Netflix Witcher Trailer: 10 Details You Totally Missed

By Scott Tailford /

1. The Secret Runic Alphabet

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This is one of the coolest subtle teases at the close of the trailer, as it's super easy to miss that on the sides of the Witcher font, are a series of runes.

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In the games, Runes are mostly used to upgrade Geralt and reforge equipment, but they had an entirely more subtle use: Their own alphabet.

Though at time of writing we haven't seen enough of these to discern any words or phrases from their placement (and obviously, it's a cool visual effect first and foremost), but don't be surprised if runic plays a fun role when it comes to analysing backgrounds and environmental details.

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After all, we have one mysterious character in a handful of shots - why not an entire secret language?