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icefrye19 · 2 months

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Princess Emiliana Adalia Elen Riannon of Cintra, eldest daughter of Princess Pavetta and Duny or now known as Emepror Emhyr Var Emesis has struggled with control for as long she can remember.

She didn’t know what she was capable of and didn’t wish to find out. After the death of her parents, Emiliana was raised by her grandparents who keep a close eye on her and trained by Mousesack.

She grew up along with her twin sister Cirilla, the two sisters were often never without the other and always did everything together.

13 years later, Emiliana has blossomed into a beautiful young woman and starts to transition in a young woman. Many Nothern Lords seeks out her hand in marriage, but Queen Calanthe has no intention on letting either of her cubs out of her sight.

That would all change when Emiliana comes across a certain Vicovora solider who is on a secret mission for the White Flame; keep a close eye on the Prinesses and take note of Cintra defenses

When Cahir meets the Princess he has no idea who she is at first and grows close to her. Over the next few months the two begin to grow close to one another unknown of each other true identities.

When Niffagaerd invades Cintra, the two found find themselves seeing hard truths for the first time ad find themselves on opposite sides.

Now, as Emiliana is on the run with with her twin Cirilla she tries her best to remain unnoticed and hide from Cahir. While, Cahir searches for his princess day and night never giving up the hope.

Would he find the Princess and deliver her to the White Flame or would he find his mission impossible. How would the Black Knight complete his mission when his heart was beginning to cloud over his head.

Soon, he would find his love for the Princess too greatly to ignore and find himself doubting his loyalty to Emhyr.

If there was anything mores scary then betraying the White Flame it was falling in love with his daughter for the Great Sun was arduous of his daughters and kill anyone he thought that was a threat or uncconvinces to them.

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bookcalanthedaily · 6 months

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okay TODAY is the day i will talk about camilla because she is a baby who deserved better.

camilla elen fiona of house raven, born in 1220, is the younger daughter of king dagorad of cintra and adalia of garramone, younger sister to queen calanthe, the lioness of cintra. when she turned fifteen and her sister was expected to marry, to distract the lords and magnates from their demands, queen calanthe made a show of looking for a fitting suitor for her sister. princess camilla was in the end married well below her station - to a temerian duke, rather than a prince or king. after she left for temeria, there is no record of the sisters ever seeing each other, or speaking again. it is said that princess camilla, now duchess, never quite forgave her queen for her choice of husband for her, and refused to speak to, or of her. any letters received stamped with the cintran coat of arms were burned without even being gazed upon. duchess camilla went on to have six daughters and, at last, a son, the youngest of her children. it is speculated that not her, but the duke wanted a son so desperately, and so they kept trying, until a male heir was born. queen calanthe attempted many times to mend things with her younger sister, but all her attempts were in vain.

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tiffanyachings · 3 years

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“The blood of the queens of Cintra,” began Crach in a thoughtful tone, ‘is strangely connected with the sea. If a woman of this blood dies, the sea falls into true madness. It is said that Ard Skellig mourns Riannons' daughters.“

#the witcher #thewitcheredit #witcherladies #thewitchersdaily #witchersdaily #ciri #pavetta #calanthe #queen calanthe #adalia #*#i love one (1) mostly magical matriline #i'm including adalia in this because honestly what a character #like this woman really just RAN OFF to hang out with tissaia after her husband's death (ma'am that's lesbian behaviour)#leaving feral teenage calanthe in charge of cintra #and then proceeded to ignore her family for the rest of her 95 (!) year long life save one visit after ciri's birth to fight w calanthe??

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marvellouslymadmim · 3 years

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Chapters: 26/? Fandom: The Witcher (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Calanthe Fiona Riannon/Eist Tuirseach Characters: Calanthe Fiona Riannon, Eist Tuirseach Additional Tags: Vignettes, Slow Burn, canon compliant(ish), allies to friends to lovers Summary:

A collection of nights Eist Tuirseach has spent in the company of the Queen of Cintra, from his very first to his very last.

#marrying a little bit of book canon and show canon here folks #a night with the queen #update #my fic #calanthe of cintra #eist of skellige #the witcher #cameo by #adalia the seer

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witchingshcdows · 3 years

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I was so burnt after sending an essay for uni that I couldn’t write, so I did this chart about the main characters + the principals and some extra to try and relax. It’s accurate with the 90% of my fics, but it’s done with Love The Stars Themselves on mind.

Now it is fixed because I didn’t knew Philippa was canonically lesbian, sorry :(

#tissaia de vries #Yennefer of Vengerberg #Yennefer x tissaia #calanthe of cintra #vanielle of brugge #margarita laux antille #Sabrina Glevissig #Triss Merigold #triss x sabrina #philippa eilhart #philippa x rita #jaskier #geralt of rivia #geraskier #yennaia #trissina #nenneke of melitele #adalia #chart

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lionorsa-a · 4 years

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LUNED AEP HEN ICHAER.

According to some, it is a powerful elven curse passed from generation to generation. Those in whose veins the infamous Hen Ichaer flows are said to carry death and destruction within them, to sow hatred and disdain in the hearts of men. It was from this contaminated blood that Ithlinne prophesied an avenger would be born, a destroyer of nations and worlds. Others claim the Elder Blood is an extremely rare inherited talent, granting control over time and space to a degree unattainable even to elven Sages. Sadly, few bearers of this gift have been able to control it in full. This merely partial mastery inevitably leads to sudden outbursts of the Power that take the form of unpredictable, uncontrollable and thus extremely dangerous explosion. Behind the dark legends about the Curse of the Elder Blood lies the truth of these tragic cases.

#// mine.#⌞the lioness of cintra.⌝ visage #// ciri.#// adalia.#// partners may rb.#personals don't reblog

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lwiamatkas · 3 years

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theravenandtheswallow · 2 years

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“The blood of the queens of Cintra,” Crach began, “is uncannily bound to the sea. When one of the women of that blood dies the sea falls into sheer madness. It’s said that Ard Skellig bewails the daughters of Riannon. For the storm is so strong then that the waves striking from the west squeeze through crevices and caverns to the east side and suddenly salt brooks gush from the rock. And the entire island shudders. Simple folk say ‘See how Ard Skellig sobs. Someone has died again. Riannon’s blood has died. The Elder Blood’.”

Yennefer was silent.

“It’s not a fairy tale,” Crach continued. “I’ve seen it for myself, with my own eyes. Three times. Following the death of Adalia the Soothsayer, following the death of Calanthe… And following the death of Pavetta, Ciri’s mother.”

"Pavetta,” Yennefer observed, “actually perished during a storm, so it’s hard to speak—”

“Pavetta,” Crach interrupted, still deep in thought, “did not perish during a storm. The storm began after her death. The sea reacted as it always does to the death of one of the Cintran bloodline. I’ve investigated that matter long enough. And am certain of what I know.”

The Tower of the Swallow

#pavetta #duny #emhyr var emreis #crach an craite #the witcher #the tower of the swallow #my text #book #exerpt

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laurikarauchscat · 1 year

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Illustration practice

Adalia the Seer, mother of Calanthe, great grandmother of Cirilla.

#adalia the seer #calanthe of cintra #Queen of Cintra #cirilla fiona elen riannon #I am aware of the fact that the sheer amount of fabric around her legs is a problem :-/#Will do better in the future

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hiddenqveendom · 9 months

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qocc oc challenge - day one (aug 20): a brand new plot bunny for the witcher

Livitha Aep Dend — The Sworn Sword. The distant cousin of Emhyr var Emreis, she is a warrior by blood and serves as his sworn protector. Livitha played a pivotal role in the attack and eventual fall of Cintra alongside her lover, Cahir. Once, Petra is brought to their side, she becomes the young princess' defacto parental figure/mentor. She is blindly loyal to the cause of The White Flame. Petronella of Cintra — The Spare Cub. Petronella Elen Adalia Calanthe, best know as Petra of Cintra, is the fraternal twin sister of Cirilla of Cintra. As the mirror of her father, she was often cast out and disfavored in place of her sister. Due to this, she became filled with spite and was easily manipulated into joining the cause of The White Flame by her friend the court mage, Vincen, despite not knowing it's true meaning. Petra is used by Emhyr to help track down, Ciri. Vincen of Blaviken — The Mage. The formidable apprentice of Vilgefortz, Vincen was best known for offering his services to the court of Cintra. Unbeknownst to anyone, his true loyalties rested with Nilfgaard and its new Emperor. His task was to gain Princess Petra's trust enough to have her surrender to Emhyr, one that he easily succeeded in. He is not loyal entirely loyal to Nilfgaard or the cause of The White Flame. More so, he is merely enticed by the idea of power.

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icefrye19 · 3 months

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House Malfyre Royal Family.

Valerievna Adalia Visenya Malfrye

The Dragon Cub of Cintra, The Dragon's daughter, Mother of Dragons, The Fire Princess, Elder Blood Princess, The Unburnt, Princsss of Flamestone, Heriness of Dragonyra, The Elemental Mage, Lady of the Past and Future, Princess of Cintra

Face claim : Elena Kampouris

Age : Thirteen ( 1253)

Birthplace : Dragonrya

Hair Color : Silver Gold

Eye Color : Green | Violet

Parents : Emperor Ravar I Malfrye of Dragonrya,

Empress Adelaide Fiona Elen Riannon of Dragonrya, Princess of Cintra

Titles : Princess of Cintra

Princess of Flamestone

Heir apparent to Dragonrya

Mother of Dragons

Elder Blood Princess

Empress of Niffagaerd ( destined to be)

The Dragon Queen

The Runaway

The Continent’s Prized Jewel

Mount : Scaraflare ‘ Queen of the Flames ‘

Darkrax ‘ Prince of Darkness ‘

Goldfyre ‘ The Golden Dawn ‘

Wildnite ‘ The Seprent Snake ‘

Species : Human

Sorceress

Love Interest : Multiple

Quotes : ❝ They should know who to blame when chaos falls upon them tremendously. ❝

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Visenya Zylthania Malfyre

The Dragon Warrior, Rider of Nyxondra ‘ the Black Queen.’ The Dragon Sorceress, Lady of Blazemark, Mage of Arteuza.

Face claim : Kathryn Winnick

Age : Thirty ( stopped aging due to immortal spell) Born in 1230, Dragonrya

Birthplace : Dragonrya

Hair Color : Silver White

Eye Color : Violet

Parents : Emperor Lucian Malfrye I of Dragonrya

Empress Reyna de Vries Malfrye I of Dragonrya

( younger sister of Tissaia de Vries)

Titles : Princes of Dragonrya

Dragon Warrior

The Queen Who was Meant To Be

Lady of Blazemark

Dragon Sorceress

Species : Immortal Dragon Sorceress

Mount : Nyxondra ‘ the Black Queen

Quotes : ❝ Dragons are no weaklings, if you wish to take back what is yours niece, use your dragons and burn those who oppose you to the ground or if you are too cowardly let me do it for you. ❝

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Ragnar Amarion Malfyre

The Dragon Knight, rider of Damaxeus ‘ Prince of darkness; Knight of the brotherhood.

Face claim : Bob Morley

Age : Eighteen ( 1248)

Birthplace: Blazemark Castle

Hair Color : Black

Eye Color : Violet

Parents : Princess Visenya Zylthania Malfyre, Lady of Driftmark, The Dragon Sorceress

Father ( N/A)

Titles : The Dragon Knight

Knight of the Brotherhood

The Prince of Darkness

Lord of Blazemark

Species : Human

Mount : Damaxeus ‘ Prince of darkness

Quotes : ❝ There’s nothing more than a good fight to get you in the mood for more. ❝

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Ramona Reyna Malfrye

Face claim : Bailee Madison

Age : Tweleve ( 1254)

Birthplace : Arteuza

Hair color : Black

Eye Color : Violet

Parents : Princess Visenya Zylthania Malfyre, Lady of Driftmark, The Dragon Sorceress

Father ( N/A)

Titles : The Young Dragon

The Dragon Princess

Innocent Dragon

Arteuza’s delight

Species : Human

Sorcuress

Mount : Liacwing, ‘ The Lavender Youngling ‘

Quotes : ❝ Why must everything be a fight all the time, can’t we just talk out our differences. ❝

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Damianus Aerial Malfrye

The Trapped Dragon, The Drunken Prince, rider of Valryon, ‘ The New Dawn’ Prince of Blazemark, Prince of Dragonrya, The Drunken Dragon.

Face claim : Tom Glynn-Carney

Age : Twenty One (1245)

Birth place : Alaerion’s fort

Hair Color : Silver Gold

Eye Color : Blue

Parents : Emperor Aegon Malfrye ( The Ursupter) Emperor of Dragonrya

Unamed mother

Titles : Prince of Blazemark

Prince of Dragonrya

The Drunken Dragon

Heir apparent of Dragonrya

The Depressed Dragon

Species : Human

Mount : Valryon, ‘ The New Dawn’

Quotes : ❝ I never wanted this, I did not ask for this; father. I was happy the way I was before. ❝

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Emperor Aegon Malfrye ( The Ursupter)

The Mad Dragon, The Mad Empreor, Kinslayer, The Ursupter, Cruel Dragon, King of Darkness, Depressed Dragon.

Face claim : Jason Isaacs

Age : Fifty Eight ( looks in his 30s due to magic )

Birthplace : Dragonrya

Hair Color : White

Eye Color Silver

Parents : Emperor Lucian Malfrye, Emperor of Dragonrya

Unarmed woman

Spouses : Lady Lucelle of Arteuza ( deceased)

Children : Prince Damianus Aerial Malfrye

Titles : Emperor of Dragonrya

Lord of Blazmark

The Mad Dragon

The Cruel Dragon

Lord of Flamestone

Species : Human

Sorcerer

Mount : Amerithrax, ‘ The Verdant Dred’

Quotes : ❝ The continent will be reborn in fire, I will have my Dragon Empress by my side and we will restore glory to House Malfyre, those who oppose us will burn in the flames. ❝

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#the witcher #the witcher emhyr var emreis #emhyr var emreis #Emhyr x oc #netflix #cirilla fiona elen riannon #cahir mawr dyffryn aep ceallach #original character #witcher oc #freyallan #elena kampouris #geralt of rivia #jaskier #yennefer of vengerberg #nifaggard #dragons #magic #henry cavill

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bookcalanthedaily · 10 days

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adalia in general is such an underrated character.

she married her friend's ex husband, there is like 75% chance she poisoned him, all to climb in the social ladder from a countess to a duchess and then her freind was like nah fam and sent her away to cintra to amarry a fucking king because "adalia wants a crown? she can have a crown just as long as it's not MINE"

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bamf-jaskier · 2 years

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How is Elder Blood Inherited - The Witcher Books

So I am gearing up for a fantastic genetics post for anyone interested in that sort of thing so I figured I should briefly post what canon says about how Elder Blood is inherited genetically

The following passage is from Baptism of Fire Chapter 6:

'Calanthe was the first carrier after Riannon,’ Sheala de Tancarville said, suddenly joining the discussion. ‘You made a mistake, Francesca. There were two genes. One, the true gene, was latent, quiescent. You were beguiled by Amavet’s powerful, distinct gene. However, what Amavet had wasn’t a gene, but an activator. Mistress Assire is right. The activator travelling down the male line was so faint in Adalia you didn’t identify it at all. Adalia was Muriel’s first child; her later-born definitely didn’t have even a trace of the activator. Fiona’s latent gene would probably also have vanished in her male descendants at most in the third generation. But it didn’t, and I know why.’

‘Bloody hell,’ Yennefer hissed through her teeth.

‘I’m lost,’ Sabrina Glevissig declared. ‘In this tangle of genetics and genealogy.’ Francesca drew a fruit bowl towards herself, held out a hand and murmured a spell.

‘I apologise for this vulgar display of psychokinesis,’ she said with a smile, making a red apple rise high above the table. ‘But the fruit will help me demonstrate your mistake. Red apples are the Lara gene, the Elder Blood. Green apples represent the latent gene. Pomegranates are the pseudo-gene, the activator. Let us begin. This is Riannon, the red apple. Her son, Amavet, is the pomegranate. Amavet’s daughter, Muriel, and his granddaughter, Adalia, are still pomegranates, the last of which is very faint. And here is Fiona’s line, Riannon’s daughter: a green apple. Her son, Corbett, the King of Cintra, is green. Dagorad, Corbett and Elen of Kaedwen’s son, is green too. As you have observed, in two successive generations there are exclusively male descendants. The gene is very weak, and vanishes. So at the very bottom, here, we finish with a pomegranate and a green apple; Adalia, the Princess of Maribor, and Dagorad, the King of Cintra. And the couple’s daughter was Calanthe. A red apple. The revived, powerful Lara gene.

So basically from canon we know there are stated to be an activator gene, a latent gene and when combined they form the Lara “gene”.

This Lara gene Is Elder Blood and is seen in Lara, Riannon, Calanthe, Pavetta, and Ciri.

#hehe get READY for genetics folks #the witcher #the witcher books #baptism of fire #ciri #elder blood #calanthe #pavetta #riannon #myposts

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bloededhoine · 3 years

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world building cause twn doesn't part 12: the hen ichaer

i realize i've been mentioning the hen ichaer without really explaining it, and for that i apologize. but without further ado, let's go

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

series masterpost

general

the hen ichaer is basically a magical gene that originated with the elven sorceress, scholar, and princess, lara dorren aep shiadhal

it can lie dormant or inactive for generations, but when someone is an activated carrier of the gene, they are called a source

sources have an insane capability for magic, it's so intense that without instruction they are a huge danger to themselves and/or others. remember pavetta's betrothal feast? hurricanes should not happen indoors

same thing with ciri's sonic scream.

obviously, the hen ichaer is highly weaponize-able, but it's difficult to put this into theory since the magic is so strong that it can easily kill the person who carries it

most important is that the hen ichaer can open ard gaeth, the gates between worlds. you may remember that the witcher is a multiverse, and the continent is just one of countless worlds

aen elle

the aen elle, elves who live in another world called tir ná lia, controlled at least one gate that they used to get slaves from other worlds

however, this was before the hen ichaer was seriously studied. unicorns are also capable of opening ard gaeth, and were present in tir ná lia, so the aen elle would kidnap them to be used as their world-hopping-genocide key. yeah, the aen elle are seriously fucked

the king of the aen elle was named auberon muircetach, and he was very well known for his wars with the unicorns, who weren't too keen on being enslaved for the purpose of conquering other worlds

the hen ichaer came into play when auberon noticed that his daughter, lara dorren, had pretty intense magical abilities. like, ard gaeth opening abilities.

auberon, lara, and a few other elves began studying the gene and trying to figure out how it works and how to use it.

through this study is how we got the title aen saevherne, which is used to distinguish an elven mage with extensive knowledge of history, science, magic, and, most importantly, the elder blood.

both lara and auberon were aen saevherne, as was lara's husband-to-be, avallac'h, and avallac'h's foster son, caranthir ar-feiniel

ithlinne's prophecy

ithlinne aegli aep aevenien was an elven prophet known for her incredibly dark prophecies that she delivered at totally random times. how dark were they? ithlinne's prophecies were almost exclusively about the death of all humanity and/or the end of the world. she was fun at parties.

anyway, when we talk about ithlinne we really only mean one specific prophecy, aen ithlinnespeath. to be confusing it's usually referred to as ithlinne's prophecy

here's the prophecy itself:

Verily I say unto you, the era of the sword and axe is nigh, the era of the wolf's blizzard. The Time of the White Chill and the White Light is nigh, the Time of Madness and the Time of Contempt: Tedd Deireádh, the Time of End. The world will die amidst frost and be reborn with the new sun. It will be reborn of Elder Blood, of Hen Ichaer, of the seed that has been sown. A seed which will not sprout but burst into flame. Ess'tuath esse! Thus it shall be! Watch for the signs! What signs these shall be, I say unto you: first the earth will flow with the blood of Aen Seidhe, the Blood of Elves...

what does that mean? well, the white chill (aka the white frost) is a massive ice age that has been approaching the continent for years. don't believe me? the white frost has destroyed countless worlds in the past, and it literally cannot be stopped. the only way to save the world is by the power of the hen ichaer.

here's a perfectly frightening visual of the white frost

ithlinne didn't elaborate on the how, but we now know that the only to survive the white frost is by finding a new world and massively evacuating the continent through ard gaeth, which can only be opened by the power of the hen ichaer.

genetics

clearly, the hen ichaer is important enough to literally save, or end, the world, but the aen elle did a famously terrible job of studying it. like, you'd think they'd be good at that, but no. to their credit, it is a bit complicated

first, there are multiple types of elder blood genes, the main gene, the latent gene, and the activator gene. to actually show the powers of the hen ichaer, someone would need to either have one latent and one activator, or the main gene.

let's go back to secondary school biology for a second, remember punnet squares? these fuckers

the letters in a punnet square represent a genotype, or the two alleles that are inherited from the parents. phenotypes, on the other hand, are what you see on the outside. for example, a genotype would be Aa but a phenotype would be brown eyes.

while the main gene is a simple dominant allele (shown by a capital letter on a punnet square), both the latent and activator genes are semi-dominant, meaning that when they meet they create a new phenotype: the innate magical ability that makes you a source.

it gets a little less scientific here so bear with me; this new phenotype is so powerful that it sometimes creates a whole new genotype. so instead of having one activator gene and one latent gene, the two would merge and you'd be left with only one (very powerful) main gene. this is the only single gene that actually has magic and it's a dominant gene, so you only need to have one to have the power.

but, the latent and activator genes don't always combine. you still have the full powers when they stay separate, but it is then less likely to pass the hen ichaer your children.

complicated? very much so. but in practice it's a lot easier.

for simplicity's sake i'll call the activator gene g/a, latent gene g/L, main gene g/m and a regular nonmutated gene g/r. to be a source, the genes you inherit would be g/a g/L, but they may combine to be just g/m. your average person would be g/r g/r and a carrier would be either g/a g/r or g/L g/r.

clearly, this makes tracking it pretty messy, since generations of people can be carriers without having a single source

tracking the hen ichaer

for now, let's do what those elven sages couldn't and track then hen ichaer, starting with lara dorren

eventually, lara met an exceptionally talented human mage, cregennan of lod, and they were lab partners (oh my god they were lab partners) in the study of the hen ichaer.

for all the studying, lara and cregennan's own genes have always been something of a mystery. elven mages don't tend to have any issues with using themselves as lab rats, so it's entirely possible that lara and cregennan, knowingly or not, mutated their own genes in their research.

ultimately, it doesn't matter what lara and cregennan's genes originally were. by some happy little accident, the two eventually ended up with at least one activator gene and at least one latent gene between them.

later, when lara and cregennan made their own happy little accident, riannon, she inherited one of each gene (g/a g/L), making her a source. however, riannon's genes did not combine as the elves expected, which made her a little harder to study.

riannon eventually met king goidemar of temeria (g/r g/r), and they had two children named fiona and amavet. i'll start with fiona, who the aen elle managed to figure out had the latent gene, making her g/L r

fiona ended up having a baby with king coram II of cintra (g/r g/r), they named him corbett, and he inherited fiona's g/L and one of coram's g/r.

the aen elle lost track of the hen ichaer when they studied riannon's other kid amavet. see, amavet was kind of a whore. he had twins, muriel and crispin, with the married countess anna kameny. obviously, these children weren't legitimate, and when the angry count kameny murdered amavet a few months later, he was officially childless

the elves did, however, manage to figure out that amavet had riannon's g/a gene and goidemar's g/r gene. anna kameny was just g/r g/r, and crispin ended up being g/r g/r as well. destiny does favour the hen ichaer, but sometimes it's just not meant to be. muriel, on the other hand, did inherit her father's activator gene and was g/a g/r.

let's hop back to corbett, fiona and coram's g/L g/r son. he and princess elen of kaedwen (g/r g/r) had a son, dagorad, who got corbett's latent gene and one of elen's regular ones, meaning he was g/L g/r

muriel married robert of garramore (g/r g/r), and their daughter adalia, the dramatically posed lady right there, had the same genetic combination as her mother, g/a g/r

this is where it gets even weirder

the lovely adalia married dagorad. her second cousin. they shared riannon as their great grandmother. feel better in the fact that it was not intentional, adalia's mother, muriel, was not officially riannon's granddaughter. no one would have even known, but adalia's g/a met up with dagorad's g/L in their daughter, calanthe

for the first time since riannon, the hen ichaer was back, and calanthe's parents genes combined to give her g/m g/r

while it took generations of destiny and accidental incest to make the hen ichaer happen again, now that calanthe had the main gene there was a 50% chance she would pass it to her child, which, of course, she did

calanthe and her husband roegner (g/r g/r) had pavetta, who inherited the g/m from her mother. no one knew about this until pavetta literally created a source hurricane, and was already pregnant

pavetta and duny's (g/r g/r) daughter, ciri, inherited the main gene from her mother and was a source.

sources

it's important to note that a source is not necessarily an incredibly powerful sorcerer, merely a person who has the genetic predisposition required to channel very intense magic

sources, like anyone else, can be bad students, allergic to potions, or just generally averse to magic on all levels except heredity. there is also no way to guarantee that even the most willing source will be good at using magic, in fact it's far more common that they will be really really bad at it. sources are extra susceptible to the chaotic state of magic in the world, and many end up pretty seriously harmed by it.

magical talent tends to make itself known in very emotional situations, like the death of a parent or a war. the same applies for sources, but they have an extra rule: their full powers are off limits until they lose their virginities

now, netflix has not mentioned that rule to be true or false, but i'm going to think of it as strictly book/game/etc canon, because ciri is 10 years old when netflix shows her using her source powers for the first time

the virginity rule makes things even more complicated, as customs about premarital sex are pretty strict in the witcher world (well, among nobility), and the dudes didn't seem to have fast reflexes. what i'm saying is that getting pregnant the first time you had sex was not uncommon. sources couldn't even use, and likely weren't aware of, their powers until they were already passing them on to another generation.

and even still, there is no guarantee that someone who is a source will ever actually show their powers. calanthe had the genetics, but she wasn't a mage. what happened? we don't really know. after calanthe married, cintra was pretty peaceful; there were no invasions or massive upheavals that could put enough stress on her to show her powers. plus, her parents didn't know she had any magical powers, so they didn't give her the training that would develop them, and she was a very level headed person who would likely be unaffected by many of the things that would make another source lose their shit.

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