If you feel like killing monsters inThe Witcher 3but don’t want to start a contract to get your fix, you may try the treasure hunt A Surprise Inheritance. For a quest that boils down to picking up a key and finding the correct chest, it can be surprisingly challenging.

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A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s map with an orange circle over a quest objective.

We’ll show you where to start this quest from the Hearts of Stone expansion and will give you some tips for dealing with both the ghouls and archgriffins that you will encounter during your search. It’s an easy quest to miss if you don’t know where to start looking.

Where To Start Treasure Hunt: A Surprise Inheritance

This quest starts in theeast of Velen,south ofVikk Watchtower,in the town of Stacheier. Its residents have beendriven out by ghouls,making it anabandoned site.

While you couldkill the monstersand let the residents return, trying to avoid the monsters is bothdifficult and will prevent you from earning the experience point and money rewardsfor the good deed.

A screenshot of Geralt standing over a corpse with his Witcher Senses highlighting a body in red.

You will need tosearch a corpse on the hill east of the town,near a ballista. Take both thekey and the letterto start the quest.

Fighting The Archgriffin

After reading the letter, you willreceive a waypointfor the treasure, bringing you further east of the town. The real excitement begins once you get close to an abandoned home wherean archgriffin has made its home.

This monster is intended forplayers around level 38 to fight.If yousee a red skull,retreating isstrongly encouraged.

A griffin towers over Geralt on a sunny day in the fields of Velen.

The archgriffin will be tougher than other griffins. While it shares aweakness to Hybrid Oil,archgriffins are capable ofpoisoning their enemiesin addition to theirattacks making their victims bleed.

The latter is best mitigated bymaneuvering to the monster’s flanks,where it will struggle to hit you. The former can be managed bystaying closeto avoid their poisonous spit and bydrinking Golden Orioleto nullify poison.

A screenshot of Geralt standing outside a trapdoor in The Witcher 3.

Once the monster is slain,open the trapdoor within the quest locationand climb down. The treasure is in a chest inside.

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