Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery

Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery


Details
Expansion	Blood and Wine
Type	Cemetery
Location	Caroberta Woods
Region	Toussaint
Amenities

Map description[]

At Belgaard Vineyard, a famous act of poisoning once occurred which took the lives of a large gang of bandits who were ransacking the area. The folk charged with cleaning up in the aftermath originally planned to burn the bodies, but one pious soul thought even rotten dung-diddlers such as they deserve better. He thus paid for their bodies to be laid to rest in a small cemetery: Mère-Lachaiselongue. Later, Sir Ramon of Gichon died a martyr’s death here while trying to get rid of the bandits’ constantly returning wraiths.

Associated quest[]

La Cage au Fou

Items of note[]

In the crypt:

My Last Thought Before I Succumb to Sleep, Regeneration potion formula near work area.
Biography of the Vampire Regis, From the Quill of Dandelion, What shall become of Temeria? ×2, Royal Lineages of the North ×2 in the book shelves.
Casus Foederis, A Knight's Oath on a sarcophagus behind an illusion.

Gravestone inscriptions[]

The names and inscriptions on the gravestones abound with Easter eggs. Most of them are references to CD Projekt RED staff being directly involved in the development of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (here marked with Real person including his/her function). However, they also hold references to other artists and artistic works.

Anabella and Gwidon de la Tourre
Art Patrons
Killed by a poison apple

The poison apple is probably referring to the fairy tale of Snow White.

Andrew Sto'ppa
Ducal intermediary
Lover of Nilfgaardian spice biscuits

Real person: Andrzej Stopa
Function: Cinematic Designer

Antoine de Faint-Exuperly
Known as the Big Prince
1200-1244

This inscription is a reference to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), who wrote "The Little Prince".

Arkadius Borovvik
Lived to a ripe old age
In fact, he lived so long, he died of boredom

Real person: Arkadiusz Borowik
Function: Writer, Story Designer
Notes: This inscription can be found on a sarcophagus in the main crypt. Located on Orlémurs Cemetery is another tombstone referring to him by the name of "Arcadius Borovique".

Margaret Stzepcovska
Artiste
Died from an overextension of the mandibles, thinking she was a cow
Bartolomeo C'eslycky
Comedian
Could make even a dead fish laugh
Bartolomeo Novak
Brought smiles to people’s faces

Real person: Bartosz Nowak
Function: Cinematic Designer

Lucca Horr'zelsky
A "hockeyist."
Skated upon lakes, stopping others from knocking coal into special nets. Froze to death.

Real person: Łukasz Horzelski
Function: Technical Artist

Caroleena Staheera
"What’s the pleasure in slaughtering a weakling? If you wish to draw blood, draw it from a king."

Real person: Karolina Stachyra
Function: Writer, Story Designer, Red Witches Choir

Caroline Nyev'eglovska
Believed it was possible to reach a satisfying agreement with anyone. Died while negotiating with a charging fiend.

Real person: Karolina Niewęgłowska
Function: Customer Support Coordination, Additional Translation, Red Witches Choir, Technical Support Lead

Charles Pyz'yack
Felt 60% was not enough, so he gave 61%. Behold the result.

Real person: Karol Pyziak
Function: Customer Service Representative, Technical Support Specialist

Cinnga Krez'el
Artist and Alchemist
Could kill foes with a single gaze and stop time. Dreamed of traveling to other worlds
Conrrad Tomashckievich
Made up stories and bossed people around, when all he ever really wanted in life was to fly

Real person: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz
Function: Game Director

Dominique Gonsierovsky
Loved accounting tables. That was the death of her.

Real person: Dominika Gonsierowska
Function: Senior Quest and Story Producer
Notes: Located on Orlémurs Cemetery is another tombstone referring to her by the name of "Dominique Gonché".

Gaspar "Daffi" Shymchak
Ladies' Man
Enjoyed walking the streets of Beauclair at night, belting out Nilfgaardian ballads
His diction put the most distinguished actors to shame

Real person: Kacper Szymczak
Function: Cinematic Designer

Gerome la Marten
Equerry to the duquessa
Count Bartollo var Ochmann
"The night before keeps knocking, my head weeps from its constant stalking."

Real person: Bartosz Ochman
Function: Writer, QA Content Manager, Living World Lead Designer

Gregor Sadinsky
Athlete extraordinaire
Liked to carry great weights, but got a little carried away

Real person: Grzegorz Sadziński
Function: Quest Designer

Her lies Ola, mother of Plegmund, taken from us too soon
Protect us, o Lebioda, from the torment of preprodcution!

"Her" should actually be "here". It's a spelling mistake and has no deeper meaning.

Igor von Sar'zynsky
Every inch an artist

Real person: Igor Sarzyński
Function: Cinematic Designer

Jacob de Chamois
b. 1186
Neither drank nor smoke, yet still up and died.
Good riddance. May the Prophet Lebioda give him a noogie in the afterlife.

Real person: Jakub Szamałek
Function: Writer, Story Designer

Jacob Voznyackovsky
Might not have been the smartest, might not have been the fairest, but he always gave a solid 60%

Real person: Jakub Woźniakowski
Function: Customer Service Representative, Technical Support Specialist

Jymm Morrisonn
Conjuror. Half man, half lizard

This inscription is a reference to Jim Morrison, lead singer of rock band The Doors, whose grave is located on the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Katarine Vladyka
The loveliest redheaded creature to ever walk upon Beauclair’s soil

Real person: Katarzyna Władyka
Function: Game QA Coordinator

Kaytoni Kapustinsky
Knew how to brighten up even the cloudiest day
Be Prepared!

Real person: Kajetan Kapuściński
Function: Cinematic Design Team Coordinator

Kristof Lippka
Musician
Virtuoso in every key

Real person: Krzysztof Lipka
Function: Sound Design Team Coordinator

Kritt the Petit
Famed host of afternoon salons, where games, bottled cheese and trampolining were the order of the day

In the Polish version of the game, this inscription says "Martin i Caroline Boord'zy-Skin". Reasons for the change in the English version are unknown.

Lenna de Manillani Grazia
Princess from a far-off land who could force light to bend to her will

Real person: Len de Gracia
Function: Environment Artist, Decoration Art Coordinator

Lucas Babb'yel
Honorary blood donor. Gave five liters to a vampire, then perished.

Real person: Łukasz Babiel
Function: Gameplay und Content QA Coordinator

Lucas Slyvva
Mistook Belhaven for Roggeven
Warped time and space

Real person: Łukasz Śliwa
Function: Cinematic Designer

Lukas Schepankovsky
Died on his own blade while trying to show his knightly brethren his expert swordsmanship

Real person: Łukasz Szczepankowski
Function: Game Designer

Magdallena Zy'yh
Writer
Stabbed to death by a jealous lover

Real person: Magdalena Zych
Function: Writer in Blood and Wine
Notes: Located on Orlémurs Cemetery is another tombstone referring to her by the name of "Madeleine Ziche".

Martin Blah'ha
"Told you I was sick."

Real person: Marcin Blacha
Function: Lead Writer, Story Director

Martin Mihalsky
Mage and artist
Could move mountains

Real person: Marcin Michalski
Function: Environment Artist

Martin Pshybylovi'ch
Composer
In truth it was he who composed "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Real person: Marcin Przybyłowicz
Function: Composer, Music Director
Notes: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a lullaby for children and replaces the Polish "Wlazł kotek na płotek", a popular children's song.

Martin Yanishevski
Master Armorer
Forger of the best plate this side of the Yaruga

Real person: Marcin Janiszewski
Function: Game Designer

Martina Lippins'ka
Engineer and pug lover
Solved the most obtuse technical problems in all the duchy with the grace of a ballerina

Real person: Martyna Lipińska
Function: Engine QA, Tech QA

Matiey Pyetrass
A sculptor of time and space

Real person: Maciej Pietras
Function: Cinematic Artist, Cinematic Art Team Coordinator

Mayo Mayevksy
Known as the "Gamer's Gamer"
Told things like they were before it was popular. That's what killed him.

Real person: Marcin Majewski
Function: Gameplay QA, Tech and Review QA

Michael Novakovsky
Art patron
Stuck his big nose in everywhere

Real person: Michał Nowakowski
Function: SVP (Senior Vice President) of Business Development

Monique Glyn'necka
One-legged dancer
Rumored to have been a succubus. Yet who’s ever seen a succubus with only one hoof?

Real person: Monika Gliniecka
Function: Game QA, Tech QA

Natalie Mrooz
Duches Ademarta’s court sorceress
Granted the wishes of the common folk

Real person: Natalia Mróz
Function: Administrative Specialist

Pablo O'Hotzky
"Do not be sad because of people. They will all die."

Real person: Paweł Ochocki
Function: Cinematic Designer

Pablo Vilcoss
Tilled the fields of Beauclair
Died to the sound of music
Spoke enthusiastic if ungrammatical Nilfgaardian

Real person: Paweł Wilkos
Function: Producer, Post Production Producer

Paulla "Tekla" Lukievska
Alchemist and painter
Discovered a new species of hedgehog, Paulis Teklis

Real person: Paulina Łukiewska
Function: Red Witches Choir, Graphic Designer

Pavel "Banana" Panasyuk
Creator of pumpkinball – a game popular in Angren, in which teams strive to toss pumpkins into baskets

Real person: Paweł Panasiuk
Function: Event Manager

Pavel Sasco
A man of small stature and enormous spirit
Was a hearty and fiery dancer. Sadly, he forgot to eat – and perished.

Real person: Paweł Sasko
Function: Lead Quest Designer

Pavel Svierchynsky
Traveler
Loved to come and go
Was killed by the children he abandoned

Real person: Paweł Świerczyński
Function: Cinematics Director

Peter Kryss'yk
Alchemist
Was able to raise the dead

Real person: Piotr Krysik
Function: Cinematic Artist

Pierre Montcresson-Melleroy II
Bard, cook, ping-pong player
Primislav Staheera
So strenuously did he the hill descend, his nap thereafter did never end
Primislavus Voojc'yk
Heroic hunter of insects and pests
Spent his whole life exterminating bugs, now he lies in the earth among them

Real person: Przemysław Wójcik
Function: Game QA Lead

Rafael Yaky
A man who would never stoop, not even for peashont groshy

Real person: Rafał Jaki
Function: Gwent Design, Business Development Manager

Roberto and Yustinna Malynosky
They loved each other to death

Real person: Robert Malinowski
Function: PR and Communication Specialist

Sar'rah Gruemm'er
Left home and died

Real person: Sarah Grümmer
Function: Quest Designer, Living World Designer

Sebastien Callemby
Leader of a hanse noted for its graceful movements
"Pain is fleeting, glory is forever"

Real person: Sebastian Kalemba
Function: Lead Animator

Séverin Ervauville
Carpenter
"All I need's a sliver, and I can make you a better table than you've ever dreamed of!"
Stanilavus Yust
Produced a great deal and died of overproduction

Real person: Stan Just
Function: Cinematics and Audio Producer
Notes: It should actually be "Stanislavus". Another spelling mistake.

Steeve "Steffy" Kny'bihlie
He was supposed to be a killer, but became an artist

Real person: Steeve Knybihly
Function: Cinematics Director

Susanna Cherr'nakovska
The first Ducal Wine Taster
Lived to a ripe old age, sipping the best of Beauclair’s beverages all the while

Real person: Zuzanna Czerniakowska
Function: QA Technician, Living World QA

Tomash Marhevkin
Warrior
Died fighting with word and blade

Real person: Tomasz Marchewka
Function: Writer
Notes: Located on Orlémurs Cemetery is another tombstone referring to her by the name of "Thomas Carotte".

Urshulla Chapnic
Relentless in her pursuit of perfection

Real person: Urszula Czapnik
Function: Game QA

Notes[]

In French and Polish edition of the game the cemetery is called "Mère-Lachaise". This is a reference to Père-Lachaise, the largest cemetery in Paris. "Père" is French word for "father", while "Mère" means "mother". "Lachaise" comes from the surname of Father François de la Chaise, Jesuit priest and confessor to king Louis XIV.