Contract: The Griffin from the Highlands

Witcher ContractVelen

An archgriffin is not a foe to be taken lightly, a fact Geralt knew full well. Yet in the end he was able to defeat the beast and took from it not just the ingredients for the armorer, but also a trophy he could turn in to the quartermaster of Crow's Perch for a reward.

Fixing a softlock

Enable the debug console, then look for a fact under Gates the quest checks — one the quest is actively waiting on. If that flag never got written, addfact it to the value shown and the gate clears.

Setting a Set these to advance fact only marks a step done — it won't run the step or skip the quest forward, and it can't fix a softlock caused by a scene that never played or an NPC that didn't spawn (reload an earlier save for those). Save before forcing any fact.

Quest facts (19)

Set these to advance

10 facts

Completion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.

Griffin completed

sq108_griffin_completed

In phase: Griffon Contract

Completed

sq108_completed

>= 1

In phase: Cp11 Hangmans Glade, Despawning Q103, Master Blacksmith

Master blacksmith failed

sq108_master_blacksmith_failed

>= 1

In phase: Despawning Q103, Master Blacksmith, Nml Shops And Craftsmen

Get gland

sq108_get_gland

In phase: Master Blacksmith

Joana met

sq108_joana_met

In phase: Master Blacksmith

Reward armor ready

sq108_reward_armor_ready

In phase: Nml Shops And Craftsmen

Start test

sq108_start_test

In phase: Master Blacksmith

Fergus met

sq108_fergus_met

>= 1

In phase: Despawning Q103, Master Blacksmith

Master bsmith helped

sq108_master_bsmith_helped

>= 1

In phase: Master Blacksmith, Nml Shops And Craftsmen

Spawn baronman

sq108_spawn_baronman

>= 1

In phase: Despawning Q103, Master Blacksmith

Gates the quest checks

9 facts

Killed botch

q103_killed_botch

>= 1

Also used by Family Matters

Baron carries botch

q103_baron_carries_botch

>= 1

Gates: Despawning Q103

Buried botch

q103_buried_botch

>= 1

Gates: Despawning Q103

Arrow deflected

sq108_arrow_deflected

>= 1

Gates: Master Blacksmith

Decide to trust

sq108_decide_to_trust

>= 1

Must stay unset

Gates: Master Blacksmith

Fasttravel

sq108_fasttravel

>= 1

Gates: Master Blacksmith

Griffon contract

sq108_griffon_contract

>= 1

Gates: Griffon Contract

Heard about blacksmith

sq108_heard_about_blacksmith

>= 1

Gates: Master Blacksmith

Heard about blacksmith mappin

sq108_heard_about_blacksmith_mappin

>= 1

Gates: Master Blacksmith

Objectives

1.Find the archgriffin using your Witcher Senses and kill it.
2.Take a trophy from the archgriffin.
3.Take the archgriffin trophy to the baron's quartermaster.
4.Check the Crow's Perch notice board.

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

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