Geralt is contracted by a Nilfgaardian woman to search for her missing son.
Geralt can help her with that.
You will need to talk to a woman sitting by the entrance, under a tent.
She explains that she had stopped receiving her son’s regular letters and has come to fear the worst.
With nowhere else to turn, she asks Geralt totalk to the camps' Quartermaster.
There arethree waysto learn where her son’s body is.
Bribery
you might pay150 orensto the Quartermaster to learn where the body is.
This is usually a crime, but he lets it slide this once.
Doing A Favor
The Quartermaster willtell Geralt where the body isif you have already completedContract: Patrol Gone Missing.
If youinvestigate furtherand discover what the patrol was doing,this option will be unavaliable.
Searching The Swamp
You will need to travel toHouse of Respiteto pick up the trail.
It starts from adead horselayingclose tothe fast travel point.
Geralt will be able topick up a trail of footstepsfrom there, eventually leading to some hanged deserters.
The corpses haveattracted necrophages.Geralt might beattacked by ghoulsduring his search.
Inspect the one in the green shirt.His red hair identifies him as the missing son.
Pick up his final letteron the groundbehind him.
With both items, Geralt canbring proof back to his mother.
There isno differencebetween embellishing his death and telling the truth.
Geralt will be rewarded either way, ending the quest.
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