Fans familiar withThe Witcherfranchise know what the Nilfgaardian Empire is given their overwhelming presence in thebooksand games.
They have a thriving economy and extremely strong and capable soldiers.
Trying to defeat, or aide, the Nilfgaardians is one of the biggest plot points inThe Witcher 3.
The following list details some facts about the empire fans might not know.
They have a much thicker and gruffer accent than some of the other characters in the game.
They speak in Nilfgaardian language, which stems from Elder Speech, and has very hard pronunciation.
The fan-run Witcher Wikipedia contains some direct translations for those interested.
Both of them contained vast and powerful armies that were ordered to invade and forcibly assimilate other cultures.
Nilfgaardians dub themselves as superior to those outside of their empire.
8Nilfgaardians Only Accept Those Born In Their Empire
Nilfgaardians are deeply classist and value their blood purity.
The imperialistic nature of the empire establishes their need to consistently expand and invade their neighboring regions and communities.
That is why Nilfgaard is one of the main antagonists inThe Witcherfranchise.
The Elder Speech stems from the Aen Seidhe elves.
Elves allied themselves with Nilfgaard against the Nordlings.
There are several outcomes of the Third Northern War that will come down to decisions made byGeralt.
If the player chooses, they can make it so thatRadovidis assassinated and Sigismund Dijkstra dies.
Then Nilfgaard wins and conquers the entire North, meaning all the northern kingdoms are conquered by the empire.
Other potential outcomes will defeat Nilfgaard and Emperor Emhyr.
He died of a mysterious illness that caused black boils to spring on his body.
Initially, Ciri is the one who brought the disease with her after traveling during medieval times.
They come off a little less menacing to the common folk, but their reasons are still decidedly manipulative.
In the past, Nilfgaard drove the North to band together and fight them off.
The books show how diabolical the empire is and how devastating its impact on the world has been.
The armors they use are based on 13th-century armor while Nilfgaardians use 16th-century armor.
His curse was broken the same evening he came to claim Pavetta on her 15th birthday.
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