Jad Karadin

Jad Karadin was a retired witcher of the School of the Cat. He went by the alias Roland Treugger and was regarded as a respectable trader and philanthropist in Novigrad, where he lived with his wife and two adopted children.
==Biography==
Karadin once led a band of assassins that included Selyse, Lund, Hammond, and Vienne. According to Karadin, the Cat witcher Aiden accepted a contract to lift a curse from a duke's daughter, took the coin, but bungled the job. The girl died, and Karadin’s group was hired to collect the debt. When they confronted Aiden, tensions escalated, and Vienne, positioned as a sniper, lost her nerve, fatally shooting Aiden in the eye. Karadin blamed Aiden’s death on her impulsiveness.
However, Lambert, Aiden's friend, told a different version. In his account, Jad Karadin and his group were hired not as debt collectors but as assassins to prevent Aiden from lifting the curse, with Karadin personally delivering the fatal blow.
After Aiden's murder, Karadin's group disbanded, and he assumed the identity of Roland Treugger. Initially, he maintained ties with Hammond, his right-hand man, and the two conducted business together. Karadin owned the ship "The Pearl of the Coast," which ran between Novigrad and Skellige, trading in live goods. However, he eventually severed all ties with Hammond and ceased their business dealings. Despite his past, Karadin became a respected trader in Novigrad, donating to causes such as Marabella's School for Tots and the city's Widows' and Orphans' Relief Fund.
Karadin married a woman named Laetitia and embraced her two children as his own. Laetitia was said to know all his secrets, and she prayed for him daily, which Karadin believed kept him safe.
In , after Geralt of Rivia and Lambert, a close friend of Aiden, tracked down several members of Karadin's former band, they located Karadin in his estate in Novigrad. Karadin explained his version of the events surrounding Aiden's death, leaving his fate in Geralt's hands.
:: Geralt convinced Lambert to let Karadin live, urging him to recognize that his anger was clouding his judgment. Karadin expressed gratitude to Geralt for sparing him, while Lambert stormed off, feeling betrayed. Geralt explained that he believed Karadin did not deserve to die in cold blood, suggesting Lambert could always return if he disagreed. Lambert, furious, threatened to beat Geralt but ultimately walked away.
:: Geralt left the decision to Lambert, allowing him to seek his own vengeance. Whether Geralt supported him in the fight or not, Lambert ultimately killed Karadin.
== Associated quest ==
* Following the Thread
== Notes ==
* In the Polish edition of the game, his name is Bertram Tauler, as a homage to a character from Andrzej Sapkowski's "Narrenturm" trilogy, Berengar Tauler.
* A letter from Karadin can be found near Hammond where Karadin refuses to do any further business with him.
cs:Bertram Tauler
pl:Bertram Tauler
ru:Бертрам Таулер
uk:Беренгар Таулер
Category:Witchers
Category:The Witcher 3 characters