This is the short story The Witcher which introduces the witcher Geralt and his famous fight with a striga. The short story was included with the boxed version of The Witcher Enhanced Edition video game.
The story begins with Geralt entering Vizima. Shortly afterwards, he kills three men in a bar fight. He is escorted to Velerad, the elderly castellan of Vizima. When asked to explain himself, Geralt refers to the bounty notices posted at the crossroads near Vizima, asking for an experienced monster hunter. At this point, Velerad tells Geralt of the Striga and her origin. Near the beginning of King Foltest's reign, he got his sister, Adda, pregnant. She and the baby died giving birth, both being buried in a double coffin. Seven years later, the daughter awoke and slaughtered the inhabitants of the palace. She had become a striga.
The intro sequence in The Witcher game is based on Geralt's fight with the striga in Vizima.
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This is the short story The Witcher which introduces the witcher Geralt and his famous fight with a striga. The short story was included with the boxed version of The Witcher Enhanced Edition video game. The story begins with Geralt entering Vizima. Shortly afterwards, he kills three men in a bar fight. He is escorted to Velerad, the elderly castellan of Vizima. When asked to explain himself, Geralt refers to the bounty notices posted at the crossroads near Vizima, asking for an experienced monster hunter. At this point, Velerad tells Geralt of the Striga and her origin. Near the beginning of King Foltest's reign, he got his sister, Adda, pregnant. She and the baby died giving birth, both being buried in a double coffin. Seven years later, the daughter awoke and slaughtered the inhabitants of the palace. She had become a striga. The intro sequence in The Witcher game is based on Geralt's fight with the striga in Vizima.