After being a notable absentee for the first two games in The Witcher series, Yennefer made a powerful and resounding appearance in the third game that instantly cemented her as a favorite in the eyes of many fans. This was mainly due to her striking design and strong characterization, all of which have been firmly imprinted in the minds of Witcher fans all over the world.

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It's easy to understand why fans were clamoring for Yennefer's presence all this time — she was a major character in the books but had never been mentioned even once in the first game, while the second title brought her and Ciri's name up only near the end of the title after Geralt got his memory back. While the games were faithful when it came to adapting Yennefer's character — for the most part — there are still some rather interesting things about the character that only book readers are aware of.

10 Her Parents Were Truly Deplorable Human Beings

Born a hunchback, Yennefer was constantly criticized and beat up by her father. Her mother did try and protect her at times... until her father decided to up and leave the family.

After this abandonment, Yennefer's mother turned into a carbon copy of her father and starting heavily beating her as well.

9 She's One-Quarter Elf As Well

The reason why her father ultimately left the family was that he constantly bashed Yennefer's mother for having elven blood, being a halfling herself.

This means that Yennefer was a one-quarter elf as well. Along with this, Yennefer's mother also had ties to mages, which is probably why her daughter ended up developing a natural affinity towards the magical arts.

8 She Tried To Kill Herself While In Aretuza

Thankfully, Yennefer was saved from a horrid childhood when she was chosen to learn how to become a mage in the reputed school of Aretuza. However, not all went well during her studies in this place, and things reached such a head that she ever tried committing suicide by slitting both of her wrists.

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The attempt was unsuccessful, with Tissaia de Vries admonishing her for her weakness but lauding Yennefer for at least being bold enough to follow through with an act that could very well have killed her had she not been spotted.

7 Yennefer's Bodily Shortcomings Were Ordered To Be Corrected By Tissaia De Vries Herself

Speaking of Tissaia de Vries, what might surprise most viewers of the Netflix series about Yennefer's deformities being corrected is the fact that these corrections were actually ordered by none other than the rectoress herself.

This was mainly ordered because all sorceresses are meant to be in peak physical condition, which pretty much mandates that even the smallest of deformities must be rectified. In the case of Yennefer, it was clear that her physical afflictions were major and absolutely needed to be removed.

6 Her Body's Proportions Are Somewhat Off Because Of Her Previous Afflictions

While Yennefer is certainly a picture-perfect beauty in the games and generally conveys the same in the novels as well, it should be noted that Yennefer wasn't conventionally attractive either.

While her deformities had been corrected, her body's proportions still had minor issues — something that was put into the spotlight when Geralt held her by the shoulders only to notice that her shoulders weren't even.

5 She Felt Jealous About Ciri Possibly Becoming Geralt's Lover

A rather odd point that one needs to discuss when talking about Yennefer in the books is the fact that she was so jealous and possessive about Geralt that she even entertained the thought about Ciri replacing her role in Geralt's life as well.

All this overthinking came to a stark halt after Nenneke uses a few choice words to describe that Ciri is her surrogate child, not her rival — something that put Yennefer in her place.

4 She's Fairly Adept With A Dagger

While Yennefer's magic is more than good enough to make her a competent and powerful force that no one could mess with in the games, the books gave her another option to use in battle if her magic failed her.

She has been shown to use a dagger several times in the books, with the most notable of these instances coming in the Blood of Elves.

3 She Had A Tough Relationship With Geralt Because Both Of Them Had Trouble Admitting Their Feelings

Geralt and Yennefer have one of the most tumultuous and violent fictional relationships of all time... but one can't deny that they were very much meant for each other.

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However, it was the inability of both these people to admit their true feelings to each other that caused a ton of friction between each other, with Yennefer constantly going back to past flames like Istredd when things became rocky between the two. However, when Geralt finally admitted his true feelings to Yennefer in Time of Contempt, their relationship became way more stable.

2 Geralt Slept With Fringilla Because He Thought That Yennefer Had Betrayed Her

However, that's not to say that Geralt didn't have his fair share of poorly thought out moments in this relationship as well, with the worst instance coming when he assumed that Yennefer had betrayed him, causing him to enter a casual relationship with Fringilla.

The reality was that Yennefer had actually been imprisoned and was being tortured by Vilgefortz in Stygga Castle, which sent Geralt into a panic as he tried to rectify his mistake and storm the castle in a bid to save the raven-haired sorceress.

1 She Used Healing Magic — A Rarity — To Try And Heal A Dying Geralt

While Yennefer is shown to be quite adept when it comes to using offensive magic in the games, there's not even the minutest of hints to signify that she's capable of using healing magic.

The books show otherwise, with Yennefer being perfectly capable of casting healing magic... most notably when Geralt was impaled by a pitchfork during the Rivian Pogrom and was bleeding out. The strain of this healing was so hard on Yennefer's body that she ended up passing out after a while.

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