As part of this quest, Geralt will need to choose sides between two factions in a local village.
Here’s everything you better know about In the Heart of the Woods.
How To Activate
There are two ways to begin this quest.
The first involves finding a note on a notice board requesting help.
This notice board is at theKaer Trolde Harbor.
Just look for the notice titled"Contract: Woodland Spirit.
Two Sides
So, what’s going on?
The village is split on how to handle the problem.
Harald and the other elders believethe spirit should be left alone.
Their idea is that it makes villagers into strong warriors.
You don’t have to decide who to side with quite yet.
First, you’ll need to figure out what exactly the creature is.
After a short investigation into the trail, you’ll find a dead dog and another body.
Soon enough, you’ll have to face off against some wolves near a ring of stones.
After they’ve been dealt with, Geralt will notice some scratch marks.
He’ll deduce thatit’s a leshen,an ancient woodland creature with immense powers.
Check the bestiary to learn more about these creatures.
He says you should offer a sacrifice to reinstate the ancestral pact with the leshen.
Sven believes it should be killed.
If you decide to side with Harald, you’ll need to form the pact with the leshen.
If you choose with Sven, you’ll need to find the marked individual.
If You Side With Harald
Head to the altar in the forest andfive white wolveswill appear.
Return to Fayrlund and speak with Harald.
If you choose not to get involved, the other two will kill Harald.
Either way, you’ll earn 50 experience points and 60 crowns.
If You Side With Sven
The first thing you’ll need to do is findthe marked person.
Using your Witcher Senses will reveal the marked person,Hilde.
This young woman seems to have a romantic involvement with Sven, complicating matters.
Return to Sven with this news and tell him that the person can be killed or exiled.
Then, tell him it’s Hilde.
Sven will agree to whichever method you choose.
After this, you’ll need to head back into the woods.
Find three totems and destroy them, summoning the leshen.
Now, you’ll have to fight it.
Fighting The Leshen
Leshens are not easy foes.
They will summoncrows and wolvesas part of their attack arsenal.
They’ll also swipe at you with theirclaws.
Watch for them to raise both of their arms in the air.
This signifies a move where the leshen disappears in a swirl of smoke and rematerializes nearby.
A Moon Dust bomb can prevent this move from occurring.
While on fire, they’re unable to attack.
After you’ve defeated it, you’ll earn 50 experience points.
Grab the leshen trophy and return to the village.
As you’re approaching Fayrlund, though, you’ll notice that something’s very wrong.
Sven, while you were gone, decided to round up the elders and kill them off.
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