The Hunger Game

After bringing Marlene to safety at Corvo Bianco and feeding her. This quest cannot be unlocked by simply waiting a few days. The quest seems to launch once Geralt begins the quest Wine is Sacred, i.e. visits the Beauclair Palace to talk to the duchess.

Journal entry

 * The witcher had decided not to kill the wight. A fortunate decision, as the monster had proved to be a woman named Marlene, afflicted some time past by a terrible curse. The witcher had lifted the curse and learned Marlene's story. She had suffered unimaginable pain while cursed, fated forever to hunger and waste away. Geralt, big-hearted as he was, could not leave the woman to fend for herself. He invited her to stay at Corvo Bianco, the estate the duchess had granted him in recognition of his service. The estate's majordomo took Marlene under his wing. The witcher decided he would visit the cured woman several days later.


 * Geralt encourages Marlene to live a new life in town:
 * Geralt had proven a generous soul when he let Marlene recover at Corvo Bianco. After a time, they had a candid conversation, and the woman revealed her concerns. With the curse having held her for centuries, she had outlived her loved ones and was now left with no one to turn to. Time had passed, the world had progressed, and Marlene felt like a stranger within it. The witcher believed only living among other folk could restore the balance Marlene had lost. Marlene agreed and a few days later their paths diverged as she set off to make a new life for herself.


 * Geralt offers Marlene to stay at the estate:
 * Marlene turned out to be an open and honest woman. She and Geralt had a friendly, candid conversation and decided she would remain at Corvo Bianco for the foreseeable future. She would tend to the kitchen there. Thus, in addition to Marlene's gratitude, Geralt gained an able cook (the majordomo was thought to have no culinary talents whatever, having burned several pots of water in his time). Marlene also told the witcher that a long time past her father had amassed for her a dowry that was likely to be lying undisturbed in the cellars of the Trastamara Estate.

Walkthrough

 * Visit Corvo Bianco and see how Marlene is doing.
 * Marlene has nowhere to go:
 * This ends the quest.
 * Search for Marlene's dowry at the Trastamara estate.
 * Gold Stick of Joy, 400
 * Search for Marlene's dowry at the Trastamara estate.
 * Gold Stick of Joy, 400

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Das Hunger-Spiel Le jeu de la faim Gioco al massacro Marlena