Meet Gaunter O’Dimm, Olgierd von Everec and Shani
In this update of my Witcher Lore series I have selected a few important characters from the first expansion of the game – “Hearts of Stone”. All these 3 characters I will list here play vital role in the course of the story. One of them is the ultimate evil, one of them is the trapped soul and one of them is just a nice lady. I know… spoiler alert! :P
I have collected information from the Witcher Wiki. The only reason I do it is because I want to link these stories inside my videos and help viewers reach the info with minimal effort, where appropriate. I am only allowed to put links to a website I own.
My previous Witcher 3 Lore Updates:
- Introduction to the World of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Nilfgaardians, Temeria, Dandelion – Witcher Lore Update #02
- Third Northern War, Radovid V, Redania – The Witcher Lore Update #03
Gaunter O’Dimm
We first meet this character in an Inn, very early in the story of the original Wild Hunt game. He helps Geralt with the search of Yennefer.
Gaunter O’Dimm sometimes called Master Mirror or Man of Glass, presents himself as a former merchant of mirrors, now a mangy vagrant. However, as one might suspect, he is a much more powerful individual, creating pacts with people in exchange for their souls and being able to control time with a mere clap of his hands. His true identity, origins, and agenda remain shrouded in mystery, though some suspect that he is “Evil Incarnate” and responsible for the roots of all evil.
He is a major character and mysterious contractor that hires Geralt in the Heart of Stone expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. When Geralt is held captive on a ship to Ofier for unknowingly killing their prince, Gaunter O’Dimm mysteriously appears. He offers to help free Geralt in exchange for a small favour. When Geralt agrees, O’Dimm burns a mark on his temple as a sign of his
consignment. He then causes a storm to destroy the ship and give Geralt an opening to escape.
To avoid spoilers and ruin your fun exploring the expansion on your own or watching my Walkthrough series, I will stop here. You can read a lot more about him and general Witcher Lore from the Wiki.
Olgierd von Everec
Olgierd von Everec also known as The Immortal is a main character in the first expansion for 
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt called Hearts of Stone. A ruthless noble-turned-bandit captain, he possesses the power of immortality, likely the consequence of a curse.
Olgierd is the last member of a Redanian noble family known as the von Everecs, and is leader of the Redanian Free Companyknown as the “Wild Ones” as their Ataman.
To avoid spoilers and ruin your fun exploring the expansion on your own or watching my Walkthrough series, I will stop here. You can read a lot more about him on the Witcher Wiki.
Shani
Shani is a beautiful red-haired medic, and a student at theAcademy of Oxenfurt. While still a student, she, Dandelion and Philippa Eilhart helped Geralt chase down Rience. She participated in the Battle of Brenna as part of the staff of Milo “Rusty” Vanderbeck’s field hospital. A friend of Dandelion andGeralt. Many years after the Witcher saga, she became the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Herbology of the University of Oxenfurt.
From the first Witcher game: In The Witcher, Geralt meets Shani in the Outskirts of Vizima, trying to get into the city and St. Lebioda’s Hospital to help treat the Catriona-victims. She is surprised to see him, because, as she tells him, “I heard you died”. While in the Outskirts, Shani stays at the Inn, healing Geralt whenever he enters and she looks afterAlvin until Abigail takes him under her wing. Once in Vizima, Shani can be found in St. Lebioda’s Hospitalduring the day (roughly from 9:00 to 18:30), in the streets or athome during the evening, night and early morning. If Geralt visits her at the hospital, Shani will heal him.
From the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt: If Geralt pursues the mission Carnal Sins, he meets a doctor and former leader of uprising from Oxenfurt,Joachim von Gratz who knew of Shani from Oxenfurt Academy, saying she has been his assistant and now likely went to the front line of the war as a field nurse.
From the Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Expansion: Shani appeared in the first expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in her little hospital in city of Oxenfurt. Shani goes down into the Oxenfurt sewers with a company of soldiers to collect venom from a monster called the Toad Prince, but the monster ended up slaying her entire escort. While futilely trying to resuscitate a fallen soldier, Shani is discovered by Geralt, who was on a contract to slay the Toad Prince from Olgierd von Everec. They cooperate to find the creature’s lair, before Geralt sends her back to the surface.
To avoid spoilers and ruin your fun exploring the expansion on your own or watching my Walkthrough series, I will stop here. You can read a lot more about him and general Witcher Lore from the Wiki.
Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Walkthrough
And if you have missed my Walkthrough, here it is. I finished the game a while ago, but wanted to make sure I explore everything about it before I start making my Walkthrough. That’s why it was delayed (well, also because of my activity in SWTOR :P)
