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Kaer Morhen Walkthrough

Kaer Morhen is a Main Quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Prologue. Find out how to complete the quest, as well as the best choices and rewards here!

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Kaer Morhen Lilac and Gooseberries

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Kaer Morhen Walkthrough

Kaer Morhen Objectives
1 Find the Key to the Bedroom Door
2 Go Down to the Lower Level
2 Race with Ciri (Optional)
3 Train with Vesemir (Optional)

Objectives 1-2

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1
Witcher Senses
Find the Key to the Bedroom Door
Upon the start of the game, you will be tasked with your first objective. You must find the key to the bedroom door using your Witcher Senses.

Hold the Witcher Senses button to highlight the objects you can interact with.
・PS5 - Hold L2
・PC - Hold Right Mouse Button
2
Key to Bedroom Door
Approach the table next to the door on the north side of the room, where you'll find the bedroom door key on top of a book.
3 Go Down to the Lower Level
Pick up the key and open the door. Then, proceed to go down the stairs.

Race with Ciri (Optional)

Movement Tutorial

After the scene, you'll be presented with a choice to do the Movement Tutorial. Agreeing will lead you to race against Ciri along the ramparts toward the lower courtyard.

You will start by climbing the nearby ladder and then proceeding across the ledges. There is no reward or penalty for the result of the race, so you can skip this section if you wish as it is only optional.

Train with Vesemir (Optional)

Combat Tutorial

When you reach the courtyard, you will then be presented with the Combat Tutorial, which you can also skip. Choosing to skip this tutorial will complete the Kaer Morhen quest and automatically proceed to the next.

Otherwise, you'll have to clear the tutorial objectives. Afterwards, you can either engage in free training with Vesemir or end the quest by sheathing your sword.

Combat Controls PS5 PC
1 Draw/Sheathe Steel Sword PNG - Dpad Left.png 1 Key
2 Lock On Target PS4 - R3 Button Z Button
3 Fast Attack PS4 - Square Button Left Click
4 Strong Attack PS4 - Triangle Button
Left Shift + Left Click
5 Dodge PS4 - Circle Button Alt Button
6 Roll PS4 - X Button Space Button
7 Parry
Hold PS4 - L2 Button
Hold Right Click
8 Counterattack
(Before enemy's strike lands)		 PS4 - L2 Button Right Click
9 Cast Sign PS4 - L1 Button Q Button
10 Cast Sign
(Quick Sign Casting must be enabled)
Hold PS4 - R2 Button
 Assigned Key
11 Throw
(Hold to Aim)		 PS4 - R1 Button Mouse Button Click

For Quick Casting on PS5, holding R2 will display the shortcut buttons for each sign. On PC, each sign must be designated with its own key.

Kaer Morhen Rewards

No Rewards

The Kaer Morhen quest in the Prologue chapter does not grant any type of reward. It serves as the tutorial of the game, with its last two sections entirely skippable.

However, we highly recommend that first-time players of The Witcher 3 complete the tutorials to learn the combat system.

Kaer Morhen Quest Info

Quest Number 1
Region Kaer Morhen
Quest Location Kaer Morhen
Previous Quest None
Next Quest Lilac and Gooseberries
Missable? No
Failable? No

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All Prologue Quests

No. Quest Title
1 Kaer Morhen
2 Lilac and Gooseberries
3 The Beast of White Orchard
4 The Incident at White Orchard
5 Imperial Audience

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