Mysterious Tracks – Witcher 3 Quest

This guide is a walkthrough of a contract side quest in the Witcher 3 for the area of Velen. The guide is composed of a map, map legend, and walkthrough to show readers exactly where to go and what to do to complete the quest.

Map Legend

1 – Lindenvale
2 – Dead Wolves
3 – Tree
4 – Unreachable Cave Entrance
5 – Hole

Background

You’ll trigger this quest by reading the “Contract on… Gods Know What On!” note on the notice board in Lindenvale in Velen East (#1).

Walkthrough

From the note, you’ll learn that the local hunter spotted some “odd tracks” near the village, and that he’s worried they might mean a monster is prowling nearby. When you talk to the hunter, he’ll tell you that the creature killed several wolves but didn’t eat them, which means that it’s ruled by malice rather than hunger.

When you turn on your witcher senses at the site of the wolf massacre (#2), you’ll spot some tracks leading west. They’ll take you to a tree (#3), where you’ll see that the creature rubbed itself and left some fur behind. This will allow you to track the creature’s scent, which will take you to a cave entrance that you can’t climb up to (#4).

To enter the cave, you’ll need to head north, where you’ll find a hole in the ground (#5). Jumping into the hole will put you into the cave. However, as you explore the lair you’ll find the creature — a fiend — dead, but you’ll detect evidence of a struggle, and you’ll decide that the fiend was killed by a chort.

To deal with the chort, you’ll have to create a Chort Lure, which should automatically appear on your alchemy page under Quests. To make the lure, you’ll need Fiend Dung and Crow’s Eye (x2). If you don’t yet have any Fiend Dung, then the game will point out three piles of it on the hill around the cave entrances. Crow’s Eye you’ll find all over the place, including all over the hill.

After you’ve created the Chort Lure, you’ll need to equip it and spray it in four places around the hill. Then with the trap set, you’ll just need to enter the cave and wait for the chort to arrive. Chorts are relicts, so it’s a good idea to place some Relict Oil on your silver sword before triggering the battle. You might also want to drink some Swallow so you can see what’s going on.

When the chort dies, it’ll drop a Chort Trophy, a leveled version of the silver sword Azure Wrath, and more. Then to complete the quest, you’ll need to return to the hunter (#1), where you’ll receive your negotiated payment plus 400 xp.