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The Witcher 3
Pyres of Novigrad Walkthrough
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This is a guide to the quest titled Pyres of Novigrad from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, as well as useful tips and strategies for completing the quest.
| Previous Quest | Current Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog | Pyres of Novigrad | Novigrad Dreaming |
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Pyres of Novigrad Rewards and Basic Information
Basic Information
| Quest Number | 18 |
|---|---|
| Region | Novigrad |
| Quest Location | Novigrad |
| Previous Quest | Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog |
| Next Quest | Novigrad Dreaming |
Rewards
| Gold Reward | None |
|---|---|
| Exp Reward | 200 |
| Item Reward | None |
Pyres of Novigrad Main Objectives
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Head to Novigrad. Head to the marker near Heirarch Square, in the middle of Novigrad. |
| 2 | You will encounter two looters. Choose the option Let's talk to cotinue. Telling them to Get lost instead will start a fist fight. |
| 3 | There are 3 ways of continuing: follow a thief, ask a beggar or find the sewer. |
Follow a Thief
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 4.A | Go back to Heirarch Square and look for a pickpocket; he'll be in one of the search areas marked. |
| 5.A | Follow the pickpocket; when stopped by a beggar, choose any of the options to continue. |
| 6.A | Continue following the pickpocket; he will pass the coin purse to another thief. Follow the thief. |
| 7.A | Knock on the door the thief led you to. If you do not know the password yet, you have two choices.
Choice 1: Pay 50 crowns to get in, and earn 5 Exp., but you are stripped of your weapons. Choice 2: If you have Delusion Level 2, you can use the Axii dialogue choice, giving you 40 Exp. and letting you keep your weapons. |
| 8.A | Getting in will give you 100 Exp. Find the King of Beggars. |
Ask a Beggar
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 4.B | Go back to Heirarch Square and talk to the beggar on the scaffold next to Vivaldi Bank. When talking to him, choose the first dialogue option for every decision. Otherwise, speak to him twice to get the information. |
| 5.B | Head to the entrance to the King of Beggar's hideout. It is south of Heirarch Square in the Lacehalls district. |
| 6.B | Knock on the door. You can choose to give the password 'Old sow's farrowed piglets'. If you do not give the right password, you have two choices. Choice 1: Pay 50 crowns to get in, and earn 5 Exp., but you are stripped of your weapons. Choice 2: If you have Delusion level 2 you can use Axii dialogue choice, giving you 40 Exp. and letting you keep your weapons. |
Find the Sewer
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 5.C | Go to Glory Gate. Dive in the water and swim towards the archway; right under is the sewer entrance. Enter it. |
| 6.C | Follow the sewer. You will encounter 3 drowners. Kill them. |
| 7.C | Loot the corpse in the room with the drowners; you will find a key. Use it on the locked gate. |
| 8.C | Continue through the sewers. Climb the ladder in the last room. |
| 9.C | You will encounter 4 thieves; weaken the leader (the axe-wielding thief) to end the fight. |
| 10.C | Meet the King of Beggars. |
Meet with the King of Beggars
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 11 | After getting into the Putrid Grove you will gain 100 exp. Meet with the King of Beggars. |
| 12 | Follow Triss. |
| 13 | Enter the basement. A single drowner will be waiting for you. |
| 14 | Use your Witcher Sense and interact with the brick in the pillar in the middle of the room. |
| 15 | Continue following Triss. |
| 16 | Dive into the water and use your Witcher Sense to find the parcel. The parcel is below the western bridge, next to a wrecked boat. |
| 17 | Give Triss the parcel. Continue following Triss. |
| 18 | When talking to the merchant Brandon, demand the full price in advance. |
| 19 | Use your Witcher Sense to find rat activity and place rat traps. You will find the trap locations at the northern wall, eastern wall, and northeastern corner. Afterwards, talk to Triss. |
| 20 | Kill the 3 witch hunters and leave the warehouse. |
Pyres of Novigrad Tips and Strategies
Farther Witcher Sense Range Above Water
If you use your Witcher Sense with your head out of the water, you will be able to detect items underwater from a farther distance.
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