Den officielle The Witcher-konto på Instagram delte en lidt anderledes historie i dag. Det viser sig, at den polske astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski bragte Ciris (fra The Witcher 4 ) og Geralts (fra den originale trilogi) medaljoner med sig til den internationale rumstation.
CD Projekt Red hævder, at dette "reflects the Witcher's place in global culture — and our ambition to prove that even the sky isn't the limit." Meanwhile, the medallions are no longer out there in space, as Uznański-Wiśniewski brought them both back to Earth last Friday and handed them over to CD Projekt Red, who have them at their headquarters in Warsaw. Studio head Michał Nowakowski says:
"We've come a long way over the years, but seeing our Witcher medallions reach outer space is something else. This is a huge honor, first of all, and we're thankful to our collaboration with the European Space Agency for making it happen. It's proof that Polish creativity and ambition can, quite literally, reach the stars."
Uznański-Wiśniewski havde også et par ord at sige om denne ret seje historie:
"No matter where I trained for my mission, everyone I spoke to with an interest in space, sci-fi, fantasy, and so on already knew about Poland — because of The Witcher. As the Wolf and Lynx medallions drifted in orbit, I saw more than symbols — I saw imagination made real. The Witcher reminds us that every frontier, whether on Earth or beyond, begins with the courage to dream of what's next."
Det er første gang, at Ciris medaljon er blevet vist offentligt, men vi ved ikke, hvornår vi vil se hende bære den i The Witcher 4 (hvilket måske ikke engang er den officielle titel), men det forventes tidligst at ske i 2027.