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|other names = Wolf School
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|Aka = Wolf School
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|Type = [[Witcher schools|Witcher school]]
|type = School
 
 
|Banner = Wolf School medallion.png
|purpose = To train [[witcher]]s
 
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|Predecessor = [[Order of Witchers]]
|banner = Wolf School medallion.png
 
|status = Extant
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|Status = Extinct
|headquarters = [[Kaer Morhen]]
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|Headquarters = [[Kaer Morhen]]
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|Location = [[Hertch]]
[[Summer Camp]]
 
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|Leader = [[Barmin]]
|leader = [[Barmin]]
 
 
[[Rennes]]<br>[[Vesemir]]
 
[[Rennes]]<br>[[Vesemir]]
|members = [[Geralt of Rivia]]<br>[[Eskel]]<br>[[Lambert]]
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|Members = [[Geralt of Rivia]]<br>[[Eskel]]<br>[[Lambert]]
|area served = [[Continent]]
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|Appears_books = {{TLW}} {{Mo}}<br>{{BoE}}
|related = [[School of the Bear]]<br>[[School of the Cat]]<br>[[School of the Crane]]<br>[[School of the Griffin]]<br>[[School of the Manticore]]<br>[[School of the Viper]]
 
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}}'''School of the Wolf''' is a school of [[witcher]]s headquartered at [[Kaer Morhen]] in [[Kaedwen]].<ref name="boe">{{BoE}}</ref> [[Leo Bonhart]] had reportedly slain at least one of its members.<ref name="tlotl">{{TLotL}}</ref>
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'''School of the Wolf''' was a [[Witcher schools|school]] of [[witcher]]s headquartered at [[Kaer Morhen]] in [[Kaedwen]].<ref name="boe">{{BoE}}</ref>
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
=== Settling in Kaer Morhen ===
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=== Before the Pogrom ===
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The school originated as one of the splinter factions of the original [[Order of Witchers]].<ref name="wgw">{{WGW}}</ref> Its members decided to settle in the north in the caves of [[Kaer Morhen valley|the Morhen Valley]].<ref name="tw3">{{Tw3}}</ref>
Before settling in Kaer Morhen witchers of the Wolf used to inhabit nearby caves in the Morhen valley.<ref name="tw3">{{Tw3}}</ref> In the 11th century<ref name="world">''[[The World of the Witcher]]''</ref> the construction of the keep was finished and its original inhabitants somehow vanished and witchers settled in.
 
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=== Massacre at Kaer Morhen ===
 
End of the 12th century saw massive attack on Kaer Morhen, comprising of angry mob and led by mages and priests. All witchers present at the keep were killed. Kings later condemned the pogrom, but the school never regained its full functionality.<ref name="boe" />
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In the 11th century the construction of [[Kaer Morhen]] was finished, and because its original builders apparently abandoned the keep or vanished in some other way, the Wolves settled there.
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=== Cooperation with the Cats and the King's betrayal ===
 
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In the days of its glory, the School of the Wolf was one of the most recognized of the witcher schools. Its members gained the reputation of professional and reliable monster slayers.<ref name="world">{{TWotW}}</ref><ref name="tw3" /> According to a legend, it is said that at some point of the history they hosted Count [[Esteril Thyssen]] and his lover [[Agnes of Aedirn|Agnes]], who were hiding from [[Videmont]]'s wrath.<ref>[[Dynastic descriptions]]</ref>
For some time since then schools of the Wolf and of the Cat were funded by Kaedweni monarchs. The student exchanges took place and some older witchers befriended each other. During the reign of [[Radowit II]] this practice came to an end when he ordered his soldiers to kill witchers present at the [[Witcher Tournament]].<ref name="zdrada">''[[Zdrada]]''</ref>
 
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=== The two massacres ===
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The second half of the 12th century<ref group=N>The exact date is never specified, but {{BoE}} states that it happened about half a century before [[Triss Merigold]] was born.</ref> saw a massive attack on Kaer Morhen by an enraged mob led by a group of mages and priests. All witchers present at the keep were killed. Though the [[pogrom]] was condemned, the school never regained its full functionality.<ref name="boe" />
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For some time since then schools of the Wolf and of the Cat were funded by Kaedweni monarchs. The student exchanges took place and some older witchers befriended each other, though most of the students did not trust each other, which often resulted in brawls and arguments.
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King [[Radowit II]] however, under the influence of his court mage [[Astrogarus]] and [[druid]]s, perceived revival of the witcher schools as a threat to his rule. His manipulations made master [[Treyse]] of the Cats engage in a plot against the Wolves – during the [[Witcher Tournament]], he and some of the students under his influence ambushed the unaware Wolves. After most of the Wolves died, the King ordered soldiers to kill the Cats as well.<ref name="zdrada">{{Comics|Comic=zdrada}}</ref>
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=== Contemporary situation ===
 
=== Contemporary situation ===
Last children were trained at Kaer Morhen in 1230s. Knowledge about Trials and mage assistants eventually vanished since then. By the 1260s the only of the "old" (pre-pogrom) witchers of the Wolf was [[Vesemir]]. He, and a couple of younger ones, use to spend winters in the keep. They welcome some witchers from other schools like [[Coën]],<ref name="boe" /> but Cats<ref name="sos">{{SoS}}</ref> and Vipers<ref name="tw3" /> are banned.
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The last children were trained at Kaer Morhen in the 1230s. Knowledge about Trials and mage assistants eventually vanished since then. By the 1260s the only living member of the "old" (pre-pogrom) witchers of the Wolf was [[Vesemir]]. He, and a couple of younger ones, used to spend winters in the keep. They welcomed some witchers from other schools like [[Coën]],<ref name="boe" /> but Cats<ref name="sos">{{SoS}}</ref> and Vipers were banned.
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The early 1270s saw the ultimate downfall of the school, when it fell under the attacks of the [[Salamandra]] and the [[Wild Hunt]].<ref name="tw3" />
   
 
== Members ==
 
== Members ==
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'''Witchers'''
   
 
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* [[Leo]]<ref name="tw1">{{Tw1}}</ref>
 
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* [[Rennes]]<ref name="zdrada" />
 
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'''Mages'''
 
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* [[Dagobert Sulla]]<ref name="tw1" />
 
'''Affiliated'''
 
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School of the Wolf was a school of witchers headquartered at Kaer Morhen in Kaedwen.[1]

History

Before the Pogrom

The school originated as one of the splinter factions of the original Order of Witchers.[2] Its members decided to settle in the north in the caves of the Morhen Valley.[3]

In the 11th century the construction of Kaer Morhen was finished, and because its original builders apparently abandoned the keep or vanished in some other way, the Wolves settled there.

In the days of its glory, the School of the Wolf was one of the most recognized of the witcher schools. Its members gained the reputation of professional and reliable monster slayers.[4][3] According to a legend, it is said that at some point of the history they hosted Count Esteril Thyssen and his lover Agnes, who were hiding from Videmont's wrath.[5]

The two massacres

The second half of the 12th century[N 1] saw a massive attack on Kaer Morhen by an enraged mob led by a group of mages and priests. All witchers present at the keep were killed. Though the pogrom was condemned, the school never regained its full functionality.[1]

For some time since then schools of the Wolf and of the Cat were funded by Kaedweni monarchs. The student exchanges took place and some older witchers befriended each other, though most of the students did not trust each other, which often resulted in brawls and arguments.

King Radowit II however, under the influence of his court mage Astrogarus and druids, perceived revival of the witcher schools as a threat to his rule. His manipulations made master Treyse of the Cats engage in a plot against the Wolves – during the Witcher Tournament, he and some of the students under his influence ambushed the unaware Wolves. After most of the Wolves died, the King ordered soldiers to kill the Cats as well.[6]

Contemporary situation

The last children were trained at Kaer Morhen in the 1230s. Knowledge about Trials and mage assistants eventually vanished since then. By the 1260s the only living member of the "old" (pre-pogrom) witchers of the Wolf was Vesemir. He, and a couple of younger ones, used to spend winters in the keep. They welcomed some witchers from other schools like Coën,[1] but Cats[7] and Vipers were banned.

The early 1270s saw the ultimate downfall of the school, when it fell under the attacks of the Salamandra and the Wild Hunt.[3]

Members

Witchers

Mages

Affiliated

Gallery

Footnotes

  1. The exact date is never specified, but Blood of Elves states that it happened about half a century before Triss Merigold was born.

References