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Geralt of Rivia ((ポーランド語:Geralt z Rivii)) is a fictional character and protagonist of ''The Witcher'' series of short stories and novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, as well as its video game adaptations. ==Fictional biography== Geralt, the central character, is a witcher. Shortly after being born, Geralt was abandoned by his mother at Kaer Morhen — the witchers' stronghold. Geralt survived numerous mutations during the Trial of Grass (alongside the extra mutations), thanks to which he gained practically superhuman physical and mental abilities with minimal side effects. He resisted the "changes" brought on by the trial of grasses better than most, which encouraged his makers to perform even more dangerous experimental procedures on him, making him lose all body pigmentation. Because of his pale skin and white hair, he is also known in the Elder Speech as "Gwynbleidd", the White Wolf. Despite his name, Geralt does not come from Rivia (although he learned how to mimic Rivian accent): young witchers were encouraged to make up surnames for themselves by master Vesemir, to make their names sound more trustworthy. His first choice was Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde, but this was dismissed by Vesemir as silly and pretentious. After completing his witcher training, he received his Wolf medallion (the symbol of Kaer Morhen) and embarked into the world on his horse called ''Płotka'' - The Roach (he gave the same name to every horse he owned) to become a monster slayer for hire. Even though Geralt did not believe in destiny, he (unknowingly, calling for "the Law of Surprise" (a law that states that if one cannot pay for the services of a witcher, the witcher is entitled to something the debtor does not yet know they have)) demanded the unborn child of princess Pavetta and her husband Duny as a reward for his services. The child turned out to be a girl, Ciri (otherwise known as Ziri coming from the elder speech word Ziriael meaning ''Swallow''). He did not take her because women cannot be witchers. However, fate or blind chance caused Geralt and Ciri to cross their paths thrice, and after the death of her grandmother, queen Calanthe, Geralt ends up taking care of the girl and loving her as his own daughter. After seemingly being killed by a mob during a slaughter of non-humans at the end of the ''Witcher'' saga and taken, with Yennefer, on an island by Ciri, Geralt's story continues in more recent videogames (''The Witcher'', ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' and ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''). Geralt returns to life with no recollection of the details of his sudden reappearance, and after Yennefer was captured by the Wild Hunt, he offer himself for her freedom. He was saved once again by Ciri, and left wounded and without memory of his past in the wood next Kaer Mohen. He is rescued by the last remaining witchers in the world and taken back to Kaer Morhen. Sapkowski stated that the games are the work of art of their own and that they cannot be considered neither an "alternative version", nor a sequel, "because this can only be told by Geralt's creator. A certain Andrzej Sapkowski." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geralt of Rivia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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