Hard Times

Overview

Hard Times is a secondary quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, set on the road between Blandare and Miners’ Camp on Ard Skellig, and at Kaer Trolde in the Skellige Isles.

The wagon

A cyclops stands by an overturned wagon. After killing it, Geralt examines the dead driver and horse. Across the road a trail of footprints and blood leads to a second body, guarded by ghouls (in older versions, nekkers). On the body is a letter addressed to Yanne.

Bad news

Yanne is the blacksmith at Kaer Trolde keep. He asks how Geralt came by the letter. If Geralt says he would rather not know, Yanne assumes the witcher robbed and killed his family and refuses to deal with him. If Geralt tells the truth, Yanne is grieving and still will not trade with him for a while, but thanks him and pays him.

The blacksmith is known to be buggy and may not appear. Meditating during the day a few times usually helps.

Walkthrough

  1. Kill the cyclops by the overturned wagon between Blandare and Miners’ Camp.
  2. Examine the body and horse, then follow the trail across the road.
  3. Kill the ghouls and take the letter to Yanne from the second body.
  4. Talk to Yanne, the blacksmith at Kaer Trolde keep.

Quest Consequences & Choices

Yanne refuses to trade for a while, or for good if you hide the truth.

Involved characters

Involved monsters

Cyclops
Ghoul
Nekker
Quest Type:
Rewards XP: 25 XP
Gold: 20 crowns if you tell the truth
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