A Deadly Plot

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It turned out the missing co-conspirator was none other than Thaler - Geralt's old acquaintance from Vizima, a man of many talents and a tongue to make a sailor blush. He was traveling disguised as a shoemaker when trolls seized him and demanded he cobble them up some decent footwear - like the kind humans have. Thaler didn't thrive in troll captivity and so was delighted to see Geralt, who took out his large oppressors with ease. Geralt had hoped that once he freed Thaler he'd learn something more about the mysterious plan to assassinate King Radovid, but Thaler's lips remained firmly sealed...

Missable. Check this story window before progressing through The Isle of Mists. Cutoff: Sailing to the Isle of Mists to find Ciri. Radovid assassination chain. see the full missables checklist.

Why this quest matters

Dijkstra, Roche, Thaler and Ves pull Geralt into their scheme to assassinate King Radovid.

No branching choice — but completing it is the one hard prerequisite that opens the whole Radovid plot, including Reason of State. Finish the chain before The Isle of Mists or it fails.

Feeds into: Reason of State

Objectives

1.Meet Dijkstra at the Passiflora.
2.Talk to the Redanian liaison.
3.Find the shoemaker's wagon.
4.Look around for tracks using your Witcher Senses.
5.Find the trolls' cave.
6.Kill the trolls.
7.Talk to the troll.
8.Find the shoemaker in the trolls' cave.
9.Escort Thaler.

Objectives a quest can show, in roughly the order they appear; some are optional or mutually exclusive branches.

Advanced: quest facts and console commands (21)

These are script references, not a tested repair sequence. Keep a separate save before changing quest state.

Quest facts (21)

Flags written by quest scripts

17 facts

These flags record script state. Setting one does not run the associated objective or reliably advance the quest.

Dijkstra dd start

dijkstra_dd_start

Also used by A Matter of Life and Death, Count Reuven's Treasure, Honor Among Thieves +3 more

Dijkstra dd stop

dijkstra_dd_stop

Also used by A Matter of Life and Death, Count Reuven's Treasure, Honor Among Thieves +3 more

Fdb pontar bridge opened

mq3024_fdb_pontar_bridge_opened

Also used by Thou Shalt Not Pass

Roche dd start

roche_dd_start

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, Honor Among Thieves, Reason of State +2 more

Roche dd stop

roche_dd_stop

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, Honor Among Thieves, Reason of State +2 more

Fdb lonely troll killed

sq315_fdb_lonely_troll_killed

== 1, >= 1

In phase: Investigation

Fdb quest complete

sq315_fdb_quest_complete

>= 1

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, Payback

Fdb roche in passiflora

sq315_fdb_roche_in_passiflora

>= 1

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, The Isle of Mists

Fdb roche left

sq315_fdb_roche_left

== 1, >= 1

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, The Isle of Mists

Fdb passiflora meeting

sq315_fdb_passiflora_meeting

>= 1

In phase: Aveling Merchants, Bugfixing, Introduction

Fdb quest active

sq315_fdb_quest_active

<= 1, >= 1

In phase: Introduction, Lw Gr38 Campfire

Fdb talar met

sq315_fdb_talar_met

>= 1

In phase: Character Journal Entries, Investigation

Fdb troll cave hint

sq315_fdb_troll_cave_hint

>= 1

In phase: Investigation

Fdb troll chat objective

sq315_fdb_troll_chat_objective

>= 1

In phase: Investigation

Fdb trolls found

sq315_fdb_trolls_found

>= 1

In phase: Investigation

Fdb wagon found

sq315_fdb_wagon_found

>= 1

In phase: Investigation

Plan revealed

sq315_plan_revealed

>= 1

In phase: Character Journal Entries, Introduction, Talar

Gates the quest checks

4 facts

Know about battle

q402_know_about_battle

>= 1

Also used by Coronation, King's Gambit, The Isle of Mists

Fdb ves end

sq312_fdb_ves_end

>= 1

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, The Isle of Mists

Fdb camp unlocked

sq315_fdb_camp_unlocked

== 1, >= 1

Also used by Thou Shalt Not Pass

Fact started

sq312_fact_started

>= 1

Also used by An Eye for an Eye, The Isle of Mists

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