The player is geralt of rivia a professional monster slayer a witcher entangled in the political turmoil that engulfed temeria geralt helped quell the rebellion of the order of the flaming rose soon after he saved king foltests life when the monarch was attacked by a witcher like assassin he continues to protect the king serving as his bodyguard as foltest strives to bring peace to his kingdom the orders last bastions have yielded to the royal army yet one more task remains the bar