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High Stakes

Secondary questVelen and Novigrad

Geralt is hardly an ace gambler. He has had a few good runs in dice poker tournaments, true, but these were always local affairs against opponents whose skill level left much to be desired. A tournament in the world's greatest metropolis - now that was a horse of an entirely different color. The high entry fee and stringent deck requirements scared off amateurs, so only wealthy professionals had signed up. Everything was in place for play at a high level in exciting company - in other words, my friends, for pure pleasure.

Map

Map of the High Stakes objectives around St. Gregory's Bridge, Novigrad Docks, Hierarch Square

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Objectives

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  1. 1Find the scribe in the Passiflora and sign up for the high-stakes gwent tournament.St. Gregory's Bridge
  2. 2Talk to the scribe.St. Gregory's Bridge
  3. 3Strengthen your gwent card collection by winning powerful cards off other players. Current collection rating:
  4. 4Gather 1000 Novigrad crowns.
  5. 5Return to the scribe with a strong deck and a thousand crowns for the entry fee.St. Gregory's Bridge
  6. 6Mingle with the other contestants.St. Gregory's Bridge
  7. 7Win your match against Bernard Tulle.St. Gregory's Bridge
  8. 8Meet Sasha on the balcony.St. Gregory's Bridge
  9. 9Win against Sasha.St. Gregory's Bridge
  10. 10Return to the common room.St. Gregory's Bridge
  11. 11Talk to Zoltan.St. Gregory's Bridge
  12. 12Win against Finneas.St. Gregory's Bridge
  13. 13Win against Count Tybalt.St. Gregory's Bridge
  14. 14Defeat Finneas.St. Gregory's Bridge
  15. 15Follow the guard to the crime scene.St. Gregory's Bridge
  16. 16Investigate the crime scene using your Witcher Senses.St. Gregory's Bridge
  17. 17Check for clues behind the brothel using your Witcher Senses.St. Gregory's Bridge
  18. 18Use your Witcher Senses to see where the scent leads to.St. Gregory's Bridge
  19. 19Meet Sasha at the warehouse.Novigrad Docks
  20. 20Find a way to get into the warehouse.Novigrad Docks
  21. 21Defeat Bernard and his goons.Novigrad Docks
  22. 22Climb up into the warehouse.Novigrad Docks
  23. 23Check what's going on.Novigrad Docks
  24. 24Retrieve your gear.Hierarch Square

Journal

A halfling by the name of Bernard was revealed to be the thief. This supposed farmer took the coin and hid with it in one of the city's warehouses. The witcher raced after him and defeated him in a final showdown.

As for Sasha, she turned out to be a Nilfgaardian agent known as Cantarella. Her cover blown, she had needed the coin so that she could skip town. Later I learned that she did in fact successfully make it south - but that is another story altogether.

Perhaps Geralt would even have been tempted by Sasha's proposition. Before he could accept or reject it, however, another double dealer made his presence known. While they were talking one of the participants stole the coin set aside for the reward, beating Sasha to the punch.

A halfling by the name of Bernard turned out to be the thief. This supposed farmer took the coin and hid with it in one of the city's warehouses. The witcher raced after him and defeated him in a final showdown.

As for Sasha, she turned out to be a Nilfgaardian agent known as Cantarella. Her cover blown, she had needed the coin so that she could skip town. As part of my duties as a chronicler I must note that before she left, she spent a night with the witcher, conducting various covert operations until the break of dawn.

Yet Geralt did not manage to garner the tournament's grand prize. Such is life - you can't win them all, sadly. Geralt could only hope luck's cruelty at cards meant she would shower him with good fortune when it came to love.

It started with an indecent proposal. Sasha, one of the participants in the tournament, made Geralt a proposition so brazen even his jaded jaw dropped: together they were to steal the coin set aside as the tournament's prize.