Trial by ordeal

Trial by ordeal is an old Temerian custom, in which the person accused must complete a task of import to the wronged. Such ordeals may be as simple as apologising, but is generally more difficult, with tasks such as killing monsters or finding lost treasures. The custom most likely died when Temeria was taken over by Nilfgaard or Redania, but is always a part of history. The witcher Kolgrim, of the school of the Viper, was falsely put through a trial by ordeal for kidnapping a boy named Vitty, when in reality the boy was killed by drowners. The task was to clear the White Orchard cemetery of wraiths. He was killed by peasants before he had a chance.