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Considering that Ciri spent a large part of her childhood in Skellige, it only makes sense that they will be more than willing to come to her aid in The Witcher 3. Out of all the people in the game, the islanders are easily the most eager to go to Kaer Morhen.

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You can recruit them in the quest, Brothers in Arms: Skellige. In it, Geralt will call on Crach an Craite, Ermion, and the current ruler of Skellige to ask for their help. The exact assistance that they provide can change based on decisions made in prior quests in Skellige.

How To Recruit Ermion

Ermion the druid is the only person who will unconditionally help Geralt. All you need to do is to find him at Gedyneith and ask. He will set off for Kaer Morhen immediately.

The other possible recruits will need some work before they can be recruited.

How To Resolve The Matter Of Succession To The Skellige Throne

To get any help from the other recruits, you will need to complete a series of side quests in Skellige that focus on the archipelago's new king. These quests start with Possession and The Lord of Undvik before continuing on to The King's Gambit. With all three quests done, Geralt will be able to secure the aid of his remaining allies.

Crach an Craite will be unable to provide any military assistance to Geralt thanks to the Nilfgaardian threat though he will give Geralt Winter's Blade, a steel sword.

Living up to its name, Winter's Blade has a chance to freeze targets alongside innate armor piercing and increased critical hit damage. If you are playing with Patch 4.0 installed, the sword's damage will scale to Geralt's level.

Skellige's current monarch, either Cerys or Hjalmar, will be more than willing to help Geralt. While Cerys is unable to personally help, she will have Hjalmar lend his axe. If he is the current monarch, he will still personally help.

This quest will fail if you do not secure the an Craite's help.

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