Riot in Rivia City
A city burns as hatred turns neighbors into killers, leaving the White Wolf broken in the ashes.
The riot in Rivia takes place near the end of The Lady of the Lake. While Geralt is in Rivia meeting his dwarven friends Yarpen and Zoltan Chivay, a riot and pogrom erupts, with humans killing non-humans.
Quick Facts
- Key figures involved
- Geralt of Rivia
- Ciri
- Yennefer
- Dandelion
- Triss Merigold
Lore & Background
Geralt fights to save his dwarven friends, but is impaled on a pitchfork. Yennefer and Triss Merigold conjure a storm to disperse the rioters, but they and Ciri find Geralt on the verge of death. Yennefer gives so much of her magic to heal him that she loses consciousness.
Reader's Guide
The unicorn Ihuarraquax appears out of a foggy lake and channels his power through Ciri to heal Geralt. Guided by him, Ciri and her friends put the bodies of Geralt and Yennefer on a boat that appears out of the fog, and the three disappear into it. Geralt and Yennefer awake in an unknown location, hinted to be Avalon.
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