Culling of the Mages

The temple guard and witch hunters are guarding the streets by Triss’ townhouse. You may speak with them; they are “scrubbing the fungus clear.” Speak with a threatening tone, and you have the three of them to dispatch. Or, a more subservient tone allows you to walk away.

Afterward, enter the leaning townhouse (known as “The Crooked House”) and ascend the stairs to where Triss is talking to her frightened landlady and landlord.

If you fought the foes down on the streets, they are furious at you attracting attention to this place.

If you walked away from the foes down on the streets, they are discussing Triss’ rent payments.

Triss attempts to calm the couple down, and offers them her necklace. You can let her give away this cherished possession, or lightly threaten the landlady. Either way, the two of them leave. As sheltering a sorceress is a crime punishable by death, Triss tells you they risked a lot. Answer her how you wish. She tells you Novigrad has been locked down; the temple guard and witch hunters now stop even common folk with lucky rabbit’s-foot charms as they look for mages. Ask how you can help (to continue this quest).

She is unsure whether to move the mages hidden below the city streets to the docks, or to try and find two wayward mages (Berthold and Anisse) who haven’t rendezvoused in yet. Answer how you wish (though don’t tell her you can’t help if you want to continue this quest). Triss wants to know whether to help these two lost mages (and put the others at risk) or head straight to the Kingfisher Inn (where the others are hiding) and abandon the two to certain death. You can:

• Tell her “we should help Anisse and Berthold.” The quest continues.
• Inform her that she shouldn’t “risk everything for two people.” You can now head directly to the Kingfisher Inn.