The Witcher 4 has to use a book character that the games ignored

It feels like the gaming industry holds its breath every time there is news about it The Witcher 4 comes out thanks to the generation effect The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been involved in gaming since its release in 2015. Almost nothing is known about the project other than what it is titled Project Polaris, and production is not in full swing until two years after the announcement. With The Witcher 1 If we also get a remake from CD Projekt Red, it will be a great time for it soon Witcher fans.

This article contains spoilers for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt And The Witcher book series.

Although they treat the events of the books as respectful history, The Witcher Games then take place as a form of very well-written fan fiction that follows the main story. There is always a bit of confusion between the end of the books and the beginning of the games, as there is a time jump and many events are not explained in detail even after the game trilogy. The Witcher 4 has the opportunity to expand on this a little further while also exploring paths that couldn’t be taken in the post-Geralt trilogy.

The Queen of the Free Elves should be in The Witcher 4

Francesca Findabair is a big player

Almost every character from the books who survived their events ended up there The Witcher games, especially after Blood and wine Expansion that remembers Geralt’s time in Toussaint The Tower of the Swallow. A notable exception is Francesca Findabair, Queen of the Free Elves and former member of the Lodge of Sorceresses. This is a bit strange considering that almost every other surviving member of the lodge is present The Witcher 3from Margarita Laux-Antille to Philippa Eilhart, or appears earlier in the second game.

The Witcher 3 states that Francesca Findabair is still in her realm of Dol Blathanna, meaning she is still alive, and since she is both queen and leader of what is essentially a dying race, she has always been one of the more interesting supporting characters in the books. She is always referred to as that “most beautiful woman in the world” in the book series and It contributes significantly to the political landscape of the Northern Realmseven before he joined the lodge. Despite being such a notable character, she does not appear in the games The Witcher 4 can change that.

Francesca Findabair would be an interesting NPC as her mannerisms make her seem like a charming character, always in control and able to make the difficult decisions expected of a leader. An example of this is Francesca denouncing Filavandrel and the Scoia’tael guerrillas to establish her kingdom, but the incident also shows her compassion as she asked Filavandrel for forgiveness. She got it too, namely It seems a bit of a shame that such a character never made it into the games different to Gwent.

Francesca’s absence from The Witcher 3 is strange

There were many ways she could have appeared

The final act of The Witcher 3 unites almost all of the surviving members of the Lodge of Sorceresses to take on the Wild Hunt one last time. Phillipa, Triss, Yennefer, Margarita and Fringilla all help in the final battle, but the two elf members, Ida and Francesca seem unable to face Eredin’s grim forces. Nevertheless, Ida appears in the game as a projection via a megascope and gives advice about Uma. However, she completely refuses to help in the fight against the Wild Hunt.

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Although her advisor (Ida) is in the game, although she is far less important in the books, Francesca is nowhere to be seen, despite having access to long-distance communications. At no point in the trilogy is she contacted by, let alone in, a member of the lodge The Witcher 3which brings together almost all surviving members. Considering that the final boss, Eredin, is the king of the Aen-Elle elves and Francesca is the leader of the Aen-Seidhe, she could have been used to show the cultural difference between the two types of elves.

thoughtfulness The Witcher 3‘s mention of Francesca and the fact that Elves don’t leave the world The Witcher until after the gamesit’s pretty clear that Francesca is still there, so it’s not like she’s dead or being kept in a cell like many other sorceresses. It is assumed that she still serves as queen in Dol Blathanna, and while her royal duties might keep her physically distant, the Wild Hunt probably should have worried her somewhat, especially since in the books she aided the lodge in the hunt for Ciri has.

The Witcher 4 could use Francesca to explain the downfall of the Lodge

Whether as a sequel or a prequel

Something that isn’t entirely clear in the games is how the Sorceresses’ Lodge fell, as it was still standing at the end of the books. Because Francesca was a member of the lodge and got off relatively unscathed, considering most of the other members were imprisoned, she was able to be used The Witcher 4 to explain these events. This is important context since the Lodge was a big player in the books, but has almost no power in the gamesyet there are no concrete answers as to what happened.

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Perhaps The Witcher 4 will be a prequel set between the books and the first game, meaning the Lodge’s fall can be witnessed first-hand. If not, then have Francesca, the political player she was in the latest game, could be a way for the player to explore Dol Blathannawhich is mentioned in the second game. In this way, she was able to retrospectively explain the events that led to the Lodge’s downfall and depict the current political landscape thereafter The Witcher 3.

Ultimately, it strikes me as odd that Francesca, an important member of the Lodge and Queen of the Free Elves, is one of the few named sorceresses who doesn’t appear in the games. CD Projekt Red already has a design for her since she had a map Gwent, and Francesca feels like she could be a great addition to them The Witcher 4 depending on which ending ends Wild Hunt ends as canon. She would help with the departure The Witcher Trilogy too, since it’s a name fans know in books, even though it has nothing to do with the games so far.

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