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This article is about the character from the original game. For similarly named character from the saga, see Ralf Blunden. |
| Professor | |
|---|---|
 The Professor | |
| Details | |
Profession |
Assassin |
Gender |
Male |
Race |
Human |
Affiliation |
Salamandra |
Location |
Kaer Morhen keep Salamandra base |
The Professor is a cunning assassin who was, along with the mysterious mage, Azar Javed, one of the apparent leaders of Salamandra's attack on Kaer Morhen keep. The Professor's trademark is his highly sophisticated choice of words, and witty comments. He detests witchers, regarding them as pathetic relics of the past, hampered by their sentimental and romantic notions.
Why he joined Salamandra will always remain a mystery. Still more mysterious is why he would choose to be number two. If it was willingly or because of blackmail, no one can tell. But he apparently was not very happy with his choice, he and Azar Javed having had certain differences of opinion. This is not to suggest that he was not perfectly happy killing innocent bystanders and just plain anyone he felt like. He seemed to have issues with the power arrangements.
When Geralt finds himself unexpectedly incarcerated at the beginning of Chapter II, it turns out that the Professor is one of his fellow inmates, but not for long. The Professor is bailed out of jail by persons unknown, leaving Geralt to stew, but not before taunting him a little, as bad guys do. Their second encounter comes at the end of Chapter II when the witcher must again face him and Azar Javed. Their third encounter is their last. It is the Professor's second last encounter with anyone or anything. His last rendezvous is with a hungry kikimore queen.
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Journal Entry[ | ]
- One of the leaders of the Salamandra attack on Kaer Morhen was a man called the Professor, who seemed to be a cunning assassin. The other leader was a mage.
- It turned out that the assault on Kaer Morhen was not the Professor's first foul deed. The arrest warrant shows clearly that my opponent is a wanted man.
- The Professor is a wanted man and the City Guard is looking for him. A warrant for his arrest has been issued.
- The Professor was released from the dungeon right in front of my eyes. He mocked the law and proved to me just how powerful Salamandra is.
- The Professor is dead. Defeating him wasn't easy, but it was very satisfying.
Notes[ | ]
- His weapon of choice is a crossbow, sometimes wrist-mounted.
- The Professor from the computer game (called "Magister" in the Polish version) and Ralf Blunden (called "Profesor" in Polish), from the novels are not one and the same person. Ralf Blunden was killed by Geralt in Anchor, long before the attack on Kaer Morhen.
- According to Triss Merigold in the Prologue, the Professor is wanted in Redania, Temeria and Kaedwen.
- Chatting with Eskel during the Prologue reveals that the disfigured witcher has heard the Professor's a "pro" who has 17 men's lives on his "conscience".
- The Professor promised the bandits who attacked Kaer Morhen 50
for every witcher slain. - Azar Javed keeps fleeing battles, abandoning the Professor to his own devices — not much of an ally.
- In the Polish version of the game, he is voiced by Jarosław Boberek, who also played Yarpen Zigrin in The Hexer movie and TV series.
- In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the Professor is mentioned in an old letter which describes the attack on Kaer Morhen.
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Gallery[ | ]
the Professor's journal image
