Dragonfly (witcher)

Dragonfly (Polish: Ważka) was a witcher from the School of the Cat during its time based in Stygga Castle. She was also the daughter of the murdered Duke Woderic and his wife Dairida.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life===
Before Ważka’s birth, her father, Duke Woderic, fought a seven-headed dragon, possibly a Hydra. He managed to cut off six heads but was nearly defeated until a Cat School witcher intervened, saving him and invoking the Law of Surprise.
Ważka was born in the Tower of the Winds to the imprisoned Duchess Dairida. After her birth, Dairida tattooed a map on her daughter’s back, leading to a temple of Coram Agh Tera. When Duke Ponderic learned of the child, he ordered her immediate execution. However, the appointed executioner took pity and left her outside the fortress walls, where a passing Cat School witcher found her. Unknowingly, the witcher claimed her under the Law of Surprise and brought her back to Stygga Castle.
===Meeting Her Brother===
At the Cat School, Ważka underwent witcher training and mutations, which, like her peers, left her devoid of emotion, appearing almost alien to others. At age 15, her brother visited the school, informing her of their mother’s fate, though Ważka reacted indifferently. Her brother had come in search of clues their mother had left, hoping to find a way to remove their uncle, Duke Ponderic. Though she had no memories of their mother, Ważka, urged by an elder witcher, agreed to accompany her brother and his hanza to the Tower of the Winds.
Upon crossing into Gemmera, the group was ambushed by Ponderic. The usurper duke used his powers to control the hanza through "speech," but Ważka, unaffected, only heard incomprehensible noises. Realizing something was amiss, she kicked Ponderic in the face, breaking his control and forcing him to retreat. After a fierce battle, the hanza prevailed. During the fight, Ważka’s back was exposed, revealing her strange, bluish tattoo. She had believed it was a side effect of the mutations, but it was the map her mother had inscribed on her. The hanza decided to follow its directions.
===The Temple of Coram Agh Tera===
The map led them to a dark ravine deep in the Gemmerian mountains, which ended at a hidden temple of Coram Agh Tera. Inside, they encountered the same monster Duke Woderic had fought years ago. After defeating the beast, the hanza ventured deeper into the temple and discovered its last surviving priestess. She revealed that Ponderic had been manipulated by the cult, sacrificing his tongue for the power to control others with his speech. Unable to fully control him, the cultists were slaughtered, leaving only her to maintain the spell, with the monster as her jailer.
The hanza removed Ponderic’s tongue from the temple, breaking the spell, and ousted him from power. However, their victory was short-lived as Imperial emissaries soon arrived. With Ponderic gone, the new duke was given an ultimatum: submit to the Emperor or face war. Imperial troops crossed Gemmera’s borders shortly after, marking the beginning of a new conflict.
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