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  • Find And Speak To Udalryk
  • Question People About Cerys (Optional)
  • Find Cerys And Explore The Haunted House
  • Place Brokvar On Aki's Remains
  • Decide How To Deal With The Hym
  • Finishing The Quest

At the end of The Witcher 3's 'The King Is Dead - Long Live The King' quest, Crach an Craite asks you to assist his children. Both of them have gone on their separate adventures, and neither has returned. In the case of Cerys, she went to help Jarl Udalryk, who's allegedly dealing with a curse.

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Your job is to find her and bring her home. Naturally, it turns out to be more than just a collection job, and you find yourself also lending the Jarl a hand. The whole ordeal is known as the 'Possession' quest. Here is everything you need to know to complete all of its objectives.

Updated on January 13, 2023 by Quinton O'Connor: We're pretty happy with our 'Possession' guide, but there's always room for improvement. A couple more screenshots and some general tidying-up can go a long way. Here's hoping you're well served by it!

Find And Speak To Udalryk

Start by traveling to the island of Spikeroog, which is in the northwest corner of the Skellige map. Once there, you must locate Udalryk in the south of Svorlag. When you find him, he will be in deep conversation with a man named Hjort.

The Jarl leaves not long after you arrive, so you must direct your questions to Hjort. During the discussion, you have the choice of asking about Cerys' location or the Jarl's well-being. If you select the latter, you get an additional objective to ask locals about Cerys.

Question People About Cerys (Optional)

If you need to find out more information about Cerys, head north from the Jarl's place to find a woman sweeping and question her. She points you in the direction of Bergthora and Eiric.

Before visiting their house, you can speak with a man just up the street who's sat down in a chair. However, he doesn't provide you with much information.

Therefore, head further north to find Bergthora outside working. She tells you that Cerys went to speak with her man Eiric on a beach nearby. To get there, head north through the forest.

At the location, you will find Drowners tormenting poor Eiric. You must kill the beasts to help him. Once he's safe, you can talk to him about Cerys. After some back-and-forth, he will reveal that she's at Udalryk's old family home.

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Find Cerys And Explore The Haunted House

The house you're looking for is northwest of the village, near the mountain area. Enter the place and use your Witcher senses to find some footprints. Follow the tracks to an unconscious Cerys, which triggers a cutscene.

Once they're out of the bizarre house, Geralt and Cerys talk for a while. The latter tells a story from Udalryk's past. It turns out the Jarl's father gave the clan's sword to his younger son instead of Udalryk. This led to a series of events that ended with the Jarl's brother Aki mysteriously drowning on a fishing trip.

As a result, Cerys believes Udalryk is now being haunted by his brother's ghost. Her theory is that if they put Brokvar (the clan's sword) on Aki's remains, the spirit will cease tormenting Udalryk. Geralt isn't confident the plan will work, but he's willing to try.

The first step is collecting Brokvar from the house where you found Cerys - you can actually pick it up before finding Cerys if you please.

Inside the house, you may notice there are two rooms separate from the main area. Head inside the one closest to the main entrance to find the key to the cellar.

Then go to the northern corner of the main area to locate the locked trap door. As you can guess, this is the door to the cellar. Therefore, open it up and climb down. On the right side of the dark basement is a table with the sword on top of it. Pick the weapon up and leave the creepy house.

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Place Brokvar On Aki's Remains

Return to Cerys and tell her you found the sword. Now the two of you can travel back to see Udalryk. During the conversation with the Jarl, he will tell you where Aki drowned. The spot is a littleeast of where the Jarlis currently staying. Travel there and dive under the water.

There are several dangerous creatures in the area, but you can take them out swiftly with a crossbow. When the coast is clear, use Witcher senses to find Aki's remains and place the sword. Then return to Udalryk.

Upon reconvening with the Jarl, you will find that he's just poked out his own eye. It turns out the voices he's hearing commanded him to do it. After asking him a few questions, Geralt talks to Cerys in private.

The Witcher tells her that the being tormenting the Jarl isn't Aki's ghost - it's a rare beast called a Hym. The scary creature attaches itself to people who commit vile deeds and feeds on their guilty conscience.

Decide How To Deal With The Hym

As Geralt explains to Cerys, there are two ways to get rid of the Hym:

  • The Witcher Way - Spend a night with the affected individual in the Hym's lair. This will draw the creature out, allowing Geralt to kill it.
  • Trick It - Someone can pretend to do something horrible, which will convince the Hym to infect them instead. When it realizes it's been tricked, it has to leave.

Cerys prefers the method of tricking the creature. So, the two of you return to the old house to try to find inspiration for a plan. Walk around the building using your Witcher senses and examine anything with a red glow. After a while, Cerys wants you to meet her outside as she's got a plan. She asks you to trust her, and your response dictates how the rest of the quest plays out.

Outsmart The Hym (Trust Cerys)

If you choose to trust Cerys, she tells you to wait for her at the house. Then after a time skip, she returns with a baby in her arms and people chasing her. She hands you the child and tells you to put it in the oven. You have the option to follow her order or give the baby back.

If you select the former, Geralt throws the kid in the furnace. You then have to fight a few of the Jarl's warriors as he breaks down at the loss of the child. The Hym leaves him and attaches itself to Geralt. However, Hjort appears with the baby, who's alive and well. Realizing it has been tricked, the Hym is forced to leave.

Alternatively, if you refuse to throw the baby in the oven, you must go with your backup plan of fighting the Hym. And it plays out much the same way as it would if you distatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t trust Cerys earlier.

Fight The Hym (Don't Trust Cerys)

If you don't trust Cerys, the only option you have is to handle the situation the Witcher Way. The first step is to go to Udalryk and tell him about the Hym. Next, return to the house and place torches in the area you enter. The game marks all of their locations.

Now is a good time to prepare for battle. If possible, equipping Specter Oil and Moon Dust bombs is a good idea as they are the Hym's weaknesses. Once you're ready, talk to the Jarl outside the house.

After the conversation, light the torches you placed to make the Hym appear. A combination of sword strikes, Moon Dust bombs, and Igni will damage the creature. Sometimes you will have to use Axii on the Jarl to calm him down. When you've dealt enough damage, the Hym retreats to the Cellar. Follow him down there and finish him off.

Finishing The Quest

Whatever method you used to vanquish the monster, you have one last conversation with the Jarl. When that's over, so is the quest.

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