Yarpen Zigrin was a dwarven warrior, adventurer, and a dragon-hunter.
Biography[]
Hunting a dragon[]
Yarpen and his band of dwarven warriors were among four teams who joined in on King Niedamir's commissioned hunt to kill a green dragon that set half a hillside ablaze. Before the hunt could start, there was already had blood between the teams, specifically the dwarves and Reavers. Leader of the dwarves group, Yarpen Zigrin blamed the Reavers for stealing from him, threatening to piss in his gruel to get even.
All four groups decided to settle down on the mountain side. Yarpen, Geralt, Jaskier, Borch, Téa, Véa, Yennefer, Eyck, and Boholt, the leader of the Reavers roasted the hirikka and feasted. Eyck took his leave as his stomach started to gurgle after failing to heed Borch's warning. They proceeded to discussed how the rightful son of Nilfgaard had returned and started burning through the south. With Fringilla as his mage. Wouldn't be long before they tried to take Sodden. Jaskier doubted the mere existence of dragons until Geralt assured them to be real, though their numbers were dwindling. Green dragons were the most common. Red dragons less so. Black dragons were the rarest. Borch added that gold dragons were in fact the rarest. Geralt retorted that they were a myth. Whether that be true or not, gold dragons met the same fate of any other dragon; they died out.
Yennefer awakened the following morning to find Eyck missing. Yarpen found him dead by a tree with his pants down and throat slit. Nevertheless, the hunt continued. Yarpen suspected that the Reavers killed Eyck, and so he knew of a short cut across the mountains that he only shared with Geralt, Jaskier, Borch, Tèa and Vèa. Proposing a truce until they reached the next peak. Yarpen and his men have guided Geralt, Jaskier, Yennefer, Borch, Tèa and Vèa to a fairly narrow path lined with wooden boards alongside the mountain. A tight squeeze for anyone larger than that of a dwarf. The board broke beneath Borch's feet and he falls, as does Tèa and Vèa. The only thing preventing them from plummeting to the ground was Geralt holding on to the other end of the chain. Borch told Geralt to let him go. When Geralt refused, Borch let go of the chain, shortly followed by Tèa and Vèa, and the three of them disappeared within the fog as they fell to the ground below.
Yarpen and his men got an early start the following morning. However, Yennefer caught up to them and froze them in place as she passed them by and entered the dragon's lair. Afterward, Borch paid off Yarpen and his men; offering them teeth belonging to the green dragon to take to the king as proof of its demise. And if the king wasn't satisfied, he could expect the body of a dragon to be dropped upon his royal wedding.[1]
Helping Geralt[]
Despite the title of nobility promised for slaying the dragon, Yarpen did not desire a vassal life in Caingorn. A few years after the hunt, his friends worked for King Henselt, escorting and protecting convoys of bandits. A member of theirs named Lucas Corto left the group after getting married and settling in Mahakam, which for Yarpen was a stupid thing to do. In one of his escorts, Yarpen meets up again with Geralt and Jaskier, who are looking for Yennefer and Ciri. Yarpen is excited at the prospect of having another adventure with the two of them. He and his companions join the search and give Geralt a horse that they have outgrown because he recently lost his mare Roach.
At the Marnadal Monolith, the dwarves save Yennefer and Ciri from the Nilfgaardian soldiers. Yarpen asks if Ciri is Geralt's daughter, which he confirms.
Hunting Rience[]
A few months later, after leave from Kaer Morhen, Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer find refuge in the Yarpen cabin and spend the winter there. Yarpen jokes that Geralt should dye his hair since Rience's captors are not looking for the Black Wolf. With the arrival of spring, he recommends his guests visit the Belleteyn festival in the nearby valley. After Ciri was almost attacked by a Jackapace at the party, Yarpen feels guilty since attending the festival was her idea. Ciri decides to set a trap for her captors and asks Yarpen to take her with him on his next expedition to Hagge. In a tavern, Yarpen, pretending to be sullen, spreads a rumor that Ciri is traveling with him to lure Rience and follow his trail. He also suggests that Jaskier pose as Ciri's partner, since he doesn't seem suspicious.
Yarpen's party sets up camp near the ruins of Shaerrawedd. As expected, they are ambushed by Rience and the elves. In the fight that follows, Yarpen takes on much larger opponents with his battle hammer. He then thanks Jaskier, who led his wounded comrades to safety.
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References[]
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 06: Rare Species