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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Complete Edition eGuide Episode 1: Main Quests: Hearts Of Stone Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings

A Heady Concoction Of Blood, Bane, And Spirit

Related Quests: Hearts of Stone Main Quest: Open Sesame, Breaking and Entering, The Safecracker

Locations: Herbalist’s Hut

Enemies: Rotfiends

Recommended Items: Dwarven Spirit (1), Rotfiend Blood (2), Wolfsbane (2), 500+ Crowns, Axii Delusion level 2

Objectives

  • Prepare a cleansing mixture that will weaken the Redanian soldiers.

During your conversation with The Stranger in the herbalist’s cellar, you’re given a recipe to concoct, known as the Cleansing Mixture. It requires the following ingredients.

Cleansing Mixture
Ingredient Amount
Dwarven Spirit 1
Rotfiend Blood 2
Wolfsbane 2

Dwarven Spirit: This can be discovered randomly in chests, or purchased from any herbalist (including the Halfling whose shop The Stranger is using as a base of operations.

Rotfiend Blood: Consult the Bestiary to discover more about these disgusting atrocities that roam the battlefields, and slay two or more to loot the blood (randomly dropped). Journey to Velen, and visit any of the battlefield locations there to maximize your chance of encountering a rotfiend. The Secondary Quest: Funeral Pyres has rotfiends to face, down in Mulbrydale.

Wolfsbane: Aside from buying this commonly-occurring purple flower from any herbalist (including that Halfling), you can find wolfsbane growing, even in the garden and fields surrounding the herbalist’s hut.