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Witcher 3 Quest Pomp and Strange Circumstances

This is a guide to the quest titled Pomp and Strange Circumstance from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn locations, rewards, best choices, best outcomes, how to get the good ending, as well as useful tips and strategy for completing this quest.

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Pomp and Strange Circumstance Location and Rewards

Basic Information

Quest Number 14
Region Toussaint
Quest Location Beauclair, Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery
Previous Quest Tesham Mutna
Next Quest Burlap is the New Stripe

Rewards

Gold Reward 5000
Exp Reward None
Item Reward None


Pomp and Strange Circumstance Walkthrough

Finish the Investigation (Optional)

Objectives
1 Go and talk to the Bootblack with Regis during the day.
2 Defeat the bandits in a fist fight and get the letter containing the name of the fifth victim.
3 Visit Syanna and speak with her.

Main Path

Objectives
1 Go and speak to Damien to begin the awarding ceremony.

Optional Path: Anarietta was killed by Syanna

NOTE: This path will only occur if you have failed to complete the requirements to fully convince Syanna to forgive Anarietta. To find out how to make Syanna forgive Anarietta, see the Tips and Strategies below.

Objectives
2A Deliver the flowers to Ducal Grave and exhaust all dialogue options.

Continuation of the Main Path

Objectives
2 Wear the mask and gloves to protect yourself from the mandrake poison.
3 Pick up 2 mandrake roots.
4 Return to Regis and find him using your Witcher Senses.
5 Defeat the vampires with Regis.

How to Get the Good Ending for Pomp and Strange Circumstance

How to convince Syanna to forgive Anarietta

You need to do specific actions during the Main Quest Beyond Hill and Dale... and during this quest in order to unlock the options needed for Syanna to forgive Anarietta, allowing both of them to survive.

The actions that you need to do in the Main Quest: Beyond Hill and Dale... are:

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  • You need to read the contents of the governess's diary about the two sisters.
    • Witcher 3 Optional Syanna
  • You need to get Syanna's ribbon from the girl who sells flint.
    • Witcher 3 Choice Forgive Anarietta
  • After collecting all three of the Magic Beans, you need to pick the option All right - tell me what happened. when she asks you if you are curious about her past.

The actions that you need to do in this quest are:

  • Do the optional objectives to finish the investigation and learn who will be the fifth victim.
    • Witcher 3 Choice Forgive Anarietta 1Enlarge
    Witcher 3 Choice Forgive Anarietta 2Enlarge
  • Do the optional objective to speak with Syanna and answer her with Cause she turned her back on you, forgot about you. then answer her with Ever thought to forgive her?.

NOTE: The dialogue options when speaking to Syanna will not be available if you missed doing a required action during the Main Quest Beyond Hill and Dale....

Pomp and Strange Circumstance Tips and Strategies

Combat Strategies

Bruxa

  • Coat your Silver Sword with Vampire Oil to deal bonus damage to them.
  • Throw a Moon Dust bomb so you can still see them while they are invisible.
  • Cast the Quen Sign to protect yourself from their fast attacks.
Bruxa Weaknesses and Loot

The Witcher 3 Related Links

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All Blood and Wine Main Quests

No. Quest Title Location Sugg. Level
1 Envoys, Wineboys Stonecutters' Settlement 34
2 The Beast of Toussaint The Cockatrice Inn, Corvo Bianco, Tourney Grounds, Palace Gardens 35
3 Blood Run Palace Gardens, Beauclair 36
4 La Cage au Fou Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery, Trastamara Estate, Tesham Mutna Ruins 39
5 Where Children Toil, Toys Waste Away Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery, Beauclair Port 42
6 Wine is Sacred Beauclair Palace, Castel Ravello, Fort Astre Ruins 42
7 The Man from Cintra Beauclair 43
8 Capture the Castle Count de la Croix's Mill 47
9 The Night of Long Fangs Beauclair 47
10 Beyond Hill and Dale... Land of a Thousand Fables 47
11 Blood Simple La Compassion Orphanage 47
12 What Lies Unseen Cave southwest from Beauclair 47
13 Tesham Mutna Tesham Mutna Ruins 49
14 Pomp and Strange Circumstance Beauclair, Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery 49
15 Burlap is the New Stripe Beauclair 49
16 Be It Ever So Humble... Corvo Bianco 49

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