If you’ve started this quest, congratulations! You’ve reached the end ofThe Witcher 3’ssecond and last expansion, Blood and Wine. You’ve fought and defeated Dettlaff while keeping the duchess' sister, Syanna, alive. Don’t rest on your laurels yet, though. There’s just one last thing left to do.

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Geralt talks to Regis as he’s dressed in expensive clothes by a tailor in Toussaint.

Pomp and Strange Circumstance is the final quest in the expansion’s main story. While it may appear that the day has been saved and that you’re in the clear, that couldn’t be further from the truth. If you’ve come in to ensure that you’ve gotten everything just right, this guide will help you.

Getting Dressed For The Ceremony

This quest starts afterGeralt and Regis defeat Dettlaff.With the Higher Vampire brought to a permanent end and Beauclair saved from destruction, Geralt has completed his contract on The Beast. The Duchess is not content to simply pay Geralt for his service. Instead, he’s to beawarded Toussaint’s highest decoration, The Order of Vitis Vinifera,at a ceremony.

This means that he needs to get dressed for the occasion. You’ll start this quest at a tailor’s, with Geralt being sewn into formal attire that looks as uncomfortable as it does garish. Before leaving, Regismentions that they don’t know who Syanna’s final victim is.While she certainly isn’t much of a danger anymore, you may be curious to know who her last target is.

A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s dialogue menu with decisions about a bootblack displayed.

You need to investigate this lead to get the best ending.We’ll assume that you’ve chosen to read a guide to make sure you get the best possible outcome and have written this one to give you that result.

If you want to make sure that you’ve satisfied the other conditions, you cancheck our Blood and Wine endings guide here.

A man squares up against Geralt as they argue outside a house in Toussaint.

You can choose tofollow Regis to the bootblackfor the investigation or tomeet him there instead.Either way, Geralt will struggle to get the boy to speak. Regis has better luck,getting the bootblack to spill the identities of his couriers,the homeless men of Beauclair.

Visiting The Homeless Shelter

The homeless men tend tocongregate at a shelter for their meals,giving Geralt a place to start looking. You find this shelter’s owner beingthreatened by a pair of thugs.They won’t take kindly to Geralt asking them to back off and will have to get your fancy clothes dirty byknocking them out.

After the fight is over, regardless of the victor, the owner willallow Geralt to ask his questions.Come evening, the homeless men arrive for their meal. With the owner’s help, Geralt getsthe final letterfrom one of them.

Syanna takes an annoyed breath as Geralt talks to her in her room in the palace.

Geralt and Regis learn that thefinal victim is the duchess herself.It’s grim news and makes too much sense to be ignored. For the best outcome, you will have tovisit Syanna in her roomfor a final conversation to avert disaster.

Talking To Syanna

This time, the former princess is easy to find. She’s beenconfined to a room in Beauclair Palace.Thanks to the reputation Geralt developed over his hunt for the Beast, the guardswill let you talk to Syannaregardless of which dialogue option you pick.

What follows is atense conversation between Geralt and Syannaabout her motivations for murder and what her actions have made her.

Geralt arrives at a pavilion surrounded by the duchess' court in Toussaint.

The ending itself rides on this conversation, with your choices heredetermining which outcome you get.

Ideally, you want to tell Syanna the following:

Choosing those options will avert disaster. Once the conversation is over, Geralt will have totalk to Damien de la Tour.Your optionsduring this conversation do not matter,with the ceremony proceeding as planned.

Attending The Ceremony

With all loose ends tied up, it’s time for the big moment, where Geralt can get his reward for finding and slaying the beast. You find the duchess in the middle of court, dealing with the aftermath of Dettlaff’s rampage.

After placating a worried merchant, she turns her attention to Geralt. Thanking him for his hard work, she presents Geralt witha medaland, more importantly,5,000 crownsfor slaying the Beast. During this conversation, you cantell her about Syanna’s plan to kill her.She won’t believe Geralt even if you tell her, though she willsummon Syanna to answer for her crimes.

A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s dialogue menu with the correct option selected.

This is thefinal ending-determining conversation choice.

The sisters face each other. Geralt willmake a case for either being lenient toward Syanna or to punish her for her crimes.To ensure the best ending possible, you need to select"Syanna’s crimes were horrible, but she had cause to feel pain."

If all has gone well, the sisters willargue, but reconcilein the story’s best possible ending. Geralt will go to the cemetery to meet Regis to celebrate. If not…

Geralt stands next to a tomb in Toussaint, covered in flowers left by mourners.

Attending The Funeral

If you haven’t managed toearn the best ending,Syanna will feign forgiveness and embrace her sister. She pulls out a hairpin tomurder the duchess right then and there,before getting killed by Damien immediately after.

Several days later, Geralt visits the duchess' mausoleum to pay his final respects. This isa short and somber momentthat has Geralt reflecting on his inability to protect either sister.

Geralt gives a serious look as he sits by a campfire in Toussaint while talking to Regis.

After takinga bouquet of the duchess' favorite flowers,you can talk to de la Tour for a final conversation, where you can share in your sorrows or belittle him. Finally, Geralt enters the crypt where he can eitherlay the flowers at the duchess' tombor onboth tombs.

Considering that the sisters are dead,your dialogue choices won’t matter.

Regis will collect Geralt once he’s ready, taking him to the cemetery.

Bidding Regis Farewell

The old friends share a drink at the Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery, where the vampire had made his home. Halfway through, he suggestspicking mandrake rootsfor another brew. Geralt agrees, joining him on a short walk through the grounds.

Regis willgive you a set of gloves and a mask.You shouldwear both while picking mandrakes.Otherwise, the plants willrapidly increase Geralt’s toxicity when extracted.

A screenshot of Geralt’s Witcher Senses highlighting a mandrake root in red.

Use Geralt’s Witcher Senses tofind the plants in the dirt.You’ll only need tofind two.

Regis will go missing during your search, prompting Geralt to look for him. Once again,Geralt’s Witcher Senses will prove useful,highlighting his footsteps and bringing you to him. He’s locked in a battle against bruxae. With his help, the lesser vampires fall quickly.

These vampires aresignificantly weaker than the others you have fought.They’ll be defeated without much effort.

He explains that killing Dettlaff comes with consequences. Having committed the greatest sin among vampires, killing another, Regis will not be able to live in Toussaint any longer. He has to travel abroad to avoid vengeful vampires trying to kill him.

With that revelation made, he brings Geralt back to the cemetery where they share a final drink and a final conversation. The quest, and Blood and Wine’s main story, both conclude here. Congratulations!

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