The Isle of Mists is the quest in The Witcher 3 where Geralt finally finds Ciri. Following a magic firefly from Avallac’h, he sails into the fog off Undvik to a hidden island where Ciri has been hiding. It is the emotional peak of the main story, and also the biggest point of no return in the game.
How to start The Isle of Mists
The quest starts as soon as Uma’s curse is lifted in Va Fail, Elaine. It is a level 22 quest worth 4,000 XP. Together with it come four quests to recruit allies for the coming battle: Nilfgaard, Novigrad, Skellige and Velen.
Before you go: the point of no return
Sailing to the Isle of Mists locks you into a long chain of main quests, and you cannot travel freely between regions again until Bald Mountain is done. Many quests fail or vanish if they are not finished first, including:
- The Brothers in Arms quests
- A Matter of Life and Death, Now or Never and A Deadly Plot
- Redania’s Most Wanted and An Eye for an Eye
- King’s Gambit, The Lord of Undvik, Possession and Coronation
- Return to Crookback Bog, Berengar’s Blade, Ciri’s Room, Cabaret and Fencing Lessons
It is also a good moment to finish lower-level side quests, since the main story that follows gives 10,000 XP and will push you past them. Pack repair kits and decent gear.
Following the firefly
Take one of the three marked boats in Skellige and sail towards Undvik. The game asks you to confirm before you cross over. On the Isle of Mists, follow the firefly carefully, as it likes to fly close to rocks, and deal with the ekhidnae that swoop at the boat. On land, follow it past tangalores, a nasty kind of foglet, to a hut.
The dwarves and Ciri
The scared dwarves in the hut will not open up until Geralt finds their three friends. Ferenc lies dead on the southwestern peninsula, guarded by a fiend. Ivo sits on a rock arch to the north and falls to his death while talking to Geralt. Gaspard is asleep at the top of the lighthouse and suffers from narcolepsy, so wake him every time he nods off on the way back. Then the dwarves tell Geralt that Ciri is lying dead inside. Geralt holds her one last time, and the firefly brings her back.
After a long talk, the Wild Hunt arrives, and Ciri teleports them both to Kaer Morhen, where Vesemir, Yennefer and Triss are waiting. The battle is coming.
Tips
- Explore the island before you bring Gaspard back. You never get another chance, and there are chests, coin in hollow tree stumps that do not show up with witcher senses, and a dead dwarf with a chest in a cave in the northeast.
- Recruiting every possible ally gives 50 XP here and another 1,000 XP at the start of The Battle of Kaer Morhen.
- At Kaer Morhen, Yennefer kisses Geralt whether you romanced her or not. If you romanced both her and Triss, things get awkward.
