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A witcher’s sword… Swallow. Ooooo. Beautiful. May I? Not here. You’ll have ample opportunity soon enough, witcher.
The Witcher 3
A wizard cow using a portal
Ayyy my entry for a crossover challenge, but I figured I could post this here as well :D
KHR X The Witcher Tsuna as Geralt/Witcher and Hibari as Yennefer/Sorcerer
I had a lot of fun doing this and I really like how it turned out so enjoy!
another one because today is apparently landscape day
inspired by the Witcher 3 ;)
Hold up! Thedas...???
tag yourself
*Chanting* ESKEL! ESKEL! ESKEL! ESKEL! ESKEL!
someone get him out of there
YOU KNOW WHO ISNT DISCUSSED ENOUGH IN THE WITCHER FANDOM!?
NIBBLES. NIBBLES THE CAT.
This may be because most people are here for the Witcher Netflix show & have not played the Witcher games (or they just simply forgot about Nibbles.) & that’s fair enough. I get it. I do. BUT TIME TO CHANGE THAT OKAY!? & While I’m sure that there are older posts that mention Nibbles, I see next to nothing about Nibbles in this Witcher fandom resurgence.
So. I recently replayed Witcher 3. & You spend the game, passing through towns, exploring, taking on monster contracts, & searching for Ciri. There are lots of animals in these towns you go through. Dogs, cows, goats, sheep, horses, geese, pigs, chickens, AND CATS. Most animals dont really react to Geralt’s presence. But EVERY. SINGLE. CAT. arches its back, slinks away from Geralt, & hisses at him as soon as they notice him. EXCEPT FOR NIBBLES.
You meet Nibbles for the first time in W3 when you’re looking for the Bloody Baron’s missing daughter. Nibbles doesn’t hiss at Geralt. Not even once. Instead, while you wait to talk to someone, Geralt gets down on Nibbles’ level and the two just stare at each other for a while. Nibbles, the resident good boy and a 10/10 cute cat, is pretty damn relaxed during this entire interaction. He just chills on a table, grooming himself, & giving Geralt the normal amount of cat attention. & It’s clear Geralt is fascinated by this kitty oddity. Legit every other cat hisses at him. Every other cat hates witchers. Nibbles, this bizarre non-hissing kitty, captures Geralt’s attention right away.
SO LISTEN Y’ALL. All I’m really saying in this post is that 1) GERALT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PET NIBBLES. LET GERALT PET NIBBLES. And 2) Nibbles deserves more recognition.
Also. Maybe even a third point.... 3) It’d be cool to see more theories about Nibbles in fics. Cause it is a bit odd that Nibbles appears several times throughout Witcher 3 (& in both DLC packs), seemingly following Geralt around the Continent. He shows up in several different places (that are huge distances apart) and is mentioned by several characters that have nothing to do with one another (or Nibbles) throughout the game. I know that he was just born as a “filmmaking trick due to a technical necessity that came up” during the making of the game. But Nibbles is a mystery magic cat. & if it isn’t clear already, I LOVE THIS FUNKY LIL FLUFF. THIS IS A NIBBLES APPRECIATION POST.
Not to be dramatic but I would die for Eskel and Lambert
Witcher Eskel of the Wolf School
getting primed up to talk shit about Yen to Geralt again.
I found someone who looked like the perfect Eskel. So much so I had to draw it
Me: Alright time to study, gotta shift over to finals mode..
My brain: Ah yes, right. Eskel-drawing mode
Me: No wait that’s not what I meant-
My brain: IT’S ESKEL-LOVING HOURS
What I See in Eskel Based on His Physicality in TW3
I’ve recently been encouraged to share my thoughts regarding Eskel’s physicality in The Witcher 3 and what I’ve managed to intuit about his character. This is as much an exercise for me in verbalizing a very non-verbal thing as it is a fun little character study. Enjoy!
Fighting stance
His feet are rooted into the ground, and his hips are wide and open. This not only lowers his centre of gravity, but also gives him remarkable access to what I will refer to as his Lower—the area of the body from the hips-down that we often lose track of due to our thoughts residing loudly in the Upper (specifically, our heads). Most martial arts and mindfulness practices include conscious activation of the Lower as a means to provide stability, both physical and physiological.
Not only is this stance grounding his senses, it’s grounding his breath in the process, allowing for his intuitive responses to integrate with his intellectual responses to external stimuli. This allows him to maintain focus and a sense of calm-within-the-storm for a more extended period of time, granting him precision, and equal access to all his senses, not just sight—a sense which tends to dominate when our intuition and intellect are not integrated and working in tandem.
Enhanced access to the Lower also means greater energetic control. Practices like Tai Chi and more combative forms of Kung Fu work not only with the physical, but also with the flow and mastery of Qi—the life force that connects us to everything around us. Those who can harness and control the flow of the life force in their bodies can then channel it to enhance the power of their attacks, but also to sync up with fellow combatants. For Eskel, this explains how he’s able to control his powerful magic and use it with such precision.
Posture
There are areas of the spine I will refer to as Gates, which are found all the way from the sacrum and lumbar vertebrae (at the base), to the beginning of the thoracic vertebrae (middle back), the beginning of the cervical vertebrae (between the shoulder blades), to the occipital joint at the base of the skull. These Gates are places where residual mental/emotional tension are often stored as our body’s attempt to protect us from distress. When these gates are open, or relaxed, we have an easier time processing and moving on from heightened moments or experiences, and our intuition will again become more integrated with our intellect.
Let’s have a look at Eskel’s posture…
The roundness of his back indicates that his gates are open, but more importantly his back ribs, and therefore his Lats which are huge areas of residual tension that, if and when released, hold a great deal of emotional and physical power.
These open gates, combined with the softness of his trapezius muscles (tops of the shoulders) tell me that Eskel is a man who channels—emotions, energy, power—and feels intensely. With this openness also comes easier access to his animal intuition. When we allow ourselves to release the occipital join at the back of the head, our rear and peripheral awareness increases, and we have easier access to the responses of our amygdala—our lizard brain. Not only is it involved in survival instinct, but also in flocking and our capacity to sense one another in space and be sensitive to the physiological changes of others. I will therefore put forth that Eskel has high emotional intelligence as well as high sensitivity to changes in atmosphere.
The broadness of his chest indicates to me that he isn’t trying to close off to his vulnerability by guarding in the front instead. He remains tall and open in the chest, showing a softness and vulnerability to him that, without the sturdy grounding of his Lower, could become overwhelming, and probably does at times.
Body Centre
The notion of body centre is one that I take from my training as an actor (along with the rest of this essay-ette). It’s based on the idea that we have areas of our bodies that “lead us” forward when we walk—we might go into the world chest-, shoulders-, head-, or pelvis-, first depending on our “disposition.” This is not by any means a suggestion that we boil people down to Overthinkers if they lead with their heads or Lascivious if they lead with their pelvis.
Due to his inclusion of his Lower space and the openness in his hips, Eskel has a tendency to lead with his pelvis. However, we also see that he occasionally will lead with his head. Looking at character archetype, one might (and I do) discern that he is confident (tending towards cocky at times) and stable (both emotionally and physically).
All of this, combined with the softness at the back of his neck makes for a character who is confident, capable, grounded, extremely powerful, highly-intuitive, and vulnerable.
All of this is coming from the perspective of a trained stage actor and my shared experiences with fellow performers of embodying these same principles. This is not to say that any of this is universally true for those with or without specific characteristics mentioned. However, when it comes to discussion of the Upper, Lower, and the Gates, these are more universally impactful on the central nervous system. I’m looking at Eskel as a character represented by a computer-generated actor of sorts. If anyone has any questions or is curious to learn more about how I came to these conclusions, and how the heck I know all of this, please feel free to reach out! I love to talk about what I do :)
So well drawn ;)
A tiny voice requesting chibi Hattori when you feel up to it? When he's hiding inside his shop after Geralt negotiates with Tinboy... My heart! Poor Eibhear just wants to make swords, not fight for his life. I want to snuggle him and tell him Geralt will make everything better! Awwwww buddy
I feel so bad for selling the sword he crafted for me the very next second he gave it to Geralt
it’s nice that you can still buy dumplings from him
I love them all - they all have their unique character.
Of course, Iorveth is described more nuanced because he has more screentime. But i'd love to see more of Cedric, Ciaran, Eibhear and Elihal. Ele'yas was well done but an annoying Person, sorry ;)
That is the proof - you don't have to love someone, you can hate him / her as well. As long as there are emotions in you, the char is good written.
Aen Seidhe in TW2 versus TW3. No one matches the fabulousness thats is Iorveth though. I must say I prefer TW2 elves. (no idea why the images are so dark!)
Rooney Mara as Iris von Everec
“I do not wish to suffer any longer… but I fear there will be cold and darkness, until… there’s nothing at all.”