Old manor house

Old manor
Concept art, "The Witcher"
Details
Type	Manor
Location	Old manor island
Region	Lake Vizima
Appearance(s)
Books: The Last Wish (first appearance) Comic books: Geralt Video games: The Witcher Non-video games: The Witcher: A Game of Imagination Other sources: Dynastic descriptions

The old manor was built long ago on a small island off the swamp cemetery and served as the seat of Temeria's rulers until Princess Adda, the daughter of King Foltest and his sister, died at birth only to return as a bloodthirsty striga. The king did not want to kill his own offspring, so he and his court moved to the newly built castle at the other end of town. The princess was later freed from the curse, but the manor remained vacant and deteriorated over time.

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"I have to say that the striga, in the meantime, was getting her teeth into all sorts of people every now and again and paying no attention to the fraudsters and their spells. Or that Foltest was no longer living in the palace. No-one lived there anymore."

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— pg(s). 9, The Last Wish (UK edition)

Places

• Royal Crypt of Temerian Monarchs
• stables

In The Witcher computer game

The Old Manor house is not actually accessible during the game. Geralt only ever goes into the catacombs beneath it in his quest to hunt down and kill Azar Javed. The manse is situated on the highest point of the small island which has appropriated its name. It is surrounded by a once formidable, but now decaying palisade which overlooks the ruins of a village.

The views from the once grand estate must have been spectacular.

Gallery

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  Portrayal by Bogusław Polch