In The Witcher, Geralt's poet best friend (played by Joey Batey) is called Jaskier, but in the English version of the novel, his name is Dandelion. However, this change actually is in line with the original Polish-language version of the story, in which the character' is called Jaskier, a name that translates to yellow flower. Also, in the book, Jaskier aka Dandelion does not accompany Geralt to Cintra when he first visits Queen Calanthe, but in the Netflix series, he's by the witcher's side the whole time.