Why did Geralt throw a baby in the oven?

Geralt threw a baby in the oven as a crucial part of a plan in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's "Possession" quest to trick a Hym (a spirit feeding on guilt) into leaving Jarl Udalryk; the baby, Aki, was secretly saved by an accomplice, Hjort, who pulled him out the back of the oven, revealing him unharmed and causing the Hym to flee as its source of power (Geralt's anticipated guilt) vanished.
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Why does Geralt throw the baby in the oven?

The baby is 100% safe no matter what. It opens on both sides and someone is waiting to immediately pull them out. Throwing it in the oven convinces Geralt he just killed it. The guilt he feels makes the nightmare monster try to possess him.
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What happens to Francesca's baby in The Witcher?

Fringilla murders many of Nilfgaard's generals to avoid being usurped, but Francesca's newborn baby is killed. At the end of that episode, the pain and suffering all those actions create finally gives Voleth Meir the power she needs to escape her prison, possess Ciri, and pursue her vengeance against the witchers.
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Does Yennefer get pregnant by Geralt?

Geralt is a father figure to Ciri, and Yennefer is like a mother to her, as she's also unable to have children. Yennefer, like most sorceresses, is sterile and secretly sought a way of restoring her fertility.
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How did cerys save the baby?

Cerys then reveals the trick: she had Hjort wait on the other side of the oven to safely recover the baby but Geralt, not knowing this, was filled with despair at what he did.
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Is Ciri really Yennefer's daughter?

No, Ciri is not Yennefer's biological daughter (her parents are Pavetta and Emhyr var Emreis), but Yennefer acts as a loving mother figure and adoptive mother to Ciri, a bond strongly emphasized in the books, games, and show, with Ciri often calling her "mother". Yennefer, who longed for a child, forms an intense maternal relationship with Ciri, seeing her as her own daughter, a key aspect of their story.
 
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What is the rarest achievement in The Witcher 3?

“Master Marksman” requires players in Geralt's epic journey to kill 50 human and non-human opponents by striking them in the head with a crossbow bolt.
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What is the age gap between Yennefer and Geralt?

In the books, Yennefer is significantly older, around 94-99, while Geralt is in his late 50s by the end, making her roughly 35-40 years her senior; however, the Netflix series flips this, making Geralt older (around 100+) than Yennefer (around 76), showcasing different interpretations.
 
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What is the saddest death in The Witcher?

“We actually chose Vesemir by elimination”: The Witcher 3 Fans Now Know Who's to Blame for the Saddest Death in the Game That Was Inevitable for the Story.
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Why are sorceresses infertile witchers?

In The Witcher universe, sorceresses often become infertile due to the intense magical transformations and somatic changes required to gain power and beauty, leading to the atrophy of reproductive organs, though some, like Geralt's mother, were fertile, highlighting it as a trade-off or chosen path rather than a universal law, with figures like Tissaia advocating for sterilization to prevent dangerously powerful, chaotic magic in children. 
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Why does Ciri become falka?

Ciri calls herself Falka to hide her famous identity from the Continent, as she's a wanted fugitive, but more deeply, it signifies her embracing a darker, ruthless path after experiencing immense trauma and killing for the first time, mirroring the brutal princess from her visions who sought revenge and destruction. Falka represents a shedding of her innocent "Ciri" self for a survivor identity, ready to burn down the world that betrayed her. 
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How many times does Geralt sleep with Yennefer?

Yennefer is the closest we'll see of Geralt's true love. You will get a chance to sleep with her twice during the game. For the first time to happen, you need to finish the The King is Dead – Long Live the King quest.
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Why did Geralt's mother abandon him?

Geralt's mother, the sorceress Visenna, left him at Kaer Morhen as a baby because her wandering druid/sorceress lifestyle was incompatible with raising a child, and perhaps to give him a better, more meaningful life, though the exact reasons are deliberately kept ambiguous in the books, with Visenna telling a grown Geralt the answer wouldn't help him and he needed to let go. She saw giving him to the witchers, who trained him for a specific purpose, as a way to deal with the situation, though she later reappears and avoids giving a clear explanation.
 
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Does Geralt have to kiss Shani?

Players can refuse to have intimate relations with everyone like Keira, Yennefer, Triss, or Madame Shasha, even when playing their side quests, and can choose not to kiss them. But only in Shani's midnight quest, that kiss is a mandatory part of the plot, and I couldn't refuse it no matter what I tried.
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How did Geralt get a daughter?

Even though Geralt does not believe in destiny, he unknowingly demands the unborn child of princess Pavetta and her husband Duny as a reward for his services by invoking "the Law of Surprise". The child turns out to be a girl, Cirilla, commonly known as Ciri; since then the two are linked to each other.
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Why does Geralt get amnesia?

He starts out with total amnesia, waking up in a burned out Kaer Morhen. He was found near death in the Skellige islands and Triss was called in because only sorceresses can heal witchers. Geralt lost his memory because he died, and in the games, he gradually remembers bigger and bigger pieces.
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Why did Ciri's dad turn evil?

Ciri's father, Emperor Emhyr var Emreis (originally Duny), became "evil" by embracing ruthless ambition after being cursed and banished, transforming into a power-hungry ruler obsessed with fulfilling an Elder Blood prophecy through Ciri, leading him to stage his own death, kill his wife Pavetta, and invade Cintra to claim his daughter and world-changing lineage, driven by a desire to reclaim his stolen birthright and control destiny.
 
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What exactly was Geralt's last wish?

Geralt's last wish to the djinn was intentionally left ambiguous by author Andrzej Sapkowski, but the most widely accepted interpretation is that he wished for his fate to be bound to Yennefer's to save her life, explaining their fated, tumultuous connection. While theories suggest he wished for a child together or for them to die together, the core is a powerful magical bond protecting them from the djinn by making them inseparable, a key theme in The Witcher.
 
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Who was the most satisfying death in game of Thrones?

Joffrey's gave the most pleasure but Ramsey's death matched the level of brutality he served others. Ramsey Bolton, then Meyrn Trant, then Joffrey, then Littlefinger. Walter Frey, Roose Bolton, Cersei Lannisters.
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Is Ciri LGBTQ?

In the books, author Andrzej Sapkowski makes it very clear that Ciri is indeed bisexual. She seems attracted to men throughout the series and is romantically interested in Ser Gallahad in Lady of the Lake (1999).
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Is Yennefer Ciri's mother?

No, Yennefer is not Ciri's biological mother (that's Pavetta), but she becomes Ciri's fiercely protective, powerful mother figure, fulfilling her own deep desire for motherhood by training Ciri in magic and fiercely guarding her, with Ciri often calling her "mother" in the books and games. Their bond is a central theme, establishing Yennefer as a true parental figure, even if by fate, not birth, as seen in books, games, and the Netflix series.
 
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What is the lifespan of a witcher?

Witchers have significantly extended lifespans, aging much slower than humans, with estimates suggesting they can live 200 to 300 years or more, though none have died of old age in recorded history, with most perishing in combat or from other dangers. While Geralt is around 100 years old during the games, older Witchers like Vesemir lived for centuries, appearing middle-aged despite their age due to slowed aging, making their true maximum lifespan unknown as they're always killed by their dangerous profession.
 
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Can I not 100% the Witcher if I fail a quest?

This is right. Some of the quest objectives and even some of the quests in the game are mutually exclusive - completing objective A might lock out objective B, or vice versa. There's no way to complete every possible objective or every quest in a single playthrough. So don't stress about it.
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What is the evilest thing achievement Witcher 3?

That Is the Evilest Thing is an achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and requires one to use a burning opponent to ignite the gas from a Dragon's Dream bomb, causing a small explosion, 10 times.
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