Payback Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 28
Group: Main Quests
Location: Novigrad
To start this quest, during the day, go to the Gildorf market where you will meet Ciri trying to buy something from one of the traders. You have to finish this quest to accomplish one of the objectives of the "Final Preparations" quest.
Cities like Novigrad have their own, special magic. They attract folk from all corners of the world, becoming delicious stews of diverse flavors, giant circuses filled with colorful characters just waiting to extend a helping hand - or swing a sharp elbow. Ciri had experienced the fullness of this during her stay in Novigrad, so when she found herself back in the city she decided to repay a few debts - and settle a few scores...
Quest stages of Payback
1. Wait for daylight. / Meet Ciri at the Gildorf market square.
Ciri wants to visit a few people she was in contact with during her last visit in Novigrad and will ask you to accompany her.
The first person she wants to meet is Whoreson Junior. Depending on whether you killed him or spared him in the "Get Junior" quest, this part of this quest will be different.
2. (Optional) Follow Ciri to find Whoreson Junior.
If you spared him, Whoreson Junior will be a beggar living on the streets of Novigrad and Ciri will decide that this punishment is enough for him for what he did.
Geralt decided to accompany Ciri on her sentimental journey. First name on her list - Whoreson Junior. They finally found him wallowing in the gutter in the Bits. One look at his pathetic state and Ciri lost all desire for vengeance. Whoreson was a husk of a man, alone, disgraced and embittered, in no way resembling the old Whoreson Junior, member of the Big Four and terror of Novigrad. Ciri decided she could think of no worse fate for him and left him to it.
3. (Optional) Go with Ciri to see Whoreson Junior. / Follow Ciri into Whoreson Junior's hideout.
If you killed Whoreson Junior, you'll go to his house, because Ciri, although you assured her that you killed him, heard that he still resides in his house. Before you enter his house, you will be stopped by two of his men. who won't let you in. You can use Delusion (3) or beat them. Inside you will meet Whoreson Junior, but after a while you will discover that it is actually Dudu who took his form and took over his business, which he turned into a legal one.
First name on her list - Whoreson Junior. Though Geralt swore he had killed Whoreson with his own hands, rumor had it the mafioso was alive and well. Geralt and Ciri thus decided to pay him a surprise visit. They discovered Dudu had turned Whoreson's death into a prime business opportunity. He took on the underworld boss' form, and then took over his criminal organization, transforming it into a legal, and more profitable than ever, enterprise.
4. Follow Ciri.
The next person you will visit will be Bea, the waitress at the Golden Sturgeon tavern. When you get to her, you'll notice that she's being harassed by a few looters (26). You can make them aware of who you are and what a threat you are to them, and then they will leave in peace or you can beat them.
Then you will talk with Bea for a while, Ciri will give her the gift she bought at the market and you will go to meet another person.
The next debt Ciri had to repay was with a young woman named Bea. She took an immediate liking to our friend the witcher, and he in turn was not left indifferent by her considerable charms. Ah, had they but world enough and time… But they hadn't, so Ciri and Geralt moved on to an itinerant circus troupe's camp outside Novigrad.
5. Talk to Valdo. / (Optional) Take part in the race.
Ciri will take you to a circus group camp where you will meet Valdo and Aegar. Valdo will propose you to take part in a friendly horse race, and you can agree or refuse.
It was here that Valdo and his comrades had taken Ciri in when she had no place to stay and not a copper to her name. She was welcomed no less warmly upon her return. Valdo proposed she and Geralt stay for some friendly horseracing and a pleasant evening of drink and dance around the fire. Geralt knew they both could use a moment to catch their breath and accepted the invitation.
Then you will sit by the fire and you and Ciri will have a chance to talk about her legacy. When you are done talking, Aegar will return to the camp and inform you that the merchant does not want to sell him the horses because of who he is, and that he decided to steal the horses from a stable belonging to this merchant. He will ask you for help. Ciri will be willing to help him but the decision will be up to you.
If, despite Ciri's calls, you refuse to participate in the theft, Aegar will be angry with you and you'll both start to fistfight. It doesn't matter which one of you wins, you and Ciri will have to leave the camp, which will make Ciri sad. The quest will be over.
Our friends were eating, drinking and delighting in the joyful atmosphere of the circus performers' camp when a certain Aegar came to them and asked for help. He needed to steal some horses from a Novigrad merchant. Geralt did not think this was the sort of thing Ciri and he should be getting involved with, but Aegar wouldn't relent. One thing led to another and soon this petty disagreement had turned into an all-out brawl. Afterwards no one, Ciri least of all, was in a festive mood. She went for a riverside walk to cool her head, the circus performers returned to their tents and the witcher... well, the witcher took care of some witcher business.
6. (Optional) Meet Ciri and Aegar near the Novigrad stables. / Sneak into the stables. / Find a way to open the stable doors from the inside using your Witcher Senses. / Calm the horses with the Axii Sign. 0/3
The stable door is closed, so you have to find another way to get inside. Climb up after the scaffolding and then go inside through the window.
Don't jump down, because that way you'll frighten the horses and wake up the guard, but get down the ladder quietly.
Slowly approach the table next to the guard and the front door, take the stable key lying on it and then use it to open the front door. Then Ciri and Aegar will run inside and you will be able to escape on the horses.
If the guard (28) wakes up, there's nothing left to do but kill him. Then you'll also have to use Axii sign to calm the horses down.
When you return to the camp, you will have a short conversation and the quest will be completed.
Our friends were eating, drinking and delighting in the joyful atmosphere of the circus performers' camp when a certain Aegar came to them and asked for help. He needed to steal some horses from a Novigrad merchant. Geralt let Ciri convince him to participate in this heist. And he didn't regret it. What a rollicking adventure they had! First the tense thrills of sneaking into the stables, then the mad joy of galloping off, the wind in their hair. A spark of happiness flashed in Ciri's eyes, the first in a long, long while. This was the best reward the witcher had ever received.