New Witcher Game's Medallion Has Huge Implications For Its 'New Saga'

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In a shocking announcement today, CD Projekt Red confirmed that a new Witcher game was in development. The above teaser image is all that was shown, but CDPR also confirmed that this would be a “new saga” of the Witcher developed as an open-world game on Unreal Engine 5. This immediately worried some that this was shifting toward an Epic Games Store exclusive, as UE5 is Epic Games’ engine, but CDPR denied this too.

Nonetheless, the most eye-catching aspect is the image. The snow backdrop could allude to the Wild Hunt of The Witcher 3, but it could also just be a blanket of snow. The partially-covered medallion truly takes the cake. It looks nothing like any Witcher school medallion currently in the franchise. The closest is the School of the Cat, but the structure is completely different.

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Indeed, looking at the ear positioning and the facial structure of the medallion, it looks very similar to a Lynx. However, there is no official School of the Lynx, but there is a lot of fan-made information out there. It seems plausible that this medallion is hinting at a school never seen before, and that has major implications for a new Witcher game’s character and setting.

Since it is not a School of the Wolf medallion and this is not a known-to-exist school, it seems pretty clear that there will be a new protagonist in this game. Many have wanted Ciri to return as a Witcher protagonist, but this seemingly suggests otherwise. The second thing this immediately impacts is the time/period setting. This new Witcher game is likely to return to the continent, but this school poses some big questions.

It's possible that this School of the Lynx is canonized as some