The Witcher IV Wiki

The Trial of the Grasses is the mutagenic process that transforms humans into witchers. Ciri has undergone it by the time of The Witcher IV, and players will experience it firsthand.

The RTX Mega Geometry foliage tech demo presented by NVIDIA and CD Projekt Red at GDC 2026.

A comprehensive overview of The Witcher IV, the upcoming open-world RPG from CD Projekt Red featuring Ciri as the protagonist.

General7/4/2026 6 min readDarkwhispers

The School of the Lynx is a new witcher school in The Witcher IV, associated with Ciri.

Lore6/8/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

A comprehensive chronological timeline of The Witcher IV's development from announcement through production.

Development6/21/2026 3 min readrunecaster44

What is known about The Witcher IV's character progression: skill points, Places of Power, mutagen slots, and expected design lessons from Cyberpunk 2077.

Yennefer of Vengerberg is a powerful sorceress who trained Ciri in magic. She is Geralt's partner and Ciri's adoptive mother.

Overview of all confirmed and expected locations in The Witcher IV.

Locations5/17/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

Ciara Berkeley, the voice and motion capture actress for Ciri in The Witcher IV.

People5/8/2026 2 min readj0shlore

Lan Exeter is the winter capital of Kovir, a Venice-inspired port city on the River Targo estuary that is expected to be a major hub in The Witcher IV.

Locations6/8/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

Witcher schools are organizations that train monster hunters through the Trial of the Grasses. Seven schools are known in Witcher lore, plus the new School of the Lynx.

Lore6/8/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

Ciri is the playable protagonist of The Witcher IV, a fully trained witcher of the School of the Lynx who carries the Elder Blood gene.

Kelpie is Ciri's black mare and horse companion in The Witcher IV, a fast and spirited horse from the Witcher novels with possibly supernatural qualities.

CD Projekt Red is the Polish game development studio behind The Witcher IV. The franchise has sold over 85 million copies.

Development6/7/2026 5 min readTheRealMaverick

Stromford is a remote northern village featured in The Witcher IV's cinematic reveal trailer, where Ciri encounters the Bauk.

Locations6/8/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

Tomasz Marchewka, the Story Director of The Witcher IV at CD Projekt Red.

People5/24/2026 2 min readDarkKnight_X

Kovir is a wealthy northern kingdom on the Continent and the primary setting of The Witcher IV.

Locations6/8/2026 3 min readTheRealMaverick

The Wild Hunt is an elite cavalry of the Aen Elle elves who pursued Ciri for her Elder Blood. They were the primary antagonists of The Witcher 3.

Lore6/8/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

Zireael is Ciri's silver sword in The Witcher IV, a gnome-forged gwyhyr whose name means 'Swallow' in Elder Speech.

Lore6/8/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

Witcher signs are combat magic cast through hand gestures. In The Witcher IV, Ciri's abilities extend beyond the five traditional signs into elemental manipulation.

Gameplay5/24/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

The Continent is the primary landmass in the Witcher universe, divided between the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaardian Empire.

Lore5/24/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

Geralt of Rivia is confirmed to appear in The Witcher IV, voiced by Doug Cockle, in a yet-unspecified role.

Characters5/24/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

How Ciri fights in The Witcher IV: acrobatic swordplay, a chain weapon, witcher signs, advanced magic from Yennefer's training, and nerfed Elder Blood powers.

Gameplay6/8/2026 3 min readwillowmist

Philipp Weber, the Narrative Director of The Witcher IV at CD Projekt Red.

People4/5/2026 2 min readduskvalley

The chain weapon is Ciri's secondary weapon in The Witcher IV, a versatile mid-range tool replacing Geralt's crossbow.

The Bauk is a many-legged cave monster from Serbian mythology that appears in The Witcher IV, terrorizing Stromford through fog, voice mimicry, and fear.

Bestiary5/24/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

The Witcher IV runs on Unreal Engine 5.6, replacing CDPR's proprietary REDengine, with a tech demo running at 60 FPS on base PS5.

Development6/1/2026 4 min readMikoTanaka

The cinematic reveal trailer for The Witcher IV, debuted at The Game Awards on December 12, 2024.

Development6/8/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

Ciri's innate Source magical abilities in The Witcher IV, distinct from standard Witcher Signs.

Sebastian Kalemba is the Game Director of The Witcher IV and likely the entire new Witcher trilogy. He previously served as animation director and creative director on Cyberpunk 2077.

People6/8/2026 2 min readironfrost

Branko, a northerner character confirmed to appear in The Witcher IV.

The combat system in The Witcher IV centers on Ciri's speed, chain weapons, witcher signs, and elemental magic.

Gameplay6/8/2026 5 min readMikoTanaka

The Imperial Manticore is one of the world's oldest monsters, shown in The Witcher IV's tech demo attacking salt shipments near Valdrest.

Bestiary5/24/2026 2 min readDarkKnight_X

Dorian Kieken, the AI Director for The Witcher IV, formerly of BioWare.

People6/26/2026 1 min readMikoTanaka

The Witcher IV's open world: set in Kovir and Poviss, roughly the same size as The Witcher 3's map, with reactive NPCs, Kelpie the horse, and confirmed locations.

Gameplay5/24/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

Romance in The Witcher IV: CDPR has confirmed romance is a core part of the game, with Ciri's bisexuality from the novels opening the door for both male and female love interests.

The 9-minute Unreal Engine 5 tech demo presented by CDPR and Epic at Unreal Fest 2025. This shows The Witcher IV's technology running on a base PS5 at 60 FPS.

Development6/21/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

Overview of all confirmed characters in The Witcher IV.

Mioni is a young woman from Stromford selected as a sacrifice to the Bauk in The Witcher IV's cinematic trailer.

Characters6/8/2026 1 min readDarkwhispers

Valdrest is a port town in Kovir shown in The Witcher IV's Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, featuring over 300 NPCs and Slavic architecture.

Locations6/8/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick