when youre strolling through the forest looking for herbs and the battle music starts, look around but you see nothing until a bunch of roots stabs you in the back and kills you instantly.... -lvl 5 me finding a lvl20 Leshen near a manor a low lvl quest took place at...
Yeah I ran into that same leshen and got slapped. Then I accidentally over leveled and came back ages later and slapped it back while expecting a vicious fight
John Carver ran into that when I was about level 7 and I don’t think I ran so fast in a game before. All I could think was “Oh fuck oh shit shit shit shit shit-“ and I proceeded to say “shit” until the music stopped.
@@Darkstormsun9865 Same, man. Leshens aren't actually that HARD of a fight. They're challenging, but nothing of bullshit. If you can keep your footing and have patience, you could even beat the highest level leshen as a level 5. It would just take a LOT of time to fight.
Ah I remember when i encounter my first Leshen i was terrified and in awe, i manage to defeat it and after analyzing the corpse i realized this is the greatest game I've ever played.
YES and then I died, and on my second attempt it didn't spawn and I wondered to myself if I'd imagined the looming, lanky horror-shadow lurking in the darkness.
Fuzzy Dunlop man, i thought i had to start over again. coz i was underlevelled and that leshen would one shot me. I somehow kept rolling and managed to get out of that cave after a gazillion attempts
So it didn't despawn after the first encounter? I guess I got lucky. I had no idea that they were in the game, I was playing it basically blind and that was the first time I'd been to a pitch-dark area outside of the main missions, so I was just getting used to the mechanics of the low-light and the poisonous cloud shit. I had killed everything else, but died either to the gas or an explosion or something (can't really remember), but I saw that fucking Leshen looming in the background with its arms raised. It spooked me so much, and after I loaded up it didn't appear again (which, tbh, spooked me even more.) I had my head on a swivel the rest of the way through but didn't see one again until the game progressed. Such great monster design.
Fuzzy Dunlop The leshen was fighting some other monster when i first entered the cave. If my memory serves me correct, the other monster was a fiend and it was no match for the leshen. If i had that goddamn eye of the nehalen or something I'd have escaped through the back door which was magically sealed
well to be honest, the books are not that rich on lore of monsters, because they concentrate on storylines, most of the monster designs were indeed done by the game devs.
In the part of the Poland I live we say that If you get lost in the forest there are 2 options. If you treated the nature and the forest bad the leshy will lure you deeper into the woods and kill you. If you did nothing wrong and just got lost and want to get back he can help you, but he dosen't have to.
That is a really interesting legend. Very classic protective spirit. Do you think there are any Leshy who have made it into the forests of eastern Austria too..?
Thanks for everyone who plays the Witcher and researches the lore! Slavic mythology is so underappreciated and underexposed! Even Polish people don't know most of these legends! Polish schools are covering Christianity and Greek mythology and we don't even know our own myths and legends! I am so glad that CD Projekt created the awesome game that shines the light on the forgotten parts of our culture!
iNezumi There is no Slavic mythology . ITS ALL FOLKLORE!! You learn it by asking your grandparents or by listening to stories . Some of those stories get written,some of them don't . I was born in the North Western part of Bulgaria and grew up with folklore stories ,some of which are not only unknown to other countries ,but they are not known to MY country . I remember when I was little,and I didn't want to go to sleep ,my grandmother would tell me a story of a creature called the Gugur . It was very similliar to death in appearances only it wore a large cloak on its back made from bear leather . This creature came before midnight at every house to take the kids that didn't want to go to sleep . I was so scared each time I went to bed that I always wore my blanket over my head . Now I find it fascinating how deep and rich ALL Slavic Folklore is . It simply shows how connected we ,the slavic people,really are . That is something the westeners never have,never had and never will be! :)
David Georgiev Never had? Western folklore is just as rich as Slavic folklore and in some ways very similar. Much has been forgotten but it still exists. Your ignorance is rather laughable.
The main reason for that is the strong belief in christianity. Poland is still quite catholic and due to this, "paganism" is not really well liked. Its something else to talk about folklore or traditions, but really researching the mythology of the older slavic tribes is something else entirely. The belief in specific supernatural creatures is not pagan. We still have that in our society or culture. And by the way, western culture includes slaviv culture ^^
Leshen’s are in my opinion the best, wondrous, and creepiest enemies in Witcher 3. Everything from their appearance, lore, and combat style is amazing and creepy. But then again I’m a sucker for deer heads so people or creatures wearing deer heads or antlers on their heads already pulls me in. I also love the idea of forest guardians/spirits in general.
Wow, just wow... These videos have made me get involved in the stories, mythologies and backstories of this game, giving me such respect for this game and thus, making my experience far greater in-game. Thank you FudgeMuppet, and thank you Drew for researching such great material. Love you guys.
man you know how the feel when you are still level 10 and just wandering in the forest at midnight and suddenly you meet this creature for first time and appears behind a tree with skull symbol above its health bar along with terrifying scream, that really scared shit out of me and i still remember that until now..
Pododododo Ehoh I’ve played most elder scrolls games, and Skyrim was previously my favourite game of a all time, the award was taken by The Witcher 3, trust me give it a try, it’s got so much content, great combat and the most immersive and addicting story. I was so interested and hooked that I read all 7 books shortly after completing the game.
Paramyx I haven’t read the books but I don’t need to try it I completed Witcher 3 and all its dlc. It’s a great game but so is Skyrim and I don’t think either completely outdoes the other, Skyrim will never have as an enriching story as the protagonist is formed by you. Witcher on the other hand doesn’t come close to the mystical and vast feeling of an elder scrolls game and one of Witcher’s greatest strengths is also one of its greatest weaknesses you always feel like a mortal like a piece of a puzzle rather than the whole world revolving around you as it does in Skyrim, it feels more real but a lot of that’s down to how much closer to our own reality it is. So again I would say different not better.
I accidentally stumbled upon one while exploring once... It was around level 20 I believe. I happened to be level 8... Longest battle of my life lol. Love these things though.
I am so thankful for this series, as well as the timing. I just started playing Wild Hunt again because I read the books and wanted to see how different is was. Very good memories of playing Skyrim while listening to your videos and now with the Witcher?! Many thanks
I fought one of these suckers in Monster Hunter World. It (and Geralt) fell through a portal and the Hunters’ Guild had no idea how to deal with the threat, so they called it an Elder Dragon and threw some Zenny to their Witcher.
My first encounter with a leshen happened when I was around level 7 or so; I was riding through the woods when I heard this terrible roar and suddenly it appeared. It was at a much higher level so I just turned and ran for my life. They give me the creeps.
The witcher 3 is the best game ever made. Anyone who says otherwise should be raped and tortured, and then be locked in a dark room for weeks to cry in pain as they slowly die of starvation.
I was going through a cave and there were those flammable gasses I was using igni repeatedly and suddenly it came out of the dark outta nowhere and 2 shot me.
I think the Gaunter O’Dimm theme was a good choice here. Its ominousness fits the mood, even if there was no connection between the creatures in the lore… Or is there?
This is SO awesome...i enjoy the witcher game and would love an archive of collected content of the creatures and quests that are unique and interesting. im glad you started this..and i hop you wont finish anytime soon
Don't let them deceive you I snuck up behind one while it was about to take a leak. But to my surprise it unzipped it's costume and out came what really was a FUCKING CREEPER!
ok. the one thing you said about turning the clothes inside out. that really freaked me out because last autum i stumbled upon a dead fox and nothing around said it was shot but rather it was killed by something with claws it looked like. i then saw a man a bit taller then me litteraly RUNNING with his clothes turned inside out. i kinda shrugged it off and went on my mery way. i then later read that this same man was found dead allmost teared apart. i will quote the news feed in a rough translation from norwegian to english. *a man around mid 20s was today found in a forest at the outskirts of finmark teared to shreds. he was found with his clothes presumably turned inside out. no further information was given* so thats why this really freaked me out. because in ancient Norse mythology there is this, creature that is somewhat like a leshen. but female in looks and with hooves and a tail called Hulder. it would as far as i know from what i have read turn into a tree-looking creature with massive wooden stakes as fingers. or rather claws. it would normally be found around waterfalls and rivers in thick forests. so next time someone is in and around Finmark, watch where you are going...
One thing; I remember reading somewhere that if a shepherd or the like was to befriend or pay tribute to the Leshy then it would protect their livestock from wolves and lead them back to the shepherd's pastures if the livestock wondered into the forest. (Sadly I could not locate where I read this or a source stating similar so, this is all from memory)
This was very informational. I’m planning to use a Leshen as the first bbeg for a dnd campaign I’m running, and this really helped me get a feel for its abilities. This I feel is gonna be awesome.
It’s funny you post this today. I was reading about this today. First time I’ve thought about the Witcher 3 in a while. Maybe it’s a sign to start another play though.
I thought the Druids had something to with the leshen, remember when Geralt encountered that walking “tree” in the books when he was looking for the druids outside of the duchy?
I remember my first encounter. It was in a cave/ruin and was 10 levels above me. I learned how to dodge its attacks. Then used quen like crazy. Then it took me like 5 minutes to beat it. It was awesome.
Seriously I can not say enough how much I enjoy your vids, fudge. I'm so glad to see the expansion into the witcher lore, and I hope to see a similar consistency of witcher videos as your Elder Scrolls lore videos. Keep up the good work
Well i've been following your both Skyrim and Fallout videos for a long time and its really good to see you are making videos about my favourite serie. Keep it up man !
I love that you’ve expanded to cover Witcher lore. The game is exceptional and the universe it inhabits is fascinating. You’ve done an excellent job in research and presentation. Can’t wait for more :)
I'm so glad Drew started to delve into the Witcher universe! I love the games, and the books (so far, as I just started reading them). I've been a fan of the channel for a long time, and even tho I could find Witcher lore on other channels, I'd prefer to watch it right here. Thanks a million Drew! Keep em coming, please!
When i met my first Leshen it was in a cave. I was level 6 and he 20....i gotta say... i almost shat myself😂😂😂 Couldn’t even see him much since it was pretty dark in there and i only saw his siluette through Witcher senses. So yeah, that was fun
This is awesome. I fell in love with Leshens as soon as one snuck into a dungeon and destroyed me. You probably know the one; in Velen? They're probably the coolest monster in The Witcher 3.
Theres one in skellige, that if you give a good offering of game you hunted to the leshen it will let you leave your hunt. But skimp on the offering and it'll kill you on the spot. It's cool, when you offer 5 wolf hearts it accepts with ravens watching and circling you. In the background you see the leshen.
I wish Leshen were around in our world. Then perhaps there'd be less deforestation. I feel centuries ago Leshens were constructed, by someone - they seem so like tree-golems. Perhaps the Druids of Skellige still know the art of making the Leshen, perhaps they used it to clear out the pesky logging camp so close to their neck of the woods.
I accidentally ran into a Leshen while exploring the woods and it killed me almost instantly. But that also broke some of the mythical elements surrounding the creature. I think you shouldn't be able to just run into these creatures at random. I think they shouldn't appear until you do something which might incite them to do so, like killing too many animals.
The first time I encountered a Leshen walking to a tree in the cutscene of "The Woodland beast" i thought 3 things. 1. Is he gonna do the thing where he skips a part of the Path he walks, Just to appear behind the next tree to walk towards you? 2. *Leshen does the thing that i predicted* Damn predictable, but creepy. *Feels chills over his spine* 3. I'm gonna kill that monster and finally get some money.
I was playing Witcher 3 the other day. I was wondering through the woods and I was far enough back to see the Leshen. I turned right the hell back around and bolted. I’m so happy he didn’t see me.
There is a Leshen near Dragonslayer's grotto that can sense you and teleport in while you are searching for the armor diagrams for the Griffin School year. It did for me, standing in a cave filled with toxic gas it showed up in front of me. I wasn't able to see what level it was, only that it had one of those red skulls. Ran out for a bit, returned and the toxic gas had killed it.
So essentially you're adding elements of Gaijin Goombah's video formula of breaking down and analyzing different creatures and aspects of games. Good on you, you've given me a reason to watch the channel besides fallout redemption(it ended I'm sad) and build videos.
The first time playing I had no idea what Leshens were. I was exploring in a deep forest and it got dark and started to rain. I thought it was a bit creepy, but not a big deal. However, the forest seemed to go on forever, and all of a sudden I thought I saw something move. That's when I turned to see the Leshen and I was scared enough to run away lol. They are the scariest monster in the Witcher 3 I think.
Leshiy is known as more of a trickster that, instead of out right killing you, makes you loose your way in the forest. He is also the one who was prayed to when an animal got lost in the woods. A cow for example. He was feared but mostly respected as a reasonable enough “lord”to deal with.
When I was a small boy, my grandfather used to take me on ventures deep into the forests surrounding our village now and then. Sometimes it was for firewood(rarely), sometimes for wild mushrooms and sometimes for berries... But whenever he took me with him, it was always a sort of a "dark adventure" for me(something my grandmother didin´t approve). You see, in the Slavic lands, especially here, deep in the Carpathian mountains, to travel into the forests is always something to be worried about. The older people knew it and that´s why they always treated the forests with respect. But what I wanted to say: Whenever we(I and my grandfather) were about to enter the forest, we always stopped and bowed down in respect. That´s because, unlike in the village(and the surrounding meadows and fields), here(in the forest) rules a different master. "And he is not human," my grandfather used to add. "Lesny duch" he called him(The Forest spirit... Lešij). If you disrespect the forest, you disrespect him... and Lešij notices it. My grandfather taught me certain rules of how not to disrespect him... First of all, always bow down before entering the forest - that´s a good start. Never sing, never whistle, and in general try to make as little noise as possible... Never spit on the ground. Never disturb the animals in any way. Also never venture too deep into the forest, because(as my grandfather told me) the deepest depths of the forest is where it´s heart lies - that´s where the Lešij is the strongest... There are of course many other things he taught me about the forest throughout the years, but when it comes to Lešij, his main advice was to fear him.
I'd be like."Hey, Leshen, I know how to save your forest. Help me make a tree that grows strong and fast, and I'll make a lumber tree forest. That forest will be used for lumber, instead of your forest."
I didnt run into one on my first play thru, then literally this year I was omw to a part of the Griffin school gear places and wolves started chasing me , like legit hounding me and I was like...this is weird? I got off to kill them and the moment I turned the camera I heard a creepy roar, saw a humanoid silhouette and got one shot by roots
@ fudgemuppet my problem with this start when we look at 1 particular quest geralt undertakes. in said quest there are 2 options. 1 he can kill the leshen. 2 he can complete its trails. should he so complete them the leshen can be seen watching as he gives offering to it then it allows him to leave. leshens seem to be deeply sentient. now on the other hand if you kill the beast a small bit of cut content reveals that the village hardly out lasted the leshen. it did indeed hold true to its promises. it made the men great hunters and it stocked the woods with game for them. so long as they respected the pact. so this leads me to belive that leshens may almost have been golem like constructs created by ancient druids. this could even be from the high elves themselves during the time of the conjuncture of spheres
My first Leshen encounter was in a cave during the Griffon Witcher Gear treasure quest. I thank that it was in a cave full of Puffballs and almost died of toxic until I Igni'd it and the Puffballs erupted.
leshiy is basically a trickster. he loves to make ppl lost in the forest, so you can't leave it, but if he likes you or if you manage to ask him and make offerings, he will let you leave the forest or will bring you to some nice place. russian leshiy is usually a small old man, who can be easily mistaken for a stump
another note. it seems the totems of the beast are more then just markers for teritory. it has been said that through these totems a leshen can continue to be reincarnated. it does this by using its spirit to posses trees and the woodland beasts which it then uses in a ritual to posses a dead tree and be born anew
when youre strolling through the forest looking for herbs and the battle music starts, look around but you see nothing until a bunch of roots stabs you in the back and kills you instantly....
-lvl 5 me finding a lvl20 Leshen near a manor a low lvl quest took place at...
Yeah I ran into that same leshen and got slapped.
Then I accidentally over leveled and came back ages later and slapped it back while expecting a vicious fight
John Carver ran into that when I was about level 7 and I don’t think I ran so fast in a game before. All I could think was “Oh fuck oh shit shit shit shit shit-“ and I proceeded to say “shit” until the music stopped.
@@dsantiago1000 I saw that thing and I instantly went witcher mode on it. It was a long fight, but a satisfying victory.
vang-tou Lee yeah I had my mage Witcher set up by my second encounter and I killed it with one ingi 😂
@@Darkstormsun9865 Same, man. Leshens aren't actually that HARD of a fight. They're challenging, but nothing of bullshit. If you can keep your footing and have patience, you could even beat the highest level leshen as a level 5. It would just take a LOT of time to fight.
Ah I remember when i encounter my first Leshen i was terrified and in awe, i manage to defeat it and after analyzing the corpse i realized this is the greatest game I've ever played.
horror addict was it in a cave when you were doing the Witcher George quest
YES and then I died, and on my second attempt it didn't spawn and I wondered to myself if I'd imagined the looming, lanky horror-shadow lurking in the darkness.
Fuzzy Dunlop man, i thought i had to start over again. coz i was underlevelled and that leshen would one shot me. I somehow kept rolling and managed to get out of that cave after a gazillion attempts
So it didn't despawn after the first encounter? I guess I got lucky. I had no idea that they were in the game, I was playing it basically blind and that was the first time I'd been to a pitch-dark area outside of the main missions, so I was just getting used to the mechanics of the low-light and the poisonous cloud shit. I had killed everything else, but died either to the gas or an explosion or something (can't really remember), but I saw that fucking Leshen looming in the background with its arms raised. It spooked me so much, and after I loaded up it didn't appear again (which, tbh, spooked me even more.) I had my head on a swivel the rest of the way through but didn't see one again until the game progressed. Such great monster design.
Fuzzy Dunlop The leshen was fighting some other monster when i first entered the cave. If my memory serves me correct, the other monster was a fiend and it was no match for the leshen. If i had that goddamn eye of the nehalen or something I'd have escaped through the back door which was magically sealed
The folklore and mythology in the Witcher is so rich, they did such a godly job with this game.
Mythical Factory you do realise everything stems from the books right?
Yep, I know it's from Sapkowski's work. What I meant is that they transitioned the lore from the books into the game very well.
Mythical Factory ah, seemed to me like you were praising the games for creating such in-depth lore! Sorry then
well to be honest, the books are not that rich on lore of monsters, because they concentrate on storylines, most of the monster designs were indeed done by the game devs.
well, since it is is a polish studio it is no wonder that they paid so much attention to the folklore of these creatures.
In the part of the Poland I live we say that If you get lost in the forest there are 2 options. If you treated the nature and the forest bad the leshy will lure you deeper into the woods and kill you. If you did nothing wrong and just got lost and want to get back he can help you, but he dosen't have to.
Jakub Juszczak That’s so sick. I find it so interesting that you grew up with that.
That is a really interesting legend. Very classic protective spirit. Do you think there are any Leshy who have made it into the forests of eastern Austria too..?
Andor Radnai no
Diego Maurizio Why?
Andor Radnai because the forests are burning like hell
I've found two Leshens just wandering around. A lvl 40 one when I was lvl 8. That was terrifying.
This was a very good leshen about the witcher lore
Ahh ahh I see what you did there
*ba dum tiss*
@@knocks101prime8 I'm stupid for having to think about this one for a week
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Thanks for everyone who plays the Witcher and researches the lore!
Slavic mythology is so underappreciated and underexposed! Even Polish people don't know most of these legends! Polish schools are covering Christianity and Greek mythology and we don't even know our own myths and legends! I am so glad that CD Projekt created the awesome game that shines the light on the forgotten parts of our culture!
iNezumi There is no Slavic mythology . ITS ALL FOLKLORE!! You learn it by asking your grandparents or by listening to stories . Some of those stories get written,some of them don't . I was born in the North Western part of Bulgaria and grew up with folklore stories ,some of which are not only unknown to other countries ,but they are not known to MY country . I remember when I was little,and I didn't want to go to sleep ,my grandmother would tell me a story of a creature called the Gugur . It was very similliar to death in appearances only it wore a large cloak on its back made from bear leather . This creature came before midnight at every house to take the kids that didn't want to go to sleep . I was so scared each time I went to bed that I always wore my blanket over my head . Now I find it fascinating how deep and rich ALL Slavic Folklore is . It simply shows how connected we ,the slavic people,really are . That is something the westeners never have,never had and never will be! :)
David Georgiev Never had? Western folklore is just as rich as Slavic folklore and in some ways very similar. Much has been forgotten but it still exists.
Your ignorance is rather laughable.
The main reason for that is the strong belief in christianity. Poland is still quite catholic and due to this, "paganism" is not really well liked. Its something else to talk about folklore or traditions, but really researching the mythology of the older slavic tribes is something else entirely. The belief in specific supernatural creatures is not pagan. We still have that in our society or culture. And by the way, western culture includes slaviv culture ^^
This is basically a re imaging of Cernunnos
I think it is more based on the wendigo
Leshen’s are in my opinion the best, wondrous, and creepiest enemies in Witcher 3. Everything from their appearance, lore, and combat style is amazing and creepy. But then again I’m a sucker for deer heads so people or creatures wearing deer heads or antlers on their heads already pulls me in. I also love the idea of forest guardians/spirits in general.
XxHaleyEmoGrlXx i think the creepiest thing is harrisi is f""" ugly this creature and strong
Wow, just wow... These videos have made me get involved in the stories, mythologies and backstories of this game, giving me such respect for this game and thus, making my experience far greater in-game. Thank you FudgeMuppet, and thank you Drew for researching such great material. Love you guys.
man you know how the feel when you are still level 10 and just wandering in the forest at midnight and suddenly you meet this creature for first time and appears behind a tree with skull symbol above its health bar along with terrifying scream, that really scared shit out of me and i still remember that until now..
This was so cool! Makes me want to play the witcher 😋 the cinematic goes really well with it too 😁
+ESO - Fallout & Elder Scrolls Guides Thanks dude ❤ Same 😉
Then play Witcher 3 !! Better game overall than Skyrim
philipp plein different not better
Pododododo Ehoh I’ve played most elder scrolls games, and Skyrim was previously my favourite game of a all time, the award was taken by The Witcher 3, trust me give it a try, it’s got so much content, great combat and the most immersive and addicting story. I was so interested and hooked that I read all 7 books shortly after completing the game.
Paramyx I haven’t read the books but I don’t need to try it I completed Witcher 3 and all its dlc. It’s a great game but so is Skyrim and I don’t think either completely outdoes the other, Skyrim will never have as an enriching story as the protagonist is formed by you. Witcher on the other hand doesn’t come close to the mystical and vast feeling of an elder scrolls game and one of Witcher’s greatest strengths is also one of its greatest weaknesses you always feel like a mortal like a piece of a puzzle rather than the whole world revolving around you as it does in Skyrim, it feels more real but a lot of that’s down to how much closer to our own reality it is. So again I would say different not better.
Starting a video about Leshens and hearing Gaunter O’Dimm’s theme...they really go well together somehow. I love it.
*"How do you like that silver?!"*
"Damn, you're ugly!"
"YOU FILTH!"
Leshens remind me of the form that wood elves take when in the wild hunt
SNG STATS when I first saw that video and played the game I thought so too. I also thought it looked like a sprigan on steroids and hercine had a baby
I think Cus there is no picture of elves being in that form so fudgemuppet used picture of leshen instead
Elder Scrolls wh?
@@theblancmange1265 yeah, elder scrolls
CHEEKI BREEKI LESHENIKI
we need a mod that gives leshens gas masks and ussr flags as clothes
@@dabigboom8140 And a mounted LMG.
I accidentally stumbled upon one while exploring once... It was around level 20 I believe. I happened to be level 8... Longest battle of my life lol. Love these things though.
Well looks like The Lorax is taking a different approach now😅
"I speak for the trees"
I am so thankful for this series, as well as the timing. I just started playing Wild Hunt again because I read the books and wanted to see how different is was. Very good memories of playing Skyrim while listening to your videos and now with the Witcher?! Many thanks
Who is that guy in your profile photo?
Elle Madara its pickle rick the funniest shit ive ever seen
@@leb7663 Nope, it is an unfunny meme of gaming community
I fought one of these suckers in Monster Hunter World. It (and Geralt) fell through a portal and the Hunters’ Guild had no idea how to deal with the threat, so they called it an Elder Dragon and threw some Zenny to their Witcher.
I ran into a leshen in my first playthrough of the witcher 3 (near the Reardon Manor) and I was scared shitless
My first encounter with a leshen happened when I was around level 7 or so; I was riding through the woods when I heard this terrible roar and suddenly it appeared. It was at a much higher level so I just turned and ran for my life. They give me the creeps.
The witcher is the one of the best games on current gen.
Drongo Wrong, It is THE best
The witcher 3 is the best game ever made.
Anyone who says otherwise should be raped and tortured, and then be locked in a dark room for weeks to cry in pain as they slowly die of starvation.
@@forky1686 I hope you can at least acknowledge its flaws.
Its the best single player experience for sure.
The Witcher 3 is the best game ever made on any platform...ever
Fans of the Leshens should watch the Netflix Original Movie "The Ritual". ;)
Bastard of Loki.
Bro is it a horror movie? Cause I am not in the mood for that 😂
@@vladdietheladdie7345 I wouldn’t say it’s a horror movie tbh. Some might get spooked whilst watching
Bro keep going with the Witcher stuff can’t stop playing it
Feb 7 2019 MHW had it’s Witcher 3 collaboration. I’m saying this because the leshens are in it.
Maybe MHW players will try this OTHER great monster game
Ancient leshen is a peice of shit lol , hes super goddamn difficult but still a cool fight even if it's a bit iffy within mhw mechanics
I understand why Gaetan was pissed off,he was paid 12 crowns for Leshen....damn those peasanats
Yes, mom, I've learned my Leshen.
I was going through a cave and there were those flammable gasses I was using igni repeatedly and suddenly it came out of the dark outta nowhere and 2 shot me.
I love these creatures! One of the most epic and intimidating.
I really want to see it's face. It's such a mysterious being.
Who is here after Netflix screwed up Leshen's design in the Vesemir anime movie?
Thank you for this series
I think the Gaunter O’Dimm theme was a good choice here. Its ominousness fits the mood, even if there was no connection between the creatures in the lore…
Or is there?
You should touch on how much they struggle with neautrality, common kindness, and contempt in the witcher!
I love these videos covering the world of Witcher.
This is SO awesome...i enjoy the witcher game and would love an archive of collected content of the creatures and quests that are unique and interesting. im glad you started this..and i hop you wont finish anytime soon
Mauritz van Dyk almost like the bestiary
Great to source ideas for DND
Can you do necrophages next? And why they explode every fucking time you're next to them and why that hurts so much?
Tenko van der Kuip well im pretty sure cause they are exploding. Is the reason it hurts so much.
Don't let them deceive you I snuck up behind one while it was about to take a leak. But to my surprise it unzipped it's costume and out came what really was a FUCKING CREEPER!
Spriggan Herbert is one scary old pervert.
Just roll out from him lol.
Tenko van der Kuip actually those are just rotfields
Yess!!! Another!! I'm almost done with "Time of Contempt" (the witcher book 4? I think) and im loving all this lore!!!!
Ben Dubwa it's actually book 2, The Last Wish and The Sword of Destiny are short story collections
Balloon Police true but i count them
ok. the one thing you said about turning the clothes inside out. that really freaked me out because last autum i stumbled upon a dead fox and nothing around said it was shot but rather it was killed by something with claws it looked like. i then saw a man a bit taller then me litteraly RUNNING with his clothes turned inside out. i kinda shrugged it off and went on my mery way. i then later read that this same man was found dead allmost teared apart. i will quote the news feed in a rough translation from norwegian to english. *a man around mid 20s was today found in a forest at the outskirts of finmark teared to shreds. he was found with his clothes presumably turned inside out. no further information was given*
so thats why this really freaked me out. because in ancient Norse mythology there is this, creature that is somewhat like a leshen. but female in looks and with hooves and a tail called Hulder. it would as far as i know from what i have read turn into a tree-looking creature with massive wooden stakes as fingers. or rather claws. it would normally be found around waterfalls and rivers in thick forests.
so next time someone is in and around Finmark, watch where you are going...
One thing; I remember reading somewhere that if a shepherd or the like was to befriend or pay tribute to the Leshy then it would protect their livestock from wolves and lead them back to the shepherd's pastures if the livestock wondered into the forest. (Sadly I could not locate where I read this or a source stating similar so, this is all from memory)
This was very informational. I’m planning to use a Leshen as the first bbeg for a dnd campaign I’m running, and this really helped me get a feel for its abilities. This I feel is gonna be awesome.
It’s funny you post this today. I was reading about this today. First time I’ve thought about the Witcher 3 in a while. Maybe it’s a sign to start another play though.
Geez_ Mahn Just do it!!!
Geez_ Mahn I'm going to do a death march play through you should 2
I thought the Druids had something to with the leshen, remember when Geralt encountered that walking “tree” in the books when he was looking for the druids outside of the duchy?
I accidentally ended up bumping into a leshen near kaer morhen, creepy af
I remember my first encounter. It was in a cave/ruin and was 10 levels above me. I learned how to dodge its attacks. Then used quen like crazy. Then it took me like 5 minutes to beat it. It was awesome.
Seriously I can not say enough how much I enjoy your vids, fudge. I'm so glad to see the expansion into the witcher lore, and I hope to see a similar consistency of witcher videos as your Elder Scrolls lore videos. Keep up the good work
Well i've been following your both Skyrim and Fallout videos for a long time and its really good to see you are making videos about my favourite serie. Keep it up man !
very good video. Well written, good cinematics and a pleasent, yet slightly ominous voice. Very fitting for the video
Without a doubt my favorite game on any platform...ever. Also my favorite creature from any video game or movie...ever. Just phenomenal
The Leshen is one of my favorite mobs in the game for the sheer scariness and paranormalness of the creature.
Leshens are fucking terrifying at lower levels.
I love that you’ve expanded to cover Witcher lore. The game is exceptional and the universe it inhabits is fascinating. You’ve done an excellent job in research and presentation. Can’t wait for more :)
I'm so glad Drew started to delve into the Witcher universe! I love the games, and the books (so far, as I just started reading them). I've been a fan of the channel for a long time, and even tho I could find Witcher lore on other channels, I'd prefer to watch it right here. Thanks a million Drew! Keep em coming, please!
The design on leshens is just amazing but that first encounter where it appears and disappears is super scary
Please keep doing these, they are fantastic! I love how deep you to into the real world history/mythology
I had a leshen teleport into the griffin school gears vampire room, so I got a double boss fight (while the leshen could one shot me)
When i met my first Leshen it was in a cave.
I was level 6 and he 20....i gotta say... i almost shat myself😂😂😂
Couldn’t even see him much since it was pretty dark in there and i only saw his siluette through Witcher senses.
So yeah, that was fun
Top 10 of your videos on the fudgemuppet channel
One of these interrupted my meditation when I got the Griffin armour, scared the shit out of me
This is awesome. I fell in love with Leshens as soon as one snuck into a dungeon and destroyed me. You probably know the one; in Velen?
They're probably the coolest monster in The Witcher 3.
The Ritual (2018) has a similar looking being called Jötunn that is based on a Scandinavian myth.
Theres one in skellige, that if you give a good offering of game you hunted to the leshen it will let you leave your hunt.
But skimp on the offering and it'll kill you on the spot.
It's cool, when you offer 5 wolf hearts it accepts with ravens watching and circling you.
In the background you see the leshen.
forests in our world need creatures like this.
Agree,Sometimes humans can be the real monsters but they're are still good humans that want to preserve nature.
They are the lorax but deadly.
I wish Leshen were around in our world. Then perhaps there'd be less deforestation. I feel centuries ago Leshens were constructed, by someone - they seem so like tree-golems. Perhaps the Druids of Skellige still know the art of making the Leshen, perhaps they used it to clear out the pesky logging camp so close to their neck of the woods.
I Remember hunting some Armor Set, I was around level 11 then this dude spawns underground. Abandoned the hunt LOL
I accidentally ran into a Leshen while exploring the woods and it killed me almost instantly. But that also broke some of the mythical elements surrounding the creature. I think you shouldn't be able to just run into these creatures at random. I think they shouldn't appear until you do something which might incite them to do so, like killing too many animals.
The first time I encountered a Leshen walking to a tree in the cutscene of "The Woodland beast" i thought 3 things.
1. Is he gonna do the thing where he skips a part of the Path he walks, Just to appear behind the next tree to walk towards you?
2. *Leshen does the thing that i predicted*
Damn predictable, but creepy. *Feels chills over his spine*
3. I'm gonna kill that monster and finally get some money.
Im really enjoying these witcher lores videos, please keep them coming
I was playing Witcher 3 the other day. I was wondering through the woods and I was far enough back to see the Leshen. I turned right the hell back around and bolted. I’m so happy he didn’t see me.
These vids are brilliant, u got to keep them coming
There is a Leshen near Dragonslayer's grotto that can sense you and teleport in while you are searching for the armor diagrams for the Griffin School year. It did for me, standing in a cave filled with toxic gas it showed up in front of me. I wasn't able to see what level it was, only that it had one of those red skulls. Ran out for a bit, returned and the toxic gas had killed it.
So essentially you're adding elements of Gaijin Goombah's video formula of breaking down and analyzing different creatures and aspects of games. Good on you, you've given me a reason to watch the channel besides fallout redemption(it ended I'm sad) and build videos.
The first time playing I had no idea what Leshens were. I was exploring in a deep forest and it got dark and started to rain. I thought it was a bit creepy, but not a big deal. However, the forest seemed to go on forever, and all of a sudden I thought I saw something move. That's when I turned to see the Leshen and I was scared enough to run away lol. They are the scariest monster in the Witcher 3 I think.
It's 4:00am right now, but who cares! I need Witcher lore in my face!
I’ve never really played the Witcher before but these videos are making me want to. Really well done
Joshua Watkins do it full stop, notice how I didn't put a full stop, it's because the witcher doesn't deserve a petty .
Leshiy is known as more of a trickster that, instead of out right killing you, makes you loose your way in the forest. He is also the one who was prayed to when an animal got lost in the woods. A cow for example.
He was feared but mostly respected as a reasonable enough “lord”to deal with.
If you haven't ran for your life at least once against these bastards, you're not playing the game right! They always seem to find me below level 10
When I was a small boy, my grandfather used to take me on ventures deep into the forests surrounding our village now and then. Sometimes it was for firewood(rarely), sometimes for wild mushrooms and sometimes for berries... But whenever he took me with him, it was always a sort of a "dark adventure" for me(something my grandmother didin´t approve). You see, in the Slavic lands, especially here, deep in the Carpathian mountains, to travel into the forests is always something to be worried about. The older people knew it and that´s why they always treated the forests with respect.
But what I wanted to say: Whenever we(I and my grandfather) were about to enter the forest, we always stopped and bowed down in respect. That´s because, unlike in the village(and the surrounding meadows and fields), here(in the forest) rules a different master. "And he is not human," my grandfather used to add. "Lesny duch" he called him(The Forest spirit... Lešij). If you disrespect the forest, you disrespect him... and Lešij notices it. My grandfather taught me certain rules of how not to disrespect him... First of all, always bow down before entering the forest - that´s a good start. Never sing, never whistle, and in general try to make as little noise as possible... Never spit on the ground. Never disturb the animals in any way. Also never venture too deep into the forest, because(as my grandfather told me) the deepest depths of the forest is where it´s heart lies - that´s where the Lešij is the strongest...
There are of course many other things he taught me about the forest throughout the years, but when it comes to Lešij, his main advice was to fear him.
Great work keep it up. :)
This makes me miss my Witcher 3...
I'd be like."Hey, Leshen, I know how to save your forest. Help me make a tree that grows strong and fast, and I'll make a lumber tree forest. That forest will be used for lumber, instead of your forest."
I didnt run into one on my first play thru, then literally this year I was omw to a part of the Griffin school gear places and wolves started chasing me , like legit hounding me and I was like...this is weird? I got off to kill them and the moment I turned the camera I heard a creepy roar, saw a humanoid silhouette and got one shot by roots
I love yours and ProperBird's lore videos. So good!
The Leshens have always been my favorite enemy in the game.
@ fudgemuppet my problem with this start when we look at 1 particular quest geralt undertakes. in said quest there are 2 options. 1 he can kill the leshen. 2 he can complete its trails. should he so complete them the leshen can be seen watching as he gives offering to it then it allows him to leave. leshens seem to be deeply sentient. now on the other hand if you kill the beast a small bit of cut content reveals that the village hardly out lasted the leshen. it did indeed hold true to its promises. it made the men great hunters and it stocked the woods with game for them. so long as they respected the pact. so this leads me to belive that leshens may almost have been golem like constructs created by ancient druids. this could even be from the high elves themselves during the time of the conjuncture of spheres
They exist, in Slavic mythology, but are considered old men, woodland spirits, mostly benevolent.
Do the Fiends/Chorts next i've always loved fighting them.
I always thought they took inspiration from the wendigo or the skinwalker to make the leshen
There is ancient Leshan on Monster Hunter World we will kill it by sticks and stone with adorable cat.
My first Leshen encounter was in a cave during the Griffon Witcher Gear treasure quest. I thank that it was in a cave full of Puffballs and almost died of toxic until I Igni'd it and the Puffballs erupted.
they're all stoic and creepy til they meet the maxed out igni sign. brilliant video though loved it
Thankyou for this excellent vid and the series, liked and subbed
These are amazing, please keep doing them
I think Leshen's are the coolest monster in the Witcher
Neat video, was a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to more witcher lore from you .
It is so cool to hear you discussing the mythology and legends of my culture. I literally squealed in excitement when you were spelling "las".
Wish we had Leshens in the real world.
Sometimes humans can be the real monsters but they are also good humans that want to preserve nature.
leshiy is basically a trickster. he loves to make ppl lost in the forest, so you can't leave it, but if he likes you or if you manage to ask him and make offerings, he will let you leave the forest or will bring you to some nice place. russian leshiy is usually a small old man, who can be easily mistaken for a stump
I am surprised no one mentioned the similarities to the wendigo
another note. it seems the totems of the beast are more then just markers for teritory. it has been said that through these totems a leshen can continue to be reincarnated. it does this by using its spirit to posses trees and the woodland beasts which it then uses in a ritual to posses a dead tree and be born anew
FudgeMuppet, you guys are the best! Love the channel!