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Fools' Gold

Secondary questVelen and Novigrad

During his travels through Velen, Geralt survived many a bizarre adventure, but few more memorable than that which I will now recount. For who would have thought a routine stop in a village strangely empty save a few bandits arguing with a local dunce would end in such a curious fashion? The witcher surely didn't, though he did have his suspicions...

Map

Map of the Fools' Gold objectives around Lurtch, Reardon Manor

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Objectives

18
  1. 1Use your Witcher Senses to examine the pigs in the village of Lurtch.Lurtch
  2. 2Talk to Yontek.Lurtch
  3. 3Find the hog hut.Reardon Manor
  4. 4Kill the wolves attacking the pigs.Lurtch
  5. 5Defeat the looters.On the map
  6. 6Gather all the cursed pigs under the windmill.Lurtch
  7. 7Get on a horse.
  8. 8Escort Yontek and the cursed pigs to the hog hut.Lurtch
  9. 9Herd size:
  10. 10Use the Axii Sign to make the cursed pigs follow you.
  11. 11Return to the village for your reward.Lurtch
  12. 12Look for clues in the hog hut using your Witcher Senses.Reardon Manor
  13. 13Gather the cursed pigs in the circle.Lurtch
  14. 14Go inside the hog hut.Reardon Manor
  15. 15Talk to the pig.Reardon Manor
  16. 16Lurtch
  17. 17Lurtch
  18. 18Reardon Manor

Journal

Before long, Geralt had unraveled the riddle of the Village of the Swine. He discovered its inhabitants had broken into the treasury of some forgotten god, made off with the gold that was his by divine right and were cursed into hogs as a result. The witcher lifted the villagers' curse, but something of the swine must have remained within them, for as soon as they could utter something more than a grunt, they began tossing around baseless accusations. Yontek became their scapegoat and Geralt had to defend the poor fool from lynching. Alas, such is human nature - we are ungrateful and hypocritical to the point where one almost prefers the company of pigs.

Before long, Geralt had unraveled the riddle of the Village of the Swine. He discovered its inhabitants had broken into the treasury of some forgotten god, made off with the gold that was his by divine right and were cursed into hogs as a result. The witcher lifted the villagers' curse, but something of the swine must have remained within them, for as soon as they could utter something more than a grunt, they began tossing around baseless accusations. Yontek became their scapegoat, and the herd of pigs turned into a lynch mob. Alas, such is human nature - we are ungrateful and hypocritical to the point where one almost prefers the company of pigs.

After he dealt with the bandits and talked to the fool, Yontek, he set about visiting the village's huts and the pigs who dwelt in them. Yes, that's right - pigs.

Geralt quickly realized they were not merely farm animals running amok while their masters were away. After all, in this time Velen was gripped by famine and people had long ago eaten all domestic animals. The pigs were, in fact, the cursed inhabitants of the village themselves. With Yontek's help Geralt started to investigate this curious matter.