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The Witcher 3

The Incident at White Orchard Walkthrough

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The Incident at White Orchard

The Incident at White Orchard 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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The Beast of White Orchard The Incident at White Orchard Imperial Audience

The Incident at White Orchard Walkthrough

The Incident at White Orchard Objectives
1 Kill the Bandits

Kill the Bandits

Kill the Bandits

After the dialogue with Vesemir, Lilac and Gooseberries will be completed and automatically transition to The Incident at White Orchard quest. Make sure to complete any of your unfinished time-bound secondary quests, as they will fail once this quest starts.

Kill all the bandits in the tavern. Using Igni at the start of the fight will hit most, if not all of them. Once all enemies have been defeated, a cutscene leading to the next quest will play out, automatically starting the Imperial Audience.

Can You Avoid the Fight in the White Orchard Inn?

Unavoidable Fight

Unfortunately, it is not possible to avoid this fight. Throughout the game, there will be unavoidable encounters where you don't have a choice but to let Geralt solve the problem with his blades.

The Incident at White Orchard Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 300
Item Reward None


The Incident at White Orchard Quest Info

Quest Number 4
Region White Orchard
Quest Location Tavern in White Orchard
Previous Quest The Beast of White Orchard
Next Quest Imperial Audience
Missable? No
Failable? No

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Witcher 3 Questlines

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Act 1 Act 2 Act 3
DLC
Hearts of Stone Blood and Wine

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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