The Witcher 3: White Orchard is a Town Fraught with Misfortune

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White Orchard is the first explorable area in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It’s where new players first experience what the Witcher world has to offer, and what they can expect from later areas. It also provides context on the state of the land, as the area is home to a Nilfgaardian garrison, abandoned homesteads, and blood-soaked battlefields.

That said, the Nilfgaardian invasion was not the first of White Orchard’s misfortunes. On the contrary, the idyllic countryside region is filled with unfortunate tales of unfortunate villagers. Should the player play through the side quests in the area, they can piece together what happened in The Witcher 3’s starting area.

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Before the Nilfgaardian troops invaded, White Orchard was ruled by a lord named Ignatius Verrieres. He lived in a fortress to the east of the White Orchard inn with his son, Florian, and their underlings. Among these underlings was a man named Mislav, who served as the lord’s hunter. He and Florian were in a romantic relationship and would meet in secret. In one instance, Florian and Mislav got together in the fortress’ stables. Unfortunately, one of the stable hands walked in on them and told the lord of their relationship.

Upon learning of his son’s sexuality, Ignatius was furious. He exiled Mislav from his property and thought that was that. Florian, however, was devastated and later hanged himself. Eventually, he was buried in the White Orchard Cemetery. His gravestone says that he died of “apoplexie” and the final line in the inscription reads, “May Melitele forgive him his sins against nature and its laws.”

Meanwhile, Mislav found a hut outside the lord’s property and continued his trade as a hunter. Word of his