Like other action-RPGs, such as Diablo, The Witcher will attempt to offer fast-paced action, but it will also attempt to offer what the CDProjekt team describes as a "deep story." In the game, you'll play as the titular Witcher. As he appears in the original fantasy fiction, the Witcher will not be an idealist, but rather, a cynical monster hunter in a world of characters with dubious motivations. The Witcher belongs to a brotherhood of mercenaries that hunt monsters by trade--this peculiar vocation has led to subtle changes in these mercenaries' bodies that empower them with superhuman abilities, but inspire fear and distrust among common folk.