Epilogue · 1272 · playing as Geralt
Letho and the Invasion
In this chapterGeralt finally confronts Letho, who reveals Nilfgaard's plan to destabilise the Northern Kingdoms through the assassinations.
After Loc Muinne the consequences arrive. If Geralt saved Triss, the mages reorganise; if not, the North descends into violence against sorcerers. Geralt then tracks Letho down and demands the truth.
Letho explains that the Kingslayers were Nilfgaard's tools, used to remove kings and break the North's alliance. Geralt can fight him or let him go. The final scene shows Nilfgaard's armies crossing the border and starting the war that dominates the next game.
Letho is the best antagonist of the early saga because he is not a monster. He believes his actions protect witchers from extinction and cannot see himself as a villain, which echoes the way Geralt justifies his own neutrality.
The reveal that Nilfgaard planned the assassinations turns the game into a prologue for a world war. The player's decisions about Roche, Iorveth and Henselt now determine who will face the invasion. As an ending, it is open on purpose. The war is no longer a rumour, the Continent is fragmented, and Geralt's search for Ciri is the next step.
What unfolds
- If Triss was saved, the Conclave restores order; if not, a pogrom of magic users begins across the North.
- Geralt can duel Letho or let him go.
- A post-credits scene shows Nilfgaard's invasion, leading to The Witcher 3.