Talk:Return to Crookback Bog/@comment-84.2.177.74-20170428023100

Freeing the spirit before receiving the quest from Downwarren's ealdorman: if Geralt stumbles upon the area before receiving the quest to destroy the spirit, the spirit will sense no ill will towards Geralt and won't try to bargain with him. If the witcher then releases the spirit it will wreak havoc upon Downwarren but won't save the children since that was never part of the deal.

When Geralt then goes to the ealdorman for his quest he will state that he has already dealt with the problem. Returning to the crones later will not lead to Gran being punished since the children weren't taken away. The witcher can then later reunite Anna and the Baron though she is still affected by her experiences and they will both travel to the healer in the Blue Mountains.