The villagers all agreed the Woodland Spirit had killed the man - but their explanations of this creature's motives could not have been more different. Journal Entry Geralt's first clue? A brutally murdered and mangled body.
The quest will then complete, earning 50 and 60. No matter what you say, Sven makes it clear your work is done as is his. As you approach though, you'll see what looks like a massacre: apparently while you were gone, Sven rounded up the others and killed off the elders. Once it's dead (50 ) loot it for the Leshen trophy and head back to Fayrlund to speak to Harald. After the third is destroyed, head to the designated spot for a cutscene where the woodland spirit reveals itself along with several more wolves. The first one won't be protected, but the other two will have several wolves guarding them. Regardless what happens to Hilde, you must now head into the woods and destroy the 3 totems to make the leshen appear. After that, once you reveal it's Hilde, Sven will either agree to let her be killed if you chose the killing method, or inform them to run her out of town and not come back if you chose the exile method. Before you reveal who it is, you can tell him the person could simply be exiled or let them be killed. Bring the bad news to Sven, who still believes it's one of the elders. In this case, head to the last house to the west to find several crows on the roof and, using your Witcher Senses, once you're close enough Geralt will spot the marked person: Hilde, a young woman that's involved with Sven. While there's no trail, if you've learned enough about leshens, you know just to follow the crows. If you choose Sven, you'll need to find the marked person. Regardless which choice you made, you'll earn 50 and 60 and complete the quest here. If you instead stand down, Sven and Geralt will exchanged heated words before the men kill Harald. Note that if you choose to protect him, he can still be killed in the fight so kill them off quickly if you choose this.
You can choose to stand down or protect Harald. You can respond to him however you like and he'll reward you before Sven approaches with the other young men, proclaiming they killed off the other elders and are coming after Harald. Now make your way back to Fayrlund to speak to Harald. A cutscene will start, indicating the leshen accepted the pact, and netting you 20. Once they're all dead, loot each of them to get a total of 5 wolf hearts, then place them on the altar. If you choose to side with Harald, head out to the altar in the woods and, once close enough, five white wolves will spawn that you must defeat. If you wish to get it but still side with Harald, do a separate save here. Missable achievement: if you side with Harald, you'll miss out on the Woodland Spirit achievement. Sven, naturally, wants to do the opposite and have it killed, but before you can do that you'll need to have the marked one dealt with otherwise it'll be reborn again. Despite it being a leshen, Harald is convinced it's the reason they're the strongest warriors in Skellige, even if it kills off many who set out to do the ritual, and urges you to lay out a sacrifice to reinstate the pact of his ancestors. Head back to town and, if you wish, you can talk to both before you decide on a course of action.
You'll then need to open your bestiary and read about the spirit, which will then point you to talk to Harald and Sven. Once the final clue is examined, Geralt will deduce it's an ancient leshen, earning 10. Once they're killed, examine the scratch marks. The final clue, even further west, will take you to a ring of stones with several wolves. The trail will lead you out to a spot where you'll find a dead dog to examine, then leads you further west to find another dead body pinned to a rock. You can ask them more about the Woodland Spirit and clearly see they're split on what to do, if anything: the elder Harald wishes you to leave the spirit be, claiming it makes the villagers strong warriors, while one of the younger men, Sven, explains it's a common beast that kills anyone that wanders into its territory.īefore you decide on who to back, it's time to investigate to learn what the spirit really is. Approaching close enough will automatically pull you into the conversation. When you reach the area, you'll find a group of onlookers while several elders and younger men argue around a man's body, mangled by tree branches. You can pick up this quest either through the notice or by finding the group on the road southwest out of Fayrlund.