The narrative hinges on your relationships with three other initiates. One is a brawny boy who will become a failed Witcher (and eventually a monster you might have to hunt in a later chapter). One is a quiet girl who secretly keeps a journal of the herbs they force-feed you. One is a cynic who teaches you how to hide the pain.

But we don’t know the beginning.

But for those who have always wondered why Witchers are so emotionally stunted, so grim, so lonely ? This is the answer.

Imaginarium. Chapter I: The Witcher isn't a game about slaying dragons. It is a game about the moment the dragon slayer realizes he was never given a choice to be anything else. It is the sound of a silver sword being forged, not swung.

Because this is Chapter I, there are no "Lesser Evils" yet. There is only survival. You are a tool being forged, and tools do not ask why they are sharpened.