- Fans may have found a connection with The Witcher 3 Songs from the Pastthe work of art
- The sword Geralt is holding in the artwork appears to match the one depicted in an illustration shared last month.
- Fans believe the sword will have some importance in the upcoming expansion.
After months of rumors, CD Projekt Red has finally announced the third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Songs from the pastyesterday, and fans may have already discovered a connection to the new artwork.
The discovery comes from Reddit user “KvasirTheOld” (via Eurogamer), who shared a mashup of Songs from the pastThe illustration of Geralt holding a third sword and another illustration shared by the studio on April 30, which appears to feature the exact same weapon.
“The DLC sword was sneakily featured in an illustration a month ago,” the user said, and when you look at the comparisons, they appear to be identical.
The sword in Songs from the pastThe art has a gold twisted handle and is sheathed in a red leather scabbard, matching the one almost hidden in the lower left corner of the illustration shared last month.
Fans initially thought the sword might be Gesheft, a silver sword obtained in the Blood and wine expansion, but others in the thread have pointed out their design differences, mainly that the former does not have the jagged edges on the blade or the same gold hilt.
The DLC sword was sneakily featured in an illustration a month ago 💀 from r/witcher
The illustration shared last month was published alongside a poem to celebrate the Gaelic festival of Beltane, or Belleteyn as CDPR calls it, which marks the start of summer. In the art, Geralt is seen sitting against a tree while Dandelion plays his lute and sings for a group of dancers in front of a bonfire.
The sword can be seen lying next to him in the grass next to another unidentifiable sword, but it is neither Geralt’s silver nor steel sword that he is frequently depicted carrying in official artwork.
Another interesting thing to note is that the sparkles can be seen in the Songs from the past work of art. In the illustration of Belleteyn, there is a bonfire and the message caption reads “May your night in Belleteyn be full of magic and sparks!” Hmm.
Wizards usually only wield two swords, so it is significant that Geralt is depicted holding the third weapon in his hands. The sword may have some importance in the expansion’s storyline; maybe he has a connection with Ciri, who will star in The Witcher 4? This certainly doesn’t look like the sword Ciri carries in any of the Witcher 4 trailers we’ve seen so far, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Songs of the Past is expected to launch in 2027 and will be “a brand new expansion in its own right” co-developed by Fool’s Theory. Players will once again play as Geralt of Rivia and “embark on a whole new adventure before setting out on the Path as Ciri in the upcoming The Witcher 4“.
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