Kaedwen
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The largest of the Northern Kingdoms with its capital at Ard Carraigh, Kaedwen has a cold and unforgiving climate. Its ruler, Henselt, quarrels frequently with the monarch of neighboring Aedirn. Kaedwen also shares borders with the kingdoms of Redania and Caingorn and with the duchy of Creyden. Portions of the Fiery Mountains, the Kestrel Mountains and the Blue Mountains run through the kingdom.
The witchers' fortress of Kaer Morhen is located amidst the peaks of the Blue Mountains range. Further south lies the land of the Free Elves, and enclave established by elves seeking refuge from centuries of warring with humans. Kaedwen's main cities are its capital and the city of Ban Ard, famous for its sorcery school.
[edit] Cities and keeps
- Ard Carraigh (capital)
- Ban Ard
- Fort Leyda
- Kaer Morhen (the Witchers' keep)
[edit] In The Witcher computer game
The Prologue is set in the grounds of Kaer Morhen.
"The Price of Neutrality", a premium module for the game is set in the surroundings of Kaer Morhen.
The journal entry in "The Price of Neutrality" says that, in addition to Aedirn, Redania and Creyden, Kaedwen borders the duchy of "Vspaden", which is an error based on a fan-made map from Andrzej Sapkowski Zone, even though CD Projekt RED created a more correct map of their own for the game, which does not include it. The fan-made map includes the duchy based on a (misspelled) reference to Yspaden in "The Lesser Evil". According to Andrzej Sapkowski's own notes, which were released after the map was created, Yspaden is a city in Redania.
