Shock Therapy

Violence is Golden

The ancient oak tree of Gedyneith is a place of meditation for many of Skellige’s religious folk, but a few have taken this to an extreme. Head up the craggy hillside just east of the marker, and you’ll speak with a concerned druid, who hopes you might jolt his friend Egill out of his imposed silence. You’re offered the prospect of an excellent Gwent card for your troubles.

The silent druid is sitting or standing around his campfire, close to the woods just below you. Speak with him for a one-sided conversation, which ends in a one-fingered gesture of displeasure.

As you’re here to scare him into speaking, it’s going to take a few magical encouragements (the following steps can be done in any order, but only when he moves close to each area).

• Step 1: Find the hornet’s nest on the tree stump, close to the rock and where Egill is dozing. Step back, and cast Aard, blowing the hornets out of the nest, and causing them to swarm Egill. That helps.
• Step 2: Take your pestering to another level by locating the small campfire that Egill is standing near, and then blow it out using Aard. You can see the druid is silently seething. That helps, too.
• Step 3: Walk to the rack where the druid keeps his pots and pans, and launch an Aard wave into them, so they clatter and make a din.

After the third step, the furious Egill launches a verbal tirade in your direction, which snaps him out of his silence. He’s furious with you, but his anger is worth your while. Simply leave him and head up the hill to the small cave entrance where the initial druid requested your help. He’s having a laugh about the chaos you’ve caused. He lives up to his end of the bargain, and rewards you for your troubles as the quest concludes.