‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Ending Explained: Who Died, And How It Connects to ‘The Witcher’

Long before The Witcher: Blood Origin premiered on Netflix, the Conjunction of the Spheres has been an event that has intrigued Witcher fans. How did the realms of men, elves, dwarves, and monsters collide? What caused it? And while we’re asking questions, how did the first witcher come to be?

Thankfully for us, Blood Origin answers all of those questions and more. Whether you’re a diehard fan looking for a guide or you just want to know what you’re getting into before you press play, here’s everything you need to know about Blood Origin’s ending, explained.

The Witcher: Blood Origin Plot Synopsis:

As the Minnie Driver’s character, Seanchai, a shapeshifter, told Jaskier (Joey Batey), the bard from The Witcher, it all happened about 1,500 years ago thanks to a new character named Princess Merwyn (Mirren Mack). Well, really, it happened because of Merwyn and her Chief Druid, Balor (Lenny Henry). The princess of the elven kingdom that would one day become Cintra, Merwyn was sick of being pushed to the background. That’s why she teamed up with Balor to murder her kingly brother and his supporters and take control of the throne.

There was another reason why Merwyn wanted to be in charge. Merwyn was convinced that she alone knew the best way to run a kingdom and achieve peace. Because of that, she was desperate to go beyond her kingdom and share her gift with the rest of the world. Yep, we’ve got a colonizing queen on our hands. Balor and his second-in-command Eredin (Jacob Collins-Levy) went along with her grandiose plans so that they could one day double cross her and take the kingdom for theirs. We’ll set them to the side for now, but know that this was always a fragile alliance.

As nefarious as this all was, the citizens of this terribly ruled kingdom barely needed a reason for an uprising. Thus our team of seven was born to take down the throne for good. Let’s go over our roster: Éile (Sophia Brown), a former elite warrior of the Queen’s guard and a bard known as the Lark; Fjall (Laurence O’Fuarain), a warrior part of a clan dedicated to protecting the princess; Scian (Michelle Yeoh), the last member of a band of sword-elves known as Ghost Tribe; Brother Death (Huw Novell), a hulking and feared warrior; Syndril (Zach Wyatt) and Zacaré (Lizzie Annis), two sorcerers who are also Celestial Twins; and Meldof (Francesca Mills), an axe-wielding dwarf who is mourning her lost love. They all shared two things: They hated the throne, and they wanted to take down the Queen and her sorcerer before they used the monoliths to reach another realm.

The seven knew that they were up against some serious magic, which is why they took desperate measures. On the advice of Syndril and Zacaré, they decided to turn one of their own into a super-powered warrior. Éile fully intended to go through this trial, but in the middle of the night, Fjall took the potions and her place instead. And that’s how Fjall became The Continent’s first witcher.

Up until this point, Éile and Fjall had been falling for each other during their journey. But after Fjall took Éile’s place, she made her move. The two had sex right before the seven prepared for the battle of their lives against Merwyn, Balor, and Eredin.

By the way, that battle lived up to the hype. Éile was the one who cornered Queen Merwyn. She gave her highness a fatal injury and left her with two options: she could kill herself in secret and no one would know she was a coward, or she could painfully bleed out. Merwyn took the latter option, dragging herself to her throne right as her people descended upon her.

As for Fjall, his battle wasn’t quite as successful. He was tasked with taking out a monster with his new super-powered moves. But halfway through the fight, Fjall lost control. Sure, he killed the monster, but he also attacked Brother Death. Only Éile was able to coax Fjall long enough for her to deliver a fatal blow. That’s right; the Lark had to kill her love.

Speaking of sacrifice, that’s what Balor had to do repeatedly after he opened the monoliths and accessed the other realms. To obtain chaos magic, he sacrificed Eredin and his men as well as his own apprentice. But that victorious glow didn’t last long. Thanks to Syndril and Zacaré, Balor was unable to stay in the other realm for long. The Celestial Twins were able to stop Balor from inevitably harming the realms, but they were unable to keep all of these realms from crashing together.

The Witcher: Blood Origin Ending, Explained:

Blood Origin’s finale was essentially truth bomb after truth bomb. Let’s start with Balor’s last stand. Ultimately, that final fight with Balor was how the Conjunction of the Spheres came to be. Because Syndril and Zacaré were unable to fully repair the damage Balor had caused, the realms of elves and dwarves, men, and monsters all clashed together, never to be separated.

Speaking of the irredeemable, there’s Eredin. Earlier in the series, it seemed as though Balor sacrificed his best boy to obtain more power. That was a misdirect. In one of Blood Origin‘s final scenes, Eredin appeared once more to put on a tattered mask. The implication was that this wasn’t any old elf named Eredin. This was the origin story of Eredin Bréacc Glas, also known as the King of the Wild Hunt, the group of ominous specters who eventually target Ciri in The Witcher. Who doesn’t love bonus origin stories?

Murderous ghosts are a bummer, but do you know what aren’t bummers? Babies. For all the members Blood Origin lost, it also ended with a new member of this team: Éile and Fjall’s baby. And there’s reason to believe that little nugget will one day be related to Jaskier.

In fact, that’s why Jaskier was told this story in the first place. Blood Origin’s very last moments pull all the way out to once again focus on Jaskier and Seanchai. “One of her blood shall sing the last,” Seanchai ominously tells Jaskier. It looks like our bard has a much bigger destiny than even he knew.

Who Dies in The Witcher: Blood Origin?

You can’t have a war without casualties. We already covered that Fjall, Balor, and Queen Merwyn died by Episode 4. But Syndril was also a casualty. He died while trying to stop Balor, leaving behind his sister.