Eyes Like Coals and a Jaw Full of Fangs

On the northwestern edge of Crookback Bog, due west of the Orphans’ Village but closer to the water’s edge, is a Peat Post. This is a small hideaway where a villager named Leslav stores peat he cuts from the bog. Speak with him. He tells you a monster prowls the bog, and those that enter the mist are never seen again! Ask for more information and learn about the beast’s humanoid form and nocturnal nature. Barter for a better payment if you wish, then ask where to find this monster.

Set off in a roughly southerly direction and cross the bog. As you reach the nearest objective area, you can almost taste a metallic odor in the air. Continue towards a Peat Lodge, where Leslav’s fellow villagers came a cropper. Inspect the structure using your Witcher Senses, and uncover the following:

• A slumped corpse with his weapon still sheathed. This indicates a concealed monster.
• An almost completely decomposed corpse by the small stone ruins nearby.