Iorveth's Path -- Flotsam II: The Final Flotsam Side-Quests

Iorveth's Path -- Flotsam II: The Final Flotsam Side-Quests

The one minor task that we need to complete before heading back to the village to see the witch that lives in the hut by the water is to visit with the Troll that we previously helped deal with the tragedy of his mates death -- and kill him.  Seriously, we did the save-the-trolls bit last time around, and so if we want to obtain the Achievement for not saving them, he has to die.  Also, we need to obtain a Troll Hide for another quest in Act 3 -- and speaking of that, we need to discuss the whole strategy of crafting resources for a moment.

As you know there is a storage chest in the Inn where you can keep the things you do not want to sell and cannot simply carry on you, since there are limits to how much weight you can carry.  That being the case, you should also be aware that that storage chest exists in all three Acts, and whatever you place in it in one Act will be there in the next.  Are we clear on that?  Good!  Because you should be hoarding at a minimum at least 50 of each Alchemy and Crafting item.  Seriously!  Now some items are rare and you will get nowhere close to 50, but for the common items -- for Alchemy AND for crafting, you should be building up a resource pile mates!

On the subject of crafting -- some resources are easier to get than others.  For example you can find a lot of leather, but not so much hardened or studded leather.  The thing about that is that regular leather can be combined with other resources to make hardened leather, and hardened leather can be in turn combined with yet other resources to make studded leather.  The same goes for the special kinds of cloth, and to a certain extent for resources like Diamond Dust and Oil...  Basically you can, if you have the proper diagram/formula, get a crafting NPC to make you almost anything in the game that you need -- but ONLY if you have the resources!

So from here on out you should be hoarding a stack of at least 50 of the common resources, and all that you can get of the uncommon.  For monster parts, you should really be keeping ALL of them, and putting it into your storage, because later you will find them useful!  Certain things like lumber and iron ore you can sell off the extra beyond 50, but items like cloth, leather, and silver ore, not so much.  They are easily eaten up in the crafting process, so you should hold on to all that you can get.  As far as the alchemy stuff goes, use your best judgment, but if you are thinking that you need to sell that stuff off to get money, stop thinking that!  Later in the game you can get a practically unlimited supply of Orens by simply Arm Wrestling or playing Dice Poker, so do not worry about the money, right?

Oh, you will need a LOT of money -- easily over the course of the entire game you can go through 15,000 to 20,000 Oren just in buying Formula and Diagrams, and having items crafted for you, but you do not need to sacrifice your resources to get it, it will come from rewards and your gambling.

Killing your first Troll

-- Killing the Troll --

Now back on track, before you do this double-check that you have completed the quest Troll Trouble (in case the save you created was somehow prior to that - it shouldn't be) because if you have yet to complete it, that means that there are likely other quests that you have not completed.  If that is the case you should carefully review the previous sections that take place before the split to the Iorveth Path and complete any outstanding quests including Troll Trouble.  Assuming you are on-track and ready to go (Troll Trouble is completed) then you can proceed.

Head for the broken bridge and go down to the Troll, approach him and talk and choose the option "Changed my mind, you need to die."  That will allow you to battle and kill the Troll and, when you loot it, acquire among other important items a Troll Trophy and Troll Skin (the Skin you need to be sure you save). 

Just walking up and taking out the Troll like that may feel a bit cold-blooded, but you have to do it if you want that second Achievement so there you are.  With that minor matter taken care of it is time to head for the Malena's hut near the river outside of the Flotsam walls -- where you will find her waiting for you. 

-- Melitele’s Heart --

When you reach her general vicinity you may notice that your Witcher Amulet (the wolf's head) starts to vibrate -- it is just detecting her magical abilities.  Start the conversation by asking her to trade with you and then buying any Alchemy Formula she has that you do not.  Once you have done that, talk to her again and ask her what she knows about the amulet that you got from New Boy.  While you are here be sure that you purchase a supply of Wolf's Aloe from her (it will come in handy later!).

When she examines the amulet it is clear that she knows something about it that you do not -- she offers to purchase it -- the correct response is that it must be valuable to her.  She gets a little evasive and then you persuade her to open up more.  She explains that it is very likely the powerful artifact known as Melitele's Heart.  Unfortunately it is now cursed -- but she knows a ritual that can break the curse and restore its power...

Since we already have the ingredients that she requested thanks to our preparation, tell her that you want more information about the ritual, and then work your way through the chat options that pop up starting with what is Melitele's Heart?  She tells you what she knows, and then you ask if she can conduct the ritual?  She notes that we have all of the ingredients she requested, so she tells us that if we make up our mind, meet her at the statue at midnight.

Breaking the Curse of  Melitele’s Heart

As there is no time like the present, tell her that you have made up your mind, and then follow her as she leads you to the statue.  When you approach her by the statue you need to talk to her and tell her that you are ready -- Talk about the ritual > I am ready.  Note that you are about to do battle with Wraiths, but you should now be over Level 11 and have decent kit, so it will not be as bad as it might have earlier.  Be sure to use the Axii Sign strategically since that basically takes two of the Wraiths temporarily out of action with one fighting the other, and allows you to focus on the third without constantly taking damage.

You do not really have to kill a certain number, you just need to keep them occupied while she performs the ritual and, once it reaches a certain point, is able to conclude it, thus ending the quest.  You are rewarded with the now curse-free amulet and 125 XP.  Well done!

After she gives you the amulet she departs, inviting you to see her if you need anything in the alchemy line in the future.