#carnedd

[creatrixcymraes]

a text installation piece I made at the building where my new studio is 💖

[id: photo of a turquoise blue wall covered in cut-out letters of many colours and patterns. The text reads, "the truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free — Maya Angelou". In front of the wall is a small wooden table and a cream-coloured birdcage, both of which have fallen over and been left open as a physical symbol of freedom (this element was added by another artist, not me). /End id]

[theemeraldforesthideout]

Sleeping Giant (One of three) "Three giant brothers fight over their inheritance, and we are left with Carnedd Meibion Owen – the cairns of the sons of Owen, with which to remember them by" Small video retelling of the story

[tracksterman]

A peaceful night in high forestry plantation, looking for a pitch towards sundown once I'd bagged up four litres of stream water and strapped it to the bars. A second planned night in similar terrain was scuppered by storm damage, my intended through route obliterated by uprooted trees smashed to splinters. After some exploration off-track I realised the only way I was getting through the Carnedd Wen forest was with a chainsaw so I backtracked, following the woodland round its margin on a lengthy portage to a sheltered camp in a stream course. Once again, maps to the rescue...

A couple of good self contained days, then, but with a deteriorating forecast and transport logistics getting more difficult the further away from home I went, I jumped on the 12:05 train at Machynlleth and was home in time for a chippy tea courtesy of the Friendly Fishery...

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Carnedd Llewelyn [OC 4032 x 2268]

[insomniac-morpheus]

 “Devils Kitchen to Carnedd Llewelyn” by Versfeld

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 Devils Kitchen to Carnedd Llewelyn” by Versfeld

[hugomontilla]

 “Devils Kitchen to Carnedd Llewelyn” by Versfeld

[lovewales]

Carnedd y Filiast  |  by Mr ff1d1l

[peculiar-hearts]

Untitled by Paul Bailey

[bloededhoine]

world building cause twn doesn't part 9: mages

you probably know a lot about mages on account of them being fucking awesome and super sexy, so let's dive into what exactly makes them that way.

colour code cause i fucking love colour codes - already happened/introduced, probably s2, important background info, stuff that might be in the prequel, extras

series masterpost

what are mages?

put simply, mages are anyone skilled and educated in the use of magic. but, most mages are also incredibly adept in politics, science, and religion

the vast majority of mages serve on royal courts, but others are teachers, researchers, or just kinda hobos

anyone can use basic magic (ie witcher signs), but it takes both natural talent and extensive training to be an actual mage

also important to note that while druids and priests can and do use magic, they aren't usually considered mages since they're not as involved in politics and science

education

mages go to school! a lot! powerful mages tend to track down young potential students and bring them to a school to receive formal training

well, "bring them" is a bit reductive, it's more like kidnapping.

there are quite a few important schools, so let's go!

aretuza is definitely the one you are the most familiar with, mostly because it's just the best. aretuza is an all girls academy located in temeria, a northern kingdom known for its powerful mages

aretuza is led by a rectoress, an incredibly powerful sorceress responsible for training the young adepts. i think there's only been 4 ever, first klara larissa de winter (also the founder), then leticia charbonneau, then tissaia de vries (the milf right there, and rectoress as of twn), and finally margarita laux antille

ban ard is the boys version of aretuza, located in kaedwen. the magicians from ban ard are notably... unskilled? they're just kind of clowns. the rector of ban ard was gerhart of aelle, also known as hen gedymdeith, because there's nothing like a nonsensical pseudonym to up your credibility. gerhart was literally the oldest mage alive until his heart died. after him, dorregary of vole took over as rector

mages in the north are pretty much exclusively trained at either aretuza or ban ard, but nilfgaard has a magical academy too!

the imperial magic academy is a co-ed school in loc grim, one of nilfgaard's two capitals. the emperors of nilfgaard tend to hire mages directly from this school

types of mages

most mages tend to specialize in a certain area of magic, such as illusions, alchemy, divination, polymorphy, weaponry, or spycraft

this is extra useful when assembling a team. not that anyone in particular is assembling a team, it's just good to know.

the brotherhood of sorcerers

the brotherhood is the main organization of mages in the witcher. they basically set the rules of magic for all the mages in the north, which are that demonology, necromancy, and artifact compression are strictly not allowed. the punishment was exclusion from the brotherhood and being locked in dimeritium (mage kryptonite) for centuries, but practically no one followed the rules or was punished

the brotherhood exists on a hierarchy, with most mages in the north making up the lower level, the council of wizards in the middle, and the chapter of the gift and the art at the top

the council is made up of a small group of mages that hold influence over the brotherhood but still need to answer to the chapter, as of twn the members are yennefer of vengerberg, philippa eilhart, radcliffe, carduin, and fercart. sheala de tancarville was part of it too, but she left

the chapter has the highest influence of magic in the north (and possibly the continent). it was founded by herbert stammelford, aurora henson, ivo richert, agnes of glanville, geoffrey monk, and radmir of tor carnedd. by twn, all of them had died or left, so the chapter was made of tissaia de vries, enid an gleanna, gerhart of aelle, vilgefortz of roggeveen, and artaud terranova. narses de la roche was the grandmaster of the chapter in 1245, but wasn't that involved much after.

politics

after mages graduate, the brotherhood usually places them on the court of a king/queen as an advisor. they're supposed to help strategize, conduct research, and just heighten the magical abilities of a kingdom

do they do this? nope

most mages are meant to clean up their king's messes, but usually get fed up and rule the entire kingdom from behind the scenes to fit their own agendas

can mages have babies?

short answer: yeah! although magic can make it harder to have babies, lots of sorceresses would take extra care to make sure they were as unaffected as possible. the forced sterilization was tissaia de vries' idea, and since she trained the vast majority of sorceresses we meet, most of them can't have babies

and yes, it's irreversible. sorry yen

geralt's mum, visenna, was trained as a druid, so she was still able to have geralt while practicing magic

who are they?

we meet a Lot of mages, so let's get to know a couple, starting with the ladies!

let's start with the lovely lovely yennefer. she was trained at aretuza under tissaia de vries, who became a mother figure to her. yen was also the youngest member of the council, as of twn she's 90. yes, that's very young to have a position of that caliber, especially since yen wasn't even an official advisor to aedirn's king

we all know and love hate triss merigold. she's one of the youngest sorceresses we meet, at the first season of twn she's 40 (book canon, she's made older in the show). triss also studied at aretuza and is currently one of king foltest of temeria's court mages

sabrina glevissig. slutty sabrina (affectionate) was yennefer's classmate at aretuza and became advisor to king henselt of her native kaedwen.

fringilla vigo is supposedly yen and sabrina's classmate from aretuza, but she is actually quite a bit younger than both of them and went to the imperial academy in her home country nilfgaard. fringilla specializes in illusion magic and (in book canon) is really not evil. she's a little slutty and stupid, but so is sabrina and dandelion and about half the people we meet!

we see skelliger sorceress lytta neyd, aka coral, aka astrid lyttneyd ásgeirrfinnbjornsdottir, at the battle of sodden hill where she unfortunately dies. coral was also very fond of breaking the brotherhood's rule against article compression (magically turning a person into a jade figurine, a wholly unpleasant experience)

temerian sorceress keira metz is one of the youngest mages we meet, she's around the same age as triss, whom she serves on foltest's court alongside

i mentioned philippa eilhart as a member of the council, and i'll mention her again as the love of my life. philippa is old. like, over 300. she's also one of the only mages to master polymorphism, and spends a solid portion of her time as an owl. philippa is redanian king vizimir's official advisor, but she, along with trusted?? associate lover sigismund dijkstra, really rules the entire country with vizimir as a puppet

sheala de tancarville is yen and phil's colleague from the council, but she left because it got too realpolitik for her tastes. sheala's from creyden (same place as renfri), but very rarely served her country's interests in favour of researching magic and being a reclusive bookworm. i'm serious. her nickname is literally the recluse of kovir

tissaia de vries. easily one of the most powerful and respected mages on the continent, member of the chapter, current rectoress of aretuza, and general badass. like most scholars, she wasn't involved in politics and doesn't even have a known nationality.

francesca findabair, also known as enid an gleanna, is an elven sorceress and member of the chapter. by twn she's easily 150 and very well established, although a sufferer of chronic backstabber syndrome.

assire var anahid is one of fringilla's nilfgaardian besties, although neither are actually nilfgaardian. assire is our good friend cahir's great-aunt, a military expert, and mom to her cat merlin

onto the gents!

let's start with the worst, istredd! i for incel, s for stupid, t for testicle-less (once i find him), r for racist, e for ew, d for dead (again, once i find him), and d for dipshit. in twn he's in cahoots with equally disgusting sorcerer...

stregobor! *vomits* you remember him as the koviri sorcerer who loves tracking down and murdering young girls, many of which have been exiled from their homes and tortured. he's just a lovely guy.

vilgefortz of roggeveen is sort of a walking spoiler, so i won't go too much in depth about him, but we can know he was raised by druids and, when offered a magical education, refused. he then became a mercenary, then a spy, then a wanted man, and finally trained to become a mage. despite his unusual backstory and late start, vilgefortz was insanely talented and, at less than a century old, became a member of the most powerful group of mages on the continent.

i mentioned gerhart of aelle aka hen gedymdeithe, as the oldest mage alive. he's at least 500. and then some. he's also a member of the chapter, but this position is more of a courtesy than a meaningful addition to the brotherhood.

finishing up the chapter, we have artaud terranova. he's not important yet, but will probably be in season two. all you need to know is he's short and a little mean and trusted by vilgefortz

fercart of cidaris is the third (but only male and non-temerian) member of foltest's royal council, and fairly unimportant member of the council of wizards

carduin of lan exeter was advisor to koviri king esterad thyssen and member of the council. he was also one of radovid's advisors, which didn't go over too well as radovid's other advisor, philippa eilhart, doesn't share too well

last and sort of least, we have radcliffe of oxenfurt. he was advisor to demavend of aedirn, from whom he probably met yennefer.

[thirstyforred]

Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni - Timeline

ok, so it's my rough and fast translation from polish. this text comes from the rpg book from 2001 and since then cdpr and netflix made their own so it's really kinda 'pick and choose' what you like - ciri has like four different birth years between the saga, this, games, and twn, as far as I know the timeline is only an illusion

TIMELINE

This timeline is based on humans' count of time and features mainly events related to the history of humanity

It's noted that no one really knows what event is supposed to be marked as the year 0. One of the theories is that humans moved the beginning of their race further in the past so they don't seem so young for other races on the continent

Gra Wyobraźni is supposed to be played in the 1240s and 1250s, so before the Nilfgaardian Wars when Geralt and Jaskier simply traveled around the North

FAR PAST

Gnomes and dwarves settle on the Continent

Thousand years before humans, elves come on white ships and for a long time fight in wars with dwarves

Around 1000 before humans settled on the Continent the Conjunction of Spheres takes place - magic and monsters appear in the world. As well as humans, the refugees of another world that they destroyed after living there for 5 million years

circa 764

The First Landing, led by Jan Bekker

Jan Bekker and Giambattista test the children looking for potential future mages - this event is called Poznanie Wybrańców [Getting to know the Chosen Ones]. Selected children are transported to Mirthe, the first seat of mages. Among the Chosen Ones is Agnes of Glanville, the first sorceress

Bekker, Giambattista, and Goeffrey Monck, after talks with many rulers, announce the separation of magic from the state. This pack is called the Novigrad Union

Goeffrey Monck takes a group of talented children to Loc Muinne where they are taught by elven mages

c. 768

Marschal Raupenneck of Tretogor attack and kill elves of Loc Muinne and Est Haemlet. Aen Seidhe leave their cities, which later become such human cities as Novigrad, Oxenfurt, Wizima, Tretogor, Maribor, Cidaris, and Cintra

836

Creation of the First Chapter of Sorcerers and establishment of the Prawo [Law]. Members of Chapter: Herbert Stammelford, Aurora Henson, Ivo Richert, Agnes of Glanville, Goeffrey Monck, and Radmir of Tor Carnedd

Soon start a war in which everyone who didn't want to submit to the Chapter and the Law are killed

Klara Larissa Winter opens the magic academy in Aretuza

c. 964

First witchers start to appear

Radowid I the Great, king of Redania, presents his brother Trohden with Kovir. In the next 20 years, Kovir and Poviss win wars against neighbors and become economic power

c. 1064

Elf Aeliren, called the White Rose of Shaerrawedd, leads Aen Seidhe to the uprising against humans. The elder race fails and almost the entirety of elven youth dies. Retreating Aen Seidhe destroys their abandoned settlements, Shaerrawedd among them. After the bloodshed on both sides, people start to believe that nonhumans should try to peacefully coexist with humans

Seeking found for a war with Aedirn over the Valley of Flowers, king of Redania Radowid III Ryży [the Redhead] taxes Kovir. This leads him to conflict with Gedovius, king of Kovir, which ends with customs war and expedition of 4000 redanian soldiers. With Redanians works king Benda of Kaedwen, who sends his army to Caingorn. After a week of fights, what's left of aggressors retreats and Radowit and Benda negotiate peace in Lan Exeter - as a result of which the First Treaty of Exeter is concluded. Radowid retains the lifetime title of king of Kovir and Povis, Benda - of king Caingorn and Malleore. Gedovius however is still de facto in power

1143

Falka, daughter of the king of Redania, Vridank and half-elven noble from Kovir, is born

1144

Sorcerer Cregennan of Lod and elven sorceress Lara Dorren aep Shiadhal met and fell in love

Vridank sends away Falka's mother and marries Cerro

Cregenna is killed and Lara Dorren dies in winter after giving birth to their daughter. The child is found and adopted by Cerro, queen of Redania, who names her Riannon

1163

Falka's Rebellion. At first, the uprising is supported by temerian and kovirian nobles as they see it as a fight of a firstborn heiress for her throne. Soon however the rebellion turns into the peasants' war. Falka burns Mirthe, and kills Vridank and Cerro

Pregnant Riannon, now wife of Goidemar, king of Temeria, is kidnapped by Falka's soldiers and locked in castle Houtborg, where she loses her mind. There - at the same time - are born, daughter of Falka and Riannon's twins

After suppressing the rebellion and burning Falka on stakes, Goidemar captures castle Houtborg and releases his wife. It's unknown which of the three newborns is Falka's so he takes in all of them

1164

Goidemar commissions sorcerers to discover the child of Falka. Those mages are - Tissai de Vries, Augusta Wagner, Liticia Charbonneau and Hen Gedymeith. Later joins them elven sorceress Enid an Gleanna. Goidemar at first wishes to execute the child, but as he's good at heart, his anger eventually fades. And with mages acting as they don't know which one it is, it's all forgotten

1165

Elves are pushed out of Dol Blathanna, the Valley of Flowers

1166

During the Belletey Yennefer is born

Visenna and Korin met

1167

Geralt of Rivia is born

1181

Adela, considered daughter of Goidemar, in fact Falka's child, dies during the epidemic of plague

1182

Son of Goidemar, Amavet, has an affair with countess Anna Kamena and dies killed by henchmen of her husband

Riannon, saddened by the death of her children, dies

Goidemar marries his daughter Fiona with Coram of Cintra

1183

Anna Kamena gives birth to Amavet's twins - boy Crispin and girl Muriel, later known as Piękna Łotrzyca [Lovely Harlot]

Fiona gives birth to Corbet of Cintra

1200

Muriel marries Robert, count of Garramone

Corbet marries Elen of Kaedwen

1202

Muriel gives birth to Adalia called the Seer, later duchess of Maribor

Dagorad, son of Corbert and Elen is born

1208

Esterad Thyssen, later king of Kovir, is born

1214

Vysogota of Corvo runs away from the Oxenfur Academy after publishing a heretical piece that could cost him his life.

1216

Djikstra is born

1218

Daughter of Dagorad and Adalia, Calanthe of Cintra is born

Geralt visits Blaviken and earns his monicker

Esteril Thyssen, the grandfather of Esterad, signs a treaty with the emperor of Nilfgaard, Fergus var Emreis. This treaty forbids Kovir from offering any help to enemies of the empire

1224

Jaskier is born

Vysogota makes a carrier in Nilfgaard, becomes a lecturer of ethics at Imperial Academy in Castel Graupin

Vifuril, father of Demawend, wins in the battle of Hagge with Medella, father of Foltest. This strengthens his rule of the Pontar Valley and cements the borders between Aedirn and Temeria

1234

Calanthe marries Roegnar of Ebbing and gives birth to Pavetta. Roegnar is wounded during the hunt in Erlewanld and a mysterious stranger saves his life. Stranger invokes the Law of Suprise

Vysotoga publishes one of his works and is sent to the dungeon. Emperor Torres (predecessor of Emhyr) banishes him. Vysygota emigrates to Ebbing

Peter Evertsen the right hand of the new emperor, Emhyr

1238

Mixed marriages with non-humans are starting to be condemned

1239

Peter Evertsen becomes wielki komorzy cesarstwa (sort of chamberlain)

Nilfgaard takes over Ebbing starting the Great Northern Wars

Jaskier starts studing in Oxenfurt

1242

Adda, daughter of Foltest and his sister, becomes a striga

Temeria fight Vizimir of Novigrad

Jaskier gets his diploma and for a year gives lectures in the Faculty of Trouvereship and Poetry. At age of 19, influenced by his love for countess de Stael, he becomes a poet

1244

Geralt and Jaskier meet each other during a festival in Guleta. From there they travel to the Valley of Flowers

In Redania, near Rinde, Jaskier gets attacked by djin. Geralt meets Yennefer and falls in love with her. They live together in Vengerberg for a year, and then they split

1245

Coup in Poviss - king Rhyd is killed and in his place, the family of Thyssenids starts ruling

Geralt and Jaskier visit Novigrad, where they meet doppler Tellico Lungrevinka Letorte

1248

Niedamir becomes child-king of Caingorn, he plans to take over neighbor Melleore

Geralt and Yennefer meet again during Niedamir's expedition for the dragon

Geralt comes to Vizima and lifts the curse from Adda, Foltest's daughter. He heals in Ellander and then travels to Bremervoord where he meets Essi Daven

Pavetta marries Duny, the Hedhog of Erlenwald

Calanthe marries Eist Tuirseach from Skellige

1249

During Belleteyn Pavetta gives birth to Ciri

1254

Duny and Pavetta die in a shipwreck

1255

Geralt visits Cintra to see his Child of Suprise, he leaves without it

1260

Geralt travels to Brokilon where he meets Ciri

1261

Attack on Cintra starts the First Nilfgaardian War, which ends with imperial loss during the Second Battle of Sodden

[creatrixcymraes]

Anyone that's in or around Cardiff tomorrow, come to this!! Have a poke around my studio! Make a cute bracelet with me, or drop into one of the other workshops (including life drawing, art as meditation, making a token of affection, even burning your own music onto wax)

[oxenfurt-archives]

History of Magical Education

“ The sorcerers' first seat, and the site of training young adepts, was Mirthe, known today as the city of Mirt in Redania. Here, those who would later form the first Conclave were educated, among them Agnes of Glanville - first woman to become a sorceress.

The school at Mirthe was destroyed during Falka's Rebellion, when the whole city was burnt to the ground and its inhabitants brutally murdered. One of the fathers of the magical tradition, Master Radmir of Tor Carnedd, died a martyr at that time, condemned to be skinned alive on the orders of Falka herself. "

Fragment of semester dissertation for the second year in the Faculty of History at the Oxenfurt Academy

The Witcher Lore (108/∞)

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by Paul Bailey

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Pen Llithrig y Wrach from Carnedd Moel Siabod, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, UK by Ministry