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This is a guide to the quest titled Following the Thread from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn locations, rewards, best choices, best outcomes, as well as useful tips, strategy for completing this quest, choices and best choice.
| Previous Quest | Current Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|---|
| - | Following the Thread | - |
List of Contents
| Quest Number | - |
|---|---|
| Region | Multiple Regions |
| Quest Location | Novigrad Water mill near Arette Seven Cats Inn Faroe |
| Previous Quest | - |
| Next Quest | - |
| Gold Reward | None |
|---|---|
| Exp Reward | 90 or 70 |
| Item Reward | None |
This quest is unlocked after reading the notice of the Contract: Monster in the Bits in the Notice Board in Hierarch Square. It should be noted that if the player does this quest, the side quest Flesh for Sale can not be completed.
This quest is not failable.
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Talk to the guard posted outside the supervisor's building south of the Southern Gate Signpost. |
| 2 | Head to the shed marked on your map. Use your Witcher Senses to investigate the area. Inspecting the body will reveal that the monster is an Ekimmara. |
| 3 | Use your Witcher Sense to inspect the monster tracks. Follow the trail. |
| 4 | When the tracks stop by the river, cross it to the warehouse on the other side. Continue following the tracks into the warehouse. |
| 5 | Help Lambert kill the Ekimmara. Killing it will reward you with 50 XP. |
| 6 | You can choose to go to the supervisor or meet with him later. If you choose to meet with him later, you will meet him nearby the guard you talked to at the start of the quest. |
| 7 | Kill the 3 guards. |
| 8 | Go into the building. |
| 9 | Head to the Seven Cats Inn to meet Lambert. |
| 10 | After the conversation with Vienne you can decide whether Lambert will kill her or leave her be. Whatever you choose you will be given 80 XP. Letting him kill her will start a fight between her and 3 other elves. |
| 11 | Head to Trottheim on the island of Faroe in Skellige. Talk to the pirates at the gate. Choose the dialogue option [I'll be back]. Otherwise a fight will start. |
| 12 | Go to the shrine where Hammond is. It is recommended to go around the Trottheim to avoid starting a fight with the pirates. |
| 13 | Kill Hammond and his 4 men. Gain 80 XP for killing all of them. |
| 14 | Search Hammond's body and loot the letter. |
| 15 | Meet with Lambert at the Nowhere Inn in Novigrad. |
| 16 | You can choose to go to Karadin right away or meet Lamber later. |
| 17 | You will have to decide whether or not to spare him or kill him. If you choose to kill him, prepare for a fight. More information on these choices in the Following the Thread choices and best choice section. |
Geralt and Lambert confront Aiden's supposed killer and ex-assassin. Karadin proceeds to explain that he has changed and now deals in legal trade and has a family of his own now. Whether or not it is to be believed is up to the player.
You decide to believe that Karadin has truly changed sparing his life. Sparing him will give you 90 XP.
You feel like Karadin is lying. Geralt and Lambert fight him and end his life. Killing him will give you 70 XP, Lesser Triglav runestone and Diagram: Eirlithrad. Looting his body will also give you a Dimitrium Bomb and a Grapeshot Bomb
If you would like the most rewards, it is recommended to kill Karadin. If you would like to base your decision on the story, it is a difficult choice. There is no definite proof he has indeed changed and the wife and children could be just a cover. It is up to the player if they would believe him or not and whether it is worth killing him.
Tell Lambert you will meet him later after killing the Ekimmara. This will let you loot the corpse of the Ekimmara for some loot.
This quest gives you somewhat useful benefits when you complete it. It is up to you to decide whether the things you gain from this quest will benefit you greatly.
| No. | Quest Title | Location | Sugg. Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Flesh for Sale | Trottheim | 12 |
| - | Master Armorers | Crow's Perch, Clan Tordarroch Forge | 24 |
| - | Fists of Fury: Champion of Champions | 11 | |
| - | Man's Best Friend | Northwest of Mulbrydale | N/A |
| - | Farting Trolls | - | |
| - | Brave Fools Die Young | - | |
| - | Races: Crow's Perch | Crossroads west of Crow's Perch | N/A |
| - | An Unpaid Debt | 15 | |
| - | Witch Hunter Raids | N/A | |
| - | Warehouse of Woe | 13 | |
| - | The Witcher's Forge | 30 | |
| - | Return to Crookback Bog | Crookback Bog | 9 |
| - | The Bastion | 23 | |
| - | Berengar's Blade | 27 | |
| - | King's Gambit | Kaer Trolde | 18 |
| - | Take What You Want | North of Keira Metz's hut | 25 |
| - | The Last Wish | Hindersfjall | 15 |
| - | The Fall of the House of Reardon | Reardon Manor | 6 |
| - | Possession | Svorlag | 17 |
| - | The Truth is in the Stars | Benek | N/A |
| - | Gwent Quest: Skellige Style | Kaer Trolde Gedyneith Gremist's workshop Kaer Muire | N/A |
| - | Thou Shalt Not Pass | Border Post Western Gate | 7 |
| - | Where the Cat and Wolf Play... | Honorton Oreton | 25 |
| - | Wild at Heart | Blackbough Isolated Shack | 7 |
| - | Witcher Wannabe | Lindenvale | 10 |
| - | A Barnful of Trouble | Carsten | 11 |
| - | A Dangerous Game | Rosemary and Thyme | 12 |
| - | A Deadly Plot | Near Border Post North of Hanged Mans Tree | 14 |
| - | A Feast for Crows | The Bits | 20 |
| - | A Final Kindness | Hierarch Square | 26 |
| - | A Matter of Life and Death | The Bits Triss' hideout Elihal's workshop Vegelbud Residence | 12 |
| - | A Tome Entombed | Novigrad sewers | 13 |
| - | A Walk on the Waterfront | Harborside | 12 |
| - | A Warm Welcome | Road southwest of Wheat Fields | N/A |
| - | An Eye for an Eye | Hanged Man's Tree Temerian Partisan hideout | 12 |
| - | Cabaret | Rosemary and Thyme | 14 |
| - | Carnal Sins | Vilmerius Hospital Crippled Kate's Vegelbud Residence Novigrad Docks | 16 |
| - | Drunken Rabble | In front of The Golden Sturgeon | N/A |
| - | Empty Coop | Hut between Honeyfill Meadworks and Dancing Windmill | N/A |
| - | Fencing Lessons | Var Attre Villa Seven Cats Inn | 12 |
| - | Fists of Fury: Novigrad | The Golden Sturgeon North of Portside Gate East of Southern Gate Farcorners | 23 |
| - | Gwent Quest: Big City Players | Sigismund's Bathhouse Passiflora Forest outside Novigrad | N/A |
| - | Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps | Inn at the Crossroads The Alchemy The Kingfisher Inn | N/A |
| - | Gwent Quest: Playing Thaler | Seven Cats Inn | N/A |
| - | Haunted House | Novigrad | 7 |
| - | A Bard's Beloved | Cave east-northeast of Palisade | 15 |
| - | Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff? | Northwest of the Silverton merchant | 6 |
| - | Abandoned Sawmill | Abandoned Sawmill | 24 |
| - | Armed Assault | Southeast of Rannvaig | 15 |
| - | Call of the Wild | Just east-southeast of Arinbjorn signpost | N/A |
| - | Hidden Messages of the Nilfgaardian Kind | West of the Crooked house Crippled Kate's Gildorf sewers | 8 |
| - | Crime and Punishment | Peninsula east of Ancient Crypt Rogne | 18 |
| - | Finders Keepers | Small island north of Giants' Toes Svorlag | 24 |
| - | Brothers In Arms: Velen | Velen | 22 |
| - | Fists of Fury: Skellige | The New Port Arinbjorn Harviken Northeast of Urialla Harbor | 30 |
| - | Brothers In Arms: Novigrad | Novigrad | 22 |
| - | High Stakes | Passiflora | 26 |
| - | Brothers In Arms: Skellige | Skellige | 22 |
| - | Honor Among Thieves | Whoreson Junior's Casino Putrid Grove | 9 |
| - | Brothers In Arms: Nilfgaard | Royal Palace | 22 |
| - | For Fame and Glory | West of Larvik | 15 |
| - | It Takes Three to Tango | Kingfisher Inn | 28 |
| - | From a Land Far, Far Away | Island east of Redgill Ursten Widows' Grotto | 13 |
| - | Hard Times | Road between Miners' Camp and Blandare Kaer Trolde | 21 |
| - | Iron Maiden | Hill east of Harviken | 19 |
| - | Master of the Arena | Hov | 14 |
| - | Peace Disturbed | Cave southeast of Kaer Trolde Harbor and southwest of Rogne | 25 |
| - | Shock Therapy | Gedyneith | 24 |
| - | Karmic Justice | Between Tretogor Gate and Southern Gate | N/A |
| - | Stranger in a Strange Land | West of Sund | 14 |
| - | The Cave of Dreams | Inn at Arinbjorn Kaer Muire | 14 |
| - | The Four Faces of Hemdall | Eastern coast of Ard Skellig Islet southwest of Hindarsfjall Freya's Temple | N/A |
| - | The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess' Glory | Larvik Freya's Garden | N/A |
| - | The Heroes' Pursuits: Kaer Trolde | Rannvaig Kaer Trolde | N/A |
| - | The Lord of Undvik | Kaer Trolde Undvik | 17 |
| - | The Path of Warriors | Trail to Yngvar's Fang Yngvar's Fang | 16 |
| - | Little Red | Yantra | 15 |
| - | Message from an Old Friend | Books and Scrolls | N/A |
| - | Novigrad Hospitality | Roadside between Yantra and Sarrasin Grange | 8 |
| - | The Sad Tale of the Grossbart Brothers | Blandare Grotto | 26 |
| - | Woe is Me | Palisade | N/A |
| - | Worthy of Trust | Kaer Trolde Harbor North of Crossroads Fyresdal | N/A |
| - | Greenhouse Effect | - | 27 |
| - | Novigrad, Closed City (II) | Northwest of Hierarch Square | N/A |
| - | Monster Slayer | Lakeside Hut | 26 |
| - | Trail of Echoes | - | N/A |
| - | Novigrad, Closed City | Northwest of Hierarch Square | 11 |
| - | Now or Never | Novigrad | 14 |
| - | Of Dairy and Darkness | Novigrad | 9 |
| - | Of Swords and Dumplings | Aeramas' Abandoned Manor | 24 |
| - | Out On Your Arse! | Hattori's home The Golden Sturgeon | 14 |
| - | Race: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Derby | Crippled Kate's | N/A |
| - | Racists of Novigrad | Vegelbud Residence | N/A |
| - | Reason of State | Road north of Portside Gate Dye pits northeast of Tretogor Gate | 30 |
| - | Redania's Most Wanted | Novigrad Docks St. Gregory's Bridge The Butcher's Yard theater | 12 |
| - | Rough Neighborhood | Est Tayiar | 10 |
| - | Spooked Mare | Just north of Shani's Clinic Southeast of Western Gate | 12 |
| - | Strangers in the Night | Hut north-northwest of Crossroads signpost | N/A |
| - | The Nithing | Rannvaig | 14 |
| - | Strumpet in Distress | Between Eternal Fire Chapel and Vegelbud Residence | N/A |
| - | Suspicious Shakedown | Behind a house north of the Rosemary and Thyme | N/A |
| - | The Dwarven Document Dilemma | Farcorners | 2 |
| - | The Flame of Hatred | Street east of Hierarch Square | N/A |
| - | The Gangs of Novigrad | Cleaver's Headquarters Whoreson Junior's casino Whoreson Junior's arena | 9 |
| - | The Most Truest of Basilisks | Road northeast of Novigrad Gate | N/A |
| - | The Nobleman Statuette | Novigrad | 14 |
| - | The Price of Passage | Oxenfurt | N/A |
| - | The Soldier Statuette | Caesar Bilzen's house Triss' hideout | 14 |
| - | The Volunteer | Oxenfurt White Eagle Fort | 13 |
| - | Black Pearl | The Golden Sturgeon North of Arinbjorn | 13 |
| - | Gwent Quest: Collect ‘em All! | Various places | N/A |
| - | Following the Thread | Novigrad Water mill near Arette Seven Cats Inn Faroe | 11 |
| - | Gwent Quest: Old Pals | Seven Cats Inn Temerian Partisan hideout Rosemary and Thyme The Nowhere Inn Kaer Morhen | N/A |
| - | Coronation | Kaer Trolde | 18 |
| - | Never Trust Children | The Bits Road between Arinbjorn and Sund | N/A |
| - | A Frying Pan, Spick and Span | Riverside northwest of White Orchard | N/A |
| - | Faithful Friend | Woesong Bridge | 30 |
| - | Missing in Action | Battlefield | N/A |
| - | On Death's Bed | - | 2 |
| - | Precious Cargo | - | N/A |
| - | Twisted Firestarter | Willis' forge White Orchard village | N/A |
| - | A Dog's Life | Drudge | 5 |
| - | A Favor for a Friend | Keira Metz's hut | 6 |
| - | A Greedy God | South of Wastrel Manor | 7 |
| - | A Towerful of Mice | Fyke Isle Oreton | 6 |
| - | An Invitation from Keira Metz | Keira Metz's hut | 6 |
| - | Bitter Harvest | Battlefield south-southeast of the Border Post | 9 |
| - | Blood Ties | Nilfgaardian Army Group 'Center' Camp | 12 |
| - | Caravan Attack | Northwest of Marauders' Bridge | N/A |
| - | Ciri's Room | Crow's Perch | 5 |
| - | Deadly Crossing | Troll Bridge Boatmakers' Hut North of Lindenvale West of Dragonslayer's Grotto | N/A |
| - | Death By Fire | West of Codgers' Quarry | 10 |
| - | Defender of the Faith | East of Blackbough Duén Hen Along the road between Byways and Frischlow | 10 |
| - | Face Me if You Dare! | South of Crow's Perch Southeast of Tretogor Gate Northwest of The Golden Sturgeon | N/A |
| - | Fake Papers | South of the Border Post | N/A |
| - | Fists of Fury: Velen | Inn at the Crossroads Blackbough Crow's Perch Lindenvale | 11 |
| - | At the Mercy of Strangers | West of Mulbrydale | N/A |
| - | A Mysterious Passenger | Larvik | - |
| - | Fools' Gold | Lurtch | 6 |
| - | For the Advancement of Learning | Fyke Isle | 8 |
| - | Free Spirit | Snidhall Isle | 13 |
| - | Forefathers' Eve | Fyke Isle | 7 |
| - | Funeral Pyres | West of Mulbrydale | 3 |
| - | Ghosts of the Past | Reardon Manor Lindenvale | 6 |
| - | Gwent Quest: Velen Players | Benek Midcopse Oreton Crow's Perch | N/A |
| - | Harassing a Troll | Far north and west of Inn at the Crossroads | N/A |
| - | Hazardous Goods | Northwest of Lurtch Between Reardon Manor and Benek | 4 |
| - | Highway Robbery | Between Crow's Perch and Boatmakers' Hut | N/A |
| - | Highwayman's Cache | East of Boatmakers' Hut | N/A |
| - | Last Rites | Blackbough | 9 |
| - | Yustianna Disturbed | - | |
| - | The Tower Outta Nowheres | 30 | |
| - | The Price of Honor | 14 | |
| - | The Heroes' Pursuits: Fyresdal | - | |
| - | Looters | Heatherton Wolven Glade Toderas Codgers' Quarry | N/A |
| - | The Heroes' Pursuits: Fayrlund | - | |
| - | Love's Cruel Snares | Abandoned site north of Condyle | 10 |
| - | The Family Blade | 15 | |
| - | Lynch Mob | Hangman's Alley | 7 |
| - | Taken as a Lass | 25 | |
| - | Magic Lamp | The Mire | 6 |
| - | Siren's Call | - | |
| - | Practicum in Advanced Alchemy | 24 | |
| - | In Wolf's Clothing | 15 |
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