the hansa never missing a breakfast together in toussaint 🧀🥐🍳

||The Witcher tarot | The Hermit | Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy||

[Other cards of the Witcher tarot can be found here and on my Instagram art account]

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As one of my favorite characters of the whole series, I couldn’t not draw Regis in this tarot. The Hermit card, representing wisdom, giving guidance but also solitude, couldn’t match him more. I truly cried when we got to see him again in ‘Blood and Wine’. 

At first I wanted to give him a more vagabond look, something with a hood maybe. But then I settled on drawing his game’s outfit. Drawing his profile might be my new favorite thing now. I also added some mandragoras, because if you know, you know. 

Quick lil thread of my Witcher merch :0!!!

Shop closing tomorr night (Dec 4); a print sale to follow Dec 6-8. jyangart.com/shop

the energy of the hansa thus far is absolutely impeccable i am in love with all of them

i do not know how to draw nilfgaardian armor sorry cahir :( also regis can have a dress as a treat

myths born around campfires

Dandelion, Jaskier, Julian, Viscount, Bard, Academic, Poet, Scoundrel, Romantic, Friend, Friend, Friend -

So many people to meet, so many books to read, so many songs to sing! There'll never be enough time! It's not fair. I would have liked it to be a little bit longer.

pt 5 of my hansa series - pt 1: Milva, pt 2: Angoulême, pt 3: Regis, pt 4: Cahir

I hope that in Netflix’s Witcher the scene where Geralt explains to Dandelion and Milva that Regis is very rare and very dangerous vampire is juxtaposed with shots of Regis wandering in the flowerfield in the background getting excited about the cool herb he found.

(Pssst - I illustrated it here)

ANYWAY i've discovered hero Forge lmao

its finally hansa polycule time theyre just missing a few people rn

regis making a beauclair chamberlain get milva some men's clothing my beloveds

||The Witcher tarot | The hanged Man | Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach||

[Other cards of the Witcher tarot can be found here and on my Instagram art account]

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I’m not gonna lie, Cahir’s character broke my heart through the whole series. At first, like everyone else, I thought he was a regular prick (like, you know, there’s always worse in those books), and then, THEN, my boy went through his redemption arc like it was the Olympics?? Bro who gave you the right to be this good? Even if his end is kind of bittersweet, with his ultimate redemption of saving Ciri while we knew he was going to die, I deeply admire the writing of Cahir. The very slight inspiration from the models of fallen angels in art history is fitting for his tragic, betrayed and redemptive character. 

Since season 3 of The Witcher Netflix comes out tomorrow...here are some of my concerns on adaptation from this season onward. Potential spoilers for the future seasons and definite spoilers for the books. Long post ahead.

The Hansa's Dynamic

I am so worried about how the Hansa is going to be handled in the show. Like shaking in my boots terrified. The showrunners already really messed up Dandelion & Geralt's dynamic...and that's one of the easier dynamics present in the Hansa imo. The dynamic is already going to be screwy because Cahir is a middle aged man and not a petulant teenager if he's present in the Hansa at all (though I think he will be since Emhyr called him and Fringilla out at the end of s2).

Emhyr as a Character

Speaking of Emhyr...I think they might attempt to give him a redemption arc, and I cannot emphasize how bad of an idea that is. They're going to retcon the whole "wanting to impregnate Ciri" bit, which I have mixed feelings on. Like yes, on one hand that's fucking gross but on the other hand, that bit is in there to show how fucked up Emhyr is and why Geralt needs to get to Ciri so quickly; it adds a sense of urgency to the Hansa's travels. If I see Emhyr sympathizers on my dash after this season I will lose my fucking mind.

Milva's Pregnancy & Related Scenes

I suspect that Milva's pregnancy is going to be cut entirely or play up the rest of the Hansa's concern for her as a weird "men think they can control women's bodies" thing which Milva will have to fight with them about so the show can be appropriately pro-choice without exploring any of the pro-choice nuance the books bring up. I can just see Regis talking to the guys about it being turned into a "the father deserves a say in a woman's choice to abort" scenario instead of the "I will give this woman her abortion regardless of what you all think about that (and I've made that VERY clear) but I think she's making this choice because she believes you all will abandon her/not support her if she wants to keep this baby and someone needs to make sure that she knows that won't happen" scenario that it actually is. This is also plays into my concerns about the Hansa's dynamic as changing that scene changes it irreparably.

Characterizing Nilfgaard as a Nation

Right now I feel like the show could go one of two ways 1) Nilfgaard is wrong in everything it does or 2) Nilfgaard is right in everything it does (if Emhyr gets a redemption arc). The show has already made a show of the Northern Realms' racism, which is book accurate mind you, but I fear this will translate to a sort of "Nilfgaard is the better nation as its less racist" scenario. While Nilfgaard is better in that aspect and a few others, it is still a militant slave nation. Nilfgaard and the Northern Realms both have their evils and their virtues; that's a big point in the books and the games. Neither nation is 100% good or 100% bad - they're just nations. I don't think the show will be able to handle that kind of nuance.

Jaskier & Radovid...

Apparently, Radovid is supposed to be one of Jask's love interests this season. Radovid is a massive racist, a war criminal, and a teenager. I'm sure all of that's going to be retconned but for fuck's sake just make a new character if you're going to age up and completely change the personality and insanity of an existing one. Important note: I am 1000% in support of queer Jask. I have never shipped that man with a woman in my life (even in the books and games) but for the love of God why did his LI have to be fucking RADOVID??

Mistle & the Rats

If they make Ciri and Mistle a love story, I am going to be disappointed but not surprised. Let me be clear: Mistle is a rapist and an abuser. I suspect they will change that to shoehorn in a queer relationship (even though Triss and Philippa are RIGHT THERE if they want a semi-canon wlw couple). The Rats as a whole are definitely going to be made into more robinhood-like characters because God forbid a main character like Ciri is morally grey or does questionable/bad things.

Geralt's Disability

If this season ends with the Vilgefortz and Geralt fight, as I suspect it might, Geralt will be disabled permanently by the end of this season. The dryads do not fix it. Magic does not fix it. Geralt becomes disabled and stays disabled. His disability becomes a hindrance during the books and the reader actively sees him grapple with the fallout of this. I do not trust this show to handle that - especially with how much more closed off Geralt is in the show compared to the books. If I had to guess, Geralt's disability will be handwaved away or mentioned in passing and never actually shown to impact him which is not cool.

Geralt to Cahir: Get lost, stop following us!

Cahir: *follows them and joins the gang*

Geralt to Regis: Get lost, stop following us!

Regis: *follows them and joins the gang*

Geralt side-eyeing Angoulême: ....

Angoulême: ...

Geralt: ...

Angoulême: ...

Geralt: *sigh*

Angoulême: 🥰

I know that there is Sailor Lute, but how about the Hansa as Power Rangers with Geralt as the leader. Plus Vesemir as the mentor.

go go rescue ciri

Milva, Maria Barring, Lady of the Hansa

She hunts with a bow but the woman’s got guns (ID in alt)

pt 1 of my hansa series - pt 2: Angoulême, pt 3: Regis, pt 4: Cahir, pt 5: Dandelion

Still one of the funniest scenes I remember from the book. Geralt’s disbelief is through the roof here and Milva isn’t helping 🤣