Common Courtesy Before the Emperor

After being bathed and carefully shaved, your initial tour of the Castle of Vizima commences with a talk from Morvran Voorhis about the altercation you had with the Wild Hunt. Then the Emhyr’s Chamberlain—a pendant of a man with exacting standards and little time for facial hair—requests you choose an outfit for your forthcoming audience with the Nilfgaardian ruler.

Your talk with Morvran Voorhis can prove to be of major importance if you don’t have a Witcher 2 save on your PC (though you can be playing on an Xbox One or PS4 to start this, too). The conversation turns to your following past exploits (the events of Witcher 2):

Arjan LaValette

If you killed Arjan LaValette (PC save game), or tell Voorhis you did (PC, consoles without save game), your interactions with a woman named Molly are different during Main Quest: Broken Flowers.

The path of Roche or Iorveth

This only effects a very small conversation choice during Main Quest: Get Junior, when you visit Roche’s camp for the first time.

Sile de Tansarville

If you allowed her to die (PC save game) or tell Voorhis this (PC, consoles without save game), she does not appear during Main Quest: The Great Escape.

The Witcher Letho

Answer any questions and mention Letho is still alive, and Secondary Quest: Ghosts of the Past, becomes active later.

Mention that Letho is dead, or ignore the conversation, and Secondary Quest: Ghosts of the Past cannot be accessed.

To avoid a sassy response, choose any of the three outfits before you (pick your favorite), then enter your Inventory menu to wear it (since you won’t be meeting the emperor wearing just a towel). Next, the chamberlain drones on about proper bowing etiquette. When it comes time to rehearse, choose “extend left leg forward, place right hand on chest” (the second option), or you’ll be here a while. Then follow the chamberlain along the impressive castle hallway, up the stairs, to an audience with the emperor.

Your talk with the emperor is one-sided. He makes a different comment depending on whether you bow in front of him, then wishes that you search the lands for his daughter (Ciri) before the Wild Hunt catches her. Your agreement is unimportant. Then he waves you out of his chamber. Continue to follow the chamberlain into the great hall of the castle. Here, you have a chance to discuss politics and warfare with Morvran, or ignore these uptight Nilfgaardians. Then follow the chamberlain once more, through some formal gardens, to the entrance of Yennefer’s room.