 "The Warble of a Smitten Knight"
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Type |
Secondary quest |
Expansion |
Blood and Wine |
Suggested level |
35 |
Location(s) |
Tourney Grounds |
Region(s) |
Toussaint |
Source |
Guillaume |
Reward |
300  / 500  Various items won at the tourney. |
The Warble of a Smitten Knight is a secondary quest in the Blood and Wine expansion.
Journal entry[ | ]
- Tradition has sanctified two codes of conduct in Toussaint: the teachings of the Prophet Lebioda and the chivalric principles which guide its knights. These latter call for young men to prove their abilities through feats of daring during tourneys. One such knight, Guillaume, sought to stand out from the rest by fighting a shaelmaar and was injured as a result.
- Afterwards, he pleaded with Geralt to visit him in the medics' tent. He said he had a very urgent matter to discuss.
- In the charming fairytale duchy for which Toussaint commonly passes, love blooms and erupts into flames faster than in any other corner of the known world. I know what I say, for I too experienced my share of beautiful, passionate moments there, with the painfully lovely Duchess Anarietta, no less...
But to return to Geralt's adventures, he agreed to assist a young knight with his troubles in relation to a striking young lady-in-waiting named Vivienne. The youth, lacking experience in love's games, its ruses and deceits, was feverish and suspected that the lofty and inaccessible object of his love might have fallen victim to an evil spell. Wishing to help the youth get to the bottom of the matter, the witcher agreed to enter the lists and take part in the tourney's assorted challenges.
- Geralt joins under his name:
- In observance of tradition, the witcher had to reveal a name to take part in the tourney. He chose the immensely original moniker "Geralt of Rivia."
- Geralt joins under a more obscure name:
- In observance of tradition, the witcher had to reveal a name to take part in the tourney. He chose the pseudonym he used occasionally – Ravix of Fourhorn.
- While playing knight, Geralt did not dare neglect his witcherly duties. He spied on Vivienne and followed her to a forest glade, where he discovered her secret. The woman had been cursed while still in her mother's womb. Touched by moonlight, she transformed into a bird.
Geralt offered to help her, to lift the curse that held her. Yet he warned Vivienne that the ritual to break the spell could have dire consequences.
- Geralt lifts the curse by using the bird egg:
- Geralt performed a ritual aimed at reversing the curse that held Vivienne. He had warned her beforehand that it could result in shortening her remaining life to but a handful of years – the number lived on average by an oriole, the egg of which the witcher used during the ritual.
Vivienne had acknowledged this possible consequence and stated that she would be grateful to Geralt. For it was through his efforts that she could finally taste a normal life unfettered by the need to conceal her "defect."
- Geralt performed a ritual aimed at reversing the curse that held Vivienne. He had warned her beforehand that it could result in shortening her remaining life to but a handful of years – the number lived on average by an oriole, the egg of which the witcher used during the ritual.
- Geralt lifts the curse with the help of Guillaume:
- Aided by Guillaume, Geralt performed a ritual that was to lift the curse from Vivienne and transfer it to another. Though the witcher doubted it could be effective, the rite worked and the curse passed to the young knight who had valiantly agreed to shoulder its burden. It brings a tear to the eye to think how a seemingly superficial fascination for a woman's beauty can take a turn even more beautiful...
Walkthrough[ | ]
- Visit Guillaume in the medics' tent.
- Geralt is asked if he requires training for the tourney events:
- "Yes" (×)
- Don't need any practice, don't need to train. (××)
- Go to the inscription tent and enter the tourney.
- Tourney scribe's notes, on table in tent.
- Join the tournament under a knightly name:
- Wanna join as Geralt of Rivia. (×)
- I'll be Sir Ravix of Fourhorn, but just for the tourney. (××)
- The vow:
- I'll swear on the heron. (××)
- I'll swear on my lady's love. (×) (Yennefer or Triss, depends on main game choices)
- I'll swear on Her Illustrious Highness' garter.
- Rather not make any vow.
- Receive armor:
- Go to the shooting range.
- Play a round of gwent to trade places with Baron Palmerin de Launfal in the shooting rage queue (the sun does not blind).
- Let's play. (×)
- Not now. (××)
- Geralt of Rivia's crossbow or Ravix of Fourhorn's crossbow (~125
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- Play a round of gwent to trade places with Baron Palmerin de Launfal in the shooting rage queue (the sun does not blind).
- Use your Witcher Senses to investigate Vivienne's tent.
- Vivienne's notes, five clues, only four can be checked (skip the dress).
- Go to the entrance of the racing course.
- Win the horse race.
- Anséis demands satisfaction from Geralt of Rivia:
- Fine, more than willing to fight.. (×)
- Defeat Anséis in a mounted duel.
- Some other time. I'm busy.
- Fine, more than willing to fight.. (×)
- Tailles demands satisfaction from Sir Ravix of Fourhorn:
- Defeat Tailles and his thugs.
- Confront Vivienne. (in her tent)
- Find Vivienne.
- Follow the bird.
- Find the bird on the other side of the cave.
- Follow the bird.
- Talk to Vivienne.
- Vivienne asks what she is in Geralt's eyes?
- Don't know yet. (×)
- Afflicted by a curse. (××)
- Can't you just tell me?
- Vivienne asks Geralt not to tell anyone:
- Got nothing to fear. (×)
- I swear on the heron. (××) (She thinks Geralt is mocking her.)
- All depends on what you say.
- Geralt can return to the tourney grounds with Vivienne: (~50 )
- Let's. (××) (She transforms before Geralt's eyes as she enters the lake.)
- Think I'll stay here. (×)
- Vivienne asks what she is in Geralt's eyes?
- Talk to Guillaume in your tent.
- Noble Alondra, Invitation to the Hare Hunt in Geralt's tent.
- Mention Vivienne's problem to Guillaume or not:
- Sorry. Promised her I wouldn't tell. (×)
- Guillaume will be very disappointed in Geralt.
- A powerful curse afflicts her. (××)
- Not what agreed upon:
- Spell's complicated. (××)
- It's all up to Vivienne.
- What path does Geralt think is the right one?
- Need to perform the egg ritual.
- Should try the water method. (××)
- Not what agreed upon:
- Sorry. Promised her I wouldn't tell. (×)
- On how Geralt will proceed now:
- Wanna finish the tourney. (×) (××)
- Backing out of the tourney. Gonna wait for Vivienne's decision.
- Defeat the opposing team. (~125 )
- Your Team's Score: 5/5
- Opposing Team's Score: 0/5
- Fight the champion.
- Tourney champion's laurels
- Geralt of Rivia's sword or Ravix of Fourhorn's sword (~300 , 200 )
- Talking to Vivienne about lifting the curse (only one method available), Guillaume appears:
- Haven't hatched a thing.
- Guillaume means well. (×) (Vivienne is enraged and sends Guillaume off.)
- Go to the glade with Vivienne.
- Kill the panther. (~50 )
- Return to Guillaume.
- On the topic of Vivienne's troubles:
- Vivienne's happy. (×) (~300 , 500 )
- No knowing how long she'll live.
- Vivienne's happy. (×) (~300
- On the topic of Vivienne's troubles:
- Talking to Vivienne about lifting the curse (two methods available), Guillaume appears:
- Guillaume means well.
- No need to be sharp. Hear him out. (××)
- Geralt has to decide if "sacrificing" Guillaume to help her is a good idea:
- Worth a try. (××)
- Don't know.
- Go to the glade with Vivienne and Guillaume.
- Kill the panther. (~50 )
- What now?
- You get to live happily ever after. (××) (~300 , 500 )
- My work is done.
- You get to live happily ever after. (××) (~300
Notes[ | ]
- Geralt can negotiate his pay from 500 up to 600 at the beginning of the quest.
- The choice of name entering the tournament only seems to influence the coat of arms (logo), and who exactly remembers Geralt from before and demands "satisfaction". The items Geralt wins in the tournament basically stay the same stats-wise (other than in name, and logo).
- Even though "sacrificing" Guillaume to lift Vivienne's curse seems to be the very bad path, it actually leads to the happy ending. One path there is marked by the above "(××)" dialogue choices in the walkthrough. The relevant choices seem to be to tell Guillaume about Vivienne's curse in Geralt's tent, and then to recommend the "sacrificing" option Guillaume is prepared to take on.
- An alternative way to play the quest would be to actually fail to win the first two events and then completely skip finishing the tournament. This negates a GOG achievement and all the special items Geralt could have won (crossbow, saddle, and sword), but winning in the tournament is actually not relevant for the outcome of lifting the curse.
- If you win the tourney, one of the noblewomen will follow Geralt everywhere on the tourney grounds, and proclaim "Long live the champion!".
Gallery[ | ]
The wounded Guillaume at the medics tent is convinced his beloved Vivienne is cursed.
Guillaume convinces Geralt to look into the matter, for this the witcher has to officially partake in the tournament.
A yellow bird seems to be following the conversation.
Target practice training: hit all your targets with a crossbow before your opponent hits all of his.
Horsemanship training: in mounted combat behead the straw dummies while riding roach; in mounted marksmanship hit targets with the crossbow while riding.
Sword fighting training: take on various knights that use different weapons and beat them.
The tournament is frightfully organized: get the paperwork out of the way by talking to the tourney scribe.
Heraldic aspects: join tournament as Geralt of Rivia (left) or as Sir Ravix of Fourhorn.
Knight offers to trade places in the marksmanship queue (void sun in eyes) with Geralt over a round of gwent.
Geralt wins the marksmanship challenge, receiving Geralt of Rivia's crossbow from Vivienne.
To find out what may be afflicting Vivienne, the men decide to investigate her tent on the Tourney Grounds.
Nothing conclusive comes of it though: claw marks, oriole feather, naezan salts for compresses, and a jar of concealing ointment.
Onto the next event: the horse race.
Anséis challenges Geralt to a mounted duel.
Geralt tries to confront Vivienne in her tent in the evening, but only finds the yellow bird that seems to want to show the witcher something.
The bird leads Geralt to the partially transformed Vivienne. Here he learns of here terrible curse.
Geralt returns of his tent on the Tourney Grounds to talk to Guillaume.
The third and last tournament "trial"... defeat the opposing team of knights.
Finally, challenge last year's champion, Gregoire de Gorgon, and win the tournament.
Geralt wins the tournament.
Vivienne decides to go through with the procedure to lift the curse set upon her.
And she is not amused by Guillaume's interruption.
In a Hidden Clearing an oriole egg is found, required to lift the curse. Again the yellow bird is following the situation intently.
Geralt transfers Vivienne's curse onto the cracked egg.
All seems well, Vivienne has been saved from the curse. But she will not live for very long and will not speak to Guillaume.
Geralt is the bearer of bad news: Guillaume may have helped Vivienne, but that does not mean she owes her love to him.
Alternative: Geralt leaves the tent as Sir Ravix of Fourhorn.
And as Sir Ravix of Fourhorn he is pestered by a disgruntled Tailles.
Directly returning from the Hidden Clearing with Vivienne, Geralt will witness her transformation thanks to the special properties of the lake there.
Telling Guillaume the details of Vivienne's curse opens up an alternate way of saving her from it. Guillaume will offer to take on the curse.
Via reflection of the lake's water, the curse can be transferred to Guillaume.
And by the power of true love a miracle happens...
...and the pair live happily ever after.
