Dethmold

Dethmold is a sorcerer in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings who serves as advisor to King Henselt of Kaedwen. Geralt had met him at banquets and spoke with him at length on Thanedd Island during the coup. Dethmold and his brother Drithelm, who both served Kovir’s King Esterad at the time, tried to stay neutral, but Drithelm was killed and Dethmold survived only by fleeing. He later took the post of advisor at Henselt’s court and devoted his skills to the king.

Dethmold held that the ends justify the means and ignored the ban on necromancy. He was entirely Henselt’s man, hunting real and suspected spies and foiling plots against the king, and he shared responsibility for the killing of Vernon Roche’s men on Henselt’s orders. He was undeniably powerful: it was his magic alone that got the king and his retinue safely out of the mist of wraiths. He also fled rather than risk a fight with Geralt.

His end varies depending on the path taken. In one outcome he supported the Kaedweni at the Battle of Vergen, using magic to wreck fortifications and defensive positions, and was executed in the town’s central square while Henselt was spared. In another, he died at the hands of Vernon Roche in Loc Muinne, taking revenge for his murdered soldiers.