Follow this walkthrough for The Witcher to complete the Roland in the Swamp quest. Includes objectives, rewards, and tips for finding items and defeating enemies.
Walkthrough
- 1Talk to Vaska to learn about Roland Bleinheim and the enslaved Brickmakers.
- 2Head to the Docks and speak with Carmen. Offer to talk to the Druids for her to start the quest “Beauty and the Beast”.
- 3Go to the Swamp Cave. Defeat the Overseer and his attendants. A Brickmaker will inform you about the Lumberjack's Camp, and you'll find the missing Brickmaker boy.
- 4Reward for finding the lost Brickmaker boy: 500 XP
- 5Reward for freeing the Brickmakers in the Swamp Cave: 1000 XP
- 6Leave the Swamp Cave and head north-east to a small island north-west of the Altar of Melitele. Kill the Bloedzuigers, loot a corpse to find the “Family Ring”.
- 7Reward for recovering the Family Ring: 500 XP
- 8Head south-west to the Lumberjack’s Camp. Defeat the Salamander Overseer’s Helpers and Overseer. A Brickmaker will tell you about the Nonhuman camp.
- 9Reward for freeing the Brickmakers in the Lumberjack’s Camp: 1000 XP
- 10Go to the Druid Grove and speak with the Hierophant. Ask about cures for lycanthropy.
- 11Reward for defeating three Professional players: 200 XP
- 12Head east to the Collapsed Tower. Defeat the Salamanders holding the last group of Brickmakers.
- 13Reward for freeing the Brickmakers near the Collapsed Tower: 1000 XP
- 14Return to Vaska to report. She will give you a book and refer you to the Hierophant regarding the Salamandra base. Speak to her about the missing boy to finish “A Lost Lamb”.
Tips
- The “Family Ring” quest is technically done out of order, but it saves travel time. You will receive the XP for it when the associated quest officially begins.
- The Hierophant offers dialogue options regarding Geralt's relationship with the Scoia'tael and his poker skills.
- The Hierophant suggests three cures for lycanthropy: a shirt of Fool’s Parsley, an alchemist-crafted cure, or true love.
- The Salamanders were forcing Brickmakers to manufacture Fisstech.
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