a question about the Trial of grasses for Uma

[Bezerik]

Just that, there is a correct order to open the vials or isn´t trully a problem?
I don´t believe Yen much and I was wondering if by opening the vials in a diferent order has different results too. Uma always seems to suffer?
Sadly I don´t have any savegame in that point to see it by myself.

[publicanimal]

I don't think the order matters at all. The trial is meant to be painful, more than a third of prospective Witchers die while undergoing the trials.

[Bezerik]

Aha... then the specific names of the herbs are just to fit the lore...

[Neu2rone]

Dont look at Uma as Uma. Its not Uma. Its Avallach, and I would say he is quite a dark character. In books Avallach was also quite dark character. Isnt that bad for him "suffer a bit". Whole race of Aen Elle is narcistic and arogant.

[Astro]

no it doesn't matter the order you put it in i've tried different combinations and they all gave me the same result

[Xarathox]

Uma still suffers no matter what order you choose to open the vials.

[Bezerik]

just was curious.
And I don´t care who was Uma in truth, just wondering if it was something ocult there :P

Thanks all

[Red Knight]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

Originally posted by Josevi:

Just that, there is a correct order to open the vials or isn´t trully a problem?
I don´t believe Yen much and I was wondering if by opening the vials in a diferent order has different results too. Uma always seems to suffer?
Sadly I don´t have any savegame in that point to see it by myself.

The order doesn't matter. The trial is meant to cause the person receiving it great pain. It's why the practice was discontinued, because it was felt it was too barbaric. Don't forget that they used to do those trial and many others on young boys and that only 3 in 10 survived the ordeal.

Actually, no, the reason that the practice was discontinued was not because it was barbaric. If you haven't noticed, the whole world of the Witcher is barbaric. It was discontinued, at least at the school of the Wolf, because when the keep came under siege, a lot of their information was destroyed. Back when the Schools like Kaer Morhen actually were active, they would keep 'School Mages' who were the only people that knew the secrets of the Trial of the Grasses at the time. So when they died in the attack, the knowledge was lost for a long time. By the time they found it again, it was just a silent agreement between members of the School of the Wolf to not train any more as is. Most of the other schools faced similar destruction within the lore of the stories. The Trial of the Grasses couldn't be 'discontinued' if you wanted Witchers to continue to be made. For example, imagine a cake, you can substitute some ingredients for others, or leave some out entirely, and you'll still get a cake. But the Witcher requires extremely specific ingredients that cannot be altered or taken out. You can add stuff to it, like Geralt, who after the trials was given more since he took so well to it, and thus you got a Witcher 2.0.