Kodan
The current leader of the School of the Cat, as it travels with the Dyn Marv Caravan.
Kodan was born as a bastard son of a baron and an elven woman from his castle's outskirts. After his father learnt of his existence, he and his mother were exiled to avoid scandal. They eventually reached Miltchev, where Kodan was sold to sorcerer Allarena. While Allarena's master, Therlon Certai, was hesitant to approve not-fully human child, Allarena reasoned that there could be no improvement without experiment.
The mutations went surprisingly well, although with one side-effect – Kodan became extremely flayed of emotions, even more than the other participating children. As such, he did not understand several dictates of the Witcher Code and struggled to understand human relationships.
Few decades later, Kodan finally concluded that if the witcher order is to function, it must abandon its idealistic approach and focus entirely on professionalism and logic. After years of wandering through realms, he finally settled in Stygga, a citadel granted him by the Queen of Gajevic in exchange for "occasional" help in dealing with her not-only monster enemies. Kodan agreed and the infamous non-neutrality of the Cat School was born. Discovering the remnants of the Cat School, Kodan convinced them to come with him to the Stygga citadel.
As the Grandmaster, he was fond of non-conservative approaches and often agreed to change some elements in formulas or mutagens, believing that the key to exterminate monsters the witchers must be diverse. Several different experiments were so conducted, on children regardless of sex and race – often with tragic results. Despite the extreme rate of mortality during the trials, Kodan pushed more and more experiments, dictating that the needs of the monster-threatened societies outweigh the lives of few children and teenagers.
He is seen as the last of the old guard Cats, remaining in the Stygga citadel as the younger more emotionally wild Cats travel in the caravan. They no longer 'directly' report to him, though he is still the schools Grandmaster.
Kodan was born as a bastard son of a baron and an elven woman from his castle's outskirts. After his father learnt of his existence, he and his mother were exiled to avoid scandal. They eventually reached Miltchev, where Kodan was sold to sorcerer Allarena. While Allarena's master, Therlon Certai, was hesitant to approve not-fully human child, Allarena reasoned that there could be no improvement without experiment.
The mutations went surprisingly well, although with one side-effect – Kodan became extremely flayed of emotions, even more than the other participating children. As such, he did not understand several dictates of the Witcher Code and struggled to understand human relationships.
Few decades later, Kodan finally concluded that if the witcher order is to function, it must abandon its idealistic approach and focus entirely on professionalism and logic. After years of wandering through realms, he finally settled in Stygga, a citadel granted him by the Queen of Gajevic in exchange for "occasional" help in dealing with her not-only monster enemies. Kodan agreed and the infamous non-neutrality of the Cat School was born. Discovering the remnants of the Cat School, Kodan convinced them to come with him to the Stygga citadel.
As the Grandmaster, he was fond of non-conservative approaches and often agreed to change some elements in formulas or mutagens, believing that the key to exterminate monsters the witchers must be diverse. Several different experiments were so conducted, on children regardless of sex and race – often with tragic results. Despite the extreme rate of mortality during the trials, Kodan pushed more and more experiments, dictating that the needs of the monster-threatened societies outweigh the lives of few children and teenagers.
He is seen as the last of the old guard Cats, remaining in the Stygga citadel as the younger more emotionally wild Cats travel in the caravan. They no longer 'directly' report to him, though he is still the schools Grandmaster.
Social
Family Ties
it is believed that his mother is still alive, though he guards her location and information about her closely.
Current Location
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Grandmaster Witcher
Children
Current Residence
Stygga Citadel
Gender
Male
Eyes
Greenish yellow
Hair
Black, kept short
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Unnaturally pale
Aligned Organization
Ruled Locations
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