Broken Flowers Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 11
Group: Main Quests
Location: Novigrad
You will receive this quest when you complete the Novigrad Dreaming quest. The trail leads to your old friend Dandelion. Corinne will inform you that you will find him in the Rosemary and Thyme Inn, which someone left him in the will.
Geralt had learned from the dreamer Corinne Tilly that Ciri contacted me while in Novigrad. He thus made his way to the Rosemary and Thyme, a charming establishment which I had inherited from an admirer of my poetry, for he, quite rationally, expected to find me there. His search for Ciri seemed closer to a happy conclusion than ever before.
Related points of interest
Rosemary and Thyme
Velen / Novigrad
Var Attre Villa
Velen / Novigrad
La Valette Residence
Velen / Novigrad
Vegelbud Residence
Velen / Novigrad
Vespula
Velen / Novigrad
Elihal
Velen / Novigrad
Marabella
Velen / Novigrad
Kingfisher Inn
Velen / Novigrad
Prior quests
To begin Broken Flowers you must first complete Novigrad Dreaming.
Quest stages of Broken Flowers
1. Go to the Rosemary and Thyme. / Help Zoltan chase off the tramps.
Go to the Rosemary and Thyme inn. When you get there, you'll see another old friend of yours, Zoltan, kicking two vagrants out of the inn. After a friendly welcome, four more vagrants will arrive. You'll have to help Zoltan get rid of them by defeating them in a fistfight.
2. Search the ground floor for clues using your Witcher Senses.
Unfortunately, Zoltan doesn't know where Dandelion is, so you have to look for the clues. Find Dandelion's planner that lies on the wine cabinet standing under the window.
Zoltan will look through the planner and find a list of women Dandelion was meeting with. He will divide the list into two parts so that you can split up and go to these women and ask them if they know anything about Dandelion's plans.
3. Read Dandelion's planner.
Read the planner and you'll get a list of women you should talk to.
Dandelion's Planner
Rosa var Attre
Like a rose abashed of its crimson hue,
fair Rosa would sink into humors blue.
She shunned her lessons in civility
to swing her Dwarf with agility.
~ a charming garden-enclosed villa in Gildorf
Molly
Though well she knows the touch of silk and lace,
she shuns not straw when gripped in lust's embrace.
~ Gildorf, villa next to the morgue
Vespula
Though timid in looks, no adventure did skip her.
My heart melts when she asks, "Ever had a Big Dipper?"
~ Farcorners, laundry near the mouth of the Pontar
Marabella
Though her cries are divine when behind closed doors,
Standing on stage, her squawks are drowned by snores.
~ The Bits, near Pauper's Square
Elihal
A figure most rare, her nature dual.
Look deep in her eyes, or be made a fool.
~ Tailor's shop across from the tannery
The women you should talk to are: Rosa var Attre, Molly, Vespula, Marabella, and Elihal. The order in which you visit women doesn't matter.
Alas, fate had raised his hopes only to dash them cruelly back to the ground. Geralt did not find me at my proprietorship. His despair was partially lifted when he came across our old friend, Zoltan Chivay - but the dwarf had just returned from a long journey and knew nothing of my fate or that of Ciri. Concern wrinkling his brow, Zoltan helped Geralt search every corner of the establishment for clues about where I might be. Other than a few triflings, all they found was a planner containing notes about the women I had met with in the days prior to my disappearance. They divided the names between them and ventured into the city to find the women and ask what they knew.
4. Talk to Zoltan.
Before you leave the inn to talk to the women, first talk to Zoltan and ask him about the women. When you ask him about Rosa, you'll learn that she's looking for a new swordplay instructor, which will give you an additional dialogue option while talking to the guards watching over her house.
5. Talk to Vespula. / (Optional) Defend Vespula.
You will find Vespula next to the laundry buildings located near the river. When you get there, you'll witness Vespula being harassed by several thugs. To talk to her you will have to get rid of them and you can do it in several ways:
- Pay off Vespula's debt (200 crowns). You will receive some XP.
- Convince thugs that Vespula is under the King of Beggars' protection.
- Fight them. Either by telling them to leave or saying that Vespula is under your protection.
Vespula will tell you that she once saw Dandelion with an unknown woman whom he introduced as his niece from Kovir.
6. Talk to Elihal.
Elihal is not a woman but an elven tailor who dresses up as a woman from time to time. You won't learn much from him either. Except that Dandelion wanted to meet an alchemist named Kalkstein.
7. Talk to Marabella. / (Optional) Wait until the lesson is over.
You will find Marabella at the school where she teaches a lesson to several children. You can wait for class to finish or say that you can't wait. In the latter case you will have to take an active part in the lesson and answer some questions from the students.
You will only learn from her that during their last meeting Dandelion was very interested in fungus, especially mold.
8. Talk to Molly.
Head to the La Valette Residence where Molly should be. When you get there, you'll meet Baroness La Valette and Voorhis. Depending on whether her son Aryan is alive or you killed him (You could have decided that while talking to Voorhis in the Imperial Audience quest) the conversation will go a little differently. If Aryan lives, the three of you can go together to the horse races that take place near the Vegelbud Residence. If Aryan is dead, the Baroness won't go with you. In both cases you will be able to meet and talk to Molly there.
8.1. Meet Baroness La Valette and Voorhis at the Vegelbuds' residence.
You can travel to Vegelbud Residence automatically, together with Voorhis and Baroness or on your own.
8.2. (Optional) Win the horse race.
The Voorhis will encourage you to face him in a horse race. You can refuse, but if you take part in the race and win it then you will get a Superior racing saddle (50 stamina) from him.
When you will finally be able to talk to Molly, she will tell you that during their last meeting, Dandelion wanted to borrow some money to buy a barge. She'll also mention the woman that Dandelion presented as his sister.
8.3. Return to Novigrad on your own or with Voorhis and Baroness La Valette.
You can talk to Voorhis if you wish to fast travel back to Novigrad with him, or return to the city on your own.
9. Talk to Rosa var Attre.
Go to the Var Attre Villa. When you approach the front door, you will be stopped by the guards.
9.1. Find a way into the var Attre villa. / Find Rosa var Attre.
If you have talked with Zoltan about Rosa, then you will be able to tell the guard that you are the new swordplay instructor and you will be let in. Otherwise you'll have to find an alternative way to get to the villa.
An alternative way to get to Rosa is to bypass the villa premises on the left and get to the gardens of the estate from behind. In the garden you'll meet a woman you'll consider to be Rosa. She'll order the guard to take you to the training room.
9.2. Follow the guard. / Grab a wooden practice sword. / Keep following the guard. / Beat Rosa.
When you manage to enter the property (no matter how), a guard will take you to the training room. On the way you will have to grab a wooden practice sword that will be used for sparring with Rosa.
Rosa will already be waiting for you in the training room and as soon as you get there you will start a duel together. About halfway through the duel, Geralt will reveal to Rosa the real purpose of his visit and when you finish it, Edna, twin sister of Rosa, will arrive.
It will turn out that Rosa and Edna used their likeness to play a little with your friend. The sisters will mention a woman called Callonetta, whom Dandelion admired.
At the end, Rosa, who is impressed by your skills, will ask you if you wouldn't like to give her another fencing lesson. If you agree, you will receive a new secondary quest - Fencing Lessons.
10. Consult with Zoltan.
When you talk to all the women, go back to Zoltan and tell him what you found out. Zoltan will conclude that the information you managed to gather point to Priscilla, a famous and talented trobairitz who is currently in Novigrad.
Geralt conversed with the ladies whose company I had recently graced. Though each had fond memories of these encounters, none knew where I might be now. Geralt gleaned from their stories that there was one person who might know more: a famous and talented trobairitz named Priscilla.
It so happened this ravishing starlet was still in town and performing every night at the Kingfisher Inn. Like it or not, the witcher was in for an evening of fine culture, at the end of which he hoped to take the artist aside for a serious chat.
11. Meet Zoltan in the Kingfisher Inn after sundown.
After sunset, go to the Kingfisher Inn. You'll see Priscilla's performance there. After the show, she will take you aside and she will tell you what Dandelion was planning to do and this quest will end. You will receive two new main quests: Get Junior and Count Reuven's Treasure.
Priscilla told Geralt about the ruckus I had supposedly raised at Whoreson Junior's headquarters, and that I had been planning to rob treasure from Sigi Reuven, a man better known to Geralt as Sigismund Dijkstra, former head of Redanian intelligence. Geralt now realized I was up the proverbial creek in a leaky boat without a paddle, surrounded by man-eating crocodiles - and he would have to swim to my rescue.
After completing Broken Flowers you will get or will be able to get Get Junior and Count Reuven's Treasure.