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Treasure/Scavenger Hunts: Novigrad

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To make this guide easier to use we break each of the Acts up into their logical components, divided as makes sense for that purpose. The following are the Hunts for the main story that take place during the period in which you are based in Novigrad...

Scavenger Hunt: Bear School Gear Upgrade Diagrams -- Part 3

Obtain the Bear School Diagrams

Flagged automatically by reading map -- Suggested Level: 30

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

The Silver Sword Diagram is found in a Nekker Cave in the swamps of Velen

The Steel Sword is protected by a Level 25 Earth Elemental at the Ruined Tower

Objectives

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the steel sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Bear School Gear Upgrade Diagrams -- Part 4

Obtain the Bear School Diagrams

Flagged automatically by reading map -- Suggested Level: 34

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

Objectives

  • Find the steel sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear

Find the Cat School upgrades

Flagged from a map purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 17

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

To reach the entrance you need to work your way around the edge of the city starting from the south and west until you come to the dirt path then jump on to it and follow it until you reach the dead end - using your Witcher Senses you will detect that an illusion has been placed - and when you dismiss the illusion you see the entrance to the passages under Temple Isle.

Working your way through you will find a bunch of braziers and torches you can light - and you should. In the main chamber is a Level 14 Golem to battle - and as you work your way along you will find a broken wall you can blast down that leads to a side path - but that side path is not in the search area so save it for later.

There is a locked door at the far end of the chamber, and to the left another path with more braziers - at the end there is a door and inside a rock with glyphs carved in it that read "Look to the depths to be lifted up."

Inside by a lever you can pull are research notes on the ground - puck those up and read them - as you work your way around there are more levels and a Mysterious Recipe on the ground in back. There is a clue on the ground to examine towards the front area as well.

The levers are used to turn the statues - you want to turn them so they are all looking in - once all of the statues are facing in the floor inside opens to reveal a pool - a Drowner Pool.

You need to go in and then kill them all with your Crossbow, and once you have, dive to the bottom and grab the key there. Head back to the locked door and go in!

At the end of the chamber is a Mad something - I could not read its name - Level 18 - that you can pretty easily kill. Loot it to obtain Moonblade, a Lab Notebook, and Diagrams for Feline Trousers, Feline Gauntlets, Feline Boots, and Feline Armor. That is all Witcher Gear mind you - from the Cat School.

The quest updates prompting you to read the Lab Log. That was sick! But it does update the quest again...

Before you leave go through that side area - under the water is a loot chest and there is another at the end along with a Reciept for a Golem... Interesting.

The wreck is down the coast to the south - once there climb up onto the deck and go down the stairs inside. The chest you loot has a Mag's Notes Book and the Feline Crossbow Diagram. Taking them updates the quest.

Read the Mage's Notes to learn that we now need to go all the way to the east side of the map to Est Tayiar.

When you arrive go inside the temple - do NOT drop down the outside opening or you will die - and use the ledges on that side to get to the bottom. Use your Witcher Senses to detect the cracked wall then use your Aard Sign to blast it open.

Inside is a skeleton with Preofessor Sigmund Gloger's Notes and the Feline Silver Sword Diagram... Read the book to advance the quest.

So there you go! Next stop the ruins of Drahim Castle!

Note: If you climb to the top of the tower you update another quest, the White Lady.

At the bottom of the Tower you will find the final set in a chest - Prince Adrien's Journal and the Feline Steel Sword Diagram.

That completes the quest.

Objectives

  • Find the diagrams to all the elements of cat School Witcher Gear 7/7

  • Explore the passage under Temple Isle

  • Read the Lab Notes

  • Search the wreck of the "Flying Stag."

  • Read the Mage's Notes

  • Explore the ruins of Est Tayiar

  • Explore the runs of Drahim Castle

Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1

Find the Cat School upgrades

Flagged from a map purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 23

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

You will have found the armor upgrade during a previous quest - which one I do not know - but as long as you are following this guide that is not a problem...

The boots diagram is in eastern Velen - when you arrive at the marker you find a cave with the Witcher Mark on it and, inside in a chest, the diagram.

The silver sword is located in eastern Novigrad - head there to the marker and you find a building with the Witcher Mark carved in its wall. Go up the ladder and inside, then up the stairs and the diagram is in a chest here.

That completes this quest!

Objectives

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the armor upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the boots upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 3

Find the Cat School upgrades

Flagged from a map purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 29

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

Objectives

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the armor upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the steel sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear

Find the Griffin School upgrades

Flagged from a looted note - Suggested Level 11

Geralt came across evidence of the legendary Witcher George's equally legendary equipment. Having heard many tales of this gear's extraordinary traits, Geralt decided to investigate...

Although the quest is clearly flagged for Novigrad - and it technically IS a Novigrad quest - the first marker takes you very deep into the Velen region.

If you have fully explored that region - which you should have if you were following this guide - you will have already revealed the Dragonslayer's Grotto Fast Travel Sign - and as the marker is located at Dragonslayer's Grotto, you can cut out a massive ride or walk by Fast Traveling directly there.

Outside on the wall is a Dragon Carving you can examine - and inside of the Grotto it is protected by some Level 7 Wraiths -- so you will need to clear them away. Once you do that though, go inside and loot some chests, then use your Aard Sign to blow open the Crypt (which is where more Wraiths AND the poison gas are) and clear that out without dying is best but seriously you should save your game before blowing open the crypt - just saying again....

At this point as there are plenty of Wraiths to kill so please start singing the song "I Love Rock and Roll" -- specifically the version by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -- but substitute "Killing Wraiths" for "Rock and Roll" so it goes like this:

I Love Killing Wraiths!

So throw another glow on my Silver Sword Babeee!

I Love Killing Wraiths!

So come on take some time and fight with ME!

Apologies sincerely offered to Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker, the two guys who actually wrote that song... But it makes a great Wraith killing Anthem. Heh...

A Key Strategy in dealing with the Poison Gas: What I found worked the best was to cast the Igni Sign on each of the gas vents as that nicely burns off the accumulated poison gas.

As it is a slow leak at each of the six or so vents you can easily keep it under control that way and clear the way to the next area which is blocked by a rock fall.

Light the two braziers there then use Aard to blow away the rocks that are blocking the path. Inside this chamber you will face a monster I do not recall us ever actually having dealt with before.

If you look in the bestiary it is under the main type of VAMPIRES, and it is specifically a EKIMMARAS - which is a type of Vampire that appears in Spectral Form.

After you kill the Ekimaras you will want to heal and then save, then loot what there is to loot here, then go up the stairs and onto the alter where you should light all of the candles and the brazier before you loot George's stuff. What you will loot here includes:

  • Book: The Slaughter of Cintra

  • Book: Ballads and Hymns

  • Book: Witcher George's Journal

  • Book Pages: Aen N'og Mab Taedh'merc

  • Document: Witcher George's Confession

The contents of the crypt will include 5 of the 6 Diagrams you are seeking. In addition to the above you will acquire a significant quantity of alcoholic beverages.

Now I personally just sell these to the first merchant or Innkeeper I encounter afterwards because while they DO heal small amounts of HP they also mess up your vision (from being drunk) and that impacts your effectiveness as a warrior and that will never do.

Now to exit go up the stairs in the back of the Crypt and use the Eye to remove the illusion and uncover the exit!

Lornruk Lighthouse

Your next destination is the Lornruk Lighthouse - which you should have uncovered the location and its Fast Travel Point assuming you are following this guide and did explore as suggested. The Lighthouse specifically is the one to the far northwest of the mainland of Velen north of Heatherton.

BE WARNED: This Lighthouse is infested with a flying Wyvern thingy! It lives on the top of the Lighthouse and you do not want to go up there to fight it because you will fall and die. So just to up loot the body up there and then immediately climb BACK DOWN the ladder. If you are going to battle this thing do it where it cannot knock you off the edge and cause you to fall to your death - right?

Gaining access to this area is one of the more frustrating in the world in that the bridge is raised... There are basically two ways you can do this:

1. Run an jump across the gap and land just right on the ledge then carefully work your way along the left side until you get around the raised bridge. This is difficult to do and as falling will kill you it would be an idea to save first if you plan to use this method.

2. Run and jump slightly to the right of the bridge so that you land on the rock ledge below the broken wall on the right side (as you face it) of the raised bridge. If you hit this right you will be able to climb up and over the broken wall and will then be inside the Lighthouse compound area!

Regardless of how you do it, once you are inside the Lighthouse Compound be sure that you use the wheel to lower the bridge.

Killing the Wyvern-thingy: After much trial and error here is what we discovered - if you carefully climb to the top of the tower and then start rapidly shooting the flying monster with your Crossbow after you hit it three or four times it will land on the lower walkway, at which point you can sheath your sword and loot the body, then climb back down.

When you get to the door out the thing will attack you and if you stand around it will come INSIDE that enclosed space to kill you! When it tries to do that, RUN don't walk out and down the stairs to the yard below, where you have plenty of room to kill it without risking falling or it pinning you to a wall.

AFTER you kill the flying Wyvern Thingy then you can loot to your heart's content - loot bags, loot boxes, loot chests, loot everything! And in the process you will loot an interesting Book and other loot - but not the Diagram we are seeking.

In the courtyard look at the ladder to the right of the door on the bottom level. Go up THAT ladder and start looting the containers THERE and you will find the Diagram for the Silver Sword in the chest by the grindstone - that is the final Diagram we were seeking for this quest - so hey, voila! Excellent! Well done!

Oh, and yeah um, the quest is flagged as being part of the Novigrad ones but it takes place completely in Velen... Go figure?

Objectives

  • Read the Brother-in-Law's Notes

  • Search the Lord's Castle

  • Search the Witcher George's grave

  • Search the ruins of the fortress by the lighthouse

  • Read George's Notes

  • Find all the diagrams to the Griffin School Witcher Gear 6/6

Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Diagrams - Part 1

Find the Griffin School upgrades

Flagged from a map purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 18

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

This Hunt will take you to the Burned Ruins in Velen - yes it is technically a Novigrad Hunt still... You find a Witcher Symbol carved in the outside and inside the ruins is a chest with the Diagram in it for the trousers. Claim that and then head to the second marker at the tip of middle island.

The nearest Fast Travel Sign is the Inn at the Crossroads.

You arrive at another set of ruins - but this one is protected by a Forktail Dragon! Kill it and then loot the chest to complete the quest!

Objectives

  • Find the boots upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the trousers upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 2

Find the Griffin School upgrades

Flagged from a map purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 18

During one of his numerous adventures, Geralt got his hands on a map covered with strange markings. He quickly decided that they indicated the locations of hidden Witcher caches and, intrigued by the chance of discovering long-lost crafting schematics, he set out to find them.

This quest is a little strange in that we actually found two of the Diagrams doing other quests - but I do not recall WHAT the other quests were. But that experience is common so we do not stress it. The final Diagram is in the infested village of Frischlow deep in the Velen territory...

Remember some wraiths - including the one guarding this Diagram - can ONLY be damaged when lured inside a Trap Sign. So act accordingly...

After you kill the Wraith guarding the cave blast open the opening and go in and loot the two chests here. That will get you the final Diagram and complete the quest.

Objectives

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the armor upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the gauntlet upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1

Find the Wolf School upgrades

Flagged from a map/document purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 21

Note: This set of quests comes AFTER you have unlocked Kaer Morhen - so you will not see these until that point in the story!

Geralt happened across a map which contained markings showing the locations of caches of old Witcher diagrams. He set out to find them in hopes of improving his equipment.

Remember that Kaer Morhen - and YOU - are of the Wolf School!

The Steel Sword diagram was in a chest at the Watch Tower in Kaer Morhen.

The Silver Sword diagram is located at the bottom of the well at Crow's Perch.

The armor diagram is found at the Hidden Treasure site on the small island south of Fyke Island in Velen.

The boots diagram is inside the Grotto in eastern Velen. Collecting that completes this quest.

Objectives

  • Find the steel sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the boots upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the chest armor upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 5

Find the Wolf School upgrades

Flagged from a map/document purchased from a merchant - Suggested Level 21

Note: This set of quests comes AFTER you have unlocked Kaer Morhen - so you will not see these until that point in the story!

Geralt happened across a map which contained markings showing the locations of caches of old Witcher diagrams. He set out to find them in hopes of improving his equipment.

Remember that Kaer Morhen - and YOU - are of the Wolf School!

The Steel Sword Diagram is found in a chest at the Spoils of War site on the southwest coast of Velen,

The Chest Armor Diagram is found in the well at the shrine east of Byways.

The Silver Sword Diagram is found south of Kimbolt Way at the Hidden Treasure Site.

Objectives

  • Find the silver sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the chest armor upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

  • Find the steel sword upgrade diagram using your Witcher Senses

Treasure Hunt: The Things Med Do for Coin

Find the Treasure

Flagged from a letter found in the outskirts of Novigrad - Suggested Level: 12

Geralt never claimed to be an expert in epistolography, but experience taught him one of its secrets: dead men carry interesting letters. That's why he decided to sit down and study closely a certain corpse-born missive he happened across during his travels.

At the scene as you search look at the base of the large garbage pile for the hidden stash. Collect that and you complete the quest!

Objectives

  • Read the letter you found

  • Find the looter's valuables using your Witcher Senses

 
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The man you kill in the locked chamber on the cat school gear quest is a member of the cat school, and apparently he's quite mad and become some kind of creature, not as tough a fight as I would have thought though
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