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Netflix The Witcher: Is Ciri Geralt’s Biological Daughter? Due To The Law of Surprise?

We’re new to the Witcher universe, but things like the Law of Surprise are foreign to us. In this blog, we will share with you everything we know about Geralt and Ciri. The fantasy epic THE WITCHER, based on novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, has quickly become a fan favourite on Netflix. However, one aspect of the series has some viewers baffled: is Ciri Geralts daughter?

As the white-haired main character in Netflix’s The Witcher season, Geralt of Rivia (played by Henry Cavill) has stolen the hearts of viewers. To produce one of Netflix’s highest-rated original shows, the fantasy epic expertly weaves timelines, personalities, and a fair amount of monster-killing.

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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The series traces Geralt over the course of 40 years, delving into the backstories of main characters such as Yennefer and Ciri, before ending in a fight to avoid the Nilfgaardian army’s march to the north. Geralt is specifically searching for Ciri, a young girl who is bound to the Witcher by an ancient law, during the season. In their separate travels across the four worlds, Geralt and Ciri are drawn to one another, and their fates are intertwined.

Keeping track of several timelines can be difficult, and the Law that binds Ciri to Geralt is much more perplexing.

Can Geralt Have a Child? Biologically is Ciri Geralts daughter?

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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Ciri is not Geralt’s daughter, despite their shared destiny. Geralt is a Witcher, and he claims that Witchers are sterile in the Netflix adaptation. Witchers aren’t born, they are trained extensively, mentically, physically and mysteriously. It’s likely that these mysterious rituals make it impossible for Witches to have offspring.

Duny, the Urcheon of Erlenwald and Pavetta of Cintra are Ciri’s ancestors. Duny breaks a betrothal ceremony to announce his love for Pavetta, who is looking for a wife to wed. Pavetta’s mum, Calanthe, is enraged because Duny is suffering from a curse that causes him to take on a grotesque form. Calanthe orders her guards to assassinate Duny, but Geralt saves his life and allows the pair to wed.

Duny would like to thank the Witcher for his survival, and Geralt uses the Law of Surprise. Duny doesn’t know that Pavetta is pregnant with his kid, and in the midst of Geralt’s greatest work, Pavetta vomits.

It Is Impossible to Avoid Destiny

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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We know Renfri existed well before Ciri and Yennefer, and that she predicted Geralt and Ciri, despite the fact that The Witcher has some big timeline problems.

The Witcher world has its own collection of odd operating procedures. Ciri now has the same talents as her mother, Pavetta, in any case. She has the ability to surpass her mother in influence. We know Ciri is in safe hands with Geralt now that several groups are after her, either to destroy her or to get her Elder Blood.

The Witcher and The Stronghold Castle

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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In the first season finale, Geralt actually encounters Ciri, and we know he will be her guardian from then on. Geralt is currently en route to Kaer Morhen, where he will train Ciri.

He enlists the assistance of Triss Merigold, who then recommends Yennefer, and Ciri is effectively educated by the best of all.

We know Geralt returned to Cintra to retrieve Ciri. Despite the fact that he had no idea what she had been up to all these years, he went to get her because she was rightfully his.

How to define Law of Surprise?

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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Geralt gave up his point about Law of Surprise. He probably thought she’d be safe in the palace and didn’t want a child to join him on his journeys. However, we have no idea why he didn’t go looking for her. So, this is how it happens.

A individual who saves a person’s life or does something significant for them may invoke the Law of Surprise. For instance, Geralt rescues Duny from Calanthe. Duny asks Geralt to do what he wants after he practically saves his life. Geralt, who doesn’t do something for the sake of getting a reward, choose anything at random to avoid being forced to make a decision.

Pavetta displays symptoms of conception at the very moment he prefers Law of Surprise, implying that the baby is Geralt’s prize.

That’s how things run there, even though it’s a little screwed up. Ciri is not Geralt’s biological daughter, even according to the Law of Surprise. However, their fates collide, and they begin to care about one another as if they were a real family.

Netflix The Witcher Is Ciri Geralts Biological Daughter Due To The Law of Surprise
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Ciri and Geralt meet in the final episode, suggesting a possible supernatural bond as the girl says, “Who is Yennifer?” implying that she overheard him calling for Yen in his sleep. Ciri’s parents drowned in a flood, and she was raised by her grandmother, who died in the kingdom Cintra’s war with Nilfgaard.

Geralt will now foster Ciri and raise her in the Witcher tradition, but the full extent of this will be revealed in season two.

Any thoughts, please share with us in the comments box below. We would love to hear from you!

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5 thoughts on “Netflix The Witcher: Is Ciri Geralt’s Biological Daughter? Due To The Law of Surprise?

  • Adelina Nicholas

    OMG! Ciri is Gearlt’s daughter… What this’s upto? Well this is gonna be interesting!

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  • Ah yes, if there was only a way to know for sure. Like some books that tell the whole story. I guess we’ll never know…

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  • Amanda Pike

    No, she’s not biologically his. That’s not how it works. Also what sort of anti-“adoptive parent is your parent” bullshit is this that she doesn’t count as his unless she has his DNA?! Way to subtlety attack and devalue every adoptive person’s family.

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    • Amanda Pike

      Also HE’S STERILE! It came up in the show. Can’t you follow a simple TV series?

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  • In season one Ciri is stated to be Geralt’s, the Witcher, daughter several times by different characters even the Queen, Ciri’s grandmother, insinuates it when the Witcher comes back 12 years later, to him directly. He also brings it up to Vennifer stating he’s a parent thru Law of Surprise.

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