Yennefer of Vengerberg

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Yennefer of Vengerberg is a female character who features in The Witcher.

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Biography

Yennefer of Vengerberg (Polish: Yennefer z Vengerbergu) was born on Belleteyn of the year 1173 with a congenital hunchback. Her father was noted to had detested her for the deformity and blamed Yennefer's mother for it due to her mage and elven blood along with an abortion she had prior to the birth. Initially, her mother attempted to protect Yennefer and believed it to be the will of the gods. Despite her efforts, he struck his daughter until one day he left the family to be with someone else. Her mother then became upset at her husband leaving her and she began to beat her daughter as well. At some point, her magical potential was discovered and she went to the Aretuza school for sorceresses where she went under the training of rectoress Tissaia de Vries. She came to be a teacher to Yennefer and a mother figure to her during this time. During her training, she attempted to kill herself by severing both the tendons in her wrists but she survived. When she recovered, Tissaia stated that the sheer purposeless of the suicide attempt was the only thing that prevented her from feeling contempt for Yennefer's weakness and continued her training. As per the sorceress tradition, any physical flaws were to be magically removed leading to her hunchback being mystically repaired and she came to graduate from training.

She lived in the capital city of Aedirn - Vengerberg. She was the youngest member of the Council of Sorcerers and later the Lodge of Sorceresses. During the Battle of Sodden Hill she was blinded by Fringilla Vigo, a Nilfgaardian sorceress. Her sight was magically restored.

Overview

Personality and attributes

Yennefer was Geralt's "soul mate" although their relationship is difficult and full of drama. Both Geralt and Yennefer are sterile, which adds another level of tragedy to the mix. Yennefer has a hard time accepting the fact and tries various methods of restoring her fertility.

Powers and abilities

Yennefer was famous for her beauty, even though she came to be 94 years old. She always dressed in black and white clothing. She used elderberry and gooseberry perfumes. She had violet eyes and raven black hair. Not known by many people is the fact that, like most sorceresses in the Witcher's stories, she used to have a physical defect before mastering the use of magic. She was a hunchback, but used her magic to disguise this fact and appears quite beautiful, although Geralt is able to see the subtle clues that let him figure out the truth.

She was a member of the Council of Sorcerers and later the Lodge of Sorceresses.

Notes

  • Yennefer of Vengerberg was created by Andrzej Sapkowski where she featured in The Witcher.

In other media

Television

  • In The Witcher, Yennefer of Vengerberg appeared in the setting of the live-action Netflix television series where she was portrayed by actor Anya Chalotra.

Films

Video games

Appearances

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