How Long Do Witchers Live?
Among the many mysteries of Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher the question of how long Witchers live is a major consideration. The show is based on a Polish-language fantasy novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, as well as the critically lauded video games by developer CD Projekt RED. The Witcher show stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Witchers have supernatural abilities for monster and beast hunting like enhanced strength, senses, agility, and stamina, as well as the ability to cast spells. They also age slowly, which means a Witcher can be over a century old despite appearing much younger.
The Netflix show and book series all occupy different points in Geralt's storyline, and the Witcher games aren't officially canon. This makes it hard to determine Geralt's age during various adventures. Unfortunately, being a Witcher doesn't involve a lot of health and safety regulation, so many Witchers end up dying at the hands (or claws) of monsters like Dopplers, Zeugls, and Chernobogs before old age can send them to rest peacefully – if that's even a thing that can happen. Rather tragically, Witchers are trained as children, and only around 30 or 40% of them survive the grueling training ordeals different Witcher schools put them through. It's in this process that powers like slow aging develop.
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The oldest Witcher is Vesemir, who some fans estimate is 350-500 years old – the only Witcher bar Geralt with white hair. Most Witchers are around 100 years old. Sapkowski's much-loved books never mention Geralt's age, but the slow aging process works differently to regular human aging. It's not clear whether this means that time just moves slower for
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