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This article is about the location in The Witcher. For the camp building in Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, see Workshop (Thronebreaker).

The Workshop is located East of John Natalis Square, in the Trade Quarter of Vizima (Chapter III). It is the newest weapons factory in all of Temeria, apparently, and produces more weapons than all the swordsmiths combined. However, their motto seems to be "cheap, fast and plenty", rather than quality workmanship. They produce swords, hatchets, armour and arrowheads. For the arbalesters, of course, can not forget them!

When Geralt first enters the shop, he sees a number of tradesmen busily forging weapons, overseen by their foreman. There is also an alchemist, toiling away at his bench in the back. Being the curious type, the witcher strikes up a conversation with the foreman which proves quite interesting. For instance, he learns that there are competing factions within the royal entourage and that at least one faction is stockpiling weapons.

The Alchemist is also interesting to talk to, if a bit abrupt in his manner. He is a snob about alchemy, which he considers superstitious rubbish and its practitioners, notably Kalkstein, quacks. He thinks of himself as a scholar, not an alchemist. He asserts that science alone will survive the test of time while magic and alchemy will disappear.

Our witcher is never one to let others run down his friends, so he defends his favorite alchemist and in the process manages to convince the "scientist" of the validity of Kalkstein's theories and get a couple of handy books out of the deal: Samum and Secrets of the Southern Masters. He can also trade a Red meteorite for a copy of Zerrikanian Alchemy.

Notes

Editorial: It is rather funny that the alchemist is labelled as such in the game, he would never call himself that.
You will need to have read about and remembered Kalkstein's theories to be able to convince the Alchemist of their validity, to receive the books. Try these dialogue options (You can try again if you get it wrong):
- "denies ... co-dependent"
- "secondary ... of themselves"
- "attach and detach"
- "golem" or the funnier "impress ladies"

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+{{DisambigMsg|This article is about = the location in {{Tw1}}|For = the camp building in {{TB}}|see = Workshop (Thronebreaker)}}[[File:Places Workshop.png|right|300px|the workshop]]
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+The '''Workshop''' is located East of [[John Natalis Square]], in the [[Trade Quarter]] of [[Vizima]] (Chapter III). It is the newest weapons factory in all of [[Temeria]], apparently, and produces more weapons than all the swordsmiths combined. However, their motto seems to be "cheap, fast and plenty", rather than quality workmanship. They produce swords, hatchets, armour and arrowheads. For the arbalesters, of course, can not forget them!
-[[Image:Places Workshop.png|right|300px|the workshop]]
-The '''workshop''' is located just east of [[John Natalis Square]], in the [[Trade Quarter]] of [[Vizima]]. It is the newest weapons factory in all of [[Temeria]] apparently and produces more weapons than all the swordsmiths combined. However, their motto seems to be "cheap, fast and plenty", rather than workmanship. They produce swords, hatchets, armor and arrowheads, for the arbalesters of course, can't forget them!
-[[Image:People_Alchemist_full.png|left|100px|the alchemist]]
+[[File:People Alchemist full.png|left|100px|the alchemist]]
-When [[Geralt]] first enters the shop, he sees a number of tradesmen busily forging [[weapon]]s, overseen by their foreman. There is also an alchemist, toiling away at his bench in the back. Being the curious type, the witcher strikes up a conversation with the foreman which proves quite interesting. For instance, he learns that there are competing factions within the royal entourage and that at least one faction is stockpiling weapons. Hmmm...
+When [[Geralt of Rivia|Geralt]] first enters the shop, he sees a number of tradesmen busily forging [[The Witcher weapons|weapons]], overseen by their foreman. There is also an alchemist, toiling away at his bench in the back. Being the curious type, the witcher strikes up a conversation with the foreman which proves quite interesting. For instance, he learns that there are competing factions within the royal entourage and that at least one faction is stockpiling weapons.
-The alchemist is also interesting to talk to, if a bit abrupt in his manner. He's a snob about [[alchemy]], which he considers superstitious rubbish and its practitioners, notably [[Kalkstein]], quacks. He thinks of himself as a ''scholar'', not an [[alchemist]]. He asserts that science alone will survive the test of time while magic and alchemy will disappear.
+The [[Alchemist]] is also interesting to talk to, if a bit abrupt in his manner. He is a snob about [[Alchemy|alchemy]], which he considers superstitious rubbish and its practitioners, notably [[Kalkstein]], quacks. He thinks of himself as a ''scholar'', not an alchemist. He asserts that science alone will survive the test of time while magic and alchemy will disappear.
-Our witcher is never one to let others run down his friends, so he defends his favourite alchemist and in the process manages to convince the "scientist" of the validity of [[Transmutations and Metamorphoses|Kalkstein's theories]] and get a couple of handy books out of the deal: [[Samum (scroll)|Samum]] and [[Secrets of the Southern Masters]]. He can also trade a piece of [[Meteorite#Red meteorite|red meteorite ore]] for a copy of [[Zerrikanian Alchemy]].
+Our witcher is never one to let others run down his friends, so he defends his favorite alchemist and in the process manages to convince the "scientist" of the validity of [[Transmutations and Metamorphoses|Kalkstein's theories]] and get a couple of handy books out of the deal: [[Samum (scroll)|Samum]] and [[Secrets of the Southern Masters]]. He can also trade a [[Red meteorite ore|Red meteorite]] for a copy of [[Zerrikanian Alchemy]].
 == Notes ==
-* Editorial: It's rather funny that the alchemist is labelled as such in the game, he would ''never'' call himself that.
+* Editorial: It is rather funny that the alchemist is labelled as such in the game, he would ''never'' call himself that.
+* You will need to have read about and remembered Kalkstein's theories to be able to convince the Alchemist of their validity, to receive the books. Try these dialogue options (You can try again if you get it wrong):
+** ''"denies ... co-dependent"''
-[[Category:Locations in The Witcher computer game]]
+** ''"secondary ... of themselves"''
-[[Category:The Witcher Act III]]
+** ''"attach and detach"''
+** ''"golem"'' or the funnier ''"impress ladies"''
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 [[de:Alchemist der Manufaktur]]
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+[[pl:Manufaktura]]
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+[[ru:Мануфактура]]
-[[pl:Manufaktura]]
+[[Category:The Witcher locations]]
+[[Category:The Witcher Chapter III]]