The Doppler Effect

Make a thorough inspection of the doppler’s house, using your Witcher Senses. At the top of the first flight of steps is a chest with some scattered clothing next to it.

• This is a woman’s blouse, a man’s shirt, and child’s shoes, but only one bed. The scent of lavender now.

Follow this scent down the stairs, out of the building, and roughly eastward until you reach a group of townsfolk conversing close to the dyeing pools. A Redanian guard catches your eye. Speak to him. You wonder (aloud) why the guard is on such friendly terms with an elf. The elf attempts to cover the conversation by reacting with shock at the “racism” the guard is uttering, and then quickly departs. Now the guard tries to continue the act, which continues until you call it out for being a doppler. A moment later, it changes to the form of a peasant, and flees.

Check your minimap as you give chase to the fleeing shapechanger. Head left (northwest), following the doppler back towards and then along the moat, before it turns right, heading under a large wooden bridge span. This is the earliest opportunity to grab it. Instead of surrendering, the doppler transforms into a familiar face—yours!

You may be worried about battling yourself, since the doppler uses both the Signs and the sword prowess that you have mastered. So press the attack quickly, and it shouldn’t take long before you cut into him with enough vigor to stop the fight.

End: On Good Form

The doppler surrenders, and you may elect to banish the doppler in one of two ways:

• Either finish it off, taking the trophy afterwards.
• Or order it to leave Novigrad for good. It agrees, and hands a token of its gratitude (some crowns and a diagram).

After the doppler promises to leave, retrace your steps back to the marketplace, and inform Sylvester that this was a special type of imp. One that won’t be diminishing the fish and apple supply any time soon. If you let the doppler go, Sylvestor only offers you half the reward. No trophy. No full payment. After the reward, the quest concludes.