Side Quests
Chapter I
The Barghest Contract
Dead Hand of the Past
- Speak to Declan Leuvaarden in the inn in the Outskirts and he will agree to pay you 200 orens if you can
find out what happened to his friend.
- Enter the cave beneath the city walls in the northwest corner of the Outskirts and defeat the
Echinops there. On one of their remains, you'll find Human Remains.
- Show the Human Remains to Declan back at the Inn. He will demand that you give his friend a decent
burial as you agreed.
- Ask the Reverend if you can bury Declan's friend in the Chapel. If you have lit the Eternal Fire Shrines he will agree and the Chapel will
become unlocked.
- Enter the Chapel and take the stairs down into the basement. Place the Remains in the sarcophogus
and the King of the High Hunt will appear. Unless you answer "There's no destiny, only coincidences", "No.", and "I'll prove there's no destiny. I
shall give you what I have but do not expect" to the questions he asks, the ghost of Leo will appear and you will have to fight it. It will leave
behind a Red Meteorite.
- Return once more to Declan at the Inn to collect your 200 oren reward.
The Drowner Contract
- Read the Drowner contract from the notice board in front of the inn in the
Outskirts.
- You need to have an entry in your Journal for Drowners to collect on this contract. You can learn about them
from an old townswoman in the village in exchange for food, or from the book Swamp Monsters.
- You'll find Drowners along the river during the night. Kill three of them and take their
Brains.
- Bring the Drowner Brains to the Reverend to collect your reward.
The Ghoul Contract
King of the Crypt
- You will find a powerful Ghoul named Ozzrel in the Crypt in the
Outskirts after you have finished the Buried Memories quest. Kill
him and take his Head.
- Bring the Head to the Royal Huntsman in the village for a 200 oren reward.
The Monster of the Lake
Racists
- In the fishing village part of the Outskirts, you'll find a dwarf being harrassed by a bunch of travellers.
Intercede on his behalf and kill the racists.
- After the battle, the dwarf will thank you for your help and reveal himself as your old friend Zoltan Chivay. Pick up a
Dice Box from one of the bodies to begin the A Game of Dice quest.
She's no Early Bird
- After you have spoken to Vesna Hood in the Country Inn in the Outskirts, you'll find her being accosted by
Bandits on the road outside the Inn at night. After you have killed them, she will ask you to escort her home.
- Escort Miss Hood west to her grandmother's house, protecting her from the big bad wolves that will attack you along the way. If Vesna dies, you will
fail the quest.
- Once you arrive safetly outside Vesna's grandmother's house, she will thank you for you help. As a reward she will offer to meet you at the old
mill after sunset if you bring some wine.
- Meet Vesna outside the Mill at Dusk and give her some wine. You can buy Mettina Rose and
Toussaint Red from her in the inn. You and Vesna will then add to the growing rumor that the Mill is haunted.
Chapter II
The Alghoul Contract
The Beast of the Sewers
Bloodthirsty Vegetation
- In the Swamp you'll find the Coccacidium, a powerful Archespore which sprouts from
the ground in various places. Slay it and take it's head. The best tactics to use against it is
Igni and strong Silver.
- Take the head to Vincent Meis in the Temple Quarter for a 400
oren reward. You can also claim the reward in chapter III from the Royal Huntsman in the Trade Quarter.
The Cannibal
- When you enter the abandoned hut in the northeast corner of the Swamp you will realize that it is the home of a cannibal.
- If you completed the Pilgrimage quest, you will find Gramps inside the hut. Otherwise, you'll find him by the landing. Speak
to him to learn that he is the cannibal.
- If you choose to let him go, he'll give you the Formula for Hanged Man's Venom. If you attack
him, he'll flee and you'll have to fight him along with several Echinops outside his hut.
The Dog Catcher of Vizima
- Take and read the Dog Contract from either of the notice boards in front of the Hairy Bear Inn and
the Dungeon in the Temple Quarter to begin this quest.
- Kill Dogs around the Temple Quarter and take the
Tallow from their bodies. You'll need to do this at night since you have to draw your sword before you can
attack them.
- Bring six units of Dog Tallow to the gravedigger near the entrance to the cemetary to claim a 100 oren reward.
The Drowned Dead Contract
The Echinops Contract
Finders Keepers
- At Dawn, you will find a Con Artist standing outside the entrance to the sewers in the Temple Quarter. Agree
to help him retrieve his ring and he will give you a Key to his family's crypt.
- Use the Key to enter the Crypt in the Sewers and
grab the Family Ring from the chest.
- Return to the Con Artist with the ring. You'll learn that the ring doesn't actually belong to him, which
isn't surprising given his label.
Flowers and Gold
- Ask Yaren Bolt in the Swamp for witcher work and he will ask you to collect
Beggartick Blossoms. If you accept, they will be added to your journal.
- You'll find Beggartick plants in the Swamp northeast from the Golem Cemetary. Gather five
blossoms.
- Bring the blossoms to the Ferryman by the landing to collect 400 orens.
- Return to Yaren and give him his half of the money.
Force Recon
- After you have returned to the Swamp with Vivaldi's Letter as part of the
Worth it's Weight in Gold quest, this quest will become available. You must choose to either help Yaevinn of the
Scoia'tael, or Siegfried of the Order of the Flaming Rose.
- To help Yaevinn, speak to him in the nonhuman encampment and agree to help him attack the Order. Go southwest to the Golem Cemetary and kill all
the knights there. Return to Yaevinn in the nonhuman camp and he will give you a reward and tell you what he has learned about Berengar.
- To help Siegfried, speak to him in the Golem cemetary and agree to lead an attack against the Scoia'tael. Enter the nonhuman camp to the northeast
and kill the Scoia'tael there. Speak to Siegfried again to receive a reward and to hear what he has learned about Berengar.
A Ghost Story
- In one of the houses in the Slums of the Temple Quarter, you will encounter a Thug who will ask for you help
investigating a Haunted House.
- Enter the Abandoned House next to Ramsmeat's House that the Thug marked on your map and you will be attacked by him and a bunch of his cronies.
- After you have killed the bandits speak to the Half-Elf. She will thank you for rescuing her and will ask to meet you later in the nonhuman district.
- Speak to the Half-Elf again in her home. She'll give you a lesson in Elvish and give you a "special" reward.
A Gravedigger's Gratitude
- After performing the autoposy with Shani, speak to the Gravedigger and share your suspicions about Raymond. He will not let you into the Cemetary
unless you get permission from Vincent or you have Thaler cancel his debts.
- Either ask Vincent for a Vizima Cemetary Pass or speak to Thaler about clearing the Gravedigger's
debts. You'll need to complete their respective Suspect quest before they'll help you.
- Return to the Gravedigger and he'll give you the Key to the Cemetary as well as
Petri's Philter Formula.
- Use the Key to enter the Cemetary and then enter the
Crypt to the north.
- Use the Aard sign to knock down the weak wall near the crypt entrance and click on Raymond's body in the room behind it. This will also prove
that Javed has been disguising himself as Raymond if you hadn't already learned this from the autopsy.
- Return to the Gravedigger and give him back his Key.
A Long Way from Home
- After completing Flowers and Gold, ask Yaren Bolt for more work and he will ask for your help dealing with monsters and
the Vodyanoi.
- Follow the road to the south back to the village. Along the way you come across three groups of monsters:
Bloezuigers, Drowners, and Echinops. After
you kill each group, your quest journal will be updated.
- Tell Vaska about the lumberjacks' trouble with the Vodyanoi and she will tell you how they can make peace with them.
- Return to Yaren and tell him that you need to sacrifice his axe to the Vodyanoi. He will reluctantly hand
it over.
- Place Yaren's axe on the Vodyanoi Altar by the Clay Pits. At midnight, the axe will be replace with a
Vodyanoi Amulet.
- Bring the Amulet to Yaren and he will reward you with 400 orens.
Memory of a Blade
- At the beginning of chapter II, Jethro will give you a Silver Sword to fight the
Cockatrice in the Sewers. He will let slip that they got the sword from the fence Thaler.
- After you have left the Sewers, ask Thaler in his house in the Temple Quarter about
the sword. He claims to have bought it from a dice player in the Inn.
- Ask the Gambler in the Hairy Bear Inn about the silver sword and he will tell you that he won it from the Gardener.
- Speak to the Gardener in the Hospital Garden to learn that the sword comes from a witcher named Coen. Apparantly Shani knew Coen.
- Visit Shani's house at night and ask her about Coen. You may have to reenter several times before you can convince grandma to let you pass.
Shani will suggest you talk to Zoltan about the blade.
- Ask Zoltan what he knows about Silver Swords to complete this quest. He will give you an Earth Rune.
A Most Uncommon Wine
- Speak to Conrad in the Hairy Bear Inn in the Temple Quarter at night. Agreed to fetch the special wine for him.
- Enter the abandoned house near Detective Raymond's House and defeat the Graveirs in the basement. You will
find three bottles of Very Old Wine in the crate.
- Bring the wine back to Conrad in the Hairy Bear Inn. Unfortunately, he doesn't have any money to pay you.
You can either give him one bottle and keep the other two for yourself, or you can keep all three of them. You can sell them for 80 orens each.
Old Friend of Mine
- Visit Shani in St. Lebioda's Hospital during the day. She's too busy to chat, but if you ask if you can help, she'll ask for 5
Celandine plants.
- Gather 5 Celandine plants and bring them to Shani. You can gather them in the
Swamp or buy them from the Gardener or the Herbalist in the Temple Quarter.
In reward, you can receive an anatomy lesson about Drowned Dead.
- After the autopsy from the Anatomy of a Crime quest, speak to Shani again in her home to learn that she
wants to host a party. She will ask for your help with the alcohol.
- Bring Shani a bottle of Mettina Rose, a
bottle of Cherry Spirit Cordial, and a
bottle of Temerian Rye. You can buy all these from the Waitress in the Hairy Bear Inn. She will thank you
for the booze and ask you to invite a friend.
- There are three different people you can invite: Siegfried, Zoltan, and Carmen. Choosing Carmen will give you the most interesting dialog, but she
will charge you 100 orens.
- Enter Shani's house at night to begin the party. You'll see Dandelion there who is amazed to see you alive.
- At some point during the party, your guest will ask you to retrieve something from downstairs. Siegfried will ask for
Grandma's Cordial, Zoltan will ask for
Grandma's Pickles and Lard, and Carmen will ask for
Grandma's Diary. The difficulty is that you are drunk and Grandma will throw you out if she catches you.
To avoid being caught, stay out of the light cast by the fireplaces. Of course, it's easier to just grab the item before the party even starts.
- Bring the item back to your guest and then talk to Dandelion to hear him sing.
- After the party, give Red Roses to Shani to show your appreciation for her party. She will in turn show you hers.
A Pilgrimage
- Ask Gramps near the docks in the Swamp for witcher work and he will ask you to escort him to the Melitele shrine.
- Go west to the Altar of Melitele. When you reach the altar, Gramps will thank you for your help and will tell you something about Berengar.
The Rat
- Ask Coleman in the Hairy Bear Inn in the Temple Quarter for witcher's work and he will ask you to check out
a haunted house for him.
- Note: If you talk to the detective Raymond before finishing this quest and you helped the Scoia'tael in the first chapter, Coleman will be killed and
you will fail this quest.
- Enter the abandoned house near Detective Raymond's House and defeat the Wraiths inside.
- When you return to the Hairy Bear Inn, you'll notice that Coleman is gone. Ask the Innkeeper about him to learn that he sometimes does business
on the Dike.
- Head out the gate on the west side of the Temple Quarter. If you didn't let Siegfried help you fight the
Cockatrice, you'll have to bribe one of the guards 60 orens to pass. On the other side, you'll see Coleman talking to the guards. He will pay you
100 orens and confess that he is helping Vincent against the Salamandra.
- Return to the Hairy Bear Inn and tell the Innkeeper that you found Coleman. You can either tell him where Coleman is for 500 orens or lie and say
that you lost track of him.
A Restless Ghost
- Hildegard Zollstock will agree to give you 200 orens if you can put her late husband to rest. You'll find her standing outside the gate to the
cemetary in the Temple Quarter at noon.
- Return to the same spot at midnight and destroy the Wraith there.
- Return once more at noon to collect your reward from Hildegard.
Safe Haven
- Ask Zoltan if he knows of any work for a witcher and he will tell you that Leuvaarden is looking for help. You can find Zoltan wandering the
Temple Quarter, in Vivaldi's house, or in the Hairy Bear Inn.
- Speak to Leuvaarden on the Dike and ask him about the trouble he's having. He will offer you 400 orens to rid the
dock in the Swamp of Drowners.
- Pay the Ferryman 5 orens and he'll take you to the Swamp. Kill all the Drowners
around the landing at night.
- Return to Leuvaarden on the Dike and tell him that the landing is safe to receive your 400 oren reward.
Suspect: Leuvaarden
- After questioning the witness held by the city guard in the hospital and talking to Raymond again, he will give you a
List of Suspects. Read this list to find Leuvaarden's name on it.
- Leuvaarden with reject the idea that he is working for the Salamandra.
- You can find proof of Leuvaarden's innocence in three ways: follow the Wanted quest, complete the
autopsy, or discover
Raymond's body in the Cemetary Crypt during the Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Leuvaarden that you know he is innocent and he'll give you 500 orens and tell you something about Azar Javed.
Suspect: Kalkstein
- Kalkstein will be added to your list if you ask him about Berengar, or when you overhear the city guard prisoner say his name in the hospital in
The Crown Witness quest.
- If you challenge Kalkstein, he will deny any connection to the Salamandra.
- You will learn that Kalkstein is innocent by performing the autopsy and concluding that either Ramsmeat
or Azar Javed is responsible or by discovering Raymond's body in the Cemetary Crypt during the
Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Kalkstein that you know he is innocent and he'll tell you something valuable about Azar Javed.
Suspect: Ramsmeat
- When you attempt to question the city guard prisoner in St. Lebioda's Hospital, you'll be set upon by Ramsmeat's men. This leads you to suspect him.
- You'll find Ramsmeat in the back room of the Hairy Bear Inn or in his home. To get inside, either bribe one of the bouncers, or kill them them and
grab the Key from their bodies. He claims that the men attacked the hospital to retrieve his man and denies any
involvement with Javed.
- You will learn that Ramsmeat is innocent by performing the autopsy and concluding that either Kalkstein
or Azar Javed is responsible or by discovering Raymond's body in the Cemetary Crypt during the
Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Ramsmeat that you have proof of his innocence and he will give you some information about Azar Javed.
Suspect: Thaler
- Ask Thaler about the Silver Sword you got from Jethro at the beginning of the chapter II and
you'll learn that he has some of Berengar's gear. This will make you suspicious.
- If you ask Thaler what his connection to Salamandra is, he'll deny any involvement.
- You can find proof of Thaler's innocence in three ways: follow the Old Friend of Mine quest, complete the
autopsy, or discover Raymond's body in the Cemetary Crypt during
the Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Thaler that you have found proof of his innocence to end this quest.
Suspect: Vincent Meis
- The assassin attack in the Sewers will lead you to suspect Vincent Meis, since he is one of the few people who knew
you'd be down there.
- Ask Vincent how the Salamandra investigation is going to learn about a secret meeting in the Slums at midnight. You'll find Vincent in the
Temple Quarter either by the gate to the Trade Quarter or in the Dungeon.
- Enter the Warehouse in the Slums at night to interrupt a meeting between the Salamandra and Vincent. No matter what you say, the situation
will end in battle.
- After you have killed all the Salamandra, talk to Vincent at his post. You suspect him, but don't have any proof.
- Follow The Rat sidequest until you learn that Coleman is helping Vincent against the Salamandra. You can also
find proof of Vincent's innocence by performing the autopsy or by discovering Raymond's body in the
Cemetary Crypt during the Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Vincent that you have found proof of his innocence. In return he will tell you something about Azar Javed and will give you a
City Guard Signet Ring.
Suspect: Vivaldi
- Ask Jethro in the Dungeon about the Professor's release to learn that it was bought using money from Vivaldi's Bank.
- Confront Vivaldi in his home in the nonhuman district of the Temple Quarter. He will deny any involvement.
- Ask Zoltan about Vivaldi's bank to learn that Vivaldi no longer owns it, so he can't be guilty. You can find Zoltan wondering around the
Temple Quarter, in Vivaldi's house, or in the Hairy Bear Inn. You can also
find proof of Vivaldi's innocence by performing the autopsy or by discovering Raymond's body in the
Cemetary Crypt during the Gravedigger's Gratitude quest.
- Tell Vivaldi that you have discovered proof of his innocence and he will tell you something about Azar Javed.
The Wolf Contract
- Take and read the Wolf Contract from either of the notice boards in front of the Hairy Bear Inn and
the Dungeon in the Temple Quarter to begin this quest.
- Kill ten Wolves and take their pelts. You'll find wolves in the
Swamp north of the Druid Grove and in the Cave at the south end.
- Bring all ten pelts to Jean-Pierre by the landing in the Swamp for your 150 oren
reward.
Working Girls
- Ask Carmen in the Temple Quarter for witcher work and she ask you to protect her girls from thugs. She'll mark
three trouble locations on your map.
- Visit each of the three locations marked on your map at night and kill the assassins threatening the girls.
- Speak to Carmen again to claim your reward. You can either take 200 orens or come to an arrangement where you receive the services of the
prostitutes in the area by merely giving them flowers.
Worth it's Weight in Gold
- In the Druid's Grove on the west side of the Swamp, you will meet Yaevinn. Ask him for witcher's work and he will give
you a letter to give to Vivaldi in Vizima.
- Return to Vizima and give Yaevinn's letter to Vivaldi in his home in the
Temple Quarter.
- Leave Vivaldi's house and reenter it. Speak to him again to receive his reply.
- When you return to the Druid Groove in the Swamp, you will not be able to find Yaevinn. Ask one of the Druids to learn
that he rejoined the other elves.
- You'll find Yaevinn in the nonhuman camp in the Swamp. Give him
Vivaldi's Letter.
Chapter III
All the King's Men
- At the beginning of chapter III, Triss will give you a Letter of Safe Conduct. Apparently,
Velerad has declared a state of emergency in Vizima. You will be required to show the pass to
an officer that confronts you as you leave Triss' house.
- After the Posh Reception quest, you will find Count de Wett and Thaler arguing outside the Inn.
The Count has an edict that releaves Thaler of his post. Side with Thaler and he will thank you and invite you into the Inn for a conversion.
- Reenter the Inn and speak to Thaler. He will show you the edict granting him authority from the king which has both the kings seal and
signature. The new edicts lack the King's signature and must be fakes, which is a serious crime.
- During the Lock and Key quest, you will meet a man named Radovid who was talking to the Salamandra through
a mirror. He will deny involvement with them and claim to be your ally.
- After you have finished the Lock and Key quest and have given the
Seeing Stone to Triss, speak to her in her home in the Trade Quarter.
She will mark the source of the communication on your map.
- Enter Radovid's hideout off of the marketplace in the Trade Quarter. After speaking with Radovid for a while,
you will discover that he is the King of Redania and that he has intentions towards the princess Adda.
The Archespore Contract
Beauty and the Beast
- You will meet Carmen by the landing in the Swamp. She is looking for a lycanthropy cure for her man. Agree to ask
the druids for a potion for her.
- Speak to the Hierophant in the Druid Grove on the west side of the Swamp. He will reveal three ways lycanthropy can
be cured.
- Go to the Temple Quarter and ask Carmen who her lover is. She will refuse to tell you.
- During the Lock and Key quest, you will learn that Vincent Meis is the Werewolf.
- Speak to Carmen in or outside the Eager Thighs Brothel in the Temple Quarter. Tell her that you have spoken to
the Heirophant who has suggested a shirt of Fool's Parsley Leaves.
- Collect 5 Fool's Parsley Leaves and bring them to Carmen. You can find them growing in the
Swamp or buy them from the druids.
- Leave and reenter the area and speak to Carmen again to learn that the shirt of Fool's Parsley
did not cure Vincent.
- Visit Kalkstein in the Mage's Tower in the Swamp and ask him if he can make a potion to cure lycanthropy. He will
agree to make the potion for you.
- Leave and reenter the tower and speak to Kalkstein again. He will give you the Lycanthropy Cure, but
it is missing one ingredient yet: the tear of a virgin.
- There are three ways you can get a virgin's tear:
- Ask one of the nurses in St. Lebioda's Hospital in the Temple Quarter.
- If you ask enough of the townswomen wandering the Temple and Trade
Quarters, you'll eventually find one who will give you her tear.
- Siegfried will give you a tear if you helped him in the Gold Rush quest. He is standing outside the
Cloister of the Order of the Flaming Rose in the Temple Quarter.
- Once you have collected a virgin's tear, give the Lycanthropy Cure to Carmen.
- When you speak to Carmen again, she'll tell you that the potion didn't work either. Tell her about the last possible cure: true love. Unfortunately,
Carmen doesn't believe that Vincent loves her.
- Speak to Vincent Meis at his post in the Temple Quarter during the day. Tell him that Carmen loves him and that
if he loves her in return, he can be cured of his lycanthropy.
- Visit Carmen one more time to learn that Vincent has returned her love and has been cured.
Blue Eyes
- Patrick de Weyze in the New Narakort Inn in the Trade Quarter will ask you to find his sister who he believes
was bitten by a vampire.
- Enter the House of the Queen of the Night on the west side of the Trade Quarter and speak to the Blue-eyed Lass.
- To spend the night with her pay her 500 orens, or show her the House of the Night Signet Ring
and only pay her 300 orens, or give her a Sapphire. Speak to her again and comment on the mark on her neck.
- Return to Patrick de Weyze in the New Narakort and tell him that his sister works in the brothel. He believes that someone there is controlling
her mind and will ask you to investigate further.
- Enter the House of the Queen of the Night again and ascend to the upper floor. To get past the Bodyguard, bribe him with orens, show him the
House of the Night Signet Ring, or beat him in a fistfight.
- Speak to the Lady of the Night on the second floor. You will then be given a choice: either kill the vampires or leave them alone and they'll
spend the night with you. If you kill them, the Blue-eyed girl will run away and de Weyze will refuse to pay you.
- If you choose not to kill the vampires, de Weyze will arrive with a troop of knights after you have been rewarded by the vampires. You now have
three options:
- Attempt to remain neutral. Unfortunately, they will all turn on you and you will be forced to kill them all. Only the Blue-eyed girl will
survive and she won't be very pleased.
- Betray the vampires and help the knights slay them. de Weyze will not be pleased that you consorted with them in the first place and will not
reward you.
- Aid the vampires against the knights. The Queen of the Night will thank you for your help and reward you with 200 orens. The Blue-eyed girl
will also thank you.
The Cockatrice Contract
Dandelion's Lute
- Dandelion in the New Narakort Inn in the Trade Quarter has lost his lute. Outdrink him (7 drinks) to learn that
the lute is in the home of a merchant whose daughter he was giving "lessons" to.
- Leave the Inn and enter the Merchant's House marked on your map. You'll need to either bribe the merchant and beat him in a fistfight to pass.
- Head up the stairs and talk to the daughter. Tell her that if she gives up the lute, it will prove Dandelion meant nothing to her. You can sleep
with her if you offer to cheer her up.
- Take Dandelion's Lute from the Trunk and leave the house.
- Return to the New Narakort and give Dandelion his Lute. You can return in the evening to hear him play.
Echoes of Yesterday
- Ask Yaevinn in the Druid Grove on the west side of the Swamp for work and he will ask you to investigate the Elven
Ruins in the Sewers beneath Vizima.
- Go to the eastern end of the Sewers where you will meet a bunch of Scoia'tael standing in front of the entrance to the
ruins. They will ask you to enter the ruins and destroy the evil that drove them out.
- Enter the ruins and slay the Bruxa inside. Yaevinn will appear and give you 300 orens in reward.
The Fleder Contract
The Ghoul Contract
The Graveir Contract
The Kikimore Contract
Medic in Distress
- You will find a Distressed Nurse standing outside St. Lebioda's Hospital in the Temple Quarter around noon.
She is concerned about her grandma.
- If you visit the nurse's grandma during the day, she will get very annoyed and kick you out.
- Reenter grandma's house during the night and slay the Fleder in the cellar.
- Speak to the Distressed Nurse again around noon to receive your 50 oren reward.
Predetory Wyvern
- Slay Moa, a Royal Wyvern in the northwest part of the Swamp and take her
head.
- Bring Moa's head to the Royal Huntsman for 600 orens.
The Ring
- A Desparate Merchant on the Dike will ask you to recover his uncle's ring.
- You will find the uncle's body on a small island just northwest of the Shrine of Melitele in the Swamp. Take the
Ring from his body.
- Give the Ring to the Desparate Merchant on the Dike for a 100 oren reward.
Six Feet Under
- Siegfried outside of the Cloister of the Order of the Flaming Rose in the Temple Quarter will ask you to
investigate a number of disappearances in the Cemetary.
- Enter the Cemetary and approach the Temple Ruins where you will find a talking Ghoul named Vetala. Agree to spare
his life and he will tell you that Elves are responsible for the deaths.
- Confront the Scoia'tael in front of the entrance to the crypt and they will admit to being responsible for the murders. You will be given a choice:
chase them down and kill them or rescue the people still inside the Crypt.
- Let the Scoia'tael go and enter the Crypt. Defeat the Ghouls and
Alghouls threatening the remaining survivors on the east side of the crypt.
- Return to Siegfried in the Temple Quarter to receive your reward. You will receive a bonus for rescuing the
survivors instead of getting revenge on the murderers.
White Fang
- In the Swamp east from the Golem Cemetary you will find a large wolf wandering the area. Slay him, and take his
head.
- Bring the head to the Royal Huntsman in the Trade Quarter for 600 orens.
The Wyvern Contract
- Take and read the Wyvern Contract from the notice boards in front of the New Narakort Inn in the
Trade Quarter to begin this quest.
- Collect the meat from three Wyverns. You can find them in the northwest
corner of the Swamp.
- Bring the meat to the innkeeper of the New Narakort Inn in the Trade Quarter to collect a 200 oren reward.
Chapter IV
The Alp Contract
The Ancient Cemetaur
- You'll find an ancient Cemetaur named Ureus behind a wall at the south end of the
Crypt in the Fields. Slay it and take its
Head.
- Bring the Cemetaur Head to Tobias Hoffman, the chief of the Village to
recieve 800 orens.
The Basilisk Contract
Daily Bread
- Toruviel, who you'll find in or just outside the Elven Cave at the Lakeside, will give you 20 gold to buy bread from the village.
- Buy four or five loaves of Bread from the Baker in the Village. Unfortunately, it will
cost you 5 oren each, not 4.
- Give the Bread to Toruviel at the Elven Cave.
The Devourer Contract
The Giant Centipede Contract
Hunting the Wild Hunt
- Ask the Hermit at the south end of the Fields if he has any work for you and he will ask you to drive off the Wild Hunt
who are haunting the nearby Druid Circle.
- Collect at least two Mandrake Roots from the nearby barrows.
- Approach the Druid's Circle at night to find three Wraiths.
- Once you have killed them, three more will appear as well as the King of the Wild Hunt. Place a
Mandrake Root on the Druid Lantern to drive him away.
- After you have killed the second group of Wraiths, a third group will appear. Place a
Mandrake Root on the Druid Lantern to drive the King of the Wild Hunt away again.
- Speak to the Hermit again after you have killed all nine Wraiths to claim your reward. You can choose between the book
Vampires: Facts and Myths, a Key to your own hut, or the
Wreath of Immortelles. You don't derive any real benefit from the Hut, but the
Wreath can be used in the Heat of the Day quest. The
Hermit will also give you a Pouch of Salt.
Old Habits Die Hard
Paths of Destiny
- Inside the Crypt by the Lakeside you'll finally find Berengar. Help him fight
the monsters inside. Once you have defeated the last group of monsters, he will agree to speak with you outside.
- Leave the Crypt and speak to Berengar at his campsite. He explains that the Salamandra forced him to help them, but that he got away from them as
soon as he could.
- Speak to the Lady of the Lake on Black Tern Island. She will ask you to speak with Berengar.
- Talk to Berengar again to learn that he has no interest in destiny.
- Tell the Lady of the Lade of Berengar's decision and she will promise to give you a gift at some future time.
- Once you have completed the Heat of the Day and Ripples quests,
speak to Lady once again and she will knight you at the Altar of Dagon and give you Aerondight.
- On your way back to your boat you will meet Berengar who will tell you everything about his involvement with the Salamandra. You can choose to
attack him or spare him. If you kill him, you will receive his Medallion.
Small Problems
- Mason Harn by the collapsed bridge south of Murky Waters needs your help driving off the griggs that are preventing
him from finishing his repairs on the bridge.
- Ask the Healer or Abigail in the Healer's Hut next to the Inn about the griggs. She will tell you that you need to placate them by returning
the Cat Harness that was stolen from them by another tribe of griggs.
- Enter the Crypt in the Fields. You'll find the
Cat Harness on the Santon in a large room on the east side.
- Once you have the Cat Harness, speak to the Healer again to learn what to do with it.
- Place the Cat Harness on the Santon near the Collapsed Bridge south of the Village
and you'll receive the Four-leaf Clover.
- Give the Four-leaf Clover to Mason Harn and he'll offer you a choice or rewards:
Specters, Wraiths, and the Damned, 400 orens, or the help of his son Pat.
Temptation
- Inside the Blacksmith's house in the Village, his wife will tell you that he has been fooling around with a
Succubus. She will ask you to bring her nine handfuls of Shimmering Dust to drive her away.
- When you leave the house, the Blacksmith will propose a counter-offer: collect nine handfuls of
Shadow Dust to merely put the Succubus to sleep and he will reward you instead.
- If you choose to help the Blacksmith, collect nine portions of Shadow Dust from
Devourers and give them to him. You can find them at night in the Fields and south of the
Village. He'll reward you with a Red Meteorite or 500 orens.
- On the other hand, if you choose to help the Blacksmith's wide, collect nine portions of
Shimmering Dust from Noonwraiths and give them to her. You'll
find them in the Fields during the day. She will reward you with
Plants of Barren Lands.
The Vodyan Priest
- Kill Teyu, a renegade vodyanoi priest, and take his Head. You'll find him wondering the eastern side of
the Fields.
- Bring the Head to Tobias Hoffman, the village chief, in his home in the Village.
He'll reward you with 800 orens.
The Wyvern Egg Contract
Chapter V
The Bloedzuiger Contract
Bloodwing
- You will find a Garkain named Vesper near the entrance of the cemetary in the
Swamp. Slay it and take its Head.
- Bring the Garkain Head to the Royal Huntsman in the Druids' cave to the northwest for a reward of 1000
orens.
The Bruxa Contract
The Cemetaur Contract
The Garkain Contract
Mud and Velvet
- Antoinette in the throne room of the Castle will ask you to give 300 orens to each of her cousins hiding in the swamp.
- Give 300 orens each to each of Antoinette's cousins in the Swamp Cemetary. Cousin Buse is in a Refugees' Cave
near the cemetary entrance, Cousin Corbin is in the Druids' Cave, and Cousin Ramerot is in a Refugees' Cave at the south end of the area. Each cousin
will give you a Receipt in exchange for the gold.
- Show all three Receipts to Captian Jean-Pierre in Old Vizima to receive a
reward of three Dragon's Dream bombs.
The Vampiress of the Swamp
- A vampire named Lilly resides in the Swamp Cemetary at night by the Circle of Elements. Slay her and take her
Head.
- Bring the Bruxa's Head to the Royal Huntsman in the Druids' cave to the northwest to receive a 1000 oren
reward.
The Wraith Contract
Multi-chapter
Fistfight
- Speak to Eskel in Kaer Morhen in the Prologue after you have cured Triss. He will tell you about
Fistfighting and you'll have a brief sparring match.
- You'll find you first opponent in the country inn in the Outskirts. Beat Fat Fred to receive some alcohol
and food, a Gold Diamond ring, or 100 orens.
- Your next Fistfight opponent is Butter Bean in the Hairy Bear Inn in the Temple Quarter. Beat him to win
two bottles of Mandrake Cordial, a Gold Necklace, or 150 orens.
- In the Trade Quarter you can fight Andrew Gablodda in the New Narakort Inn. Beat him to win a
Red Meteorite and a Svarog Rune Stone, an
Earth Rune and a Svarog Rune Stone,
or 300 orens.
- The fistfighter of the fourth chapter is The Rock, who you will find in the Country Inn in Murky Waters. Beat him to
win a Yellow Meteorite, a Moon Rune or 500 orens.
- Your final opponent in Zdenek, who you'll find in the Refugees' Cave at the south end of the Swamp Cemetary.
After you've beat him once, leave the cave and reenter to fight a rematch. As a reward for beating him a second time, you get to keep his
Tooth.
A Game of Dice
- In the fishing village area of the Outskirts you'll find a Dice Box on
the bodies of the Racists who were attacking Zoltan Chivay.
- Speak to Zoltan in the inn and show him the dice. He will teach you about Dice Poker and offer to play a game with you.
- Speak to him again after you have played him, win or lose, and he will tell you that you need to win a number of games before you can play
professionally. He'll mention three novices you can play in town, which will begin the Dice Poker: The Novice quest.
- Once you have beaten three novices, speak to Zoltan again. He will tell you you need to beat four professionals
to really get into the big leagues.
- After beating four professionals, you can play against Sharpers. Tell Zoltan about
your accomplishments; he will be impressed.
- After beating three sharpers, you will definitely be a master player.
- At the beginning of the fifth chapter, you'll have a chance to play King Foltest in the Castle. If you beat him, you'll
become a dice poker legend (even though you swore never to tell anyone).
Dice Poker: The Novice
- This quest will appear after you have played a game of Dice Poker with Zoltan and asked him about playing for serious money. See
A Game of Dice.
- There are six Novice poker players in the game:
- Odo in his home at the south end of the Outsirks in chapter I.
- Haren in his home by the river in the Outsirks in chapter I.
- Mikul by the Merchants' Gate or Miller Gate in the Outsirks in chapter I.
- Carmen inside or just outside of the Eager Thighs Brothel in the Temple Quarter in chapter II.
- The Gardener in St Lebioda's Garden in the Temple Quarter in chapter II.
- Vaska in the village in the Swamp in chapter II.
- Once you have beaten at least three novices, you can challenge a professional player to end this quest.
Dice Poker: The Professional
- After you have beaten three Novice poker players, you can challenge any professional player to begin this quest.
- There are five professional players in the game:
- Thaler in his home in the Temple Quarter in chapter II.
- Munro Bruys in the Hairy Bear Inn in the Temple Quarter in chapters II and III.
- Count Velerad in the lower level of the Guardhouse in the Trade Quarter in chapter III.
- Count de Wett in the upper level of the Guardhouse in the Trade Quarter in chapter III.
- The Hierophant in the Druid Grove in the Swamp in chapter III.
- Once you have beaten four professionals, you be able to challenge a sharper.
Dice Poker: The Sharper
- After you have beaten four Professional poker players, you can challenge any sharper to begin this quest.
- There are four sharper players in the game:
- Koster in the Gambling Den in the Trade Quarter in chapter III.
- Chireadan in the Elven Cave at the Lakeside in chapter IV.
- Dandelion in the Country Inn in Murky Waters in chapter IV.
- The gambling ghost in the ruins south of Murky Waters in chapter IV.
- Beat three sharpers to complete this quest.
Hot Potato
- Ask Haren in the Outskirts for more work after you have completed the
Strangers in the Night quest and he will give you a Package
to give to Coleman in Vizima.
- At the end of Chapter I, you will be imprisoned by the City Guard and all of your stuff will be confiscated by them, including the
Package.
- After killing the Cockatrice in the Sewers and reclaiming your goods from Jethro in the Dungeon in the Temple Quarter,
you'll discover that the Package is missing. Ask Jethro about it and you'll learn that it contained
illegal goods and that you aren't getting it back.
- Note: If you talked to the detective Raymond before finishing this quest and you helped the Scoia'tael in the first chapter, Coleman will be killed and
you will fail this quest.
- Speak to Coleman in the Hairy Bear Inn. You can tell him that the guards confiscated the package, you can give him 100 orens to compensate him for
the it, or you can simply tell him that you lost the package. If you choose either of the first two options, the quest will be over.
- If you choose the third option, Coleman will be quite angry will you and you will be attacked by bandits the next time you are outside of the inn at
night.
- After you have dealt with the Bandits, speak to Coleman once more. He won't bother you anymore about the package.
A Lost Lamb
- Speak with Vaska in the Swamp in chapter II again after clearing the Clay Pits of drowners. If you ask for witcher work,
she will beg you to find a missing boy who she believes was kidnapped by the druids to be turned into a dryad.
- Enter the Druid Grove on the west side of the Swamp during the day and ask one of the Druids about the missing boy. He
will scoff at the idea that they would kidnap a boy to turn him into a Dryad and will suggest you speak with the Dryad herself to confirm.
- Ask Morenn the Dryad about the missing boy and she will deny any knowledge of him. She will also offer to show you were little dryad girls come
from if you can prove yourself to her by bringing her a Wolf Pelt.
- Slay one of the Wolves north of the grove or in the Cave to the south and take their
Pelt. Do not kill any of the wolves inside the grove.
- Bring the pelt back to Morenn and answer "Intimacy without procreation can be good" and then "Sex relieves stress,
improving body and mind." to experience first hand where little dryads come from.
- Tell Vaska that the Druids didn't take the boy, but that you will keep looking for him.
- In chapter III, enter the Cave in the Swamp and defeat the Salamandra. You will find
the missing boy there.
- After you have spoken to the boy, speak to Vaska again to give her the good news.
Wanted
- Read the Arrest Warrant from the notice board in front of the inn in the
Outskirts. It looks like the Professor is a wanted man.
- At the beginning of Chapter II, you'll see the Professor being released from the prison. After gaining your own freedom, ask Jethro about the
Professor and the reward on his head to learn that the reward was put out by a private citizen and that he has a contact at the Hairy Bear Inn in
the Temple Quarter.
- You'll find a Messenger in the Hairy Bear Inn at night who will buy Salamander Badges for 10 orens
apiece. Outdrink him (5 drinks) and ask him about work to learn that Leuvaarden is his employer.
- Talk to Leuvaarden on the Dike and ask him why he is paying for Salamander badges.
Once you give him three of the badges to prove you're on his side, he'll pay you 600 orens and offer you a large reward if you dismantle the Salamandra.
You should have collected at least three badges by now. If not, you can usually find them on the
Assassins running around the nonhuman district of the Temple Quarter at night.
- The quest will be completed when the Professor is killed at the end of chapter three as part of the Unforgiven
quest.
Won't Hurt a Bit
- You'll find Zahin Schmartz in the Temple Quarter either on Merchant Street or in his home (he has taken over
Detective Raymond's house). He'll ask you for any teeth you can find.
- There are several items Zahin will buy from you:
- After you have given him all these teeth, he will reward you with the Mahakaman Rune Sihill.
