Ciri’s Story: Fleeing the Bog is a short flashback in The Witcher 3 that, in story order, comes first of all of Ciri’s adventures in Velen. It explains how she ended up in the region, and how close she came to ending up in the Crones’ cooking pot.
How to start Ciri’s Story: Fleeing the Bog
The flashback plays near the end of Ladies of the Wood, when the Crones tell Geralt what happened to Ciri. It is a level 5 quest.
Escape from the Crones
Ciri wakes up in the orphanage in Crookback Bog and overhears what the Crones have planned for her. She climbs out of a window and runs into the swamp, with Imlerith of the Wild Hunt hot on her heels. Drowners and Wild Hunt hounds pour out of portals along the way, but you do not have to fight them: just keep running to the marker on the other side of the bog.
At the end, Ciri hides in a tree until Imlerith gives up, then drops down, flees and tumbles down some rocks. Her story picks up from there in Ciri’s Story: The King of the Wolves.
Tips
- This is probably the shortest of all Ciri’s quests. Running straight to the marker is the fastest way through.
- Do not go back into the hut to fight the Crones. They cannot die here, and the quest can break.
