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Scenes from a Marriage
This is a guide to the quest titled Scenes From a Marriage from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, as well as useful tips, strategies for completing the quest, and whether or not to take the rose.

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Scenes From a Marriage Rewards and Basic Information

Basic Information

Quest Number 7
Region Novigrad
Quest Location Von Everec Estate, Painted world
Previous Quest Open Sesame: The Safecracker
Next Quest Whatsoever a Man Soweth...

Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 500
Item Reward None


Scenes From a Marriage Main Objectives

Objectives
1 Go to the von Everec manor. The main gate will be closed. Head to the marker left of the gate.
2 Go to the marker located at the front door. Knock or examine the lamp on the ground.
3 Use your Witcher Senses to follow the trail to the back garden.
4 Kill the Caretaker. Beating the Caretaker will get you 200 XP.
5 Enter the manor through the marked door.
6 Continue up the main stairs to the second floor.
7 Enter the southwest room and go out to the balcony. From there, you can enter the north west room.
8 Fight the Wraith from the Painting. Defeating the wraith will yield 200 XP.
9 Continue into the eastern room. Examine Iris' body on the bed. You will gain 100 XP afterwards
10 Head back into the front garden. Go to the marker located northwest above the stairs. Examine the easel.
11 Go to the marked gazebo. Pick up the painters palette and the book. Place the book into Olgierd's hand and the palette onto the table.
12 Go to the fountain in the garden. There are 6 arachnomorph spectres in the garden.
13 Pick up the cup on the fountain. Place it into Iris' hand. Gain 100 XP.
14 Kill the 5 arachnomorph spectres.
15 Go into the manor and into the dining room. Inspect the painting. Light the 2 candles nearest to Olgierd and the fireplace next to the dining table. You will receive 100 XP.
16 Fight the human spectre.
17 Head upstairs to the marker located in the east room. Pick up the bloody towel. Place the towel on the table, next to Olgierd. Earn another 100 XP.
18 Enter the next room. Pick up the goblet and bowl of fruits. Examine the table next to Olgierd. Place the grapes on the left, the goblet in the middle and the apples to the right. Receive 100 XP.
19 Head to the next marker. 5 human spectres will attack you.
20 Examine the pentagram. Pick up the chalk and the candles. Interact with the pentagram again. Choose to place the candles around the pentagram for another 100 XP.
21 Interact with the painting on the northwall to escape and receive 200 XP.
22 Run to the cellar located to the right of manor.
23 Pick up the mug and the marriage contract from the floor. Place the mug into Olgierd's hand and the marriage contract into Iris' father's hands. You will gain another 100 XP.
24 Slay the 3 Ghoul spectres that attack.
25 Go upstairs into the dining room. Pick up the food tray, the small bowl, and the large bowl. Place the small bowl in front of the cat, the large bowl in front of the dog, and the food tray into the hands of the Caretaker.
26 Continue to the marked room and inspect the letter on the table.
27 Defeat the Ethereal. Beating it will net you 300 XP.
28 Decide whether to take the rose from Iris or let her keep it (story impact only).

Scenes From a Marriage Choices and Best Choice

At the end of the quest, Geralt can take the rose or leave it with Iris. Taking the rose will cut her connection to the world, erasing the painted world and possibly Iris herself. This will not have any effect on the game other than what happens to Iris, the dog, and the cat.

Leave or Take the Rose

Take the Rose

If you take the rose, Iris and the painted world disappears. The dog and cat are freed from their servitude. As thanks, they will give Geralt advice on how to deal with Gaunter, if Geralt ever decide to stand in his way.

Leave the Rose

Iris returns to her slumber and the dog and cat continue to wait until they are free. Geralt leaves the painted world and finds a portrait of Iris with the rose to bring to Olgierd instead.

Best Choice

Iris and her rose

Take the Rose

Storywise it would be best to take the rose. The rose binds her to the world, her and her worse memories she relives in the painted world. Taking the rose would free her and the animals from that fate

Scenes From a Marriage Tips and Strategies

Fighting the Caretaker

The Caretaker

Preperation

Relict Oil will be effective here.

Attacks

The Caretaker only has 4 attacks. It has normal attacks that are just slow swings, as well as 3 special attacks: an area of effect slam attack that is telegraphed by its area of effect glowing, a forward charging attack, and a defensive area of effect blast.

Tactic

It is best to keep distance and avoid its normal attacks. Wait for it to do either the slam attack or the charge attack. Once it does, you will have an opening to attack afterward.

After the slam attack you will have an opening of 7 seconds maximum, but sometimes less when it recovers more quickly.

The charge attack will give you a smaller opening of 3 seconds. Make sure to dodge right after, as it will do the defensive blast around itself right after.

Fighting the Wraith from the Painting

The Wraith from the Painting

Preperation

Apply Specter oil before or during the fight. It will make it significantly easier.

Attacks

The wraith only has 2 attacks: a lunge attack and barrage of claw attacks.

Tactic

Make sure that you have applied specter oil, and ready the Yrden sign. It is best to keep some distance and wait for the wraith to attack. Place down Yrden and lead the wraith into it.

Once it attacks, dodge and wait for it to finish. This will be your opening. Proceed to attack it 3 times, then dodge right away, as it will counter-attack immediately.

Continue to do this untill the wraith is dead. Occasionally the wraith will float up and scream. When it does, a painting will glow green. Attack it right away as this will heal the wraith.

Fighting the Ethereal

The Ethereal

Preperation

Specter Oil will be effective here. The Blizzard Potion can also be of help here.

Attacks

If the player decided to fight Olgierd in Evil's Soft First Touches, then the Ethereal attacks will be familiar, as they share the same moves. A flurry of strikes, a straight dash attack, a zig-zig dash, sand attacks, and critical strikes (attacks with a red glow).

Tactics

There are 6 copies in the fight. You will be fighting one at a time, unless you wake a dormant one by hitting it. Avoid waking them up, as you can end up being surrounded by them.

The first copy will be weaker than the original Olgierd. As you kill each copy, they become more and more powerful. The trick to beat the Ethereals is to counter the attacks.

For the first 4 copies, you can counter their normal attacks and follow up with 3 hits before having to dodge the sand attack right after.

However, the last 2 will only let you get 1 hit in. When that happens, it is better to counter the critical strikes. Continue countering and you will eventualy beat it.

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All Hearts of Stone Main Quests

No. Quest Title Location Sugg. Level
1 Evil's Soft First Touches Seven Cats Inn, Garin Estate, Oxenfurt sewers 32
2 Dead Man's Party Brunwich, von Everec Estate, Upper Mill 33
3 Open Sesame! Borsodi Brothers' Auction House 34
4 Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings Oxenfurt 34
5 Open Sesame: Breaking and Entering Oxenfurt 34
6 Open Sesame: The Safecracker Oxenfurt 34
7 Scenes From a Marriage Von Everec Estate, Painted world 35
8 Whatsoever a Man Soweth... The Alchemy, Temple of Lilvani, Puzzle world 36

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