#queen of skellige

[laurikarauchscat]

Empress Cirilla, it is said, has had four great loves thus far during her reighn.

One was Queen Cerys of Skellige.

The two came together in solidarity, as the young empress was still being tutored for her role, years ago. They would meet upon Skellige's stormy shores, and would dance, and love, and make merry... taking solace and wimsy from one another in the stolen hours between duties and obligations.

Their entanglement lasted, in near perfect bliss, untill Queen Cerys took her husband to wed.

You see, while our Empress and Emperor Consort had been more than content with their own arrangement, each allowing the other passion outside the palace walls, it is said that Queen Cerys yearned for something altogether more posessive. She demanded from her spouse a sort of love still foreign to her own queendom... and was willing, in turn, to forsake her wandering lover to achieve it.

Today, all that remains of the love affair between these two powerful women is a lingering mutual affection, a steel clad alliance between nations, and the occasional wistful sigh.

[bookcalanthedaily]

before the gods i do swear...

a remake of x.

[veralevina15]

Summary of the Witchertober 2023

Day 1, Politics

2. Day 4, Return of the queen

3. Day 17, Ofir

4. Day 28, Witchcraft

5. Day 30, Novigrad gangs

[faestorian]

Another Witcher commish for the lovely @bookcalanthedaily~

 A scene between queen Calanthe and her husband Eist, who had his hair and beard adorned with flowers by their granddaughter, young Cirilla~ She looks quite proud of herself! Her mother, Pavetta, on the other hand, seems quite surprised over the goings-on 🤭

[torntruth]

me, picking up my hot, redhead warrior queens: two. i have exactly two of them. and i love them.

[marvellouslymadmim]

Chapters: 31/? Fandom: The Witcher (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Calanthe Fiona Riannon/Eist Tuirseach Characters: Calanthe Fiona Riannon, Eist Tuirseach Additional Tags: Vignettes, Slow Burn, canon compliant(ish), allies to friends to lovers Summary:

A collection of nights Eist Tuirseach has spent in the company of the Queen of Cintra, from his very first to his very last.

[vesemirsexual]

People love, love to bring up one-off moments of Yennefer at her worst. Yennefer who is mean, cold, haughty, angry, hurt, jealous, stand-offish.

It’s both funny and sad to me that people forget the rest. Yennefer, who ruins her expensive camlet dress without even realising it to save a woman having a miscarriage on the steps of Kaer Trolde. Yennefer, who gives the nervous young clerk Fabio Sachs the Younger such unexpected high praise that he blushes to the roots of his chestnut hair. Yennefer, who saves Giancardi’s family. Yennefer, who buys back Geralts swords without his knowledge - who has her own banker keep track of where he is looking for work, to make sure the region has a decent “Witcher fund”, even when they’re not together.

Yennefer, who on Skellige, earns the favour of Freyja, the patron goddess of motherhood; receives her grace, her diamond, her Brisingamen, because she is willing to endure more than the limits of human suffering for Ciri.

Yennefer has so many flaws: she’s a deeply broken, traumatised woman who’s prideful and knows how to play the ice queen. But if you don’t realise that Yennefer is also full of love for people around her, hidden kindness and compassion…you might want to read those stories again.

[geraltyen-of-corvobianco]

𝘈 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦...

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Because where else can the Queen of Skellige go to take a breather?

[tigerlyla-of-metinna]

Cerys an Craite

The lovely and brave Queen of Skellige. Photo from my PS4 gameplay with photoshop enhancements.

[northernolddragon]

Audience between Emperor and Vampire. (I don't even remember, when I did it. It got lost and found. xd)

Regis focused on the massive gold ring, listening to his thoughts. With Emhyr, they were not loud and colorful, like Dandelion's, or moderately restrained, grumbling, like Geralt's. Rather disciplined burdening, eruditely placed. Sharp as the rays of the golden sun on banners. He needed to focus on that particular stone, determining its significance, its scientific name, and the iridescence of incident light as the Emperor's fingers slid across the map. The audience moved into the category of joint negotiations on trade routes. "The land routes have been virtually smoothed over, despite problematic uprisings by rebellious minorities and attempts at plundering trade waters." "Your Imperial Majesty is really interested in my opinion on the political sphere?" "Speak up. I'm always interested in an opinion from the outside, outside the competence of my advisers on politically important issues." "Well, let me…" Emiel leans over the table, careful not to hit the pieces on it, not to knock them out of place. "I guess there will be no problems with Queen Cerys. She is more loyal and does not seek war. Given the right amount of time, you might be humane enough to build trade routes across the sea." "Yes, Cerys strives for neutrality and peace. My advisers offered to once again go to war on the territory of Ard Skellige, but I considered it reckless to touch neutral waters. When it came to Cirilla, I had no choice but to pay a visit to their domain." "No one likes having pirates in the sea, Your Majesty. I think you should form an alliance with her that will lead you both to the desired result. Trade points and an alliance will be a great resonance for the occupied territories and perhaps you can get along with them relationship." " You're for humanism, Regis. I understand and respect this. But you are well aware that my enemies have a much less positive opinion of me in matters of conquest and striving to overthrow the current position of my heritage. I always expect a stab in the back. And it is unlikely that an uncontrolled part or one standing on the threshold of my borders will be happy with peace with Nilfgaard." "I know, that humanism cannot be achieved in everything. But sometimes, people do not even try to go this way. It is for them impossibly complicated." "The fragility of this design must be supported by two opponents, as you know. Or several. In any case, you only confirmed what I doubted." "At your service, Your Majesty." "Have you thought about my offer?" "Becoming a court physician is quite generous of you." "There is one more thing - as a friend of Geralt - you could help Cirilla. She needs someone she knows, someone from the world that she knew before the legacy that came into force." “Do I still have time to think, Your Imperial Majesty?” " Very little. " "Then I will take it from you. Thank you for the audience."

[zoeysdamn]

||The Witcher tarot | Queen of Swords | Cerys an Craite||

[Other cards of the Witcher tarot can be found here and on my Instagram art account]

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Cerys was the first character who made me break the “canon only” rule. I can’t help it, she’s a very interesting character, and honestly could be canon. Given I intended to draw Hjalmar and Crach anyway, I figured that she could join too. Plus, I’m always putting her on the Skellige throne in my TW3 runs. 

Given her nickname is the sparrow hawk, I’ve decided to draw one perched on her hand too. If I took a lot of liberties with some other women’s outfits, I decided to stick to her game one. 

[laurikarauchscat]

"Little sister!" The woman calls her, smile just as beautiful as Ciri remembers.

Her body, warm and soft and fun, envelops the travel weary soul.

[bookcalanthedaily]

sixty years of sorrow, he got five or six of bliss... left my mother's mother without so much as a kiss...

[fawnnbinary]

Marina, I'm not answering the plethora of asks you sent, but I do wanna say this is the most based thing you've ever said to me. Hell yeah, brother, trans queen of Skellige

[antisilver]

Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Queen of Cintra, Princess of Brugge and Duchess of Sodden. heiress to Inis Ard Skellig and Inis An Skellig, and suzeraine of Attre and Abb Yarra.

Ciri

[icefrye19]

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓢1: 𝓐𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓾𝓼 𝓕𝓮𝓻𝓰𝓾𝓼 𝓡𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓷 in Chainborn { Coming Soon}

A year before the death of Princess Pavetta and her husband Prince Duny, they welcomed a son into the world whom they called Aelius meaning Sun. Unlike his sisters, the young Prince took more after his father Prince Duny and was every bit of the Niffagaerd as his father was.

Prince Duny was happy to have the long son he had longed to have. While, his sisters were favored by his grandmother he was often looked by her, and forgetten most of the time.

The young Prince was only a few months old when he tragically lost both of his parents to a shipwreck. Wreck with grief and anger, Calanthe couldn’t bare to be around the young Prince for long for he had reminded him of the hedgehog that took her precious daughter from her.

Aelius grew up in the shadows of his sisters often holding resentment towards his grandmother for her ill treatment over him. He began to hate his appearance and often wished he looked like his sisters.

Emiliana and Cirilla spent majority of their time with their little brother including him in everything and often calling their grandmother out on her behavior towards him.

King Eist, who loved the young Prince as his own son corrected his wife’s behavior towards Aelius. In truth, the Lionesses Queen did held love for the young Prince, admiring his bravery and courage; but couldn’t find it in her heart to show her affection towards him.

As his sisters excelled in magical arts and spells, Aelius excelled in sword fighting. Like his father, the young Prince was quick on his feet and skilled like a soldier.

At the age of 10, Prince Aelius had defeated the mighty soliders of Cintra in combat and was called as the Golden Lion of the North.

A few months later, his sister Emiliana was named heir to Cintran throne, while Cirilla was bethorted to Hjalmar an Craite, rather than the Princess Cerys which the young Lion cub held deep feelings for and much rather wed her.

But male traditions would never accept such a thing and instead Cirilla had found herself in a loveless bethorted with Prince Hjalmar.

A year following the succession declaration, after going back and forth with his advisors and wife; King Eist put forth his grandson Prince Aelius as his successor to the Skellige Isles, as the Jarl of Skellige had no heirs or relative to leave behind the throne to.

Emiliana, Cirilla and Cerys among majority of Skellige high ranks and noble man support Aelius claim towards the Skellige Isle, while Prince Hjalmar disprove of it.

Meanwhile, in the south nearly almost 10 years in his rule Prince Duny now known as Emhyr Var Emreis, now the Emperor of the majority of the Continent conquering small kingdoms adding it to his Empire.

Prince Duny survived the shipwrecked by bare luck, but lost his bevolved Pavetta. Devasted and grief sicken by his wife’s death, the Emepeor turned all his focus into gaining power for himself and his kingdom.

The Emperor intially resisted taking the Niffagaerd throne back for himself, yet was convinced and persuaded by Fringilla Virgo , a powerful sorcuress and old advisor of his father King Fergus.

In 1257, Emhyr arrived in Niffagerd with a small coup of soliders and overthrew the Ursupter reinstating himself as the ruler of Niffagaerd.

Once securing his rule to his throne, Emhyr sends a letter to Queen Calanthe demanding his children be return to him. The Lionesses responded back with threats and violence claiming they were her cubs now and they belonged to her.

And so for the next couple of years, Emhyr and Calanthe would sends threatening letters to each other, each ruler demanding the other head to their words.

After going back and forth, Emhyr sent a large coup of soliders to Cintra in 1266 to conquer it and bring his children back to him, with clear instructions to not harm an inch on his children’s heads.

Within a matter of days, Niffagaerd had taken Cintra adding it to its empire, yet would find their mission incomplete as the heirs of the Lion had escaped.

Now, as Prince Aelius find himself on the run with his sisters he would find himself in a quarrel of sorts as his the entire continent had persuaded a hunt for his sisters for their special power.

The only question was how long could the young Prince keep his sisters from danger?

In this storyline, King Eist is the king of the Skellige Isle, this does not follow the games or the books. Emhyr is not a pervert who wants to touch his daughters inappropriately over, but he is still a Villain in this, but redeemable.

He is still pretty messed up dude with schemes up his sleeves, but he does love his children deeply and just wants the best for them.

Emhyr conquering Cintra will be due to his hatred towards Calanthe and for withholding his children from him.

Cirilla will be a lesbian in this storyline because in the games she had more female lovers than male lovers, so I am sure she match more well with woman than men.

I haven’t mention this before but I will now but if you don’t like this story, don’t read it simple. I have gotten nasty comments on my A03 and Wattpad from people about portraying their favorite characters a certain way.

Everyone is open to their own opinions, but again don’t come for me because I have a different opinion than yours, let alone come after me over a fiction charcater.

They may be your favorite charcater, but to me they’re not mine. I have the right to my own opinion, and again this is alternative universe where everything is different.

As for the rest of you welcome aboard; I’m so excited to begin writing this story. I don’t really have an updating schedule I only write when I’m inspired or in the mood. So hopefully I will be able to post this story within the next week or two.

Thanks you all for your endless support and love on my stories, every comment and kudos means a lot to me.

Blessing to you all..

Love Ala