Emiel Regis

Story and background

Who they are

Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy is a Higher Vampire over four centuries old who presents himself as an intellectual, botanist, and barber-surgeon. He abstains entirely from consuming human blood and conducts himself as a cultured scholar. Regis makes his primary residence at the Mère-Lachaiロング cemetery and crypts outside the city of Beauclair during the events of Blood and Wine.

History with Geralt

Regis joined Geralt's traveling party during the quest to find Ciri, establishing himself as one of Geralt of Rivia's closest and most loyal companions. While defending Geralt at Stygga Castle, Regis was melted into a column of glass by the sorcerer Vilgefortz, leading Geralt to believe he was dead for years. Another Higher Vampire, Dettlaff van der Eretein, restored Regis by feeding him his own blood, forging an unbreakable bond between them and restoring his physical form.

Role in the story

In Blood and Wine, Regis intervenes during Geralt's fight with Dettlaff in a Beauclair warehouse during Blood Run. He establishes a hideout in the crypts of Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery and assists Geralt with investigating the Beast of Beauclair in Where Children Toil, Toys Waste Away. During La Cage au Fou, he aids Geralt in Tesham Mutna's lower dungeons to gather blood for decoctions. Regis assists in planning and infiltrating Dun Tynne in Capture the Castle, serves as a combat companion during The Night of Long Fangs, guides Geralt in What Lies Unseen or Blood Simple, and aids in confronting Dettlaff at Tesham Mutna before sharing a final drink in Pomp and Strange Circumstance or visiting Geralt in prison during Burlap is the New Stripe.

Possible fates

If Geralt fights Dettlaff at Tesham Mutna, Regis lands the finishing blow on Dettlaff if Geralt fights him, which marks Regis as an outcast ("anathema") hunted by all other Higher Vampires, forcing him to flee south to Nilfgaard. Alternatively, Regis departs Toussaint peacefully and avoided being targeted as a traitor if Geralt lets Dettlaff kill Syanna and spares Dettlaff's life. Following the conclusion of the expansion, Regis leaves Toussaint permanently and no longer appears in the open world.

Gameplay

Choices and consequences

Regis does not have to kill Dettlaff if Geralt fails to retrieve Syanna's ribbon in the Land of a Thousand Fables, allows Dettlaff to kill Syanna at Tesham Mutna, and then chooses to let Dettlaff walk away peacefully.