The Witcher Novels Lore and History Part 3: Lara Dorren (2023)

The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 3: Lara Dorren

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THE DEATH OF LARA DORREN | 1142AR

The stories of every world, including the mainland, are littered with tragedy, love loss and lives cut short. However, few tragedies sting as much as the tragedy of Lara Dorren. This Princess of Aen Elle was born in Tir ná Lia, but her life was not filled with the usual free time bestowed upon the Princesses of Aen Seidhe. Lara's birth and life was nothing more than the by-product of the selective breeding experiments of the Elder Blood initiated among the Aen Elle by her father, King Auberon, upon seeing the return of Aen Seidhe. The motives may have been fear and the actions may have been hideous, but they produced the strongest form of Elder Blood, once seen with young Princess Lara.

Although little is known about her childhood, it is likely that experiments were performed on her to test her Elder Blood abilities, resulting in the more powerful Elder Blood gene she possessed. The nature of the experiments and horrors inflicted on him in his early life is unknown. Any genetic manipulation during this period, however, was the by-product of horrors beyond imagination. Despite this, Lara received an incredible education, her skills in magic and history reached abilities due to the prestigious title of Aen Saevherne.

When Lara reached adulthood, she was betrothed to the powerful sage Avallac'h in hopes that her offspring would manifest a stronger form of the Elder Blood gene. Their planned marriage may have been the by-product of a royal decree, but their relationship still managed to breed love. Avallac'h adored Lara and was willing to do anything to protect her and her eventual offspring, Ciri, with whatever he had. Although it is not known if Lara ever shared this love or not, she never showed malice or evil intentions towards Avallac'h. He just loved someone else.

As the bearer of the Elder Blood, Lara was able to freely traverse the universes with ease. The reason for the choice of destination is unknown, but on one such excursion, Lara ventured into the mainland kingdom of Aen Seidhe. While not based on tangible evidence, it is plausible to assume that he was curious about his evolutionary cousins, the Aen Seidhe, or about the homeworld of his servants, the humans. It was here that Lara met Cregennan of Lod, an incredibly talented human magician. Their relationship soon blossomed into love and passion, throwing aside any responsibility of race or parentage for any chance of togetherness.

While Aen Seidhe had no problem with their union, the humans greatly resented their union; it annoyed her. Both hiding from the Wild Hunt, who were probably sent to claim their princess, and from the people who wanted to put an end to the abomination that was their cause, these two lovers fled. Humanity's fury only deepened with the revelation that Lara was pregnant, a sacrilegious half-blood growing within her womb. With government support, Cregennan was charged with treason, sedition, miscegenation and elven sympathies, resulting in a death sentence. A group of people pursuing the lovers spotted them and murdered Cregennan, although Lara managed to escape.

With their escape came a great blizzard such as the Northern Kingdoms had not seen in a long time. Lara struggled through ice and snow, fighting for every breath and step. Her soon-to-be-born son depended on his mother's strength. Before this abused and tormented mother could find sanctuary to safely deliver her child, the next generation cried out and demanded freedom. There, on a frozen, forested hilltop near the Redanian capital of Tretogor, Lara's final labors began. His final moments are described by the elves as follows:

"When a severe frost set in at night, on the wooded hilltop, Lara breathed her last and gave birth to a baby daughter, sheltering her with the remnants of the heat still flickering inside her. And though she was surrounded by blizzard, night, and winter, suddenly spring bloomed on the top of the hill, and fantastic new flowers bloomed. Even today, these flowers only bloom in two places: in Dol Blathanna and on the top of the hill where Lara Dorren stands. . . perished”

So passed Lara Dorren, the Princess of Aen Elle. However, her daughter Riannon survived, and her lineage introduced the Elder Blood gene to humanity. Lara's death sparked a bloody war between humans and elves, deepening racial tensions and leading to immense atrocities committed by both races in the 13th century.

FALKA Y RIANNE | 1142 - 1176 AR

While no one embodies pain, heartbreak, and tragedy like Lara Dorren, neither does she embody villainy, betrayal, or violence like Falka, Princess of Redania. Before his notorious rebellion that left countless dead in horrid ways, Falka was sent to Kovir at the tender age of one by his father when he met a new woman to replace Falka's mother. Falka's mother wasn't the only one to be replaced soon, as Falka was also replaced as a princess and daughter in her childhood home. Cerro, the new queen of Redania, adopted Lara's orphaned daughter Riannon. Though not related by blood, Riannon was raised as one with the family and benefited from all the titles and power that such a position bestowed. As was customary in this position, Riannon was betrothed and married to a foreign king, the king of Temeria. Riannon may have started life as the shunned half-elf descendant of exiled parents, but she soon rose to heights befitting her mother's birthright.

Falka and Riannon probably never met as children and shared no blood. However, there was one common trait between these foster sisters: they both had a significant tendency to insanity. Riannon's later insanity came with a total detachment from reality, oblivious to the events happening around her. However, Falka's madness was much more tangible and devastating.

Twenty-five years after her banishment from her rightful place as Princess of Redania, Falka returned with vengeance in her heart and bloodthirst in her soul. It is said that with his own hands he murdered his father, Queen Cerro, and his two half-brothers. That single violent night began one of the most devastating and bloody rebellions in history. Falka went down in legend as a bloodthirsty demon. Their banners carried violent decrees such as "death to kings“, „Death to the priests, the nobility, the bourgeoisie and all the rich," y "Death for Wizards." Some scholars believe this legend was an unfair nickname, and claim that it is more likely that Falka simply lost control of a mob. Regardless, his actions led to one of the bloodiest epochs in human history.

At the height of her rebellion, Falka maintained control of her generals and advisors with her feminine cunning while simultaneously giving in to her physical desires. From an unknown father she became pregnant with a bastard. At the same time, in a distant castle in Termeria, Riannon began to have twins. Falka's rebellion then came for Riannon's house. Riannon was imprisoned in Houtborg Castle with her children. With little inclination towards motherhood, Falka left her newborn son in Riannon's care, famously saying: "Only queens were worthy of the honor of breastfeeding my bastards.”

This is where Riannon's madness set in, distorting her perception so much that she couldn't tell her twins from Falka's bastard. Even years later, when her insanity was cured, Riannon could not remember which children were hers and which were Falkas. When the rebellion was crushed and Falka was burned at the stake for her crimes, two of these children died, but no one knew which ones. Perhaps due to grief or her own insanity, Riannon too died, with no one able to distinguish the surviving child from the two deceased.

Centuries later, the surviving heir turned out to be one of Riannon's sons, not Falka's bastard. Through lost generations, tangled lineages of activating and dormant genes, and accidental incest, the Elder Bloodline descended over the decades from Lara and Riannon to Pavetta, Princess of Cintra and mother of Ciri, and the powers of the Elder Blood awakened within her.

THE WITCH, THE GOLONDA AND THE SORCERESS

This ends the history ofThe Wizard, and thus begins the story of Geralt de Rivia, Cirilla de Cintra and Yennifer de Vengerberg. Yennifer was born in 1173 followed by the birth of Geralt a year later and Ciri was born in 1252wizardThe novels are set between 1248 and 1268. The plays follow immediately afterwards, from 1269 to 1275.

CONCLUSION

There's little hope that the upcoming Netflix prequelWitcher: Origin of the Blood, will follow the roadmap laid out for them in the Witcher stories and lore. Without a canonical conjunction of the spheres and a notable difference between the elves before and after the conjunction, the motivations of Aen Elle and the Wild Hunt will fall apart. Also, without this canon conjunction, the selective breeding that led to Lara's stronger Elder Blood abilities becomes meaningless, destroying any chance of Lara's story becoming canon. Without the most powerful Elder Blood gene in Lara's offspring, Wild Hunt no longer has any reason to pursue Ciri and force her into an incestuous relationship with Lara's father, the Elf King Aen Elle.

origin of the bloodIt may work internally, but it will surely destroy all continuity within the main linewizardtv show. The many events depicted in this breakdown of history cannot take place in a single time frame, as theyorigin of the bloodhas been confirmed to do so. The books remain pure, with lore and history logically following them. At least that's what fans can draw on, as they flatly reject the abomination that Netflix has become.wizardUniverse.