Dynastic descriptions

Some time after the had its Polish premiere in 1996, Andrzej Sapkowski, offered to make available some of his "additional material" for the Witcher series during an interview by the community associated with his official website - including notes on family trees now known as Dynastic descriptions, which have become one of the most significant non-book canonical sources about the dynasties, history and heraldry of the Continent. Unfortunately, they disappeared after some changes on website's server at the beginning of current millennium. They were later recovered however and now are available online (Polish only of course).

Descriptions were selected into five sections: "The Lineage of Cirilla of Cintra", "Cintran Dynasty", "Temerian Dynasty", "Redanian Dynasty" and "House of Thyssen".

Cregennan of Lod

 * Nothing is known about Cregennan's parents and childhood, not excepting that he came to the Mirthe school of mages as a waif. Beyond all doubt, one or both of his parents was a mage.
 * Cregennan graduated from the magic academy summa cum laude and shortly afterwards became famous as an unbelievably talented (for his age) mage. He pushed for coupling elven and human doctrines of magic and was a great supporter of the idea of proximity and coexistence of the two races. He was liked and accepted by the elves.
 * The more and more ambitious and (suprisingly) evermore viable plans of Cregennan were interrupted by his love affair with Lara Dorren aep Shiadhal, an elven sorceress from the group of so-called "Sages". Interestingly, this relationship infuriated humans more than elves. When it turned out that Lara Dorren was with child, Cregennan was accused of treason, dealing with elves, and plotting against his own race. When he refused to sever contact with her and the elves, a treacherous attempt was made to assassinate both of the lovers. Cregennan was killed, but Lara managed to escape.
 * The legend has it that "Cregennan's Grave" is located in the enormous glacial erratic near Rinde. In fact he had to be buried closer to the place where he had been murdered, i.e. in the village of Foam by the river Pontar.
 * See also LARA DORREN.

Lara Dorren Aep Shiadhal
''Lara Dorren was a pure-blooded elf, so not much is known about her place of birth or her parents; the elves do not attach importance to birth places and the relationship between parent and child is usually -- suprisingly to most other people -- completely loose and completely non-binding. However, Lara's mother was clearly an elf named Shiadhal, for elves -- if they decide to refer to a parent in their name at all -- usually use a matronymic, or "mother-name."'' ''Lara was one of the Sages (the Aen Saevherne), something like the highest, elite circle of elven mages. It is uncertain, however, whether it is genetics, special training, or some unknown rituals which allow one to become one of the Sages; this remains unknown to this day.'' See CREGENNAN regarding her affair. ''After the death of Cregennan, Lara, being in the advanced stages of pregnancy, fled to Tretogor and there by chance she came across the Queen of Redania, Cerro, wife of King Vridank (see REDANIAN DYNASTY). Then took place the event about which there are currently two different versions circulating:'' "The Tale of Lara Dorren," The Human Version
 * "The Queen said: 'Do not plead for grace from me, but from those whom your spells have hurt.  You had the courage to commit evil deeds, now have courage when pursuit and justice are near.  I cannot forgive you your sins.'
 * "Then the witch's eyes flashed like a cat's.  'My loss is nigh,' she cried, 'but your's is not far away, queen.  You will remember Lara Dorren and her curse in the hour of terrible death.  And know this, that my curse will follow your descendants to the tenth generation.'  Seeing, however, that the queen's heart was beating strong and fearless, the evil elf witch ceased to threaten and curse her, and pled like a dog for help and mercy..."

"The Tale of Lara Dorren," The Elven Version
 * "...but no pleas softened the stone hearts of the dh'oine, ruthless, cruel people.  And when Lara, begging mercy not for her, but for her child, clung to the door of the [the queen's] carriage, at the royal order the thug hit the cord and chopped off her fingers.  And when February's frost pressed in at night, Lara breathed her last breath on the hill among the woods, giving birth to a daughter whom she protected with what was left of the smoldering strength in her still-warm body.  And although it was night, winter, and in the middle of a snowstorm, spring suddenly appeared on the hill and feainnewedd flowers bloomed.  To this day, such flowers only bloom in only two places: in Dol Blathanna and on the hill where Lara Dorren aep Shiadhal died.

''As you can guess, no one knows which of these versions is true. Most likely, neither is truthful, both serving as chauvinistic propoganda. But does that change anything? Where the truth fades into oblivion, lies, fiction, and confabulation take on the burden of the chronicler's duty. Thus, each story has infinite versions, all false.'' ''Lara Dorren was probably buried where she died, i.e. in the forests near Tretogor, the capital of Redania. However, legend says that the elves took Lara's body and buried it in secret caves, in the famous underground elven city of Tir on Beag Arainne, where dh'oine -- the foot of man -- never stood.'' Lara Dorren aep Shiadhal was one of the most beautiful women of her time, so her exact description has survived:
 * Hair: Light Blond
 * Eyes: Green
 * Height: 5' 7"
 * Dimensions (in inches) Bust, Waist, Hips: 34x21x33

Riannon
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Riannon, Cregennan, Lara Dorren, Cerro, Vridank, Goidemar, Houtborg triplets (Amavet, Fiona and Adela), Falka the Bloody, Geralt of Rivia, Adda the White

Places: Tretogor, Houtborg, Royal Crypt of Temerian Monarchs under Old Manor in Vizima

Other: The Witcher (short story)

Goidemar, king of Temeria
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Goidemar, Gardic, Riannon, Amavet, Adda of Cidaris, Cedric of Temeria, Foltest, Adda of Temeria, Adda the White, Geralt of Rivia

Places: Cidaris, Maribor, Royal Crypt of Temerian Monarchs under Old Manor in Vizima

Other:

Adela
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Adela, Falka the Bloody, Riannon, Fiona, Amavet, Goidemar

Places: Houtborg, Vizima, Adela's Hospital, temple of Melitele in Vizima

Other: epidemic of Black Death in Vizima in 1177, Melitele (Adela considered as an incarnation of the Goddess)

Fiona
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Fiona, Riannon, Goidemar, Amavet, Adela, Coram II, Coram I, Corbett

Places: Cintra, Cleves, Maribor

Other: House of Raven, Cintran dynasty

Coram II, king of Cintra
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Coram II, Coram I, Rigoberta of Lyria, Fiona, Riannon, Corbett

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Amavet
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Amavet and other Houtborg triples, Riannon, Goidemar, Falka the Bloody, Tvilla de Vintre, Ilona Laux-Antille, Tissaia de Vries, Deirdre of Kaedwen, Roger Kameny, Anna Kameny, Liam of Cidaris, Adda of Cidaris, Muriel, Crispin

Places: Aretuza, Temerian borderlands, Royal Crypt of Temerian Monarchs under Old Manor in Vizima

Other: the murder of Amavet during the hunting, execution of Roger Kameny (torn apart by horses), attempt at rebellion by Temerian nobility, military intervention of Cidarian forces

Crispin Kameny
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Crispin, Anna Kameny, Muriel, Amavet, Goidemar, Riannon

Places: Kameny, Metinna

Other: House of Kameny, Herald's Office, free company, Nilfgaardians

Muriel the Lovely Harlot
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Muriel, Amavet, Crispin, Robert of Garramone, Robert of Garramone Jr., count de Ruyter, Jolanta de Ruyter, Julia de Ruyter and Joanna de Ruyter

Places: Kameny, Garramone

Other: House of Kameny, Temerian-Aedirnian armed conflict

Corbett, king of Cintra
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Corbett, Coram II, Fiona, Riannon, Elen of Kaedwen, Dagorad

Places: Kaedwen, Cintra

Other: situation on the Cintran court during Corbett's "reign"

Elen of Kaedwen
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Elen (originally: Elaine) of Kaedwen, Coram II, Corbett, Benda, Dagorad

Places: Cintra, Ard Carraigh

Other: situation on the Cintran court during Corbett's "reign"

Dagorad
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Dagorad, Corbett, Elen of Kaedwen, Dagread, Adalia

Places: Cintra, Brugge, Verden, Sodden, Kovir, Kaedwen, Temeria

Other: Dagorad's assumption of power

Adalia the Seer
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Adalia, Robert of Garramone, Muriel, Tissaia de Vries, Bienvenu La Louve, Ragbard, Dagorad, Corbett, Amavet, Fiona, Lara Dorren, Ciri, Calanthe, Pavetta, Duny

Places: Garramone, Aretuza, Ellander, Cintra, Verden, Aedirn, Lyria, Nazair, Thanedd

Other: political intrigues of Adalia and Bienvenu, situation on the Cintran court during Corbett's "reign", magical skills of Adalia

Calanthe
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Calanthe, Dagorad, Adalia, Fiona, Riannon, Roegner de Salm, Meve, Pavetta, Ervyll, Venzlav, Eist Tuirseach, Duny, Emhyr var Emreis

Places: Hochebuz, Nazair, Ebbing, Salm, Verden, Brugge, Skellige, Marnadal Stairs

Other: Battle of Hochebuz, Battle of Marnadal, Slaughter of Cintra, Gemmerian Pacifiers

Roegner of Ebbing
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Roegner, Calanthe, Pavetta

Places: Salm (city), Salm, Tonnerre, Cintra, Ebbing, Nilfgaardian Empire

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Eist Tuirseach
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Eist, Calanthe, Crach an Craite,

Places: Skellige Isles, Marnadal Stairs

Other: titles of "king" and "jarl" in the Skellige Isles, Battle of Marnadal

Pavetta
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Pavetta, Calanthe, Roegner, Duny, Geralt of Rivia, Ciri,

Places: Sedna Abyss

Other: Law of Surprise

Duny
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Duny, Roegner, Pavetta, Calanthe, Geralt of Rivia, Eist Tuirseach, Akerspaark, Codringher, Jacob Fenn

Places: Maecht, Nilfgaardian Empire, Skellige Isles, Sedna Abyss

Other: Law of Surprise, conquest of Maecht, curse

Cirilla
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Cirilla, Pavetta, Duny, Calanthe, Windhalm of Attre, Kistrin, Ervyll, Radovid V, Vizimir II, Hjalmar, Crach an Craite, Olaf Stigvason

Places: Skellige Isles, Attre, Verden, Brokilon, Redania

Other: plans for marriage

Cerbin
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Becca of Nazair
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Correl
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Eschiva
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Coram I
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Rigoberta
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Coram II
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Geddes
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Geddes of Temeria, Dezmod of Temeria, Vinifrida, Gardic of Temeria, Maria Pulcheria, Dambor the Black

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Vinifrida
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Vinifrida, Geddes of Temeria

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Gardic
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Gardic of Temeria, Vulpia of Brugge, Goidemar of Temeria, Carezza Charbonneau, Leticia Charbonneau

Places: Aretuza

Other:

Vulpia of Brugge
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Vulpia of Brugge, Gardic of Temeria

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Goidemar
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Goidemar of Temeria, Riannon, Cirilla of Cintra

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Riannon
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Riannon, Cirilla of Cintra

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Adda of Cidaris
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Adda of Cidaris, Goidemar of Temeria, Riannon

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Cedric
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Cedric of Temeria, Dezmod of Temeria, Geddes of Temeria, Goidemar of Temeria, Gardic of Temeria, Falka the Bloody, John of Attre

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Other: Falka's rebellion

Berengaria Thyssen
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Berengaria Thyssen, Guido Thyssen

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Other: House of Thyssen

Griffin
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Griffin of Temeria, Clarissa of Toussaint, Bienvenu La Louve

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Clarissa of Toussaint
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Clarissa of Toussaint, Griffin of Temeria

Places: Thanedd Island

Other: Congress on Thanedd Island

Bienvenu La Louve
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Bienvenu La Louve, Calanthe of Cintra, Ragbard of Ellander, Hugo of Rivia, Adalia the Seer

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Ragbard of Ellander
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Ragbard of Ellander, Bienvenu La Louve, Adalia the Seer

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Hugo of Rivia
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Hugo of Rivia, Bienvenu La Louve, Ragbard of Ellander, Medell of Temeria, Foltest of Temeria, Griffin of Temeria, Clarissa of Toussaint

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Medell
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Medell of Temeria, Virfuril of Aedirn

Places: Pontar Valley

Other:

Sancia of Sodden
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Sancia of Sodden, Gutram of Sodden, Ekkehard of Sodden, Foltest of Temeria

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Foltest
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Foltest of Temeria, Adda of Temeria, Adda the White, Vizimir II of Redania, Dalimira of Redania, Maria Louisa La Valette, Boussy La Valette, Anais La Valette, Old Baron La Valette, Geddes of Temeria

Places: Royal Crypt of Temerian Monarchs under Old Manor in Vizima

Other: The Witcher (short story)

Adda of Temeria
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Adda of Temeria, Foltest of Temeria, Adda the White

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Other:

Adda the White
Contains mentions about:

Persons: Adda the White, Foltest of Temeria, Adda of Temeria, Geralt of Rivia, Adda of Cidaris

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Other: striga

Radovid I the Great
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Dambor the Black
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Maria Pulcheria of Temeria
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Vestibor the Proud
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Caitlyn of Kaedwen
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Radovid II the Sailor
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Cirra of Cintra
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Radovid III the Bold
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Viviana of Lyria
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Vridank the Elf
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Cerro
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Vizimir I the Old
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Ramona Thyssen
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Radovid IV the Bold
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Fiametta of Cidaris
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Heribert the Quarrelsome
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Diana de Saint-Villiers
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Vizimir II the Just
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Hedwig of Malleore
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Radovid prince of Redania
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