Witcher - A professional monster-slayer. Fearsomely independent, but allies with Cintra. Skellige - Basically the Ireland of the Witcher world, an island kingdom off the coast of the Northern Kingdoms. The bad guys, though it's never quite that simple. Nilfgaard - The south is controlled by the sprawling Nilfgaard Empire, and ruled by Emhyr var Emreis, an important figure in some of the Witcher stories. Rivia formed a union with neighbor Lyria to become the kingdom of Lyria and Rivia. 
Geralt is not actually from Rivia, but took the name as an easy reference for those skeptical of witchers.
Rivia - A small Northern kingdom best known for the "of Rivia" that appears after Geralt's name. Cintra - One of the Northern Kingdoms, invaded by Nilfgaard during the first Northern War. The islands of Skellige are off the coast to the west. The insert in the right shows the territory to the south owned by the empire of Nilfgaard, while the main map shows off the Northern Kingdoms, where most of the stories take place. Here's a basic map (though wars that play out over time will change the political boundaries). The Witcher TV series will take place across a large fantasy world, and the books and games focus in on different countries and regions. Present in: All three games, the novels Baptism of Fire and The Lady of the Lake. Zoltan - Several garrulous hard-drinking dwarves serve as Geralt's companions temporarily, including Zoltan Chivay, a mohawked war veteran. 
Triss - Another sorceress in love with Geralt, Triss helps raise Ciri and is something of a sister to her.Called Jaskier in the original Polish, and in the Netflix series. Dandelion - A poet, bard, and dandy who is Geralt's frequent traveling companion and frequently the reason he gets into trouble.
Present in: The books, the show, and the third videogame. Yennefer - A short-tempered sorceress who is the love of Geralt's life, though they're apart as often as they're together.Ciri - A princess whose destiny is tied to Geralt's, and becomes his foster daughter over the course of the sage.Geralt - A monster-hunting mutant who is hated by the world he protects, except for its beautiful sorceresses who uniformly adore him.There's an extensive cast of characters across the entire Witcher series, but only a few that you really should know about going in.
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