Is Duny the bad guy?

Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd, also known as Duny, is the main antagonist of the Witcher franchise. He was the emperor of Nilfgaard, the most powerful nation to ever exist in the human world.

Does Emhyr care about Ciri?

You see, Emhyr wasn't trying to find Ciri because he missed his daughter or even because he wanted to legitimize his claim to the Cintran throne. The real reason he wanted Ciri is because he wanted to marry and impregnate her.

Did Duny really love Pavetta?

Relationship with Pavetta of Cintra

Although princess Pavetta was to be wed when she was fifteen years old, Duny visited her one year before, and they secretly fell in love.

Why is Duny the white flame?

As he had his dead political enemies disinterred and used their gravestones to pave his ballroom, Emhyr became known as “The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies."

Was Duny always the White Flame?

The Emperor of Nilfgaard, aka the White Flame, was revealed to be Duny (Bart Edwards), Ciri's (Freya Allan) father, who was allegedly lost at sea with Ciri's mother when the princess was just a baby.

Witcher Stories - Emhyr var Emreis (Part 1/3) (Witcher Lore)

Why did Ciri's dad turn evil?

He was the emperor of Nilfgaard, the most powerful nation to ever exist in the human world. After being fooled into believing a false prophecy regarding his descendants conquering the world, Emhyr attempts to marry his own daughter in order to be the parent of the son who was meant to rule the world.

Why did Calanthe not like Duny?

Her refusal to accept Duny, due to the fact that he was firstly a knight with no credentials, and then secondly a knight cursed to look like a hedgehog, even going so far as to order him to be killed even after he claimed the Law of Surprise.

Who gave Duny his true name?

At birth, Ged was given the child-name Duny by his mother. He was born on the island of Gont, the son of a bronzesmith. His mother died before he reached the age of one.

How did Duny claim Pavetta?

The man, whose name is Duny, claims that when he was much younger he once saved Pavetta's late father's life, and in order to repay him, King Roegnor bestowed on him the right to claim the Law of Surprise.

Did the Witcher impregnate Pavetta?

For example, Duny was ignorant that he had impregnated Pavetta with his child until Geralt invoked the Law of Surprise, which is key to Geralt's right to the child. Had Duny been informed by Pavetta prior to that interaction, he'd still be in custody of the child.

Why did Emhyr let Ciri go?

The elves believe it is mandatory that Ciri's child is born of true love, not forced sex. So that's also a reason why Emhyr lets Ciri go. He can't take her by force because then the prophecy would not come true.

Was Pavetta killed by Duny?

Pavetta ultimately figured out Duny's plans and arranged to leave Ciri behind with her grandmother, much to Duny's ire. The two then argued and she fell overboard and drowned.

Did Emhyr want to sleep with Ciri?

In the last Book where Geralt finds out that Emhyr=Duni(short before Geralt and Yennefer are told to suicide) Geralt agrees to not tell Ciri about that because it would destroy her psychologically. Remember, Emhyr wanted to marry and impregnate Ciri, his daughter.

Did Emhyr really want to marry his daughter?

Emhyr did want to marry his own daughter in the books, namely Blood of Elves. He'd sent bounty hunters to track her down. He wanted her not only because of her powers, but because she had elven blood and a prophecy had stated that producing a child, a son, with her would grant him the power to rule as he pleased.

Did Ciri love anyone?

Shortly after Ciri traveled back to Skellige and at one point became extremely infatuated with one of the kingdom's famous warriors, Olaf Stigvason. However, this love was never meant to be as he was 35 years old, married, and with children older than Ciri.

What baby did Yennefer save?

After trying to save the tot and her cold-hearted mother queen Kalis (Isobel Laidler) from a magical assassin, Yennefer eventually fled with the baby through a portal, after Kalis cruelly offered her daughter as a sacrifice in a bid to save herself.

Is Queen Calanthe alive?

On her way out, Ciri screams, causing a magical pulse. With Ciri being escorted out, Calanthe reveals to Mousesack that Ciri is the reason Nilfgaard attacked. Once Ciri makes it out of the castle safely, Queen Calanthe jumps out a window to her death.

Why did Duny invade Cintra?

The reason Nilfgaard specifically Emhyr invaded Cintra is simple. He is rightful heir to the throne of Cintra, and as a ruler holding a higher title, prestige, armies and all metrics that matter the rightful person to handle the wardship of his daughter Cirilla.

Why was Duny a porcupine?

Lord Urcheon of Erlenwald, who had been engaged in a secret relationship with Pavetta for a year, interrupted the betrothal party. With his face hidden under knight's armor, he came to claim Pavetta's hand in marriage. Eist knocked his helmet off, revealing a monstrous form, that of a humanoid porcupine.

What is Ithlinne's prophecy?

Ithlinne, an elven prophetess, is famous for her foretelling of the end of the world. According to her prophecy, the world will be destroyed by an ice age and all humans will die. The only survivors will be elves, saved by an offspring of the Elder Blood, known also as the Swallow.

Why did Visenna abandon Geralt?

The first option as to why Visenna may have left Geralt is that Geralt himself was a child of surprise. There is some credence to the theory that Geralt was a child of surprise and thus belonged to Vesemir as his Unexpected Child.

What did Emhyr do to Fringilla?

After that, Fringilla sided with the Lodge of Sorceresses, and she only got her just desserts when Emhyr imprisoned her for her connection to the Lodge. That last part happened in the third game.

Why is Ciri's blood special?

The Elder Blood that runs in Ciri's veins results from the conflict between Elves and humans, which began after the Conjunction of the Spheres. It also gives her an immense power everyone wants to harness for their own goals.

Is Queen Calanthe Elder Blood?

However, a couple of generations later, two people with these less impressive genes had a child together. The result was Calanthe, aka Ciri's grandmother, who had the main version of the Elder Blood running through her veins. She then passed it down to her daughter Pavetta, who gave it to Ciri.