Iris Von Everec
Olgierd von Everec had once loved the beautiful and wealthy Iris so deeply, he was willing to sacrifice everything to overcome her family’s objections and marry her. Yet the price he paid proved too much and their marriage slowly fell apart. Abandoned by Olgierd, Iris withered into a shadow of her former self, haunting his ancestral home with her rage and remorse and escaping into a painted netherworld.
The Black Cat And Dog
In the von Everec estate, a host of strange and horrifying creatures reside. Among these were a black cat and dog who, though able to speak, chose to say very little about themselves. Geralt surmised they were demons from another sphere, summoned by black magic, trapped in animal bodies, and bound to serve Iris von Everec. They seem not to feel sympathy for their mistress, as such feelings did not form a part of their nature and did not reside in even the darkest corners of their souls.
Olgierd Von Everec
Olgierd was a unique character. He led an informal band who worshipped the ground he walked on, though he clearly was of a different sort than they: educated, a lover of art, and an adherent to a certain noble code. Yet Geralt also perceived something indefinable within the man, something years later he would call “a void crying out to be filled.”
It seems once upon a time, Olgierd fell hopelessly in love with Iris, a beautiful young lady from a well-off family. Her parents accepted his proposal of marriage and all seemed set for a happy ending when a storm of misfortune sudden broke over the von Everec family. A chain of bad decisions and a few years of bad harvests left the once-wealthy family deeply in debt. Then the Borsodis purchased this debt and, with their brutal enforcement of its terms, drove the von Everecs into utter bankruptcy. Iris’ parents revoked their approval of Olgierd, and betrothed Iris to an Ofieri prince. Out of desperation, Olgierd turned to Master Mirror—and soon won back his confidence, influence, and most importantly, his wife. It was only afterward that Olgierd discovered his contract with Master Mirror had a particularly strange (and horrifying) clause…
Vlodimir Von Everec
The younger von Everec cut a strange figure, even for a ghost. He showed hints of noble refinement, but often his mannerisms better resembled those of a lifelong brawler or hooligan—no doubt because he had spent much of his living years raiding and marauding with a band of rough characters. One thing is certain: Vlodimir liked to have a good time and had found death sorely lacking in quality entertainment.