everyone keeps calling jaskier the fun uncle, but my brother and i immediately decided upon watching that yarpen was the fun uncle so, sorry, jaskier is the chaotic wine aunt
Watching season 3 again and in episode 1, Yarpen is going off about the Belleteyn festival and Geralt hisses at him to shut him up. I cannot emphasize enough, there is an actual subtitle.
Methodology: I tried to pick characters that are lesser-known but still liked by those who remember them. If you needed to google some of these, that means I got it right 🦗🦟🦗🦟🦗🦟
There's something really sweet about that part in the books when Yarpen describes Dandelion as "like a burr on a dog's tail." It's preceeded by him saying Dandy is always attracted to what's most interesting and while he isn't a fighter he also doesn't slow the company down or ever get in the way and I think that alone tells us everything we need to know about him. He's just one of those people you can't help being endeared by even when he's annoying and overly chatty and the dwarves especially seem rather fond of him. I wonder if he ever travelled with them again when he wasn't with Geralt
YES, I mean he HAD to have traveled with them for Yarpen to know him so well. He gets along with dwarves famously, and I think it speaks to his affinity for people who are sincere/zero bullshit. I think it's also an interesting choice for someone who pretties everything up for his art, and says several times that stories don't need to be true. Sapko characters are so good because they contain those complexities. Life and stories are different and art has a very specific purpose.
Oh, and Dandelion loves that gruff exterior with a heart of gold too.
I think Yarpen likes to have Jaskier along for the music and companionship, he is just very clear they won't be splitting the money with him. lol
Also, Yarpen is just very good with words. I love the way he described Ciri.
(thanks for the ask! hope your week is off to a good start!)