Werewolf Morkvarg

Morkvarg was a cruel Skellige pirate who led a gang called the Terror Crew. During a raid on Freya’s Garden on Hindarsfjall he killed several priestesses, among them the archpriestess Ulve. It looked as though Ulve cursed him with her last breath, but the truth is that Einar, one of his own crew, horrified by the sacrilege, used a cursed wolf pendant from his father to turn Morkvarg into a werewolf.

The curse is a nasty one. Morkvarg is tied to the garden, tormented by a hunger no food can satisfy, since anything he tries to eat turns to ash, and every time he dies he simply comes back. That’s why plenty of people have “killed” him without ending the problem.

You meet him in the Witcher 3 quest In Wolf’s Clothing, which you can pick up from the notice board in Larvik or through the main quests Missing Persons and Nameless. Josta at the Temple of Freya explains the curse, and Einar, waiting at Larvik’s harbor, tells a story that doesn’t quite add up. Morkvarg hides in a cave past the garden’s floodgates. Beat him down and he’ll talk, beg for help and drop werewolf meat. Feeding him his own flesh is one way to end the curse for good, since that is the one thing the curse won’t let him survive.

Combat strategy

Fight Morkvarg like any werewolf, but remember that death isn’t the end for him. Werewolves regenerate health very quickly, so prepare so you can deal steady damage without long pauses. Cursed oil on your silver sword is the key upgrade, and Igni both damages him and keeps pressure on. Once his health drops far enough he collapses and you can talk to him. That’s when the quest choices open up.

Coat your silver sword with cursed oil before entering his cave.
Use Igni often; werewolves are vulnerable to fire.
Moon Dust and Devil’s Puffball are both listed weaknesses for werewolves; bring them to deal with the fast regeneration.
Keep Quen up and dodge sideways out of his lunges instead of trading blows.
Loot the werewolf meat after the first fight. You’ll need it if you want to end the curse by feeding it to him.
Expect a second fight: he reappears in the garden or back in his lair after “dying”.