The Witcher 3: Botchlings are Monsters Made from Tragic Circumstances
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt features a variety of monsters. Many of which started appearing after the Conjunction of the Spheres. Others, however, are victims of terrible circumstances, their mind and physical features twisted by cursed magic. One such creature is the Botchling.
To encounter a botchling, the player must progress through the main questline of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt until they trigger “Family Matters.” Here, Geralt will be tasked with tracking down Baron Phillip Strenger’s missing family members, and Geralt believes a botchling will be able to help.
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A botchling is a cursed creature that comes in the form of a malformed fetus, the product of an improper burial for an unwanted, stillborn infant. As such, the creature’s skin appears raw and slimy as it had never fully formed on the once-human child. Much of the botchling’s other features are also misshapen. Its eyes have grown dark, and rows of sharp teeth have sprouted in its mouth — an effect of the curse and its twisted magic.
Botchlings are angry, hateful creatures filled with an insatiable hunger. When they awaken at night, these creatures hunt for pregnant women from whom they can feed. At first, they merely prowl close to the soon-to-be mother’s bedside, draining her and her unborn child of their strength. This causes the mother to experience frightful nightmares.
As the feeding continues, the woman grows weaker and more delirious. Finally, when she is at her most vulnerable, the botchling feeds directly. The creature sinks its teeth into the woman and drains her body of blood until both she and her unborn child are killed.
When a botchling has had its fill, it can change into a more fearsome
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