Va Fail, Elaine Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 19
Group: Main Quests
Location: Kaer Morhen
This quest, which is a kind of subquest of the "Ugly Baby" quest, will start automatically when Vesemir returns to the castle after a failed attempt to lift the curse from Uma. You will then decide that it is time to put the Yennefer "method" into action. Yenefer will assign you tasks and the process will begin.
Traveling via Geralt's most beloved means of transport, teleportation, Yennefer reached Kaer Morhen first - and immediately started bossing everyone around. Not only did she divvy out chores to the witchers like a schoolmarm whipping lazy pupils into order, she also refused to reveal any details of her plans. Though Geralt was not exactly charmed by this behavior, he knew he had to help her - for Ciri's sake.
Quest stages of Va Fail, Elaine
1. Gather the necessary ingredients and brew the Decoctions of the Grasses. / Brew the Decoctions of the Grasses.
You will find all the necessary ingredients on a nearby table. / Brew the Decoctions of the Grasses.
Use them to create the Decoctions of the Grasses.
2. Bring Yennefer the potions.
Go back to Yennefer and she'll start a long process of lifting the curse from Uma. The order in which you apply the potions or which story you tell Yennefer is of little importance.
The ritual will be successful and it will then turn out that it was Avallac'h, Ciri's elven friend, who was captured inside the Uma's body. He will tell you that your friend is hiding on the magical Isle of Mists, and inform you about the danger she will face when she leaves the island. He'll also give you the magic firefly which will help you find Ciri.
Yennefer and the witchers' hard work paid off. After long hours of painstaking labor, after Geralt had held back his disgust and disturbing childhood memories to administer painful treatments to Uma, finally, at long last, the curse was lifted. This gave them answers to the questions that had troubled them for so long - and posed a host of new ones as well...