How many tasks are there in The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone? The first shoots of evil

One of Olgred von Everik's two wishes would be for his brother to have the most fun he's ever had in his life all day long. One catch, my brother died a long time ago.

We go to Shani's house. We find her with the Redanian soldiers, after making the antidote and their departure, we can calmly talk with Shani. She will find in the directory where the Von Everik family crypt is located, and will also promise to bring a censer from Oxenfurt. There, in Shani’s room, you can find a letter from her friend, in which Shani is invited to a wedding with her companion.

We meet with Shani at the entrance to the crypt, in the dialogue about the wedding we ask whose wedding it is and invite Shani there (there will actually be a consequence only in the dialogue). We go into the crypt and clean it out with all the goods.

We destroy a group of ghosts.

One of the walls will be fragile, we break it with Aaard, we go down into the cave, where we find a body with a key. We make our way through the tunnel, cutting up spiders and collecting swag. We find ourselves in a closed area of the crypt where there is a lot of goodness.

We find a coffin, next to which a saber is fixed on a stand, we read the inscription on the coffin “Witold Von Everik”. Using the Censer (place it in the slot and press the key), we illuminate all the marked areas, then approach the altar and activate it.

The ghosts of the Everik family appear and, after a short conversation, attack the Witcher, but get hit on the head and retreat.

Then Witold himself appears. After a long conversation, he possesses Geralt. Geralt turns on again and Shani wakes him up. We tell Shani everything. They invite Witold to go to her friend’s wedding (Here there will be a corresponding comment about whether you invited Shani to the wedding or not).

At the entrance to the village where the wedding is taking place, we steal ceremonial items and go to meet the bride and groom. And then the fun at the wedding begins. First of all, we’ll find out what’s wrong with the Bride’s parents. As it turned out, the groom’s dog Demon drove the fire eater away somewhere and there will be no show without him.

We follow the Demon's trail into the forest thicket. At the broken branch, we turn right following the footprints and find the fire eater's hat.

Then we follow the sound from the tree and find a small Demon who has driven a man. Actually, be smart and convince the fire eater to go to the wedding (use Axii at the right time).

On the way back, near the river you will be attacked by a wild boar. We need to get rid of him as quickly as possible so that the fire eater does not die. Afterwards you return to the holiday.
Another interesting quest will be the pig pen. How to corral pigs at a wedding? Yes, we very simply use Axiy and go to the stall. Piggy will go after you. But the locals will miss the trick and there will be no reward. During a conversation with Shani, Witold decides to prove his charm by seducing one of the girls.

But just when she is ready to go to the barn, her brothers appear. And to the fight in the pig pen. What fun!

We go to the pier, where the young men dive into the water with their boots and girls thrown into the water.

We dive and pick up all the shoes.

The wedding is full of drinking competitions, playing gwent with lowlifes and pestering yellow berries. After the competitions in the yard, we go into the house and start dancing with Shani. At one point, the Mirror Man appears and asks to play music for Geralt and Shani. An awkward moment, Witold kisses Shani.

We approach O"Dim, when he tells that the main thing in gingerbread is time, to two women. And we listen as he begins to throw mud at and humiliate Vitold. For some reason I didn’t like him. We approach the central hall. We push the speech (or don’t push) , and the ceremony of putting on the cap begins (video), which shows how Shani gets a wreath on her head, Witold is happy and writes a letter for Olgred in Geralt’s blood. We go out into the street.

Witold refuses to fulfill the terms of the agreement and go back to the crypt. But then Mr. Mirror appears and simply by the power of thought causes hellish pain to Vitold. Br, it’s creepy how cruel this soul catcher is.... Witold is quite good guy, and this one is tormenting him.

After communicating with Shani and O'Dim, you can leave the wedding or stay by selecting the appropriate dialogue and it will begin.

After completing the romance with Shani, we go to Olgred and give the letter. He congratulates Geralt. Next wish!

The concept of modern games is simple and clear. The developers first release a “neutered” version, with a small amount of content, and then, if everything goes well, they sell add-ons for the price of a full game. In some cases, this is completely unjustified, since they involve costumes, some expanded character abilities, and other nonsense that the game already played fine without. In the next case, everything is different. We will talk about the game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt". Hearts of Stone is an add-on that brings not only bug fixes, but also a huge amount of new content.

Plot

The main task facing our hero will be the need to deal with the tragedy of the Everek family. Here you will get acquainted with something that is very difficult to find in modern games - a real drama will unfold before your eyes.

After you install the “Hearts of Stone” patch on the Witcher 3 game, go to the “Seven Cats” tavern. Here begins a line of five main quests, for the sake of which you installed this add-on. Go to the notice board and receive the starting task - “The first shoots of evil.”

So, we are playing The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone. A start. After the video insert we go to the customer. This will be the hereditary nobleman Algerd Von Everek. Along the way, you will have to make small choices that will not affect either the game or the plot, and will only affect your mood.

We receive an order for murder and go to the well in the city center. Having gone downstairs, we meet with the already familiar Shani, who is treating a soldier. After a short dialogue, we set off to wander around the dungeon. Near the grate, knock out the dilapidated wall with the Aard sign and go down. After you have dealt with all the “drowned people”, you will find yourself in the central hall, where you will have a fight with the boss - a huge frog.

After the battle there is a short cut-scene with a sharp plot twist. And now you are already sailing on a ship, but by a “happy” accident you are wrecked. Having gotten rid of the shackles and dealt with the soldiers, we go to the meeting point in the village of Yantra. Here we will be sent to kill Algerd. The Witcher 3 (the Hearts of Stone expansion) can be quite harsh on the player, and the plot meanders from side to side, so sometimes you get the feeling that the writers themselves are confused in their ideas.

Having reached the estate, save the man from execution (maybe this will be useful to you) and engage in battle with the owner of the estate. In order to get things done quickly, use counterattacks as often as possible. After winning, your opponent will put his head back in place and a short dialogue will complete the quest.

Part 2

And then The Witcher 3 (DLC “Hearts of Stone”) presents another surprise. Our enemy again becomes a customer. At first, he will only have two quests available to him, which can be completed in any order.

“And I was there...” Your task is to cheer up the nobleman's dead brother. That's another problem. After receiving the quest, we go to Shani’s house and wait for the soldiers to leave. We talk with the girl and, if desired, find a letter with an invitation to the wedding.

The next stage is the crypt. We meet with a companion near him and offer to go to the wedding together. Inside the room we get rid of many ghosts and destroy one of the walls with Aard. Having reached the desired place, we consecrate the necessary areas with the help of a censer. We kill the ghosts that appear and make a deal with the last one - Witold. He will inhabit you and you will go to the wedding with Shani. Here you have to complete several small tasks, the completion of which will be greatly facilitated by the Axii sign.

After all the competitions we go to the house for a dance. After this, we go a little further and say (optional) a short speech. We watch a short video, after which Witold writes a letter to his brother. Now you can leave. On the street there will be another modest cut-scene and a series of dialogues. If you decide to stay at the wedding, it will begin side quest- "Clear night." The reward will be an immodest video starring Shani and Geralt.

Part 3

"Sesame, open up." This is the third story quest in The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone. Armor and obtaining it has always been one of the difficult tasks in this saga. With this DLC and the quest we're about to look at, you can get a good mid-level armor set. So, after receiving the quest, we go to the Borsodi auction house.

You will be taken there as a guest. First meet the Countess. But before that, make sure that you have a lot of money in your pocket (50-60 crowns per recipe). During the dialogue, after bargaining a little, you can buy armor plans for the Snake School from her. But only at this moment. If you want to postpone the purchase, you will not succeed.

After that, play gwent. After breaking the bank, give 10% to Vivaldi. Examine the paintings and talk to the art historian. Answer his question about the ownership of the painting. As an apology, he will suggest that you should buy Van Rogh’s painting at an auction and resell it in a bookstore in Novigrad.

The auction will begin. Buy a figurine and a painting. Glasses can be a good accessory, but they will not bring you any practical benefit. During a break, ask about the "House of Borsodi", for which you will be thrown out onto the street. After a small scuffle, a stranger will approach you and offer help. Now you have to assemble a team to penetrate the building.

But first, a little preparation. Brew a potion, the recipe for which will appear in your book after receiving the quest. Go to the auction house and listen to the conversations of the patrolmen by instinct. Next we go to the pier and meet the cook there. Axiem convinces him to add poison to the guards’ food.
Burglar. Let's go to Hugo first. From there follow the blood trail to the lake. We kill the bandits and open the letter. We dive under the water, but, unfortunately, this candidate is already dead. We go to the parking lot of the traveling circus and find Evelina there. Let's help at the performance by simply shooting the apples on the "elf's" head with a crossbow.
Bugbear. The choice of this assistant will have a slight effect on the further passage.
- Kazimir is a deceived husband with horns who is planning to commit suicide. We convince him to help us with the Axiy sign.
- Quinto - captured by our friend Hans from the town of Tsidaris. You can redeem it or win in gwent.

Now that the team is ready, it's time to start infiltrating. You are about to witness the film "Ocean's Eleven" based on the game "The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone". The School of the Snake, by the way, left its mark here too. As you complete the quest, you will be able to get her top weapon.

Lasochka is the first to climb into the tower. There will be a guard waiting for you, who shouldn't have been there - another surprise from the game "The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone". we take it from the attic and go down the stairs below. As you walk through the rooms, search all the nooks and crannies; here you can find a lot of useful trophies.

At a certain moment you will stumble upon security, and a mess will begin. Your employer will take a person hostage, and you will have to play for time. During this time, the bugbear will open the door to the treasury. After this, a small conversation will begin, during which you will learn about the reasons for the raid and who needed it.

Here you will be faced with a series of questions that the player himself needs to answer. First you will have to choose which side to take - the owner of the house or the customer. After the cutscene, you will either have to talk to the surviving brother and agree to pick up the desired box, or kill the survivor and take over all the treasures. By the way, in the chest to the left of the box there will be a diagram of the Snake School sword mentioned above.

We return to Olgerd. He will tell you full story auction house. Despite the fact that the game "The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone" has different endings, everything you choose in this quest will not affect the ending in any way.

Part 4

The last (or not?) quest that Algerd will give us is to go to his old mansion and bring the rose that he gave to his wife before leaving.

Let's go to the house. We pass along the wall to the fault and find ourselves in the backyard. We kill the key holder. It's best to hit him while he has the shovel in the ground. After winning, take the shovel and talk to the pair of demons chained to the mansion.

In the house, right next to the entrance, take the book with drawings from the table. In the chest you can find a drawing of the Banshee sword, which has the ability to drink the lives of opponents. Along the way we see the sights and pick up everything more or less valuable. Having reached the second floor, through the balcony we find ourselves in Iris’s room. She is dead.

Bury Iris, as a couple of demons will tell you, near the easel, put her drawings on the grave. A ghost will appear and take you into the woman's memories. Each time after recovering your memory, you will be attacked by various opponents.

Transfer the palette of paints from the bench to the table near the painting. Give the book to the man.
Pass the glass from the fountain to the woman.
Light the lamps and fireplace. You can see a sample in the picture.
Move the towel from the floor to a place near the bowl.
The glass and fruit should be moved closer to Olgerd, to the table. From left to right - grapes, wine, apples.
We raise the candles. We arrange them in a circle and activate the pentagram. When the fire starts, run to the basement.
There we give the marriage contract to Iris’s father, and a mug of beer to Olgerd.
On last picture distribute the food as needed. The tray is for the housekeeper, the large bowl is for the dog, and the small bowl is for the cat.

All. Now all you have to do is defeat Algerd's doll. Use counterattacks like last time and you won't have any problems. Let's watch the splash screen. After this, you will have another choice - take the rose and free the woman, or leave her to suffer in the painting and take the canvas itself to the customer. At this stage, you will have the opportunity to complete the story in the game "The Witcher 3" (the "Hearts of Stone" add-on).

The final

So, you have a rose or a painting. We have already mentioned that in The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone the endings can be different, so the moment of choice is getting closer. But first we go to the Alchemy tavern to meet Olgrerd's man. Gunther O'Dim will intercept us there. After a series of dialogues, we go to the Lilvani sanctuary, where we will be told to find Shani. From her we learn that we need to find a certain professor in Oxenfurt, since he knows how to defeat the demon.

We penetrate the city with the help of Shani. Then we kill all the hunters who guard the scientist’s house. We go up the side stairs to the balcony and knock down the door with a sign. We take all the most valuable things and go downstairs. From the dialogue we learn all the details about the demon and leave. We go to Shani for another intimate conversation.

And now that same choice. We give the rose to Olgerd. A demon will appear and try to take his soul. If you do not intervene, you will receive a substantial reward of your choice and end your adventures in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Hearts of Stone):

5000 CZK,
you will never go hungry
an endless glass of vodka,
horse saddle for +100 energy,
information about Ciri, if you have not yet completed the main story.

But if you have a sense of justice and you empathize with the deceived nobleman, then you can fight for his soul. You will be sent to another world, where you will have to solve a riddle within the allotted time. There you can also find the silver sword of the Snake School.

We run directly because there is very little time. In the mansion, look for a room with many mirrors. They will start to break, and you better go out into the garden to the fountains. There you need to find a place where the murmur of water can be heard most strongly, and break through the wall with a sign. After this, the next cutscene will begin. Algerd is free and gives you his saber.

This ends the story walkthrough. The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone also contains a number of additional quests, some of which have already been mentioned throughout the article. Now we will briefly look at them.

Already happened

Remember, while reading 3: Hearts of Stone, you might have come across a mention of a portrait of Van Rogh? In fact, this is one of the added quests that appeared after the update. In addition to the already mentioned amount of 500 crowns, you can also get a trophy left by the witcher Goetan, but on the condition that in the quest “Games of Cats and Wolves” they left him alive.

Another quest, "Clear Night", revealing to us true character"faithful" Ciri, also has several endings. They depend on what gift you choose:

Mead - and a universal bummer awaits you.
A sprig of rowan - and you will receive several game "buns".

Without a trace

This quest is also simple enough to spend a lot of time on. In Borovitsy you can find a notice that a person has gone missing. Go to the herbalist to find out the details of the order and you will be sent to search the forest. Having found the cart, follow the trail of blood and go out to the hut. Chat with the inhabitants, go out and walk around the house. We destroy the boxes and go down. After another conversation with the owners, we kill them and go with the news to the herbalist.

Spell

Prepare at least 5 thousand crowns. Next, on the notice board, which is located near the Seven Cats tavern, we receive information about the arrival of the master of rune words.

After talking with him, we give him the money and pick up the pickaxe from the barn. We check the ground in the plot, and then go into the cave. There, under the column, you can find the jade stone that the master needs.

With further contributions (10 and 15 thousand), he will be able to increase the level of rune words even more. Believe me, it's worth it.

Rose on a red field

In The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, the quests are very similar to those you might encounter before the expansion was released. This one was no exception. After you start the first mission with Algerd, one of his maids will approach you and ask for help.

Go in search of her lover in the village. Deal with the ghouls and search his house. Then, following the trail of blood to the corpse of the poor young man. After this, search the area in search of the point from which the killer fired and then follow the tracks, breaking through the outposts of the Knights of the Red Rose. In the last cave you will find a certain master with guards who will attack you after a couple of phrases of dialogue. After killing everyone, you can go and take the quest.

Ophir armor

We also included in the walkthrough "The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone" and this method get a set of good armor. During the previous quest (about the rose), in one of the houses you can find a scroll in Ophir. By taking it to the merchant nearby, you can find out that there are several more such manuscripts.

Go on the merchant's instructions. Having found the cart, follow the tracks until you find the body of the hostage. Then move forward a little and you will come across a hatch in the ground. Go down and kill anyone who tries to stop you from getting the scroll.

Go further and find the camp where the next page will be, and then further to the ruins of the fortress with the last fragment. Take all the pages to the merchant and he will turn them all into recipes that you can use from local artisans. This completes the walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone. There are still treasures left, but nothing can replace the pleasure of finding them, so we leave it to you.

"Be careful what you wish for.

And if the wish has come true,

Accept the consequences with grace."

Yennefer of Vengerberg

We all have made a wish at least once in our lives and sincerely hoped that it would come true. After all, despite the harsh reality, faith in a miracle, like a small unsinkable shuttle among the raging sea of rationality, either soars to the crest of the wave, or falls into the abyss. Therefore, the theme of wish fulfillment appears quite often in books, films, and, of course, games. The world of the Witcher was no exception. What is it, myself main character, the famous White Wolf knows a lot about making a wish. After all, it was this that linked the destinies of the witcher and the attractive black-haired sorceress Yennefer together. However, in the world of the Witcher, everything is never simple. Desire can distort the destinies of people and even lead them to death, when one wrongly spoken word entails a series of most unpleasant events, and there is no longer any possibility of refusing it. And it is precisely this situation that the witcher finds himself in, because along with masterful swordsmanship, he also masterfully gets involved in various unpleasant stories.

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This story begins with an ordinary witcher's order. Finding yourself at one fine moment near tavern "Seven Cats", the witcher will decide to examine the notice board for some kind of work. And, lo and behold! It is at this moment that a peasant will approach the board to place on it an order for the slaughter of a certain monster in the canals near Oxenfurt.

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Well, let's strike while the iron is hot, or else they'll take this order away from us. Therefore, without further delay, let’s move towards Garin estate visit Olgerda von Evereck, in order to find out details about the monster and more definitely agree on a reward. In general, the usual routine when fulfilling an order.

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In the estate itself, the witcher will come across a noisy party having fun. They call themselves “Free Redanian Company” "Boars", although they look like real robbers.

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And instead of helping Geralt find the customer, they decide to make fun of the witcher.

"A Bunch of Idiots"- our witcher is also no stranger, and is quite capable of answering several obscene phrases. One of the “boars,” apparently the most narrow-minded, will not understand Geralt’s irony and will rush at him with his fists. The result of the massacre does not matter, except that if we win, the game will give us experience, and if we lose, sub-item "Defeat your opponent" will be marked as failed.

“Nice to chat, but I’m here on business.”- we decide not to get into trouble, but simply explain to the jokers the purpose of our appearance.

One way or another, one of the cheerful bunch will decide to stop this whole farce and will take the witcher to the chieftain, providing advice along the way about the correct behavior when communicating with von Everek. We will find Olgerd himself in a room on the second floor, thoughtfully contemplating the sculpture of a naked elf.

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After delivering a monologue about people's purchasing preferences, von Everek will ask the witcher to express his opinion about the sculpture. Whether Geralt shows indifference to art, becomes wiser, or expresses delight in the forms of sculpture that are outstanding in every sense is not important. In any case, Olgierd will invite the witcher to go down to his company, which, by the way, is washing his colleague’s new saber, and have a snack, and at the same time talk about business.

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And the point is that in the canals of Oxenfurt A monster settled in and killed a lot of people, including the cook Olgerda, who, having heard a lot of gossip about a prince allegedly living in the canals, turned into a toad, decided to seek female happiness and never returned. But she knew how to cook game like no one else.

The conversation about the monster will be interrupted by a small incident. The happy and rather tipsy owner of the new saber will decide, right in front of the ataman, to grope the daughter of the owner of the estate, who brought food and drink for Olgerd. Von Everek will immediately nobly stop all the lustful inclinations of his ally, and he will instantly retreat, and Olgerd and Geralt will return to the interrupted conversation.

And then the moment will come to decide whether the witcher takes on the order or not. There is nothing to think about here, of course, we agree. And since this is a witcher’s order, it would not seem out of place to stipulate a future reward. Olgerd will offer the witcher a reward in kind - after completing the order, Geralt will be able to take something from the estate. However, a heavy purse full of Novigrad crowns is more attractive than uncertain movable property, therefore for the witcher the reward is 450 CZK would be quite appropriate. Von Everek will agree to the amount offered by the witcher and, moreover, the offer to take something from the house will also remain in force.

Well, let’s not pull the cat by the tail, we’ll immediately move to Oxenfurt. When leaving the house, a girl of a very extravagant appearance will ask Geralt with a request.

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She will ask you to find her friend, whose name is Kluivert. There will be no opportunity to refuse, and the quest "Rose on a Red Field" in any case, it will be added to our additional tasks.

But let’s not be distracted, because we already have work, so we’ll move to Oxenfurt in any way.

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The entrance to the canals is located in the trading area in the well.

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Just before the well, the beggar will warn the witcher against an unreasonable act and tell him about the danger lurking in the canals. This time we will skip the story about hunting for a rigger and boldly go down into the canals.

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Right at the entrance, the witcher will notice several marks from men's boots And some from women's. The presence of female traces will not surprise Geralt, but the presence of male ones will seem strange to him - it is not entirely clear why the enchanted prince surrendered to the peasant. We need to sort this out.

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After following the footprints for some distance, we will find ourselves in a room where a drowned man (level 30), a regular at the stinking city canals, will rush to the witcher with a “welcome hug.” Let's respond to the drowned man's greetings with waves of a silver sword and go further to explore the dark corners of the Oxenfurt canals.

Not far from the place where the cyanotic enemy attacked us, the corpse of her fellow corpse eater will be discovered. And what’s interesting is that he died from the cut wounds that remain after a blow with a sword.

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Let's take this fact into account and go further into the depths of the canals.

Soon the witcher will hear strange sounds, dancing shadows on the wall and the words of a girl’s prayer. Isn't there some kind of nasty stuff going on there? However, what he sees will greatly shock the witcher. Our eyes will appear young woman, trying to revive a Redanian soldier.

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The girl will turn out to be, to the witcher’s even greater surprise, our old friend, a doctor Shani(those who have read A. Sapkowski’s books and played the first part of the game about the Witcher will probably remember this pretty doctor).

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Old acquaintances will be glad to meet you, because the last time they saw each other was in Vizima, when “Catriona” was rampant there. Shani still treats people and even opened her own practice in Oxenfurt. However, sewers are not a place where you want to reminisce, so it would be more appropriate to continue the conversation after our heroes are on the surface. Now we need to take care of more pressing matters.

First of all, we’ll find out from Shani what kind of recklessness made her go down into the canals. According to the girl, the monster not only killed people, but also poisoned the water in the wells, from which both townspeople and soldiers suffered. Therefore, the medic was instructed, together with a detachment of soldiers, to go down into the canals and find samples of the creature’s poison to make medicine. However, their plans were not destined to come true. The monster killed the entire squad, and Shani herself barely managed to escape. Helped her Knolls, the same soldier whom she tried in vain to bring back to life. The only thing the girl will tell us about the monster itself is that it is large, slimy and spits poison.

Well, Geralt won’t be Geralt if he doesn’t help his friend get samples, especially since the monster still needs to be killed, so let’s kill two birds with one stone. Shani will decide to accompany the witcher on this dangerous undertaking, and there is no way to dissuade her from this, so we continue our journey together.

The passage to the next room will be blocked by a bent grate with a jammed door - Shani, running away from the monster, slammed the door. The creature tried to break this lattice - fortunately, it survived. What can't you say about wall near. Break it Aard won't be difficult.

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Having squeezed through the resulting gap, we find in the next room the place where the monster attacked the squad. Looking at the disfigured bodies of the soldiers, the witcher will ask Shani to tell him more about what happened.

“What happened here?”- soon after the detachment found itself in the canals, they were attacked by drowners. The soldiers quickly dealt with the corpse eaters, but one Franz, the drowners wounded me in the leg. Shani busied herself with bandaging the wounded man, and Knols remained to guard them. The appearance of the monster took the squad by surprise, Knols pushed the girl towards the exit, and he rushed at the monster. While running away, Shani looked back and saw Nols lying on the ground in some kind of sticky substance. Vern and Miklas distracted the monster, which allowed the medic to drag Nols to where Geralt found them.

“Were you friends with them?” (optional)- the witcher will ask Shani about the soldiers of the detachment accompanying her.

The bodies of one of the soldiers, namely Franz, will not be at the scene of the attack. Apparently, the monster dragged him to the lower level of the canals. You can get there by jumping into collector, through which the monster got to the upper level and escaped through it.

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However, the witcher will not have any particular desire to jump there - after all, it is a bit high. Shani will offer to get to the lower level in a more civilized way, but there’s a catch - the entrance there is locked, but the squad leader should have key from the door. His corpse is in the same room, very close to the scene of the attack.

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The key has been found, now all that remains is to return with Shani to the locked door (see map of the upper level) and go down to the lower level.

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However, despite the witcher’s fears, it is also possible to go down to the lower level through the collector. Having jumped there, the witcher will not even break his legs, but will immediately be attacked by several drowners. Shani will not tempt fate and will go to look for another way to the lower level. After we deal with the drowners, Shani will again join the witcher. When asked how she found the way, the girl will answer that she simply took the key from the squad leader and went down to the lower level of the canals without any difficulties.

Looking around, Shani discovers the missing body Franz, and, strangely, he will be missing leg, the wound on which the doctor had previously disinfected with alcohol.

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It was this leg that the monster bit off, although the other bodies were not touched. From this we conclude that our creature loves alcohol mixed with blood. Well, here you go, another drunken monster and again in Oxenfurt (the first was, as you remember, the katakana that Geralt hunted while fulfilling the order “Oxenfurt Bloodsucker”).

So, Franz has been found, now it’s time to find the monster’s lair. Maybe examining the soldier's body would help? The witcher will smell the monster emanating from the corpse, but it leads to a dead end, so he will have to look for the lair without any help.

While exploring the lower level of the canals, here and there our couple will stumble upon the bodies of people covered with mucus. It looks like the monster has built a storeroom here. The witcher will also find places with mucus, where, in his opinion, Shani will be able to take samples of the poison, but the quality of these will not suit her at all, since the material for study must be clean, and not with dirt and excrement of drowners.

Finally, having crawled around all the nooks and crannies, Geralt and Shani will stumble upon a huge room with a large number of decaying bodies and mucus, where, apparently, all the pipes and corridors converge. The most suitable place for lair.

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Near the entrance to the lair, fresh mucus will be found, which means that the beast was here recently. Shani will take a moment and take samples for study. She will also express a desire to take fresh poison, after the witcher kills the monster, you never know what properties will be discovered in it. Geralt, meanwhile, will figure out how to lure the monster into the lair. We know that the monster is partial to alcohol with blood, and the witcher just has it with him. alcohol(if suddenly not, then Shani will kindly share the alcohol that she took to treat the wounds). More blood is needed, but there will be no problems with it - there are a lot of bodies in the lair. One of them can be adapted for bait. But first you need to persuade Shani, as soon as the beast appears, to escape to the surface. This time the girl will not be particularly stubborn, she will wish the witcher good luck and run off to hide.

Now is the time to lure the monster into its lair. We don’t have to do anything - the witcher himself will concoct the bait, and when it is ready, all we have to do is wait for the monster. The spirit of alcohol will quickly spread through the channels, and the beast will not be long in coming.

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But the rumors turned out to be true, it really started up near Oxenfurt toad, and also huge, like a house.

This voluminous amphibian will swallow our bait with appetite and immediately attack the witcher.

Of the elixirs in battle, it is especially necessary "Oriole"(its “excellent” version is best), since this creature is poisonous, like a toadstool. Also useful "Tawny Owl", "Swallow", and "Raffar the White's Potion". Now regarding the signs: "Aksiy" completely useless "Aard" for such a carcass as a pellet to an elephant, from "Igni" it will be of use only if it is fully pumped - the toad burns extremely reluctantly, you can use "Irden", however, trapping the beast will be a problem. Remains universal at all times "Quen", we will use it most of the time. As you can see, signs are mostly useless in battle, so we will rely on a silver sword. Oil against the damned and a chance to call bleeding the sword will good help in a battle with a monster. The toad will spit poisonous clots at us and attack us with its long tongue, so marking time is strictly prohibited. If the witcher gets close to the beast, it will immediately begin to jump, causing damage upon landing and knocking it back several steps, so it will not be possible to defeat the monster with a simple spell. 1-2 hits is all a witcher can count on if he approaches a toad (or as many as three hits if the beast is under the influence of the Yrden sign). This means that we will attack the monster like the Mongolian cavalry: we jump up - we deliver one blow with the sword - we jump back - let the toad jump and repeat the jump.

The battle will end in a spectacular scene: the witcher will rip open the belly of the toad that jumped on him. But bad luck, Geralt himself will be splashed with some kind of vile liquid, which will turn out to be so poisonous that the witcher’s legs will immediately give way and he will begin to lose consciousness.

The last thing the White Wolf sees before passing out is a toad turning into person, and armed men in long-skirted robes running into the lair.

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After some time, consciousness will return to the witcher, but he will not find himself in the monster’s lair, but in an incomprehensible room with bars. Looks like the most natural prison cage. And again, as they say, out of the frying pan and into the fire.

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The prisoner sitting in the next cell will be glad that the witcher has come to his senses - because now he will have someone to talk to. To the reasonable question “Where am I?”, the fellow sufferer will tell you that they are on a ship called "Fakbarhiil"(in our opinion, “Albatross”), and he is on his way to the distant lands of Ophir. It turns out that the idle gossip about the enchanted toad prince turned out to be true, and the armed men in dressing gowns were Ofirians. According to the prisoner, the king of Ophir sent them to find and disenchant the prince, and they swore on their honor and the honor of their descendants that they would bring the prince alive. However, the prince was killed by a witcher, so the Ophirians have no choice but to deliver the killer to the king for execution. The prospects do not seem at all rosy, therefore, so that gloomy thoughts do not undermine the will, let’s chat with the neighbor in the cage, for example, about who he is (replica “Who are you?”). The prisoner's name is Felipe Calagrande. He is a petty thief and a professional sharper, he knows every nook and cranny in Oxenfurt, which is why he was hired by the Ophirians as a guide. He coped with the task - he led the Ophir people into the toad's lair, only by this moment Geralt had already finished off the prince. The Ophirians believed that Felippe was involved in the murder, and they put him in a cage, like the witcher. Well, the guy was unlucky; he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Of course, we are still worried about Shani’s fate; suddenly the Ophirites grabbed her too (replica “What’s wrong with Shani? Is she here?”). However, Felippe saw no one else in the canals except the witcher. This means that the Ophirians didn’t get the girl. Well, at least one good news.

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Despite his unenviable position, Geralt will not give up trying to find a way to get out of prison (replica “How to get out of here?”). Felippe will not have good news for the witcher. He had already tried to negotiate with the guards, but, apparently, he was let down by his not very good knowledge of the Ophir language. The conversation will be interrupted by guards who bring prison gruel to the prisoners. Geralt will take advantage of the situation and ask them to meet with the captain. But the trouble is, the Ophirians do not understand the Universal Language. Then Felippe will come to the rescue. He will tell the witcher a phrase in Ophir. By choosing the correct replica, you will receive a pinch of additional experience.

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Whether the witcher pronounces the phrase in Ophir correctly or not is not important. In any case, the Ophirians will ignore Geralt’s request and leave. It’s a pity that the conversation didn’t work out in Ophir. True, according to Felippe, there are those on the ship who speak Universal: a mercenary from Aedirn and the leader of the Ophirians, a sorcerer. But there is no way to come to an agreement with them. At all.

All this chatter will tire Felippe and he will fall asleep, advising Geralt to follow his example. However, the witcher doesn’t want to sleep, but “I really wish there was someone here with whom we can come to an agreement”.

No sooner said than done. Not far from the cells, it is unclear where a person will appear. He will greet the witcher and ask if he remembers him (a kind of memory test from the developers). The witcher’s answer does not matter; the person will still introduce himself. It's none other than Gunther O'Dimm, aka Mister Mirror, aka the Glass Man.

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It was with him that we met in the tavern in the White Garden, and it was he who helped us in our search Yennefer. And now he is again ready to lend a helping hand to the witcher, only this time not for free. O'Dimm will try to get him out of the cage, for which the witcher will have to thank him.

Well, we don’t have much of a choice, because the witcher is awaiting execution in Ophir. So whether you want it or not, you will have to accept help. Gunther will seal our agreement and make an appointment for the witcher to meet at midnight at the crossroads Yantra villages, of course, after the witcher breaks out of captivity. In parting, O'Dimm will leave on Geralt's face sign, as a reminder that the witcher owes him a debt.

Our conversation with Mr. Mirror will be interrupted by Felippe, who has woken up from voices. The Witcher will be distracted by him for a second, and at this time Gunther O'Dimm will disappear as unexpectedly as he appeared earlier. In just a moment, a storm will hit the ship, it will be thrown onto the rocks, and the vessel will begin to take on water. The witcher, who at this time has a death grip on the grate, will feel the full force of the inertia of the heavy box flying towards him and will lose consciousness from the impact.

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The first thing Geralt will see when his feelings begin to return to him are seagulls soaring against the sky. Is it really freedom? Not at all. From the overheard conversation it will become clear that some of the Ophir people survived the shipwreck and did not abandon the intention of delivering the prince’s killer to Ophir. And now they are dragging the witcher along the shore with his hands tied like a pig carcass to God knows where.

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Meanwhile, the Ophir magician and the mercenary from Aedirn will discuss what punishment awaits the witcher. For killing a prince, bathe in tar, flay and quarter. Such entertainment is clearly not to the witcher’s liking, so a lucky stone, thrown by Geralt’s well-aimed hand, will find the head of the Ophir warrior dragging it. He will collapse as if knocked down, and the witcher, who has already finally come to his senses, in the blink of an eye will jump to his feet, snatch the sword from the Ophir’s belt and with a spectacular throw will interrupt life path Aedirn. Also impressively, Geralt will get rid of his shackles and arm himself for battle. Well, as Yennefer used to say, “the grueling training at Kaer Morhen paid off in full.” There’s just a catch: the witcher will only have pants as clothing, and fighting half-naked with a whole squad of warriors, seasoned with a battle mage, is not entirely convenient.

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However, there is no need to despair, as soon as the game gives us control of the Witcher, we will have the opportunity to open inventory and equip Geralt as expected, fortunately all the things will be safe and sound.

Having prepared for battle, we begin to systematically reduce the number of Ophirians in this territory. We are waiting for a fight with six Ophir warriors of level 32 and a sorcerer who will spoil us with magic from afar. And not just us. Ophirians, if they come under a magical blow, will receive damage along with the witcher. However, it will be possible to attack the magician only when the last Ophir warrior says goodbye to life. Before this, we simply will not be able to inflict damage on the magician either with a sword, or with bombs, or with arrows. Verified.

As soon as the last warrior falls, the sorcerer will have no choice but to enter into a confrontation with the witcher. His arsenal of magical tricks will increase noticeably, so standing in one place is harmful to your health. In battle we use whatever our heart desires - signs, bombs, crossbow. Having finished with the Ophirites, we will find the sorcerer on the body letter.

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Attention. If you have no desire to fight with the Ophirians, or if fighting them seems too difficult, then at any time you can simply run away from them. True, in this case we will not receive additional experience for this mini-genocide. However, we can take revenge on the Ophirians for such an inhumane attitude towards ourselves at any time. They will not escape from this shore. As soon as your hero “matures”, we return back and end the life path of strangers. Interestingly, immediately after your conversation with Gunther at the Yantra or the Garin estate, a question mark (robber camp) will appear on the map at the place where we left the Ophirians. Upon arrival there, we will find that the Ophirites did not waste time and had already pitched their tent. And what’s even more interesting is that if you killed all the Ophirians, but failed to deal with the magician, now the witcher will be waiting for the witcher again in full force.

So, after all the misadventures, the witcher is free again. Only the sign on your face will not allow you to fully enjoy your miraculous deliverance. After all, now we have a debt to Gunther O’Dimm, and the witcher is a man of honor, accustomed to paying off his debts. Therefore, we go to a meeting with Mr. Mirror in Yantra village.

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Interesting. Basically, O'Dimm made an appointment for us at midnight, and the sun is still high, so there is still time to do our business. For example, try to get rid of the mark on your face. Such a request can be made to Triss or Yennefer. It would also be nice to chat about this topic with Ciri, suddenly she will suggest something useful. Of course, you can talk about the sign on your face with your dear ladies only if the main plot of “Wild Hunt” has not been completed. The most convenient way to do this is after the “Final Preparations” quest line, when everyone gathers on the ship in the Novigrad port or on Skellige. Unfortunately, neither the sorceresses nor Ciri will help the witcher in any way.

If we find ourselves in the Yantra before midnight, then at the meeting point you can hear a song sung by children. Sooner or later the meaning of this song will become clear. For now, let’s just meditate until midnight - we need to put our thoughts in order, because so much has happened in a short time.

O'Dimm will appear at a crossroads, unexpectedly as always. He will sit on wooden post and whistle a familiar tune.

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This mysterious individual will be clearly pleased with Geralt’s appearance, and after talking a little about such an incomprehensible thing as the duty of honor, O’Dimm will ask how everything went with the Ophirians.

"The storm helped me, not you"- the witcher will doubt that help in his liberation came from Gunther. It was the storm that helped him get out, not O’Dimm.

“I expected more obvious help”- O’Dimm could help the witcher and more in a simple way, for example, give the key to the cage. However, for Gunther this would be too trivial a solution.

“Did you cause a storm? Are you a sorcerer?- the witcher will logically assume that O’Dimm is a magician, but he will not confirm Geralt’s guess, answering that he disdains charms and magic for him is just cheap tricks.

And yet the Ophir people are Ophir people, but it would be nice to talk about why Gunther asked for a meeting. O'Dimm will start from afar and invite the witcher to listen to the story of a scoundrel with a heart of stone who does not want to pay off his debts. To the witcher's reasonable question why this story should be interesting to him, Gunther will answer that this man

harmed both Geralt and his name Olgierd von Everec. You can doubt Olgerd’s malicious intent (remark “I have nothing against Olgerd”) or ask O’Dimm how he knows that the witcher and von Everek know each other, and that he somehow harmed him (remark “How do you know what did he do to me?”). Or you can immediately ask how Olgerd did a mischief to the Glass Man (replica “What did Olgerd do to you?”).

No matter how we structure our dialogue with Gunther, he will in any case tell us that Olgerd knew very well about the enchanted toad prince and quite consciously sent the witcher to kill him. And then O’Dimm will speak very impartially about Olgerd, and all because O’Dimm and von Everek once entered into an agreement, and now Olgerd is evading payment of the debt. The role of a bouncer will not be to Geralt's liking, but his savior does not need a bouncer, but someone who is not afraid of challenges. That is Geralt. For help in this matter, O’Dimm will promise the witcher mountains of gold, grace for body and soul, and many other tempting things.

“What exactly do I need to do?”- according to the contract, before Gunther comes to collect the debt, three wishes of Olgerd must be fulfilled, but O’Dimm himself cannot be their executor, but only a consultant. And then Geralt very conveniently turns up.

“What have you done for Olgerd?” (optional)– once von Everek asked O’Dimm for help and thanks to him he became rich and influential. But he refuses to repay the debt.

“How much does Olgerd owe you?” (optional)– Gunther O’Dimm does not give cash at interest, so what Olgerd owes is not money at all, but something much more valuable, and what is a mystery.

“I don’t want to get involved in this” (optional)- the witcher’s attempt to stay away from the conflict between O’Dim and von Everek. Unsuccessful.

As a result, O’Dimm will offer to visit Olgerd together to learn more about von Everek’s desires. And yet Gunther believes that everything will end well, and after that they will all meet and thank each other for what they have experienced together.

Here the game will ask us to choose whether we want to help Gunther O'Dimm or not. But nothing depends on our choice. In any case, O’Dimm will persuade the witcher to visit von Eferek together, and will also vaguely hint that he will remove the mark from the witcher’s face only if he agrees to help him. After this, Gunther will go off on his own business, having arranged a meeting with the witcher already at Olgerd, and will leave Geralt at a crossroads alone with his thoughts.

Interesting. After talking with O’Dimm, the thought that we are being drawn into some kind of foul-smelling story will firmly stick in our heads. The first meeting with Gunther in the White Garden may well have been accidental, but the second clearly does not fit this definition. Isn't this all a setup? This version has the right to life. It will be enough to remember our conversation with Olgerd’s man near the notice board at the Seven Cats tavern. At that moment, when Geralt and Algerd’s envoy are talking about the monster, a familiar face flashes in the background for just a second.

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In order to make sure that my guess was correct, I had to use a free camera.

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So, we don’t have much choice, we need to move forward Garin estate. In fact, we need to see Olgerd not only at O’Dim’s request, but also in order to collect the reward, since the order has been completed, the monster in the canals of Oxenfurt has been killed.

Approaching the estate, the witcher will find that the house is engulfed in flames.

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Interesting. Here I will allow myself to digress a little and consider a slightly different scenario. Perhaps someone will want to drop by Olgerd at the Garin estate for a reward before meeting with O’Dimm in the village of Yantra, otherwise you never know what awaits the witcher after a conversation with Mr. Mirror. However, this was not the case. Just before entering the estate, we will be stopped by none other than Gunther O'Dimm.

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He will scold the witcher for not keeping his word, and the conversation will go in the same direction as at the crossroads at Yantra.

Although the house is on fire, the “wild boars” will not take any fire-fighting measures. One of the gang recognizes the approaching witcher. He will immediately pay attention to the appearance on the witcher’s face sign and asks if the witcher has caught Ophir syphilis.

Meanwhile, a couple of “boars” (more precisely, a “boar” and a “female boar”) will appear from behind the house, leading a struggling and squealing colleague - our friend, the owner of a new saber. Judging by the behavior of the captured, they clearly have evil in mind, which will be confirmed a moment later. The executioners will start cooking execution, and, of course, the noble witcher will definitely intervene (he will just ask what the poor fellow has done wrong), but he will run into rudeness.

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You can not get angry and continue the conversation calmly (replica “Let’s talk calmly”), or respond to rudeness with rudeness (replica “Don’t twitch”) - the witcher will still receive an answer to his question. As it turns out, it was the ataman who ordered the head of his comrade-in-arms to be cut off, and here’s why - again you’ll have to extract the answer from the executioners.

1. “Don’t be nervous, let’s talk calmly”- the “boars” will calm down a little and answer that their colleague has been sentenced to death for violating the code of nobility. At this time, annoyed by the screams, annoyed by the screams will come out of the house that has been burning for a long time. Olgerd and orders to finish the execution quickly. Geralt won’t even have time to blink an eye before the sentence is carried out.

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Von Everek barely has time to say a few words to the witcher when the daughter of the owner of the estate suddenly pierces Olgerd through sword, accusing him of killing his father. Contrary to common sense, Olgerd will not drop dead, but calmly, as if nothing had happened, will explain to the girl that it was not he who killed her father, but the man who had just been executed, among other things, for the murder of the owner of the estate.

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Having explained himself to the girl, von Everek will order her to be removed from sight, after which one of the “boars” will pull the sword out of Olgerd and the interrupted conversation with the witcher will resume.

2. “Let him go or you will deal with me.”- we play the role of an evil and rude witcher and go into conflict with the executioners. Coming out of the burning house, Olgerd will be indignant that the witcher is meddling in something other than his own business. And since he is such a noble defender of the offended and oppressed, then why not resolve this conflict like a man, by holding duel. If the witcher wins, then von Everek will pardon the guilty ally.

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Olgerd's opponent is quite difficult. He is an excellent swordsman, so he will parry most of the witcher’s blows, which means ability to counterattack in this battle it will come in handy as never before. He also has the ability to teleport and a very powerful blow, the signal for which will be saber glowing red. Of the signs that will be useful in battle "Quen" especially if your skill is upgraded "Quen's Discharge", and if it doesn’t work out at all, it will come in handy "Irden" in his alternative, even though it is long and tedious. As soon as Olgerd’s health bar approaches a minimum, a scene will start in which Geralt pierces his opponent with a sword, and then practically cuts off his head, which hangs behind Olgerd’s back on uncut tendons and skin. Already after the first wound, Olgerd should have given up the ghost, and even more so after the second. However, to the amazement of the witcher, he will remain on his feet and even congratulate Geralt on his victory.

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Having “put” his head back on his neck, Olgierd will ask why the witcher minded his own business and, in the end, will order the release of his comrade-in-arms who almost lost his head.

3. “Do your own thing, it’s none of my business.”- events will develop almost exactly as in clause 1. With only one difference - the witcher will not ask the “boars” about the reasons that prompted the chieftain to order the execution of the accused, but will immediately declare his non-interference in the affairs of the gang.

So, no matter how this story with the execution ends, it’s time to talk in a calmer atmosphere with our customer.

Optionally, you can ask what the hell just happened here (replica “Are you immortal?”) or ask Olgerd about the sign on his face (replica “Do you recognize my sign?”).

If you don’t want to rant with Olgerd, then immediately choose a line: "I've come for a reward". Von Evereck will give us a reward of 450 crowns (it doesn’t matter whether you bargained with him or not) and mockingly offer to take something from the burning house. At this point, the witcher's order for the beast in the Oxenfurt canals will be fulfilled. Now is the time to bring Olgerd to clean water. The Witcher will directly ask von Everek if he knew that the toad was an enchanted man. However, it is not Olgerd who will answer the question, but who has fallen out of the blue again Gunther O'Dimm.

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Olgerd will not be happy when O’Dimm comes to collect the debt, but this time Mr. Mirror has an assistant - Geralt of Rivia. You can try a second time to refuse to help Gunther (replica “I haven’t agreed to anything yet.”), but this time he will almost categorically declare that the witcher will agree to help him.

However, let's return to the conversation about the toad prince. According to O'Dim, it was Olgerd who turned the Ophir prince into an ugly amphibian. And all because the parents of Olgerd’s beloved girl Iris They refused him his daughter's hand and betrothed her to a prince from distant Ophir. However, it was not enough for Olgerd to turn the Ophir into a toad. Having enjoyed his torment, von Everek hired the witcher to put an end to the toad once and for all.

Having heard enough of O’Dimm’s revelations, Olgerd will drive him away, and he himself will invite the witcher to talk about the matter in the stable.

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If you are interested, you can ask Olgerd why he framed the witcher with this order (replica “Did you set me up on purpose?”) or learn first-hand about the prince’s curse (replica “Did you turn the prince into a toad?”).

If you’re not interested, then take the bull by the horns and immediately ask von Evereck about his desires (replica “What are your three wishes?”).

Firstly, since the house in which Olgerd and his gang were staying burned down, then the witcher must get von Everek House of Maximilian Borsodi(Olgerd's first wish).

Secondly, Olgerd really misses his brother Vitold, who knew how to have fun like no one else, and will regret that now he is not having fun at all. And therefore Geralt it is necessary to make sure that Witold's soul for all this time(Olgerd’s second wish).

Von Everek will remain silent about the third wish for now and will announce it only after the witcher has dealt with these two. It is useless to ask Olgerd for help (remark “Any clues?”). It was stupid to think that von Everek would make the witcher’s work easier. Having agreed on a meeting in Oxenfurt in the Alchemy tavern, they say goodbye.

It's time to start fulfilling Olgerd's wishes. In principle, “making your brother laugh” will not seem like a difficult task to the witcher, but how to get to Maximilian Borsodi’s house is a problem.

At the very exit from the estate the witcher will be waylaid Gunther O'Dimm in order to give him some useful advice regarding assignments.

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“Where is Olgerd’s brother now?”- Gunther will tell the witcher the not optimistic news that Witold has been dead for several years. Therefore, O'Dimm will advise Ritual of Vocation and will give you a vial of Everek blood necessary for this ritual. But O’Dimm will refuse to tell you where to look for Witold. Instead, he will advise you to go to Shani, suddenly she knows something.

“How can I bring home?”- O’Dimm will tell the witcher the location auction house in Oxenfurt, which is owned by the Borsodi family, and will invite him to visit them, not forgetting to take more cash with him.

So, the task has been received from Olgerd, and the command center has also received from Gunther O’Dimm. This is the task "The first shoots of evil" will end and two quests related to Olgierd von Everec's wishes will be activated: “And I was there, drinking mead-beer” And “Sesame, open!”. You can complete these tasks in any order. I suggest starting with the task “And I was there, drinking honey-beer,” since the recommended level for it is lower.

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On the advice of Gunther O'Dimm, we go to Shani, which, as we remember, has its own practice in Oxenfurt. This is where our path lies.

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The witcher will find the girl surrounded Redanian soldiers. Fortunately, she got out of the canals unharmed and already managed to examine samples of the collected mucus, which will make it possible to make a medicine. It was for him that the soldiers came. The appearance of Geralt, and even with a rock painting on his face, will surprise Shani, but the squad leader will not let them talk, citing the urgent need for medicine. Shani will leave to prepare an antidote, and in the meantime the soldiers will discuss with the witcher women scientists (replicas “A scientist does not have to be ugly” and “What do scientists look like?”) and, in particular, Shani herself (replicas “Shani beautiful girl" and "Shani is not my type").

Meanwhile, Shani will prepare the medicine, and the soldiers, thanking her, will leave. Now that our couple was alone, it was time to sit down and talk calmly.

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Reply: “How did you live? last years? will allow you to return to the conversation interrupted in the channels, and Shani will tell you in more detail what she has been doing since her last meeting with the witcher.

This replica is completely optional, so you can immediately get down to business and ask Shani for help (replica "I need your help"). However, the girl will demand from Geralt a story about what happened in the canals. Tell the girl everything right away or, without burdening Shani with unnecessary details, immediately tell her about the essence of the matter - the decision is yours, especially since it doesn’t really matter. In any case, the witcher will tell Shani about the debt of honor that he has formed with Gunther o’Dimm (to Shani’s question “Who is this?” we answer with any remark that seems more appropriate to you).” And now the witcher must make sure that the spirit of one nobleman’s brother has more fun than ever before in his life. But first of all, you need to find the ghost, and only then carry out Ritual of Vocation, for which Geralt will need censer.

The Witcher is lucky that he has such a friend, because Shani will help him with both. The surname “von Evereck” will seem familiar to her, because, while still studying at the university, Shani chose the topic as an elective "Famous Dynasties of Redania".

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Therefore, she will quickly find the information the witcher needs: Olgerd von Everek’s brother Witold is buried in family tomb next to the estate.

The architecture of this ancient crypt will interest Shani, and she will decide to go there with the witcher. But first she needs to drop by the university for a censer, so she will leave the witcher, agreeing to meet him near the entrance to the tomb.

So, Shani ran off to get the censer, and we can slowly move forward to von Evereck estate.

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Having arrived at the place, the witcher will find Shani engaged in a rather romantic, in his opinion, activity - she will weave wedding wreath.

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The girl will not dare to enter the crypt itself, so we go to the tomb alone. Shani will sit on a bench next to the entrance and wait for Geralt to return.

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The crypt will be quite impressive in size and will look more like a mausoleum than a simple tomb. The first thing that will catch your eye is a spacious room with lamada in the middle and with niches for the dead. And, of course, ghosts 33 levels available, where would we be without them? Having finished with the ghosts, we inspect the room more carefully. We are primarily interested in Witold's grave. It will be different from others if it is installed next to it on a stand. saber, which apparently belonged to Witold during his lifetime.

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Once the grave has been found and examined, it will be possible to begin Ritual of Vocation. Or, just for fun, go on a tour of the crypt: read the names of the deceased members of the von Evereck family on the tombstones, or climb in the cave adjacent to the crypt, which can be accessed by breaking the wall with Aard.

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The first thing to do to begin the ritual is to fumigate the tomb. The game itself will carefully invest censer into the “pocket” cell, all we have to do is pick it up and walk through the places in the crypt indicated on the mini-map. When the tomb is fumigated, it will be necessary to light lamp in the main hall.

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As soon as we interact with her, a scene will start in which the witcher will begin the final stage of the Summoning Ritual.

Contrary to expectations, it is not Witold who will respond to the witcher’s call, but his dear ones relatives, who will not be inclined to have a good conversation, since the presence of Everek blood in the witcher will give them reason to assume that Geralt somehow harmed Olgerd.

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The witcher’s explanations will not be able to defuse the conflict situation, so we take up the silver sword and calm the spirits in this uncivilized way.

As soon as the witcher deals with the nervous ghosts of the Evereks, another spirit will appear, this time the one we need, namely Witold von Evereck.

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After a short conversation with the spirit of Witold (hereinafter simply Witold), Geralt will explain to him the reason for his visit: Olgerd sent the witcher and instructed him to somehow arrange fun for his deceased brother.

Optionally, you can ask in more detail about Olgerd (replica “Tell me about Olgerd”) or about how Witold died (replica “How did you die?”).

Such care of Olgerd for his deceased brother will delight Vitold, and he immediately gets ready to go on the road. But here’s the sad thing: Witold is a spirit, so he cannot interact with objects and people. And what kind of fun is this if you can’t take a mug in your hand, or a saber, or hug a girl while dancing? Needless to say, Vitold’s enthusiasm will diminish, and the witcher will have to figure out how to get out of this situation. Alternatively, you can offer Witold inhabit someone else's body, for example, one of Olgerd’s people or a local resident who would agree to this for a reward. However, Vitold will flatly refuse to get into the body of an unwashed khmet or “druzhban”, but the candidacy of a witcher, in his opinion, will be more acceptable. Poor Geralt will lose consciousness from forced “entry” for the third time in this expansion. This time it will help the witcher to come to his senses Shani.

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Having woken up, the witcher will begin to issue phrases, completely unusual Geralt, and will even stretch out his hands to the girl’s chest. Stunned by such strange behavior of the witcher, Shani will step back and demand an explanation from Geralt. However, the witcher will answer that he not Geralt, but Witold, which will confuse Shani even more. In order to somehow clarify the situation, Witold will leave the witcher’s body, leaving him to explain himself to the girl. He will tell Shani that in order for Vitold's spirit to have fun, Geralt will have to lend him your body, and when he is possessed, neither words nor actions will belong to the witcher. Also during the conversation one thing will become clear interesting detail - Shani does not see or hear Vitold, but that one of hers is great. However, the question is: what to do if Shani wants to talk specifically with Geralt. The problem can be solved simply: Witold, at Shani’s first request, will leave the witcher’s body.

As soon as Shani wraps her head around the recent events, Witold will once again take possession of the witcher’s body and immediately begin to quite actively and unceremoniously persuade the girl to be intimate, which, as expected, will get him rejected.

Such a decisive refusal will not upset Witold, and he will decide to take the easiest path, leading straight to the brothel. However, Shani will offer Vitold entertainment that is more interesting and varied - wedding celebration.

If earlier Geralt accepted the invitation to the wedding, then Shani will agree to meet Witold immediately at the place of the celebration and run home to dress up.

If earlier Geralt refused the invitation, now Witold will accept it, rewarding the witcher with impartial words. Shani will agree to meet Vitold right at the place of the celebration and run home to dress up.

If earlier the witcher decided to flirt with a girl, then he did not receive an invitation to the wedding, and all because Shani hoped for the insight of Geralt, who himself should have invited the girl to the wedding, having seen the wedding wreath in her hands. And since Geralt did not have enough intelligence, Witold will happily respond to the offer and will gladly accompany the girl at the wedding. As a result, Shani agrees to meet with Witold right at the place of the celebration and runs home to dress up.

So, Shani will go away to preen herself, and an interesting conversation will take place between the witcher and Witold. They will, of course, discuss Shani. Before going to the wedding, Witold will ask the witcher about his relationship with the girl.

“Shani is very dear to me”- Witold will boast of his insight and promise the witcher not to “stick” to Shani. Looking ahead, I will say that he will not keep this promise.

"There was nothing between us"- Witold will suspect that the witcher has problems with his head and erectile dysfunction, and in the end he will even suggest that Geralt has an unconventional sexual orientation. Therefore, since the witcher is such a fool, Vitold will have to deal with Shani himself.

But enough talk, it's time to go to Bronovitsy village, where, in fact, wedding festivities are planned.

Interesting. Before appearing at the wedding, you can take the spirit for a walk around the neighborhood so that it stretches its ghostly bones. When visiting the places indicated on the map, you can expect an interesting reaction from the spirit. If you have already visited these places alone, then Witold will still react to them.

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There is just one condition: visit "residence" of the Knights of the Flaming Rose only possible when completing a task "Rose on a Red Field" or after it.

And one moment. When clearing the southern camp of the knights (if it has not already been cleared), you can find a drawing in an incomprehensible language. As soon as you have it in your inventory, the task “From Distant Ophir” will be activated (if it was not activated previously).

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Having arrived at the place of celebration, the witcher and Vitold Shani will not be found there. Looks like we'll have to wait. While waiting for the girl, the Witcher and Witold will sit under the shade of a spreading tree.

Finally, Shani will appear, and before approaching her, Witold will force the witcher to change clothes, because it is inappropriate to appear on a holiday in a filthy caftan, but in kuntush- that's it. But Geralt doesn’t have such clothes, so Witold will offer to steal the kuntush from one of the local residents.

Regardless of whether Geralt wants to take someone else’s property or not, Witold, having possessed the witcher, will still wear the stolen kuntush. However, this will not seem enough to him, and Witold will decide to shave and cut the witcher’s hair. And we also cannot resist this in any way.

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Now the witcher looks more or less decent and is ready to meet Shani. Witold will immediately shower the girl with compliments, which will obviously flatter her. After all, you won’t get such words from Geralt.

Before going to the celebration, Shani will ask Vitold to leave the witcher’s body for a moment to talk with Geralt. The spirit, although reluctantly, will agree.

Shani will ask the witcher to control Witold so that he does not say too much when the girl introduces them to the bride and groom. But Shani apparently forgot that the witcher cannot control either his actions or words when possessed by a spirit. And while Geralt controls himself, he will remind Witold about the agreement to have fun only until midnight, and as soon as it passes ceremony of putting on the cap, the spirit will have to return back to the crypt. Witold will agree with obvious displeasure, again inhabit the witcher’s body and, together with Shani, go to the newlyweds who greet the guests. On the way to them the girl will pay attention on the rowan and remember how she made beads out of it as a child. This seemingly insignificant remark will be useful to us in the future, so it’s worth remembering.

Before introducing his companion to the bride and groom, Shani will again ask Witold this time to behave more politely.

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In conversation with Aldona and Yavnut you are free to behave as you please. You can listen to Shani’s request and keep your mouth shut by choosing the line “Let’s have fun,” or you can ask the newlyweds all sorts of tricky questions (“Why did you choose him?”, “Does your chosen one have a large dowry?”, “How do you know Shani?”) .

Having finished with the official part, let's not waste time and start having fun, because that's what we're here for.

Interesting. As our couple enters the territory where the wedding will take place, the same familiar face will flash in the frame.

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And again, a free camera will come to the rescue to confirm your guess.

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It looks like Gunther O'Dimm doesn't want to let us out of his sight.

There will be more than enough entertainment at the wedding, and you can take on them in any order. However, the best place to start is by playing cards.

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1. “Gwent party?”

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Approaching the table, we will immediately receive an invitation from one of the lowlies to play gwent. There is no need to persuade Witold, he will gladly agree and bet all the money, which we have. The loser will also have to put on donkey ears and keep them on until the end of the celebration.

There will be no opportunity to refuse, so we play. The opponent will play with a deck "Kingdoms of the North" with the leader "Foltest Iron Lord". He has a full set of spies, including Mysterious Elf, and hero cards. "Execution" and "Villetretenmert" are also present. And all this with an average gwent skill of the enemy. So we choose our deck and game tactics correctly if we need a victory. Although this is probably the only case in the game when it is better to lose. After all, for winning we will earn only a little more experience and that’s all. Even though Witold put all the witcher’s money on the line, having won the game, we we won't get a single crown. Moreover, we will slightly disappoint Shani, who really wanted to look at the witcher with donkey ears.

What about losing? Having missed the victory, the witcher will be forced to give up the five percent of available cash and put on donkey ears.

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Shani will be amused by the appearance of the witcher, and not only her. Guests will also notice the donkey ears on the witcher's head and make some pretty funny comments about it.

2. "The Swineherd"

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The fun is that you have to herd pigs that are marked yellow paint, in the barn. The reward is "Swineherd's Laurel", which can be attached to the saddle, and a souvenir for your companion.

Witold will like this kind of fun, and to Shani’s delight he will start chasing pigs in the mud. Trying to guide a pig into a barn is a waste of time. We just follow the pig, and she will eventually go into the barn herself. If you really can’t wait, you can resort to help "Axia", however, the organizers of the fun will not like these magic tricks. Having accused the witcher of cheating, they will refuse to give him a reward. If you still have enough patience, and the pigs enter the barn without any magic, then the organizers will admire the witcher’s ability to handle pigs, hand him a laurel, and Shani will receive a charming rag pig.

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After Witold has had plenty of fun corralling the pigs, our couple will sit down to rest. If the pigs were driven fairly and the reward was received, then Witold will ask Shani if she likes the gift. If we used “Axiem” and, accordingly, did not receive a reward, then Witold will ask Shani for forgiveness for his behavior.

After a short pause, Witold rather unexpectedly complains to Shani that he does not know how to approach her. To this, Shani will reasonably assume that Witold is not her type. For such a womanizer, this reason will sound like a challenge. Witold will immediately ask Shani to show him the girl he will need to seduce. Shani will choose a “victim” and Witold will show us a master class in seduction.

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And he would almost succeed if not for the intervention brothers girls who swore to their father that they would preserve the girl’s honor from such seducers. It will not be possible to persuade the brothers either in a good way or in a bad way. In any case, they will want to teach Witold a lesson. Von Evereck's noble nature will not tolerate such an insult, and a fight will begin.

Whether Witold wins or is defeated is not important. In any case, the girl will be disappointed in her new boyfriend and run away. And now we will have to make excuses to Shani. We choose any replica from those offered by the game and go for new entertainment.

After they are finished two of four must-have fun, a scene will start in which Witold, having heard playful music, almost by force drags Shani to dance. Having pushed the guests away, Witold and Shani will dance wildly until he appears on stage Gunther O'Dimm and will not announce a slow dance for Shani and the witcher.

Witold will take this as a signal to attack, and in the dance he will intensify the pressure on the girl’s impregnable bastion. And he will even achieve some success: in the end he will thank Shani for the dance with an unexpected kiss.

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Shani will be dissatisfied with such assertiveness and will reprimand Vitold for this trick. Having discussed this, so to speak, incident, Shani will again ask Witold to leave the witcher’s body, and he will again fulfill the request with a grumble.

As soon as Witold leaves Geralt’s body, Shani will ask the witcher what it’s like when a spirit sits in him, whether he feels anything or not. And Shani asks about this because she is interested in what it would be like if she danced only with Geralt. The witcher's answer will not affect anything, so we choose a remark at our discretion.

In the end, Geralt will draw the girl’s attention to the man who announced a dance for her and Witold. This is the one Mister Mirror.

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But why did he show up at the wedding? I'll have to talk to him sooner or later. Witold will get bored with all this talk and will borrow the witcher’s body again.

You can talk to O'Dimm at any time, but I suggest doing it now. Gunther will sit right there in the house in the company of two village women and teach them how to properly prepare gingerbread.

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After telling the women the culinary secret of making gingerbread, Gunther will greet Shani and introduce himself to her. The girl will be surprised that O’Dimm knows her and his deep knowledge of cooking. To which Gunther will declare, without any boasting, that he knows a lot about everything, and this will sound like a dry statement of fact. And then the devil will pull Witold’s tongue - he will want to know what O’Dimm knows about him. To von Everek's surprise, Gunther will turn to him, although he is in the body of a witcher. Mr. Mirror will say a lot of unpleasant and humiliating words for Witold, in the end comparing him to a bad copy of Olgerd. Despite Witold’s indignation, O’Dimm will interrupt the conversation, wish him a good time and leave.

Shani will calm the angry Vitold, and together they will go on to have fun.

3. “Catch the shoe”

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Everything is simple here - the lady throws shoe into the water, and her gentleman must get him from the bottom. That's all. The reward is only the lady's favor, and perhaps, if it were her will, a kiss. Witold will express his desire to participate here too, because there is no such fun in noble estates. Under the admiring glances of the local girls, the witcher will take off his clothes and ask Shani to throw the shoe into the water.

Diving after the shoe, with the help witcher sense found at the bottom of whole three shoes. Shanina's shoes will lie if you look from the shore, on the left side of the pond.

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However, no one will forbid us to collect all three shoes from the bottom and return with them to Shani. Whether we get only Shani’s shoe, or collect all the shoes from the bottom, only Witold’s and Shani’s remarks will change. In any case, the girl will be happy with her gentleman, but Witold won’t wait for a kiss, alas. Having put the shoe on Shani’s foot, Witold will offer to go look for more entertainment.

4. "In Search of the Fire Eater"

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The bride's parents are in trouble - they've disappeared fire eater, whom they ordered from Novigrad for a tidy sum so as not to lose face in front of the groom’s parents. However, the groom's dog named Daemon For some reason he disliked the artist, broke loose and drove him into the forest.

Witold has long wanted to try himself as a witcher, so he will gladly help his parents in trouble. The bride's father will help us a little, telling us that it will be possible to recognize the devourer by his noticeable jester's hat. The information is useful and will certainly come in handy.

Before setting off on the search, Witold will leave the witcher’s body and ask Geralt not to help him. The only thing is that the witcher will advise Vitold to start the investigation by searching dog tracks. Von Everek will accept the advice and move back into Geralt.

Well, it's time to get to work. We will look for dog tracks, of course. at the doghouse. Near it you can examine a bowl, a gnawed bone, and the kennel itself deserves attention, but the main thing is the dog tracks that will be found nearby and will lead us into the forest. Shani will not dare to go with us and will have to wait on the territory of the farm.

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Looks like he lost it while running away from the dog. This hat can be pick up, what if it comes in handy for something. After this discovery, Witold will compose for himself a description of the devourer - fat and cowardly.

We continue to follow the tracks and, in the end, we come across on a man sitting on a tree, and under the tree a modest-sized dog will bark.

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The eater will flatly refuse to get down from the tree while the dog is below. So we have to drive her away using a stick or the “Aksiy” sign.

After the dog runs away, the eater will venture down to the ground. The only problem is, sitting on a tree, this would-be artist got drunk like a cobbler, and in such a state there is no talk of performing. We need to somehow get out of this situation. But first of all, let’s give the magician his hat, if you picked it up earlier (replica “Here’s your hat”).

So, our next task will be to deliver the devourer safe and sound back to the wedding.

“Let’s go, you’ll sober up along the way.”- in a tone that does not tolerate objections, Witold will force the devourer to return with him to the wedding and give a performance. The game will give us control of the witcher, already equipped swords, and the devourer will have health bar. Everything suggests that a walk through the forest will not be easy. Indeed, before our couple has time to go down to the stream, they will be attacked a wild boar. The drunkard will hide screaming under the nearest tree, and the witcher will have to deal with the ferocious beast.

“How do they swallow fire?”- under pressure from Witold, the devourer will reveal the secret of his craft. It turns out that to avoid getting burns, you need to drink before a performance special composition, and then the fire will not cause the slightest harm. Witold will feel deceived. What kind of trick is this if anyone can smear themselves with protective liquid and swallow fire. The artist’s subtle soul will be hurt by such a reaction from Witold, and this is also the case with the dog. The Devourer will be offended by the whole world and decide to leave. The game won’t let us think for long: either we force the devourer to return with using "Axia" (you need the first level of Deception) or by paying 50 crowns, or let go go away (replica "Do what you want")

If the devourer alive and well, then the bride’s parents will thank us for our help, and Witold and Shani will go to watch the performance that the rescued fire eater will put on.

If the devourer by some miracle died when attacked by a wild boar or we offended him, released in the forest on all four sides, then we will have a choice of how to calm the upset parents of the bride.

What about the dog? Her fate will worry the bride's parents no less than the fate of the devourer. After all, this is the groom’s dog, and if she disappears, a scandal will follow. The demon will return home if we previously drove him away with the help of "Axia", but if we scared him with a stick, then the dog will continue to run through the forest and will not return home.

5. “Attic gatherings”

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One of the optional "fun" places. Walking past the stairs, or while dancing, Witold will invite Shani to go up to the attic to have a heart-to-heart talk. However, as soon as it comes to conversation, the usually glib-tongued Witold becomes shy and begins to mumble like a teenager on a first date. Shani will quickly get bored with such a conversation, and she will suggest that Vitold look for more entertainment. Don’t forget to pick up the “Cow” gwent card from the attic for The Witcher 3. “Hearts of Stone” add-on. Walkthrough of the main story. Part one

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It turns out Witold is not averse to hitting on ladies of advanced age. However, in this case he will not achieve success.

So it's approaching midnight, which means it's time to start ceremony of putting on the cap. Witold, overwhelmed with emotions, will go on stage to give a speech on the topic "A hillbilly is also a person". Shani will be categorically against it, so the choice of whether to make a speech or not rests entirely with you.

Shani, as a bridesmaid, will have to participate in the ceremony, and this participation will end with her catching the wreath of Olgerd, my damned brother! You have no idea how much you pleased me with your idea to entertain me. Even if the person you sent is no more fun than a hoe handle, it doesn’t matter... What matters is that I had a good time. And How! It was an amazing wedding, vodka flowed in streams and there were many beautiful things around to give the eye something to rest on. I miss you, but don’t rush to join me. Live and enjoy. Your brother, Witold.

After which the witcher and Witold will retire into the courtyard to talk. Geralt will remind him of the agreement that at midnight, Witold must return to the crypt, but he will balk.

Shani, who comes up, will intervene in the conversation and ask the witcher whether Vitold’s spirit has left. Von Everek will decide that the girl has missed him, quickly move into the witcher’s body and declare that he will not go anywhere until Shani gives him a kiss. Relying on Witold’s decency, the girl rewards him with a kiss. But in vain Shani decided that Witold would keep his word. Having received a kiss, he will never want to leave the witcher’s body.

It seems like a stalemate, but he will come to the rescue Gunther O'Dimm. He will drag the spirit out of Geralt’s body in a rather painful way, and, after torturing him a little, send him back to the crypt.

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Finally, Geralt and Shani got rid of the annoying spirit, and now they can breathe freely. But O’Dimm will remind the girl that Geralt is here on a mission, which will plunge Shani into despondency. Gunther will leave the conversation with the girl to Geralt, but he will again get lost in the recesses of the unknown female soul, as a result of which the saddened Shani, making the excuse that she, as a bridesmaid, needs to be at the wedding, will leave the witcher alone with her thoughts.

For luck, Gunther O'Dimm will not leave the witcher without help even in such a delicate matter as the relationship between a man and a woman. He will advise Geralt not to leave Shani in such a depressed state, and in order to cheer her up, he will offer to bring flowers or something to drink. After Mr. Mirror, who wished Shani and Geralt good night, leaves, an additional task is activated "Clear Night".

So, having completed or failed the task "Clear Midnight", we go to Oxenfurt in tavern "Alchemy", where we agreed to meet with Olgerd. There the witcher will give him a letter from Vitold and a task “And I was there, drinking mead-beer” will be considered completed.

Interesting. After completing the task “And I was there, drinking mead and beer,” you can once again look into the von Evereck family crypt. Near Witold's grave there will be a flower - Orlik from Giverna. Geralt will assume that the flowers were brought by Shani, who misses Vitold.

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After installing the add-on, you have three options for further developments. You can take on any new game. After the prologue, the first DLC quest, Hearts of Stone, will be added to your game log. But it should be remembered that the add-on is focused on characters, like the universe, level 30.

You can continue playing the game after the story campaign, playing for an already promoted character. Finally, you can run the amazing Hearts of Stone. In this case, you will receive a level 32 character with still unassigned skills, and all tasks of the main storyline “Wild Hunt” will be marked as completed.

The first sprouts of evil

Target. Check the notice board at the Seven Cats tavern.

Get to the Seven Cats tavern, which is indicated by the dots on the map. Interact with the notice board by pressing the E key. After the cutscene, the task will be updated.

Target. Go to Olgerd field Everek and talk to him about the contract.

Take away all the notices you see from the board. You will return to the need to complete additional tasks later, but until then, continue to complete the main task. Ride your horse to the new mark on the map and watch the ensuing cut-scene. Talk to everyone, say goodbye to your uncle and open the door where he will stand. And again there will be a cut scene. Talk to Olgerd.

Target. Go down into the canals near Oxenfurt.

Leave the building and talk to the young lady who will give you a new task. Ride your horse to the farm. At the center of the city there is a well. Go down the stairs into the canals.

Target. Search the channels using your Witcher Senses.

Once down, follow the red prints. If you forget, then to activate the witcher, slightly hold down the left mouse button. Follow the bleeding prints and kill the monster. Examine the bones of another monster against the wall on the left. The witcher should note that the wounds from the blade and this openly do not look like the work of a monster. Go through the grate on the left and watch the cutscene. You must meet Shani.

Target. Go to where the monster attacked Shani and the Redanian fighters.

Use your senses to find a damaged red wall on the right. Using Tab, select the Aard stone, which is responsible for the telekinetic strike. Press the Q key to use this blow on the wall. Go to the yellow area until the cutscene starts.

Target. Find the key to the grate in the channels using a little Witcher.

Turn around, turn on your senses, and in the opposite direction you should see a glow over the ashes. Search the bones and find the key. Follow the rating on the map. On the lower level of the canals, destroy the monsters and find France's bones using your senses. After the cutscene, the task will be updated.

Target. Find the monster's lair.

Follow the trail further until you open the door. A cutscene will start here.

Target. Kill the monster.

So, the duel with the Toad Prince will begin. The boss can attack you from afar, spitting a poisonous substance. Also, using the tongue, the enemy stuns Geralt. Getting back to him will be problematic, since in one jump he can roll all 180 degrees. The best way to fight against the Toad: use a rune with a magic trap. When the Toad sneaks up on you, it will fall into a trap. Attack her at this moment. Next, take a pause in order to restore the energy of the rune.
Prince Toad, the initial boss of the “Hearts of Stone” add-on. After the cut-scene in the Tara-Bary-Rasta-Bar with the guards, choose the final phrase, for which you will receive an experiment. Wait for the dialogue to complete.

Target. At midnight, meet Mr. Mirror at the crossroads near the willow tree.

Now you can choose whether to defeat your opponents or run away from them.

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Additional target. Defeat the Ophir fighters

If you decide to fight, then information about the Ophir magician will not hurt you. First, it is more important to identify the usual fighters that will distract you. Use dodges and parries to avoid magical and carnal attacks, respectively. If the magician fires at you, you turn away, and the projectile hits another enemy, he will receive serious damage. When all the guards are defeated, it will not be difficult to free yourself from the magician. Use improved magical ability Axii or Aard (telekinetic strike). Before he recovers from the stunning effect, run up and attack.

After everything seems to be over, you will have to fly to the crossroads at the willow tree at midnight, where Mr. Mirror is waiting for you. Use meditation to change the times of day. When the Mirror appears, talk to it about everything, including about Olgerd. Answer as much as you think is necessary. Agree to support. Now you must get to Olgerd's hideout.

Target. Go to Olgerd.

Move to the score on the map, back at the estate, where Olgerd will be. When you approach the estate, talk to the two guards. Next, talk about everything with Mr. Mirror, and then with Olgerd Field Everek. Find out about the first two desires: to gain the house of Borsodi and, as it were, to disperse Olgerd's brother named Witold.

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And I was there, drinking honey and beer

Target. Talk to Shani about the tomb of the Everek family.

Move to the Redanian city and find Shani in one of the houses. The girl will be on the second floor of the house with the sign “Shani's Medical Practice”. Talk to her about everything and find out where Witold, Olgerd’s late brother, is buried.

Target. Meet Shani at the Tomb of the Everek Family

Ride your horse to the Everek family crypt, where Shani will be waiting for you. In a tara-bari-rasta-bar with a young lady, agree or refuse to go with her to a friend’s wedding.

Target. Enter the Everek family crypt

When you receive the censer, go to the cemetery territory. Go forward and go inside the crypt. Go down and defeat two groups of ghosts, two opponents each (they will be shown in order). After the ghosts are destroyed, note that in the hall there are niches with coffins in a circle. Take a look at the inscriptions on these coffins to find the one where Witold Field Everik rests.

Target. Fumigate all the halls in the tomb.

Go into the corridor near the round room to fumigate three places. In order to pull out the censer, click on the mouse wheel. On the map, three places are marked with tiny yellow worlds inside a huge yellow area. Next, move to another blanket to fumigate the fourth point. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.
Another meeting with Olgerd field Everek at the flaming estate. Target. Light the main lamp to continue the ritual.

The main lamp stands at the focal point of the hall. Approach her and interact. Watch the cutscene and then fight the Everek family. Be in constant motion, attack with a powerful blow and dodge. When you defeat everyone, talk about everything with Vitold, who will eventually inhabit Geralt. Gallop on horseback to the estate where the wedding celebration will take place. Chat about everything with Shani.

Target. Follow Shani and meet the newlyweds.

Follow the young lady, talk to the newlyweds by pressing the E key. Select any options for tara-bara-rasta-bar.

Target. Take part in wedding fun until midnight.

For the ABC, go to the marker in the focus of the village, where the elderly couple is standing. Talk to the bride's parents and find out about the missing heat eater.

Target. Using your witcher senses, find the heat eater.

Go to the booth and activate the witcher's sense. Examine the bones, chain and bowl. Leave the estate by going through the gate. Follow the red prints until you find the dog that drove the heat eater into the tree. Talk to him about everything until he comes down. Surely the boar will kill him, so you will have to return back with terrible news. On the territory of the estate, report to your parents that the eater will not be able to entertain the guests. Offer your support.

Target. Juggling while entertaining guests at a wedding.

Go to the table with fruit and press the E key. Next, Witold will automatically begin to juggle. When you get bored with the spectacle, simply take a step into any Palestine. The task will be updated.

Target. Take part in wedding fun until midnight (continued).

Approach the players at the table and try to win Gwent. If it doesn't work out, you'll have to put on donkey ears. After the dances, a new task will arise. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Target. Talk to Mr. Mirror at the wedding.

Move to the decrepit wingman and talk to him.

Keep having fun. On the street to the left of the entrance there is a pen with pigs. Talk to the guys to start having fun. Drive two black pigs with yellow worlds on their humps into the barn. Three barns will be on the left (always covered pens with hay or a trough with water). Having driven two pigs, talk to Shani. Try to pick up the young lady, and then defeat her three brothers. The fight will be simple. Next, go to the lake and talk with the people. Play the game. Dive under the water and use your witcher's senses to find Shani's shoe. By the way, there are about 3-4 shoes in the lake, so you need to catch them all in order to be sure to find the one you need. Give the shoe to Shani by simply talking to her.

Target. Go to the barn for the ceremony of putting on the cap.

Go inside the barn and talk to everyone. In the coffin of coffins, Witold will return to his own crypt.

Target. Find something that will elevate the approaching Shani using your Witcher Senses.

Now you have three yellow areas to eat. You can bring Shani mead, rowanberry, or pick rowanberry flowers. Use your Witcher Senses to find these objects. To conquer Shani, follow the further instructions. Pick a branch of rowan and bring it to Shani, who is waiting for you in the barn.

In a dialogue on the street, choose the following options:
- It wasn't bad.
- What is unsuitable?
- It was Witold, not me.
- Nothing, I prefer you.
- Definitely more important.
- Just one kiss for me.

Watch the sexy cut scene.
Target. Inform Olgerd about the completion of the task.

Get to the city and talk to Olgerd Field Everek in the tavern. The first desire is fulfilled. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Sesame, open up!

Target. Go to the Borsodi auction house in Oxenfurt and find out about its owner.

Approach the house where the guards will be standing. Try to persuade them until Vim Vivaldi appears. One way or another, you will find yourself inside the auction house. Chat with Vivaldi and report to him that you would like to talk to the owner.

Target. Go up to another floor of the auction house.

When you go upstairs, watch the cutscene. An additional target will appear.

Target(extra). Talk to Vivaldi's wingmen (0/3).

On the left stands Countess Mignol - this is Vivaldi’s first acquaintance. Talk to the woman drinking wine from a goblet. She lost her earring and is begging her to find it. Go to the balcony, turn on your Witcher Senses and examine the puddle of wine on the floor. Soon the Countess will appear and talk to Geralt. At this point, part of the task will be completed.

Next, you will come to Jaromir, who is looking at the paintings hanging on the wall. Talk to your uncle. If you choose the right picture, you will receive healthy information. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Finally, Vivaldi’s third wingman is Gilbert, a guy in a hat, standing between the steps leading to the balcony. If you play Gwent with him and win, you will receive a valuable card reward. The task is completed.

Target. Wait for the ABCs of bargaining.

During the bargaining, you can agree on the rates, or you can not bargain. One way or another, upon completion, you need to talk with Horst. Tell what you need. Watch the cut-scene, then teach the guards the task in a fist fight.

Target. Go to the herbalist's house near Oxenfurt and give the password.

After meeting the mysterious stranger, head to the herbalist's house. Along the way, kill a boar that someone has already hunted. There will be guards near the house. Kill them all and talk to the gnome.

Target. Talk to a stranger.

Go down to the cellar and chat with the same guy in the hood that you previously saw on the street. Agree to support him and find out about the bugbears and other details of the plan.

Family matters: safecracker

Target. Go to the mercenary camp and talk to Quinto.

Follow the marker and talk to Quinto sitting in the cage. The mercenary will offer you to ransom the burglar. Choose whether to enlist: spend 200 crowns or defeat all mercenaries. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Family Matters: Burglar

Target. Head to Hugo Hoff's hideout.

At the same time, you can visit another yellow marker on the map in order to persuade Evelina Gallo to participate in the raid. Then move to the city and find the house marked on the map. Knock on the door, but no one will open it for you.

Target. Inspect the house using your Witcher Senses.

Activate the Witcher Sense by holding down the left mouse button. Now look at the blood that is visible on the wooden support on the porch of the house. After this, examine the prints on the ground.

Target. Follow the prints using your witcher senses.

Without turning off your witcher senses, follow the prints that will make you tremble with the three robbers. Defeat the opponents, and then examine the blood prints in the boat. Dive underwater and find the body of Hugo Hoff. But now you will have to hire Evelina. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Target. Persuade Evelina Gallo to participate in the raid.

Ride your horse to the place and talk to Evelyn. The girl will ask for support. You must shoot four apples from your crossbow on unequal parts of your uncle's body. Even if you miss, Evelin will agree to support you.

Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings

Target. Prepare a cleansing potion that will weaken the Redanian fighters.

To prepare the mixture, you will need two portions of foulbrood blood, two wolfsbane plants and one dwarven spirit. All this can be taken from the recently visited herbalist's hut, where your friend will be in the basement. When the ingredients are concentrated, go to your inventory, select the alchemy tab and find the “Cleansing Potion”. Create one batch and the task will be completed.

Target. Eavesdrop on conversations between Redanian soldiers patrolling Oxenfurt and use your Witcher Senses to find out where to find their cook.

Go to the city and flow out to the highlighted area. Eavesdrop on the conversation between two fighters with red markers using your witcher senses. The next conversation will be inside the house. It is enough to go all the way to the auction house. Finally, go behind the house and move behind the protruding fighters. They will talk about the imperative.

Target. Visit the garrison cook during the day and assure him of support.

So, if it is night, then use meditation to change the time of day. After this, go out onto the pier and see Maarten, the garrison cook, fishing. There are two ways out here - either pay him 500 crowns, or use the second level deception skill (if you eat).

Sesame, open (continued)!

Target. Go to the herbalist's house to prepare the raid.

Return to the herbalist's house again, go down to the basement and talk to the team. You can get to the desired place on your own, or you can choose the initial option so that everyone together can go straight to the task. Why not save time? Continue playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Target. Get to the treasury in the dungeon.

Get down until you see the tenants of the house. Defeat the first group of enemies. Negotiate.

Target. Repel the attack of the Redanian fighters.

Deal with the negotiator and two fighters. Follow the stranger down to the treasury. Go through the door when it opens for you. Trap.

Target. Defeat monsters.

Deal with four spiders. Watch the cutscene.

Target. Find Maximilian's House in the treasury.

Deal with the enemies. In the coffin of coffins, you will have to kill everyone.

Target. Take Maximilian's House.

Approach the altar with candles and take Maximilian's house.

Target. Using your witcher's senses, find the hidden exit from the treasury.

Activate the witcher’s sense and find a red plate on one of the supports. Press on it to open the hidden passage. Continue along the tunnel until you reach the outside. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Target. Take Maximilian Borsodi's house to Olgerd.

Just return to the tavern and chat about everything with Olgerd. At the same time, find out about the third lust.

And they lived long and cloudlessly

Target. Go to the Everek Field residence.

On Roach, gallop to the Palestine of the newly created marker on the map. Near the wall you should hear the voice of an uncle calling for help. Talk to him about everything and find out how he gets along here.

Target. Find the accomplice of the robber you met.

There are several marked worlds on the map. You must examine them using your witcher's senses in order to try to understand where the robber's accomplice hit.

Target. Try to find a purple rose on the territory of the Everek residence.

Look at several places you see in the yard: beehives, a fountain, bags of manure, a bench, a wooden stand near an oak tree. But there will be no rose anywhere. The task will be updated.

Approach the front door and interact with it. Turn on your witcher senses and examine the bleeding spots on the ground. From here they dragged a wounded man. Follow the trail of blood, examine the prints and interact with the huge metal gate. Continue following the prints until you meet the Keymaster.

Target. Defeat the estate guard.

In a battle against the Keymaster, you need to wield it in a special way. His main attacks involve swinging a huge shovel. When you see that the ground in front of him begins to glow, then get out. The key holder will deliver a painfully large blow, which can cause greater harm to Geralt. On the other hand, after this blow his spade will get stuck in the ground for a few seconds. In addition, before pulling out this shovel, the earth will again glow. You must avoid this glow as it will stun you for a few seconds. We continue our walkthrough of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone on StopGame.Ru.

Would you like to have some fun?

Being dead is boring as hell. Neither to have fun even at the most lively festivities, nor to taste overseas delicacies and drinks, nor to wave your favorite saber, chopping off the heads of unwanted marks. Such an unlucky fate befell Witold Von Evereck, who almost left this mortal coil several years ago. Fortunately for Witold, his older brother Olgerd never forgot about him, and when the gray-haired witcher of the Wolf school Geralt from Rivia stepped onto the threshold of the burning Garin estate, who pledged to fulfill the three wishes of the noble robber, one of them demanded that Witold have a lot of fun. How can Geralt do this? Find out from this guide to completing the quest " I was there, drinking honey and beer!"

Visit to Shani

Redanian soldiers at the Shani clinic

At the end of the quest "The First Sprouts of Evil", Gunther O'Dim will give Geralt a bottle of Von Everekov's blood, necessary for the Summoning Ritual, and advise him to contact the red-haired medic and the witcher's faithful friend Shani, who may know something about the location of Witold's remains. can be found in her private clinic in Oxenfurt, located near the Western Gate. When Geralt visits the clinic, he will find Shani in the company of Redanian soldiers, thanking the medic for creating an antidote to the poison of the Toad Prince and promising a worthy reward. In response, Shani will only laugh it off, expecting receive a medal in the shape of a toad. The girl will go for the medicine, leaving the witcher in the company of King Radovid’s subjects, the main of whom will notice that Shani looked at the gray-haired man in a special way, and will ask the witcher if he likes her? Hmm, who is such a girl? won't you like it?! Unless the blind man will, which Geralt will note if he chooses a positive answer. A moment later, Shani will return and send the Redanians away, inviting the witcher to sit down and talk.

Like good old times

In a conversation, Geralt can ask Shani about what happened to her after Vizima? Shani will remember the "Catriona" epidemic, popularly called the "Red Death", raging in Vizima at the time of the events of the game The Witcher. It is noteworthy that the culprit of the infection was none other than Ciri, even if indirectly. In the book " Lady of the Lake"describes how, traveling between time and space, Cirilla accidentally brought an infected flea into the world of the Witcher, which settled in the fur of a rat. This "company" snuck aboard the Nilfgaardian ship "Katriona", which brought the infection to the North. Among the victims of red fever was Shani's mentor , - the lowly Milo Vanderbeck, nicknamed "Rusty", - until his last days he tried to help other infected people. After Vizima, Shani returned to Oxenfurt, where she completed her studies and opened her own medical practice. Unfortunately, before the doctor had time to really settle down, she was pulled out by order Radovida to the front, where she saved wounded soldiers from certain death. Having asked Shani for help in finding the Everek family crypt, the witcher will be in the top ten, because in her third year as a medic she studied the famous dynasties of Redania, among which the Everek couple was mingled. Taking out a dusty textbook and Having found information about the desired family in it, Shani will say that all the deceased family members are buried in the family crypt next to the Everek estate. The girl will promise to bring the censer needed for the Summoning Ritual and invite Geralt to meet at the entrance to the crypt.

Everek family crypt

Shani at the gates of the Everek estate

The Everek family estate is a dark and mysterious place. Unfortunately, at this stage of the plot, you can only admire the facade of the estate, since the gates will be closed, but there is no need to worry - soon there will be an opportunity to explore the interior, as well as meet some of the residents. Despite the situation not conducive to such a thing, Shani will while away the time while waiting for the witcher by weaving a wreath. Geralt will note that the girl has very dexterous hands, and will also ask about the purpose of this wreath. As it turns out, Shani’s friend invited her to the wedding, which will also affect the further completion of the task, but now it’s more important to go to the crypt and call on Witold. Approaching the entrance to the Everek family bedchamber, Shani will not want to go inside and the witcher will have to go there himself. There, four ghosts will already be waiting for him, who will attack the witcher in pairs. The difficulty in fighting ghosts is that they can take an intangible form, in which any attacks from Geralt will not cause any damage. To avoid this, you should use the Yrden witcher trap sign or the Moon Dust bomb.

Witold von Everek's coffin

Having dealt with the ghosts, Geralt will begin to look for Witold’s coffin. This is easy to do - just stand with your back to the entrance and the first coffin on the right will belong to Olgerd’s younger brother. Witold's personal saber, standing at his grave, will also serve as an excellent reference point. After this you will have to fumigate all the halls. The censer taken from Shani is automatically equipped in Geralt's pockets. Get it using the appropriate key and go around all the halls of the crypt. At the same time, the witcher will cast the Summoning Ritual spell.

Hostile Everek Ghosts

The final touch in the Summoning Ritual will be adding the blood of the dead person who needs to be summoned to the lamp burning in the center of the large hall. And indeed, the ghost of Everek will appear!.. But it won’t be Witold at all. The ritual will summon several spirits at once: Alexy, Onorata, Keistut, Ernest and Eulolia Von Everek. They will be very unhappy that the witcher has the blood of their heir. Having expressed their indignation, all six of them will fall on Geralt, wanting to shed his blood. Formally, they are not ghosts and from the point of view of game mechanics they are no different from ordinary people. However, the Axii sign has a very weak effect on them, and they are also resistant to fire and poisoning. It will be most effective to use the same Yrden sign, which allows you to create an impromptu arena and kill each of the Evereks one by one, slowing down the opponents rushing to the aid of their relative. It doesn’t hurt to use signs such as Aard and Quen, which pushes attacking spirits back and protects them from enemy attacks, respectively. The latter will be especially useful against a spirit with a heavy two-handed hammer, whose attacks cannot be counterattacked.

The Ghost of Witold von Everek

When the souls of Witold's ancestors find eternal peace, he himself will appear, thanking the witcher for the action he performed. As it turns out, he wanted to see how the gray-haired man would cope with his relatives. From a conversation with Witold you can find out the cause of his death. Once upon a time, Everek Jr., together with the “boars,” settled in one village, ordering the local peasants to bring them moonshine. But one day, instead of a bottle of barley drink, Witold saw weapons in the hands of the peasants. He had to run to the basement, since he had no chance to fight off five angry brutes, but they still overtook the guy and smashed his head on an oak table. In the angles showing the ghost of Witold from the back, on the back of his head you can see a “fresh” wound, confirming the words of the dead man. If you ask Witold about Olgerd, he will begin to praise his brother with open admiration, focusing on the fact that the red-haired nobleman is not some kind of robber; he loves to read, is drawn to art, and his wife is a real miracle. The Witcher will reveal to Witold the reasons for his visit to the crypt, which will greatly please the latter. But here's the thing - to have fun, Vitold will need a body... And one is standing right in front of him.

In the original, brother Olgerd has a completely different name - Vlodimir (eng. Vlodimir) or abbreviated Vlod (eng. Vlod). However, during localization on Polish language it was decided to change it to Witold, consonant with the name of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Witold (Polish. Witold). It is noteworthy that Witold was the nephew of another ruler of Lithuania, and do you know what his name was? That's right, Olgierd (Polish. Olgierd). Olgerd also had a brother, Keistut (Polish. Kiejstut), whose namesake in the game is Olgerd and Witold’s grandfather.

Shani tries to bring Geralt to his senses

Geralt will not tolerate the infusion of the spirit very well, losing consciousness. In this state, Shani will find him, worried about Geralt’s long absence and coming to save her friend. Shani will be greatly surprised when Geralt, who has opened his eyes, begins to shower her with compliments. Witold will have to leave Geralt’s body so that he can explain himself to his girlfriend and warn that when Witold is in the witcher’s body, the latter will completely lose control over his actions. The trio will agree that if Shani needs to talk to Geralt, then she should ask Vitold to come out for a minute - a real gentleman cannot refuse the charming doctor. Von Everek will return to the witcher's body, immediately inviting Shani to retire to the grove. She will refuse and Witold was about to go to the nearest brothel when Shani offered an alternative - to join her at a friend’s wedding. In fact, she hoped that Geralt himself would invite her when he saw the wreath, but she was wrong. Witold will immediately agree, and they will agree to meet at the wedding.

Geralt and Witold discuss Shani

Once Shani leaves the crypt, Witold will ask Geralt if there was something between the two of them? You will be able to respond with one of the following remarks:

Shani is very dear to me. The Witcher admits that Shani means much more to him than just a friend. Witold will take the hint and promise not to pester her too much.
There was nothing between us. Such an answer would almost outrage Witold, who sharply doubted the witcher’s orientation. On the other hand, he is better.

Graveyard Jackal

Do not rush to leave the crypt the same way you came. Using his witcher senses, Geralt can detect a weak spot in one of the walls of the large hall. Hit it with the Aard sign and examine the corpse lying at the bottom of the cave adjacent to the Evereks' bedchamber. As it turns out, the dead man is a cemetery jackal who paid dearly for trying to profit from the jewelry buried here. Witold will comment on this, expressing contempt for such scavengers. Take the rusty crypt key from the corpse and go deeper into the cave. Geralt will pay attention to the web, the number of which is increasing and increasing, and then he will find those who wove this web. Four arachnomorphs will attack the witcher in a spacious, but still closed area. Try to always be on the move, not allowing the spider-like monsters to surround or corner Geralt. Remember that arachnomorphs are very sensitive to the witcher's Aard sign, which can throw them onto their backs and leave them open to a decisive blow, and are also easily influenced by the Axii sign. At a higher difficulty level, it won't hurt to apply insectoid oil to the silver sword. Having cut off the legs of all the spiders, the witcher will move on and find himself in a previously inaccessible room with the coffins of the Evereks. From each coffin you can get an expensive ring, for which any buyer of items will pay very well. Open the door with the key you found earlier and exit the crypt.

Arrival at the wedding

Shani at the wedding

The wedding will take place in the village of Bronovitsy, north of the Everek residence. On the way there, Witold will ask Geralt about the witcher's craft and state that he would like to use one of the signs. Please note that if the witcher turns around and runs in the opposite direction from Bronowitz, Witold will stop him, accusing him of the fact that the “old bull” does not contribute to the fun, only exhausting Witold. In other words, you won’t be able to go about your business at this stage of the quest. Also, fast travel points will be temporarily unavailable, which still send Geralt to the wedding. Having reached the village, Witold will notice that it is not suitable to go to the holiday in dirty armor and, having possessed the witcher, he will “borrow” the kuntush hanging to dry and the boots standing nearby, and will also shave off Geralt’s beard, if any, and change his hairstyle to the version with short temples and tail. Well, in this form there is no shame in going to Shani! After a short dialogue in which Witold and Shani discuss the tediousness of the gray-haired man and Shani’s desire to at least sometimes see Geralt cheerful, the newly minted duo will join the guests who are already having fun.

Meet me, world!

The celebration itself will take place in the center of the village. Upon entering the makeshift courtyard, Shani will notice a tree with a rowan growing on it, saying that as a child she made beads from these berries. Pay attention to this; this information will definitely come in handy later. Also take a closer look at the empty booth, which gives the impression that it’s not a dog living there, but a real werewolf. This will also play a role as the task progresses. The only thing that separates Witold from unbridled fun is a conversation with the newlyweds that will take place...

Shani introduces "Geralt" to Yavnut and Aldona

Right now. Shani will present Witold in the guise of Geralt to Yavnut and Aldona. Despite the request to behave decently, Witold will begin to ask the newlyweds completely inappropriate questions that will make Yavnut jealous. On the other hand, from questioning one can learn that the groom’s parents, like himself, are wealthy owners of a weaving workshop, while Aldona comes from a peasant family. Due to the difference in social status, Yavnut’s relatives were against the union of the young, but the guy still managed to convince them to agree to a “misalliance.” It is also revealed that Aldona previously studied with Shani at the Oxenfurt Academy, studying medicine, but after a year she simply did not have the money to continue her studies.

Interesting or not so interesting fact: Returning to the topic of the genealogy of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, it should be noted that Yavnut and Aldona were his children and blood relatives of Olgerd. Too many coincidences, don't you think?

Fire Eater

Aldona's parents

After talking with Yavnut and Aldona, a lot of possibilities open up for Geralt, but I suggest starting with the search for the fire eater. Aldona's puzzled parents will stand in the center of the courtyard. Talk to them and find out that the father and mother of the bride, wanting to prove to Yavnut’s relatives that they are not in poverty, organized a celebration at their own expense. In addition, they invited the famous fire eater from Novigrad itself, which cost Aldona's parents a tidy sum. Unfortunately, at some point the dog Demon broke loose and chased the devourer, forcing him to retreat. The bride's relatives will ask the witcher to find and bring the magician back, remembering that the man did not part with his jester's hat.

Traces of the Demon and the Fire Eater's Jester's Cap

Approach the Demon's booth, which stands near the gate. Use your Witcher Senses to inspect the following items:

Booth. As mentioned earlier, the booth will seem very large to Geralt.
Large gnawed bone. Witold will comment on this by saying that he saw such a cleanly gnawed bone only after he had not eaten for several days.
Kazan. On the cast iron cauldron, which acts as a bowl, the witcher will find marks from the Demon’s teeth.

In fact, this is not necessary, but it is recommended for completeness. But important for completing the task “I was there, I drank honey and beer” will be the traces left by the huge dog. Follow them into the forest, examine the fallen branch near the tree and pick up the jester's hat from the ground - an attribute of the fire eater, which he lost during the chase. A little further, Geralt will have to cross a small stream, from the opposite bank of which someone’s screams will be clearly heard.

Do I see well? Did Duraley climb a tree to hide from this dog?

As it turns out, the fire eater himself shouted, taking up defensive positions on high tree. But the Demon will not be as scary as he is painted - in fact, he is an ordinary mongrel with white fur and a black spot on his left ear. To be fair, his barks are indeed threatening. There are two ways to drive a dog away from a steeplechase runner:

Use Axiy sign, if he is pumped to at least the second level, and order the Demon to go home. Witold will find such power over the animal funny and will ask Geralt to make the dog roll over. The Witcher will refuse, but Vitold will not be satisfied with such an answer. He will inhabit Geralt’s body and give the order himself, increasingly enjoying the process. However, when Von Everek thinks about making the Demon bite off his tail, Geralt drives the dog away and he runs home.
Throw a stick to the Demon. This will distract the dog and he will run after her into the bushes. Vitold will not commit an act of knackering due to the lack of a subject of the crime.

Ah, glorious mead! No wonder you decided to retire to a tree with her

When danger no longer threatens the devourer, he will jump down and thank “Geralt” for his help. Without any ceremony, Witold, in the witcher’s body, will offer you a drink, snatching the bottle from the fire eater’s hands and pouring almost the entire contents of the glass container into himself. Give the rescued one the jester's hat, which he will also be very happy about, since this is a lucky headdress for a fire eater. By the way, on the face of the devourer there is a scar from a burn, apparently acquired during one of the performances. Further events depend on the choice of one of the presented replicas:

You'll sober up along the way. Let's go. It's time for fun, but time for business. Witold doesn't have much time to waste on meaningless conversations, so he will invite the fire eater to return to the wedding and work off his fee.
How to swallow fire? In case of such a choice, Witold will begin to ask the fire eater what is his secret? As it turns out, before a performance, magicians drink a special liquid that prevents them from getting burned. This will surprise “Geralt”, who voiced his idea that anyone can do this, thereby hurting the feelings of the devourer. The artist will decide that working with those who insult him so much is beneath his dignity and will begin to demonstratively leave. You can return it with the help of 50 Novigrad crowns, persuasion with the Axii sign, pumped up to at least the second level, or you can not try to keep it at all.

Bear-bear... [Censored] for you, not a bear!

If the fire eater doesn't leave, go back to the wedding with him. While crossing the stream, the artist will notice that a bear is rushing towards them! But it seems that he never read the bestiaries, because this is not a bear at all, but a wild boar. Witold will order the devourer to hide while he deals with the formidable beast. The easiest way to do this is to use the witcher's sign Aard on the boar, which, as in the case of arachnomorphs, will knock the animal onto its back and leave its belly open for a fatal blow. But be careful: if the boar gets to the fire eater, it will kill him with one blow. Also, sometimes there is a bug due to which the animal will appear not at the stream, but right next to the tree, and will instantly kill the artist. Such an unpleasant bug can be “cured” by simply loading a save. After defeating the boar, Witold and the fire eater will talk for a while. During the conversation, the rescued magician will introduce himself again - his name is David Aftensboro. Having finally met, David and the witcher return to the celebration in honor of his marriage.

Interesting or not so interesting fact: In the Russian localization, unfortunately, we had to abandon the pun from the original English version. In it, confusion with the definition of the enemy referred to the similarity of words Boar(Russian) Boar) And Bear(Russian) Bear). When Witold points out his mistake to the fire eater, he will declare that he is a magician, not a naturalist. But the man from whom the name was borrowed, David Attenborough, became famous precisely for his studies of the surrounding nature.

Returning Demon and David Afrensboro's performance

Gwent with lows

Lowlifes playing gwent

After a walk through the forest, you can play a game of Gwent. Approach the table, at which three low cards will be thrown into cards. One of them will especially stand out with deer ears placed on its head. Witold casually refers to one of them as a “petty”, which will cause a conflict and the other two lowlifes will demand an apology from “Geralt”. You can apologize, or you can not do it - it will not affect anything at all. Confident in his skill, Witold will put everything he has on the line and the game will begin. The enemy will play a well-equipped Northern Kingdoms deck, choosing the “Foltest Iron Lord” card as the leader, destroying the strongest card/s of the siege row on the witcher’s side if the total strength of the row is equal to or greater than ten. It is recommended to play with a deck of Monsters or Scoia'taels, if they are strong enough, and if you don't know how to play these decks, then choose your preferred deck, but try not to rely on siege row cards.

Geralt of Rivia - the legendary monster slayer and owner of cute deer ears

In case of victory, apart from moral satisfaction and a small purse of coins, neither Witold nor Geralt will receive anything. But if you lose, a funny scene will begin in which Witold, outraged by the defeat, will leave the witcher’s body, persuading Geralt to do something. The lowly ones, watching the dialogue between the gray-haired man and the void, will take him for a madman and offer to give them five percent of the available gold, and also to put on deer ears. Even if you are not ready to accept defeat in Gwent, it is highly recommended to still lose. Still, when else will you have the opportunity to look at the stern monster killer in a way that Shani will find funny?

Swineherd Competition

The founder of the competition against the backdrop of a participant running away from a ferocious pig

Although it is unbecoming for a nobleman like Witold Von Evereck to wallow in the mud, on such a day an exception can be made, especially since there will be no other opportunity. Approach the pen in which the peasant will run away from the pig. The man standing at the gate will tell Witold that this is how a swineherd competition is being held, and will invite the witcher to take part. Well, what about him? And he is always happy! To win the competition, you need to drive two pigs, indicated by a yellow circle on the back, into special pens. The mechanics of this mini-game are simple: If you want the pig to turn left, then come close to the right; if you want the piggy to turn right, then vice versa. It is not a good idea to stay behind, as from such a position it is very difficult to control the movements of the pigs. At the same time, keep in mind that even though there are several ordinary pigs running around the pen, they will under no circumstances enter the pens, so don’t even waste your energy. If the process takes Witold too long, he will get tired and think about using the witcher’s sign, meaning Axiy, already known to him. Under no circumstances give in to provocations and try to drive the pigs on your own, otherwise they will refuse to give the witcher a reward.

Rewards for winning the swineherd competition

If Witold succeeds and does not use the witcher’s sign, then the peasants will congratulate him on his victory and present him with two prizes: a plush pig for Shani and the Swineherd’s Laurel, which gives a fifteen percent increase in gold when equipped with Roach in the trophy slot.

You've met your destiny

Sitting down with Shani by the cart, Witold will ask the girl why she doesn’t succumb to his charm? Shani will answer that Witold, even in Geralt’s body, is simply not her type. Von Evereck will be outraged by this, because he believes that he is capable of making any girl fall in love with him. Then the red-haired doctor will argue with Witold that he cannot make a good impression on the dark-haired girl in a wreath, sitting alone on the bench opposite. Everek Jr. will approach her and start showering her with compliments, after which he will promise to give her the most expensive gifts and take her to the most expensive beauty salons, if only the girl would agree to spend the night with him. The prospect of being in “high society” will play its role and the dark-haired girl will be ready to agree, but someone will call out to her, addressing her as “ICQ”.

You, you bastard, won’t have to persuade me!

This “someone” will turn out to be one of Aska’s three brothers, dissatisfied with the inappropriate company of the gray-haired man, who also offered their little sister such obscenities. Even if Witold tries to apologize and pretend that he had nothing to do with it and that he was misunderstood, the trio of heroes will have to be taught a lesson with the help of a piece of wood torn from the fence. The brothers will also arm themselves with the same weapons and a fight will break out in the very pen where Geralt recently drove the pigs. During the battle, the use of witcher signs is prohibited, but not the consumption of elixirs and food that restore health. In general, the brothers are weak opponents who don’t do much damage even on low difficulty levels, but still don’t let them surround Witold, because then he’ll just be kicked around from all sides for lack of Aard and Quen. There will be enough space for maneuvers, so defeating your opponents will be a matter of a few seconds. When all three brothers take a dip in the mud, they rush to run away. Aska, who was frightened by the witcher, will follow their example, destroying Vitold’s hopes for a pleasant time in the nearby hayloft. Well, but he had a great fight!

Catch the shoe

People watch the gentleman's attempts to catch his beloved's shoe

The last full-fledged entertainment at the wedding will be the fun, popularly called “Catch the Shoe.” The essence of the game is that the girl throws her shoe into the pond, and her betrothed must dive to the bottom and return the lady's shoe. Of course, Witold will want to take part in this, and Shani will throw his boot into the water. Dive to the very bottom and activate your witcher's sense - with its help you can quickly determine the location of the shoe, and not only that of Shani. Collect all three and dive outside.

Geralt after swimming in the pond

Having got ashore, Witold will boast about his “catch” and offer to personally insert the leg of each of the owners into their wardrobe item. Such a statement will not really please Shani, who will almost begin to be jealous after such words. Witold will hasten to calm her down, assuring her that he was just joking, and then he will put Shani’s boot on her bare foot. This is where this entertainment will come to an end.

Minor fun in the yard

Three "points of interest" available for interaction in the courtyard

In addition to full-fledged fun, Witold can also do the following outdoor activities:

Pester an old lady standing near the barn. At first she won’t understand what Witold wants from her, but when she figures it out, she’ll call her a “fool” and run away from him.
Drink vodka. Two young girls will stand at the table and invite Witold to drink with them to the health of the young people. He, unable to refuse the ladies, quickly drains the glass.
Harass another old lady sitting by a large tree between a pond and a pig pen. The granny's reaction will be exactly the same as in the first case.

Dancing in the barn

Gunter O'Dim decided to personally supervise the process of fulfilling the second wish

After completing any two fun activities (not counting minor ones), go to the center of the yard and Witold will hear music coming from the barn. He will immediately grab Shani and drag her inside to dance. At the same time, he will constantly boast that a better dancer than Witold Von Everek cannot be found in all of Redania, and he dances really well. Even Gunther O'Dim, who appeared at the wedding and announced from the stage that the musicians would play something more... Romantic for the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his charming girlfriend Shani, would not spoil the fun.

Witold "thanks" Shani for the wonderful dance

Since the only person who could recognize Gunther is now out of control of his body, Witold and Shani will come together for a slow dance. Along the way, they will conduct a dialogue in which Shani will ask Witold how many girls he had? He will not hide it - decently; but he will also add that all of them are no match for Shani. The music will begin to fade and Witold will ask Shani if she knows how a partner should thank his partner? Before she has time to answer, Witold will kiss the girl, for which Shani will not be ready, but will not be angry. She will ask Witold to come out and let him talk to Geralt. Having returned to spirit form, Witold will hint to the witcher that he did this on purpose to give Geralt a chance to get closer. After a short conversation, the gray-haired man will tell Shani that the man who announced the dance for them is Gunther O'Dim. Obviously, it was no coincidence that he appeared here and it is worth talking to him.

Minor entertainment in the barn

"Points of interest" in the barn

Just like outside, there are several small things you can do inside a barn, including:

Drink vodka with the dwarves. Having wished the dwarves sitting at the table not to have their beards tangled under their feet, Witold will empty another glass of barley liquor.
Dance. Witold will start dancing near the stage, trying to surprise Shani with his skills. And how! Almost dancing a fiery flamenco!
Find a neutral card for the “Cow” gwent. Exit the barn and look to the right. There will be a ladder leading to the attic of the barn and it is worth climbing up. With the help of the witcher's sense, it is very easy to detect a card lying on the floor, when picked up, Geralt's deck will be replenished with the neutral card "Cow".
Sit on the pillows. On the same second floor, next to the map lying there, there are several pillows. Approaching them, Witold will invite Shani to sit down and talk a little, but not finding a suitable topic, he will quickly be pulled to his feet.

Conversation with O'Dim

The most important ingredient in gingerbread is time.

After a slow dance with Shani, you will have the opportunity to talk with O'Dim. He will communicate with the guests at the wedding, telling the two ladies about his personal recipe for shortcakes, the main ingredient in which is time. It is this that makes the sweetness crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but exact time To achieve such a result, you will have to learn by trial and error, experimenting and starting over. Seeing Witold, he will get up from the table and greet him. What does it have to do with Witold, and not Geralt, which will greatly surprise the late nobleman. He will begin to ask O"Dim, what else does he know? Probably, if Witold knew what answer was waiting for him, he would not even ask. "Mr. Mirror", without hiding his contempt for the youngest representative of the Everek family, will tell you that Witold has always envied his older brother Olgerd, because he was always better than Witold in everything. He will deny this in every possible way and accuse Gunther of lying, and it’s not difficult to believe him. O’Dim’s words do not compare well with Witold’s behavior in the family crypt when he first Having shown himself to Geralt, Witold admits that he did not like his relatives and was not going to help them in the battle with the witcher. At the same time, he praised Olgerd in every possible way, demonstrating an exclusively positive opinion about the person whom he allegedly envied. Reminding him that Vitold doesn’t have much time left until midnight, O’Dim leaves.

Midnight

Witold's speech

As soon as all the main entertainment has been completed and a conversation with O'Dim has taken place, midnight will come - it's time for the ceremony of putting on the cap. Shani, as a friend of the bride, will take part in the ceremony. Witold will take advantage of the moment and go on stage, wanting to give a speech in honor of the newlyweds Shani will ask him not to do this, but if Witold still decides, then the guests will be waiting for the nobleman's story about his attitude towards ordinary peasants. Previously, he did not even consider them to be people and did not want to have anything in common with the commoners. he had several good grooms, but that was the end of any contacts with this layer of society. But today, after what he saw at the wedding, he radically changed his views: even though he still doesn’t want anything to do with the mob, but now this no longer bothers him have fun in their company.

Witold writes a letter to Olgerd

While the eyes of those present will be focused on the ritual of putting the cap on Aldona, with a genuine smile on his face, Witold will sit down at the table and, cutting his palm and using blood as ink, will write a letter to Olgerd. Later it will serve as proof that Geralt fulfilled the second wish of the chieftain of the “boars”.

Gunther O'Dim punishes Witold for insubordination

Witold will leave the barn and leave Geralt's body. However, even though it’s already midnight and the spirit had a lot of fun, he doesn’t want to leave this world. He too liked to feel alive again, and the witcher is unlikely to be able to somehow interfere with Witold... But Gunther O'Dim can. By biting an apple to look like a villain, he will cause unbearable pain to the ghost, and he will literally beg O'Dim for mercy. Once again showing contempt for the Von Evereck family and Witold in particular, he will order Evereck Jr. to return to where he came from, and Witold will have no choice but to obey "Mr. Mirror". After the extraordinary ritual of exorcism, Geralt and O'Dim will discuss further actions, and Shani will ask if the witcher wants to stay at the wedding a little longer? If Geralt agrees, then in parallel with the task “I was there, I drank honey and beer,” a related quest will begin “ Clear Night,” an analysis of which will definitely appear on the website soon.

Return to Olgierd von Everek

Olgierd reads Witold's letter

As in the case of the task “Open Sesame!”, Olgerd Von Everec will be waiting for the witcher in the Oxenfurt Alchemy tavern. When Geralt says that the second whim of the nobleman-robber has been satisfied, Olgerd will not believe it. Well, where has it been seen that someone was able to fulfill a desire that was initially conceived as an impossible one? However, that very letter written by Witold will serve as strong evidence of the “small feat” accomplished by the monster killer. Olgerd will drink to the health of his late brother, praise the witcher for his efforts and agree to voice his last wish. But this is a completely different story, but the task “I was there, I drank honey and beer” will be considered completely completed.

I hope that completing the quest "I was there, I drank honey and beer" from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be useful for you, dear readers. Enjoy the game and good luck on the Path, witchers and witchers!