Rag Witch

This also begs the question on if people will start thinking that maybe the name Jaskier is actually a Bard Title? So people try to get apprenticed under Jaskier like “I want to be the next Jaskier!” and he’s all proud and feeling accomplished until he realized that no, they want to BE the NEXT JASKIER thinking it’s a title that means they have a Witcher Bodyguard-- or maybe

MAYBE

maybe much like that theory that Roach isn’t actually immortal (which is clearly slander, begone from my sights!) but that Geralt buys brown mares and names them all Roach, that he similarly collects a bard of the appropriate age, look, and skill level and just calls them all Jaskier like WELL YOu meet one brown haired, blue eyed bard, you’ve met them all, and they’re all named the same name conveniently

Geralt legitimately doesn’t notice for a very, very long time that Jaskier isn’t aging like normal. When did they meet? IT was... Hmm. Well how did regular humans age when not acted upon by supernatural forces or killed early by a monster he hadn’t yet killed? Yennefer didn’t look much different, she’s wearing different clothing............. but.... so is Jaskier.....

Geralt on hearing that it’s been 100 years since Toss a Coin To Your Witcher became famous: