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Jacques de Aldersberg is the Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose and one of the two main antagonists (along side Azar Javed) of the video game The Witcher. He founded the Order upon remnants of the Order of the White Rose but has taken its underlying philosophy in a radical and uncompromising direction.
He was voiced by Andrew Wincott.
Personality[]
Jacques de Aldersberg is a fanatical follower of the Cult of Eternal Fire, wielding his innate "source" powers through sheer force of will (having had no formal training). He aims to overthrow King Foltest, bring about a new age, and destroy all non-humans, whom he views (at best) as relics of the past. He ordered Roderick de Wett to curse Foltest's daughter Adda again to weaken his position.
Using stolen witchers' secrets, and with the aid of the Salamandra organization, Jacques has created mutant soldiers to uphold the increasingly twisted ideas he espouses. It becomes clear that he will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Before joining the Order, it is rumored that Jacques was a vagrant fueled only by his hatred of non-humans.
Biography[]
Past[]
Information about Jacques de Aldersberg's past is scarce according to a butcher straight from the Trade Guild, Jacques was a trawler who is strongly blinded by hatred for non-humans and when he became a knight of the order he broadcast his felt hatred for non-humans. After the death of Rudolf Valaris Grand Master of the Order of the White Rose, Jacques took over from him as Grand Master, during his reign over the Order Jacques introduced radical reforms that changed the Order's structures and its purpose. After Jacques' changes, the Order of the White Rose was transformed into the Order of the Flaming Rose giving it the symbol of the burning rose which from now on was seen on standards and their armaments becoming the most powerful political and military order in Temeria.
After the transformation of the Order of the Flaming Rose, Jacques was respected by the nobility and peasants alike due to his charisma resulting from the fact that he became popular and on a massive scale persecuted Inhumans who were considered enemies in Temeria society. However, the greatest enemy for the entire order turned out to be the Scoia'tael fighters against whom they fought brutally and intervened. Jacob's absolute lack of tolerance towards non-humans causes huge tensions and an increase in racist attitudes towards the inhabitants of Vizima. Some of the residents who referred to the rumors that one of the most famous knights of the Order of the Flaming Rose, a certain Siegfried of Denesle, was allegedly the bastard son of Jacques de Aldersberg himself.
Despite his cruel and immoral actions, Jacques enjoyed sympathy and admiration for the king of Temeria, Foltest, and the royal nobility, which allowed his order to grow even more in position. However, the growing position of the Order of the Burning Rose of Jacques de Aldersberg is a serious threat because it is a new political competition.
According to Triss Merigold, Jacques de Aldersberg was a child of the Source and had powerful magical abilities, but Jacob chose not to attend any magical school. Although Jacques did not attend any school, he most likely learned his magical skills with the help of various religious sects.
Although Jacques is fondly remembered by other inhabitants of Vizima, no one knew who the Grand Master Jacques de Aldersberg really was, who, secretly from everyone, was planning to overthrow King Foltest and take over power in Temeria and even the entire world after causing an uprising in Vizima organized by his Scoia'tael enemies. This uprising is to dethrone King Foltest, who will give his power to the Order of the Flaming Rose so that they can effectively suppress the Scoia'tael.
In order to successfully trigger an attack in Vizima, Jacques decided to recruit Azar Javed, the leader of the criminal organization Salamandra, into his plot. Jacques, who was obsessed with his worldview, showing him Vizima destroyed by glaciers and snow storms, was further motivated by the creation of mutants perfectly capable of not only surviving in cold conditions, but also incapable of experiencing feelings, completely obedient to his will. Wanting to find a way to create this type of mutants, Jacques tasked Javed with obtaining secret ingredients to create mutants in Kear Morhen. Salamandra herself manages to get these ingredients, causing a fight with the surviving witchers from the wolf school. Moreover, the Order of the Flaming Rose is allegedly fighting with the Salamandra organization itself to get rid of suspicions of cooperation.
The Witcher[]
Although Jacques is not seen from the prologue to the beginning of Chapter V, you can still hear from NPC characters, for example commoners, you can learn in Chapter I that the Grandmaster once passed through the borough and gave many opportunities to recall his memories to the inhabitants of the borough. Old people tell many myths that Siegfried of Denesle was a bastard when in fact he was the son of Eyck of Denesle. And in Chapter III we can learn from a butcher from Vizima, who is a staunch opponent of Jacques himself and all circles influencing the country's policy about his past and his negative opinion about him.
Jacques first appears in Chapter V when King Foltest, Velerad, he and his escort of the Order of the Flaming Rose were attacked by the Scoia'tael led by Yaevinn, causing a rebellion in Vizima. Jacques sent out her Order troops to pacify most of the elven aggressors from the Scoia'tael, the Grandmaster himself used his magic to create fireballs to knock some of them down. Jacques' arrival itself caused great enthusiasm among the royal guards, Foltest himself thanked for effectively holding the Scoia'tael and then coldly said goodbye because Jacques wanted to command the entire Temerian army, which he considered an impudent proposal and did not allow him to command his army. After Foltest's response, Jacques reacted that he might not help if further threats appeared.
Some time later Jacques meets Geralt at an unexpected moment, not knowing which side he is on (Order, Scoia'tael or neutral) while he is patrolling in a swamp cemetery near Old Vizima. The Grandmaster leads a squad from the Order in an attack on the hordes of bloedzuigers and archespores that recently attacked Geralt and his friends. When Jacques' squad organized a raid on the hordes of monsters, Jacques used magic to eliminate most of the monsters while getting rid of the huge problem that was rampant in the swamps near Old Vizima. After getting rid of the huge number of monsters, Jacques will give a shout of his order and begin another intervention.
After eliminating Hord Bloedzuigers and archespors by the Order Geralt, he can personally talk to Jacques himself by asking him to various questions. However, Jacques responded to all topics in a way that is not understandable to Geralt, saying that he paid his debt a long time ago and other enigmatic issues of the Grand Master. However, regardless of the decision from the player, the conversation between Geralt and Jacques may affect the course of the conversation. If Geralt recognizes Jacques's views that they are valuable because Jacques will decide who is to be honored to be in an ideal world or simply get rid of him for the unfavorable to elves and dwarfs. When they talk to talk, the Grand Master will take his troops with him, including Siegfried, if Geralt fights on the side of the order and set off back to the Vizima.
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Journal Entry[]
Witcher[]
The Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose is Jacques de Aldersberg. He is said to be a pious worshiper of the Eternal Fire, almost to the point of fanaticism. He is charismatic and widely respected. His aversion to non-humans, particularly elves, is well-known. Jacques de Aldersberg orders his knights to persecute the Scoia'tael just as much as monsters.
I met the Grand Master in rebellion-torn Vizima. Jacques de Aldersberg is a man of action — he personally led the knights who came to King Foltest's rescue as he was ambushed.
It turned out that the Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose was behind the actions of Salamandra. Jacques de Aldersberg was giving orders to the Professor and Azar Javed.
By means of magic I was transported to the Ice Plains, as mentioned in the Prophecy of Ithlinne, which exist in the mind of Jacques de Aldersberg. The Grand Master wanted to show me what will eventually befall humanity if he does not lead them. I dueled the Grand Master in the Ice Plains and defeated him. Thus the person responsible for Leo's death and the theft of the witchers' secrets has been punished.
Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[]
History is full of charismatic leaders who, by their deeds, etched their names in the annals of kingdoms and nations. Jacques de Aldersberg, Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose, was beyond any doubt one such figure. He died at Geralt's hand and his rebellion against King Foltest was crushed, yet both these events left their mark on Temeria and its political situation, and their echoes can be heard to this day.
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Trivia[]
- In the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sidequest "Message from an Old Friend" where Geralt goes to a bookstore and is informed that someone left a message for him. The message that is left for Geralt is in a book about Jacques de Aldersberg. Some fans have considered it not a coincidence that the letter is in a book about Jacques and consider it as evidence that Jacques and Alvin are the same people.
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