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− | + | In the world of ''The Witcher'', the term '''quadroon''' refers to a person who has one quarter [[elven]] blood (whose parents are either one [[human]] and one [[half-elf]], or two quadroons). Only the pickiest about race consider them [[non-human]]. |
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==Notable quadroons== |
==Notable quadroons== |
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*[[Yennefer of Vengerberg]] |
*[[Yennefer of Vengerberg]] |
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*[[Goidemar]] |
*[[Goidemar]] |
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− | *[[Fiona]] ( |
+ | *[[Fiona]] (her blood is technically 3/8 elven, but it seems that no 'more accurate' term has been devised...) |
− | *[[Amavet]] ( |
+ | *[[Amavet]] (see previous item) |
*[[Vestibor]] |
*[[Vestibor]] |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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+ | *This term is lifted from actual history, part of a [[wikipedia:hypodescent|hypodescent]] vocabulary developed to distinguish levels of either African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry. |
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Revision as of 02:33, 21 October 2012
In the world of The Witcher, the term quadroon refers to a person who has one quarter elven blood (whose parents are either one human and one half-elf, or two quadroons). Only the pickiest about race consider them non-human.
Notable quadroons
- Yennefer of Vengerberg
- Goidemar
- Fiona (her blood is technically 3/8 elven, but it seems that no 'more accurate' term has been devised...)
- Amavet (see previous item)
- Vestibor
Trivia
- This term is lifted from actual history, part of a hypodescent vocabulary developed to distinguish levels of either African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.
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