Monsters (mentioned)

Throughout the The Witcher series, various monsters are sometimes mentioned only in passing and thus, without any other viable information to go on. This page is to help list them.

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What role do lesser-known monsters play in The Witcher 3?

In The Witcher 3, lesser-known monsters like fleders, drowners, and noonwraiths enrich the game world. These creatures, crafted with originality, serve as more than obstacles. They provide experience points and enhance the atmosphere. Fleders hang in abandoned buildings, drowners hide in swamps, and noonwraiths appear in fields at noon, offering diverse challenges and encounters.

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What is the significance of the Amarok in The Witcher series?

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the Amarok is mentioned by Ciri as a potential monster contract for Geralt in Kovir. This creature, inspired by Inuit mythology, is described as a large wolf that hunts alone at night. Its mention contributes to the variety of the witcher monsters in the series.

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What makes the hirikka witcher creature unique in the series?

The hirikka witcher creature is unique due to its endangered status in the Northern Kingdoms. Unlike typical monsters, hirikkas are not commonly hunted by witchers. They are large, with adults reaching up to 8 cubits in length, and have thick skin that requires a silver sword to penetrate. Their diet includes grass and venison. Historically, their meat was popular, contributing to their near extinction.

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How does the Amarok compare to other the witcher monsters?

In The Witcher series, the Amarok is a rare monster mentioned by Ciri as a potential contract for Geralt in Kovir. It is an enormous wolf that hunts alone at night, based on Inuit mythology. Compared to other creatures from The Witcher, like the bumbakvetch or corgowrath, the Amarok is less documented, with no detailed bestiary entry.

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How are creatures from The Witcher influenced by real-world mythology?

Monsters in The Witcher draw from real-world mythology, blending original creations with reimagined folklore. Fleders, drowners, and noonwraiths reflect mythological creatures like bats, swamp beings, and spirits. The succubus aligns with its traditional depiction, while wyverns resemble dragons but are distinct with two legs and a venomous stinger. These creatures fit The Witcher's world, offering both originality and realism.

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Amarok

	Interesting part of the world. Perhaps you'll get a contract for some rare snow beast. A barbegazi, or a vendigo... Or a, uh, an amarok.
- Ciri to Geralt, about Kovir

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Amarok is named by Ciri as a possible monster Geralt could get a contract on if he moves to Kovir with Triss. While this insinuates they live in that kingdom, it's not clear if they can live in other areas of the continent.

Trivia

• In Inuit religion, the amarok is an enormous wolf who haunts its preys alone at night.

Bumbakvetch

According to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's bestiary, the bumbakvetche (Polish: bukacz) is a rare cousin of fiends and chorts.

Corgowrath

The corgowrath (Polish: korgorusza) is a type of specter. In Extreme Cosplay, Geralt initially suspects that the "spirit" that have caused a massacre in Doren Alma Estate could have been a corgowrath.

Leucrote

A leucrote is a creature mentioned by Febus Ravenga, who notes that Geralt slayed one in Cizmar. Nothing is known about them besides that they are man-eaters.

Trivia

• In Pliny the Elder's bestiary, the leucrotta is the crossbreed between a crocotta (a hyena) and a lion. The leucrotta is a fearsome predator that is able to mimic a man's voice and lure people into a trap to devour them.

Lutin

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, when Geralt met the godling Johnny he originally speculated he could have been a lutin.

Trivia

• The lutin is nocturnal house-holding spirit in French folklore, similar to a gnome.

Phooca

According to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's bestiary, phooca (Polish: stuchacze) are stronger cousins of the nekkers.

Trivia

• The pùca is a shapeshifting fairy of Celtic folklore.

Puffbow

The puffbow (Polish: płanetnik, same as the wind sprite) is a creature mentioned by Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's secondary quest Novigrad, Closed City. Not much of this monster is known, except that it can haunts empty houses like wights.

Shishiga

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's bestiary, Shishiga is mentioned as a monster related to harpies and erynia.

Trivia

• In Russian folklore, the shishigas, or leshenka, are female forest spirits that harass and bring bad luck to those who travel in their dominion.

Tsoob

The tsoob (Polish: stubę) is a type of specter. In Extreme Cosplay, Geralt initially suspects that the "spirit" that have caused a massacre in Doren Alma Estate could have been a tsoob.

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Phoca in Gwent: The Witcher Card Game