Mysterious assassin

The "mysterious assassin" (d. September ) was a witcher of the School of the Viper and the first member of the Kingslayers to attempt to kill King Foltest, although he was unsuccessful. Geralt, who was in the process of receiving his reward for destroying Salamandra and eliminating Jacques de Aldersberg, was in the castle when the assassin made his move. A fierce sword fight ensued between the two, narrowly resulting in the assassin's death.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Since the Viper School is located in the southern part of the Continent, it is possible that he was born somewhere in the Nilfgaardian Empire. At some point during his childhood, he was taken in by the Viper witchers and subjected to the Trials, which mutated him into a being with nearly superhuman speed, strength, and various other abilities. During his training, he became friends with other trainees, including Auckes, Serrit, and Letho.Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz: "He was their friend and present at Hanged Man's Tree"
In the winter of 1269, the foursome helped Geralt of Rivia track down the King of the Wild Hunt after Geralt had saved Letho from a slyzard while on the Path. Together with Geralt, the four Viper witchers fought against the Wild Hunt, until Geralt exchanged himself for Yennefer. Out of respect for their departed comrade, the Vipers took care of Yennefer, who, suffering from amnesia, began to cause trouble for the group. Eventually, they were all captured by the Nilfgaardian secret service. While in custody, they were approached by Imperator Emhyr var Emreis, who offered to rebuild their school if they would sow chaos in the Northern Kingdoms by assassinating its kings. 
=== Attempt to kill Foltest ===
In September 1270, the assassin managed to infiltrate the Temerian Royal Palace in Vizima, just as Geralt, who had lost his memory shortly after their last encounter, was receiving his reward for destroying Salamandra and killing the Grandmaster of the Order of the Flaming Rose, Jacques de Aldersberg.
The renegade witcher snuck past all the guards, killing two of them in the process and almost killed King Foltest. Before anything else could happen, Geralt rushed to the king's aid; a hard-fought battle broke out in which the dual-wielding assassin got the upper hand, so Geralt threw his recently-acquired coin pouch at his former comrade to stun him, before cutting off his arm and killing him with a slash across the back. The dead assassin was not recognized by Geralt due to the latter's amnesia, however, and his corpse underwent an autopsy to find out who he was.
=== Legacy ===
Immediately after his death, he was searched over by royal medics in the palace until they passed his body to Triss Merigold. She did the autopsy and couldn't identify his age, but did learn that he could see in the dark, indicating to her that he might have been a witcher. The assassin also wore no medallion.
== Associated quest ==
*Returning Memories
== Videos ==
File:The Witcher - Outro HD (English)
File:The Witcher 2 - Fighting the Wild Hunt (Memory 5 5)
== Gallery ==
Gwent cardart nilfgaard kingslayer.jpg|Gwent card art
Mysterious assassin concept.png|First concept art of him fighting Geralt.
Mysterious assassin concept second.png|Second concept art.
Mysterious assassin concept third.png|Third concept art.
== References ==
cs:Neznámý královrah
ru:Безымянный ведьмак
pl:Tajemniczy Wiedźmin Cechu Żmii
Category:Witchers
Category:The Witcher characters
Category:The Witcher 2 mentioned-only characters