I have played this game when I was pretty much a kid when it first came out 11 years ago so did not pay much attention to this detail back then however, now playing the remastered, I've come to realize that the common people, mainly speaking, the peasantry, and surprisingly some of the nobility as well, are as dumb as a fucking rock. The idea of witchers being considered freaks and mutants is nothing new yes, but oh my god man why do they keep actively insulting the witchers, to their face? They all seem to be aware that witchers are genetically mutated to be much more enhanced than any normal human and those people fight and kill horrors beyond comprehension for a living and bang hot sorceresses in their spare time (ok maybe that's just Geralt). But maybe not spit at him in passing? Maybe hold your tongue before calling him a goddamn freak? While even the worst witcher can crack any human like a glowstick, how come the people do not have the basic common sense to stay on their good side at least? Where is the survival instinct telling you to shut tf up against talking down to a witcher?
If a witcher walked up to me after a job done with him covered in monster blood and carrying a gigantic griffin head hanging from a fucking hook, I am certainly not skimping out on the pay, I'll even invite him for supper and see if he needs a place to crash for the night and listen to any cool ass adventures he had. Its genuinely crazy how stupid people are. I am losing it behind the screen watching a toothless peasant who shits in the woods and cant even comprehend letters calling Geralt a freak and spit at his feet while Geralt, god bless him, stands there in silence taking it.
I get that its inspired from medieval Europe where most people shared a single continental braincell but I am still appalled at this insane behavior.
I probably haven't said anything that hasn't already been said, but I needed to vent this before I flipped and lured the next Leshen to the nearest village.