The Family Blade Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 15
Group: Secondary Quests
Location: Skellige
You can start this quest by reading the "Contract: Stolen Sword" notice posted on the Kaer Trolde Harbor Notice Board.
Skelligers value three things above all else: honor, the memory of their ancestors and sturdy weapons. That is why Crach an Craite flew into a fury when he found out someone had stolen his family blade, Kuliu, from the Kaer Trolde treasure room. The infuriated jarl promised a fat bounty to whoever could find his lost sword and punish the thief.
Related points of interest
Kaer Trolde Harbor Notice Board
The Skellige Isles
Thieves' Camp
The Skellige Isles
Whale Graveyard
The Skellige Isles
Quest stages of The Family Blade
1. Look for a thieves' camp near the obelisk. / Kill the thieves.
Head to the Thieves' Camp and kill a few renegades (15) that you'll run into there.
2. Search the thieves' camp for the sword named Kuliu. / Read the journal to learn about the sword named Kuliu.
You'll find the Thief's journal in the corpse of one of the bandits. Read it.
Thief's journal
Brynold! Fat as a seal 'fore winter y'are, with a maw that reeks like a cesspit, but your head - brilliant! Making a mold of the key with a lump of clay - damned clever, can't believe I didn't think of it meself! I strolled right into the armory after dark, Kuliu was lying there right where you said, in a case, wrapped in oilcloth. What a blade! Fits your hand like a toothsome lass's tit, point's sharp as a needle, hilt's set with gems… Stared so hard I didn't hear that fool Olaf coming. He would've caught me had he not tripped and smacked his gob into the ground. Seems the gods are lookin' after us!
So now we've got to sell the blade - and that won't be easy. Not many got that kind of coin, and them who do don't want to cross Crach. Luckily, my brother Yrjan knows a merchant, fellow named Gimre, who always finds willing buyers for "second hand" goods. They're going to meet in the old fortress near Fyresdal. Maybe they'll make a deal with Lugos? He's got heaps of gold - and not a drop of fear for an Craite.
Cheers to you, old goat!
Sveinar
3. Track down the thieves at the old fort. / Kill the thieves.
Go to the old fort and kill the renegades (14,15) you find there. It's the same fort where the Harpies nest is located.
4. Search the thieves' camp for the sword named Kuliu. / Read the journal to learn about the sword named Kuliu.
As before, you'll find a Thief's journal in the corpse of one of the bandits. Read it.
Thief's journal
Sveinar - I got good news and bad. I'll start with the bad… Me and Gimre went to Lugos. Gave us the welcome custom demands, mead and meat aplenty. But as soon as we unwrapped Kuliu from its leather and asked how much he'd give us for it, he ripped the blade from our hands and knocked us both on our arses, calling us thieves. He then sent us running from his house, hounds at our heels. Gimre runs slow, so they got him. That's fine - only means a bigger cut for us.
Now here's the good news - we still got the sword, and now I know how to get rid of it. I talked to Steinfinn, me brother in law, and he'll sell Kuliu in Novigrad and split the coin with us after. I know, I know, but I swear, you can trust him. I'll give him the sword on the beach by the whale cemetery on Ard Skellig. I'll go alone, so as not to attract attention.
Watch out, Lugos might have sent a messenger to Kaer Trolde to inform them of the theft. Just in case, hole up somewhere - maybe with Aunt Hilde? She's not right in the head, but you can rely on her anyway.
Cheers,
-Yrjan
5. Look for thieves near the whale graveyard. / Kill the thieves.
This time head to the Whale Graveyard. You'll meet a few more renegades (14,15) there and you'll have to deal with them.
6. Search the thieves' camp for the sword named Kuliu.
This time, in the corpse of one of the thieves, you will find the Kuliu sword itself in addition to the thief's journal. You don't have to read the journal anymore.
Thief's journal
Sveinar, I've been sitting with these damned whale carcasses for ages, and still no sign of Steinfinn. Either he's wrecked against the rocks or he's left me high and dry. I told Anke not to bring that bastard into this! Now I don't know what to do – who else would be willing to buy this sword? Maybe we ought to take it back to Kaer Trolde? Maybe Crach will laugh and let it all slide?
Remember how it stank in the hut when that rat died behind Ma's and Da's bed? Well, it stinks even worse here. And it's cold.
Write back soon. Or even better – come.
- Yrjan
7. Return Kuliu to the Kaer Trolde guardsman named Olaf.
Head back to Kaer Trolde Harbor and speak with Olaf who you'll find on the bridge. He'll reward you with 20 crowns and XP and the quest will be completed.
