Blindingly Obvious

Main StoryNovigrad

It is frightening to think how this story might have ended had Triss and Geralt not arrived at the bathhouse in the nick of time. A dimeritium collar had kept Philippa trapped in owl form, but somehow she had managed to free herself from it, revert to her true self, overcome her guards and start tearing the bathhouse apart. Dodging her furious blasts, Geralt was finally able to corner her and convince her he and Triss did not want to harm her - in fact, they needed her help. Though Dijkstra was vehemently opposed to letting the sorceress go, he ultimately realized resistance was futile in the face of Geralt's ironclad logic. And so Philippa Eilhart regained her freedom and joined the offensive against Eredin and his Red Riders.

Choices & consequences

Triss's hunt for Philippa ends with Dijkstra blocking your path. How you get past him is the single gate for the alternate political ending.

How do you get past Dijkstra?

Bribe him with intel on Emhyr
Unlocks Reason of State — the plot to assassinate Radovid that can swing the game's political ending.
Break his leg again
You shove past, but Reason of State never unlocks — that path is closed.

Feeds into: Reason of State

Quest facts (40)

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Iss dd stop

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Keira done

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Yen novigrad

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Attacking keira guards

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In phase: Get Keira

Has wine

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In phase: Aveling Merchants

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35 facts

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Completed

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Divination done

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Keira stick

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Lodge talk done

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Philippa rescued

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Charmed guards

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Dijkstra philippa talked

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Dijkstra spared

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Gates: Character Journal Entries, Part 1 Sidequests

Dijkstras other leg

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Divination for music

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Geralt helped ciri talk

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Got philippa

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Gates: Additional Game Elements

Keira lambert love

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Killed sheala

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Know about philippa

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Gates: Aveling Merchants, Character Journal Entries

Left sheala

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Lodge

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Gates: Aveling Merchants

Margaritta rescued

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Met dudu as whoreson

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Met living whoreson

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Gates: Character Journal Entries

Riot guards

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Gates: Patch Signal Phase 02

Started

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Yen about rita

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Gates: Character Journal Entries, Patch Signal Phase 01

Objectives

1.Go to the bathhouse with Triss.
2.Go to the fountain near the Passiflora.
3.Look for Philippa in the bathhouse.
4.Catch Philippa Eilhart.
5.Sneak up on Philippa without making too much noise.
6.Talk to Triss Merigold.

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

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