In the clutches of madness

If you try to ask Cedric about work for the witcher, then he will tell you about a long-destroyed estate, which long ago was one of the mental hospitals. It existed even during the war with Nilfgaard. According to the elf, two researchers recently went there, but never returned.

Apparently, the job is just for a witcher, so we go to investigate. As you go through the forest, you will meet one of the missing researchers named Rupert. Rupert will ask you to help his friend, who is still in the ruins of the old manor. As soon as you approach the ruins, you will immediately hear the sounds that the neckers make. It's time to take out your silver sword and quickly run inside the estate. Using your medallion, avoid the traps that are here. As soon as you get inside and go down the stairs into the basement, you will meet a necker who is not too difficult to kill.

So now it's time to take a closer look at the basement. At some point it becomes clear that this place has long been cursed. Suddenly, the ghost of one of the Nilfgaardian soldiers of that time appears and everything around begins to burn. Follow this ghost. Eventually, after going a little deeper, you find yourself in a place where a couple of ghosts will suddenly attack. It's time to take out your weapon and give these ghosts a hard time. As soon as you defeat the enemies, look in the chest nearby - there you will find pieces of a medical record. After this, we begin the search for Gridley.

Having passed into the next room, the ghost of a Nilfgaardian soldier appears again. He will show you where to go and, in the end, again leads you into another trap. There are a lot more ghosts attacking you this time, so now you'll have to fiddle around a bit. Now the Quen and Yrden signs will be very useful to you. As soon as you go through a couple of rooms, you find what you were always looking for. Grydlya will be so scared that he won’t be able to really tell you anything. In order for him to calm down and tell him everything he knows, we need to give him a sedative, so we set off to look for a cure. In the room on the right side you can find the item you need, but as usual you will have to fight a couple of ghosts first. Once you kill the enemies and take the medicine, you can safely return back to the frightened researcher.

Now he will tell you about a terrible story and a terrible curse that was imposed by one of the Nilfgaardians. You will find this culprit in the next room on the left side. To everyone's surprise, he turns out to be not aggressive at all. During a conversation with this ghost, you learn that in order to put him to rest, you need to bring the eyes and hearts of those who tortured him - that is, Gridley and Rupert. It's time to get Gridlya out of here and talk to him and Rupert. Now you have several ways to solve this building:

You can accept the offer of the ghost of a Nilfgaardian soldier and give him what he demanded from you, or rather from them.

You can deceive this ghost, while telling everything to Rupert and Gridla. They, in turn, will offer to donate parts of pigs instead of real body parts, since they will not differ much from human remains, and the local butcher will very cordially sell them to you. If you choose this solution, the ghost will have no doubts and will believe you.

You can also slip the eyes and hearts of the Neckers into the ghost, but in this case the ghost will find out about the deception and then immediately attack you. After the massacre, you will still have to decide the fate of two comrades - Grydly and Rupert.

As soon as you get rid of the curse in the hospital, you will need to decide the future fate of Gridley and Rupert: you can either release them or decide to try them according to the standards of the law.

Hospital ruins (if you haven't found Cedric)

Hangover

As soon as you visit the Temerian special intelligence service, you will see that they are planning a holiday. Once you accept the invitation and join their celebration, at some point Bianca will challenge you to take part in one of the competitions. One of them is knife throwing. But soon the game is interrupted by local peasants and unexpectedly accuse Vernon Roche's soldiers of desecrating their sacred statue - Veiopatis. This situation can end extremely unpleasantly, for example, a fight between Roche and Geralt. In general, this is what happens in the end, after which the girl decides to tell you about Vernon’s past life. At some point, your celebration is interrupted again, but already by one of the soldiers, under the pretext of facing off. If you defeat this soldier, then you receive Kraden's sword as a reward. As soon as a couple more glasses of beer pass, you completely pass out. You will come to your senses already on the bank of the river and then some unknown peasant will wake you up.

So, you find yourself not only unarmed, but also stripped to the waist. It's time to find out what happened at night at the party. If you intimidate or bribe a peasant, you will know that you should visit a local girl in a brothel. It won’t be difficult for you to find it - the brothel will be located on the floor above the tavern itself. If you give some gold to the girl in the brothel (whose name is Garvena), she will tell you that you and your friends climbed onto her girls and rode them to the harbor. In addition, she advises you to talk to Bianca. You can find Bianca in the Blue Stripes camp. The girl will tell you that you and the rest of your friends tried to swim across the river with prostitutes. You will also learn how you got the special tattoo that every soldier in Vernon Roche’s squad has. And one more good news - your things were neatly folded in a chest nearby.

Contract for Neckers

On the notice board in the city you can find a contract for nekers (forest monsters). The notice board is located immediately at the entrance to the city tavern. But before you start hunting, you must first collect all known information about these creatures. As they say: “practice is the best teacher.” Therefore, it’s time to quickly go and take down the Neckers. As soon as you kill more than a dozen nekkers, the witcher will understand that these creatures use burrow systems to move, so if you can find and destroy all the passages into these tunnels, then the nekkers will stop terrorizing Flotsam. All entrances will be located in the vicinity of the town. Several caves are located immediately in the forest, near Flotsam, and another cave is located behind the waterfall near the elven ruins. The best, surest and most reliable way to get rid of these caves is to use Buckshot! In order to create such a bomb, you will need to use only two alchemical ingredients - aer and rebis. Once you fill up all the caves, all you have to do is find a merchant named Ludwig Moers and take your well-deserved reward from him!

Location of the Necker tunnels

Endriag contract

As before, you can find the new contract on the notice board located near the city tavern. As expected, first you need to study your enemy, and then kill about a dozen creatures in order to understand their essence and tactics. There will be a lot of these creatures in that part of the forest that is located near Bindyuga. At the very beginning of the game, it will be extremely difficult to resist the endriags. In battle with them, you should be very careful and careful, and do not forget to use the Yrden sign to first slow down their movement, and then kill them with a silver sword. Once you kill enough of these creatures, the witcher will understand that they can only be destroyed forever if you destroy their cocoons. These cocoons will have yellow and translucent shades, new monsters will climb out of them - in general, you will immediately understand. The cocoons will be arranged in packs; one such pack will contain three cocoons. You need to open the cocoon and finish off what will be there with your sword. As soon as you destroy three cocoons, their queen will visit you. As soon as you kill two queens, you can return for your reward to the already familiar character - Ludwig Merc.

Location of endriag cocoons

Poker game - Flotsam

It's time to remember the old game - poker with dice (mini-game). This game is familiar to every player who has at least once played the first part of the legendary series. In it you roll six dice, but first you need to place a bet, after which you confirm and in the end, finally roll the dice. You should not throw the dice too hard, as they may fly off your board and naturally will not be taken into account. Your opponent will always roll the dice second. Once you make a roll, you can then choose which dice you will throw next time. Your opponent performs the same action. After the second run, the result is usually already summed up as to who is the winner.

The ascending order of the dice is as follows: poker (if you play five dice, all of the same number); four of a kind (if you get four dice of the same number); full house (one pair of dice and three dice of the same number); senior straight (five dice in a row starting from the second number and ending with six - that is, 2,3,4,5,6); junior straight (five dice in a row starting from one to five - that is, 1,2,3,4,5); three, a pair and two pairs (if three dice of the same number are rolled).

You can find the first players in Flotsam's tavern: all playing characters will sit on the first floor. The weakest players in Flotsam are Casimir and Benedikt, so it's best to train on them first. The strongest one here is Zyndraba, and to get a chance to play with him, you must first beat the weakest opponents. As soon as you defeat Zyndrab at dice, he will tell you about stronger opponents who also play dice. Strong players are called Burnt and Einar Hussel. You can find the Burnt One in the Bindyugi area, but you can find Einar in the artisans area. Once you defeat the Burnt One, you will have a choice: you can take either the gold or the troll's head. You will need the last item if you come to help the troll that lives under the bridge (for the quest “Trouble with the Troll”).

Arm wrestling - Flotsam

A new game in the Witcher series. If earlier there were only fist fights, now arm wrestling has been added to them. So, the essence of the game comes down to the fact that you need to keep the circle within the recolored square on the screen. As soon as Geralt gets tired, the sector decreases in size.

Old Zoltan will tell you about arm wrestling, and he will even become your first opponent. And besides this, he will happily constantly try to wrestle you in his arms, which is why he is an excellent trainer. We advise you to try it on him first, so that you can then move on to more serious opponents.

As soon as you defeat the dwarf, you will need to find a new opponent. The first real rival may be Janos Zhila, whom you can find in the city tavern. He will be a fairly weak opponent, so you shouldn't have any difficulties.

As soon as you defeat Janos, he will complain to a stronger opponent. As soon as you defeat him, an even more serious opponent will soon appear against you - Fat Mikel (another regular at the tavern). The enemy is very strong and no worse than Zoltan. Once you defeat Mikel, you can challenge the local champion, Bartolomew Barca, to a duel. You can find it in the village (Bindyuga). As soon as you offer him arm wrestling, he will happily agree to take part. As soon as Barka is defeated, he will tell everything to a stronger opponent - Adam Pagrat (the only person who was able to defeat Barka). After defeating Adam Pagratt, you will not meet any new opponents in the first chapter, but you can still continue to train on Zoltan and Janos.

One on One - Flotsam

Fist fighting is a classic Witcher game. This mini-game is based on QET - that is, instantaneous keypressing: various signs will appear on your screen that will show which buttons you need to press - A, D, W. As soon as you first visit the Flotsam city inn, you will see people who are fighting. If you decide to talk to them about this, you can find out about the rules of local battles. After this, you are immediately offered to meet someone in the ring. As soon as you win your first victory, they will give you a stronger opponent. Once you win your second victory, your ardent talent will be noticed by King Ziggy - the most famous fighting personality of Flotsam. He will invite you to take part in the battles that take place on the estate of the local commandant (Loredo). This will take place on the assignment "Fight Club". If you agree to Ziggy's offer, then he will be waiting for you every day at 21:00, near the entrance to this tavern. In addition, to become the local champion of fist fights, you will need to defeat the most powerful fighter named Little Dodu. Once you win this big competition, you can challenge any previously defeated opponent to a fight.

Fight club

If you decide to take part in a major competition, then it's time to go to the tavern in the evening and meet Ziggy there. Your certain “patron” will take you straight to the Loredo estate, while telling you about money and fame along the way. Please note that you will still have a chance to abandon this idea if you change your mind.

Immediately outside the commandant's estate you are met by four opponents. The opponents will not be the weakest, so you will have to tinker a little. But the stronger the opponent, the greater the winnings! Before a fight with an opponent named Zhdan, Loredo will want to talk to you personally in some quiet place. In a quiet place, he tells you to lose this fight. The fact is that, as expected, everyone bets on the Witcher’s victory, so if Loredo bets on Zhdan, then he will hit a good jackpot. But it’s up to you to decide, so you can either agree or refuse.

If you agreed. In this case, the commandant will share a good win with you.

If you didn't agree. In this case, Loredo will promise to take revenge on you for such alleged betrayal.

When you leave this house, don’t forget to pick up your weapon. The guards left your weapon near the chest that stands at the gate. If you won the battle against Loredo, then at some point on the street next door two thugs sent by the commandant fall on you. In order to defeat these scoundrels without much difficulty, you first immobilize one of the opponents using the Yrden sign, after which you dodge the attack of the second enemy, then go behind the back and hit. After this counterattack, use the Aard sign on the first thug, after he falls you must finish him off. Now, to complete the task, you need to go to Buttercup and talk about everything that happened to him.

Trouble with the troll

the witcher 2 assassins of kings troll

Among the other contracts on the notice board, there is another very interesting task! Every witcher knows that trolls are intelligent creatures and, according to the witcher code, they cannot be killed if they do not pose a threat to people, therefore, before meeting a troll, you will first need to talk about him with the elder named Khorab, who is located in the Bindyuga area. He asks you not to kill the troll, no matter what is said in your order on the notice board. Well, things are getting quite interesting. We now go into the forest, where near the destroyed bridge (which was mentioned in the order) you will soon find one peasant. Kill the nacker who is trying to kill the peasant and talk to him about the troll, after which you find out that he is a troll and has gone crazy. Before that, he had been watching this bridge, and the bridge was the only route that led through Pontar. But now, the bridge is destroyed, and the troll now demands payment, but not gold, as is usually required as payment, but vodka! If he does not get what he demands, then he is going to kill all the travelers who come across him. The peasant tells you that they need both a sober troll and a working bridge, so the peasant asks not to kill the troll, but to talk again with the headman. If you've already talked to the headman, then you can finally meet the troll.

The troll is under the bridge. When you meet him, he will ask you to bring you vodka. If you didn’t have anything with you or you simply didn’t want to give him anything, he attacks you. After a small fight, he asks to be spared. Here, as usual, you have to make a choice.

If you kill a troll. In this case, you will receive a long-awaited reward from Ludwig Moers.

Unless you kill the troll. In this option, you then have to help this creature and generally fulfill the request of the village chief. The troll will tell you that his beloved wife was killed, so he began to drink heavily. He will promise you to restore this bridge if only we find the killer of his wife. If you choose this option, then you will need to help the troll.

If you think logically, then who needs a troll's head? Either an alchemist or a sorceress, right? You need to talk to Sheala, maybe she knows something about this. Once you chat with the sorceress, you will need to meet with old Zoltan. Zoltan will tell you that this is only necessary for those who want to hang their heads as a trophy. Therefore, the most logical thing would be to go to Binduga. Without any difficulty, you will be able to notice that the house of the Burnt One will be decorated with the head of a troll. After talking with him, you find out that he bought this trophy from a person named Dimitar. The only way to find this man is through his friends, who hang around the tavern in the evenings. In addition, you can get the head of the troll woman by winning from Burnt in the Bones, but he will only play with you if you reach him by beating the other players on the task “Poker with Dice - Flotsam” (the task described above).

Let's move on to Dimitar's friends. Finding them in the evening near the tavern is not too difficult. If you scare them properly, then they will tell you where you can find Dimitar. This place is a cemetery, which is located near Bindyuga. If the men do not fall for your threats, then you will have to beat them properly. In general, you meet the killer of the poor troll's wife in the cemetery. After a short conversation, he attacks you. You will have to fight several enemies at once, so don’t forget to dodge blows and counterattack. In addition, remember about the Yrden sign. As usual, people turn out to be bigger monsters than those who live in the forest... After everything is over, go back to the troll and after that, you can go to the headman, who will reward you adequately.

The smell of incense

As you wander around the port part of the city, at some point you will meet a very noble man who will offer a good amount of gold if you do him a couple of services. It will be very difficult to refuse his offer. At some point, it turns out that you will have to get a very rare recipe for incense, which can only be bought from one merchant in Flotsam. In addition, it becomes clear that these incense are poisonous. As you look for the merchant, you will soon notice how a huge crowd of people is standing at one counter, which is located in the square. At the head of this entire crowd there will be a girl, and she will talk to you. At some point, she will ask you to do something about the nasty bastard who, according to them, deceived them. This is because these “harmless incense” are even worse than the well-known fisstech, and the incense is even more addictive. Of course, the merchant himself does not recognize this fact. If you intimidate or convince this merchant, then he will close his shop. If you can do this, then not only will the locals enjoy it, but you will too, as it will add a little extra to your wallets. In addition, you will also receive the real recipe for these incense. If you tell him directly about your task, then he will give you a fake recipe. In any case, you will need to go to Wenzel along with the recipe. Further actions will depend only on how clear your conscience is.

The real formula. If you give Wenzel the real formula that he has wanted for so long, he will immediately begin to check whether it is real or not. Of course, you can’t take risks when it comes to such a sum of money. After confirming that the formula is real, you will need to pick up the formula and meet with Wenzel near the Flotsam Gate. As soon as you meet, you will go to his laboratory together. To keep the location of the laboratory a secret, he will ask you to blindfold you. After a certain amount of time, you find yourself near his laboratory and his people check the extracted recipe. If you brought him the real formula, then you will be generously rewarded.

Fake formula. If you pass a counterfeit to Wenzel in the city, then at some point your lie will come out and you will find yourself unarmed among armed people. In theory, defeating them all with your fists is not that difficult, but it is realistic. But the best option would be to take the sword that lies on the rack immediately in front of you. Along with this sword, you should use the Yrden sign against enemies. In any case, your task will be completed.

They refused to be blindfolded. After you meet Wenzel at the city gates of Flotsam, you can refuse to be blindfolded. In this case, you will have to get to the specified location alone. In the end, you will receive killers or a reward at the merchant's hideout, it all depends on the formula given (fake or real).

Keeping the recipe for yourself. In this case, Wenzel will be very dissatisfied and will soon leave the city. After this, at some point, in the forest, near the kayran’s lair, the merchant’s thugs attack you, after which they stun you and take you to a secret laboratory. The bandits soon take absolutely everything from you, including your recipe. In order for you to escape from this place, you will need to defeat all the enemies that are here. Since you will not have weapons, actively use the Aksiy and Quen signs. Besides this, it is best to hurry up and take the sword that is on the rack. Once you have a weapon, it will not be difficult for you to defeat all enemies.

Malena

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings walkthrough

While wandering around the Bindyuga area, at some point you will meet a group of Flotsam guards who will surround a young elf. If you intervene in this lynching, then you will find out that this girl is connected with the fact that two guards recently disappeared. The guards say that she seduced them and led them straight into the ambush of the “squirrels”. If you offer to assist in this investigation, then you will soon need to go down to the city caves, since it was there that the guards were last seen. Well, let's go to this place. Once you find yourself inside the cave, you will see that there are traces of blood - move along them. Going a little deeper, you find the corpse of one guard. But it was most likely not the elves who killed him, but the Neckers living here. If you don't want to end up like this soldier, then you'll have to kill everyone here. Fight your way through crowds of Neckers using your silver sword's quick attacks. Having gone a little deeper, you soon find the corpses of two more guards. But before examining these two corpses, you will first need to kill the corpse eater wandering around here. When fighting this monster, use blocks and strong blows. When the monster grabs its head and crouches down, quickly move away from it, as an explosion will soon occur. After this skirmish, you can finally calmly examine the corpses of the soldiers. Having examined these bodies, you will see that their bodies are literally pierced with Scoia'tael arrows, so most likely the elf is still involved in this and the guards were right. It's time to go back to the guards and tell them about what you found deep in the caves. As soon as you climb out of the cave, you are greeted by a nervous guard who demands a quick solution to the problem. As usual, you have several options for the development of events to choose from.

If you told the guards. In this option, they will find out that their friends were actually killed by “squirrels,” but the girl will deny everything you say. Here you have several options for the development of events: you can say that stop lying and sentence her to death, or you can believe her words and ask her to explain everything. The girl will say that you should see everything with your own eyes and walk into the forest with her. At some point it turns out that she decided to lead you into an ambush by the elves. A fight is brewing, so you need to take out your sword and start using the Yrden sign. To save your life and the guards, use blocks and dodges. As soon as you kill all the elves, the task will be over and your reward will depend on how many guards are left alive.

If you didn't tell the guards. If you decide to keep all the evidence found in deep secret, then soon the girl invites you to meet in the forest near the waterfall. Apparently she decided to thank the witcher for the work done. Since Geralt is such a naughty guy, you need to walk to the waterfall. Along the way, you will encounter many dangers, for example, traps, into which you will definitely fall without a medallion. In addition, there are nakers in the forest along with endriags. If you are attacked by a pack, then they are already dangerous, so be extremely careful. Against monsters in the forest, use power attacks with a silver sword and the Yrden sign. Once you overcome all the obstacles and find yourself near the waterfall, the charming Milena will already be waiting for you there. But unexpectedly, everything is interrupted by a squad of “squirrels”. If you previously helped Iorvet in the ruins on the assignment of “Killer of Kings,” then no one will touch you, and in general, they will demand that Milena apologize to you. If you came to the girl before this task, and even if you sided with Vernon Roche, then they will attack you. The battle will be seriously difficult. You will again need to use the Yrden sign, blocks and a steel sword. In addition, do not forget to defend the rear and dodge. If you attack them from the rear, the damage will increase. Melena will also not just stand there and will take this opportunity to get out of here, so you will need to find her.

Since the elves know the forests of Flotsam very well, and the girl hides well, no one can help you in this matter. It is best to continue this task by completing the task “In the Claws of Madness,” since the elf uses that same hospital for the mentally ill as a place of shelter. After carefully examining the ruins, you will definitely find it. You just have to decide what to do with it. You can kill her on the spot, take her away and bring her to justice by Loredo, or just let her go altogether.

Heart of Melitele

During the siege of La Valette Castle, you had the opportunity to talk with the Rubiles from Krinfrid, who showed a very strange amulet. If you happen to have this thing, then you can unravel all its secrets as you find yourself in Flotsam.

Near one house located in Bindyug (near the wall of Flotsam), a witcher’s amulet suddenly begins to vibrate. This is a sign that something magical is near you. It soon becomes clear that the whole problem lies with Aneshka (the city herbalist, who is still called a witch). As soon as you tell about Petty's amulet, she will immediately ask you to sell it to her.

Selling. By agreeing to her proposal, you immediately complete your task, so the adventure associated with the talisman will end. It is best to do this after you have already completed the task “The Trouble with the Troll” or if you did not want to kill him.

You don't sell. If you didn’t want to sell this thing to her, then you can ask why she needs it. If you don't believe her and immediately use your wonderful charm, then you will find out that this amulet is a very powerful artifact called the Heart of Melitele. Thanks to its properties, it protects the owner. You may have already heard about this story, but what is more interesting is that a spell was cast on him, which made the useful property reversed - now he does not protect, but kills. The girl asks to sell her this amulet, because she knows a spell that can restore the useful properties of this item.

If you try to find out about the ritual from the witch, then she will tell you that for her ritual you need to get rare ingredients: troll tongue, endriagi fruit, essence of death and also crab spider eyes. If you can get all these ingredients, then Aneshka will be able to remove the negative effect that is imposed on the ancient artifact. The Endriagi Fruit is the easiest item to obtain, so there will be no difficulties. To get the essence of death, you will need to kill a ghost; for example, it will be easy to get this item from a ghost in the quest “In the Claws of Madness.” As for the crab spider's eyes, you can get them only when you meet with Iorveth on the assignment "Assassins of Kings". Well, you can only get the troll's tongue if you kill the poor troll under the bridge, in the "Troll Trouble" building.

Once you obtain all four ingredients, talk to Aneshka again and during the dialogue a meeting is planned at midnight, near the altar of Veiopatis. The ritual will begin there. We recommend that you meditate until 22:00 and then go to the indicated place. The statue of Veiopatis will be located in the thicket of the forest, so along the way you will meet nekers and endriags more than once. Use your silver sword and the Yrden sign against forest monsters. You will meet Aneshka near the altar. At midnight, the ritual to lift the curse begins. Flames will emanate from the god’s mouth, and various ghosts will begin to rise from the magical aura. If you get close enough to the witch, then the ritual will be broken and subsequently the whole process will be destroyed, but you cannot allow spirits to approach her. Using a silver sword, try to repel all blows. In addition, the Igni and Yrden signs will greatly help you in battle here, and as soon as you defeat all the ghosts that appear, the ritual will be over. As a worthy reward, Aneshka will give you the purified Heart of Melitele.

Location of Aneshka - the witch

Mystic River

Chapter 1

When examining a ship that was wrecked after a collision with a kayran, you will soon find a corpse. There will be a key hanging on the body of this corpse. Using this key, you can also open the nearby chest. Inside this chest is a logbook and a report from the captain of this ship named "Peter Zille". Besides this, there will be a couple more useful things here. In order to complete this task, you will need all the things found here. And don’t forget to carefully read the ship’s captain’s report and his logbook. Based on what we have read, it becomes clear that the expedition, which was on the ship "Peter Zille", during the course of research, found a very ancient and valuable artifact of corvids in Loc Muinn, in addition, another ship took part in this voyage. The captain was never able to send his completed report, so you can do it instead. There are several mailboxes in the city. You can attach the captain's report to any of these mailboxes. Every day, couriers check these mailboxes, so in any case they will send the report to where it needs to go.

As you know, all mail in the city goes directly through a man named Ludwig Moers. You can find one of the mailboxes lying on his desk. If you try to get inside the box, then Merc will make a noise that you don't want, so just talk to him and use the Axiy sign during the conversation. If he gives in to your spells, then you will be able to take everything that is in the box without any problems or noise. Inside this box you find Merce's report to an official who is located in Vizima. In this report, Merce accuses the postmaster of not doing the job he should be doing. You will have to find another box, which is already in the estate of Commandant Loredo. But to unlock the commandant's mailbox, you will need a key, which only Loredo has. You will be able to examine this box only almost at the very end of the first chapter, but on the condition that you kill Loredo and take the key from his body. Inside the box you find a letter to the court magician named Detmold. After reading the letter, you can understand that the death of King Foltest did not affect Loredo too much - he is much more concerned about the well-being of King Kaedwen Henselt.

Chapter - 2

Once you find yourself in Aedirn and sail along Pontar, you will be able to find the “Eila Tar” - this is another destroyed ship, which is somewhat similar to the “Petra Zille” that you once found in Flotsam. Use the captain's key that you found earlier in the first chapter and you can open a new chest that you will find on this ship. Inside you can take and read the report of the captain of the ship "Eila Tar". In addition, there will also be Vran blacksmith tools, with which you can forge the legendary Vran armor. And from this report you can find out how the ships were actually destroyed.

Chapter - 3

Once you go down into the dungeon, which is located under Loc Muinn, then near the entrance to the city square, go to the left side, and then to the right side. This will take you to a room where a new chest awaits you. You can also open this chest only if you have the captain's chest from the first chapter. In general, in the chest you can find armor from Iysgit, a new sword of Deireat, a drawing of the armor of corvids, one fire rune and even items that are needed for forging. With all these items in your hands, you can finally talk to the blacksmith. Go to the local blacksmith in Loc Muinne named Bras of Ban Ard. You can find it in the local tavern, which is located on the city square. Ask him to reforge armor from Iisgit for you using the found Vran blacksmithing tools that you found back in Aedirn. As a result, you will eventually receive beautiful Vran armor and the task will be over.

Additional/Side Quests Chapter - 2: The Path of Iorveth

With a fluttering heart

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings walkthrough

After you go to the inn, as the council convened by Saskia is taking place, an elf who is in Iorveth’s squad soon approaches you and asks you to give him some attention. He introduces himself to you as the elf Eleas and tells you that recently young residents began to gradually disappear in the city of Vergen. The bodies of these unfortunates were found near the long-burnt village. If you are interested in this and you start asking him questions, then he will tell you that the bodies of these young residents were buried in the outskirts of the city. Most likely, it is not an elf or even a person who kills the inhabitants, so the matter apparently concerns the witcher’s craft. So, in addition, Eleas announces a reward for the capture of the mysterious killer.

Having gone to the village, you find nothing that would help advance the mysterious investigation. Soon the smell of sulfur and traces of blood only confirm all the elf’s suspicions. It’s time to finally carefully examine the bodies of the murdered young residents, maybe there will be at least some clue there. At some point you will find a tunnel, which is located on the outskirts of the city. The tunnel will lead you straight into the forest. You need to get to the catacombs, which are located in the very center of this valley.

You can get into the underground room only by breaking through the wall using the Aard sign. Once you do this and move on, you will find the bodies of the killed residents, who are already wrapped in some kind of cloth. Before you have time to take a closer look at them, you are attacked by ghosts. You could already encounter similar enemies in the fog. In addition, they were also in a hospital in the building “In the Claws of Madness.” You can defeat them using old and proven tactics: the Irden and Aard signs, a few rolls + a silver sword. After a small skirmish, you will need to start dissecting corpses - not the most pleasant thing. We need to find fresh corpses that were brought to this place recently. Moving along this crypt, you soon find a more or less normal body, which is located in the third room (counting from the entrance to the catacombs). So, after unrolling the fabric, you need to carefully examine the corpse. If you have surgical instruments with you, then you can get a small piece of iron from the dead (if you do not have surgical instruments with you, you will need to buy them from a character named Felicia Corey, a bookseller and recipes dealer). Apparently, this piece is a sword fragment. When you turn the body over to the other side, you find an album under the carcass with old Buttercup’s poems attached. After a thorough examination, we have to conclude that a succubus is behind everything. Since you have already come to these dark catacombs, then go down to the lower level. There you can meet the spirit of a Kaedweni soldier. He will guard the banner of the Brown Banner. The item is necessary to remove the ghostly haze for the task “Eternal Battle”. In any case, you will need to go back to the city and talk with Buttercup about his poems.

You can find an old friend at the inn. If you ask about his poems, he will tell you that someone recently stole them from him. Well, it’s time to join forces and enlist the support of Buttercup: ask him to lure out the monster with his poems. In the end, you agree to meet at midnight near the burned village.

So, at the appointed time you meet with Buttercup. Now control passes to Buttercup and you need to play to eventually lure out the demon with the poems. You will have to compose the following song: “If a maiden wanted to lie with me; Then the heart would ask white palms; Can you hold it; If you open your chest to me?” Buttercup's song works and soon the succubus comes to you. Next comes a choice.

You went after the succubus. In this case, Dandelion goes after the demon, despite the fact that Geralt strictly forbade following the demon.

You didn't follow the succubus. In this case, you need to get to Geralt as soon as possible. Little will depend on this choice in the future. In any case, you will return to controlling the Witcher. Having rushed to the demon, it turns out that she is in no hurry to fight you and most likely, you were mistaken in your assumptions.

So, the succubus reports that she really seduces men and sleeps with them, but only in order to suck out their energy, while she does not kill anyone so that they come to her again and she feeds constantly. She will report that her recent boyfriend fell very much in love, so he began to kill his competitors out of jealousy. The name of this lover is Eleas. It will be very difficult to decide, since all the statements sound convincing.

If you don't believe me. In this case, you enter into a fight with a succubus and have to kill her. The battle with her will be quite difficult. In the battle, use your silver sword, Quen and Yrden signs. After you kill this demon, you can return to the elf and receive your well-deserved reward.

If you believe it. In this option, you will have to talk to Eleas again to find out what's going on. You can find the elf near the inn. When you ask him about the murders, he will begin to deny everything, so it’s time to go to his captain. If you have a fragment of a weapon with you that you found in the corpse, then Iorvet will believe you, but if he doesn’t, then you will need to find some evidence to accuse him. As soon as you show Iorveth the evidence, the elf will unexpectedly disappear. Thus, all the suspicions that the succubus suggested are only confirmed. Now return back to the demon and get your reward from her. On the way to the succubus, you will be unexpectedly attacked by Eleas. Your enemy will have two sabers, so first you should immobilize him using the Yrden sign and attack him in the back. Once you defeat the enemy, continue to go to the succubus for a reward.

Baltimore Nightmare

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings walkthrough

When you search for a magical artifact, you will be able to see Baltimore's dream in the container quarry. A very frightened dwarf was running from something. As you walk around the city, at some point you will come across the house that was in your dream. Once inside, you will meet a character named Torak. After talking with him, it turns out that he is a student of the great runesmith, who has long disappeared. Torak, in turn, took as a legacy not only the house, but also the title of Baltimore. Torak himself admits that no one, including him, can compare with the skill of the great blacksmith.

Soon Torak will allow you to take a closer look at the workshop of the mysteriously missing blacksmith. So, having carefully examined the forge, you will be able to notice that you can break one of the walls using the Aard sign. In this secret room you can find a small chest, and inside this chest a map of Baltimore itself. But in fact, this is not a map, but a kind of poetic guide. As you leave the workshop, Torak will approach you and tell you that he is a little nervous about the noise that was heard down there. You have a choice: you can tell him about the find, or you can remain silent. If you told him, then he will ask you to bring him any notes that you can find.

The first part of the verse reads as follows: “Start your search from the well, where the echo echoes.” A similar well can be found in a burnt village nearby. Following the records of Baltimore you will pass through the entire village. Afterwards, you will need to turn to the left and go to the huge gate. Eventually you find an altar made of wood. The altar itself is dedicated to some deity. Move further along the middle path and at the end you find yourself in a quarry, which you have already been to before. The next part will tell you about the harpy cave, but instead of going to the gate, climb the rocks on the left side and find a chest there in which you will find a runic key. We continue to study the notes of Baltimore: “If you have chosen the right path, do not forget to meet the maiden. The shadow of the poor drowned woman at noon will become the right arrow...” Now it’s time to return back to the crossroads and go from there to the ravines where the trolls live. We are talking about the “Poor Drowned Woman” - she is a ship that crashed on the rocks long ago. Soon you will find doors that are thickly overgrown with ivy. These doors can only be opened with a runic key. To go further you will first have to burn down all the weeds that are there. To do this, use the Igni sign. Behind these doors you can find another chest, but with Baltimore runes. In addition, you will also find his old notes here. Before you open the chest, Torak will come to you along with the rest of the students. It turns out that they have been watching you all this time from the very beginning, as soon as you mentioned Baltimore to him.

If you talked about your findings. If you previously agreed to give the notes to Torak, then he will ask you to be the first to unlock Baltimore's chest. In return, he will give you not only money, but will also allow you to take all the contents that are in the chest. If you agree, then the task will be completed - if you notice that the dwarf is not behaving as expected, then he will attack you.

If you haven't talked about your findings. In this case, at the first meeting, the dwarf along with the rest of the students will attack you.

Use the Aard sign against these enemies. You will need to use the sign at the very beginning of the battle in order to push back your enemies and come up with tactics against them. Since you are, as usual, outnumbered, we recommend that you use the Yrden sign, which will immobilize one of your enemies. After you defeat Torak along with the rest of the students, then you can open the treasured chest. Here you can find many useful items, but the most useful are Baltimore's notes.

Once you read these notes, you will find out that it was Torak who killed the old master Baltimore. This incident will need to be reported to the city mayor, Cecil. You will be given a reward for the work done, after which the search for a new blacksmith will begin, but that’s another story, and at this stage the task is over.

Poker game - Vergen

Dice poker is a very popular game, so it is played everywhere, even in such a rebellious town as Vergen. Your first opponent in this city is Skalen Burdon. Skalen will agree to play with you anywhere and at any time convenient for you. As usual, you first have to beat weak opponents in the city in order to move on to stronger ones.

Based on a tip from the tavern owner, you can find your first rivals in the house of the blacksmith's apprentices, which is located near the dwarven god. Your first Vergen rivals are Cornelius Meyer and Bruno Bigs. As soon as you beat these opponents, you can go to the inn and play there with the owner. Once you beat him, you can play with a stronger opponent, who will be Cecile Bourdon. You can find Cecil in the house, near the entrance to the mine from above. After you beat Cecil, you learn about the best Vergen poker player. His name is Hagarth. It is also located near the statue of the dwarf deity. In general, you have already been to this place while searching for Cornelius and Bruno. As soon as you beat the last opponent, you can take either meteorite steel or gold as your winnings. The Vergen poker quest line will be completed at this stage. Of course, you will be able to play with the others at any time now.

Fist Fights - Vergen

As expected, in all taverns there will be a game of “punch the face”. If you decide to test your witcher abilities in the Vergen tavern, then you first need to talk to a character named Sheridan, who is engaged in these battles here.

He will read the rules to you as expected and after that, you can agree to clean up a couple of faces. So, you are waiting for a fight with three opponents in a row. Each subsequent opponent will be stronger than the previous one, but if you try, then you will be able to defeat all your opponents. When you win the third victory, you will receive glory.

As soon as Sheridan begins to sincerely congratulate you, everything is interrupted by one nobleman, who, as he claims, is Seltkirk’s brother. Wanting to finally step out of his brother's shadow, he wants to try to overcome you. It's up to you to decide whether to accept the challenge or refuse it.

If you reject his challenge, then he will leave you with insults and become deeply upset. But if you accept the battle and lose, then he leaves you with a smile from ear to ear, after which the task in this city is considered completed, and the next meeting with him will take place in the third chapter

Arm wrestling - Vergen

Vergen is a place of miners whose hands are as good as a sword, so there should be plenty of rivals here. Among these rivals you can also meet old friends: Sheldon Skaggs and Yarpen Zigrin. Well, Zoltan once told you about these characters.

The dwarves described above almost always sit in taverns, so we go to the tavern. Having invited them to compete, they happily agree to your proposal. Please note that the new opponents will be quite strong and those you met in the first chapter are no match for them. Once you defeat these opponents, then they will ask you to put out the ardor of Skalen Burdon, who constantly boasts that he is the strongest in Vergen.

You can find Skalen Burdon at the inn. If you offer to fight with him, then he will tell you that you must first defeat all the other opponents (weaker ones), and when there is no one left, you can come to him. Skalen Burdon will be the strongest opponent in the first two chapters, so you will have to try hard to defeat him.

Contract for the Harpy Queen

On the notice board located near the inn, you can find a new contract in which you will need to kill the harpy queen. You can complete the task only during the completion of the dragon's dream for the task "In Search of Magic". The Harpy Queen can be found in the quarry, which is located near the city. To get to this place, you will need to take the key, which is located with the elder Vergen. The Harpy Queen will attack you immediately after you view the dragon's dream. In addition, the harpy queen will have a lot of assistants, so don’t forget about the Aaard sign and actively use it. Using the Aard sign, you can shoot down harpies, and then finish them off on the ground. As soon as you kill the harpy queen, take everything you can from her body and go back to the city so that you can tell everything to the elder of Vergen and receive a worthy reward.

Contract for the Harpies

Again, on the board near Vergen's tavern you can find a new contract. So, you have to significantly reduce the harpy population in the area. A job as usual for a witcher.

As always, you first need to study your opponent. You can learn about these monsters in practice or from books. There will be enough harpies in the vicinity of the city to kill a dozen creatures, so it makes sense to save some gold. Harpies are found in the Vergen forest, in various ravines and, of course, in the quarry.

As soon as you receive all the necessary knowledge, it will become clear to the witcher that he needs to destroy a couple of nests of these creatures. Harpy traps will help you destroy these nests, and Torak or Ukhach can make them for you. After that, you just need to find the nests and destroy them. All harpy nests will be located in the quarry area, so don’t waste your time and go there. After you have dealt with all the nests, return back to Vergen and receive your reward for your work from the city mayor.

Dirty work

You can hear about the locked mine from the mayor of the city of Vergen, Cecil Bourdon. In addition, you can also read about this on the notice board located near the tavern. The task is best completed when you are searching for a plant called dwarf immortelle on the “Underground Life” task. It will be convenient because everything can be done at once during one descent.

So, before heading down, prepare five pieces of grapeshot bombs. To make them, you will need to get the ingredients, which contain aer and rebis. In addition, you will really need the “Cat” potion, and more than one.

In these mines you will have to fight a fairly large number of corpse eaters. As expected, you will need to study them, so kill a dozen of these creatures, after which you will need to destroy their nests. Also, do not forget that when the corpse eaters are already dying, you should move away from them, as they explode. If you notice a foulbrood that is trembling, then quickly move away from it, as it will explode. Keep in mind that the corpse eaters will attack you in batches, so use the Aard and Yrden sign.

If you are careful, then you can find all the nests of corpse eaters without any problems. And with the help of made grapeshot bombs, you can destroy the nests you find without any problems. Once you finish your work, all you have to do is report the work done to Cecil Bourdon. Once you receive the reward, the task will be completed.

Additional/Side Quests Chapter - 2: Roche's Path

Little sisters

As you wander around the siege camp of the Kaedweni army, at some point your attention will be attracted by a man who is literally “sprinkled” with various ridicule and beaten very hard. If this interests you and you want to find out more about what is happening, then talk to the poor fellow and he will tell you why all this is happening. So, three years ago, on one bank of the river, he met a strange ghost and from this meeting he simply shit his pants. Since that moment he has been haunted by ghosts, so his comrades treat him poorly. The poor guy who is beaten and mocked, I call him Mavrik. Basically, he will ask you to help him and get rid of these pursuers.

First, the task will lead you straight to the lair of the sutlers. It is there that you meet a girl named Liva. This girl was with the Kaedweni army three years ago, so she knows about the house on the hill (which Mavrik told you about). It turns out that there are rumors that a doctor named Malget allegedly lived in that house. This doctor had daughters who were killed by soldiers, and he himself threw himself into the river out of grief.

Well, after hearing this, it’s time to go to the abandoned house and carefully examine the cemetery there, which the girl Liva spoke about. Once you find yourself in the cemetery, you will find four graves in each of which a girl is buried: Malgeta, Murron, Marissa and Moira. There are more questions than answers, so it’s time to understand this whole matter. First, break the barrels that are located behind this house. Once you break them, you will discover a secret passage down to the basement. As you go down to the basement, you will see traces of the magical rituals performed. Light the magic lamps at this place. Please note that if you light in the wrong order, then you will be attacked by a ghost. First, light the farthest lamp, which is located from the entrance, then the one directly at the entrance, and at the end on the right side of the doors. During your actions, at some point a secret room opens, where you find an encrypted magical recording.

Mavrik claimed that he first met the ghost around midnight. It's time to go to the shore of this river and wait for midnight. At some point, the ghosts of those same murdered girls-sisters come out. Here you can both attack them and talk.

If attacked. Fighting spirits is a common thing for a witcher. First, push away your enemies with the Aard sign, and then use the Quen sign, and at the same time do not forget to dodge the attacks of your enemies. It is best to attack only from the side or from behind. If the need arises, then immobilize the enemy using the Yrden sign. Once you defeat these ghost girls, you can return back to the Kaedweni siege camp for your reward. This will complete the task.

If you listened. If you agree to listen to them, then they will tell you about who killed them. And the killer turns out to be none other than that same poor guy Mavrik. After which, their beloved father went crazy and committed suicide. In general, now the spirits want revenge. After this, a lot of questions still remain, so we continue our investigation.

Let's now go to the old town of Detmold, maybe he knows something about the manuscripts that you found before in the basement of an abandoned house. A little later it turns out that this was the best idea. Detmold will explain that these manuscripts are a kind of description of the use of necromantic ritual, which makes it possible to communicate with spirits.

Finally, now I need to talk about everything with Mavrik. If you put pressure on this Kaedweni at the right moment, then he will tell you that about three years ago there were rumors that the same doctor Malget allegedly contacted the spirits. Now you have to make your choice: you will help ask Mavrik to help you and meet him on the river bank at 23:00, but if you tell him that the ghosts called him a murderer, then he will get very angry and go to the bank at alone.

If Mavrik is with you. In this case, as before, you will go ashore at 23:00. You will meet him near the gorge, after which you will go to the ghosts together. After a short conversation with the ghost girls, you have to choose again.

They didn't support it. If you ask a Kaedweni to admit his guilt, and then give it up, then Marik attacks both you and the ghosts, but soon dies, thereby making the evil stronger. At some point he becomes a demon. Now the demon will speak to you and say that it was he who actually killed the sisters, and you were simply deceived. As it turns out, it was the father who killed his daughters because they were dishonored by the Kaedweni. Since the doctor was fond of necromancy, with the death of the girls and his own death, he only gave even more strength to the demon. After the conversation, the demon attacks you. Quickly take out your silver sword and defend yourself. Try to dodge the attacks of this demon in time, and use the Yrden sign to immobilize him. Since Mavrik died, you will not be able to get money and you are only entitled to experience.

Supported. In this case, you and Mavrik will fight the ghost of girls. Repel their attacks in time and skillfully counterattack, in addition, do not forget about the Quen sign. After you kill the ghosts, Mavrik will tell the truth about what happened three years ago.

If Mavrik is not with you. In this case, you will come ashore and it will be too late, as Mavrik will be killed. And when you start examining the body, a laughing demon will come out. He will tell you that thanks to your efforts he has become much stronger and will soon attack you. If you want to defeat him, then try to avoid his every attack. Try to place blocks in time and attack from behind or from the side. The Irden and Aard signs will be very helpful in battle. But since Mavrik died, you won’t see any money, so you’ll have to be content with only experience.

Ave Henselt

The task becomes available only if you were able to help Manfred save his young and stupid son, that is, together with him you fought the Butcher of Cidaris in the Kaedweni arena on the task “Conspiracy Theory”

Foulbrood Contract

In the Kaedweni camp on the notice board you can find your new contract - the destruction of foulbroods. These creatures are a real nuisance to the Kaedweni people, so they have announced a reward for their destruction. Before you clear the camp of these creatures, as usual, you first need to carefully study them, find out their weak and strong points. As usual, you can learn knowledge through practice or from books. The practice option will cost you much less, so it’s better not to waste money and kill a couple of creatures.

Rotfiends can be found on the battlefield, which is located between the Kaedweni camp itself and the gorge, which is covered in whiteout. So, the monsters will attack you in groups, and before they die they explode, so take all this into account. You can effectively fight them with the help of the Aard sign and a silver sword. Once you kill the required number, you will receive the knowledge you need about these creatures. Geralt soon realizes that in order to get rid of these creatures, he will need to burn all the remains of the fallen people around the camp. Corpses should be looked for in the hollows, which are located in the eastern part of the Kaedweni siege camp. You can recognize the corpses by the cart that is located near the river. After you burn nine corpses, the foulbrood will have nothing else to eat and will soon simply leave here. After you do your job, all you have to do is find Proxim and take your well-deserved reward.

Poker Game - Kaedweni Camp

Well, it’s time to finally find the players in the Kaedweni camp, as you did before in Flotsam and Vergen. As usual, most will refuse to play with you, so you will need to prove that you are worth something. First, you will need to beat a couple of Kaedweni soldiers, whom you can find near the dining area of ​​the camp. If you beat two soldiers there, then you can finally play for real money with the masters.

Your first serious opponent in the Kaedweni camp is Tener Zyvik. He often hangs around the gunsmith's tent, so go look for him there. As soon as you beat him, the Kaedweni people will recommend Madame Carole to you, so we go straight to her (you can find out about her from local players). You can find the girl immediately near the tent, where her work place is located. Once you beat Madame Carole, you can already play with the real local champion, who is the gunsmith Lesovik. In addition, in addition to winning the Kaedweni camp, you can get not only pleasure, but also a more significant reward.

The gunsmith Lesovik ends the quest chain, which is related to poker in the Kaedweni siege camp. But don't forget that you can continue to play with beaten opponents, thereby filling your pockets with gold. In addition, there are other players who are not included in the task: Isidore Kai, who sits near the field hospital, and Sambor, who hangs out near the brothel.

Arm wrestling - Kaedweni camp

As before in Flotsam, here you can also find worthy opponents who will gladly want to fight with you. To begin with, you will meet mercenaries who are in Adam Pongratt's detachment (the lower part of the camp, the fire, which is located near the field hospital).

Two of these mercenaries will happily want to fight the witcher, but keep in mind that the new opponents are much stronger than the old ones. Just try to be careful and you will defeat them. Once you defeat two mercenaries, they will tell you about a stronger opponent than them, so you need to go to meet this strongman.

The mercenaries told you about the blacksmith. This blacksmith works not far from them, but only on the opposite side of the path. Perhaps the blacksmith will be the most powerful opponent. After defeating the blacksmith, you can finally meet the captain of the condottieri himself, the famous Adam Pangratt.

You can find Captain Adam at the top of the Kaedweni camp. But before you start fighting him, talk to him about his adventures in the Battle of Brenna (thanks to this, you will be able to understand what is happening now much better). As soon as you defeat Adam, the chain of quests ends here in the Kaedweni camp. Now you can freely walk around and challenge everyone to fight, thereby earning gold.

Against the Blue Stripes

In this task you will get the opportunity to beat and clean up a couple of faces near the Kaedweni camp, in the camp of Roche’s detachment. The first person you will meet is Fenna, who is near the tents and training there with his friends. If you ask him, then he and his friends will agree to take part in a couple of fights. Now you will get the opportunity to see Vernon Roche's soldiers in action and how well he trained them.

As soon as you defeat three Temerians, the captain of this detachment himself soon calls you to battle. Vernon Roche will be a very strong opponent, unlike his subjects. But few can compare to Geralt of Rivia, which is why you can clean up his face. After you defeat Vernon Roche, an unexpectedly friendly conversation is interrupted by a Kaedweni, who in turn challenges you to a duel. If you agree to this fight, then after a couple of blows Zyvik interrupts the fight, and the Kaedweni leaves, while chattering to himself about some square coins and scores that need to be settled. This will serve as the beginning of a new task, “Old Scores,” which will end only in the third chapter of the game. The task is over here, but you can continue to beat Vernon Roche's soldiers until you get tired of this.

Additional/Side Quests Chapter - 3

Gargoyle Hunt

It is very difficult to wander through what remains of the former grandeur of Loc Muinne without being confronted by gargoyles. There is a tavern in the central square of this town, and near it there will be a notice board where you can find, among other things, a contract for gargoyles. The contract was posted by a native of Ban Ard named Bras. The sorcerer will stand not far from the notice board. After talking with him, you will learn that gargoyles are magical creatures that served and protected the owners of this city.

Fights with gargoyles will make you think that in order to destroy these creatures once and for all, you need to break magic seals or signs (as you wish). The seals themselves tied these creatures to one place, so they are all mainly found in one point. There will be three such places in Loc Muinne. Such places are underground halls, where some ancient symbols are written. You will have to inspect every meter of the hall and break the seals in every place. The order of deprivation of magical power will be determined randomly each time.

Each room has classified notes that describe the correct procedure for disabling the seals. In order to understand these records, you will first have to go to a local merchant and buy there a treatise on the ruins, which consists of four volumes. Go to Lockhart the Magnificent's shop and buy the necessary books from him. Of course, you can try to find the correct sequence for turning off the seals on your own, but every mistake you make will entail punishment in the form of a battle with the gargoyles. The correct deactivation of runes will be as follows:

Hall on the left side near the main gate of Lok Muinne:

The first rune is on the right wall from the entrance, the second rune is on the wall on the left side, the third rune is the rune below (on the floor) on the left side, the fourth rune is on the floor near the chest.

The first rune is on the left wall from the entrance, the second rune is on the floor on the left side, the third rune is on the floor near the chest, the fourth rune is on the right side of the entrance.

Once you destroy the first seal, you can unlock the chest located here. In addition to all the trophies you have obtained, you can also take encrypted records. As soon as you take this paper, a new task “The Secret of the Manuscript” will appear.

The hall on the right side of the central gate of Lok Muinne:

The first rune is on the right wall from the entrance, the second rune is on the floor on the right side of the entrance, the third rune is on the left wall, the fourth rune is on the floor on the left side.

The first rune is on the left side of the floor from the entrance, the second rune is on the wall on the right side, the third rune is on the floor on the right side, the fourth rune is on the wall on the left side.

The hall in ruins, located not far from the amphitheater:

The first rune is on the floor on the left side of the entrance, the second rune is on the floor on the right side, the third rune is on the wall on the left side, the fourth rune is on the wall on the right side.

The first rune is on the floor on the right side of the entrance, the second rune is on the floor on the left side, the third rune is on the wall on the left side, the fourth rune is on the wall on the right side.

As soon as you destroy all the seals, you can go back to Bras and tell him everything. The sorcerer will reward you as promised in the contract.

The Mystery of the Manuscript

The quest appears after you find an encrypted manuscript in a chest guarded by gargoyles. The chest is located in one of the underground halls, on the left side of the main gate of Lok Muinne. How to open this chest is described in the task "Hunting Gargoyles".

Once you have taken the scroll, go to Bras from Ban Arda. This person will stand in the central square of the city, near the city tavern, so finding him will not be difficult at all. After you show the scroll to the sorcerer, he will tell you that this manuscript was sealed with magic owned by the “old school”. He will also offer you to open it, but first you will need to bring, as usual, a couple of ingredients that you will not be able to find in the city, but you may have them. So, the list of ingredients requires: pheromones of Queen Endriag, duckling brain, blood of a warrior necker and a harpy testicle. Please note that you can replace the harpy egg with a foulbrood tongue.

If you have all the necessary ingredients, then the sorcerer will very quickly reveal the manuscript to you. After discovery, it turns out that this manuscript belonged to an ancient blacksmith-sorcerer. In this manuscript you can learn how to forge the legendary sword called Kerm. In this matter, as usual, you will be helped by Bras, who will make this legendary drawing for you, according to which you can later order a blade forged. We recommend that you do not put off forging until later, since after negotiations you will no longer be able to return.

Arm wrestling - Lok Muinne

So, in Loc Muinn you will finally meet your strongest opponent. On the city board, near the tavern, you can find an advertisement that says that anyone who wants to fight can challenge the Mighty Numa. You can find this hero near the descent into the sewer. The tower that stands near the central square will serve as a guide. You will find the city champion during training. Once you start fighting Nume, you soon lose. It becomes clear that there is something fishy here, because it is simply impossible to possess such monstrous power, so it’s time to conduct a little investigation. So, you are given several answer options to choose from: you can threaten Numa and, if successful, he will promise you not to use potions anymore, or you can sniff out about the potion from his assistant and after that you can even buy the potion.

If you drink the potion or intimidate Nume, then the next time you fight, you can easily defeat him. But this should be done before you go to negotiations, since after that you will not be able to return to being a strongman.

Old scores

If in Vergen you were able to meet a man named Zilgart, and also beat him, then he will appear in Loc Muinn and demand revenge to get even. And even if you refused in the past, he will still come to you, so there is no way to get away from him. You can meet this fighter near the passage to the drains or near the tower, which is located not far from the central square of the city. In general, Zilgard will not stand on ceremony and will immediately rush at you, so without any decency we tell him everything you want in the language of struggle. It doesn’t matter how the fight ends, but you definitely won’t see this person again. This brawl ends all fistfights in the game.

In addition, a similar situation will occur if you arrived in Loc Muinne in the company of Vernon Roche, and before that you had already fought with a soldier in the camp. If you remember, in this case the battle was not over - Zyvik dispersed everyone. In general, this time, as expected, he will suddenly rush at you. Once you defeat him, the quest chain will be finished forever in the game.

Poker Game - Luk Muinne

Even in the ruins of an ancient town there are those who are constantly being cut into dice, so it’s time to look for new rivals. So, in one of the destroyed houses of this city you can find a certain “residence” of the players, which is located on the right side of the central gate of Lok Muinne. Before this, in the first two chapters you first had to play with weak ones and end up with champions, so two elves will be such weak players to warm up. As soon as you beat them, you will have to play further with the sorcerer. After defeating the sorcerer, you can summon his student. Please note that the girl plays much better than her mentor. Once you accumulate four victories, you can finally play with the best player in these ruins. This player will once again be the sorcerer and none other than Lockhart the Magnificent! You should have already seen his shop, so let’s go to his shop. As soon as you beat this master among masters, you will receive a good title of Champion of the Northern Kingdoms. In addition, you can still choose some worthy reward for yourself from Lockhart. This completes the dice sequence in the game.

Special skills that can be obtained during the game:

Prologue

Hitman(max level 1) Damage when attacking from behind +25%. You need to approach the body in a white robe with a hood in the castle courtyard (located a little further than the ballista, which was repelled from the soldiers of La Valeta).

Strong back(max level 1) More things can fit in the backpack. Allowable weight: +50. It is necessary in a conversation to convince Arian La Valette and his soldiers to lay down their arms. And later, when escaping from the dungeon, help him get to the oil storage room. Alternative lose a fist fight.

Experienced(max level 1) Bonus to experience gained +10%. Quote:
Prologue (Foltest Army Camp) killed 5 dummies;
1 chapter (Flotasma Marketplace, passage to Bindyuga) 2 mannequins;
Chapter 1 (Inhuman Quarter, passage to the forest) 2 mannequins;
Chapter 1 (Flotasma Marketplace, near Vilmos Bartok’s shop there is a guard’s house, there are 2 mannequins on the second floor) 1 mannequin.
He killed in this order: In the prologue there are 5 dummies at once. In the first chapter, immediately after the release of Buttercup and Zoltan from the gallows, I walked along the above mentioned places behind the mannequins. It turns out I killed 10 dummies, all in different places.

Note: Killing only counts when you gain experience. When you subsequently kill the same dummy, no experience is given and the kill is not counted.

Chapter I

Screen(max level 1) Damage reduction: +10%. At the beginning of Chapter 1, you must constantly be under Triss's protective barrier while Roche carries her.

Trade(max level 1) Prices of all items in stores: -20%. It is necessary to convince the merchant at the Flotsam docks to double the reward for the destruction of Kayran, using the Axii sign. After killing Kayran and taking the reward from the merchant, the skill will be obtained. Alternative [Chapter 2: Roche's Path] Receive the "Good Book" from Julian in the cafeteria of the Kaedwen camp by making a donation. And then, in a conversation with Raimund Gessler, a dwarf near the tent brothel, get a discount in the store by showing this book.

Strong stomach(max level 1) Critical Resistance: Poison: +10%. Before the fight with Keiran, you need to drink the Mongoose elixir, and then kill Keiran.

Thrower(max level 1) Damage when throwing a knife: +5. You need to defeat Bianca in a mini-game of knife throwing while drinking with Roche's friends (come to the house where the Blue Stripes are based in the evening).

Magic Resistance(Resistance to Magic: +20% Resistance to Magic) Obtained by completing the quest “Roses of Memory” (Act 1). After falling into the elven bath, you need to approach the brick wall where the exit from the ruins is and use the “Aard” sign (left mouse button). Next, Triss will speak to you, in the dialogue with whom you must select the answer “Let’s get out of here” (i.e. skip the cut-scene in the bathhouse), which will allow you to independently break the wall at the exit with the “Aard” sign (the second use of the sign, a condition for obtaining the ability ).

Chapter II

Pathologist(max level 1) Damage to people: +10%. [Chapter 2: Iorveth's Path] You need to search the body and remove the sword fragment (to do this you need tools) in the catacombs, during the side quest "With a Trembling Heart".

Ornithologist(max level 1) Damage to harpies: +10%. [Chapter 2: The Path of Iorveth] Required to complete side quests “Contract for the Harpy Queen” and “Contract for the Harpies”.

Child of the Night (Child of the Night)(max level 1) Health recovery at night: +2. [Chapter 2: Iorveth's Path] You must sneak through Kaedwen's camp undetected during the quest "Where is Triss?" (part 2).

Exorcist(max level 1) Damage to all spirits and ghosts: +10%. [Chapter 2: Roche's Path] The skill will be obtained after removing the curse from King Henselt.

Swordsman(max level 1) Sword damage in battle: +4. [Chapter 2: Roche's Path] The skill will be obtained after repelling the attack of two assassins on King Henselt.

David(max level 1) Damage to opponents is much greater than Geralt: +10%. [Chapter 2: Roche's Path] You need to kill 3 elementals in the kingslayer's hideout.

Chapter III

Secret knowledge(max level 1) Sign Power: +0.5. [Chapter 3] You must complete the side quest "Gargoyle Hunt" (with all the puzzles solved).

No binding

Coercion sign Axii(max. level 3) Allows you to use the Axii Sign during a conversation to obtain the necessary information or other benefits. It is necessary to use items marked with the Axis Sign in dialogues;

Intimidation(max. level 3) Allows you to intimidate interlocutors in order to obtain information or other benefits from them. It is necessary to use in dialogues items marked with the “eye with lightning” icon

Belief(max. level 3) Allows you to convince interlocutors that you are right in order to receive information or other benefits from them. It is necessary to use in dialogues items marked with the “eye with a star” icon

Illusionist(max level 1) “Sign damage: +3.” Automatically obtained when using in dialogues items marked with the Axis Sign

Arsonist(max. level 1) Chance of critical effect: arson: +20%. Given for Geralt receiving a certain amount of burn damage. It needs to light up ~20 times. The easiest way to catch fire is to walk into the fire of any camp (or somersault into the fire).

Archer Storm(max level 1) Probability of killing an enemy with a deflected arrow: +20%. It is necessary to invest 2 talents in the “Reflect Arrows” skill of the Training branch. Then you need to kill more than 5 opponents with deflected arrows.

Parry(max level 1) Chance to automatically riposte after a block: 10%. You just need to do “Riposte” many times ~15-20.

The list is not complete. There are many more skills, the acquisition of which is still a mystery:

List of absentees (English):

Rugged: +20 Vitality
Veteran/"Seasoned in Battle": Combat Vigor Regeneration +5%
Healthy Eating: +20% to Vitality Regen Outside of Combat
Toxic Blood: 30% Chance to Poison Opponents Who Hit Geralt
Minesweeper: 50% Chance to Avoid Trap Damage
Precision: +5% to All Critical Effects
Pirouette: +10% to Resist Incineration, Poison, and Bleeding
Executioner: +1% to Instant Kill Chance

If you have information on them, write in the comments.

Hitman- Damage when attacking from behind +25%.

You need to approach the body in a white robe with a hood in the castle courtyard (located a little further than the ballista, which was repelled from the soldiers of La Valeta).

Strong back- The backpack fits more things. Allowable weight: +50.

It is necessary in a conversation to convince Arian La Valette and his soldiers to lay down their arms. And later, when escaping from the dungeon, help him get to the oil storage room. Important!- if you use this option for obtaining the ability, then it will be impossible to obtain the Executioner ability.

The alternative is to lose the fist fight.

Experienced- Bonus to experience gained +10%.

Geralt needs to destroy 10 dummies:
5 - in the Foltjesta camp,
2 - at the Flotsam shopping area,
2 - in the nonhuman quarter,
2 - at the Loredo residence,
2 - on the second floor of the barracks.
2 - in the Temerian quarter (chapter 3),
2 - in the Order quarter (chapter 3).

Note: Killing only counts when you gain experience. When you subsequently kill the same dummy, no experience is given and the kill is not counted. However, there are people who claim the opposite.

Executioner- increases the chance of killing with one hit by 1%

It is required to kill Ariane la Valette, Adam Pangratt and allow Roche to kill Henselt.

Screen- Damage reduction: +10%.

At the beginning of Chapter 1, you must constantly be under Triss's protective barrier while Roche carries her.

Trade- Prices of all items in stores: -20%.

It is necessary to convince the merchant at the Flotsam docks to double the reward for the destruction of Kayran, using the Axii sign. After killing Kayran and taking the reward from the merchant, the skill will be obtained.

Alternative - [Chapter 2: Roche's Path] Receive the "Good Book" from Julian in the cafeteria of the Kaedwen camp by making a donation. And then, in a conversation with Raimund Gessler, a dwarf near the tent brothel, get a discount in the store by showing this book.

Poisonous Blood- probability of poisoning enemies attacking the Witcher +30%

It is necessary to reduce Geralt's protection from poison to a minimum (remove all relevant armor) and get poisoned several times.

Strong stomach- Resistance to critical effect: poisoning: +10%. Before the fight with Keiran, you need to drink the Mongoose elixir, and then kill Keiran.

Thrower- Damage when throwing a knife: +5. You need to defeat Bianca in a mini-game of knife throwing while drinking with Roche's friends (come to the house where the Blue Stripes are based in the evening).

Magic Resistance- Increases magic resistance by 20%

Obtained when completing the task “Roses of Memory” (Act 1). After falling into the elven bath, you need to approach the brick wall where the exit from the ruins is and use the “Aard” sign (left mouse button). Next, Triss will speak to you, in the dialogue with whom you must select the answer “Let’s get out of here” (i.e. skip the cut-scene in the bathhouse), which will allow you to independently break the wall at the exit with the “Aard” sign (the second use of the sign, a condition for obtaining the ability ).

Crown of Summer- chance of setting enemies attacking Quen’s shield on fire +10%

Given after visiting the altar in Chapter I.

Sapper- probability of avoiding damage from bombs and traps +50%

Interrupt Geralt 5 times when he disables a trap.

YORVETH'S PATH

Pathologist- Damage to people: +10%.

It is necessary to search the body and remove the sword fragment (to do this you need tools) in the catacombs, while completing the side quest “With a Trembling Heart”.

Ornithologist- Damage to harpies: +10%.

It is necessary to complete the side quests - “Contract for the Harpy Queen” and “Contract for the Harpies”.

Child of the night- Health recovery at night: +2.

You must sneak through Kaedwen's camp undetected during the quest "Where is Triss?" (part 2).

THE ROCHE PATH

Exorcist- Damage to all spirits and ghosts: +10%.

The skill will be obtained after removing the curse from King Henselt.

Swordsman- Sword damage in battle: +4.

The skill will be obtained after repelling the attack of two assassins on King Henselt.

David- Damage to enemies is much greater than Geralt: +10%.

You need to kill 3 elementals in the Kingslayer Hideout.

Secret knowledge- Strength of Signs: +0.5

It is necessary to complete the side quest "Hunting Gargoyles" (with solving all the riddles).

Veil of Winter- Aard turns into ice Aard, which freezes the enemy with a 20% chance

The skill is unlocked by visiting the altar in Chapter III.

Other skills

Most of the skills in this section are available at any stage of the game, and the sooner you start acquiring the skill, the faster you can reap its benefits.

Coercion sign Axii(max. level 3) - Allows you to use the Axii Sign during a conversation to obtain the necessary information or other benefits. It is necessary to use items marked with the Axis Sign in dialogues;

Intimidation(max. level 3) - Allows you to intimidate interlocutors in order to obtain information or other benefits from them. It is necessary to use in dialogues items marked with the “eye with lightning” icon

Belief(max. level 3) - Allows you to convince interlocutors that you are right in order to receive information or other benefits from them. It is necessary to use in dialogues items marked with the “eye with a star” icon

Illusionist- “Sign damage: +3.” Automatically obtained when using in dialogues items marked with the Axis Sign

Arsonist- Chance of critical effect: arson: +20%. Given for Geralt receiving a certain amount of burn damage. It needs to light up ~20 times. The easiest way to catch fire is to walk into the fire of any camp (or somersault into the fire).

Archer Storm- Probability of killing an enemy with a deflected arrow: +20%. It is necessary to invest 2 talents in the “Reflect Arrows” skill of the Training branch. Then you need to kill more than 5 opponents with deflected arrows.

Parry- Chance to automatically ripost after a block: 10%. You just need to do “Riposte” many times ~15-20.

Executioner- The chance to kill with one hit increases by 1%. This requires killing Ariane la Valette, Adam Pangratt and allowing Roche to kill Henselt.

Unknown

These abilities of Geralt are present among others, but there is no Russian-language information on how to obtain them. If you have any information about these skills, please let me know in a comment to the guide.

Accuracy- chance of critical effects +5%

Invulnerable- health increases by 20

Healthy diet- health regeneration outside of combat +20%

Half-Pirouette- resistance to critical effects +10%

Battle Season- energy recovery in battle +5%