The Ghoul Contract (Act I)

The Ghoul Contract is a monster contract in Act I of The Witcher, posted on the notice board outside the inn in the Outskirts of Vizima. The alchemist Kalkstein, who is staying at the inn, wants three samples of ghoul blood for his research and pays 100 orens plus a copy of Basics of Alchemy.

Ghouls are rarer than the drowners and barghests prowling the Outskirts, so this one takes a bit of hunting. Geralt also has to know what he is cutting into: without a ghoul entry in the Bestiary, the corpses simply will not yield any blood.

Walkthrough

  1. Read the ghoul contract on the notice board outside the inn.
  2. Learn about ghouls: buy The Tome of Fear and Loathing, Volume I from the antiquary at the inn, win it from a drunkard in the drinking game, or feed the old women in the village and listen to their tales.
  3. Hunt ghouls in the crypt, or catch one wandering the village at night.
  4. Collect three samples of ghoul blood.
  5. Hand the blood to Kalkstein at the inn for your reward.

Quest Consequences & Choices

Involved characters

Kalkstein in The Witcher
Kalkstein

Involved monsters

Locations

Outskirts of Vizima in The Witcher
Outskirts of Vizima

Quest rewards

Quest Type:
Game:
XP: 3,000 XP
Gold: 100 orens
Loot: Basics of Alchemy
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