Payback – Witcher 3 Quest

This guide is a walkthrough of a main quest of the Witcher 3 endgame. 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 – Ciri
2 – Whoreson Junior
3 – Dudu
4 – Golden Sturgeon
5 – Circus Camp
6 – Stables

Background

You’ll trigger this quest when you talk to Ciri in northern Novigrad (#1) during the quest Final Preparations. Ciri will only be around during the day.

Walkthrough

When you talk to Ciri, you’ll learn that she wants to meet with some of the people who either helped her or hindered her during her earlier adventures in Novigrad. This will give you a list of three people to visit:

• Whoreson Junior. If he survived at the end of the quest Get Junior, then you’ll find him in an alley begging for scraps (#2), and you’ll decide that that’s punishment enough. If Junior didn’t survive, then you’ll need to visit him in his headquarters on Temple Isle (#3). His guards out front won’t want to let you in, so you’ll either need to fight them or use Axii / Delusion on them to gain admittance. Then when you meet Junior, you’ll discover that it’s really Dudu in disguise, and that he’s been using his position for the betterment of Novigrad. Either way, you’ll earn 200 xp.
  
• Bea. You’ll find her in the Golden Sturgeon (#4) being threatened by a bruiser and two looters. To disarm the situation, you can escare off the troublemakers, or you can kill them. Either way, Ciri will give Bea a present for her help, and you’ll earn 200 xp.
  
• Valdo. You’ll find him and his business partner Aegar at a circus camp outside of the city (#5). Ciri will repay the loan Valdo gave her, and then Valdo will challenge you and Ciri to a horse race. Nothing interesting will happen if you win, lose, or refuse to race altogether.
  
  Afterwards, you and Ciri will sit down at a fire and talk for a while, but eventually Aegar will storm over and complain that the horse merchant refuses to deal with him. He and Ciri will then try to convince you to help them steal some horses. If you repeatedly refuse, then Aegar will get mad at you and start a fight, and after you’ve defeated him Valdo will kick you out of the camp. This will complete the quest and earn you 300 xp, but Ciri will walk away disappointed.
  
  If you decide to help Aegar, then you’ll automatically travel to the stables (#6). To get inside, you’ll need to climb onto a platform on the western side of the building, and use it to jump to the roof and enter via the upper floor. On the northern side of the stables, you’ll find the Stable Key, which you can use to unlock the nearby door and let Aegar and Ciri inside. However, if the guard in the stables spots you, then you’ll have to box him, and you’ll also have to calm three of the horses (by casting Axii on them) before leaving. But if you avoid the guard, then you’ll be able to skip all of that and simply ride away with a few horses. Either way, you’ll earn 300 xp for completing the quest, and Ciri will walk away happy.