#aedirn

The Witcher + Costumes

Yennefer of Vengerberg's purple & black blouse, black cardigan and black pant skirt in Season 03, Episode 01, 02 & 03.

Place names added from the Thronebreaker in-game map overlay, and from dialogues and other game text when it was possible to identify the location. Thanks to @dukeofdogs for the original images and for finding the missing Mahakam snowmen!

1. Lyria

2. Aedirn

3. Mahakam

4. Angren

5. Rivia

6. Aldersberg and vicinity

Aedirn

Aedirn is newer than Temeria and Redania, founded as humans worked their way up the Pontar after the Landing of the Exiles. It is bordered to the north by Kaedwen, on the west by the disputed Pontar Valley and the Mahakaman Mountains, on the south by Lyria and Rivia, and on the east by the Blue Mountains. It was founded at roughly the same time as Kaedwen. The Kaedweni have always been jealous of the mild Aedirnian climate and its more arable lands. These conditions made for a population skilled in farming and dairying. The country had many small towns, most generally neat and clean. Unfortunately these enviable conditions resulted in Aedirn losing a lot of land to nearby powers, primarily Kaedwen. Despite King Demawend III’s noted tactical skills, which allowed him to anticipate Nilfgaard in the First Nilfgaardian War, Aedirn has become smaller and smaller.

Brandon of Oxenfurt & Rodolf Kazmer

okay i'm making this because 1 witcher netflix is the most convoluted and confusing thing i've ever seen and does literally no world building and 2 special interest make autism brain go brr.

basic info

this is gonna be a multi part series about the witcher universe but this is all about the northern realms!

ciri's timeline in twn encompasses the entirety of the first northern war, beginning with the attack on cintra and ending with the battle at sodden

this is just covering the human portions of the north. i'll talk about vergen, brokilon, and dol blathanna later

colour code cause i fucking love colour codes - already happened/introduced, probably s2, important background info, stuff that might be in the prequel, extras

general

so the entire witcher takes place on the continent

it's divided into multiple kingdoms, vassal states, and territories

now borders change a lot but this is the general idea before the first northern war (started 1263 with the invasion of cintra but we'll get more into that later)

also important to note that the show ends in 1264 with geralt meeting ciri in sodden

i'm sorry, i don't have quite enough spoons for an image discription for that map, but if someone wants to take over i'll link it here!

maps not mine, reddit link here

the continent is mainly divided between south and north, with nilfgaard and its dependencies and vassal states (including toussaint, mettina, vicovaro, nazair) in the south and the northern realms (redania, temeria, kaedwen, aedirn, lyria and rivia, cidaris, kovir and poviss, and creyden) in the north

I am SO HAPPY that someone is showing interest in this idea, I might actually turn this into a proper fanfic but here is the idea I am currently working with:

Kingdom Reverse AU

So Yennefer comes into the Ballroom, looking absolutely gorgeous and goes up to the King of Aedirn 

And then Yennefer goes up to King Virfuril and asks him for a dance but there is one key difference: She introduces herself as simply Yennefer and not Yennefer of Vengerberg

The King politely accepts her request but keeps Fringilla on as his mage despite the fact that she is not Aedirnian, it’s not like he has other options

and Yennefer angrily goes off to be the mage of Nilfgaard and let me tell you, she is NOT happy at the current state of affairs. She gathers an army and overthrows the Usurper and Emhyr tries to install himself on the throne but Yennefer is not having that and she ends up taking over Nilfgaard herself and becoming the empress

Emhyr would stay on as a close advisor 

remember, this is not a version of Yennefer who spent decades underfoot as a court mage, this is a young Yennefer who will do literally anything to prove her own worth and is full of this anger that she hasn’t learned how to control yet

Unlike Fringilla, who would rather be the shadow behind the throne, Yennefer craves for recognition and power and wouldn’t have any moral issues taking the throne for herself. 

Meanwhile, in Aedirn, Fringilla is extremely unhappy there. The King resents her and while she is one of the most powerful graduates of  Aretuza she ends up doing the same thing Yennefer originally did: helping murderers and rapists keep a throne they don’t deserve

However, unlike Yennefer, Fringilla doesn’t see a point in staying where she clearly isn’t wanted. One night, she simply lets an assassin slip through and sneaks out of the palace as the people decry the Queen’s death 

Fringilla has never sought out power but rather knowledge and she is impulsive but also courageous, so what she do with her extra time?

she goes adventuring, seeking out lost knowledge and tomes deep within  the hidden parts of the continent

Fringilla is one of the most powerful mages on the continent and Tissaia seeks her out just like she did to Yennefer to try and bring her back but Fringilla refuses, she is experimenting with magics may would consider forbidden and has a growing resentment towards the Brotherhood

I’m willing to bet that in this universe, Fringilla has met plenty of Witchers in her time, where monsters are there is often hidden knowledge and she definitely crosses paths with them on the path

meanwhile, Yennefer is focusing on building her empire in Nilfgaard. She works on dismantling the authoritarian regime and focusing instead on cooperative policies for the people, a lot of her policies are influenced by her own painful childhood so she works to alleviate the suffering of the people

Fringilla becomes known as a traveling mage, helpful when you are in a bind but also known for powerful and secretive magics. One day she is working on capturing a Djinn to study when the experiment grows out of control and she is saved by Geralt of Rivia 

Fringilla bonds with this Witcher and his traveling companion and ends up occasionally traveling with them 

Jaskier would enjoy the discussions on obscure magic and use them as inspiration, maybe trying to fight the propaganda of the Brotherhood along the way 

Geralt would like the adventurous nature Fringilla has and he would respect a mage that broke from the brotherhood 

Nilfgaard wouldn’t attack Cintra, but Emhyr would still hold an obsession with Cirilla, the Lioness of Cintra

He would gather a small militia to try and take her from the palace that ends up causing a coup in Cintra, leading to Calanthe’s death and Ciri going on the run from Emhyr

Ciri finds Geralt and he takes her to Kaer Morhen but they have to leave once the Winter is over and they find their way to Nilfgaard with the help of Fringilla and Jaskier

Over the past few decades, the country has become increasingly isolationist and refuses to partake in the land struggles many other Kingdoms do

Geralt and Ciri head to the palace, asking for sanctuary and that’s when they meet the Empress, Yennefer 

With Fringilla’s backing, Yennefer allows them to stay 

Fringilla and Yennefer have a long talk and in the end Yennefer says that going to Nilfgaard was a good decision in the end, and Fringilla jokes that Aedirn sucked anyways and they bond over their mutual dislike of the Brotherhood 

As a cliffhanger for this little AU Yennefer then asks for Fringilla’s help with a worrying prophecy she’s heard: The White Frost and she thinks it refers to Cirilla 

y u do this netflix 

aedrin?