Leading a small company of veteran Dwarven Warriors, Yarpen Zigrin and his companions
travelled throughout the North hunting game, working as mercenaries and seeking treasure,
eventually leading to their greatest victory, slaying the albino-red dragon Octvist.
Searching for further adventure and coin, the Dwarves made their way to the Hengfors
League, where King Niedamir offered a substantial reward for the death of a female green dragon
roaming his lands.
Given the rarity of dragons and lucrative bounty, the Dwarves were not the only ones
interested, and so in addition to the King, the hunting party included a number of individuals
and groups with their own agendas, including the sorcerror Dorregaray, the Knight Eyck
of Denesle, the Witcher Geralt of Rivia, the poet Dandelion, Boholt and his Reavers who
cut a deal and joined forces with the sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg as well as Yarpen’s
crew, and finally the Knight Borch Three Jackdaws accompanied by the fearsome zerrikanian warriors
Tea and Vea.
Throughout the journey, they learned a local peasant poisoned the dragon with tainted mutton
and so tracked the wounded creature only to be confronted by a beautiful golden dragon
blocking their way.
The mate of the green dragon, the golden dragon communicated with the hunters and challenged
them to an individual dual.
Obsessed with honor, the Knight Eyck hastily accepted only to be defeated and badly wounded
in mere moments.
After witnessing the dragon’s victory, the party broke apart, though the Dwarves, Reavers
and Yennefer decided to continue on, now hunting the Golden Dragon as well.
Yet they were opposed by Geralt, Dandelion, and Dorregaray, who thought it wrong to kill
such an intelligent and rare creature.
Though Yennefer used her magic to help capture Geralt and the others, she then unexpectedly
turned against her comrades claiming she would handle the dragon alone.
A cunning warrior, Yarpen acted quickly, hitting her in the head and disorienting her just
long enough to tie her up so she could not interfere.
Charging against the golden dragon, Yarpen and the others were quickly defeated and sent
into retreat, but soon three wagons full of men led by Sheepbagger arrived to take over
the fight.
Unable to keep pace with so many assailants, the golden dragon might have died, if not
for the warriors Tea and Vea who came to his defense.
Geralt then helped Yennefer free one of her legs so she could cast spells, allowing them
to defeat the assailants.
Claiming victory, the golden dragon revealed himself as the Knight Borch Three Jackdaws,
being so powerful he could polymorph into human form.
Before departing, he introduced them to his child, a young hatchling who he and the green
dragon were protecting.
Following this thrilling yet ultimately fruitless mission, Yarpen and company remained on good
terms with the Witcher Geralt, despite being on opposite sides of the hunt, and next ran
into him during a mission for King Henselt of Kaedwen in 1265.
At war with the Scoia’tael, rebel non-humans seeking their own homeland, King Henselt was
in need of warriors and so hired Yarpen and his Dwarves, sending them to guard a caravan
for their first assignment.
Finding Geralt, his adopted daughter Ciri and friend Triss Merigold along the way, they
all travelled together for a time, but were eventually attacked by Scoia’tael.
Although the rebel warriors included Dwarves, Yarpen and his men fought bravely against
their own kind and with the help of Dun Banner reinforcement, won the battle.
Yet their victory came at a heavy cost, as Yannick Brass and Paulie Dahlberg were killed,
along with their mission commander Commissar Vilfrid Wenck.
As Wenck lay dying his last words were an order to inform the king Yarpen and his men
were innocent.
It was then revealed that the mission was actually just a test of loyalty, as King Henselt
was at war with non-humans and so did not trust the dwarven company.
To dispel his own doubts, he sent them on a fake mission while also tipping off the
Scoia Tael so they would attack.
If the Dwarves fought back they were loyal, if they ran they were traitors.
Having fought with courage, Vilfrid Wenck wanted to convey their innocence to the king,
but this revelation infuriated the Dwarves, who lost two of their comrades for nothing.
They soon parted company with Geralt, who told his daughter Ciri never to mention what
they saw that day.
Years later, the Dwarves who remained in the company fought valiantly in defense of the
North during the Second Northern War, helping win a final great victory in the battle at
Brenna.
And while he lost many of his comrades, Yarpen Zigren, ultimately survived.
Known to many as the Iron wolf, Isengrim Faoiltiarna was a veteran Elven warrior serving with the
Scoia’tael Rebels during their alliance with Nilfgaard prior to the Second Northern
War.
Tasked with causing chaos as a guerrilla army, they weakened the Northern realms for southern
invasion.
During the coup on Thanedd, when the Brotherhood of Sorcerers broke into warring factions,
Isengrim travelled with a group of Scoia tael warriors to aid their allies on the island,
such as their future Elven Queen Franscesca Findabair.
Once the war officially began, the Iron Wolf earned the rank of Colonel and became leader
of the Elven Vrihedd Brigade, who earned fame for their brutality and merciless tactics.
For a time they captured Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, a Nilfgaardian soldier who eventually
escaped custody and joined the witcher Geralt of Rivia on his quest to rescue his daughter.
Participating in the battle of Brenna, he led his warriors against the Temerian and
Redanian lines, but the Elves, Scoia’tael and Nilfgaardians were ultimately defeated.
In the Peace negotiation that followed in Cintra, Francesca Findabair gained a small
elven Kingdom in Dol Blathanna where she ruled as Queen but in exchange the scoia’tael
rebels were sacrificed entirely and condemned as rebels, thereby forbidding them from entering
the realm they fought to create.
As for the Elves serving directly under the Nilfgardian flag, they were mostly spared,
but in exchange their most effective and brutal officers were given to the North as war criminals.
In total 32 Elven officers were selected, including the Iron Wolf, and while Nilfgaard
claimed they negotiated for fair hearings and merciful punishments, the prisoners laughed
at the notion, knowing they would be executed immediately.
And as expected, before even facing trial, the Iron wolf saw 2 of his comerades strangled
and stabbed , before being told his fate would be worse.
Yet after two days of working on his restraints, the Iron Wolf at last broke free and attacked
those surrounding him before jumping through a window to escape.
Fleeing south as a fugitives, Isengrim happened upon Sigi Reuven, aka Sigismund Dijkstra and
Boreas Mun, both of whom were leaving the north for their own secret reasons.
Despite years fighting against humans, he realized the world was changing, and struck
up a friendship, agreeing to form a company as they travelled south.
Working as a scribe and studying to be a scholar, Jarre was a 16 year old boy in all girls temple
school, and thus received a good deal of attention from those near his age.
Yet in truth he only developed feelings for only one of them, the former Princess Ciri,
adopted daughter of the Witcher Geralt and Sorceress Yennefer.
Becoming completely infatuated with her, they spent a lot of time together, though Ciri
did not share his feelings, and would sometimes feign flirtation in order to manipulate him
as needed.
After Ciri left the school and the Second Northern War began, Jarre grew restless and
unwilling to remain a quiet scholar living in comfort and safety.
Begging Mother Nenneke, he asked permission to leave and join the war effort, hoping to
prove himself worthy of Ciri by fighting to defend the north, and possibly even searching
for her if possible.
Hoping to protect the boy, Mother Nenneke refused him, until he could take no more and
fled the Temple, hoping to join the Mahakam Volunteer Army.
Instead he was assigned to the PFI alongside his childhood friend Melfie.
Though he knew it unlikely to ever see her again, he was still in love with Ciri and
had her name written in a locket he carried.
Sent to fight in the Battle of Brenna, the PFI were given pikes and ordered to hold the
line against charging cavalry.
Though the unit was made up of inexperienced, untrained village boys, torn apart by enemy
forces, they showed extraordinary courage and determination, successfully completing
their mission by halting the cavalry’s advance.
Both his friend Melfie and their commander Bronibor were killed, while Jarre lost a hand
and would have surely bled to death, if not for his old friend Iola II from the temple
school now serving as a medic.
Iola brought him to a surgeon who treated his wound and saved his life, but Jarre quickly
became depressed, believing his lost hand meant he could never win the love of Ciri,
or even call himself a real man.
Yet just as he was at his lowest, he met a kind girl named Lucienne and they fell in
love, allowing him to at last find happiness.
Living to a ripe old age, Jarre returned to his life as a scholar and eventually wrote
an account of the war and battle of Brenna in his work, Chronicles Celebrating Temerian
Rule.
His granddaughter was named Ciri.
The bastard daughter of a Cintran noblewoman, Anguilem was sent to live with relatives,
suffering under their emotional abuse for years, while receiving only occasional, sporadic
and unannounced visits from her mother.
When Cintra was conquered in the First Nilfgaardian War, her family lost everything and so sent
her to an orphanage, where she was physically abused.
Eventually she had enough and escaped along with 6 others, going on a mini crime spree
before joining the famed Nightingale Gang.
Quickly learning their new comrades were not to be trusted, they stole from the gang and
fled.
Unfortunately they were then apprehended by Prefect Fulko Artevelde of Riedbrune, and
all executed save for Anguilem who was interrogated.
Learning of the Nighingale’s plot to kill the Witcher Geralt of Rivia, the Governor
used this information in a meeting with the White Wolf when he later visited the town.
Although Geralt was grateful for the information, the moment was overshadowed by his fixation
on Anguilem, who at first looked nearly identical to Ciri.
Even after realizing they simply appeared similar, he felt compelled to arrange her
realease, thereby saving her life.
Grateful to the Witcher, she joined his company as they travelled to find and rescue his daughter
Ciri, but Anguilem’s experiences in life meant she felt something else was necessary
to truly express her gratitude.
Yet when she offered to be intimate with the Witcher, she was astonished to learn he did
not want or expect that, and even forbade her from ever bringing it up again.
Growing ever more loyal to Geralt, she followed him through every adventure, including a dangerous
mission to see the druids of the forest, and a luxurious Winter in Toussaint, before joining
in the final assault of Stygga Castle, against the evil sorcerer Vilgefortz and his men.
Successfully completing their mission, the company became separated, leading the Nilfgaardian
Cahir to sacrifice himself so Ciri and Anguilem might escape.
Unfortunately, Anguilem was already stabbed in the thigh, and soon collapsed from bloodloss.
As she lay dying in the arms of Ciri, who she knew was a princess of cintra, some of
her final words asked about whether she could be made into a countess.
Though every member of the company present save Geralt was killed, they succeeded in
defeating the Garrison, killing Vilgefortz and rescuing both Ciri and Yennefer of Vengerberg.
Anguilem and the other members of Geralt’s company were buried outside Stygga Castle.