The Gargoyle Contract is a monster contract in Chapter 3 of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, available in Loc Muinne on both Roche’s and Iorveth’s paths. Gargoyles prowling the ruins have been attacking visitors and keeping people away from the summit, so the sorcerers post a bounty for a witcher willing to deal with them.
Geralt learns that the gargoyles are magical guardians of the old elven city, bound to seals that keep them active. Smashing gargoyles alone will not finish the job: the three seals hidden in underground rune rooms have to be switched off by extinguishing their runes in the right order, which is a puzzle as much as a fight. Bras of Ban Ard, who also sells the books that explain the runes, pays out at the end. The contract fails if it is still open when the summit takes over.
