The man that Olivia met was the legendary witcher from the School of the Wolf [1] – Geralt of Rivia. Geralt had milk-white hair. The dryads in Bronkilon called him 'Gwynbleidd,' which meant 'White Wolf' in Elder Speech [2]. His other alias was far less noble - 'Butcher of Blaviken' [3], a name that had been forced upon him after a bloody incident which occurred in the town of Blaviken.
In Blaviken, Geralt had slaughtered Renfri and her band to save the lives of the innocent villagers of Blaviken. To the commoners, what Geralt did was random massacre. Little did they know that Renfri and her band had been planning to slaughter the villagers of Blaviken.
From this incident alone, it became apparent that Geralt the witcher was nothing like the traditional witcher. Witchers from the Continent obeyed rules like so:
1. Strictly abide by neutrality, and never involve themselves in political and commercial conspiracies.
