During The Game Awards, the highly anticipated The sorcerer 4The trailer for has arrived on the big screens, revealing Ciri as the new protagonist. It seems like this is just the first step in executing the next phase of the series, as there are rumors about the developer's plans to create a trilogy around Ciri's lore.
Among the teasers that CD Projekt Red has been feeding its fan base, a series of images featuring coins have been making the rounds and sparking intense speculation. Sebastian Kalemba, the game director of The sorcerer 4 project, released the first image of the coin after announcing that the game has now entered the full-scale production phase. Since then, other developers on the project have been teasing the community with these coin images. It's still unclear what this coin means, as well as its implications for the upcoming game, as most related posts are devoid of context.

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The coins are likely a nod to elements synonymous with the Witcher franchise
Most of the talk about shared images of the coin came from the detailed runes engraved on it. There is a crescent shape running along the edges of the coin, and its center is adorned with what appears to be a mountain with an entrance just below it. Directly above it sits the sun, partially eclipsed by the moon, sending dying rays of light across the sky.
While these elements are intriguing, this isn't the first time they've appeared The witcher franchising. When the official Gwent artwork released for the standalone game in 2020, it featured many similar elements (the mountains, the moon, and the cave entrance), with the eclipse being the only exception.
It's also worth noting that Sebastian Kalemba is the head of the art department for the Gwent game, which may explain some of the similarities. On his X account (formerly known as Twitter), Sebastian revealed the other side of the coin, which reads “The days and nights pass and the blood remains the same” in Tolkien's runes.
While it's up to debate what that line refers to, the monster shown in the trailer reaffirms to Ciri that fate cannot be changed, no matter how hard you try.
The coins could represent key storylines in The Witcher lore
Of all the speculations, the most widespread one links the solar eclipse on the coin to the Curse of the Black Sun, otherwise referred to as the Black Sun. The prophecy of the wizard Eltibald describes an eclipse that marks the beginning of the end of humanity. According to him, under this Black Sun sixty girls would be born and the curse would transform them into treacherous monsters who would facilitate the return of Lilit, the goddess of the night, and the end of the world.
Doubts surrounded the authenticity of the prophecy, with many suggesting that the words were the idle ramblings of a madman. Therefore, the prophecy eventually came to be called Mad Eltibald's Mania. However, the writings on the Dauk menhirs, the tombstones of the Wozgor necropolis, and the legends of werewolves gave credence to Eltibald's prophecy.
Each of these pieces of lore spoke of Lilit and the end of the world orchestrated by the sixty women wearing gold crowns born under the Black Sun. Since the words of the prophecy and the coin's depictions share significant overlap, it stands to reason that The sorcerer 4The reference to the coin could allude to the apocalypse.
Another speculation that is gaining traction among fans is that the coins are a reference to the upcoming Conjunction of the Spheres. The coin, which displays celestial bodies and stones, could be interpreted as an arrangement of monoliths stacked close to each other, in contrast to the mountain depiction of the previous theory. This cataclysmic event occurred 1,500 years before the events of the story, when the realms of the multiverse collided. It will be interesting to see what direction CDPR ultimately takes, as these are multiple narrative devices upon which a potential Ciri trilogy can be built.

The Sorcerer IV
The Witcher IV is a single-player open-world role-playing game from CD PROJEKT RED. As a new saga begins, players take on the role of Ciri, a professional monster hunter, and embark on a journey through a brutal dark fantasy world. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it aims to be the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher game to date.