CROW’S PERCH TERRITORY
The Amateur Blacksmith of Blackbough
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Nearest Signpost: Blackbough Specific Location: The Blacksmith’s forge, southwest area of the village. Available Card: Random |
Challenge the blacksmith to a game of Gwent to secure another random card for your collection.
The Merchant of Blackbough
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Nearest Signpost: Blackbough Specific Location: Merchant, main thoroughfare by the Signpost. Available Card: Random |
Hankering to play a round of Gwent? Then challenge this merchant of meager wares.
Trader, Crow’s Perch Village
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Nearest Signpost: Crow’s Perch Specific Location: In the lower village, just through the main gates. Available Cards (Price): Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion (50), Impera Brigade Guard (20), Nausicaa Cavalry Rider (20), Albrich (10) Available Card (Gwent game): Random |
Gwent? Play this trader for his random card, and continue to keep your collection going. Then pursue the quartet of cards he’s selling, and bolster your deck even further.
The Quartermaster of Crow’s Perch
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Nearest Signpost: Crow’s Perch Specific Location: Within the Baron’s fortified courtyard. Available Cards (Price): Decoy (20), Nausicaa Cavalry Rider (20), Blue Stripes Commando (50), Cynthia (10) Available Card (Gwent game): Random |
Aside from a quartet of cards to purchase, the Baron’s quartermaster has a trick or two up his sleeves if you challenge him to a Gwent hand.
Fergus Graem the Journeyman Armorer of Crow’s Perch
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Nearest Signpost: Crow’s Perch Specific Location: Within the Baron’s fortified courtyard. Available Card: Random |
What would this dwarf say to a round of Gwent? When he’s not moaning to his betrothed (Yoanna), or crafting items, he’s ready to play.
Yoanna the Master Armorer of Crow’s Perch
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Nearest Signpost: Crow’s Perch Specific Location: Within the Baron’s fortified courtyard. Available Card: Random |
Care to play some Gwent? Yoanna the Skelliger is the brains behind the operation at this smithy, and she’s a mean Gwent player to boot!
The Bloody Baron, Phillip Strenger
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Nearest Signpost: Crow’s Perch Specific Location: Within Crow’s Perch fortress Available Card: Sigismund Dijkstra (Gwent Quest: Velen Players) |
Expect to be tested by the Bloody Baron when you challenge him to a game before the conclusion of his questline. If the Baron is “indisposed”, go to the Crow’s Perch Notice Board, read the parchment entitled “Gwent: Looking for New Players”, and visit the Baron’s study inside Crow’s Perch, opening a tiny box on a sideboard.
MUDPLOUGH TERRITORY
Innkeep at the Inn at the Crossroads
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Nearest Signpost: Inn at the Crossroads Specific Location: Inside the Inn. Available Cards (Price): Commander’s Horn (10), Siege Engineer (20), Impera Brigade Guard (20), Nausicaa Cavalry Rider (20), Emhyr Var Emreis: The Emperor of Nilfgaard (50) Available Card (Gwent game): Menno Coehoorn (Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps) |
The Innkeep at the tavern in southern Mudplough territory has a quintet of cards to spend your hard-earned crowns on. Once you speak to him about the Baron, you can buy his cards. After beating Olivier the Innkeep at the Kingfisher Inn (Novigrad City), return and challenge him to conclude Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps, to claim his unique card; Menno Coehoorn.
GRAYROCKS TERRITORY
The Armorer of Mulbrydale
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Nearest Signpost: Mulbrydale Specific Location: Person in Distress, riverside hut, southwest of Signpost Available Card: Random |
Nilfgaardian soldiers and Slavers have recently kidnapped the Armorer of Mulbrydale, and have him behind bars, inside a riverside hut southwest of Mulbrydale. Slay the slavers, taking a key that opens the. Meditate (or wait for at least two hours) before returning to Mulbrydale, where the armorer should have set up shop.
THE DESCENT TERRITORy
The Amateur Blacksmith of Lindenvale
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Nearest Signpost: Lindenvale Specific Location: At his forge, on the northern threshold of the village. Available Card: Random |
This chap isn’t a particularly difficult adversary to better in Gwent, but his card might not be all that, either.
The Merchant of Lindenvale
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Nearest Signpost: Lindenvale Specific Location: At his stall, close to the Signpost. Available Cards (Price): Poor F--king Infantry (20), Etolian Auxiliary Archers (50), Black Infantry Archer (50), Heavy Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion (50), Rainfarn (10) Available Card (Gwent game): Random |
Though his stall may be as shabby as the rest of this downtrodden village, he’s some cards to purchase, and another random one to win.
The Old Sage of Benek
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Nearest Signpost: Benek Specific Location: Sitting outside his hut, west of the windmill. |
Ready yourself for a cunning player, despite the shaggy appearance and slightly mad nonsense this seer likes to spew. Claim your unique card from him, if you can beat him in a game!
SPITFIRE BLUFF TERRITORY
The Merchant of Midcopse
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Nearest Signpost: Midcopse Specific Location: At his stall, west of the Signpost. Available Cards (Price): Poor F--king Infantry (20), Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunter (50), Blue Stripes Commando (50), Morteisen (10) Available Card (Gwent game): Random |
Bring a few crowns to purchase four different Gwent cards, then win another one if you choose to play this merchant.
The Amateur Armorer of Midcopse
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Nearest Signpost: Midcopse Specific Location: At his forge, just north of the center of the village. Available Card: Random |
This armorer has much to offer you in terms of items to purchase, as well as a card you can win from him, if you challenge him to a round of Gwent.
Haddy the Card Prodigy of Midcopse
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Nearest Signpost: Midcopse Specific Location: By the pile of logs at Ealdorman Bolko’s hut. Available Card: Vernon Roche (Gwent Quest: Velen Players), Eredin: Bringer of Death (Gwent Quest: Velen Players) |
The ultimate player in Velen is a small child named Haddy. He doesn’t appear during Gwent Quest: Velen Players until you’ve beaten the three previous Gwent fans: The Baron, the Oreton Boatbuilder, and the Old Sage of Benek.
THE MIRE TERRITORY
The Merchant of Claywich
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Nearest Signpost: Claywich Specific Location: Once rescued, at his riverside hut, southwest edge of the village Available Cards (Price): Etolian Auxiliary Archers (50), Black Infantry Archer (50), Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunter (50), Puttkammer (10), Sweers (10) Available Card (Gwent game): Random |
The village of Claywich was recently overrun by Bandits; seek out the Person in Distress in the Bandits’ Camp on the large island due east of Claywich. Defeat the bandit, obtain the key from one of their corpses, and free the merchant from his cage. Meditate (or wait for at least two hours) before returning to Claywich, where the merchant should have set up shop.
The Merchant of Oreton
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Nearest Signpost: Oreton Specific Location: On the stilt hut, on the north side of the village. Available Card: Random |
With a shockingly-poor selection of wares, you’re better off bettering this halfwit in a battle of Gwent.
The Boatwright of Oreton
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Nearest Signpost: Oreton Specific Location: Working on the boats in the marshy harbor. |
Along with the Baron and the Old Sage of Benek, you need to better this Boatwright in Gwent before you’re able to challenge Haddy the child prodigy of Midcopse.
CROOKBACK BOG TERRITORY (WEST)
The Merchant of Downwarren
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Nearest Signpost: Downwarren Specific Location: Inside the Merchant’s cottage, upper Downwarren. Available Card: Random |
Find the merchant of Downwarren, and play a bout with him. However, he is only available before the Baron’s men arrive and string him up; if you see his corpse hanging by his shop (once Secondary Quest: Return to Crookback Bog has been started), you’re too late! Don’t worry though; there are plenty of other players to visit.
CROOKBACK BOG TERRITORY (EAST)
Quartermaster Eggebracht of the Nilfgaard
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Nearest Signpost: Nilfgaardian Army Group ‘Center’ Camp Specific Location: In the Quartermaster’s tent, by the Notice Board. Available Card: Random |
Visit the far southeastern corner of Crookback Bog, and ask Quartermaster Eggebracht if he has any work. Afterwards, one conversation option involves a quick round of Gwent.