After arriving at the less-than-free city of Novigrad and meeting his old flame, Triss Merigold, Geralt can pursue his first lead in the city. According to Triss an oneiromancer, essentially a person who uses dreams to discern the truth might be able to give Geralt something actionable. The sorceress had heard that the oneiromancer had taken a job at an abandoned house in the city.

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In one ofThe Witcher 3’sfirst story quests in Novigrad, you will need to lift a curse on the oneiromancer to get her cooperation. This quest is light on combat but may be confusing, especially in the cramped house.

Haunted House

This quest will automatically begin after completing the previous story questPyres of Novigrad.Triss will tell Geralt about Corinne Tilly at the end of the quest, wishing him good luck before she leaves.

You will have a quest marker leading directly to the house Corinne is working on. At the entrance, you will meetRudolf de Jonkheer, the house’s current owner, in a cutscene. He hadhired Corinne to lift the curse on the houseso that he can sell it, thinking that the building’s reputation was fictitious.

A man wearing a feathered cap and fine clothes sits anxiously on a stool outside his house.

Corinne has been trapped in the house for several days already. Jonkheer asks Geralt to lift the curse and help the oneiromancer,allowing you to enter.

Investigating The House

You willhear Corinne strugglingas soon as you enter the house. Head up the stairs and enter the bedroom to intervene. A cutscene will start where Geralt seesa small, diminutive monsterstanding menacingly over the sleeping woman. It escapes before he can do anything.

If you have finishedLadies of the Wood,you might recognize the monster as agodling,closer to a mischievous child than a danger to humans.

A menacing hand hovers in the foreground as an unconscious woman lays on a bed in the background.

Geralt will make chase. Reach the attic through theeast doorwayfrom Corinne’s bed andclimb up the ladder.There, you will need tofind a crude drawing at the left of the doorand adiscarded doll at the far end of the room.

As always,you may use your Witcher Sensesto highlight the relevant items in red.

Geralt gives a bemused look as he peers into a stone oven in the basement of a brick-and-mortar house.

With both in hand,inspect the drawing in the Quest Items tab of your inventory.Geralt will surmise that the doll must be placed in a crib.

This crib isin a room north of Corinne.Interact with it to start another cutscene where Geralt is provided withanother drawing,this time of an oven.

A woman gives a concerned look towards Geralt in an inn room in The Witcher 3.

Return to the first floor andlook for a trapdoor next to the stairs.The oven is just inside. Interact with it tofinally meet the monsterand have a conversation with her in a cutscene.

Choosing How To Deal With Sarah

The godling introduces herself as Sarah. She had made her home in the house and had played pranks on its current and previous owners toscare them out of the building.While her actions may have caused financial harm, she had yet to hurt a human.

With this in mind, you candecide how Geralt will deal with Sarah.

Let Her Stay

Geralt will allow Sarah to stay in the houseon the condition that she releases Corinne.Sarah happily agrees.

A subsequent quest,Haunted House,will become available later on. It continues Sarah’s story.

Driver Her Out

Geralt willnot kill Sarahbut willforce her to leave regardless.

de Jonkheer willpromise you a paymentfor"lifting the curse". You will have totalk to him after a few daysto get it.

Getting Burdock

If youchoose to drive Sarah out,Geralt will need to get his hands on some burdock. The herb can bepurchased from a nearby vendor.The quest will automatically provide a path to the alchemist.

This is agood opportunity to purchase recipes for Enhanced potions, bombs, and oil.By this point in the game, you may need an upgrade.

Simplypurchase the herb, marked with a yellow exclamation markbefore returning to the house.Interact with the ovento place the herb andcast Ignion it to create a scent thatsends Sarah out of the building.

Getting Corinne’s Help

Corinne will awaken after you convince Sarah to release her. She will be grateful for the witcher’s help and offers her services to him. She willwait for you at the Golden Sturgeon,a tavern in Novigrad.

There, she willask Geralt some questionsabout his relationship with Ciri. You willonly need to provide one storyfor each question for the reading. With everything prepared, sheasks Geralt to sleepas she makes the magic happen.

This conversation isa good opportunity to learn more about Ciri.Geralt will tell stories about her from the books, fleshing out her character.

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