Fridebjorg the Bloody

Fridebjorg the Bloody is a cut content book in , still present in the game files, but only obtainable through console commands.
It was supposed to be found at Kaer Gelen, and along with a highwayman's letter is linked to an encounter with a "Blood Countess" (Fridebjorg herself) that is likely the katakan at the top level there.
== Journal entry ==
: Jarl Bodvar took the lovely Fridebjorg for his wife. They lived many long years together - but when Bodvar's hair turned grey and his skin became covered with wrinkles, Fridebjorg still looked the same she did the day they got married. Only her eyes, which were black as coal, revealed her true age.
: At first everyone took Fridebjorg's ageless beauty to be a sign of the goddess Freya's favor. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. One day Jarl Bodvar returned early from a raid and discovered his wife had been kidnapping and murdering young girls, then bathing in their blood. The blood of the innocent maids washed away all signs of aging, changing when it touched her body into a thick, black fluid that smelled like rotting innards. When the jarl saw all those girls hanging from their legs, their throats slit, he flew into a rage and set fire to the castle. He stayed inside as he was burned alive - along with his cruel wife, all his retinue and his servants. But to this day you can still hear cries coming from the castle's ruins - as if Fridebjorg had never stopped her murders...
== Trivia ==
* The "Blood Countess" character archetype is inspired by tales of Elizabeth Báthory - a real-life countess accused of being a serial killer and bathing in her victims' blood.
* Variations of the "Blood Countess" likely appear in other video games as well, but many details related to Kaer Gelen and the katakan's environment are strikingly similar to The Countess in Diablo II.
Category:The Witcher 3 books
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