grar564: I have never read any of the books so all of the references to Ciri and Yennefer were lost on me.

So if in fact TW3 does involve finding Yennefer where you would expect to make a choice between her and Triss, I imagine some misfortune will come to one of them to avoid the choice altogether as everyone unfamiliar with the novels will lean towards Triss.

kyogen: I'd enjoy it, and here's why:

Yennefer and Triss were friends, very close friends for sorceresses, long before Geralt came into the picture. When he did, he tied himself to Yen by magic, so the relationship is real but more than a little warped. Triss couldn't understand the whole thing and seduced Geralt out of curiosity. She didn't expect to fall in love with him, but she did, and it cost her the most important friendship in her life, though she remained generally quite loyal to Yennefer. When Yennefer eventually found out through Ciri, yes, she was rather annoyed.

How much do you want to know about the end of the book saga since the English-language publishers are taking their sweet time with the translations? Nothing counts as a spoiler for me, but that makes it tough to judge what other people can and can't take. Basically, Yennefer is older and more powerful than Triss, but every so often, under real stress, Triss will bust out mega-powerful spells (sometimes with help from other mages but not always) that she can't do at any other time. She's powerful in her own right, but she has much less control over it and is much less consistent than most other sorceresses we meet in the saga. She's also saved both Geralt and Yennefer's lives on separate occasions, so things are really really really complicated. Could be great fun in a third game. :)

Constantine21: Geralt's and Yennefer's fates were linked basically from their first encounter ("The Last Wish"). The power of predestination is one of the main things that drives the story in all the books in the series so it would be a pity if CDPR decided to just overlook this fact and present the gamers with a choice between Triss and Yennefer. Here is what I believe will happen in "The Witcher 3": (SPOILERS)

As we know, in "The Lady Of The Lake" Ciri found herself in a world inhabited by different elves who possessed the power to cross between dimensions (worlds, spheres) just as she did. They wanted her to beget a child from their king in order to prevent the ancient Prophecy of Ithlina from coming true but she escaped and they followed her in every world she visited. In "The Witcher 2" we learn that some weird elves kidnapped Yennefer and I believe that it is safe to assume that these are the same elves who hunted Ciri. Knowing how much Ciri loves Geralt and Yennefer I think that the elves wanted to use them to lure the girl. Basically "The Witcher 3" will introduce Ciri into the storyline and will consist of Geralt recovering his memories and finding Yennefer. If the player be presented with a choice between Yen and Triss there should be tragic consequences for choosing Triss since Destiny is not something one can play with in the world of "The Witcher".

Cheapo: I don't really think we can predict what role Yennefer will have in the next game. I imagine that some sort of ending with Geralt hooking up with Yennefer will be possible, whether ending in life or death for both, I have no idea. I can't really imagine CDPR just ignoring all the time they've spent on Triss and her role in the story either, and I think forcing her into the backseat (again) in favor of Yennefer would anger a lot of people. CDPR has cornered themselves in that regard.

The destiny theme is certainly prevalent in the books, though I'm not so sure how much it will be in the next game. CDPR can write it however they like.

goopit: man spoil everything, It's hard to get a hold of the books and I don't have much time to read 'em

marsark: I have read whole Saga and I am convinced that Lady of Lake in the 4th chapter of TW1 is actually Ciri. She has hair color as described in the books and she also said (in game) that time has no meaning for her and knows Geralt for a long time.

Triss is rather side person in the book, not so important as in the games. Shani appears only in the chapter related to the battle of Brena.

cjrgreen: I'm not positive about the identification of Ciri with the Lady of the Lake: doesn't she deny being the Lady in the first chapter of Pani Jeziora, and the Lady is Nimue, who helps Ciri, at the end?

Also, TW1 would be even squickier if Ciri was the Lady of the Lake.

marsark: She has hair color as described in the books and she also said (in game) that time has no meaning for her and knows Geralt for a long time.

marsark: Hm, this is also possible explanation. Its hairs color, sword given to Geralt and fact, that all Knights of Lady of Lake have died (anybody who meet with Ciri must die) points to Ciri is Lady of Lake, but the appearance of Knight Fisherman in the 4th chapter points to Nimue is Lady of Lake.

Germanicanus: But wasn't Nimue born long after the events from the books occurred? I mean, she referred to them as legends, so I suppose it had to be a really long time, think about hundreds of years. In my opinion, it's more like an Eastern Egg, or a nod for those who read the books.

Germanicanus: @Marsark: Dude, I have read the books. The scene with the storyteller and young Nimue happened in the last book, IIRC. I think we both agree that Nimue can't be The Lady of Lake, so no need to dwell on this anymore. Now, speaking of Ciri... kind of troublemaking, giving that she may appeared in W3. Personally speaking, she deserves a better appearance in the game than simple being some third-class NPC. And I don't think everyone who meet with Ciri must die - Fabio Sachs, the boy who guided her while she was in some port city, lived a long and successful life (he was a explorer, just like Columbus).

Germanicanus: Ciri is not that bad after all ;-) But my money is on Yennefer being the boss or at least playing antagonist role. It is known.