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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