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The '''Witch hunters''' are a group of individuals dedicated to rounding up and prosecuting magic users. In [[The Witcher 3]] they act with the full support of [[Radovid V]].
 
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The '''witch hunters''' of [[Novigrad]], nearby [[Oxenfurt]] and the surrounding [[Velen]] region are members of an armed organisation dedicated to prosecuting magic users, both amateur and [[mage|professional]]. Having been inspired by the [[Order of the Flaming Rose]], their operations are officially sanctioned by the [[Church of the Eternal Fire]]. In ''The Witcher 3'', they act with the full support of King [[Radovid V]] of [[Redania]].
   
 
== Notable witch hunters ==
 
== Notable witch hunters ==
 
* [[Caleb Menge]]
 
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* Kurt
 
* [[Graden]]
 
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* [[Moreelse]]
 
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* [[Tamara Strenger]]
 
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* [[Dirk]] (Witch Hunter's Torturer at Menge's base)
   
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== Notes ==
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* Portrayal of witch hunters in the game seems to be inspired by [[Wikipedia:Matthew Hopkins|Matthew Hopkins]], the notorious English witch hunter from the time of English Civil War.
   
 
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Card art of a witch hunter of the Northern realms (unreleased Gwent card)

The witch hunters of Novigrad, nearby Oxenfurt and the surrounding Velen region are members of an armed organisation dedicated to prosecuting magic users, both amateur and professional. Having been inspired by the Order of the Flaming Rose, their operations are officially sanctioned by the Church of the Eternal Fire. In The Witcher 3, they act with the full support of King Radovid V of Redania.

Notable witch hunters[ | ]

Notes[ | ]

  • Portrayal of witch hunters in the game seems to be inspired by Matthew Hopkins, the notorious English witch hunter from the time of English Civil War.