

Geralt saves his old friends, the bard Dandelion and the dwarf Zoltan Chivay, from being hanged in the city square. It appears to the group that a witcher, believed to have assassinated King Demavend of the neighboring country of Aedirn, is in league with the rebels. The trio arrives in the trading town of Flotsam and is ambushed by Iorveth, a rebel elf. The two, along with sorceress Triss Merigold, go in search of the kingslayer. After the interrogation, Roche decides that Geralt is innocent and aids him in escaping the prison. Geralt succeeded in escorting Foltest to his children, but an unknown assailant kills Foltest before disappearing, leaving Geralt the only suspect. Maria was not willing to give up the children, and Foltest waged a war to claim them. Some time after Geralt saved Foltest from a witcher assassin (at the end of The Witcher), Foltest attempted to claim his children and bring them to live with him in Vizima. Prior to and during the events of The Witcher, Foltest had a secret relationship with a baroness named Maria Louisa La Valette, which led to two children, Anais and Boussy. The head of the Temerian special forces, Vernon Roche, interrogates Geralt and learns the story that led from Geralt being Foltest's right-hand man to a prisoner. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings contains many different paths and storylines, along with multiple endings.Īt the start of the game, Geralt is in prison under suspicion of assassinating Foltest, the king of Temeria. The player controls Geralt of Rivia, who is one of the few remaining witchers – enhanced and trained humans with special powers who hunt monsters for a living. Players have the option of stunning enemies if Geralt manages to get behind them, but the player may choose to take a less subtle approach and engage the guards in combat. The Witcher 2 includes a stealth mode in certain parts of the game, where players must remain undetected as they make their way to a certain objective. Upgrades are divided into four distinct paths: an initial training path, which includes generalized upgrades for various core abilities and must be invested in before the other paths can be accessed swordsmanship, which improves Geralt's sword-fighting abilities alchemy, which includes perks such as reducing the negative effects of potions and magic, which improves Witcher Signs. The protagonist, Geralt, has an improved offensive and defensive arsenal, with a wide range of melee and ranged weapons, armor, bombs, traps, and secondary weapons such as hatchets and shovels. Combat, for instance, is much more complex, with additions in the form of abilities to lay traps and aim and throw ranged weapons. The gameplay of The Witcher 2 is a marked departure from that of its predecessor. Red has been used to mark NPCs and monsters, blue for locations, green for all sorts of items, and orange for quest names.Screenshot of Geralt in the opening part of the game Map references have been marked in the following way: ( Mx, y), where x is the number of the map and y the position on that given map.įor example, ( M3, 2) means that you should head to point number 2 on map 3.Īll comments regarding the choices or consequences have been properly marked to stand out. Translated to English by Jakub "cilgan" Lasota This guide, considering its content, is intended for adult readers only. The main and side quests and maps are divided accordingly to chapters which they correspond to. The guide was prepared in a clear and legible form, allowing easy navigation. There are also many notes regarding the consequences of the choices made by the hero and detailed maps of the locations with important places marked on them. Each mission is divided into steps, including the different variants of completing them. Many information which aren't present in the guide which comes together with the game have been included. This guide to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition contains a very detailed, richly illustrated description of all the main and side missions found in the game.
