Bloody Baron Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 6
Group: Main Quests
Location: Velen
You will receive this quest automatically when you complete The Nilfgaardian Connection quest. One of the clues found in Hendrik's house leads to a local baron who lives in Crow's Perch Castle.
Nilfgaard's agent had determined Ciri had stayed with the baron - the self-proclaimed ruler of Velen. This man was known for his violent temper and three-mile-long cruel streak, hence his moniker: the Bloody Baron. Geralt, however, was not one to be frightened by nicknames, least of all those taken from bodily fluids, and so made his way to Crow's Perch, the baron's seat, to ask about Cirilla.
Related points of interest
Heatherton
Velen / Novigrad
Crow's Perch
Velen / Novigrad
Prior quests
To begin Bloody Baron you must first complete The Nilfgaardian Connection.
Quest stages of Bloody Baron
1. Go to the baron's castle. / Find the baron.
The baron's castle is in Crow's Perch. Go through the village at the foot of the castle and head towards the upper castle gate. If you killed the baron's men in the inn during The Nilfgaardian Connection quest, the soldiers you meet in the village will be aggressive towards you.
1. If you didn't kill the baron's men in the Inn at the Crossroads, then the guards watching the gate will let you enter the castle.
2. But if you killed the baron's men in the inn, the gate guards won't let you enter the castle and you'll have to find another way to get there.
The guards at the castle gate were clearly not happy to see Geralt. They denied him entry, growling a few threats as they sent him on his way. However, the witcher had to talk to the Bloody Baron, so he set out to find another way into Crow's Perch.
2. (Optional) Follow the sergeant.
If you did not kill the baron's men in the inn and you were allowed into the castle by the guards at the gate, their sergeant will take you straight to the place where you will meet the baron.
3. (Optional) Search the village to find another way into the castle.
If the guards at the gate didn't let you into the castle, go back to the village at its foot and find the old man sitting by one of the houses there.
3.1. Talk to the old man.
Pay him 15 coins. The old man will tell you the story of a boy who drowned, thanks to which you will learn that you can get to the castle through a tunnel and an old well in the castle garden.
Surprisingly, Geralt got some help from a villager he met near the castle. The old man directed the witcher to the source of an old well, claiming Geralt would find a way into Crow's Perch from there.
3.2. Explore the area where the boy's body was found.
Go to a place outside the castle walls that the old man mentioned to you.
There you will find a shrine erected in memory of the boy.
3.3. Find the cave that leads under Crow's Perch. / Dive underwater to enter the cave.
Approach the moat of the castle, dive, and pass through an underwater tunnel to the cave below the castle.
3.4. Explore the cave and find a way into the castle. / Climb up through the old well to enter the castle.
In the cave, find the entrance to the well and climb up a ladder to the castle garden where you meet the baron.
4. Talk to the baron.
Depending on how you got to the castle, the beginning of the conversation with the baron will be a bit different, but after a while you will move on to Ciri topics. This mission will end and you will play as Ciri from the baron's story for a while.
Geralt found his meeting with the Bloody Baron quite peculiar, and the baron himself not so bloody at all. Or did it just seem so? In any case, it turned out Ciri had indeed visited Crow's Perch some time past, but further information about her was only available for a price.
After completing Bloody Baron you will get or will be able to get Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves.