Scoia'tael
Partisan groups of elves and dwarves at war with the human kingdoms.
The Scoia'tael are partisan groups formed by elves and dwarves in The Witcher, who conduct acts of terror against humans. They are also described as elven rebels, and in the first video game as an elven terrorist faction.
Lore & Background
In Blood of Elves, a caravan escorted by the dwarf Yarpen Zigrin is attacked by the Scoia'tael. In Time of Contempt, a Scoia'tael commando working with Nilfgaard invades the mages' compound on Thanedd. Their commandos supported Nilfgaard's initial advance into the North, but in Baptism of Fire they find themselves unsupported as the Northern Kingdoms retaliate: Francesca Findabair, installed as client queen of Dol Blathanna, is obliged to withhold aid from them, and the archer Milva guides scattered bands of Scoia'tael to refuge in Brokilon.
Reader's Guide
In the first The Witcher video game, tensions are high in Vizima because of the conflict between the Order of the Flaming Rose and the Scoia'tael. In the Netflix series, Francesca Findabair's Scoia'tael look for Ciri, whom they see as the destined savior of the elves, and Gallatin is the commander of the Scoia'tael elves. In Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Queen Meve rescues the Aedirnian captain Black Rayla from the Scoia'tael.
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