Parts Unknown

Hugo doesn’t look happy, and he’s even less thrilled when he sees you, thinking you’re here to “finish him off” after his brothers attacked him. Answer as you wish, before Hugo explains his father, Victor Monnart (a famed cognac distiller), forced his three sons to work together before he passed.

To this end, he broke down his fabled still into three parts, hiding each one with a message to each son regarding a part’s location. When Hugo’s brothers learned the last part of the still was hidden here, he was “cut” out of the business.

An argument ensues, which woke the beasts, and the brothers fled for the surface, while Hugo hid here. You can ignore the story about the still, or ask more about it; choose the latter, and Hugo tells you the still is likely to be in this cavern; at the bottom of that hot pool. You can agree to help find the still part in return for a discount on his cognac.

If you couldn’t care less about the still, you simply skip the following objective, and escort Hugo out of the cavern.

If you agree to find the still, the following objective becomes active:

Walk toward the edge of the boiling lake, and use your Witcher Senses from the dry land to peer into the depths until you spot the red glowing still filter. This way, you can minimize the swimming you need to do in this highly-damaging water. Now cast Quen, so you’re not boiled alive. Dive into the lake, retrieve the still, and surface again quickly, before returning to Hugo. He promises a discount once the tavern gets up and running, and offers a small reward for your troubles.