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Witcher potions are brewed up from a variety of substances and are used to enhance a witcher's already impressive abilities.

Additionally, Nilfgaard's expansionist ambitions, leadership, totalitarianism, military might and wish to absorb all countries into their empire can also make them the fantasy counterpart to Soviet Russia during the Polish-Soviet War, which aimed to spread world revolution to all of Western Europe. Schizo Tech: A relatively subtle example. While the general technology of the setting is late medieval to early Renaissance, the degree of understanding regarding medicine and biology is nearly modern. Mention is made of rather advanced medical concepts like antiseptics, washing of hands to fight disease, lactic acid buildup in muscles, and viral and bacterial cultures. Admittedly, those who understand these sciences best are clergy, wizards, or witchers; the average villager doesn't know much about medicine beyond the common remedies. Van Helsing Hate Crimes: Generally defied. Witchers do not usually kill sapient monsters without evidence that the monster in question is guilty of wrongdoing. Witchers are quite often treated as monsters by the general public despite being humans augmented with alchemy and magic, and many experienced Witchers can attest that people are often little better than monsters themselves, so sapient monsters with complex personalities and sympathetic motivations appear frequently. Tin Man: It's commonly propagated, rumored and believed that witchers are incapable of feeling emotion, even by witchers themselves. However, both the books and games show that this isn't true at all. All the various witcher characters have distinct personalities and run the full gamut of emotions. Geralt, who appears to adhere to the stereotype the most simply on account of being The Stoic, is himself fully aware that it doesn't apply to him, and frequently expresses bitterness about it. We have the best parts the series has to offer, the adventure, the action, the mythology, all cloaked in the search for a missing friend.

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Fauns and Satyrs: Succubi in this series are a blend of the popular demonic type creature, with horns and hooved feet that physically resemble satyrs and satyresses. Then there are the Sylvans, who resemble male Succubi. Claws and Fangs ( Szpony i kły, 2017), an anthology of short fiction by Polish authors, a result of a contest organized by a Polish speculative fiction magazine. A really fun and unique version of the world of the Witcher, set in feudal Japan, with interesting adaptations and intriguing monsters to set the tone. With Geralt, being written very similarly to all of his previous appearances. Morrowind's most impossibly ambitious mod just added a whole new region for its 7th expansion in 22 years Our Trolls Are Different: They repair bridges, love drinking, and ask for tolls from travelers who cross their bridges. They are also one of the very few monsters that humans are willing to have around, since paying the toll is cheaper than maintenance of the bridge. They also tend to use Hulk Speak.

Official statement [ ] In a new world inspired by Edo-period Japan, Geralt is faced with difficult moral choices while battling a variety of yokai and oni, creatures inspired by Japanese myths. Each encounter drops a clue in his desperate search for a mysterious apparition known as the Lady of Snow, yuki onna, for she is the key to the one Geralt seeks, but finding her won't be easy. Characters [ ]

Historical fiction fantasy, Geralt of Riva in Japan. I read the novels years ago, albeit in the German translation, and hugely disliked them. Mostly for reasons of misogyny - but the beauty of this manga is that we don't have the narrator's voice that put me off.