Walkthrough for the quest An Unpaid Debt in the game Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Secondary Quests
Suggested level: 15
Location: Skellige
Prerequisites: To play this quest, you must first complete the quest Stranger in a Strange Land.
This quest will only be available if the "Stranger in a Strange Land" quest has been completed with the help of Simon Brambling. If this happened, then you will meet Simun Brambling at the Kaer Trolde Harbor some time later. He will want you to repay your debt.
Geralt was only able to escape from Madman Lugos' prison thanks to the help of a mysterious old man called Simun Brambling. It was he who convinced the guard to let Geralt out, warning Geralt first that he would one day demand a favor in return. Geralt had managed to forget about the whole incident - but not Simun. The old man found Geralt and demanded he repay his debt.
Simun Brambling
The Skellige Isles
Travel to the hut by the lake to the northwest of Blandare. You will meet Simun there arguing with a man named Volund. Soon it will turn out that Simun wants you to kill Volund. Volund will tell you that he was hunting for Simun because he swore him revenge for betraying and killing his brother.
You will have limited time to decide what to do.
Geralt decided he'd rather stain his honor than spill the blood of an innocent man. Simun did not accept this excuse and decided to kill Geralt alongside his age-old rival. The old warrior underestimated the witcher, however, and after a short fight he died from wounds delivered by the witcher's blade.
Geralt did what Simun demanded - he killed a man who had done him no wrong. As you can see, dear reader, at times one must act dishonorably in order to maintain one's honor.