Feast of Gifts: Diving for the Defilers Oren

Journey across the wood and rope bridge, passing a procession of peasants waiting for food, and enter a tent to your right, where an old, cloudy-eyed crone named Marlca is judging the merits of those that wish to climb the mountain. Her assistant Thecla is her eyes. They gladly accept Ciri as worthy, but not you. Appeal this decision by choosing any conversation topic you wish. It is agreed that you must complete a challenge to be deemed worthy. Agree to this.

You are lead to a wooden ledge, where a coin from days of yore is dropped into a small pool below. Dive off the ledge and swim into an underwater tunnel. Avoid the drowners flitting by you, or use your crossbow to remove them and make the search easier. Immediately use your Witcher Senses to scan the murky depths for the coin. It is close to the junction of the dead-end alcove, and the exit tunnels.

Now swim to the exit tunnel, and head westwards to the pool’s exit. Once on dry land, be extremely careful as a fiend is prowling the woods here.

Defeat it, before scrambling over the rocks to reach a set of steep wooden stairs to the southeast, and ascend back to Thecla’s tent. She deems you worthy and tells you to keep the coin; it is the key to climbing the mountain.

The moon is large and low as you head back across the wood and rope bridge, before turning eastwards at the petroglyph rock, and approach the entrance to the mountain’s interior. Marica beckons you through into a cavern lit by candles and adorned with skulls. A rotund but powerful sylvan, named Fugas, asks Ciri’s name. He also tells you the coin you carry signifies a death sentence. He launches from his haunches at you, and combat begins. Utilize your sylvan-killing prowess, and defeat the beast.

Once your confrontation with Fugas is over, you discuss which of you will face the crones, and who will slay Imlerith. Ciri suggests a game of rock, paper, scissors to decide. Ciri gets the Crones, but tries to argue into fighting Imlerith. You firmly tell her that she will face the Ladies of the Wood.