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This is a guide to the quest titled The Whispering Hillock from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives, possible rewards, and the best choice for the player to make, as well as useful tips and strategies for completing the quest.
| Previous Quest | Current Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Ladies of the Wood | The Whispering Hillock | Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog |
List of Contents
| Quest Number | 16 |
|---|---|
| Region | Velen |
| Quest Location | Ancient Oak |
| Previous Quest | Ladies of the Wood |
| Next Quest | Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog |
| Gold Reward | None |
|---|---|
| Exp Reward | None |
| Item Reward | None |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use your Witcher Sense to find where the voice is coming from. Follow the path marked by your map. Some wolves will attack. Kill them. |
| 2 | Once you reach the base of the Oak Tree a Werewolf will be waiting. Kill the werewolf. |
| 3 | Climb up the ledges into the cave. Follow the cave path. |
| 4 | When speaking to the spirit the player will have two options: Free the spirit or Kill the spirit. Choosing to kill the spirit will start a fight with it. Killing it will end the quest. |
| 5 | You will need to get raven feathers, a horse, and the spirit's remains. |
| 6 | The raven feathers are obtained during the quest Ladies of the Wood, in the raven's nest north of The Orphans of Crookbag Bog. |
| 7 | For the remains of the spirit, head to the marked location. There will be a water hag waiting there. Kill it. Use your Witcher Sense to find a grave at the southern part of the marker and loot it. |
| 8 | For the horse head to the next marker south of Ancient Oak, use Axii on one of the wild horses then ride it back to the cave beneath the Whispering Hillock. |
| 9 | The player will be given another choice. You can continue to free the spirit by starting the ritual, trick the tree, or kill the spirit. Freeing the spirit or tricking it will end the quest. Choosing to kill it will start a fight with it. Killing it will end the quest. |
The consequence of these choices will be observable in the Secondary quest Return to Crookbag Bog.
If you chose to free the spirit it will save the oprhans from the Crones, but the spirit will also attack the village of Downwarren, killing many.
The Crones, angry that the kids were taken under Anna's care and will turn her into a water hag.
After the curse is lifted, Anna reveals that the curse was tied to her life, lifting the curse kills her shortly after. The baron then commits suicide over the loss of his wife.
Killing the spirit saves the town of Downwarren, but the orphans get taken by the Crones, heavily implied to be eaten by them.
Anna from the shock of losing the orphans, looses her mind. The baron then takes her to find a cure far far away.
Gameplay-wise, it is best to kill the spirit. The battle is not overly difficult, but if you do still have trouble, you can choose to trick it in order to kill the spirit while avoiding combat.
You can also finish the quest Return to Crookbag Bog quicker, avoiding extra objectives which are required if you choose to free the spirit.
If you first say you will release the spirit but then trick it, you will kill it while avoiding a fight.
The spirit will cover itself in roots. Hit the roots until the heart is vulnerable. Endrega Workers will also spawn while you try to do this.
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