March 17, 2022 3:45 PM EDT
The game begins with Geralt of Rivia and Vesemir searching for Yennefer. It is Yennefer, however, who ultimately finds Geralt. Accompanied by a Nilfgaardian guard, Yennefer informs Geralt that Emhyr var Emreis, the emperor of Nilfgaard, has summoned Geralt for an audience in Vizima, the former capital of the recently conquered nation of Temeria. In Vizima, Emhyr tasks Geralt with finding Ciri, the emperor's biological daughter and Geralt's adoptive ward. Ciri is a Child of the Elder Blood, the last heir to an ancient Elven bloodline that bestows her with the power to manipulate space and time. She is on the run from the Wild Hunt. The story is basically about the search for Cirilla how Geralt frees her from the Wild Hunt which leads to the conclusion of the great epic that started with Witcher 1. While at it, Geralts actions can change the politics and the history of the continent.