An Unpaid Debt is a secondary quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Note: It is only available if Stranger in a Strange Land has been completed with the help of Simun Brambling, and after completion of The Cave of Dreams.
Walkthrough[]
After accepting help from Simun Brambling in Stranger in a Strange Land and finishing helping Blueboy Lugos at the Cave of Dreams, several days later you can find Simun again, outside the New Port Inn at Kaer Trolde. He asks the witcher to help him settle a score to fulfill his debt as his end of the favor. If you refuse to help, the quest will not start and Simun will leave, condemning Geralt to a shorter life for breaking an oath on Skellige. If you agree, then you must meet him at a hut by the lake near Blandare to repay the debt.
Once there, Simun asks Geralt to kill a man named Volund, who indicates that Simun had killed his brother by tricking and betraying him and thus swore revenge against him. You now have a choice to make.
If you agree to do what Simun asked, you'll fight Volund and a warrior. If you don't want to kill Volund, Simun Brambling will fight you, Volund and the warrior all together. Whichever side you take, after the fighting is over some parting words will be exchanged with the surviving party and the quest completes. (50)
Journal entry[]
- Geralt was only able to escape from Madman Lugos' prison thanks to the help of a mysterious old man called Simun Brambling. It was he who convinced the guard to let Geralt out, warning Geralt first that he would one day demand a favor in return. Geralt had managed to forget about the whole incident - but not Simun. The old man found Geralt and demanded he repay his debt.
- If Geralt fulfills his debt to Simun:
- Geralt did what Simun demanded - he killed a man who had done him no wrong. As you can see, dear reader, at times one must act dishonorably in order to maintain one's honor.
- If Geralt refuses Simun:
- Geralt decided he'd rather stain his honor than spill the blood of an innocent man. Simun did not accept this excuse and decided to kill Geralt alongside his age-old rival. The old warrior underestimated the witcher, however, and after a short fight he died from wounds delivered by the witcher's blade.
Objectives[]
- Meet with Simun in the hut by the lake.
- Depending on Geralt's decision:
- Kill Simun's enemy.
- Kill Simun.