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| − | {{Character infobox|image = Tw3 archmerchant of books.png|appearance = [[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]|profession = Book seller|quest = |gender = Male|Race = Human|Eyecolor = Amber|Haircolor = Brown|name = Marcus Thaddeus Knut Hodgson|family = |nationality = {{Redanian}}}}'''Marcus Thaddeus Knut Hodgson''' is a [[The Witcher 3 merchants|merchant]] in {{Tw3}}. He may be found at his bookstore, [[Books and Scrolls]], on [[Hierarch Square]] in the[[Novigrad| Free City of Novigrad]]. |
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| + | |Name = {{Shopkeep}} {{Gwent Player}} {{PAGENAME}} |
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| + | |Image = Tw3 archmerchant of books.png |
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| + | |Race = [[Human]] |
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| + | |Gender = Male |
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| + | |Nationality = {{Redanian}} |
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| + | |Profession = Book seller |
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| + | |Eye_color = Brown |
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| + | |Hair_color = Brown |
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| + | |Appears_games = {{Tw3}}<br>{{HoS}}}} |
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| + | '''Marcus Thaddeus Knut Hodgson''' was a [[The Witcher 3 merchants|merchant]], owning [[Books and Scrolls]] in [[Novigrad]]'s [[Hierarch Square]] in {{Year|canon = no|year = 1272 |
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| + | |Type = game}}, and one of the few who greatly admired the artist [[van Rogh]]. |
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| + | You can play [[gwent]] with him though he doesn't give any unique cards. |
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| − | You can play [[Gwent Cards|gwent]] with him and when you enter his bookshop / store first time he gives you side quest [[Message from an Old Friend]]. |
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| − | + | == Biography == |
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| + | Sometime prior to {{Year|canon = no|year = 1270 |
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| + | |Type = game}}, [[Jacques de Aldersberg]] stopped by, giving Marcus a [[My Manifesto - The Life of Jacques de Aldersberg|book]] with a [[Letter from "A"|letter]] inside and instructing the shopkeeper to give it to the [[witcher]] [[Geralt of Rivia|Geralt]] if the witcher ever visited the shop. The book proceeded to sit around the shop for years, with Marcus not believing such a person would ever drop by. |
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| + | At some point another witcher, [[Gaetan]], dropped in and left behind a [[Conserved shaelmaar trophy|trophy]] as collateral, but failed to come back for it. |
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| − | == ''[[Hearts of Stone ]]''[[Hearts of Stone|Expansion]] == |
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| − | In first expansion for third game, during the auction at [[Borsodis' Auction House|Borsodi House]] in [[Oxenfurt]] you can learn from an avid art collector [[Yaromir]] that Marcus Hodgson is a fierce admirer of non that much known [[van Rogh]] and that you could sell him a ´´[[Starry Night Over the Pontar|Starry Night over the Pontar]]´´ for a good price. |
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| + | {{Condition|Text = If Geralt visits}} One day in 1272, Geralt did visit much to Marcus' surprise. Having not forgotten about the book, he then informed Geralt about it, though he forgot where he placed it. Thankfully the witcher was able to find the book in question. |
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| − | === Associated quests === |
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| − | * [[Open Sesame! (Witcher 3)|Open Sesame!]] (mentioned only) |
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| + | {{Condition|Text = If Geralt brings and sells him the painting}} Geralt learned about Marcus being a fierce admirer of van Rogh and proceeded to bring him "[[Starry Night Over the Pontar|Starry Night over the Pontar]]". Marcus, excited over owning it, readily paid for the painting and hung it up in his store. |
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| + | *He's credited as the author of the real book, ''[[A Fractured Land: Tales of the Northern Realms]]'', which is another witcher lore book written by David S. Hodgson. |
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Revision as of 01:00, 23 March 2020
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Marcus Thaddeus Knut Hodgson was a merchant, owning Books and Scrolls in Novigrad's Hierarch Square in 1272, and one of the few who greatly admired the artist van Rogh.
You can play gwent with him though he doesn't give any unique cards.
Biography
Sometime prior to 1270, Jacques de Aldersberg stopped by, giving Marcus a book with a letter inside and instructing the shopkeeper to give it to the witcher Geralt if the witcher ever visited the shop. The book proceeded to sit around the shop for years, with Marcus not believing such a person would ever drop by.
At some point another witcher, Gaetan, dropped in and left behind a trophy as collateral, but failed to come back for it.
If Geralt visits: One day in 1272, Geralt did visit much to Marcus' surprise. Having not forgotten about the book, he then informed Geralt about it, though he forgot where he placed it. Thankfully the witcher was able to find the book in question.
If Geralt brings and sells him the painting: Geralt learned about Marcus being a fierce admirer of van Rogh and proceeded to bring him "Starry Night over the Pontar". Marcus, excited over owning it, readily paid for the painting and hung it up in his store.
Associated Quests
Trivia
- The character is a reference to the author of the Witcher 3 strategy guide, written by David S. J. Hodgson.
- He's credited as the author of the real book, A Fractured Land: Tales of the Northern Realms, which is another witcher lore book written by David S. Hodgson.