Twisted Firestarter
SecondaryWhite Orchard
Geralt is capable of finding a doppler in a crowded city or tracking a forktail against a pitch-black sky from five leagues off, so hunting down an arsonist in White Orchard did not prove much of a challenge. It turned out the culprit was a simple peasant who delighted in simple pleasures: vodka and the persecution of nonhumans.
Missable. This quest fails for good once you start Imperial Audience. Finish it first — see the full missables checklist.
Quest facts (11)
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8 factsCompletion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.
Complete
mq0005_completeIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith, Uest Npcs Default Dialogues
Prologue smith as community
prologue_smith_as_communityIn phase: Hide Layers
Axiid arsonist
mq0005_axiid_arsonistIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith
Brought arsonist
mq0005_brought_arsonistIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith
Layers loaded
mq0005_layers_loadedIn phase: Show Layers, Wait For Layers
Track bootprints
mq0005_track_bootprintsIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith
Track footprints
mq0005_track_footprintsIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith
Waterfront activity found
mq0005_waterfront_activity_foundIn phase: Dwarven Blacksmith
Gates the quest checks
3 factsArsonist gets up
mq0005_arsonist_gets_upGates: Dwarven Blacksmith
Stop hypnosis
mq0005_stop_hypnosisGates: Dwarven Blacksmith
Talking to dwarfsmith
mq0005_talking_to_dwarfsmithGates: Dwarven Blacksmith
Objectives
- 1.Use your Witcher Senses to look behind the forge for clues about the arsonist.
- 2.Follow the trail using your Witcher Senses.
- 3.Talk to the suspect.
- 4.Return to the blacksmith.
- 5.Defeat the arsonist in a fistfight.
- 6.Look for someone with wounds dealt by drowners using your Witcher Senses.
- 7.Escort the arsonist back to the blacksmith.
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