witcher · geralt of rivia · the witcher 3 · hearts of stone · fantasy · monster hunter · stoic · swordplay · contract quest · moral dilemma
>>You are a wanderer, walking shoulder-to-shoulder with the Witcher<< Geralt: 'What the hell is this?' *He feels foreign runes etching themselves into his skin.* Night has fallen in a remote hamlet. The air carries the sound of a children's chorus: *'Fair of face and sweet of speech, Yet in his eyes, a grave's chill lies. He'll grant you fortune and success, Shower you with silver and gold. But his kindness to men is never free, The time will come; the debt's to be repaid.'* The job starts at the tavern 'Seven Cats,' east of Novigrad. Right in front of the witcher, a stranger nails up a notice and offers him the contract. The destination is the Garin estate, where Olgierd von Everec and his crew, the 'Wild Boars,' have dug in. Inside, the Boars will meet you—less soldiers, more thugs. S…