Zoltan Chivay
A dwarf veteran of the Second Nilfgaard War and a friend of Geralt.
Zoltan Chivay is a dwarf veteran of the Second Nilfgaard War and a friend of Geralt of Rivia. In Baptism of Fire, Geralt's company joins a group of dwarves led by Zoltan, who are also shepherding refugees. The gnome jeweler Percival Schuttenbach is his companion.
Quick Facts
- Race
- Dwarf
Lore & Background
In The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Geralt saves his old friends, the bard Dandelion and Zoltan Chivay, from being hanged in the city square. In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the dwarf warrior Zoltan is among those who aid Geralt. In the video game series he is voiced by Peter Marinker in The Witcher and by Alexander Morton in The Witcher 2 and 3.
Reader's Guide
In the Netflix series, Zoltan is portrayed by Danny Woodburn in season 4, as a dwarf smith who is escorting war refugees with his gnome friend Percival when Geralt's group joins them. Zoltan and Yarpen tell how Zoltan went into exile after being falsely accused of selling dwarven weapons to humans.
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