Achievements

Achievements

There are 50 achievements in the game worth a total of 1000 G.  Only one of them is difficulty based while the bulk of the secret Achievements are secret to protect plot and story lines.  Here they are in no particular order:
 
To Aedirn! (5 G) Complete Chapter 1.
Alea Iacta Est (10 G) Complete Chapter 2.
Once Ain't Enough (15 G) Complete Chapter 3.
Apprentice (10 G) Use alchemy to brew five potions or oils.
The Butcher of Blaviken (30 G) Kill 500 foes.
Craftsman (10 G) Hire a craftsman to create an item.
Focus (30 G) Perform three successful ripostes in a row.
The Fugitive (5 G) Complete the Prologue.
Gambler (15 G) Win an arm wrestling match, a dice poker game and a fist fight.
Gladiator (15 G) Defeat all opponents in the Kaedweni arena.
Guru (50 G) Achieve character level 35.
Journeyman (10 G) Achieve character level 10.
Last Man Standing (15 G) Survive your 30th fight in the Arena.
Madman (100 G) Finish the game while playing at the Dark difficulty level.
Master Alchemist (10 G) Acquire the Mutant ability.
Master of Magic (10 G) Acquire the Sense of Magic ability.
Miser (10 G) Collect 10000 Orens.
Mutant! (30 G) Enhance abilities using mutagens at least five times.
Perfectionist (15 G) Kill 10 foes in a row without losing any Vitality.
Pest Control (20 G) Finish all quests involving the destruction of monster nests.
Poker! (30 G) Roll five-of-a-kind at dice poker.
Ricochet (10 G) Kill a foe by deflecting his own arrow at him.
Swordmaster (10 G) Acquire the Combat Acumen ability.
Threesome (15 G) Kill three foes at once by performing a group finisher.
To Be Continued… (50 G) Finish the game at any difficulty level.
Torn Asunder! (15 G) Kill more than one opponent using a single exploding bomb.
Tried-and-True (10 G) Survive your 5th fight in the Arena.
 
-- Secret Achievements --
 
Artful Dodger (30 G) Cut off a tentacle using the kayran trap.
Avenger (30 G) Finish the game by killing Letho.
Backbone (20 G) Craft a suit of armor from elements of the kayran's carapace.
Being Witcher George (20 G) Kill the dragon.
Black Ops (20 G) Sneak through the lower camp without raising the alarm.
Dragonheart (20 G) Spare or save Saskia.
Eagle Eye (10 G) Hit Count Etcheverry using the ballista.
Fat Man (15 G) Kill the draug.
Friend of Trolls (15 G) Spare all trolls in the game.
Heartbreaker (10 G) Seduce Ves.
Intimidator (15 G) Intimidate someone.
Kayranslayer (10 G) Kill the kayran.
Kingmaker (15 G) Help Roche rescue Anais from the Kaedweni camp.
Librarian (30 G) Find all additional information about the insane asylum's history.
Man of the Shadows (15 G) Successfully sneak through Loredo's garden and find the component of the kayran trap.
Necromancer (50 G) Relive all of Auckes's memories in Dethmold's vision.
Old Friends (30 G) Finish the game by sparing Letho.
Reasons of State (15 G) Stop Roche from killing Henselt.
Sensitive Guy (10 G) Save Síle from dying in the unstable portal.
Spellbreaker (15 G) Help Iorveth find the dagger needed to free Saskia from the spell that holds her.
Tourist (10 G) Tour the camp with Zyvik.
Trollslayer (30 G) Kill all the trolls in the game.
Witch Hunter (10 G) Leave Síle to die in the unstable portal.