Echoes of Yesterday

Geralt receives Echoes of Yesterday from Yaevinn at the beginning of Act III, if the witcher happens to be in the Druids' grove in the swamp. The elf asks Geralt to locate his men who appear to have gone missing in the sewers of the Trade Quarter.

Walkthrough


Find Yaevinn in the swamp and get the quest, then proceed to the Trade Quarter (Triss' house) using the teleporter in the Mage's tower. From there, head to the sewers.

After killing the ten or so drowners en route, you will find a dwarf named Ren Grouver and two elves standing around having a conversation about a skirmish. Talk to Ren. He'll tell you about their most recent encounter with a monster in the elven ruins and ask you to get rid it. The beast is not only blocking his path and but has killed some of his compatriots. He describes one of the unfortunate as having simply "exploded".

Take the mission and proceed into the ruins through the tunnel which can be seen through a large opening in the sewer wall. When you arrive at your final destination, you should see a cut scene featuring a succubus-like creature. Enter the room and kill it - it's a bruxa (vampire).

When you're done, Ren will enter the hall and thank you for your help. At this point Geralt mentions that the fight was "worth more than [Ren could possibly] know", which is strange as the actual battle is a breeze, but I digress. Next, Yaevinn arrives via the Elven Ruins teleporter, thanks you, tells you to forget what you've just seen here and gives you your reward. That's it, all done.

The Elven Temple
Yaevinn asked me to find his men. Apparently, they descended into the sewers to find an old elven temple. He also asked me to recover all the artefacts related to Lara I can find. Yaevinn asked me to find his men in the sewers of Vizima.

Evil
I met Yaevinn's men. Just as he said, they tried to get inside the temple, but found something living there, something evil and powerful. Only two elves and one dwarf survived. I should find out what happened to the others. I should find out what killed Yaevinn's men.

The Vampire
The temple was home to a vampire, one powerful enough to kill most of Yaevinn's men. It was a tough fight, but I slew him. (editorial -- oh really? and wasn't it a her?) The elf should reward me generously. ''I slew the vampire who killed Yaevinn's men. The elf should reward me generously.'' (2000 XP)

Yaevinn
Although I found no mementos, Grouver thanked me. It's all very strange... Why did the Scoia'tael need to get to the elven ruins? Grouver also said Yaevinn would pay me for completing the job. ''We found no artefacts. Why did the Scoia'tael want to get to the elven ruins? I need to speak with Yaevinn.''

Elven Ruins
I sense Yaevinn hasn't told me something. Why did he want to get to the elven ruins so badly? There's nothing here... I brought Yaevinn to the elven ruins. (300 + 4500 XP)

Echos von gestern Ecos del ayer Echa prizeszłości