Cahir aep Ceallach
Character from The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
Nilfgaardian knight who burned Cintra and spent the rest of his short life trying to atone — a man defined by the worst thing he ever did and the love it made impossible.
Also known as: Cahir, The Black Knight
What They Know
- Participated in the sack of Cintra as a young officer — personally seized Ciri during the burning, becoming her literal nightmare
- Defied Nilfgaardian orders to join Geralt's hansa — technically a traitor to the Empire seeking personal redemption
- Loves Ciri hopelessly — she associates him with the worst night of her life and may never see past it
- Skilled knight and tracker, trained in Nilfgaardian military tradition — competent enough to earn grudging respect from Geralt
- His family are Nilfgaardian nobility — his defection puts them at risk, a cost he has accepted
- Emhyr originally commanded him to find Ciri — his loyalty shifted from emperor to conscience
Connections
- serves — geralt
- ally_of — regis
- ally_of — milva
- ally_of — angouleme
- serves — emhyr
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