There is one constant in the Witcher series besides Geralt fighting monsters, and it's that everyone is always after Ciri. Whether it's the Wild Hunt or the Emperor of Nilfgaard, there's always someone who wants to control her for her incredible powers. She isn't a sorceress like Yennifer or Phillipa, who had to learn their talents to get to where they are. Instead, Ciri's power comes to her naturally thanks to her Elder Blood lineage. There's an entire history behind it which is somewhat general in its explanation across The Witcher 3 and even the Netflix series -- at least so far.

Ciri's powers don't involve raining fireballs on her enemies or shooting out electricity in the traditional mage and sorceress sense. Her power is far greater, having the ability to travel across dimensions and worlds and even through time itself. It's an innate power the women of her family are born with, which dates back to the elves, the original members of which are from the same group as the true form of the Wild Hunt.

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Ciri with Avallac'h in the Witcher 3

The Aen Elle are the original race of elves whose highest mages were, in the past, able to open portals across worlds. This allowed them to leave their dying world for new ones: the one players know of from the games, which Aen Sidhe struggle on, and the one the true Aen Elle still inhabits. However, once the Conjunction of Spheres happened, they mostly lost this power for unknown reasons. The few who still possessed it weren't nearly as powerful as they used to be and the Aen Elle began tracking lineages, controlling relationships and the breeding of those with the Elder Blood genes. This was done in hopes of preserving it and one day regaining their lost power. This is where the Elder Blood lineage starts and ties into the information given by Avallac'h in The Witcher 3.

The main lineage Ciri hails from is Lara Dorren's genes. Lara Dorren was the daughter of the late Aen Elle King, Auberon, who fell in love and ran off with a human sorcerer named Cregennan, which was a controversial move. Both humans and elves hated each other immensely, although the elves had the addition of worrying about the Elder Blood gene. She gave birth to Riannon, a half-elf, who was adopted by the then-Queen of Redania after her mother died. Riannon later had two children of her own. She also ended up with a third adopted child after the rebel Falka, who also carried Elder Blood genes, lost her war. From there, the lineage splits off between the children until it finally comes back together with the rulers Cintra.

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Ciri losing control of her Elder Blood

Both sides, kings and queens, carried the gene which only got more powerful in the females of the family. Ciri's mother, Pavetta, was the first to show the manifestation of the Elder Blood, as seen in The Witcher Season 1 during the Cintra banquet. It only got more powerful when it passed on to Ciri. While she doesn't have complete control over her power, she is capable of traveling across space and time with ease and does so in the novels. It's also how she reappeared in The Witcher 3, which kicks off the plot. Her ability is also part of the prophecy of Ithilnne, an elven oracle, about the White Frost. Ciri can close the portal from the world it comes from and may do so at the end of The Witcher 3.

Ciri's powers pre-date the current world of the Witcher's magic, which came about from the Conjunction of Spheres. Her talents are unique to the point where the Aen Elle use what little power they have left to chase her across dimensions to re-acquire them, despite disliking humans. Even Avallac'h mentions her resemblance to Lara Dorren, whom she hails from. It's one more interesting piece of lore in the series with far more detail than just this behind it.

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