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ignotas Jun 22, 2015 @ 8:50am
Person in distress!!!
I've found a blacksmith trapped in a cage on Skellige, east of Fayrlund. Problem is, after killing all the pirates I didn't find the key. I don't want him to be stuck in the cage forever Q_Q
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ignotas Jun 22, 2015 @ 9:18am 
help
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Ifans13 Jun 22, 2015 @ 9:22am 
Also had the same problem with one in velen, think it was by the hangmans tree. Would also like to know if there is a solution!?
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daskeladden Jun 22, 2015 @ 11:55am 
The boring solution is reload from last save point. And try again.
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ignotas Jun 22, 2015 @ 12:45pm 
Did that a couple of times and that didn't work.

I guess he'll stay in that cage forever...
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Element UK Jun 23, 2015 @ 9:29am 
You have to look from all angles at all areas to get it to be visible with your Witcher senses.
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BDK Jun 23, 2015 @ 9:43am 
Common bug in the game. Nothing you can do except load a previous save (where you were no way near the imprisoned person) or move along. There's no achievements associated with busting them out if that's what worries you =)
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Mark Jun 23, 2015 @ 9:56am 
Originally posted by BDK:
There's no achievements associated with busting them out if that's what worries you =)
Well kinda, one of those sells a few Gwent cards, a couple of which may be unique
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ignotas Jun 23, 2015 @ 12:45pm 
Yeah there's one in Velen required for the Gwent card collection achievement, but I busted that one out.
It's just sad to see the guy in Skellige begging me to search for the key and I just swim away across the ocean...
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SigilFey Jun 23, 2015 @ 1:31pm 
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...!!! I JUST went through this. It's on the body of one of the guards/bandits you kill. For some reason, the particular dude with the key spawned very far from the camp -- so far that I didn't even realize that he was part of that camp! It was only after I had given up and rode back down the road that I stumbled on two more bodies...and there was the key.

Anyway, now, after freeing the guy, listening to what he says, and going where he told me to go (no spoilers), I can't get the @#$%! to speak to me or give my my reward. Seems like this whole quest is bugged out.
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ignotas Jun 23, 2015 @ 2:21pm 
Just try to rest in the camp where he's supposed to be. They sometimes start sleeping while sleeping next to their huts.
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SigilFey Jun 24, 2015 @ 4:48am 
Tried that. He simply remains clearly identified and non-interactive. Can't even click on him to get the random chatter. I'm going to behead him and set his family on fire.
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herman925 Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:30am 
Originally posted by SigilFey:
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...!!! I JUST went through this. It's on the body of one of the guards/bandits you kill. For some reason, the particular dude with the key spawned very far from the camp -- so far that I didn't even realize that he was part of that camp! It was only after I had given up and rode back down the road that I stumbled on two more bodies...and there was the key.

Anyway, now, after freeing the guy, listening to what he says, and going where he told me to go (no spoilers), I can't get the @#$%! to speak to me or give my my reward. Seems like this whole quest is bugged out.

Well the TC said the key was found but the smith wouldn't interact with him, not that he couldn't find the key. Your solution doesn't help.

It happend to me too. The smith just wouldn't talk to me...
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Romaios Oct 10, 2018 @ 11:08am 
Ok, i know it's a lil too late to comment here on that game and post, but well...Maybe somebody still wants to find out the solution to this problem..So, here goes :

Fayrlund is the area where you get the Contract Quest :Woodland spirit....The quest can be finished with 2 different ways...No matter what you choose, when you're finished with your quest the community of the village HATES YOU!

Therefore, in order to achieve getting your reward from the blacksmith you have to save him and also FOLLOW him for the entire walk from the location he is captive all the way back to the village.

YES! you MUST follow him...Else another bug occurs....There is a spot in the woods -a bit further from the location he is kept captive- where he stops walking and starts shaking in fear....In the woods there are 2 bears that he is afraid of....He will stay there FOREVER if you don't kill them, no matter how many times you will go to the village and meditate. After killing them, keep following the blacksmith until he reaches his hut and he immediately assumes his place as an interactive NPC, then you can instantly get your reward.

RECAP :
Step 1: Do NOT complete the contract Woodland Spirit.
Step 2: Save the Blacksmith
Step 3: Follow the Blacksmith
Step 4: Look for the bears around the area he stops walking and kill them
Step 5: Follow the blacksmith again until he gets to his hut
Step 6: Get your reward.

Given you're playing the game for a 2nd/3rd time or you're a perfectionist on the 1st go... This whole procedure takes around to 5-8 minutes....But if you complete the contract quest, then you can't get your reward....So...If you're a perfectionist on the 1st go...either re-load at a time where you have't done the contract yet and basically repeat maybe hours of gaming or forget it....And if you're on your 2nd/3rd go and you already done the quest....Oh well, there is no harm in rebooting the game once more eh ?

Hope you found this helpful, happy gaming !
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