Following the Thread
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Near the Novigrad docks Geralt ran into his old brother at arms, Lambert. Geralt's surprise grew when he realized the ekimmara they both were hunting was not the chief reason for Lambert's presence in the city. But before they could sit down for a heartfelt chat, the two witchers had to deal with their dishonest contractor. How many times will men try to cheat witchers out of honest pay for honest work before they learn...? That taken care of, Geralt could now talk to Lambert. It turned out he was hunting the people responsible for the death of his friend, Aiden, a witcher from the Cat School. Lambert had learned Aiden had been murdered by a gang of hired thugs led by a man named Jad Karadin. Geralt decided to help Lambert and the two set off on a path to revenge.
Missable. This quest fails for good once you start Ugly Baby. Finish it first — see the full missables checklist.
Quest facts (19)
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16 factsCompletion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.
Turn pirates hostile
mq2020_turn_pirates_hostileAlso used by Flesh for Sale
Vienne ended
sq106_vienne_endedIn phase: Killbill
Finished
sq106_finishedIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Killbill
Hammond knows
sq106_hammond_knowsAlso used by Flesh for Sale
Ekima known
sq106_ekima_knownIn phase: Killbill
Killed ekimma
sq106_killed_ekimmaIn phase: Killbill
Killed vienne fdb
sq106_killed_vienne_fdbIn phase: Killbill
Lambert at nowhere
sq106_lambert_at_nowhereIn phase: Killbill
Vien fight st
sq106_vien_fight_stIn phase: Killbill
Vienne started
sq106_vienne_startedIn phase: Killbill
Crach hammond talk
sq106_crach_hammond_talkIn phase: Hammond, Persistent Content
Hammond slayed
sq106_hammond_slayedIn phase: Fourth Tide, Hammond, Persistent Content
Invest narrowed
sq106_invest_narrowedIn phase: Killbill
Met lambert
sq106_met_lambertIn phase: Killbill
Seen homeless
sq106_seen_homelessIn phase: Killbill
Water clu act
sq106_water_clu_actIn phase: Killbill
Gates the quest checks
3 factsEkimma contract taken
sq106_ekimma_contract_takenGates: Killbill
Know shack
sq106_know_shackGates: Killbill
Local game dev playin
sq106_local_game_dev_playinGates: Hammond, Killbill
Objectives
- 1.Talk to the supervisor.
- 2.Examine the crime scene using your Witcher Senses.
- 3.Find the monster that is prowling the area by using your Witcher Senses.
- 4.Find the place where the monster emerged from the water using your Witcher Senses.
- 5.Find the ekimmara's lair by following its tracks using your Witcher Senses.
- 6.Look for the ekimmara in its lair using your Witcher Senses.
- 7.Find the shrine where Hammond prays.
- 8.Kill Hammond.
- 9.Find Hammond.
- 10.Ask Crach what he knows about Hammond.
- 11.Search Hammond's body.
- 12.Go to Faroe and look for Hammond.
- 13.Talk about the owner of the Passiflora with Marquise Serenity.
- 14.Get the attention of the Passiflora's owner.
- 15.Talk to Selyse.
- 16.Get rid of Selyse and her guards.
- 17.Follow Marquise Serenity.
- 18.Find Selyse.
- 19.Meet Lambert at the Nowhere Inn.
- 20.Meet Lambert on Hierarch Square, near Karadin's residence.
- 21.Decide Jan Karadin's fate.
- 22.Kill Jan Karadin.
- 23.Get rid of Vienne and her defenders.
- 24.Meet Lambert at the Seven Cats Inn.
- 25.Talk to Lambert.
- 26.Defeat the guardsmen.
- 27.Kill the ekimmara.
- 28.Hide before the ekimmara comes.
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