The People of the Witcher 3 Have A Bad Habit of Worshipping Monsters

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There are plenty of side quests and monster contracts that the player can take on in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Many are straightforward undertakings, with the player having to find out what the beast is and how to defeat it. Others, however, are far more complicated, especially when the local peasantry decides to deify the creature that Geralt sets out to get rid of.

There are a number of these types of quests scattered throughout the world of The Witcher 3. Most of the time, they involve Geralt having to placate distraught locals who are afraid of losing the “god” they worship. While such quests do give more flavor to the world of The Witcher, it does imply that the Continent is severely lacking in monster education.

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The first “god” that the player is likely to encounter in their Witcher 3 playthrough is the Allgod. Involved in the side quest “A Greedy God,” the Allgod is a hungry sylvan residing in the ruins of an old house south of Wastrel Manor in Velen. During the quest, Geralt comes across two peasants arguing among the ruins. They believe that they’ve been cursed because the supposed Allgod wasn’t happy with their recent offerings.

In undertaking the quest, the player can learn more about this strange god and what he does for the local peasantry. According to the locals, the Allgod had been watching over their town since their forefathers were alive, meaning the sylvan has been doing this for quite a while. As for this Witcher 3 sylvan, he maintains that the offerings he gets are a just payment for all the blessings and advice that he gives the peasant folk.

If the player agrees to help the peasants, Geralt will find a way into the swindling sylvan’s home and