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Broken Flowers Walkthrough

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Broken Flowers Walkthrough

Broken Flowers 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
Novigrad Dreaming Broken Flowers Get Junior

Broken Flowers Walkthrough

Broken Flowers Objectives
1 Go to the Rosemary and Thyme
2 Help Zoltan Chase Off the Tramps
3 Search the Ground Floor for Clues Using Your Witcher Senses
4 Read Dandelion's Planner
5 Talk to Zoltan
6 Talk to Vespula
7 Talk to Elihal
8 Talk to Marabella
9 Talk to Rosa var Attre
10 Find a Way into the var Attre Villa
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Pose as a Sword Instructor Cliff Path Sewer Path
10.1 Follow the Guard Find Rosa var Attre Find Rosa var Attre
10.2 Grab a Wooden Practice Sword -
10.3 Keep Following the Guard
10.4 Beat Rosa
11 Talk to Molly
12 Meet Baroness La Valette and Voorhis at the Vegelbud's Residence
13 Win the Horse Race (Optional)
14 Meet Baroness La Valette and Voorhis at the Vegelbud's Residence
15 Return to Novigrad on Your Own or with Voorhis and Baroness La Valettea
16 Consult with Zoltan
17 Meet Zoltan in the Kingfisher Inn After Sundown

Objectives 1-9

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1

Go to the Rosemary and Thyme
Head to the Rosemary and Thyme, located northeast of Glory Gate. Approach the front door to trigger the scene.
2 Help Zoltan Chase Off the Tramps
Fist fight the 4 vagrants. Beat them to continue.
3
Search the Ground Floor for Clues Using Your Witcher Senses
Use your Witcher Senses and loot the planner on the shelf next to the southeast door.
4 Read Dandelion's Planner
Read the planner. You will receive 500 XP.
5 Talk to Zoltan
Before leaving, talk to Zoltan first for more information on each person.

Note: You may talk to the listed names in any order, but this guide will give the optimal order. You will gain 300 XP after talking to the first woman on top of the amount given after talking to the person.
6
Talk to Vespula
Head to the marked location near the Gate of the Hierarch. You will find Vespula being bothered by thugs. Depending on your choice, you can resolve the issue peacfully or violently.

Pay 200 Crowns: The thugs will leave her alone.
Say Vespula's got new protection: Gives you two options.
By the King of Beggars: Tthe thugs will leave her alone.
Mine: Leads to a fight.
Get outta here: Leads to a fight.
7 Talk to Elihal
Elihal is located east of Gate of the Hierarch, south of Tretogor Gate. You will gain 150 XP.
8 Talk to Marabella
Marabella is located east of St. Gregory's Bridge. You will gain 150 XP.
9 Talk to Rosa var Attre
Head to the marked house, where you'll find several guards out front.

Find a Way into the var Attre Villa

Ways to Get Inside the var Attre Villa
Pose as a Sword Instructor Cliff Path Sewer Path

If you talked to Zoltan before hand, you can tell the guard captain in front of the var Attre villa you are the new swordplay instructor. Otherwise, you will need to find another way in, either through a cliff path or the sewers.

No matther what you choose it will not have an impact on the Broken Flowers quest, the story, or other quests.

Pose as a Sword Instructor

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Talk to the guard captain in front of the var Attre villa. Tell him you are the new swordplay instructor.
2 Follow the Guard
Follow the guard as he leads you into the house.
3 Grab a Wooden Practice Sword
Grab the wooden practice sword on the stand.
4 Keep Following the Guard
Continue following the guard to the room below.
5 Beat Rosa
You can either beat Rose in the duels or let her win. Beating her the first time requires you to get her HP down to half. Beating her the second time requires you to empty her HP. You will gain 150 XP.

Jump to Next Step

Cliff Path

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Follow the wall on the left side of the villa until you see the angel statue below you. Go down and follow the cliff path. You will need to jump a gap and climb up ledges to get inside the garden.
2 Find Rosa var Attre
Once your in the garden, continue ahead to find Rosa (Edna her twin) right outside.

Jump to Next Step

Sewer Path

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Go to the grate next to the stairs located south of the villa. Follow the northern sewer passageway, you will encounter a Water Hag and a pair of Drowned Dead. Slay them. Continue until you reach the exit and climb the rocks to the left and enter the garden from there.
2 Find Rosa var Attre
Once your in the garden, continue ahead to find Rosa (Edna her twin) right outside.

Objectives 11-17

Step-by-step Walkthrough
1 Talk to Molly
Head to the marker, located southeast of St. Gregory's Bridge.
2 Meet Baroness La Valette and Voorhis at the Vegelbud's Residence
After the dialogue, ride your horse towards the east of Novigrad to meet with Voorhis and the Baroness at the estate.
3 Win the Horse Race (Optional)
You can agree to race against Morvran Voorhis. You may pick from 4 horses: Cantarella, Nemrod, Chestnut, and a Zerrikanian bay. All have the same stamina and speed; the only difference being their color.

During the race, you can block Voorhis' since the path is narrow. You will earn the Superior Racing Saddle if you beat him at the race.
4 Return to Novigrad on Your Own or with Voorhis and Baroness La Valette
You can head back to Novigrad on your own, or you can talk to Morvran Voorhis to immediately arrive in Novigrad after a cutscene.
5 Consult with Zoltan
Return to the Rosemary and Thyme and talk to Zoltan.
6 Meet Zoltan in the Kingfisher Inn After Sundown
Head to the Kingfisher Inn after sundown. It is located north of Hierarch Square.

Broken Flowers Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 800
Item Reward None


Broken Flowers Quest Info

Quest Number 19
Region Novigrad
Quest Location Novigrad
Previous Quest Novigrad Dreaming
Next Quest Get Junior
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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