No other side character inThe Witcherfranchise has been given more spotlight than Triss Merigold.
At one point, she even tried toreplace Yennefer.
Anyone who has read the book will note several key differences in Triss whether physical appearance or behavior.
As such, Triss inThe Witcher III: Wild Huntisn’t really the most faithful adaptation of the character.
At the same time, the developers do nail plenty of traits about Triss.
Initially, it was just mere infatuation with Geralt but it eventually blossomed into something more serious.
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Triss in the third game even knew when to respect Geralt’s boundaries or his decisions.
Meanwhile, Triss in the books really doesn’t take Geralt’s rejection as a hindrance to her advances.
It’s hard to imagine Triss in the third game doing something like that.
That’s because she’s one of the youngest sorceresses in the Lodge.
In the books, she was estimated to be only around 30 or 40 years of age.
It was rather bright and crimson, almost unnatural.
Her book version actually sports more like a chestnut or auburn red which is dark and almost looks brunette.
That sounds bizarre but it’s a fantasy world anyway.
When Ciri got reunited with the Kaer Morhen family, Triss notably greeted her as “little sis.”
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It’s similar to how she treated Ciri in the books.
Ciri also treats Triss much like an older sibling and they’re also quite close.
Oftentimes, her in-game clothing also tends to be generous with the neckline.
Triss even swore that she’d never be able to wear clothes with plunging necklines from that point on.
Her clothes in the third game contradict this.
By the third game, this brought the tension level between the two sorceresses sky high.
Yennefer promptly told her to back off but the two remained watchful and anxious friends.
This was never the case as book author Andrej Sapkowski seem to have intended.
Triss was nothing more than a side character who had a brief tryst with Geralt and helped Ciri occasionally.
Her role in the saga was never that big.
She didn’t seem as full of schemes or nefarious plots as her sisters in the Lodge.
The third game pretty much captured this essence of Triss, making her a stark opposite to Yennefer.
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