#aedirn

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The Witcher + Costumes

Yennefer of Vengerberg's purple & black blouse, black cardigan and black pant skirt in Season 03, Episode 01, 02 & 03.

// requested by @nasyanastya

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All Thronebreaker Maps (Witcher World)

Place names added from the Thronebreaker in-game map overlay, and from dialogues and other game text when it was possible to identify the location. Thanks to @dukeofdogs for the original images and for finding the missing Mahakam snowmen!

1. Lyria

2. Aedirn

3. Mahakam

4. Angren

5. Rivia

6. Aldersberg and vicinity

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Saesenthessis, commonly known amongst people as Saskia the Dragonslayer or the Virgin of Aedirn, was a dragon with the ability to take on the form of a human. She was a key player in the battle of Vergen and depending on the outcome, queen of the independent realm of Upper Aedirn.

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Aedirn

Aedirn is newer than Temeria and Redania, founded as humans worked their way up the Pontar after the Landing of the Exiles. It is bordered to the north by Kaedwen, on the west by the disputed Pontar Valley and the Mahakaman Mountains, on the south by Lyria and Rivia, and on the east by the Blue Mountains. It was founded at roughly the same time as Kaedwen. The Kaedweni have always been jealous of the mild Aedirnian climate and its more arable lands. These conditions made for a population skilled in farming and dairying. The country had many small towns, most generally neat and clean. Unfortunately these enviable conditions resulted in Aedirn losing a lot of land to nearby powers, primarily Kaedwen. Despite King Demawend III’s noted tactical skills, which allowed him to anticipate Nilfgaard in the First Nilfgaardian War, Aedirn has become smaller and smaller.

Brandon of Oxenfurt & Rodolf Kazmer

The Witcher Lore (193/∞)

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Yennefer di Vengerberg Aesthetic (The Witcher)

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world building cause twn doesn't pt. 1: the northern realms

okay i'm making this because 1 witcher netflix is the most convoluted and confusing thing i've ever seen and does literally no world building and 2 special interest make autism brain go brr.

basic info

this is gonna be a multi part series about the witcher universe but this is all about the northern realms!

ciri's timeline in twn encompasses the entirety of the first northern war, beginning with the attack on cintra and ending with the battle at sodden

this is just covering the human portions of the north. i'll talk about vergen, brokilon, and dol blathanna later

colour code cause i fucking love colour codes - already happened/introduced, probably s2, important background info, stuff that might be in the prequel, extras

general

so the entire witcher takes place on the continent

it's divided into multiple kingdoms, vassal states, and territories

now borders change a lot but this is the general idea before the first northern war (started 1263 with the invasion of cintra but we'll get more into that later)

also important to note that the show ends in 1264 with geralt meeting ciri in sodden

i'm sorry, i don't have quite enough spoons for an image discription for that map, but if someone wants to take over i'll link it here!

maps not mine, reddit link here

the continent is mainly divided between south and north, with nilfgaard and its dependencies and vassal states (including toussaint, mettina, vicovaro, nazair) in the south and the northern realms (redania, temeria, kaedwen, aedirn, lyria and rivia, cidaris, kovir and poviss, and creyden) in the north

aedirn

this is where yennefer is from! more specifically, it's capital vengerberg. as of twn, its king is virfuril. he's briefly name dropped in blood of elves and assassins of kings, you might remember him dancing with yennefer in the ball.

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that's him right there. for some extra trivia he's the 15th king of aedirn, his son is demavend III and his grandson is stennis

aedirn is mainly manufacturing. in the north (upper aedirn), dwarves control the continent's best mines. the south produces more finished goods like textiles, weapons, and dyes

for some notable aedirnians we have yennefer, saskia/saesenthessis (borch three jackdaws/villentretenmirth's daughter), letho, aplegatt, and seltkirk

aedirnian cities include vengerberg, gulet, and hagge

next up - redania!

as of the first northern war, redania's king was vizimir II. i don't think we saw him in twn, but i could be wrong. redania is known for having the best intelligence network on the continent, along with control of the best farmland

redania is a super important kingdom, and we've already met quite a few important redanians and will probably meet a lot more.

dandelion/jaskier, chireadan, shani, philippa eilhart, sigi dijkstra are all redanian

redanian cities - novigrad, oxenfurt (home of oxenfurt academy, dandelion's alma mater), tretogor (the capital), blaviken, and rinde

for temeria!

we briefly visited temeria in the episode with the striga (adda the white). as of the first northern war, the king is foltest. he lives in the capital vizima (controlled by nilfgaard in wild hunt). that's him right there

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temeria (especially foltest) is notoriously xenophobic and racist. but, it is one of the best places for sorceresses as its home to thanedd isle and aretuza.

temeria controls the mahakaman mountains, and therefore some of the most prosperous mines in the continent. these mines, along with highly developed agricultural and trade systems, make temeria mad rich

a lot of my favourites are temerian we have keira metz, vernon roche, thaler, *barf* triss merigold, codringher and fenn, jan natalis, and ves

temeria has a lot of important cities like gors velen, vizima (also spelled wyzim or wyzima), and maribor. there's also some territories/provinces like brugge, ellander, maribor, sodden, and velen

kaedwen

kaedwen is in the far north west, and is where the witcher fortress of kaer morhen is located. kaedwen is always feuding with aedirn over control of the pontar valley, a profitable area on the kaedweni-aedirnian border. as of the first northern war, kaedwen is ruled by king henselt, who might have been name dropped once or twice in twn i dont really remember.

kaedwen is very cold, a large portion of it is the blue, kestrel, and fiery mountains. it's also home to ban aard, which is basically the aretuza for boys and where stregobor taught istredd

the only really notable kaedwenis are sabrina glevissig (that's her in twn) and cregennan of lod

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some kaedweni cities are ban aard, ard carraigh, lod, and ban gleán

kaedwen, temeria, aedirn, and redania make up the four kingdoms, a group of human-majority states that nilfgaard really likes attacking. the northern wars are pretty much all nilfgaard vs the northern kingdoms, since most smaller realms are usually absorbed into either the north or south, but that doesn't mean they're not important!

cintra

twn gave us a solid introduction to cintra, which as you know was ruled by queen calanthe. her suicide after the nilfgaardian invasion was basically the first major casualty of the first northern war. cintra then became a nilfgaardian dependency, ruled by emperor emhyr var emreis

notable cintrians - princesses cirilla fiona elen rhiannon and pavetta fiona elen, angoulême, and the house of attre

cintra isn't very big, but does have the provence attre and cities like erlenwald and cintra (the capital)

cidaris

ruled by king ethain, one of the many people calanthe betrothed to ciri and then was like lol nevermind. also includes the province bremervoord, which is ruled by duke agloval and supported by the harvesting and trade of pearls

notable cidarians - dorregary, valdo marx, and vilgefortz (thats him there)

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cidarian cities include vole, roggeveen, and cidaris (the capital)

hengfors league

a group of 4 city states (caingorn, malleore, barefield, and cinfrid) that are ruled by king niedamir from the capital hengfors

notable residents include queen hedwig, boholt and the reavers, and deidre ademeyn

from what i've found all the city states have a capital of the same name

lyria and rivia

these are a little complicated, but basically lyria and rivia are the two main kingdoms of the confederation of realms in the dol angra valley. as of twn, queen meve of lyria and king reginald of rivia are married, therefore uniting the two realms

in the summer, the capital is lyria and in the winter it's rivia. lyria is also primarily agricultural while rivia is more industrial

queen meve is really the only important one here

kovir and poviss

kingdom in the far north that is responsible for the most exporting of minerals on the continent. as of the first northern war it is ruled by esterad thyssen

notable residents include stregobor, renfri, sheala de tancarville, coën, and istredd

important cities - creyden, tancarville, lan exeter, aedd gynvael, and thwyth

skellige

skellige is different from the other northern kingdoms in a few ways. one, it's not really a kingdom but a collection of 7 clans each led by a specific jarl. a clan is based on kinship, and the jarl rules them. what's confusing here is that there's also a jarl of skellige, who is in charge of the entire archipelago's armed forces. the king or queen of skellige is chosen by all of the jarls to help unify the clans against nilfgaard

skellige is also the only island kingdom. its an archipelago to the west of cintra, but is almost always allied to the north

the clans are brokvar, an craite, dimun, drummond, heymaey, tordarroch, and tuirseach, and they generally each occupy a specific island

the main islands are ard skellig (an craite and drummond), an skellig (tuirseach), faroe (dimun), hindarsfjall (heymaey), spikeroog (brokvar), and undvik (tordarroch)

some skelligers - crach an craite, eist tuirseach (that's him there), mousesack/ermion, draig bon-dhu, cerys and hjalmar an craite, and birna bran

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tldr: as of the first northern war, the main northern kingdoms are virfuril's aedirn, vizimir's redania, foltest's temeria, and henselt's kaedwen

thank you so much for reading this! i'm definitely gonna make more parts and will link them here when i do!

[bamf-jaskier]

MWAH @ your Fringilla fic idea that's a genius set of tags and you're incredibly powerful for having put it out there

I am SO HAPPY that someone is showing interest in this idea, I might actually turn this into a proper fanfic but here is the idea I am currently working with:

Kingdom Reverse AU

So Yennefer comes into the Ballroom, looking absolutely gorgeous and goes up to the King of Aedirn 

And then Yennefer goes up to King Virfuril and asks him for a dance but there is one key difference: She introduces herself as simply Yennefer and not Yennefer of Vengerberg

The King politely accepts her request but keeps Fringilla on as his mage despite the fact that she is not Aedirnian, it’s not like he has other options

and Yennefer angrily goes off to be the mage of Nilfgaard and let me tell you, she is NOT happy at the current state of affairs. She gathers an army and overthrows the Usurper and Emhyr tries to install himself on the throne but Yennefer is not having that and she ends up taking over Nilfgaard herself and becoming the empress

Emhyr would stay on as a close advisor 

remember, this is not a version of Yennefer who spent decades underfoot as a court mage, this is a young Yennefer who will do literally anything to prove her own worth and is full of this anger that she hasn’t learned how to control yet

Unlike Fringilla, who would rather be the shadow behind the throne, Yennefer craves for recognition and power and wouldn’t have any moral issues taking the throne for herself. 

Meanwhile, in Aedirn, Fringilla is extremely unhappy there. The King resents her and while she is one of the most powerful graduates of  Aretuza she ends up doing the same thing Yennefer originally did: helping murderers and rapists keep a throne they don’t deserve

However, unlike Yennefer, Fringilla doesn’t see a point in staying where she clearly isn’t wanted. One night, she simply lets an assassin slip through and sneaks out of the palace as the people decry the Queen’s death 

Fringilla has never sought out power but rather knowledge and she is impulsive but also courageous, so what she do with her extra time?

she goes adventuring, seeking out lost knowledge and tomes deep within  the hidden parts of the continent

Fringilla is one of the most powerful mages on the continent and Tissaia seeks her out just like she did to Yennefer to try and bring her back but Fringilla refuses, she is experimenting with magics may would consider forbidden and has a growing resentment towards the Brotherhood

I’m willing to bet that in this universe, Fringilla has met plenty of Witchers in her time, where monsters are there is often hidden knowledge and she definitely crosses paths with them on the path

meanwhile, Yennefer is focusing on building her empire in Nilfgaard. She works on dismantling the authoritarian regime and focusing instead on cooperative policies for the people, a lot of her policies are influenced by her own painful childhood so she works to alleviate the suffering of the people

Fringilla becomes known as a traveling mage, helpful when you are in a bind but also known for powerful and secretive magics. One day she is working on capturing a Djinn to study when the experiment grows out of control and she is saved by Geralt of Rivia 

Fringilla bonds with this Witcher and his traveling companion and ends up occasionally traveling with them 

Jaskier would enjoy the discussions on obscure magic and use them as inspiration, maybe trying to fight the propaganda of the Brotherhood along the way 

Geralt would like the adventurous nature Fringilla has and he would respect a mage that broke from the brotherhood 

Nilfgaard wouldn’t attack Cintra, but Emhyr would still hold an obsession with Cirilla, the Lioness of Cintra

He would gather a small militia to try and take her from the palace that ends up causing a coup in Cintra, leading to Calanthe’s death and Ciri going on the run from Emhyr

Ciri finds Geralt and he takes her to Kaer Morhen but they have to leave once the Winter is over and they find their way to Nilfgaard with the help of Fringilla and Jaskier

Over the past few decades, the country has become increasingly isolationist and refuses to partake in the land struggles many other Kingdoms do

Geralt and Ciri head to the palace, asking for sanctuary and that’s when they meet the Empress, Yennefer 

With Fringilla’s backing, Yennefer allows them to stay 

Fringilla and Yennefer have a long talk and in the end Yennefer says that going to Nilfgaard was a good decision in the end, and Fringilla jokes that Aedirn sucked anyways and they bond over their mutual dislike of the Brotherhood 

As a cliffhanger for this little AU Yennefer then asks for Fringilla’s help with a worrying prophecy she’s heard: The White Frost and she thinks it refers to Cirilla 

Let me know what you think, is anyone interested in this enough for me to turn it into a fanfic? Do u want more headcanons about characters or specific ideas about this AU? Any pairings you think would work in this AU? 

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y u do this netflix 

aedrin?

AEDRIN????