Timeline/History of the Witcher Trilogy

This page is a lore article as a condensed version of Timeline focusing on Geralt of Rivia.


 * Circa 230 BR
 * the Conjunction of the Spheres
 * Circa 760 ~ 830
 * Geoffrey Monck took a group of human Sources to train under the supervision of Aen Saevhernes.
 * Massacre at Loc Muinne: The COA_Redania.svg Redanian army massacred the population of Loc Muinne and exterminated all the elves.
 * Circa 1060
 * Uprising of Aelirenn, sowing the seed of the Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael.
 * Circa 1150
 * COA_Redania.svgCOA_Temeria.svg Falka's Rebellion
 * Circa 1180
 * Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia and Amulet_wilka.png Eskel became witchers in Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen.
 * 1232
 * Fall: Events of The Price of Neutrality
 * Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia returned to Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen for the winter and met COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Sabrina Glevissig.
 * COA_Caingorn.svg Deidre was revealed to be Amulet_wilka.png Eskel's Unexpected Child. In a struggle, Eskel received the deforming scar on his face by the sword of Deidre.
 * Unknown year
 * Events of The Edge of the World
 * COA_Redania.svg Dandelion received his lute from Hrb_unof_Dol_Blathanna.png Toruviel in Hrb_unof_Dol_Blathanna.png Dol Blathanna.
 * 1238
 * Birth of COA_Temeria.svg Adda the White
 * 1245
 * Events of Season of Storms
 * 1245~ (7+ years after the birth of COA_Temeria.svg Adda the White)
 * Events of The Witcher (short story)
 * Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia lifted the curse of Striga from COA_Temeria.svg Adda the White.
 * Shown in the opening cinematic of The Witcher (computer game)
 * 1246~ (1 year after lifting the curse of COA_Temeria.svg Adda the White
 * Events of Side Effects
 * 1252 ~ 1253
 * Events of A Question of Price
 * Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia lifted a curse from COA_Nilfgaard.svg Duny. Geralt invoked the Law of Surprise on the pregnant COA_Cintra2.svg Pavetta.
 * COA_Cintra2.svg Pavetta gave birth to COA_Cintra2.svg Ciri.
 * Unknown years, some years before the events of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
 * COA_Temeria.svg Foltest had fostered a romantic relationship with COA_Temeria.svg Baroness Maria Louisa La Valette and fathered 2 children: COA_Temeria.svg Anaïs La Valette and COA_Temeria.svg Boussy La Valette.
 * 1265
 * The Battle of Brenna, as told in The Witcher (computer game)
 * Coën died on the operating table of COA_Redania.svg Shani. The Gardener kept his Witcher's silver sword.
 * 1267
 * Events of Blood of Elves
 * COA_Cintra2.svg Ciri was in the custody of Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia and taken to Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen. Amulet_wilka.png Vesemir, Amulet_wilka.png Eskel, Amulet_wilka.png Lambert and Coën tutored Ciri.
 * Note: Coën died at the Battle of Brenna. The battle occurred in 1268 in the novels but in 1265 in the games. Coën would have died if we follow the timeline of the game here instead of the novels.
 * COA_Temeria.svg Triss Merigold arrived at Kaer Morhen to tutor Ciri about magic, and prevented the witchers from treating her with witcher's mutations.
 * Events of Time of Contempt
 * 1 July: Thanedd coup at COA_Temeria.svg Thanedd Isle: A major conflict broke out between the mages supporting the COA_Nilfgaard.svg Nilfgaardian Empire and those supporting the Northern Kingdoms. The Conclave of Mages wanted to remain neutral. The Northern side wanted to arrest the mages within the Conclave who had been conspiring with the Nilfgaardian. A battle ensured and many perished in the event. As a result, the Lodge of Sorceresses was founded by COA_Redania.svg Philippa Eilhart.
 * Assault on Stygga castle: COA_Kovir%26Poviss.svg Vilgefortz, Rience and Schirrú were defeated by the joint forces of Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia, COA_Aedirn.svg Yennefer, COA_Cintra2.svg Ciri and Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy in COA_Ebbing_combined.svg Stygga. Regis and Vilgefortz both perished.
 * Events of Baptism of Fire
 * 1268
 * March: The Battle of Brenna, as told in the novels.
 * 2 April: Peace of Cintra.
 * 6 / 7 June: the Rivian Pogrom: A conflict broke out between humans and non-humans. Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia defended the non-humans. Both Geralt and COA_Aedirn.svg Yennefer died.
 * 25 September: The Rivian Pogrom as told in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
 * COA_Cintra2.svg Ciri appeared and took Geralt and Yennefer away and they arrived at the Malus Island, aka Isle of Avallach, Isle of Avalon or Isle of Mists.
 * First battle of Vergen:
 * COA_Aedirn.svg Seltkirk led the army of COA_Aedirn.svg Aedirn, with some members of the Flag_Mahakam.png Mahakam Volunteer Army, including Flag_Mahakam.png Yarpen Zigrin.
 * COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Vandergrift led the army of COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Kaedwen, with the COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Dun Banner, and the sorceress COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Sabrina Glevissig.
 * Vandergrift killed Seltkirk in a duel.
 * Sabrina Glevissig summoned the Malger's Fire to the battlefield, decimating both armies and killed Vandergrift.
 * COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg King Henselt ordered the execution of Sabrina Glevissig and she casted a blood curse on both Henselt and the battlefield.
 * 1268 ~ 69
 * Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia and COA_Aedirn.svg Yennefer stayed at the Malus Island. The Wild Hunt appeared and kidnapped Yennefer. Geralt returned to the Witcher's Path.
 * 1269
 * 13 September: Geralt arrived at the Ravine of the Hydra. 53 officers of the Flag_Vrihedd.png Vrihedd were executed. Only Flag_Vrihedd.png Iorveth and Flag_Vrihedd.pngrim Faoiltiarna survived.
 * 23 November: Geralt arrived at COA_Cintra2.svg Cintra, pursuing the Wild Hunt.
 * 1270
 * 24 February: Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia arrived at a high pass in the Armush mountain and killed an Imperial Manticore.
 * 30 May: Geralt arrived at the Yaruga River, pursuing the Wild Hunt.
 * 25 July: Geralt arrived at the forest of Hrb_unof_Angren.png Angren and saved Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Letho, Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Serrit and Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Auckes from a Slyzard. The Viper Witchers joined Geralt and continue the pursuit of the Wild Hunt.
 * Winter Solstice: The Witchers caught up with the Wild Hunt at a Hanged man's tree somewhere in the heart of the COA_Nilfgaard.svg Nilfgaardian Empire. The kidnapped COA_Aedirn.svg Yennefer was among them. Geralt asked the leader of the Hunt (possibly Eredin Bréacc Glas) to exchange his own soul for Yennefer's.
 * Letho, Serrit and Auckes took care of Yennefer.
 * Geralt began riding with the Hunt.
 * COA_Cintra2.svg Ciri rescued Geralt and placed him near Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen.
 * Events of The Witcher (computer game).
 * Note: Timeline claims the events of the game took place beginning at May, on the festival of Belleteyn. However, in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Geralt recounted with the precise date of Winter Solstice, 1270 that he caught up with the Wild Hunt, and thus the event of him appearing at Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen should happen subsequently.
 * Geralt appeared near Kaer Morhen with amnesia.
 * Events of Icon_Prologue.png Prologue, 3 days after Geralt's reappearance.
 * Salamandra_badge.png Salamandra's assault on Amulet_wilka.png Kaer Morhen
 * Aggressor: The Salamandra_badge.png Salamandra, led by Hrb_unof_Zerrikania.png Azar Javed with the Salamandra_badge.png Professor (assassin), Salamandra_badge.png Savolla and a Frightener
 * Defender: Amulet_wilka.png Vesemir, Amulet_wilka.png Eskel, Amulet_wilka.png Lambert, Amulet_wilka.png Leo, Geralt and COA_Temeria.svg Triss Merigold.
 * Results:
 * Azar Javed and the Professor took off with the Secrets stolen from Kaer Morhen (mutagens to create Witchers).
 * Leo perished.
 * The Witchers abandoned Kaer Morhen.
 * Events of Icon_Act_I.png Chapter I
 * The Hellhound in the COA_Temeria.svg Outskirts of COA_Temeria.svg Vizima
 * The Hellhound was an Alzur's Demon, it could only be defeated by answering its question correctly. The question was "Who summoned me?"
 * Choice 1: Geralt condemned the Reverend of the Eternal Fire and the villagers. Abigail was saved. The Hellhound was weakened and defeated. The Reverend and the villagers attacked Geralt and were killed.
 * Choice 2: Geralt condemned Abigail. The Hellhound was not weakened but still defeated.
 * Events of Icon_Act_II.png Chapter II
 * Geralt received Coën's Witcher's silver sword from COA_Temeria.svg Vincent Meis.
 * Geralt hunted a Cockatrice and met Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Siegfried of Denesle.
 * Geralt went to the COA_Temeria.svg Swamp and met Items_Squirrel_tail.png Yaevinn and Hrb_unof_Brokilon.png Morenn (perhaps the same person to Morénn)
 * Investigation on Azar Javed and the Salamandra
 * COA_Nilfgaard.svg Declan Leuvaarden, Golan Vivaldi of the Vivaldi Bank, Kalkstein, COA_Temeria.svg Thaler the head of COA_Temeria.svg Temerian intelligence and Vincent Meis the guard captain befriended Geralt and joined the investigation.
 * COA_Temeria.svg Raymond Maarloeve was killed and impersonated by Azar Javed.
 * A skirmish broke out in the Swamp
 * Aggressor: The Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Order of the Flaming Rose led by Siegfried of Denesle.
 * Defender: The Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael led by Yaevinn
 * Results
 * Choice 1: If Geralt helped the Order, the Scoia'tael failed to obtain a shipment of weapons and supplies and was significantly weakened.
 * Choice 2: If Geralt helped the Scoia'tael, they received a shipment of weapons and supplies and the Scoia'tael was significantly strengthened.
 * Choice 3: If Geralt didn't help either side, the Order won the skirmish, the Scoia'tael failed to obtain a shipment of weapons and supplies and was significantly weakened.
 * Both leaders survived whichever the choice.
 * Geralt unlocked the Mage's tower in the Swamp for Kalkstein.
 * Events of Icon_Act_III.png Chapter III
 * The conspiracy of forging royal edicts
 * Activities: King COA_Temeria.svg Foltest was away from Vizima and the conspirators falsified edicts and claimed to be from the King
 * Conspirators: Princess COA_Temeria.svg Adda the White, Count Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Roderick de Wett, King COA_Redania.svg Radovid V of COA_Redania.svg Redania and the Salamandra_badge.png Salamandra
 * Investigators: Declan Leuvaarden, Thaler, Triss and Geralt
 * Resolutions:
 * Choice 1: Geralt enlisted the help of the Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Order of the Flaming Rose led by Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Siegfried of Denesle.
 * Choice 2: Geralt enlisted the help of the Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael led by Items_Squirrel_tail.png Yaevinn
 * Whichever the choice, the party raided the Salamandra_badge.png Salamandra base and killed the Salamandra_badge.png Professor (assassin) and the Kikimore queen.
 * Adda ordered the death sentence of Geralt, Triss teleported him to COA_Temeria.svg Murky Waters.
 * Collateral Events:
 * Thaler was accused of treason by a falsified royal edict by de Wett
 * Choice 1: Geralt sided with Thaler and the incident was dismissed.
 * Choice 2: Geralt sided with de Wett and Thaler was executed.
 * Events of Icon_Act_IV.png Chapter IV
 * In Murky Waters, Geralt met defeated Dagon knighted and awarded Aerondight by the Lady of the Lake.
 * It was revealed Amulet_wilka.png Berengar unknowingly aided the Salamandra, resulting in the attack at Kaer Morhen.
 * If Geralt did not forgive Berengar, he challenged him to a duel and killed him.
 * A conflict broke out between the Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Order of the Flaming Rose and the Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael. COA_Aedirn.svg Rayla led the Order and Hrb_unof_Dol_Blathanna.png Toruviel led the Scoia'tael.
 * Neutral path: Geralt escaped with Dandelion. Toruviel died.
 * Order path: Geralt aided the Order. Toruviel died.
 * Scoia'tael path: Geralt aided the Scoia'tael. Toruviel survived.
 * Alvin escaped by himself with magic, possibly time travelled.
 * Events of Icon_Act_V.png Chapter V
 * A major conflict broke out in COA_Temeria.svg Old Vizima. The Order of the Flaming Rose and the army of Mutants led by Jacques de Aldersberg, the Scoia'tael led by Yaevinn, and the neutral guardsmen loyal to Foltest fought in a 3-way battle. Rayla was killed by Yaevinn.
 * Adda's curse returned and she became a Striga again. Requested by COA_Temeria.svg Foltest, Geralt had to either lift the curse again or to kill Adda.
 * Geralt killed Adda.
 * Or, Geralt lifted the curse of Adda. Subsequently, Adda would marry COA_Redania.svg Radovid V.
 * Geralt hunted down Azar Javed and destroyed the Salamandra. But it was revealed Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Jacques de Aldersberg was behind the conspiracy, wishing to create a new species of new human.
 * Geralt returned to Vizima and hunted down Jacques de Aldersberg at the Herb_Zakon_Płonącej_Róży.png Cloister of the Order of the Flaming Rose.
 * He went through the COA_Temeria.svg Sewers of Vizima, either accompanied by Triss Merigold, Siegfried of Denesle or Yaevinn, and killed a zeugl.
 * Events of Icon_Epilogue.png Epilogue
 * The confrontation between de Aldersberg and Geralt took place at the Ice Plains. King of the Wild Hunt appeared and offered a proposition.
 * If Geralt accepted, the King of the Wild Hunt took the soul of de Aldersberg and told Geralt that he knew him with another name, possibly Alvin.
 * If Geralt refused, he defeated King of the Wild Hunt in its spectral form. Geralt killed de Aldersberg with a silver sword.
 * Sometime when Geralt was in Vizima, Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Letho assassinated COA_Aedirn.svg King Demavend III.
 * When Geralt returned to collect rewards from COA_Temeria.svg Foltest, a mysterious assassin with witcher's eyes snuck into the COA_Temeria.svg Royal Palace and attempted Foltest's life. Geralt reacted quickly and defeated the assassin.
 * Foltest made Geralt his royal bodyguard and brought him around everywhere.
 * At the same time, the COA_Nilfgaard.svg Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr var Emreis took an interest in the delirious COA_Aedirn.svg Yennefer and took her away from Letho. With helps of Nilfgaardian mages, Yennefer restored her memory and found herself serving in the imperial court. She apparently remained there until the beginning of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, where she wrote a letter to Geralt.
 * 3 months before the assassination of COA_Temeria.svg Foltest, Letho arrived at Items_Squirrel_tail.png Iorveth's hideout in COA_Temeria.svg Flotsam forests near COA_Temeria.svg Flotsam and forged an alliance with the Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael.
 * 1270 ~ 1271
 * Events of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
 * COA_Temeria.svg Foltest, bringing along Amulet_wilka.png Geralt of Rivia, laid siege to the COA_Temeria.svg La Valette Castle, aiming to capture his lover - COA_Temeria.svg Baroness Maria Louisa La Valette; and his 2 children - COA_Temeria.svg Anaïs La Valette and COA_Temeria.svg Boussy La Valette.
 * Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Letho assassinated Foltest but Geralt was mistaken as the kingslayer.
 * Flag_Blue_Stripes.png Vernon Roche suspected the official charges and freed Geralt from the COA_Temeria.svg Dungeons of La Valette Castle.
 * Led by Vernon Roche, the Flag_Blue_Stripes.png Blue Stripes, along with Flag_Blue_Stripes.png Ves and COA_Temeria.svg Triss Merigold sailed upriver the Pontar and arrived at COA_Temeria.svg Flotsam, suspecting the Items_Squirrel_tail.png Scoia'tael unit of Flag_Vrihedd.png Iorveth had a hand in the assassination.
 * The party reunited with COA_Redania.svg Dandelion and Flag_Mahakam.png Zoltan Chivay in Flotsam.
 * In Flotsam, some individuals were suspected to be remnants of the Salamandra_badge.png Salamandra. Salamandra_badge.png Vencel Pugg had confirmed he worked under either Salamandra_badge.png Gellert or Salamandra_badge.png Roland Bleinheim (or both) back in COA_Temeria.svg Vizima. COA_Temeria.svg Dmitri and COA_Temeria.svg Louis Merse were possible to be ones as well.
 * Geralt hunted down the Kayran with the aid of COA_Kovir%26Poviss.svg Sheala de Tancarville.
 * Letho betrayed the Scoia'tael and kidnapped Triss and forced her to teleport them both to COA_Aedirn.svg Vergen.
 * After the initial face-off with Letho,
 * Vernon Roche staged a coup and put the local commandant COA_Temeria.svg Bernard Loredo out of service, and executed him. The Blue Stripes sailed upriver following the trail of Letho with Geralt.
 * Iorveth hijacked a Prison barge with Geralt and sailed upriver following the trail.
 * In Vergen, a negotiation between COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg King Henselt and the joint party of COA_Aedirn.svg Prince Stennis and Saesenthessis (under the guise of "COA_Aedirn.svg Saskia the Dragonslayer".
 * Blinded by bloodlust, Henselt smashed COA_Aedirn.svg Olcan's head into a runic stone and activated the curse of COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Sabrina Glevissig, which was casted 3 years ago when she was burnt in a pyre.
 * The Blues Stripes arrived and encamped near the COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Kaedweni camp.
 * With the aid of COA_Kovir%26Poviss.svg Dethmold, Geralt removed Henselt from Sabrina's curse.
 * Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Serrit and Tw2_trailer_schooloftheviper.png Auckes appeared and attempted Henselt's life. Geralt and de Tancarville repelled the attack and killed the assassins.
 * Iorveth's Scoia'tael made their way into Vergen and joined the defence.
 * Saskia was poisoned by possibly Prince Stennis, Olcan and COA_Aedirn.svg Thorak.
 * The COA_Aedirn.svg Aedirnian peasants broke out a riot against the Prince, accusing him of poisoning Saskia.
 * The mob lynched the Prince, thus ending the line of the late king COA_Aedirn.svg Demavend.
 * Or, Geralt prevented the Prince being lynched.
 * COA_Redania.svg Philippa Eilhart and Geralt made an antidote and healed Saskia. But Philippa also enthralled Saskia so that she could only agree with her in all thoughts and actions.
 * Geralt lifted the curse on the Battlefield by reliving The Eternal Battle.
 * Geralt passed out for 3 days. In the meantime, the Kaedweni army had marched towards Vergen.
 * When Geralt woke up at the COA_Kaedwen_var2.svg Camp followers' encampment, Dethmold had annihilated the Blue Stripes by entrapping and hanging them all. Vernon Roche flew into a rage and accompanied Geralt to Vergen.
 * Geralt arrived at the house of Philippa and saw de Tancarville teleporting away. Henselt arrived shortly after and fought the witcher.
 * Vernon arrived after the fight and killed Henselt for revenge.
 * Or, Vernon arrived after the fight but Geralt stopped him from regicide.
 * Or, when Geralt woke up on the bed of Philippa Eilhart, he joined the defence of Vergen against the Kaedweni.
 * Henselt was defeated and swore to relinquish all claims of COA_Aedirn.svg Lormark and to recognise the sovereign of Saskia's popular uprising.
 * Dethmold was executed.
 * The remaining children of late king Foltest - COA_Temeria.svg Anaïs La Valette and COA_Temeria.svg Boussy La Valette were transported to Loc Muinne. Betrayed by COA_Temeria.svg Baron Ravanen Kimbolt and COA_Temeria.svg Count Linus Maravel, the royal children did not reach the city peacefully. Boussy was killed and Anaïs was captured by the men of Count Maravel.
 * Geralt arrived at Loc Muinne with either Vernon Roche or Iorveth.
 * Roche's Path:
 * Anaïs was sold to COA_Kovir%26Poviss.svg Dethmold.
 * Geralt and Roche saved Anaïs by raiding the Kaedweni quarters above the Ruined library.
 * Or, Roche saved Anaïs while Geralt saved COA_Temeria.svg Triss Merigold.
 * Iorveth's Path:
 * Since Dethmold was dead, there was no notion of where Anaïs eventually went.
 * 1272
 * Events of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
 * In Velen, Geralt of Rivia told Keira Metz a story about hunting a zeugl. It happened 2 years ago in the Sewers of Vizima.
 * In Novigrad, Geralt of Rivia received a Message from an Old Friend, along with the book My Manifesto – The Life of Jacques de Aldersberg.
 * Unknown year
 * Events of Hearts of Stone.
 * Unknown year
 * Events of Blood and Wine.