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A Matter of Life and Death

Secondary questVelen and Novigrad

Of all the so-called "witches" they hunted, there was none the witch hunters wanted more than Triss Merigold, a sorceress of unequaled power. Even in hiding she had proven a thorn in their side, masterminding an underground net of hideouts and covers, keeping other mages out of the hunters' blood-stained hands. When Geralt entered the city, he met up with his dear friend and sometime love. And when the time came that she needed his help with her endeavor, she did not hesitate to ask.

Map

Map of the A Matter of Life and Death objectives around Hierarch Square, Vegelbud Residence, Tretogor Gate

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Objectives

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  1. 1Talk to Triss Merigold about her problem.Hierarch Square
  2. 2Meet Triss Merigold at her hideout.Hierarch Square
  3. 3Go to the Vegelbuds' residence after dusk and talk to the guard.On the map
  4. 4Meet Ingrid Vegelbud.On the map
  5. 5Wait on the bench with Triss Merigold.Vegelbud Residence
  6. 6Find Triss Merigold in the labyrinth.Hierarch Square
  7. 7Get out of the labyrinth.Vegelbud Residence
  8. 8Follow Triss Merigold.Hierarch Square
  9. 9Find Albert Vegelbud. He's wearing a panther mask.Vegelbud Residence
  10. 10Meet Triss and Albert in the stables.Vegelbud Residence
  11. 11Return to Triss Merigold.Hierarch Square
  12. 12Defeat the witch hunters.On the map
  13. 13Buy a fox mask for Triss Merigold.Tretogor Gate
  14. 14Buy a mask to wear to the masquerade ball.Tretogor Gate
  15. 15Bring Triss the fox mask.Hierarch Square
  16. 16Visit Triss and prepare for the masquerade ball.Hierarch Square
  17. 17(Optional) Buy a new outfit. Doublet, trousers and boots.On the map
  18. 18(Optional) Put on your new doublet, trousers and boots before going to Triss.
  19. 19Meet the Vegelbuds' servant at the fishmarket. He's wearing a blue shirt and has keys hanging from his belt.Hierarch Square
  20. 20Follow the Vegelbuds' servant.Hierarch Square
  21. 21Return to the servant.Hierarch Square
  22. 22Help the servant fight off the bandits.Hierarch Square
  23. 23Use your Witcher Senses to find the Vegelbuds' servant. Dressed in a blue tunic, he has keys strapped to his belt.Hierarch Square

Journal

Their contact revealed that the son of Ingrid Vegelbud, scion of a wealthy Novigrad family, dabbled in alchemy. For that reason he had become a person of much interest to the witch hunters. When Ingrid learned of Triss' operations, she sent her servant to ask the sorceress to spirit her son somewhere far away from his persecutors. The hunters kept a close eye on her residence, so they would need a distraction - and her upcoming masquerade ball promised to provide just that.

Young Albert's rescue did not prove to be Triss' slickest extraction ever. First she had trouble even finding the young alchemist amidst the throng of revelers, and then Geralt ran into trouble with a group of witch hunter infiltrators. Still, with a bit of luck and a bit of cunning our heroes managed to escape the residence and smuggle Vegelbud out without a scratch on him. Mission accomplished. Geralt and Triss had proven once again how well they work together as a team - but as a couple, well, events at the Vegelbuds' only complicated that matter...

Geralt and Triss attended the masquerade ball at the Vegelbuds' residence. Their mission: rescue young Albert. Geralt, however, must have downed one cocktail too many and wandered off before they could fulfill it. Albert was arrested. Triss was furious with Geralt - and much water flowed under Saint Gregory's Bridge before she forgave him.

She had received a very tempting proposition and needed Geralt to accompany her to the Novigrad fish market. A fish market, you say? Had the hunters taken to persecuting flounder as well? Was a mage in desperate need of some herring? I will ignore the sarcasm in your tone and tell you this: the mysterious man awaiting them there would provide answers to all these questions - and more.

At first everything went smoothly and Triss truly believed that, with the witcher's help, she would successfully sneak Albert Vegelbud out of the city, thus saving his life. Yet there was one thing she did not foresee: that Geralt would prove the weak link in her plan and fail to show up at the ball. No one likes being stood up, least of all a sorceress. Thus a lot of water flowed under St. Gregory's Bridge before she let go of her anger...

Their contact did indeed await them at the fish market but - prepare yourselves - at the last minute Geralt changed his mind and ran off on some other errand. Geralt's fickle-heartedness led to tragedy - unknown evildoers killed the informant. Triss had no way to follow up on her proposition, and so was understandably furious with the witcher.