In the books, Geralt realizes that the beautiful Yennefer was once a deformed hunchback — before she was physically transformed by the process of becoming a sorceress.

Was Yennefer a hunchback in the books?

Origin Story and Early Life. Yennefer of Vengerberg is a powerful sorceress, the true love and soul mate of Geralt of Rivia, and a mother figure to Princess Ciri. A native of Vengerberg, the capital city of the kingdom of Aedirn, she was born with a congenital hunchback.

Was Yennefer deformed in The Witcher books?

Yennefer of Vengerberg was born a hunchback, complete with crooked shoulders and a distorted frame. This deformity was the source of much strife in her childhood, ultimately leading her father to leave as he was disgusted by her appearance.