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Novigrad Dreaming Walkthrough

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Novigrad Dreaming Walkhrough

Novigrad Dreaming is a Main Quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Act 1. Find out how to complete the quest, as well as the best choices and rewards here!

Previous Quest Current Quest Next Quest
Pyres of Novigrad Novigrad Dreaming Broken Flowers

Novigrad Dreaming Walkthrough

Novigrad Dreaming Objectives
1 Find the Dreamer in the Old House
2 Search the Attic
3 Examine the Drawing
4 Take the Doll
5 Put the Doll in the Crib
6 Find Out Why the Door Slammed Shut
7 Examine the Oven
8 Deal with the Godling
Option 1 Option 2
Let Sarah Stay Kick Sarah Out
8.1 - Get Some Burdock
8.2 Burn Burdock in the Oven
9 Talk to the Dreamer
10 Meet Corrine at the Golden Sturgeon

Objectivs 1-7

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Find the Dreamer in the Old House
Head to the house marked on your map. After the dialogue with Jonkheer, enter the house and head up the stairs.
2 Search the Attic
Head into the eastern room and climb up the ladder to the attic. Use Aard on the blockade.
3
Examine the Drawing
Upon entering, turn to the left to find a drawing. Take it and read it.
4 Take the Doll
Next, pick up the doll on the bench on the other side of the room.
5
Put the Doll in the Crib
Return to the second floor and into the northern room. Put the doll in the crib.
6 Find Out Why the Door Slammed Shut
Examine the drawing on the door.
7
Examine the Oven
Go downstairs and open the hatch next to the stairs. Go down the basement, then examine the oven.

Deal with the Godling

Sarah the godling

Options to Deal with the Godling
Let Sarah Stay Kick Sarah Out

There are two ways to deal with the godling Sarah. You can either let her stay or kick her out. Kicking her out will lock you out of the secondary quest Haunted House.

Jump to Choices

Let Sarah Stay

Choose the option "Let's make a deal" to let Sarah stay in the house. Afterwards, the dreamer will wake up.

Jump to Next Step

Kick Sarah Out

Choose "Guess i'll have to throw you out" if you don't want her to remain the house. In order to make her leave, you will need a Burdock herb. If you have it on you already, place it in the oven and use Igni to light it. If you do not have Burdock yet, you can buy one from Herbalists.

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Choose "Guess i'll have to throw you out" if you don't want her to remain in the house.
2
Get Some Burdock
In order to make her leave, you will need a Burdock herb. Follow the marker to an Herbalist's shop and buy one. If you already have some in your inventory, you can immediately go do the next step.
3 Place the Burdock in the oven and use Igni to light it. Afterwards, Sarah will be pissed and leave, waking the dreamer.

Objectives 9-10

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Talk to the Dreamer
Go back upstairs to talk to the dreamer.
2
Meet Corrine at the Golden Sturgeon
Head to the Golden Sturgeon. It can be found west of Hierarch Square. Go upstairs and talk to Corinne Tilly. You only need to choose one of the dialogue choices to continue, but you can choose any of the rest before proceeding for background information.

Novigrad Dreaming Missables

Missable How to Get
Haunted House
Secondary Quest
Choose to let Sarah Stay. Kicking her out will lock you out of this quest.

Novigrad Dreaming Choices

Choice Results
Let Sarah Stay ・Sarah will remain in the house.
・Allows you to unlock the Haunted House secondary quest later.
Kick Sarah Out ・Sarah will leave the house.
・Locks you out of the Haunted House secondary quest.
・Lets you encounter Sarah again in the Bald Mountain main quest.

Where Does Sarah End Up After?

On Bald Mountain if Kicked Out

During the quest you will have the choice to kick Sarah out of the house, or let her stay.

If the player chooses to kick Sarah out, the dreamer wakes up and the quest continues. The player later encounters Sarah again in the main quest Bald Mountain. There she has found a companion in Johnny, another Godling.

Still in the House if was Let to Stay

If the player lets Sarah stay, she stops sending nightmares to the dreamer, allowing her wake up. The player can later get the side quest Haunted House, where they will find out that Corrine bought the house and has made friends with Sarah.

Choices and Decisions that Affect the Story

Novigrad Dreaming Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 100
Item Reward None


Novigrad Dreaming Quest Info

Quest Number 18
Region Novigrad
Quest Location Novigrad
Previous Quest Pyres of Novigrad
Next Quest Broken Flowers
Missable? No
Failable? No

The Witcher 3 Related Guides

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List of Main Quests

Witcher 3 Questlines

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

All Act 1 Quests

No. Quest Title
6 The Nilfgaardian Connection
7 Bloody Baron
8 Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves
9 Family Matters
10 A Princess in Distress
11 Ciri's Story: The Race
12 Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows
13 Hunting a Witch
14 Wandering in the Dark
15 Ladies of the Wood
16 Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog
17 Pyres of Novigrad
18 Novigrad Dreaming
19 Broken Flowers
20 Get Junior
21 Ciri's Story: Visiting Junior
22 Count Reuven's Treasure
23 A Favor for Radovid
24 The Play's the Thing
25 A Poet Under Pressure
26 Ciri's Story: Breakneck Speed
27 Destination: Skellige
28 The King is Dead – Long Live the King
29 Echoes of the Past
30 Missing Persons
31 Nameless
32 Ciri's Story: The Calm Before the Storm

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