The Battle of Kaer Morhen

Main StoryWhite Orchard

The friends conferred and established a defense strategy. There was no time to lose. As soon as they finished, the weather changed and snow began to fall. The Wild Hunt appeared above Kaer Morhen and its spectral warriors galloped out of the sky towards the fortress.

Choices & consequences

The Wild Hunt's assault on Kaer Morhen. Vesemir's death is scripted and unavoidable — but who else survives depends on how many allies you recruited and whether Keira is here.

How many allies did you recruit beforehand (Brothers in Arms)?

Recruit everyone you can
More defenders survive the siege and the battle is easier.
Bring few or no allies
A tougher fight and fewer survivors afterward.

Did you send Keira Metz to Kaer Morhen?

Keira is here
She fights in the battle and saves Lambert's life.
Keira is absent
With no one to save him, Lambert is killed during the battle.

Feeds into: An Invitation from Keira Metz

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PLAYER eqp mount

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Completed

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Council

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Hunting stop

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Keira saved lambert

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Lambert pitfall traps

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Last rift forest closed

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Meteor tutorial

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Retreat

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Rift forest closed

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Rift tutorial bomb

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Vigi died

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Keira to km

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Folan lives

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Folan saved

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Gates: Burial

Vigi saved

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Hjalmar king

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Blend out invisibility

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Gates: Forest

Blend wt battle

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Gates: Council

Bubble final form

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Gates: Final Battle

Burial later

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Gates: Burial

Burial weather

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Gates: Burial

Cinematic ciri 1st replacer

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Ciri last talk

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Gates: Council

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Gates: Anywhere

Council begins

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Gates: Council

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Gates: Council

Council later

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Gates: Council

Elixirs

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Gates: Council

Fix wall

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Gates: Final Battle, Forest

Load pyre fires

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Gates: Burial

Made traps

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Gates: Forest

Move imlerith division

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Gates: First Square

Move suicide division

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Gates: Forest

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Gates: Forest

New gear

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Gates: Forest, Persistent Content

Rift 1a closed

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

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Gates: Final Battle

Rift forest 1 closed

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Gates: Forest

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Gates: Forest

Rift forest 3 closed

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Gates: Forest

Stop suicide division

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Gates: Forest

Tried dispelling illusion

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Gates: Supporters

Objectives

1.Enter Kaer Morhen keep and begin the council.
2.Exit the keep and join Lambert when you're ready to face the Wild Hunt.
3.Use dimeritium bombs or the Yrden Sign to close all the Hunt's portals in the woods around Kaer Morhen.
4.Kill the Wild Hunt warriors near the center portal in the forest.
5.Kill the Wild Hunt warriors near the left portal in the forest.
6.Kill the Wild Hunt warriors near the right portal in the forest.
7.Wait for Lambert to arm the traps.
8.(Optional) Lure the Wild Hunt warriors into the traps.
9.(Optional) Explore the arachas cave Lambert mentioned.
10.Wait for Lambert to lure the arachas out of the cave.
11.Lure the Wild Hunt warriors into the pitfall traps.
12.Use dimeritium bombs or the Yrden Sign to close the Hunt's portals and stop their attack on Kaer Morhen.
13.(Optional) Equip yourself with dimeritium bombs from Vesemir's supplies.
14.Help Eskel defend the inner courtyard.
15.Help Ciri defend the inner courtyard.
16.Help Triss fight the Wild Hunt by the gate to the inner courtyard.
17.Run to Triss's aid on the battlements.
18.Defeat the warriors threatening Triss.
19.Protect Triss as she casts the spell.
20.Return to the place where you left the horses.
21.Return to Kaer Morhen.
22.Close the main gate.
23.Help Lambert defeat the Hunt's warriors.
24.Kill the Wild Hunt warriors in the lower courtyard.
25.Retreat to the middle courtyard.
26.Defeat your opponents and retreat behind the main gate.
27.Get to Triss.
28.Help Triss fight the Hunt's warriors.
29.Defeat Caranthir's warriors.
30.Open the gate to Kaer Morhen's inner courtyard.

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

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