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Intro
‘ P u r g a t o r y’ i s b o t h a p r e q u e l d e s c r i b i n g R e n a e ’ s b e g i n n i n g o n Th e C o n t i n e n t , a s we l l a s a n
a l t e r n a t i ve t o w h a t c o u l d h a ve b e e n i f s h e h a d n o n e t o c o u n t o n . Th e W or l d o f t h e W i t c h e r ,
k n o wn f o r i t s a t r o c i t y a n d n o n e xi s t e n t m o r a l i t y, t u r n s i n t o a p u r g a t o r y f o r R e n a e , w h o i s o n
h e r o wn . A f t e r w a n d e r i n g t h e u p p e r N o r t h , s h e f i n d s t h e l a r g e s t c i t y o f t h e N o r t h , ye t
k i n d n e s s i s n o t wh a t s h e wi l l f i n d i n t h e F r e e C i t y o f N o vi g r a d .

Cont ent s
1 Renae
2 N o vi g r a d i a n s
2.1 Witch Hunters
2.2 The Big Four
2.3 Other

3 Little disclaimer

Th e descriptions are
w r i t t e n i n t h e s t yl e o f
Dandelion’s character
entries in W 3.
1. RENAE
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Ren a e An taq uit an , w ho h as n ow l os t b ot h h er
s ens e f or i d en t ity a n d h er s urr ou n d in gs , h as
s h ip wr ec k e d o nt o th e Arc C oas t af t er t he
an n i hi l at i o n of h er c o u ntry h a d t or n h er i nt o a
nu m b gr ie f a nd t hr ow n her , q u it e l it er a lly , ou t
i nt o th e u nk no wn w or l d; a r ea l p ur ga t ory .

Th e y o u n g C e ntr a l ia n s uf fers o n e a tr oc i ty
af ter th e ot he r a nd f i nds h ers e l f u nk no w in g ly
hu n te d t hro u gh s ev er a l v i l la g es . Sh e is o l at es
hers e lf in t he w oo d s , w h ere s h e ga t he rs
k no w le d ge b ey o n d h u ma n un d ers t a nd i n g u n ti l
s he is br av e e n ou g h t o e nt er c iv i l i za t i on
ag a i n.

S he is b es t d es c r i be d as p os s es s i ng a
c h il d is h n a ïv e té a nd c ur ios i ty f or a ll t hi n g s
ne w, i nc lu d i ng a p ow e rfu l i ns t i nc t f or t h e tr u th
i n th i n gs – m ak in g h er a ls o a g re at l y
an a ly t ic a l, b l u nt a n d a mb i t io us g ir l.

Tow ar ds o th ers , ho w ev er , s h e b r o ods w i th

i ns ec ur ity , a n ger an d s h a me , a n d h er o w n
m in d s e e m s t o b e t h e s tr on g es t r iv al i n t h is
j our n ey a mo n g th e c ru e lty o f th e C on t in e nt .
 NOVIGRAD WITCH HUNTERS

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In t h os e day s r am p a nt p er s ec ut i on an d t h e
s mok e o f a h u ndr e d p y r es c hok e d N ov i gra d' s
a ir . T his gr im c li m a te pr ov i de d c ov er i n
wh ic h a gr e at m a ny b l oo dy b u tc h er s b u i lt
c om f ort a bl e n es ts f or t he ms e lv es .

Ca le b Me ng e , t he c or r up t, s a d is t ic a n d
fa n at ic al ly a mb i t io us c om m a nd er of th e
Ch urc h of t he Et er na l Fi r e's T em p l e G u ard ,
was o ne s uc h o pp or tu n is t , his m o me n t o f
tr i u m ph c o m in g w he n he u n mas k e d h is
s up er i or, th e for me r Te m p le G u ar d
c om m a nd er C ha p pe l l e, as a d o pp l er i n
d is g u is e .

P eo p l e h a d no d o u bt th at , for t h is ma n , t h e
ap p e ll a ti o n " fa n at ic a l w hor es on " w as t o o
m il d by f ar .

Th e p ara n o id ex ec u t i on er nev er s e t a fo o t
ou ts id e h is f ort i fi e d h e ad q ua r t er s w i th o ut th e
c om p any of a c r ow d of ar m ed gu ar ds .

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Th e d eb a te w h et h er t h e s c r e a ms es c ap i n g th e
W itc h H u nt er ’s qu ar ters we re wors e th an
th os e es c a p i ng N o v i gra d ’s wo rs t pr is on ,
De ir e ad h, w as pe rh aps o n e of t he m os t
us e l es s , bu t fre q ue nt d is c us s io ns i n t he
s l ee p les s s tre e ts o f t he Fr e e C ity . Af ter a l l,
no b ody ha d ev er g ot te n o ut o f De ir e ad h a l iv e.

It is o f no s ur pr is e t h at t h e do ur - fac ed
c om m a nd er an d ow n er of th e in f am o us pr is o n ,
Koe n S ch vi nd el , w as j us t as v i l e a nd
un f org iv i ng as t h e s q ua l i d c o nd i ti o ns of t h e
c e lls he es t ab l is he d b e lo w gr ou n d.

Ev en ju d gi n g by Nov i gr ad i an s t a nd ar ds ,
s pec i f ic a l ly t h os e of t he W itc h H u nt er s , K o en
was c ons i d ere d n o t o n ly as br ut a l ly c o ld ,
d is c i p l in e d a n d i n d ep e nd e nt , b ut e qu a l ly
fe ar les s , m erc i les s an d w i ll f ul , riv a l in g C a l eb
Me n ge w i t h ut m os t f er oc ity .

A nd a m on g al l tr a its , h e was k n ow n t o be
mos t s el f is h a n d f ear s om e , s o th a t ev e n h is
ow n m en dre a de d t o s uf fe r his t or tur o us
pu n is hm e nts , l ow er in g t h e ir s i gh ts wh e n he
wo u ld pa s s a n d n ot d e ma n d in g a s in g le t h i ng .
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O n e wo u l d r ar e ly s ee t he s am e f ac e , t h e
s am e , c o l d, p ier c i n g e y es t wic e – t h ou g h i t
was i m pos s i b le t o i g nor e th e r es em b l anc e
be tw e en t h is p ar t ic u l ar c om m a nd er a nd
De ir e ad h ’s ow n er .

W hat d i ff er en t ia t ed Wi ll e m fr o m h is ol d e r
br o t her , K o en , w er e n ot o n ly t he de e p s c ars
he h ad w orn o n h is w ea t her e d f ac e, bu t his
l ac k o f ard e nt s e lf is h nes s a n d c a lc u la t in g
c o ld n es s .

Wi ll e m w as a W i tc h Hu n ter c o m m an d er
s pec i a l i ze d i n f i nd i ng t he los t a nd hu n te d; a
ma n wi t h u nr e le nt i n g for c e an d s t a m in a i n
ba tt l e, r iv a le d o n ly by h is s ly , c un n i ng an d
s tu b bor n m i nd .

Ho wev er , t hes e t r a its w er e o ft e n

ov ers h a do we d by h is a p at hy a n d h is
c ons t an t n e ed to ex p r es s h i ms el f w i th h is
b it i ng t on g ue – p as s iv e - a ggr es s iv e
c om m e nts of ir o ny w he n c om m an d i ng h is
un i ts w it h a n ir on f is t.

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To ev ery c orru p t a nd f an a t ic a l ly a mb i ti ous
l ea d er c o mes an e q ua l ly d is t ur b in g ri g ht h a nd ,
on e m i gh t s ay . In t h is c as e , Mo re el s e was
per h a ps ev e n m or e dev o i d o f mor a ls t ha n
Ca l eb Me n ge .

W hil e t h e as s is t an t s e em e d t o b e r at h er y o u ng
c om p ar ed t o h is fe l l ow c o l l ea g ues , wh a t h e
l ac k e d i n a g e, h e eas i ly m ad e u p f or i n
ma d nes s .

A nd as e as y as d es c ri pt i ons c o u l d go , it was
fa ir ly e as y t o d es c r ib e t h is y o un g m an i n f ew
wor ds , th o ug h t h e m o s t c o mm o n m ay c o m e t o
‘i g n or an t w h ores o n ’ – ev e n am o n g o th er W i tc h
Hu nt ers , he l ik e d t o s t ra in n erv es .

Mo r e e ls e was , at bes t, a pre t en t i ous ,

c apr ic i o us , c hi l d - m in d ed a nd c r ue l s ad is t, w ho ,
no n et h el es s , pos s es s ed t h e qu a l it i es of b e i ng
l oy a l , c ons e qu e nt an d har d - wo rk i n g.
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Un l ik e a gr ea t m an y o f h is c omr a d es ,
G r ad en , W itc h H u nt e r ag e nt s t at i o ne d in
O x e nf urt , c am e ac r os s as a l ev e l - h e ad e d
c om m a nd er ; on e t ha t is es p ec ia l ly fr e e of
pr e j u d ic e a nd r a ti o n al i n h is a ppr o ac h , no t
l et ti n g e m ot i o ns s w ay h is w a y s , t ho u gh n ot
en t ire ly d e ny i n g t h os e e it h er , as he is f ou n d
to b e a ra t her c ar in g a nd c ons i de r a te ma n.

G r ad en w as u n or t h o dox i n h is me t ho ds ,
pr ior i t i zi n g r es u l ts ov er i de o lo g ic al p ur i ty
an d a s tr ic t a d he r e nc e t o t he h u nt ers '
c od ex , ev en t h o ug h, a s h e w as u n do u bt e dly
aw ar e, t h is a p pr oac h w o u ld har d ly e n d ear
h im t o h is s u p er i or s .

He was a ls o a mo n g th e f ir s t h u nt er s w h o
dec i d ed t o r e ad bo ok s des c r i b i ng b l ac k
ma g ic i ns t e a d of b ur n in g t he m, s o to b e
be tt er pr ep ar e d, a nd h ad n o i nt er es t i n
Hi er arc h He m me l f ar t ’s w or ds nor r u les .

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No t m a ny – i f a ny , ac t ua l ly – wo m en wo u l d j o in
th e ra nk s of t h e W itc h H u nt ers , a gr ou p
c ons is t in g o f m as c u li n ity bo t h tox ic an d bru t a l,
l ik e hu n gry wo lv es s e e k i ng le a ders h i p.

Tam a ra St re nge r , af ter s u ff er i ng fr o m a

m is er a b le c hi l d ho o d a nd l os i n g h er m ot h er to
th e- go ds - k no w- wh at , was l uc k y t o f i n d s u p por t
i n t h e r a nk s in O x en f u rt, as h er r e l ig i o us be l i ef
to war ds t he Et er na l F i re ‘s et li g ht t o h er h e art
an d h e l pe d h er f i nd s tr e ng th in th es e d ark
ti m es ’, as s h e w o ul d c l ai m .

Un for t un at e ly , t h e y o un g wo m a n is unk n ow i ng
to t h e c o n d it i ons of t h e N ov igr a di a n ra n k s ,
wh er e i t is no t t h e n o b le n es s o f pr ot ec t i n g th e
do w ntr o dd e n fr om ev i l t h a t re i g ns , bu t w h ere
c rue l n es s an d c orr u pt s a d is m a n d a f i ery
c om p et i ti o n b et w ee n mos t m e mb ers of th e
hu n ters w o u ld s e tt l e s c ores .
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It is c ert a i nly a d if f ic u lty to s e e t h is go o fy
fe l l ow as i n ti m i da t in g . A n d r ar e ly di d W itc h
Hu nt ers hav e t he tr a its of in q u is i t iv en es s
an d d e ns e id e a lis m m i x ed t o ge t her . R ig h t?

In fa c t, J oos t w as de ns e en o ug h as t o
c ons t an t ly try an d pr ov e h ims e lf by
as s er t in g hi ms e lf a g a i ns t h is c om m an d er,
W il le m, an d t o b li nd ly r u n i n to r is k y
s it u at i ons wi t h th e go a l to ga i n r ec o gn i t io n
of R e da n i a ’s K i ng , R a dov i d V, a n d t o o ut d o
h is ow n c o m ma n der in t he r un .

S ur e ly , t he go o fy m an pr id e d h i ms el f o n
be i n g ex c ep t io n a lly c o ur a ge o us , t h ou g h
W il le m d id n ot l ik e h i s at te m pts at a l l, a nd
of te n s u mm e d h im up w it h th e p op u l ar
phr as e, ‘t h er e ’s a t h in li n e b et w ee n b r av ery
an d s t u p id i ty – y ou ’r e f ar ov er th at l i ne .
Y ou ’r e o n th e s t up i d s i de ’.
 OTHER WITCH HUNTERS

Hub re cht Dirk Egb e rt

A tac i tur n a nd o bs er v a nt O n e o f t h e W itc h Hu nt er ’s O n e o f t h e ol d er an d s tr ic t er,

W itc h Hu n ter , o bv io us ly tor tu r er s . He is ra th er W itc h H u nt ers , E g be rt be l o ngs
d is c i p l ed by D e ir ea d h ’s ex u b er an t a n d li g ht - he ar te d , to Hu br ec h t ’s u n it a nd
v i ol e nt o w ner , K o en . ev e n d ur i ng h is s a d is m. th er ef or e u n der K oe n ’s
c om m a nd .

Ans e lm Bau l P rof es so r Pr e me nthin e

Sh a ke sl oc k
A ns e l m is i n G ra d en ’s u n it A W itc h H u nt er i n G ra de n ’s
an d ev e n if he is m os t f o un d s er v ic e . B au l is a m on g th e A professor from Oxenfurt
as anx i o us , he is fe w w ho is c o ns i d ere d t o b e A c a d e my , s p e c i a l i zi n g i n t h e
no n et h el es s e ff ec tiv e a nd tr u ly r e l i g io us – n ot on ly f or k n o w l e d g e o f b l a c k ma g i c a n d
the occult. The Witch Hunters
de t er m i n ed . s ho w.
had decided the professor's
knowledge was best used for
their goals.
 THE BIG FOUR OF NOVIGRAD

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Cyp r ia n Wi le y , or Who r e son Jun io r, t he
y ou n ge r w as o ne of N ov i gra d's mos t
da n ge ro us c ri m i na ls . H e h ad i nh er it e d h is
fa th er's c as in os , ar en a a nd br ot h els - as w e ll
as the old m a n's s ad is t ic t en d enc i es ,
rut h les s n es s a nd lac k of s c ru p l es .

Th es e tr ai ts ha d ma d e the mo n i k er
"W hor es on " s o m et h in g of a fa m i ly he ir l oo m f or
h is po w erf u l c r i m in a l c l an .

Th e n ic k n am e "W hor es o n " , h ow ev er, w as i n

fac t a n un d ers t a te m en t - s om e th i ng m u c h
s tro n ger was ne e de d t o d es c r ib e a ma n wh o
de l i gh t ed in mur d er in g c a pt iv e w om e n.

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Cl ea v e r fi rm ly f e lt t h at h e p er s o na l ly h a d ev ery
r i gh t, as a n as s im i l at ed i nh a b it a nt of th e c ity of
Nov i gr ad , t o r u n h is ow n bus i n es s . A ny on e w h o
ha d a pr o b le m w i th th e w ay he r an it o r t he
na t ure of its d e a li n g s , b e h e dw ar f, h u m an or
ha l f li n g, r ev e a le d h i ms e lf as a v i le r ac is t.

Th e o nly f i tt i ng t h i ng t o d o w it h s uc h s c u m? Fe ed
th e m to a h erd of f er o c i ous ly h u ngr y ho gs – r ig ht
af ter s l ic i ng o ff th e i nt er lo p er 's f in g er s w i t h h is
na m es ak e c le av er .

Cl e av e r was fa m ed for his h ot - te m per . W hat

bo i l ed h is b l o od h ot tes t of a l l, h o wev er , w as
wh e n s o m eb o dy t h ou g ht th ey c ou l d pu l l on e ov er
on hi m .
 Journal Entry
Fr an ci s B edl a m , t h e K in g of Be g ga rs , w as a
pra g m at ic m an , a tr a it o f gre a t us e i n h is
pro f es s i o n, w h ic h i nv o lv e d m an a gi n g a
ne tw ork o f th i ev es , b eg g ars , tr a mps a nd
s tre et urc h i ns t ha t tr i c k ed t hr ou g h ev ery p art
of t h e c ity .

His c o n tac ts pr ov i d e d h i m wi t h t h e fres h e s t

gos s i p a n d t as t i es t mo rs e ls of i nf or ma t io n,
an d t he c u t he t ook o f h is "s ub j ec ts " e ar n in gs
gu ar a nt ee d a s i ze ab l e i nc om e f or t he
ma i nt e n anc e of h is "c o urt " i n t he Pu t ri d
G rov e.

Fra nc is des p is ed f a n at ic is m a nd p re j ud ic e i n
eq u a l m e as ur e , w h i c h m e an t t h at m ag es
fl e e in g t h e w itc h h u nt er's p i nc ers o ft e n t urn ed
to h i m f or pr ot ec t i o n.

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Si gi sm und Di j kst r a , no w k n ow n u nd er h is
c r i m in a l a l ias Si gi R eu ve n, w as o nc e t h e
l ea d er of t h e Re d an i a n In t el l i ge nc e.

No th i n g h ad b ee n he ar d of h i m f or m a ny
y ear s . N ow i t s e e me d h e h ad f i n al ly
dec i d ed t o e m erg e fr om t h e s h ad o ws , b u t
i ns t ea d o f r et ur ni n g to h i gh p o l it ic a l
wr a n g li n g , he d ov e d ee p in t o t he c r i m in a l
un d er gro u nd – an d qu ic k ly s ur f ac e d as o n e
of its l ea d i ng f ig ur es , es p ec ia l ly k no w n f or
h is en or m ous b a th h ou s e.

Th e s py 's l i fe s to r y w o u ld m ak e f or a
pos t iv e ly en th ra l l in g a dv en t ur e t a l e. A
v ic t i m o f Ph i l i pp a E il h ar t 's i ntr i g ues , h e h a d
be e n f orc e d t o f l ee Re d an i a a t br eak n ec k
s pe e d – or h av e h is o w n n ec k br ok en by
as s as s i ns . F or a c er ta i n t im e h e s o ug h t
r ef u ge i n f ar - o ff l a n d s , b u t in t he e n d he
dec i d ed to r et ur n t o t he F r e e C i ty o f
Nov i gr ad .
OTHER CHARACTERS
Minor characters that will appear and a disclaimer about those that
aren’t mentioned here and may or may not come

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P lu m p, ros e c h eek s a nd ey e - s ha d ow
of v iv i d g re e nery re m i nd o ne o f t h e
mo u nt a i no us m ea d ow s i n K ae d we n.
W his t l in g W e ndy was o nc e
c ons i d ere d to b e th e m os t b ea u ti f ul
pros t it ut e by H e ns e lt ’s s o l d iers ,
th o ug h t his w as s o m e ti m e a go .

W his t l in g W en dy w is h ed to s tar t h er
l if e a n ew i n N ov i gra d af ter th e T h ir d
W ar h a d b e gu n t o tak e Ka e dw e n
to g et her w i th its Ki n g i nt o th e a by s s ,
bu t un for t un a te ly , n on e s ee m to
ac k n o wl e dg e her of a ny t h in g els e bu t
a l e per an d re f us e t o g iv e h er ev e n
th e s i m pl es t j ob as wa s her w om a n.

S he is forc e d t o w or k in t he s tre e t
c orn ers of N ov i gra d , bu t t ha t in no
way m e a ns s he w i l l g i v e u p.

Characters that may appear

 S orc er es s es ( T r is s , K e ir a , P h i li p pa , S i l é)
 Sc oi a ’t a e l, e l v e n ter r o r is ts (I or v et h a n d m or e )
 O th er N o v igr a d c i ti ze n ( P r is c i l l a, D a nd e l io n , Du d u)
 W itc her s ( L am ber t , G e r a lt , Es k e l)
 O th er p e op l e of V el e n an d O x e nf ur t, inc l u di n g p eas a ntr y, etc .

No t g uar a nt e ed , b ut i t ’ s a l l i n t he p l a nn i n g!