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JOURNAL ENTRY:
While muddling around the well-shaded village of Blackbough, Geralt happened across a notice. It stated a hunter named Niellen was looking for any help he could get in finding his wife, who had disappeared in the nearby woods a few days earlier. Geralt, already deep in a search-and-rescue vein, decided to help find the woman.
Description:
//“Missing Wife.
Good people, take pity and hear my plea. My wife Hanna, she's missing.
A few days ago she went into the woods and hasn't yet returned. I'm near out of my wits with worry and will pay any price to the man who brings her back to me, or at least tells me where to look for her.
Niellen, hunter from Blackbough.“//
''[[STEP 1:TALK TO THE HUNTER NAMED NIELLEN]]''
Event: Conversation 1.
Location: Blackbough
NPC: Niellen, Margrit,
Trigger: Interaction with Niellen.
//Geralt: Looking for a hunter named Niellen.
Niellen: Found him. What do you want?//
''[[1. Your wife missing?]]''
[[2. Farewell]]
//Geralt: Here about your notice. I'm a witcher. When'd you last see your wife?
Nielenn: Five days past, 'fore dawn. Were on my way out to hunt, she were a sleep. I come back, found no sign of her… //
''[[1a. Looked for her?]]''
[[1c.Noticed anything strange?]]
[[2. Farewell]]//Geralt: Thanks, farewell//
[[STEP 1:TALK TO THE HUNTER NAMED NIELLEN]]//Geralt: Maybe she went to the neighboring village, forgot to tell you?
Margrit: No, my sister were never gone this long before.
Geralt: Tried looking for her?
Margrit: Asked round the village, none saw 'er go. She must've left when they were still sleepin'.Told her time and again not tu wander off on her own. She never listened.
Nielenn: I mustered some men fold to scour the woods. Nothin'.//
''[[1b. I'll go look for her.]]''
[[2. Farewell]]
//Geralt: I'll look in the woods, you might've missed something. Ask around, too. She have any friends?
Margrit: Hanna kept - keeps - to herself mostly. Watches the blacksmith's young 'uns atimes. And in the village, Glenna, the butcher's wife - she likes her best.
Geralt:Thanks. I'll try to find her... but no promises.//
[[2.Farewell]]
//Geralt: Noticed anything strange? Maybe her behavior?
Nielenn: No, she were her happy, smilin' self. Nothin' different of late... She's not run off, if that's what you're askin'.//
''[[1a. Looked for her?]]''STEP 2 :
[[ASK NEIGHBORS ABOUT HANNA. (OPTIONAL)]]
''[[SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF HANNA IN THE WOODS USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES]]''
[[Talk with the Butcher's wife]]
[[Talk with the Blacksmith]]
//Geralt: Wanted to talk to you about Hanna. Hear you were friendly.
Glenna: She'd come by atimes, we'd talk.
Geralt: She seem strange lately? Any idea where she might've gone?
Glenna: Hmm... Strange? No, a cheerful soul, always.If I'm to judge, it's the wolves got her. Been howlin' the nights through, lately. Even the baron's men're afeared to come by. Hanna must've gone to the wood, to gather mushrooms, maybe... Strayed too deep, and the howlers got her.//
[[2. Butcher in Velen- somehow seems a luxury.]]
[[3. Farewell.]]//Geralt: You the butcher's wife?
Glenna: Butcher? Please... Might've called him a butcher when we lived in the shade of Novigrad's walls.Now he deals in carrion, fallen animals, their bones still fit for soup. So, buyin' somethin'?//
''[[1. Wanted to ask about Hanna]]''
[[3. Farewell.]]//Geralt: Thanks, farewell.//
[[Talk with the Blacksmith]]
[[SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF HANNA IN THE WOODS USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES]]Event: Fight 1
Location: Woods north to the Blackbough, behind the Alchemist’s hut.
Enemies: 5 Wolves, level 6.
Trigger: Walk close to the wolves.
Event: Conversation 4
NPC: Margrit,
Location: Woods north to the Blackbough, behind the Alchemist’s hut
Trigger: Defeat the wolves.
//Margrit: Witcher?
Geralt: What’re you doing here? Shouldn’t be in the forest alone.
I came to tell you… You needn’t look for Hanna. She’d ‘ave returned long past were she alive. I’ll pay you twice Niellen’s pledge - just tell the man his Hanna’s dead.
Geralt: Don’t wanna know what happened to her?
Margrit: I’ve no illusion, witcher. In Velen, you’re gone as long as she’s been, you don’t come back. Hanna’s dead for certain. Niellen ought to accept his loss, move on with his life. //
''[[1. Agreed.]]''
''[[2. I’ll find her.]]''
[[3. Don’t Care about your sister?]]
Event: Conversation 2.
NPC: Glenna
Location: Blackbough, next to Nielenn’s house.
Trigger: Interaction with Glenna
//Geralt: Greetings. You Glenna?
Glenna:Aye. But gristle and marrow's all I'm willi' to sell, and you'll have to wait till I'm done carvin it.//
''[[1. Wanted to ask about Hanna]]''
[[2. Butcher in Velen- somehow seems a luxury.]]
[[3. Farewell.]]
Event: Conversation 3
NPC: Blacksmith, his son and daughter.
Location: Blackbough, next to Nielenn’s house.
Trigger: Walk into Blacksmith’s workshop.
//Blacksmith’s Son: Wow! My dad used to make swords like yours. Can I touch it?
Geralt: It’s sharp, better not. Need to talk to your father.
Blacksmith: I forged swords once. Now it’s scythes and hoes. For good arms, you’ll need to go to Novigrad.//
''[[1.Need to ask you about Hanna]]''
[[2.Farewell.]]
//Geralt: Wanted to ask you about Hanna. Head she looked after your children.
Blacksmith’s daughter: Aunt Hanna? Do you know where she is?
Geralt: No, That’s why I’m here. She maybe tell you where she was going? Or anything else?
Blacksmith’s daughter: Hmm, She said turnips are healthy and we ought to eat ‘em.
Blacksmith’s Son: I saw her go to the forest! With another lady! It was dawn almost - I’d gone out so I wouldn’t wet the pallet.
Blacksmith: The forest? She’s done for.
Geralt: Why?
Blacksmith: A huge pack roams the area. None from the village dares go in the forest. Niellen’s only one not afeared, but then he’s a hunter…//
''[[1a. Who was with Hanna?]]''
[[2.Farewell.]]Geralt: Thanks, Farewell.
[[Talk with the Butcher's wife]]
[[SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF HANNA IN THE WOODS USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES]]//Geralt: Did you get a good look at the other woman? Know who it was?
Blacksmith’s son: No, she walked in front of Aunt Hanna. I couldn’t see. //
[[2.Farewell.]]//Geralt: Hmm… You could be right.
Margrit: Thank you. My sister, she’d appreciate you givin her man the chance to start anew.//
REWARD: Experience points 72, 55 Crowns.
''[[STEP 3A.TELL NIELLEN HANNA IS DEAD]]
HIDDEN CHOICE [[STEP 3B SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF HANNA IN THE WOODS USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES.]]''
//Geralt: Sorry. Not in the habit of leaving jobs undone.
Margrit: Folks speak true about you witchers - you’re a heartless beasts.//
''[[STEP 3B SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF HANNA IN THE WOODS USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES.]]''
//Geralt: Strange...People’d usually prefer to know the fate of their loved ones, whatever cost.
Margrit: What good will it do? I’ll not get my sister back, and Niellen’s all I got left. I can’t lose him, too. And, well, he’ll not rest till he avenges his Hanna, even if it eats up his life. The man deserves better.//
''[[1. Agreed.]]''
''[[2. I’ll find her.]]''Event: Conversation 5
NPC:Niellen
Location: Blackbough, Niellen’s house.
Trigger: Interact with Niellen.
//Geralt: Me again. Here about your wife...Sorry to have to tell you - your wife’s dead. Went too deep into the woods, wild animals got her.
Niellen: Folk said that’s what happened, but… I dared to hope.
Geralt: I’m sorry.
Niellen: Thank you anyway… Least… now I know her fate. Your pay.//
''[[1.Thanks]]''
''[[2.Can’t take this.]]''
//Geralt: Thank you. And… take care. It gets easier.//
Reward:
Experience 42 points,
10 Crowns.
[[QUEST COMPLETED!]]
//Geralt: Keep it. News I brought you isn’t worth your coin.
Niellen: Thank you witcher, you’re an honest man.//
Reward:
Experience points 27
[[QUEST COMPLETED!]]Event: Investigation
NPC: NA
Location: Woods north to the Blackbough, behind the Alchemist’s hut.
(Player has to inspect several items in order to progress in the quest)
[[Investigate an animal corpse]]
''[[Investigate a human corpse]]''
//Geralt: Claw marks… Deep…
Geralt: Hmm, no man did this…//
''[[Inspect corpse.]]''
[[Step away.]]
//Geralt: Must be Hanna… Torn to pieces, literally…
Geralt: Werewolf - no doubt about it. Gotta be careful.//
[[Investigate an animal corpse]]
''[[STEP 4B:FIND THE WEREWOLF’S LAIR USING YOUR WITCHER SENSES]]''
//Geralt: Hmm. Cuts...made with long claws. Flesh torn clear off.//
''[[Investigate a human corpse]]''//Geralt: This is getting interesting.//
''[[Investigate a human corpse]]''(Player can inspect several items in order to complete the quest but it’s optional)
[[Investigate Blood pattern.]]
[[Investigate Paw marks.]]
[[Investigate Tuft of fur.]]
''[[Follow the Scent]]''//Geralt: Blood, and paw marks… Wonder where they lead...//
[[Investigate Paw marks.]]
[[Investigate Tuft of fur.]]
''[[Follow the Scent]]''//Geralt: Shit, climbed the tree. I can’t get up there. Maybe find something else on the ground.//
[[Investigate Blood pattern.]]
[[Investigate Tuft of fur.]]
[[Follow the Scent]]//Geralt: Tuft of fur… Ugh, whatever lost it hasn’t bathed in a while//
[[Investigate Blood pattern.]]
[[Investigate Paw marks.]]
''[[Follow the Scent]]''(Scent helps to find next clues)
[[Investigate ripped clothes]]
''[[Investigate an isolated shack]]''//Geralt: Man’s clothes - shredded, but no sign of blood.Who rips their own clothes off, leaves ‘em in the woods?//
''[[Investigate an isolated shack]]''//Geralt: Notes… Wonder whose…//
''[[Interact with the MYSTERIOUS NOTES]]''Mysterious Notes
//“I am who I am. I can’t change that. Shirts woven of parsley and potions made of virgin’s tears might work in old wives’ tales, but not for me. It is time to come to terms with it. With Hanna’s love and iron discipline I have found a way to manage. But I must remember to hide in the woods before the full moon rises. To go somewhere far from other. Far from Hanna.
The attack comes and then passes. I wake up with wounds on my hands and the taste of blood in my mouth. Perhaps it is for the best that i don’t remember. Killing prey with bow and arrow is one thing - to tear it apart with fang and claw… at least here, deep in the woods, I won’t hurt any people. Merciful Melitele, watch over any who stray too close.”//
[[STEP 5B SEARCH THE WEREWOLF’S LAIR.]]
(Player has to leave the shack and find the lair. Once he enters the lair, quest updates)
[[STEP 6B: DEFEAT THE WEREWOLF]]
Event: Fight 2
Location: Werewolf’s lair, below the Isolated Shack, woods north to the Blackbough,
Enemies: Werewolf level 6, 3 Wolves, level 2.
Trigger: Walk close to the wolves.
Event: Conversation
Location: Werewolf’s lair, below the Isolated Shack, woods north to the Blackbough,
NPC: Margrit, Niellen as the Werewolf,
Trigger: Deal damage to Werewolf until only 15% of his health remains.
//Margrit: Noo! Stop! Don’t harm him!//
''[[1. Are your crazy? Move!]]''
''[[2. What’s going on?]]''
//Geralt: You insane?! Stand back! He’s dangerous!
Margrit: Not to me, he’s not. It’s Niellen!
Geralt: Lycanthropy can afflict anyone. But it is a curse, so sorry, but I have to -
Margrit:You don’t understand! I love him! He was near to bein’ mine, till you came along! Go away, leave us be!//
''[[1a.You’re raving, woman.]]''
''[[1b. What’re you saying?]]''
//Geralt: Think we need to talk…
Margrit: It’s Niellen!
Geralt: Lycanthropy can afflict anyone. But it is a curse, so sorry, but I have to -
Margrit:You don’t understand! I love him! He was near to bein’ mine, till you came along! Go away, leave us be!//
''[[1a.You’re raving, woman.]]''
''[[1b. What’re you saying?]]''
//Geralt: What is this nonsense?
Margrit: I love him, always have. Even after I’d learned his secret.
Nielenn: You… you knew? Did you know I shut meself in here to wait out me change?
Margrit: I knew and I didn’t mind. But you chose Hanna. I wanted her to see you. I wanted her to fear you. She’d not have stayed. And we could be together…
Niellen: You brought her here… that night. ‘Twas the reason I had the taste of blood in me mouth come morn.
Margrit: I did it for us! She was to see you turn, naught more! I didn’t want her death, you’ve got to believe me!
Niellen: I don’t. And I’ll kill you willingly. First time for that, in fact.//
''[[1.Can’t let you do that.]]''
''[[2.She deserves it. Do what you will.]]''
''[[3. (End of the time to decide) ]]''
//Geralt: Not till I find out what’s going on here.
Margrit: I love him, always have. Even after I’d learned his secret.
Nielenn: You… you knew? Did you know I shut meself in here to wait out me change?
Margrit: I knew and I didn’t mind. But you chose Hanna. I wanted her to see you. I wanted her to fear you. She’d not have stayed. And we could be together…
Niellen: You brought her here… that night. ‘Twas the reason I had the taste of blood in me mouth come morn.
Margrit: I did it for us! She was to see you turn, naught more! I didn’t want her death, you’ve got to believe me!
Niellen: I don’t. And I’ll kill you willingly. First time for that, in fact.//
''[[1.Can’t let you do that.]]''
''[[2.She deserves it. Do what you will.]]''
''[[3. (End of the time to decide) ]]''//Geralt: You won’t kill anyone. Ever again.
Niellen: Ggggrrr!
Margrit: No! Don’t hurt him!
Geralt: Get out of here. Before I change my mind. Run! //
[Margrit runs]
Event: Fight 3
Location: Werewolf’s lair, below the Isolated Shack, woods north to the Blackbough,
Enemies: Werewolf level 6, (30% Health)
Trigger: End of the cutscene.
//Geralt: Sorry it had to end this way...//
Reward: Bestiary entry “Werewolves”
Monster Heart
Werewolf mutagen
Werewolf saliva
Niellen’s key
Experience points: 45
Optional rewards (Niellen’s chest opened with his key)
Crossbow [Master Item]
Diagram: Exploding bolt
50 Leather straps
Consequences:
Margrit goes to Niellens hideout and mourns his death.
[[QUEST COMPLETED!]]
//Geralt: This is between the two of you. I refuse to meddle. But cross my path again, and I will kill you.
(Geralt leaves)
Margrit: Nooo! Mercy!
Niellen: You had no mercy for your sister. I’ll have no mercy for you. Aaarrrggghh!//
[[(Cutscene outside the lair)]] //Geralt: Told you I’d kill you.
Niellen: I knows well what you said. Do it.
If you want death, find some reins and a tree with a strong limb. Wouldn’t work. Couldn’t do it. Always been a coward. Do it. please.//
(Geralt kills Niellen)
Consequences:
Margrit is killed by Niellen.
Niellen is killed by Geralt.
Rewards:
Experience points 45.
Optional rewards (Niellen’s chest opened with his key)
Crossbow [Master Item]
Diagram: Exploding bolt
50 Leather straps
[[QUEST COMPLETED!]] //Geralt: You won’t kill anyone. Ever again.
Niellen: Ggggrrr!
Margrit: No! Don’t hurt him!
Geralt: Get out of here. Before I change my mind. Run! //
[Margrit runs]
Event: Fight 3
Location: Werewolf’s lair, below the Isolated Shack, woods north to the Blackbough,
Enemies: Werewolf level 6, (30% Health)
Trigger: End of the cutscene.
//Geralt: Sorry it had to end this way...//
Reward: Bestiary entry “Werewolves”
Monster Heart
Werewolf mutagen
Werewolf saliva
Niellen’s key
Experience points: 45
Optional rewards (Niellen’s chest opened with his key)
Crossbow [Master Item]
Diagram: Exploding bolt
50 Leather straps
Consequences:
Margrit goes to Niellens hideout and mourns his death.
[[QUEST COMPLETED!]]