Kaedwen

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Kaedwen is the largest of the Northern Kingdoms with its capital at Ard Carraigh. It includes the duchies of Creyden and Yspaden and is known for its cold and unforgiving climate. Henselt, the king, quarrels frequently with the monarch of neighboring Aedirn. Kaedwen also shares borders with the kingdoms of Redania and Caingorn. 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.

The name may be Elder Speech, slightly corrupted: Caedwen or White Forest.

Kaedwen is also second largest country in the world and has many forests within its borders. The only country larger than Kaedwen is empire of Nilfgaard.

Contents 1 Heraldry 2 Monarchs 3 Armed Forces 4 Cities and keeps 5 Princiapities 6 Landmarks 7 In The Witcher computer game 8 In "The Price of Neutrality" premium module 8.1 Journal entry

[edit] Heraldry

This coat of arms were designed by our resident heraldry and Witcher expert Mboro.

[edit] Monarchs

• Dagread
• Benda
• Henselt

[edit] Armed Forces

• Dun Banner

[edit] Cities and keeps

• Ard Carraigh (capital)
• Ban Ard
• Ban Gleán
• Fort Leyda
• Kaer Morhen (the Witchers' keep)

[edit] Princiapities

• Creyden
• Yspaden

[edit] Landmarks

• Buina
• Gwenllech
• Lixela
• Pontar
• North March (taken from Aedirn)
• Lutonski road ?
• the Kaedwen Trail

[edit] In The Witcher computer game

The Prologue is set in the grounds of Kaer Morhen, which is located in the northern kingdom of Kaedwen. Additionally, one of the types of beer available to Geralt throughout the game is Kaedwenian Stout.

[edit] In "The Price of Neutrality" premium module

This premium module for the game is set in the surroundings of Kaer Morhen, which is located in the northern kingdom of Kaedwen.

[edit] Journal entry

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 duchies of Yspaden and Creyden. Portions of the Fiery Mountains, the Kestrel Mountains and the Blue Mountains run through the kingdom. The witcher’s fortress of Kaer Morhen is located amidst the peaks of the latter range. Further south lies the land of the Free Elves, an 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.

The above journal entry states that, 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 this error. 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.