#king roegner

[thirstyforred]

✦ thirsty's fav gwent cards (549/∞) King Roegner

" King Roegner of Cintra, once grievously wounded at the bottom of a ravine, hollered for aid. Alas... His call was answered only by the hisses of vipers and the howls of ravenous werewolves... "

[elderbloodlore]

They had to look far - and they found: in Ebbing, in Duchy de Salm. For the young duke Roegner de Salm a marriage with the Queen of Cintra was a huge honour and promotion, so Roegner - even though he knew the rumours - agreed with no hesitation. Calanthe, so they said, almost lost interest in marriage again and she was supposed to try and sabotage the whole thing, pretending in front of her bridegroom a crazy hag and hellcat… But she changed her plans when she first saw Roegner - the duke was in fact devilishly handsome!

If there was love in the royal marriage, or not, today no one could tell. But beyond any doubt - and in spite of the rumours - the marriage was compatible - especially after they had their daughter Pavetta.

A lot of noise was caused by a gossip, how supposedly after finding Calanthe’s inability to give him another heir, male, this time, Roegner schemed to get rid of his wife (with the help of poison) and find himself a younger and more fertile princess, and that Calanthe discovered his plans and acted first. Though the rumour was told even by people who believed themselves bright, it was beyond any doubt just that - an ugly and slanderous rumour.

Roegner died of smallpox in Cintra, at the age thirty-five, and was buried in the royal crypt underneath the castle. Andrzej Sapkowski - Genealogy of Ciri, Calanthe/Roegner.