Into The Grotto Of Grottore The Grotesque

Enter Gottore’s Grotto, two tunnels that link to a huge shallow water grotto with amazing dappled light from above. The beast isn’t here, prompting Francois to wonder if they should simply leave. But you’re here to help! Begin by conducting a thorough sweep of the grotto using your Witcher Senses:

• There are five huge blooms of flowers, impressive enough for one to think they were in a winter garden.
• A massive tangle of tree roots and branches, impervious to both Signs and swords. A more cunning method of luring Grottore is needed than stabbing his tree barricade.
• There’s a cradle filled with children’s shoes; a grotesque collection when you figure out what happened to those that wore them.
• To the left of the cradle, in the long grass, are bones—the small skull of an infant. Close to the rock wall are some sundries and tools taken from the victims.

Grottore is a Spriggan, a powerful Relict that is somewhere in this grotto, probably feeding. Time to read the Bestiary entry about this beast; access the Bestiary Panel menu and check the “Relicts” section. Apparently, Grottore isn’t a big fan of anyone scorching his prize flowers, so start drenching them in Igni fire. It only takes three burning sets of flowers, and Grottore comes lumbering out of his hollow.