A Princess in Distress

A Princess in Distress is a small main quest in The Witcher 3 and part of Family Matters. Geralt needs the pellar near Blackbough, a village soothsayer and folk mage, to find out what happened to Anna and Tamara Strenger. The pellar is willing to help, but only after Geralt finds Princess, his runaway goat, which he needs for the ritual.

So the famous witcher sets off on a wild goat chase through the woods around Blackbough. Princess has wandered into the forest, and bringing her back means protecting her from wolves along the way, and possibly a bear, while making sure she keeps following. It is a light-hearted detour in one of the darkest storylines of the game, and the pellar’s delight at seeing his goat again is well earned.

Walkthrough

  1. Agree to find the pellar’s goat.
  2. Search the woods around Blackbough with your witcher senses.
  3. Find Princess and lead her back, fighting off wolves along the way.
  4. Return the goat to the pellar so he can perform the ritual.

Quest Consequences & Choices

Once Princess is home, the pellar reveals Anna’s miscarriage and the botchling, and Family Matters continues.

Involved characters

Quest Type:
Rewards XP: 100 XP
Gold: None
Loot: None
Loot: None

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