The full trailer for Season 2 of "The Witcher" has finally dropped, and fans are buzzing about
the return of this beloved series. From intriguing monsters to Geralt's continued adventures, here's
just a few of the small details you might have missed in the trailer for "The Witcher" Season 2.
One of the first fight scenes shown in the trailer for "The Witcher" Season 2 is between Geralt and a
woman who's depicted emitting a superhuman scream. As it turns out, that woman is a type of vampire
known as a bruxa, who are known for using their piercing screams to send their enemies flying.
Since Nivellen also appears in the trailer, it makes sense to assume that this bruxa is Vereena,
who was introduced in the short story "A Grain of Truth" from the book "The Last Wish." In the
story, Vereena and Nivellen are lovers, and Geralt originally thinks Vereena is a nymph
called a rusalka — though he realizes that she's much more dangerous. Vereena can also assume the
form of a giant bat, which renders her even more powerful in her fight against Geralt.
In the opening of the "Witcher" Season 2 trailer, we hear a mysterious voice speaking about how
strange the world is lately, and that maybe the various signs are an omen signaling the "end
of days." Geralt doesn't seemed to be concerned, though. It's then revealed that Geralt is speaking
to Nivellen, a boar-like man-beast played by "Game of Thrones" actor Kristofer Hivju.
At about the 1:18 mark in the trailer, we see a mage appear with a scarred face,
brandishing a powerful fire spell. He shows up again in the later half of the trailer,
this time attacking an unknown foe.
The wizard is Rience, played by Chris Fulton, and he is one nasty customer. In the novels,
Rience is a deadly assassin who is tasked with capturing Ciri. He is known for being merciless
and willing to do whatever it takes to find his prey, even torturing people for information.
In Season 1, we were only given a quick glimpse of the elves living in the world of "The Witcher."
In the episode "Four Marks," Geralt and Jaskier come across two elves,
angry refugees who kidnap the pair when they wander onto their territory. The episode
reveals that the once proud race of elves were driven from their homes and forced into hiding,
thanks to humans who committed near genocide on their people.
Not all of the elves have disappeared, however. In "The Witcher" Season 2 trailer,
we see a new character introduced — a beautiful female elf. Her name is Francesca Findabair,
and she is queen of the elves, as well as a powerful mage.
In the books, she joins the side of Nilfgaard in the return for the elven city of Dol Blathanna,
which she will rule. She also later joins the powerful Lodge of Sorceresses,
a secret group that hopes to put sorceresses in power over all of the Continent.
One the biggest storylines is Season 2 will tackle Ciri's training at Kaer Morhen,
the home of the witchers. Although she has had a harrowing ordeal so far,
Geralt knows her trials are just beginning.
About two minutes into the "Witcher" Season 2 trailer, we see Geralt and Ciri facing off against
a wicked looking tree monster. Fans of both the books and the games may recognize this creature
as a leshy, or leshen, a forest demon who wreaks havoc upon any who dare cross its threshold.
The world of "The Witcher" boasts many powerful sorceresses,
yet some of the most influential characters are not skilled with magic,
but wisdom. In "The Witcher" Season 2, fans are introduced to Nenneke.
In the books, Nenneke is a priestess of Melitele,
who has counseled Geralt many times over the years as well as healed his battle
wounds. In the trailer, we see her offer some words of wisdom to Geralt about Ciri:
"If what you say about that girl's power is true, you can't help her."
We can't say much more without revealing big spoilers,
but there's no question that Nenneke knows what dangers are in store for Ciri.
In Season 2, it looks like we'll be spending quite a bit of time in Kaer Morhen,
the legendary keep where witchers were raised and trained to become masterful hunters.
While an assault on Kaer Morhen resulted in most of the witchers leaving the keep, we know that
Vesemir still lives there, and Ciri eventually joins him and is trained by fellow witchers.
While we get several glimpses of the grounds and outside of Kaer Morhen in this new trailer
for Season 2, we also get a close-up of an iconic tree inside of Kaer Morhen's Great Hall. The tree,
known as the Medallion Tree, is adorned with dozens of little hooks that hold
different witcher medallions, which once belonged to witchers who have since died.
At the end of "The Witcher" Season 1, Yennefer is attacked by Fringilla Vigo,
a sorceress from Nilfgaard and a member of the Lodge of Sorceresses. In the Season 2 trailer,
we see Yennefer being led in chains by Fringilla, alongside other apparent Nilfgaardian prisoners.
In another scene from the trailer, we see Yennefer almost taunting Fringilla when she says,
"Your precious leader's after something. You're a pawn to get to it."
Like many others in "The Witcher" series, the Lodge
of Sorceresses has a history of wanting to use Ciri for their political gain,
since she's the only heir of Cintra and was born with powerful magic. It looks like Ciri and Geralt
will have their work cut out for them if they're going to survive season 2 of "The Witcher."
You'll get the chance to see it for yourself when the show arrives on Netflix December 17.
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