Iola the first, or simply Iola, is a young, sensitive woman with reddish hair, freckles and blue eyes. She is a priestess in the Temple of Melitele in Ellander, and thus a protégé of Nenneke. As a sacrifice to the goddess, Iola has taken vows of silence, which remain unbroken.
She features in "The Voice of Reason", the framing story in The Last Wish collection.
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The Hexer
Iola (Maria Peszek) in The Hexer TV series
Like in the short story, Iola slept with Geralt while he was healing from grievous damage. In the TV-series, the healing aspects of said encounter were highlighted, and in the aftermath Iola foresaw destruction coming to the temple. This vision and its setting differ quite a lot from the scene that essentially ends "The Voice of Reason".
In the TV series, Iola broke her vows of silence; she foretold the deaths of Falwick, Renfri and the priestesses of Melitele in the temple, including her own.
Played by Maria Peszek in The Hexer TV series.
Episodes
- 09: "Świątynia Melitele" (The Temple of Melitele)
- 10: "Mniejsze zło" (The Lesser Evil)
- 11: "Jaskier" (Dandelion)
