Bruxa



Beauty and the beast in one: a female vampire with a gorgeous body and an insatiable appetite for blood. The bruxa is dangerous for three reasons: she is incredibly agile, steel-resistant, and a  manipulator capable of bending any man to her will.

Notable Bruxae

 * Vereena, a lover of Nivellen

Location

 * House of the Queen of the Night (unverified)
 * Swamp cemetery
 * Old manor catacombs
 * Raven's crypt
 * Elven ruins

Source

 * Vampires: Facts and Myths
 * In Act IV, you can speak with one of the "Peasant women" in the village of Murky Waters and receive the journal entry about bruxae and their alchemical components.

Monsterbook
Developer CD Projekt's characterization of the bruxa taken from the Monsterbook, which was enclosed with the Collectors Edition of the computer game The Witcher for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic:

In Sapkowski's stories this silent and seductively beautiful creature resembles a rusalka. In fact, she is a vampire, and one of the deadliest beings Geralt ever faces. The concept art, and later the model, had to capture all the traits of this alluring yet frightful fiend.

The bruxa is built on contradictions. Her white pupils and blank face contrast sharply with her feminine silhouette. The long scarlet claws could be an elegant body adornment or simply marked with the fluids of a recent victim. Dried blood covers her breasts and mouth, leaving no doubt that the bruxa is a vampire, a monster in a beautiful woman's body.

The enlarged image of her torso reveals the texture details. The bruxa's skin is ghastly pale, wrinkled, and somewhat transparent, rendering visible the blood vessels underneath.

In the game, these female vampires inhabit dark crypts and ancient ruins. They approach gracefully and are easy to overlook. The abrupt attacks of bruxae stun Geralt; while he is helpless, they suck his blood to regain strength. The wound they inflict hemorrhage intensely. An eerie cry echoing through corridors indicates an approaching bruxa – at once both beauty and the beast.

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