Kaer Morhen (quest)

Kaer Morhen is the first main quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It serves as the tutorial level and an introduction to some of the important characters.

Quest Description
"Every story has to start somewhere. This one starts in the guest room at Kaer Morhen, the stronghold of the witchers in the Blue Mountains. It starts with Geralt taking a bath, disproving the theory that witchers neglect personal hygiene. But as he's bathing, he is brusquely interrupted by Yennefer - does she ever interrupt in any other way? She reminds him that he was supposed to train with Ciri. What could our hero do but bit the sorceress farewell and descend in to the courtyard of the fortress. Little did he know this would mark the start of a great adventure."

- Dandelion

Use your Witcher Senses
You begin fully dressed from your bath. You're prompted to use "Witcher Senses" to find the key to the bedroom door. The key is pretty easy to spot even without your special senses, resting on top of a book on a table next to the bedroom door. If you want you can talk to Yennefer but regardless of what dialogue options you choose she'll tell you to hurry up and go see Ciri. There are four items around the room which you can "Examine" for a short conversation with Yennefer and the balcony offers an exceptional view of the castle and surrounding countryside.

Get to the lower level
Once you have the key, simply unlock the door and head down the stairs. As you approach the bottom landing a cut scene will start. You'lll find that Vesemir has fallen asleep while giving Ciri her lessons and Ciri has run off to practice her sword work. Choose any dialogue options when talking to Vesemir or Ciri, if you want to go through the movement mechanics tutorial select to "run the walls" with Ciri to get to the practice yard if not you will just appear in the practice yard.

Join Ciri in a run
Follow Ciri through a course of ladders jumps and vaults along the ramparts to reach the practice yard. If she wins she will taunt you but if you win she'll blame her shorter legs. Upon reaching the practice yard Ciri will reveal that she had in fact completed the lesson Vesemir had been teaching before he fell asleep. At this point you may choose to play through a combat tutorial which will take you through all the basic combat maneuvers including casting magic spells which will not be described in detail here. Following your training or if you skip it a final cut scene plays showing the sudden appearance of the Wild Hunt and murder of Ciri followed immediately by Geralt awaking from what apparently was all a dream.

Closing Quest Description
"As it turned out, all that happened at Kaer Morhen was but a dream... The kind that wakes even witchers, screaming, a cold sweat on their brow. Geralt crouched by the fire and surveyed the land, a land ravaged by war signs of a battle stretching to the horizon. But he had not chosen this campsite for its view - Yennefer's trail had brought him there..."

- Dandelion

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