All 102 Side Quest Locations in Velen & Novigrad

Where side quests start or play out. Several are easy to miss, and some disappear once the main story moves on, so check them early.

Loading map

Click a marker for details, or use the list below. Each entry links to the full map so you can see what else is nearby.

Every location

  1. 1

    A Barnful of Trouble

    View on map
  2. 2

    A Dangerous Game

    It will become active after the 'A Poet Under Pressure' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  3. 3

    Redania´s Most Wanted

    It will become active after the 'Get Junior' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  4. 4

    A Dog's Life

    View on map
  5. 5

    Magic Lamp

    It will become active after the 'Wandering in the Dark' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  6. 6

    An Invitation from Keira Metz

    It will become active after the 'Magic Lamp' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  7. 7

    A Towerful of Mice

    It will become active after the 'An Invitation from Keira Metz' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  8. 8

    A Favor for a Friend

    It will become active after the 'A Towerful of Mice' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  9. 9

    Reason of State

    It will become active after the 'Blindingly Obvious', 'A Deadly Plot', 'An Eye for an Eye', 'Redania´s Most Wanted' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission. Not accessible after 'On Thin Ice' mission.

    View on map
  10. 10

    A Feast for Crows

    It will become active after the 'Broken Flowers' mission.

    View on map
  11. 11

    A Greedy God

    It will become active after the 'Wandering in the Dark' mission.

    View on map
  12. 12

    A Tome Entombed (Underground)

    Reached through one of the nearby underground entrances.

    View on map
  13. 13

    A Walk on the Waterfront

    View on map
  14. 14

    An Eye for an Eye

    It will become active after the 'The Gangs of Novigrad' mission.

    View on map
  15. 15

    Avid Collector

    Only active during the 'Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings' mission.

    View on map
  16. 16

    Bitter Harvest

    View on map
  17. 17

    Black Pearl

    View on map
  18. 18

    Blood Ties

    View on map
  19. 19

    Cabaret

    It will become active after the 'A Poet Under Pressure' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  20. 20

    Carnal Sins

    It will become active after the 'Cabaret' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  21. 21

    Ciri's Room

    It will become active after the 'Ciri´s Story: The King of the Wolves' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  22. 22

    Death By Fire

    View on map
  23. 23

    Defender of the Faith

    View on map
  24. 24

    Empty Coop

    View on map
  25. 25

    Fake Papers

    It will become active after the 'Bitter Harvest' mission.

    View on map
  26. 26

    Fencing Lessons

    Only active during the 'Broken Flowers' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  27. 27

    Following the Thread

    Not accessible after 'Ugly Baby' mission.

    View on map
  28. 28

    Fools' Gold

    View on map
  29. 29

    Forefathers' Eve

    It will become active after the 'A Towerful of Mice' mission.

    View on map
  30. 30

    Forefathers' Eve

    It will become active after the 'A Towerful of Mice' mission.

    View on map
  31. 31

    From a Land Far, Far Away (Part 2)

    View on map
  32. 32

    Funeral Pyres

    View on map
  33. 33

    Ghosts of the Past

    Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  34. 34

    Haunted House

    It will become active after the 'Novigrad Dreaming' mission.

    View on map
  35. 35

    Hazardous Goods (Part 1)

    View on map
  36. 36

    Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff?

    View on map
  37. 37

    Hidden Messages of the Nilfgaardian Kind

    It will become active after the 'Never Trust Children I - Novigrad' mission.

    View on map
  38. 38

    High Stakes

    View on map
  39. 39

    Honor Among Thieves

    It will become active after the 'The Gangs of Novigrad' mission.

    View on map
  40. 40

    Last Rites

    It will become active after the 'Defender of the Faith' mission.

    View on map
  41. 41

    Little Red

    View on map
  42. 42

    Love's Cruel Snares

    View on map
  43. 43

    Lynch Mob

    Not accessible after 'A Favor for a Friend' mission.

    View on map
  44. 44

    Master Armorers

    View on map
  45. 45

    Message from an Old Friend

    View on map
  46. 46

    Novigrad Hospitality

    View on map
  47. 47

    Novigrad, Closed City (Bandits)

    It will become active after the 'A Matter of Life and Death', 'Count Reuven´s Treasure' mission.

    View on map
  48. 48

    Novigrad, Closed City (Lussi, Fritz, Walter)

    It will become active after the 'A Matter of Life and Death', 'Count Reuven´s Treasure' mission.

    View on map
  49. 49

    Of Dairy and Darkness

    View on map
  50. 50

    Of Swords and Dumplings

    View on map
  51. 51

    Out On Your Arse!

    It will become active after the 'Deadly Delights' mission.

    View on map
  52. 52

    A Matter of Life and Death

    It will become active after the 'Count Reuven´s Treasure' mission.

    View on map
  53. 53

    A Midnight Clear

    Only active during the 'Dead man's Party' mission.

    View on map
  54. 54

    Return to Crookback Bog

    It will become active after the 'Family Matters' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  55. 55

    Rose on a Red Field

    It will become active after the '' mission.

    View on map
  56. 56

    Rough Neighborhood

    It will become active after the 'The Oxenfurt Drunk' mission.

    View on map
  57. 57

    Spooked Mare

    View on map
  58. 58

    Take What You Want

    It will become active after the 'Where the Cat and Wolf Play...' mission.

    View on map
  59. 59

    The Dwarven Document Dilemma

    View on map
  60. 60

    The Fall of the House of Reardon

    Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  61. 61

    The Taxman Cometh

    View on map
  62. 62

    The Truth is in the Stars

    View on map
  63. 63

    The Volunteer

    View on map
  64. 64

    The Whispering Hillock

    View on map
  65. 65

    Thou Shalt Not Pass

    View on map
  66. 66

    Warehouse of Woe

    View on map
  67. 67

    Wild at Heart

    View on map
  68. 68

    Wild at Heart

    View on map
  69. 69

    Witcher Wannabe

    It will become active after the 'The Merry Widow' mission.

    View on map
  70. 70

    Without a Trace (Part 1)

    View on map
  71. 71

    Races: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Derby

    It will become active after the 'Get Junior' mission.

    View on map
  72. 72

    Races: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Derby

    It will become active after the 'Get Junior' mission.

    View on map
  73. 73

    Races: Crow's Perch

    View on map
  74. 74

    Races: Swift as the Western Winds

    View on map
  75. 75

    Fists of Fury: Novigrad

    View on map
  76. 76

    Fists of Fury: Novigrad

    View on map
  77. 77

    Fists of Fury: Novigrad

    View on map
  78. 78

    Fists of Fury: Novigrad

    View on map
  79. 79

    Fists of Fury: Velen

    View on map
  80. 80

    Fists of Fury: Velen

    View on map
  81. 81

    Fists of Fury: Velen

    View on map
  82. 82

    Enchanting: Start-up Costs

    View on map
  83. 83

    Enchanting: Quality Has Its Price

    It will become active after the 'Start-up Costs' mission.

    View on map
  84. 84

    Enchanting: Mastery Demands Sacrifice

    It will become active after the 'Quality Has Its Price' mission. A secret mission that can only be activated with mods: Enchanting Mastery Demands Sacrifice or Brothers in Arms - TW3 Ultimate Bug Fix Collaboration

    View on map
  85. 85

    Treasure Hunt: A Dark Legacy

    Only active during the 'Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings' mission.

    View on map
  86. 86

    Treasure Hunt: From Ofier's Distant Shores

    View on map
  87. 87

    The Nobleman Statuette

    View on map
  88. 88

    The Soldier Statuette

    Only active during the 'A Dangerous Game' mission. Not accessible after 'The Isle of Mists' mission.

    View on map
  89. 89

    In The Eternal Fire's Shadow

    New side quest added with New-Gen update (4.0).

    View on map
  90. 90

    Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1

    View on map
  91. 91

    Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams

    View on map
  92. 92

    Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 2

    View on map
  93. 93

    Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 3

    View on map
  94. 94

    Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 4

    View on map
  95. 95

    Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1

    View on map
  96. 96

    Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 2

    View on map
  97. 97

    Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 3

    View on map
  98. 98

    Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 4

    View on map
  99. 99

    Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1

    View on map
  100. 100

    Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 2

    View on map
  101. 101

    Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 4

    View on map
  102. 102

    Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 5

    View on map