D´yaebl

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**D'yaebl** also known as ***D'yaebl "The Mystery Cat***" and among the followers of St. Putnam in Fabiola, as ***"The Shadow of Tubiel"***, was a mysterious witcheress of the School of the Cat, second owner of the sword of the same name and lover of the famous witcher - explorer.

Used as an example of redemption by the followers of this cult, she also appears in history as an apprentice of the infamous witcher Brehen and the second reason (it is said) why he was expelled from the School of the Cat. According to rumors, the infamous witcher sexually abused her for many years.

## Biography

### Prior to 1270s

At some point before the seventh decade of the 13th century, D'yaebl began a romantic relationship with the witcher of the School of the Griffin, Kristov of White Orchard. Relationship that despite being disliked (especially by The Griffins) prospered. It would be at some point in this relationship, that Kristov would order a sword of elven technique for his beloved, being obliged to use it against a Yellow Dragon to defend himself before giving it to D´yaebl. The sword after that would be name after her.

Some time later, Kristov would be killed by Leo Bonhart. Leaving a trauma to the woman, which would mark him forever, in a similar way that Putnam would be marked by the death of Tubiel.

### Trail of the sword

Long after that, D'yaebl would be sent to assassinate King Foltest, but would fail, losing the sword, which he would later have in his possession. Eventually, Foltest would be killed by another witcher and the sword would pass through different owners, such as Geralt of Rivia, Azar Javed and Tuya.

The trail of the legendary sword eventually would be lost. The strongest rumors were that it would be in possession of Putnam Pitch. But this was neither denied nor confirmed by the witcher when Adalwulf of Aedirn went to visit him as a Grandmaster of the School of the Crane. The personal notes from the diary of the grand master of the School of the Fox, speculate, that the death of the witcheress was real, she probably recovered her sword and it is somewhere in the Okami Islands next to her grave.

### Relationship with Putnam ( 1280 - 1284 )

That same year, shortly after Tubiel's death and before meeting Tempest ( around August, approximately ) . Putnam met D'yaebl, another mysterious witcheress of the School of the Cat.

She had been sent to assassinate him, and as with Dragonfly and Tempest, ended up having a relationship, at least as lovers. Essentially, because during that time they were the closest thing to fill the void left by Tubiel completely.

The relationship was initiated due to Putnam's acts of revenge against the company of mercenaries who were present at the massacre, fighting on Mimit's side. The so-called Painted Hats. Of which, its subsidiary in Nazair had survived. Being these, the ones who would hire the witcheress, as revenge for their fallen workers to kill the witcher.

The witcheress, managed to infiltrate where Putnam was staying at the time, and late at night, while the witcher was suffering from insomnia, they met and fought. The fight eventually ended in a night of passion and her failure to assassinate him. Escaping the wrath of the Painted Hats, who had come for her the next morning, expecting the witcher to be dead. And preventing him from confronting them.

A few days later they met again, and this time they decided to work together to eliminate the Painted Hats completely. And after that, their encounters would become more and more distant in time.

#### Celebration in honor of the Expedition of Fabio Sachs to the Far East (end of 1281)

At the end of that year, the crown of Lyria and Rivia after sealing the contract with Fabio Sachs to finance his expedition in exchange for new trade routes, would organize a party in his honor and that of all the members who would accompany him.

D'yaebl would attend this party. Hired this time, by the Nilfgaardian Secret Service with the intention to kill Fabio Sachs and to cancel the expedition. This would fail, because of the feelings, which both had been developing in their various previous encounters, which would force the witcheress to escape. And subsequently, Nilfgaard to hire an unknown witcher from the School of the Rat, probably Corvo "The Younger" to assassinate Fabio, once the expedition reached Hannu.

#### Reencounter in Haakland ( early winter of 1282 )

A year later, the witcher and witcheress would meet again, with D'yaebl appearing in Khanate of Patyak where the expedition had arrived and stayed due to the season and Putnam's rescue act.

In the case of the witcheress, following the trail of the sword of her beloved Kristov, which she had lost so many years ago, and which had passed through so many hands. Reaching to the hands of the Khanum Tuya. Trying to convince Putnam to help her, he agreed, but told her that in order to do so, they would most likely have to do several acts together, so that people would see that she was someone the "hero" could trust. D'yaebl because of her trauma became desperate, and went to try to murder her. Failing in the process, and not being killed, by what Putnam would later discover to be a Higher Vampire, but punished by being sold into slavery. Putnam tried to intervene, but this was useless.

#### Last reencounter in Zerzura ( Spring / Summer of 1284 )

The two lovers would meet again as slaves in distant Zerzura. Where, finally, after so long, they would end up allying again and being participants in the massive slave revolt that would take place that year. After that, The Cat would join the expedition, going with them to the Okami Islands, where she would be part of the events that would take place there. After that, her fate is uncertain. Although the legends surrounding that expedition say that she died saving the witcher from being killed by an Oni.