Geralt’s Bedfellows: A Comprehensive Guide to Romance Options in The Witcher 3
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How many characters can Geralt sleep with in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? The answer is a surprisingly high number, considering the game’s focus on complex relationships and the illusion of choice. Geralt can potentially bed up to 12 different characters throughout the main game and its expansions. This includes two primary romance options, Triss Merigold and Yennefer of Vengerberg, as well as a selection of one-time encounters or shorter romantic storylines. The actual number depends on player choices and how they navigate the intricate web of dialogue options and quests.
A Witcher’s Wooing: The Main Romances
Triss Merigold
Triss is a powerful sorceress and a close friend of Geralt. Romancing her involves making specific choices during the quests “A Matter of Life and Death” and “Now or Never.” Choosing to tell her to stay, professing your love, and preventing her from leaving for Kovir will cement your relationship with her. This essentially closes the door on a romance with Yennefer.
Yennefer of Vengerberg
Yennefer is arguably Geralt’s true love, their destinies intertwined by a djinn’s wish. To romance her, you need to express your feelings during the quest “The Last Wish.” Crucially, you must also avoid romancing Triss, as attempting to romance both will lead to a disastrous outcome during the quest “It Takes Three to Tango.”
One-Time Encounters and Flings
Beyond the two main romances, Geralt can have intimate encounters with several other characters. These are generally shorter, less impactful relationships that don’t affect the main romance options (unless you’re simultaneously pursuing Triss and Yennefer).
Keira Metz
Keira, another sorceress, can be seduced during the questline involving the Wild Hunt’s advance scouts. Your choices during and after the quest “A Towerful of Mice” dictate whether this becomes a romantic encounter.
Madame Sasha
Sasha is a skilled knife fighter involved in a Gwent tournament questline in Blood and Wine. Helping her in the quest “High Stakes” can lead to a brief, passionate encounter.
Jutta an Dimun
Jutta is a skilled warrior on Skellige. To woo her, you must defeat her in combat as part of the quest “Iron Maiden.” This requires skill and potentially a specific build.
Shani
Shani is a medical student and an old acquaintance of Geralt’s, appearing in the Hearts of Stone expansion. Completing her questline and choosing the right dialogue options will result in a deeper, more meaningful (though still temporary) romance than some of the other flings.
Sylvia Anna (Syanna)
Syanna is a duchess’s sister in Blood and Wine. While the encounter is implied more than explicitly shown, Geralt can share a romantic moment with her depending on the choices made in the story.
Other Encounters
Throughout the game, Geralt may have implied or explicit encounters with other women, often during side quests or Witcher contracts. These are usually brief and don’t develop into full romances. The fact that Geralt can potentially cheat on either Triss or Yen with up to 10 other women after “committing” to one of them with no repercussions is never addressed in game, suggesting that they never find out or do not care.
The Consequences (or Lack Thereof)
One criticism leveled at The Witcher 3 is the limited consequences for Geralt’s promiscuity. While attempting to romance both Triss and Yennefer results in a humorous rejection, the individual one-time encounters rarely have any lasting impact on the story or Geralt’s relationships. This is a departure from some other RPGs where romantic choices can have significant consequences.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Can Geralt sleep with Ciri?
No, you cannot romance Ciri. She is not actually his biological daughter though he does treat her and love her as he would a daughter, and refers to her as a daughter in a few instances. Their relationship is familial, and any romantic interest would be inappropriate.
2. How many times can Geralt sleep with Yennefer?
Geralt and Yennefer in The Witcher 3 may tryst twice… once during The King is Dead – Long Live the King, and again during No Place Like Home.
3. What happens if Geralt sleeps with Shani?
While the romance seems to have more depth than some of the other one-night stands, this relationship is similar to Kiera’s in that it will not affect your outcome with Yennefer or Triss. Though it seems that even TV Geralt prefers Yennefer, Shani’s romance is a well-deserved distraction for a world-weary witcher.
4. Can Yennefer get pregnant?
No. Nenneke makes it very clear, that while there are sorceresses that have been able to retrieve their fertility, Yennefer is not one of them. This is a key element of her character and her desire for a child, which she projects onto Ciri.
5. Did Geralt sleep with Fringilla?
Yes, Fringilla’s affair with Geralt was initially strategic but emotions got involved and she ended up falling for him. It was a rather dysfunctional affection since Geralt, at one point during the height of their lovemaking, mistakenly referred to Fringilla as Yennefer.
6. Will Yennefer know if you sleep with Shani?
No, romancing Shani has no effect on your relationship with Yen. You can romance and side character in the game without having an effect with Yennefer. Triss is the only one you cannot.
7. Is Geralt a womanizer?
Yes, Did Geralt sleep with a lot of women throughout his travels over the years? Yup, he did. He’s far from a one woman man, sexually.
8. Did Triss sleep with Geralt?
Yes, during one of his and Yen’s many breakups they sleep together. No, she didn’t rape him, as the fanatics around here will tell you. She says she had “the help of a little magic.” So did Yen at first. Geralt was fond of Triss, but not in the way that the games present it.
9. Who is better to romance, Triss or Yennefer?
Trying to romance both Yennefer and Triss simultaneously is not advisable and will end badly for Geralt. Choosing to romance Triss in The Witcher 3 offers a sweeter and smoother relationship compared to Yennefer, but Triss has less screen time, fewer romance scenes, and a shorter questline.
10. Does Ciri fall in love with Geralt?
Geralt, in turn, views Ciri as his daughter (as does Yennefer). Triss views Ciri as a younger sister. They are not lovers, nor are they in love with each other.
11. Who ends up with Geralt?
Ciri then tells that Geralt and Yennefer awake in an unknown location and comfort each other, but Ciri says she doesn’t want the story to end like that, but with tears in her eyes, she adds that Yennefer and Geralt got married and lived happily ever after.
12. Does Emhyr want Ciri to marry?
Yes, Emhyr wasn’t trying to find Ciri because he missed his daughter or even because he wanted to legitimize his claim to the Cintran throne. The real reason he wanted Ciri is because he wanted to marry and impregnate her.
13. Has Ciri slept with a man?
She never actually has sex with anyone, though. A virgin, weirdly enough. The guys always croak too soon, get separated from her or are impotent. Mistle was the only girl and it’s never explicit about how much they did together.
14. Are there female witchers?
No, As mentioned above, there are various witchers in Sapkowski’s world, but they are all male – there are, however, various sorceresses, but their skills and training are very different.
15. Who does Geralt love more?
At the end of the day, players can choose which sorceress (if any) they want to be with during their playthrough. However, there’s no doubt that between the two, Yennefer is Geralt’s true, destined love.
Ultimately, The Witcher 3 offers a wide array of romantic options, ranging from deep, meaningful relationships to fleeting encounters. While the consequences of Geralt’s actions are not always significant, the game provides players with the freedom to explore different romantic paths and shape Geralt’s love life as they see fit.
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