Nilfgaard wintered down for the time being, only to have King RadovidĬonquer Kaedwin over the winter. Access to the White Bridge and whatever troops the La Vallette family possesses gives them a much speedier movement into Temeria from the Pontar Valley. While Ambassador Shillard betrayed her trust, the details were never made public and she is seemingly friendly with the Nilfgaard's next likely Emperor in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While her castle may or may not be burned down, the Baroness was offered sanctuary by the Nilfgaard after her failed rebellion against King Foltest. He balk at putting down royals for personal reasons.Īnother advantage the Nilfgaard possess is the support of Baroness La Vallette as well as access to the White Bridge. Personality as well as role-playing-Geralt might not be a politicalĪssassin but he wouldn't stop Roche from murdering him either, nor does I'm going to state that the Roche pathĪnd Henselt death is the most likely outcome both with Geralt's Still, depending on events, Saskia may beĭead or missing and Henselt dead as well, leaving both forcesĭemoralized completely. I hesitate at saying no resistance whatsoeverīecause while worn down by engaging Saskia/Henselt's army, having aįully mobilized and armed military force is not going to be an easy Into the North into Pontar and Lyria, which is something that wasn't My general idea is that Nilfgaard moved itself through Cintra and up I hope future books and supplements by CD Projekt Red will give us an idea of how the war went and what specific events occurred. Gives us a rough generality of how the war turned into a complete disaster for Nilfgaard.or a great victory. We can't speculate as to what happened and I think the game Pivot and engagement, the fact is that the less we know, the more weĬan't pick it apart at the implausibilities. Military historians amongst us would love to know each and every little What the situation is in the Third Nilfgaard war is not madeĬlear to us in the game and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Warning: This essay will contain spoilers for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and some references to The Witcher novels.