Walkthrough for the quest Tinker, Hunter, Soldier, Spy 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: Treasure Hunts (Hearts of Stone)
Suggested level: 33
Location: Novigrad
To start this quest loot the bloody letter and the incrusted key from a corpse you can find inside a wooden observation tower.
The nature of Geralt's trade means finding corpses is a normal part of a day's work. This time the body was found atop an observation tower near the village of Mohrin. Upon closer inspection, Geralt found the man's throat had been slit – and had some highly interesting papers in his pockets...
Tinker, Hunter, Soldier, Spy (Quest)
Velen / Novigrad
Tinker, Hunter, Soldier, Spy (Treasure)
Velen / Novigrad
Bloody letter
Field Agent XIIE32, alias Beanpole, executing order 122245 according to procedure 46D. To be delivered personally to the commander of Intelligence Cell Cardinal.
The renegade knights’ trail leads to the Novigrad region. They took control of a nearby fisstech manufactory upon arrival. Possibly this is what brought them to the region (?).
Have occupied prime observation position. Drop box has been prepared. In case of unforeseen complications, the agent sent to track us down will find it in the pond visible from the observation tower near the village of Mohrin.
Regarding the knights – here a big risk might reap big rewards: we suggest offering them imperial gold for their services. With Radovid having dispersed their order, the knights prowl the land like common bandits, scavenging for their upkeep. And they now hate HRM Radovid with a violent passion. They'd gladly take our coin and even more gladly destabilize the Redanian army's rear guard. This they'd do far better than any partisans. Worth considering.
Agent Shinetop is still out on his mission. No word from him for several days. Waiting for further instructions. [postscript written in blood] Wait in hell, Nilfgaardian whore! And you’re next, Agent Shinetop!
When you read the letter, you will learn where the treasure chest is located.
The letter revealed the man had been a Nilfgaardian spy. Disguised as a tinker named Krister, he had been following the movements of knights from the disbanded Order. It seems Krister had not exercised due caution, for his spy career had been cut short by a slash of a renegade knight's blade. The most interesting information in the letter, however, concerned the location of the considerable stash of coin Nilfgaard had devoted to this spying operation...
The treasure chest is located next to the pier on the lake south of the Moldavie Residence.
Geralt was able to find the spy's stash, which he then eagerly emptied of its contents. Not the noblest of actions, perhaps, but was it not better the coin went to the witcher's pouch and not the grubby paws of the Order's bandits?