The Archespore Contract

The Archespore Contract is a monster contract in Act III of The Witcher. Jethro the jailer, back at the city guard jail in the Temple Quarter, has posted a notice asking for three vials of archespore juice. What he wants it for is anyone’s guess, but he pays.

Archespores are carnivorous plants that grow out in the swamp, and they come out mostly in the evening and at night. Geralt can only extract the juice if his Bestiary already has an entry on them, so read up first. With three vials in your pack, head back to Jethro and collect a tidy 200 orens, plus a generous chunk of XP for what is essentially weeding.

Walkthrough

Read Jethro’s notice and take the contract.
Make sure your Bestiary has an archespore entry.
Go to the swamp in the evening or at night and kill archespores near Gramps’ hut, the nonhuman camp and the remains of the old road (or north of the cave along the path) until you have three vials of juice.
Return to Jethro at the jail and hand over the juice.

Quest Consequences & Choices

No choices. If you have started the job of destroying the Salamandra base in the sewers, the hand-in option only appears once that is finished. Tip: the Coccacidium, a trophy monster in Act II, is an archespore and can yield two portions of juice early.