They say the tale of Baba Yaga was devised by a man who happened upon a devourer. If so, a disclaimer is required: the tale was softened. It provides only a faint idea of what can happen to a stray traveller who should have the misfortune of passing near a devourer's lair.
| “ | I looked for the words "Witcher urgently needed". And then there'd be a sacred site, a dungeon, necropolis or ruins, forest ravine or grotto hidden in the mountains, full of bones and stinking carcasses. Some creatures which lived to kill, out of hunger, for pleasure, or invoked by some sick will. A manticore, wyvern, fogler, aeschna, ilyocoris, chimera, leshy, vampire, ghoul, graveir, werewolf, giant scorpion, striga, black annis, kikimora, vypper... so many I've killed. | ” |
— pg. 116,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (UK edition)
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— pg. 148,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (US edition)
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| “ | They told me about a black annis who has its hideout somewhere in these woods, a little house on a chicken-claw tripod. | ” |
— pg. 125,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (UK edition)
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— pg. 160,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (US edition)
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Note[ | ]
In Danusia Stok's translations, devourers are called "black annis".
Στο παιχνίδι The Witcher[ | ]
| Devourer | |
|---|---|
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| Περιγραφή | |
Class |
Necrophage |
Occurrence |
Devourers are scavengers which live near human settlements, usually in caves and ruins |
Immunity |
Immune to conventional poisons and resistant to knockdown attempts |
Susceptibility |
Sensitive to silver and Necrophage oil |
Tactics |
Devourers try to knock down their victims and eat them alive |
Alchemy |
Shadow dust Cadaverine Albar's crystals Devourer teeth |
καταχώρηση στο ημερολόγιο[ | ]
- "Devourers are often called night witches, because they resemble old, ugly women and are famous for their witch-like viciousness. These creatures gorge themselves on human flesh; although they willingly eat carcasses, above all they crave flesh that is fresh and warm. Devourers hunt after dark in groups that peasants refer to as sabbaths. They like to deceive their victims and torture them, but there is no truth to the tales of their midnight flights on broomsticks and their gingerbread houses."
Location[ | ]
Πηγή[ | ]
- In Chapter IV, during the Temptation quest, agreeing to help the Blacksmith (rather than refusing with the, "Sorry but I promised your wife," line) will give Γκέραλτ a bestiary entry for Devourers and their alchemical components, if you do not have the information already. You will still be able to complete the quest for either the Blacksmith or his wife.
- The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume II
Notes[ | ]
- Devourer remains will not contain Shadow dust or Devourer teeth without a Devourer entry in the journal's bestiary.
- Devourers can be found only in Chapter IV.
- The devourer is one of several models that are censored in the North American game editions.
Monsterbook[ | ]
Developer CD Projekt's characterization of the devourer taken from the Monsterbook, which was enclosed with the Collectors Edition of the computer game The Witcher for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic:
Like the noonwraith, this monster is strongly rooted in Slavic lore. It began with a name mentioned by Sapkowski; the idea that the devourer should resemble an old, menacing woman followed soon after. The artist strove to create the ugliest possible hag, and thus was born the devourer. In its final form, the devourer is a hag with a wonderfully hooked nose, drooping breasts and a swollen, wrinkled belly. Its open mouth curves into a spiteful grin, and the protruding tongue and pulled back hair make it resemble a dog panting after a chase.
The devourer embodies children's nightmares of a mischievous, sadistic witch waiting to carry off naughty children.
In this illustration of one of Γκέραλτ's flashbacks, the witcher defends a boy from a devourer. The way she glares at the urchin explains the fear in his eyes.
| “ | "( ... ) creatures which lived to kill, out of hunger, for pleasure, or invoked by some sick will. A manticore, wyvern, fogler, aeschna, ilyocoris, chimera, leshy, vampire, ghoul, graveir, werewolf, giant scorpion, striga, black annis, kikimora, vypper... so many I've killed." | ” |
— pg. 116,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (UK edition)
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— pg. 148,
Η Τελευταία Ευχή (US edition)
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Gallery[ | ]
Journal image
censored Devourer
