Place of Power

Places of power look like large stones with a hollowed out section in which an ethereal version of the various witcher signs hover. Geralt must complete a sustained interaction with each stone to earn a point which can then be applied via the Character panel to progress his character abilities. These points can be allocated towards any ability, they are not restricted to the sign governed by the stone.

White Orchard
There are 6 Places of power:
 * Igni, White Orchard cemetery, guarded by a wraith
 * Aard, to the north from White Orchard cemetery, nearby is a ghoul nest and a lootable tree stump
 * Axii, on the plains south of Nilfgaardian Garrison and north-west of White Orchard village
 * Quen, to the south of Broken Bridge
 * Yrden, to the east of Abandoned village, guarded by a bear
 * Quen, to the east of Cackler Bridge



Skellige
There are 9 Places of power:
 * Axii, on the beach where Geralt washes ashore on Ard Skellig
 * Quen, cellar of Kaer Trolde on Ard Skellig
 * Axii, roughly halfway along the path between Fornhala and Kaer Muire on Ard Skellig
 * Yrden, near the Druids' Camp on Ard Skellig
 * Aard, inside the cave where the witcher gear diagrams are found (east coast)
 * Igni, inside the Ancient Crypt
 * Quen, at the summit of Yngvar's Fang on An Skellig
 * Igni, northwest of Svorlag, west of Udalryk's old home on Spikeroog
 * Yrden, west of Harviken on Faroe



Velen
There are 6 Places of power:
 * Yrden, inside the Elven ruins near Lake Wyndamer near Byways, just before reaching the golem
 * Quen, below the Lornruk lighthouse, accessible by boat or through the caves beneath
 * Quen, near the summit of Bald Mountain
 * Igni, near the Ancient Oak fast travel point (Whispering Hillock)
 * Yrden, southwest of Dragonslayer's Grotto about halfway between the grotto and Downwarren, on a hilltop
 * Aard, south of Frischlow

Novigrad
There is 1 Place of power in the city proper:
 * Igni, the path left to the Temple of the Eternal Fire

There is 1 other Place of power in the Novigrad region:
 * Axii, north-northwest of the Vegelbud Residence

Kaer Morhen
There is 1 Place of power:
 * Igni, after going through the cave north of the lake

Parallel universe
There is 1 Place of power:
 * In the second world Geralt travels through

Toussaint
There are 5 Places of Power:
 * Yrden, northeast of Arthach Palace Ruins, protected by Wight.
 * Igni, western side of Fort Ussar Ruins, down the rock face in a cave.
 * Quen, central area of the Termes Palace Ruins, behind a small waterfall and a breakable wall.
 * Aard, at the shore of the lake, at Hen Gàidh, west-northwest of Hortense Vineyard.
 * Axii, in the Albertus Grotto, north-northeast of Rioux-Cannes Outpost.

, there are Circles of Power, which have similar effects.



In the game, Places of Power are (nearly) invisible spots where magic is concentrated. They are not Circles of Elements. Unlike those, Places of Power are practically invisible until Geralt approaches them. There is an audible roaring sound when he gets close enough to them which is also a clue to finding them. And finally, if the witcher medallion is set to detect magic, it will vibrate near the Places of Power.


 * Marker Place of Power.png These places of power are indicated on maps with a blue dot.

Rituals
In these spots, depending on how talents have been allocated, Geralt can perform different rituals:

Geralt can perform the Ritual of Magic by default. The other two rituals require higher level Intelligence upgrades before they can be performed.

Mechanics

 * Left-click on the blue light source to activate a Place of Power.
 * Choose the action you want to perform from the list of available actions, initially there is only the Ritual of Magic.

There are Places of power in all locations of the game, except Kaer Morhen keep, in the Prologue.

Locations

 * Outskirts: outside the crypt, one inside the crypt and a third between the Salamandra hideout and the southern cave.
 * Sewers: outside the fisstech lab, one where Gellert Bleinheim waits and in the tunnel leading to the elven ruins.
 * Swamp: on a small island just east of Wyvern Island, on a small island just west of the brickmakers' village, and at the foot of Melitele's shrine.
 * Lakeside: one near the lakeside south of the Fisher King's hut, another at western exit from the Lakeside to the Fields.
 * Murky Waters: one outside, east of the Country Inn, up a small hill.
 * Fields: north of the hermit's compound.
 * Swamp cemetery: not far from the old mine, and also in Saint Gregory's tomb chamber.
 * Old Manor: by the shipwreck on the way to the landing.
 * : one near the wyverns and one north-west of the camp.

Maps

 * These maps show the locations of places of power in The Witcher and "The Price of Neutrality":

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