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Skellige’s culture is as distant from the Northern Realms' as their shores. Their faith, customs, and laws are practically alien to nordlings. While you may experience most differences throughThe Witcher 3’sstory quests in Skellige, the archipelago’s legal system takes center stage in the side quest Crime and Punishment.
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you’re able to find it on a remote part of Ard Skellig’s northern coast, where you find a man shackled to a rock being attacked by harpies. Whether you free him or leave him there is up to you, though this guide will give you enough information to help you decide.
Where To Start Crime And Punishment
You will need tosail out to Ard Skellig’s north coast,looking for a spit where aman has been shacked to a rockand is moments away from beingturned into dinner by a flock of harpies.
The closestFast Travel point to this quest is Ancient Crypt,which you visit late in the game for the questThe Sunstone.If you’ve just arrived at the archipelago, you would be better offsailing towards the questfromKaer Trolde Harbor.
Given that you need totalk to the man for the quest to begin,you’ll have to kill the harpies first. Once they’ve been dealt with, you canapproach the prisonerto decide his fate.
The harpies can beswiftly dispatched by remaining on a boat while shooting them.Your crossbow damage is significantly increased when fired while at the helm, letting you defeat the monsters without having to fight them conventionally.
The prisoner, Yorg, tells Geralt that he had beenframed for murdering a manand asks to be freed. You can decide if you will fulfill his request.
Free Yorg
He’ll be grateful for your help and promises future assistance before leaving.This will give you a new dialogue option for the quest’s second stage.
Sailing awaywill ultimatelyfail the questandcondemn him to death.
Where To Find Crime And Punishment’s Second Part
If you want to find the truth behind Yorg’s imprisonment, you’re in luck. The small village of Rogne, just south of his rock, isholding a funeral for the murdered man.Once you arrive, go to thewoods northwest of the villagewhere you will find a family in mourning.
During the ceremony, a young girlhas an outburst and runs from the group,angry that they are insulting her brother. Follow and talk to her. She isYorg’s sister,who had provoked her brother into killing their uncle.
You’ll be presented with a final dialogue choice, though it will not have any impact on the quest, which will end after the conversation.
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