Vesemir

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Name: Vesemir
Occupation: School of the Wolf leader
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Vesemir is a character in The Witcher canon. He was one of the trainers for Geralt of Rivia, Eskel, and Lambert, and is the oldest remaining member of the School of the Wolf.

He is most commonly a supporting character in fanworks.

Canon

Books/Games

Netflix Adaptation

Vesemir was the main character of 2021 anime movie The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.[1]

He appears in Season 2-3 of the Netflix live-action show, played by Kim Bodnia.[2]

Fandom

He is often portrayed as a father-like figure for any or all of the Wolf School Witchers, both in canon-compliant and AU fanworks.

Shipping

Vesemir appears in thousands of Witcher fanworks but is rarely paired up with anyone - he's more often tagged in platonic & relationships with one of his "sons" (Geralt, Eskel, or Lambert), or a developing friendship with Jaskier.

As of October 2023, there are actually almost 150 works in Jaskier/Vesemir[3], and <50 each shipping him with Geralt, Lambert, or Eskel. There are also rarepair ships like Rennes/Vesemir, relying more on canon from the books or games to ship him with Witchers from previous generations.

A small number of fanworks are created specifically in the Nightmare of the Wolf canon and are more likely to center Vesemir in various pairings.

Common Tropes

In modern AU fanfiction, he may have adopted one or more of the three, or served as a foster parent for them.

Example Fanworks

Fanfic

Podfic

  • See above for podfics of By Any Other Name.
  • (Podfic) Responsibility and Care by Chantress (2021), with Geralt/Vesemir, Eskel/Vesemir, Lambert/Vesemir, Eskel/Geralt. When Vesemir's role became one of guarding, protecting rather than slaying, he fell into the old traditions even deeper, some of the oldest responsibilities Witchers had—not to the Continent, but to each other. And now, he was the only one to carry them out, but he'd sooner be damned than let what remained of his family down.
  • (Podfic) Quen is the Shield Sign by Yuurei (2021). Geralt introduced Vesemir as “an old friend.” Jaskier can’t help but feel that the term “old friend” really means father.

Fanart

Resources

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