Death Symbolized

Death Symbolized is a quest in Chapter 2 of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Walkthrough
The Wraith is located at the catacomb. It is much advisable that the player complete this quest when progressing with the quest With Flickering Heart.

To locate this area, the player will have to use an Aard spell on a weakened wall. Upon encountering the Wraith, the player will be able to choose to deceive or destroy the Wraith.

If the player chooses to deceive the Wraith, the player will also get Sword of the Dun Banner in the sarcophagus containing the Dun Banner's standard.

To deceive the Wraith, use the following answers:
 * 1) "I served in the Banner."
 * 2) "You got it wrong."
 * 3) "Menno Coehoorn."
 * 4) "Coehoorn is dead."
 * 5) "Vandergrift and Seltkirk."
 * 6) "Biggerhorn took me prisoner." or "A priest led me to safety."

If the player chooses to destroy the Wraith instead, the sword will not be there.

The quest will be completed once the player takes the Standard.

Journal Entry

 * The dwarves told the truth, the standard was indeed in the catacombs. But the symbol of death had a guardian - the wraith of a Dun Banner veteran. The Witcher could acquire the item he sought by defeating the ghost in battle or by using deception. The latter choice would force him to impersonate a unit member and appeal to an old brother-in-arms.


 * Destroying the Wraith
 * Geralt destroyed the wraith. Now nothing stood between him and the standard.


 * Deceiving the Wraith
 * Geralt managed to deceive the ghost and it showed him the sarcophagus containing the Dun Banner's standard.


 * The symbol of death was now in the hands of Geralt of Rivia. The curse would soon be lifted from the battlefield.

Bugs

 * It is possible for wraiths to kill the ghost of the Dun Banner if they attack him, which breaks the game. - Patch 1.2 fixes this issue.
 * Sometimes you can't use Dun Banner cloak.