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Secondary quest
"A Matter of Life and Death"
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Details
Type
Secondary quest
Suggested level
12
Location(s)
Vegelbud Residence
Region(s)
Novigrad
Source
Triss
Reward
?? XP earned based on the Story and Swords! difficulty level / ?? crown(s)
Gwent cards:
Related
Count Reuven's Treasure
The Play's the Thing
Now or Never
Race: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Derby

A Matter of Life and Death is one of the quests available in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. During the evening, if Geralt speaks with the croupier, he can take on three rich opponents in games of Gwent and win their cards.

Journal entry

Of all the so-called "witches" they hunted, there was none the witch hunters wanted more than Triss Merigold, a sorceress of unequaled power. Even in hiding she had proven a thorn in their side, masterminding an underground net of hideouts and covers, keeping other mages out of the hunters' blood-stained hands. When Geralt entered the city, he met up with his dear friend and sometime love. And when the time came that she needed his help with her endeavor, she did not hesitate to ask.
Their contact revealed that the son of Ingrid Vegelbud, scion of a wealthy Novigrad family, dabbled in alchemy. For that reason he had become a person of much interest to the witch hunters. When Ingrid learned of Triss' operations, she sent her servant to ask the sorceress to spirit her son somewhere far away from his persecutors. The hunters kept a close eye on her residence, so they would need a distraction - and her upcoming masquerade ball promised to provide just that.

Walkthrough

  • Visit Triss Merigold at her hideout
  • Meet the Vegelbuds' servant at the fishmarket. He's wearing a blue shirt and has keys hanging from his belt (keys are on the back of his belt)
  • User your Witcher Senses to find the Vegelbuds' servant. Dressed in a blue tunic, he has keys strapped to his belt.
  • Follow the Vegelbuds' servant
  • Help the servant vight off the bandits
  • Buy a fox mask for Triss Merigold
  • (Optional) Put on your new doublet, trousers and boots before going to Triss
  • Bring Triss the fox mask
  • Meet Triss Merigold at her hideout