the coup, though the plan failed and the Usurper killed Emhyr's father. Having no more use for Emhyr, he was then released into the woods with dogs set on him. Despite this, Emhyr survived and learned the sorcerer hadn't even done a thorough job on the curse: every night Emhyr regained his human form. In his escape, Emhyr counted on a few loyal acquaintances for help while hiding at Ardal aep Dahy's place. He met with an astrologer Xarthisius who led him to the North, 'beyond the Marnadal Steps', to look for a cure for his curse. After some time, Emhyr finally arrived in the North and used the moniker Duny, Urcheon of Erlenwald. In 1237, while prowling Cintra's forest region, he ran into a wounded and helpless King Roegner and after saving him invoked the Law of Surprise. Fifteen years later, he presented himself before Calanthe during Pavetta's 15th birthday and the princess' would-be suitors in Cintra. Although Princess Pavetta was expected to be married off when she was 15, Duny had already started seeing her a year before and they secretly fell in love so when the queen hosted a feast for Pavetta's birthday, he took the opportunity and announced that from her birth, the princess had belonged to him, and that he had now come for her. Duny then declared that Pavetta was to be his through the Law of Surprise he'd enacted when he rescued Calanthe's deceased husband, the former King Roegner. After a long and heated exchange, Duny was fooled by Calanthe into removing his helmet before midnight, exposing his monstrous form, yet Pavetta stated her approval of Duny nonetheless. This caused an uproar and the queen's vassals and the would-be suitors tried to attack Duny, with Geralt and Mousesack trying to protect Duny. However, one of the suitors managed to stab Duny and Pavetta's sorcerous abilities suddenly broke loose, sending furniture and people flying and threatening to collapse the castle itself. After Geralt and Mousesack silenced Pavetta, Duny, now presenting himself as Prince of Maecht and a son of Akerspaark, regained human form as it had struck midnight. After a discussion with Calanthe, who finally gave her approval for Duny and Pavetta to be married, Emhyr's curse was lifted. After thanking Geralt, he and his future wife were surprised with the news that Pavetta was pregnant, and Duny was soon to be a father.
Overview
Personality and attributes
During the time he was cursed, he came to operate under the name of Duny, Urcheon of Erlenwald.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Emhyr var Emreis was created by Andrzej Sapkowski where he featured in the setting of The Witcher universe.
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Appearances
- The Witcher:
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