How to Complete Pyres of Novigrad in Witcher 3

Written By: William
Colby

This is where we start unlocking a series of quest’s tied into a narrative linked to a minstrel named Dandelion. To start, we meet with Triss Merigold in Novigrad where witches are being hunted and burned alive.

Pyres of Novigrad

  1. We first proceed to meet with Triss, but instead will be confronted by thugs. Talk to them to get information about her whereabouts.
  2. There are two things you can do here. First, observe the thief in the main square and stealthily follow where they go. Second, run around to find beggars and ask them about the King of the Beggars.
  3. We will be doing the former and look for the thief at the main square. Don’t get too close to him so you don’t tip him off.
  4. The stolen purse will be passed to another thief. Continue following him until you find the King of Beggars’ hideout.
  5. The door is guarded and to enter you require a password. You can obtain that by giving all the beggars some coin. Alternatively, you may pay 50 gold up front or use your Level 2 Delusion to get a free pass.
  6. Now proceed to meet with Triss and the King of Beggars.
  7. After your conversation, follow Triss and talk to Klaugh.
  8. Evade the guards by exiting the house through the basement.
  9. Interact with this loose brick to open a hidden door.
  10. Now find Triss’ package and retrieve it.
  11. Meet with a Merchant to rid the warehouse of rats.
  12. Place the traps and activate the spell.
  13. Take care of the merchants men to finish the quest.

Completing this quest unlocks the Novigrad Dreaming quest.

Novigrad Dreaming

Now we proceed to meet with a dreamer in an old house somewhere in Novigrad.

  1. Get to the second floor to find Corinne Tilly, the dreamer.
  2. Use the Ard sign to break the door.
  3. Search the attic for a rag doll.
  4. And a drawing of a crib.
  5. Get down from the attic and locate the crib.
  6. Put the doll in the crib.
  7. As you place the doll in the crib, the door closes. Behind the door is a sketch of what looks like an oven.
  8. Go down the basement and find the furnace.
  9. Examine the oven to discover another godling.
  10. Make a deal with the godling to wake Corinne.
  11. Get out of the house and talk to the banker and tell him the house is haunted.This will seal the deal with the godling.
  12. Meet Corinne at the second floor of the Golden Sturgeon.
  13. You talk about Ciri and then later on dream of Dandelion.

The quest is then completed after waking from the dream and unlock the Broken Flowers quest.

Broken Flowers

  1. Proceed to Rosemary and Thyme and talk to Zoltan.
  2. Get Dandelions planned by the window.
  3. Next check the barrel and Dandelions lute.
  4. Meet with Vespula.
  5. Meet with Elihal.
  6. Meet with Marabella.
  7. Meet with Rosa var Attre.
  8. As you walk towards the door, a guard will stop you from entering.
  9. If you pay close attention to every dialogue heard, the clue to getting passed the guards is through the garden.
  10. Go into the garden, at the back of the house and proceed to the marked area.
  11. Go further and you’ll see the corpse of Ghilbert Blith, he’s was what the guards were talking about earlier.
  12. Check his corpse to find a letter for Rosa. And proceed towards the fountain.
  13. Follow the guard until you and Rosa start a sword fight.
  14. To meet with Molly, you’ll have to travel to the race tracks and beat Voorhis on a horse race.
  15. After winning the race, talk to Molly about Dandelion.
  16. Now that we’ve finished meeting with everyone, return to Zoltan at Rosemary and Thyme.
  17. You agree to meet Zoltan at the Kingfisher Inn at sundown but as you see your clock, it’s still too early in the morning.
  18. Let’s remedy that by going into Meditation and adjust the clock to either 6pm or 7pm.
  19. After meeting with Zoltan, you are also introduced to Priscilla who will provide further info on Dandelion’s whereabouts.

After the introduction, the quest ends and a new one begins.

Get Junior

  1. Proceed to the bathouse and talk to Sigi Reuven.
  2. Ask him for help about how to find Whoreson Junior.
  3. On your way to the arena, take out the thugs and loot the certificate.
  4. This will allow you to enter the arena as Zdenek.
  5. Enter the gates and navigate your way towards Igor.
  6. Eliminate all the thugs including Igor. Take his key and read the letter Igor wrote for Radovid.
  7. Search the arena to find this door. Use your Witcher Sense to find a way to open it.
  8. Inside is a locked chest, unlocked only if you obtained Igor’s key.
  9. Next visit Junior’s hideout and investigate the lower and upper rooms using your Witcher Sense.
  10. Meet with Djikstra and tell him what you found out.
  11. Proceed to Junior’s Casino and play Gwent with the regulars until you get information of his whereabouts.
  12. You will then find Dudu, beaten and tied.
  13. Release Dudu and exit the casino.
  14. Visit Vernon Roche at the partisan camp.
  15. Meet with him at the Oxenfurt bridge and proceed to the chess club.
  16. Here you will be meeting with King Radovid.
  17. King Radovid has told you where to find Junior. Pay him a visit and talk with him about Ciri and Dandelion.

Now that we’ve found Junior the quest ends. However, The Play’s The Thing quest is immediately. This aims to lure out Dudu from hiding and have him talk to you about Dandelion and Ciri.

The Play’s The Thing

  1. Go to Priscilla.
  2. Hatch a plan to lure out Dudu.
  3. To do that you’ll need a play entitled The Dopplers Salvation, a comedy.
  4. Take the script to Irina Renarde.Make sure to internalize the script as you will be needing it later.
  5. We will then need to hire additional characters for the play. Start with the optional hiring of the Puffins.
  6. Then hire ushers from the docks.
  7. After hiring them, return to Irina and figure the cast for the play. We’ll leave the choices to you on this one.
  8. Then begin the play and you immediately recognize Dudu from the crowd. And as the play ends, talk to Dudu.

Dudu has finally told you about where Dandelion is. The play is done and the quest is completed. Now A Poet Under Pressure is unlocked and ready for you to complete.

A Poet Under Pressure

  1. Meet with Zoltan to prepare for the ambush.
  2. Fight the guards and use your Witcher Sense to follow the trail of Dandelions abductor.
  3. Enter the halflings hut via the secret passage.
  4. Climb up and defeat the witch hunter, then untie Dandelion.

Now that we’ve found Dandelion, the Rosemary and Thyme will now have it’s minstrel back to sing about the tales of the famed Geralt of Rivia and how he was continually rescued by the Great Bard, Dandelion.

Count Reuven’s Treasure

This quest is connected with your attempt to find Whoreson Junior, Dandelion and Ciri.

  1. Take the underground route neath the bath house.
  2. You’ll find a huge hole in the wall, use your Witcher Sense to investigate. As you go further, don’t forget to use the Pops’ Mold Antidote.
  3. After checking everything, get back to the bath house and talk to Djikstra.
  4. Now check every tub inside the bath house to find clues.
  5. Go to Margrave Henckel’s house and use your Witcher Sense to find a mysterious note and an old bottle.
  6. Place the bottle here to open the hidden door.
  7. Use your Witcher Sense and investigate. Share what you find out with Triss and Djikstra downstairs.
  8. Meet Triss at the Eternal Fire shrine around midnight. (TIP: You need to meditate to change the time.)
  9. Pretend to surrender Triss to the Witch Hunters to extract information from Menge.
  10. Now that you’ve gotten what you need, exit the outpost. A messenger will find you and take you to Djikstra. Then the quest is completed.

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