The baron has for you an offer that you cannot refuse. This quest will start right after you finish the Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves quest. Quest starts when Ciri running away from the monsters from the forest falls into the deep riverbed of a dried-up river. This is the first time you're gonna control Ciri. You will be able to play this quest after you reach the baron in the Bloody Baron quest, and he will start telling you about his meeting with Ciri. You will receive this quest automatically when you complete The Nilfgaardian Connection quest. One of the clues found in Hendrik's house leads to a local baron who lives in Crow's Perch Castle. This quest will start automatically when Geralt retrieves his equipment back from the chamberlain at the end of the Imperial Audience quest. This meta quest will appear in your journal when after an audience with the Emperor you leave Vizima Castle and reach Velen - No Man's Land for the first time.

On the way you will be attacked by the wild hunt, but you will manage to escape and reach the city safely. Together with Yennefer you will leave the White Orchard and head to Vizima.

You will receive this quest automatically when you complete the 'Lilac and Gooseberries' quest. You and Vesemir will take the side of the inn owner and as a result you will be attacked by 'local patriots'. You will receive this short mission at the end of the Lilac and Gooseberries quest when you meet with Vesemir at the White Orchard inn to go on a further journey with him. He will share with you the information you need in exchange for getting rid of the griffin that is terrorizing the locals. You will get this quest when while looking for Yennefer in the Lilac and Gooseberries quest you visit and talk to Peter Saar Gwynleve, the Nilfgaardian commander. When you're going to continue your journey after a night's rest, a few ghouls suddenly attack you. You and Vesemir travel together to find Yennefer. This quest will start automatically after the Kaer Morhen tutorial, which actually turned out to be Geralt's dream. It's a kind of tutorial that will introduce the game's core elements. This is the first quest you get when you start a new game.

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