She’s No Early Bird

She’s No Early Bird is a secondary quest in Act I of The Witcher, set in the Outskirts of Vizima. Vesna Hood, the barmaid at the inn, finishes her shift at 20:00 and heads home – and a little after that, a group of thugs stops her on the road north of the inn with very bad intentions.

Geralt can step in, deal with the men and then walk her home to her grandmother’s house southwest of the Reverend’s chapel. The Outskirts at night are crawling with barghests and worse, so the escort is the real test. Get her home safely and Vesna suggests meeting again at the old mill the next evening – bring wine.

Walkthrough

  1. Be on the road north of the inn shortly after 20:00, when Vesna leaves work. The encounter repeats every night until Geralt infiltrates Salamandra or the Reverend orders everyone indoors.
  2. Step in and kill the men threatening her.
  3. Offer to walk her home to her grandmother’s house, southwest of the Reverend’s chapel.
  4. Protect her on the way: barghests wait near the shrines before 21:00, and later ghouls and drowners can appear. Taking the south side of the river avoids the scripted barghests. Draw enemies onto yourself – Vesna fights back and can die.
  5. Optionally accept her invitation and meet her at the old mill after the next sunset (before 23:00), bringing a bottle of wine.

Quest Consequences & Choices

  • If Geralt doesn’t help her, or tells her to get lost instead of walking her home, Vesna is killed.
  • After a safe escort, meeting her at the mill with wine is a romance option. Skipping the date also completes the quest.

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XP: 1,000 XP
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