Having no more use for Emhyr, he was then released into the woods with dogs set on him. This served as a way to break Fergus and force him to grant legitimacy to the coup, though the plan failed and the Usurper killed Emhyr's father. He was publicly favorable to the Elder Races, in stark contrast to monarchs of the North.Īt the age of 13, Emhyr's father Fergus var Emreis, the emperor of Nilfgaard at the time, was deposed from his title, imprisoned and tortured after a coup led by an influential aristocrat only known as the Usurper.Ī sorcerer named Braathens, under the service of the Usurper, turned Emhyr into a humanoid hedgehog form, partially as a joke, as the word "Eimyr" in Nilfgaardian dialect meant "urcheon", an old name for a hedgehog.
He was ruthless toward traitors and moved towards his goals with great determination. He chose his people well and crushed many plots against him. Emhyr var Emreis was an intelligent and brilliant ruler. This led to the outbreak of two wars against the Northern Kingdoms, both of which he lost. His rule of Nilfgaard was highly aggressive, often pursuing expansionist policies similar to those of his predecessors. He also became the King of Cintra after marrying a false Cirilla in 1268. Emhyr var Emreis, Gwent: The Witcher Card GameĮmhyr var Emreis, Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd ( Nilfgaardian language: The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies), also known to a few under his alias as Duny, the Urcheon of Erlenwald (Polish: Jeż z Erlenwaldu) was Emperor of the Nilfgaardian Empire, Lord of Metinna, Ebbing, Gemmera, and Sovereign of Nazair and Vicovaro from 1257 until his death sometime in the late 13th century.