Melusine

Melusine is an ancient ekhidna, a larger and stronger relative of the siren, living in sea caves on Spikeroog in the Skellige Isles. She was so powerful that some islanders worshipped her as a half-divine being, and a winged statue in her cave suggests a cult once honored her there. The name comes from European folklore, where Melusine is a spirit of fresh water, usually shown as half woman and half serpent or fish.

The journal says she had just woken from hibernation when she carried off a young man from the cliffs. She is a strong flier and can stay high enough in the air to dodge many attacks.

You hunt her in Contract: Here Comes the Groom, taken from the notice board in Svorlag or started by finding the cave south of the Old Watchtower. Kevan wants to know what happened to his sister Britt’s betrothed, Nils. Fighting through the drowners in the cave, you find large siren tracks, Melusine’s altar and her scales. Nils’ body is in the last chamber, and that’s where she attacks. She drops an ekhidna trophy and an ekhidna mutagen, and always drops relic Assassin’s trousers.

Combat strategy

Treat her like any other flying hybrid, but expect more punishment. Your main job is to bring her down to the ground where your sword can reach her. Crossbow bolts damage her but, unlike with ordinary sirens, don’t knock her out of the air, so Aard is the better tool. Stay away from the ledges in the chamber; a bad dodge can drop you to your death.