Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers is the main quest in The Witcher 3 where Geralt goes looking for his old friend Dandelion, and finds out just how many women the bard has been charming around Novigrad. Ciri contacted Dandelion when she was in the city, so finding him is the next step, but the bard has vanished.

How to start Broken Flowers

The quest follows Novigrad Dreaming, when Corinne Tilly’s vision points to Dandelion and his new brothel, the Rosemary and Thyme. It is a level 11 quest and gives 2,350 XP in total, which makes it a great early XP boost.

A planner full of names

At the Rosemary and Thyme, Zoltan Chivay is busy throwing out vagrants. After helping him, Geralt learns that Dandelion has disappeared. His planner is full of women he met recently, so Zoltan and Geralt split the list. Geralt has five people to visit, in any order:

Vespula, a washerwoman harassed by Whoreson Junior’s thugs. She threw Dandelion out after seeing him at the harbor with another woman.
Elihal, an elven tailor in Farcorners. Dandelion was mostly interested in meeting the alchemist Kalkstein, who has since been burned on a pyre.
Molly, who works for Baroness La Valette (or has married into nobility, depending on your Witcher 2 choices). Dandelion borrowed money for a barge and was seen with a blonde “sister”.
Marabella, a teacher who had to sit through Dandelion’s lecture on a book about mould.
Rosa var Attre, who wants to test Geralt’s sword skills in two practice duels. She and her twin sister tell him about a strange lesson in a graveyard and a Koviri singer Dandelion called “Callonetta”.

Priscilla at the Kingfisher

Back at the brothel, Zoltan (who has adopted an owl in the meantime) puts the pieces together: the blonde woman is Priscilla, the trobairitz Dandelion adores. She is performing at The Kingfisher Inn, and her song about Geralt and Yennefer is one of the most beautiful scenes in the game. Afterwards, she reveals that Dandelion was planning a heist on the crime lord Sigi Reuven and was last seen with Whoreson Junior’s men on his tail. To find Junior, Geralt first needs to talk to Reuven, which leads to Get Junior.

Tips

Talk to Zoltan about the women on the list, especially Rosa var Attre. Skipping it can cause a bug where you cannot get into the var Attre estate the normal way.
Win both duels against Rosa and agree to private lessons if you want the side quest Fencing Lessons.
Beat Morvran Voorhis in the horse race near the Vegelbud estate to win a superior racing saddle.
If you freed the spirit in The Whispering Hillock, look for a note at Marabella’s school: the orphans of Crookback Bog are safe.

Walkthrough

Go to the Rosemary and Thyme and help Zoltan chase off the vagrants.
Search the ground floor with your witcher senses and read Dandelion’s planner by the door (500 XP).
Talk to Zoltan about the women on the list, especially Rosa var Attre.
Talk to Vespula: pay her harassers 200 crowns, fight them, or claim she is under the King of Beggars’ protection (150 XP).
Talk to Elihal, the tailor in Farcorners (150 XP).
Go to Baroness La Valette’s estate in Gildorf and talk to Molly (at the estate or at the Vegelbud races, depending on your Witcher 2 choices). Optional: race Morvran Voorhis (150 XP).
Talk to Marabella at her school in The Bits. Wait for the lesson to end or answer the children’s questions (150 XP).
Get into the var Attre estate in Gildorf as the new fencing instructor (or climb in through the Passiflora gardens). Grab a wooden sword and beat Rosa twice (150 XP).
After the first interview you get a bonus 300 XP.
Return to Zoltan at the Rosemary and Thyme.
Go to the Kingfisher Inn after sundown and watch Priscilla’s performance.
Talk to Priscilla in her room (720 XP).

Quest Consequences & Choices

Your Witcher 2 choice about Aryan La Valette decides where you find Molly, but not what she knows. Winning both duels against Rosa and agreeing to lessons unlocks Fencing Lessons. Paying or fighting Vespula’s harassers changes nothing later. The quest leads to Get Junior.