Bernard Loredo

Loredo is the commandant of Flotsam’s town watch and the de facto ruler of the town. He enforces law and order diligently, though with a heavy hand and more than one suggestion of corruption swirling beneath the surface of the small town’s politics. He allows Zoltan and Dandelion to escape the hangman when Geralt and Roche arrive, though clearly not out of any sense of fear or pity. Loredo detests nonhumans and particularly detests the Scoia’tael, who are the main threat to Flotsam’s safety (and his ability to profit from it). Loredo has yet to turn on the nonhumans of Flotsam, but those who live under his watch know that it could happen at any time, for virtually any reason.

Because Flotsam is a trading post, much material wealth passes through it on the way to larger and grander destinations. There can be little doubt that Loredo has been lining his own pockets with bribes and stuffing his compound with misappropriated goods. There also seem to be links between Loredo’s operations and a group of local bandits led by a foul bruiser named Dmitri, though most peasants choose to turn a blind eye to this. Loredo keeps them happy by stuffing the prison barge at the docks with captured Scoia’tael. Capturing Iorveth would make Loredo a local hero and make his stranglehold over the town stronger than ever. He would need a strong ally to pull it off, though—an ally like a witcher.