Garin Estate

Garin Estate stands on the north bank of the river that runs between Bowdon and Brunwich, in the eastern Gustfields. It is a large country manor surrounded by flowering meadows, shady groves and sun-warmed fields, the sort of view that made its founder decide to stay for good. Some two hundred and forty years ago a Haaki traveler, writer, brawler and drinker named Josen Garin settled here. His new neighbors eyed him with suspicion until he started filling their cups with the excellent wines he had brought from home, after which they warmed to him remarkably fast.

The family’s latest owner, Thaddeus Garin, was less lucky. At the start of Hearts of Stone the manor has been taken by force by the Redanian Free Company, and its rooms are full of drunk, armed men who treat the place like a barracks.

In The Witcher 3

Geralt comes here after taking a contract from the notice board at the Seven Cats Inn. Olgierd von Everec‘s men greet him with mockery, and he can answer with business-like patience or his fists. Olgierd then hires him to kill the monster in the Oxenfurt Sewers that killed his cook, which turns out to be the Toad Prince. On his way out, a woman named Adela stops Geralt with another job, which starts Rose on a Red Field.

When Geralt returns for his pay, the estate is on fire and two of Olgierd’s men are about to execute one of their own for breaking the company’s code. If Geralt threatens them, Olgierd steps out of the burning house and challenges him to a duel for the man’s life. It is a memorable introduction to a man who is very hard to kill and seems almost bored by it.

Quests at Garin Estate

• Evil’s Soft First Touches
• Rose on a Red Field

Good to know

• Garin Estate is a fast travel signpost.
• Winning the optional fistfight with Olgierd’s men on your first visit is worth extra experience.