A favorite quest for players in the add-on "Hearts of stone”, which makes the witcher a first-class robber and connoisseur of art. Also, Geralt will meet several colorful characters in the process of completing the task.
Passage «Sesame, open up!" at The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone is the main story mission in the DLC. Quest issues Olgerd von Everekmaking a wish:Bring me the house of Maximilian Borsodi».
Auction house
The task before the White Wolf get the Borsodi house, so you need to go straight to the address, namely the auction house in Oxenfurt.
At the entrance door to the auction house there are 2 gatekeepers who do not let the white-haired man in, because he does not have an invitation. It will not work to persuade the guards, but Geralt's old friend will come to the rescue banker Vivaldi. He has an invitation card, so the witcher goes along with the dwarf.
Inside, the White Wolf tells Vim about the meaning of his visit - get Maximilian Borsodi's house. Vivaldi volunteers to help and promises to introduce Geralt to Horst Borsodi, which owns the witcher's target.
Since the auction has not yet started, it is worth looking around. Some of the exhibits are quite interesting. On the second floor, Wim chats with his acquaintances, whom you can get to know by interacting with each. This is optional but recommended (why skip content?).
Conversation with the Countess Mignol
Closest to the witcher is Countess Mignolwho sees Geralt for the first time, but recognizes him as a witcher from the wolf school. She explains her knowledge by the fact that she collects witcher items, but this is only a half-truth.
The Countess sells some useful items such as equipment blueprints. This is also the last opportunity to earn money before the start of the auction by selling something from the inventory.
At the end of the dialogue, the Countess will ask the white-haired man to find an earring that was allegedly lost on the balcony. In fact, Madame Mignol did not lose anything, she just needed to talk face-to-face with Geralt. She will tell that in her distant youth between her and Vesemir there was love, but nothing came of it. The Countess wonders what is the matter with the old witcher now.
The answer depends on the passage of the main game:
- If Vesemir is already dead in Kaer Morhen, Madame will be upset and want to be alone.
- If Geralt's teacher is still alive, Mignol will be delighted and ask if he has someone. Having received a negative answer, the Countess will ask the White Wolf to leave this conversation between them.
Test from Jaromir
Wim's second acquaintance is a man of art Jaromir. Before interacting with him, see each painting on the wall.
At the beginning of the conversation, the snob will start talking pompously about painting, and then decide to test Geralt's savvy. If you accept the challenge, Jaromir will ask which canvas was painted by Edvard van der Huey?
For those who examined the paintings before the conversation, the answer will be easy - it is canvas with a merchant in glasseslocated in the middle. Having heard the correct option, Jaromir will apologize, and as a peaceful gesture, he will advise you to purchase Van Rogh's work at an auction, and then sell it profitably in a Novigrad bookstore.
Party with Gilbert
Vim's last acquaintance - Gilbert, lover of Gwent. He will ask what faction the witcher plays for, and then offer a batch.
Gilbert prefers Nilfgaard, and uses weather effects with spies. If you win, the wallet will be replenished with 250 crowns, and Gunther o'Dim will appear in the card collection.
Participation in the auction in The Witcher 3
After the game in Gwent, a cutscene will play, marking the beginning of the auction. Participation in them is optional, but worth it, because this is a great opportunity to become the owner of unusual items. In case of a shortage of funds, Wim offers to borrow money from him.
Lots, their cost and use:
- Statuette of Count Romilla: from 50 to 300 crowns. By purchasing a lot, the secondary mission "Dark Treasure" is activated.
- Painting "Starry night over Pontar" by Van Rogh: 20 CZK Resold in Novigrad.
- Professor glasses: from 200 to 350 kroons. You can wear it and look stylish.
There will be a break, during which the white-haired one will approach Horst Borsodi, auction owner. He will behave rudely, so you should keep it the same. When the White Wolf declares that he needs the house of Maximilian Borsodi, Horst will lose his temper and orders to expel Geralt. The guards will decide not only to expel the witcher, but also to beat him up. Bad idea.
Appearance of a stranger
After the White Wolf beats the guards, he will be approached stranger in the hood, who is aware of the witcher's conflict with Horst. The mysterious figure will offer steal Maximilian Borsodi's housekept in the family treasury. Naturally, he intends to grab other valuables from there.
The stranger will persuade Geralt to take part in the robbery by setting up a meeting at a secret place. When the witcher comes there, soldiers of the Order of the Rose will be standing at the entrance, who are trying to get inside. We'll have to remove the hindrance.
Next, the White Wolf will go down to the basemyont, which is the secret headquarters. A stranger in black is already standing here, who will begin discussing the robbery plan with only one condition - no corpses.
A very guarded treasury is to be robbed. It's serious, so need to assemble a teamby hiring one cracker and one bugbear. You will also need to poison the guards. As a result, the player will have 3 subtasks.
Bear cub
Can be hired one of two bear cubs. If the player has agreed with one of the candidates, the other will not be in place. You can visit both, asking for time to think.
Quinto
Quinto is the best bugbear this side of the Yaruga. Oddly enough, he was caught, and Geralt finds the character in a cage.
There is 3 ways to release it:
- Making a ransom. The amount is 200 or 400 crowns, depending on whether the mission "The Beast from the Oxenfurt Thicket" is completed or not.
- Party in Gwent. It is enough to beat the guard who plays for the Scoia'Tael faction.
- Fist fight. After defeating the guard, you can free the bear cub.
Approaching Quinto, it will be discovered that he has already opened the lock while Geralt distracted the guard.
Casimir Bassi
The second bear cub sits on the roof of his own house, surrounded by powder kegs. The Witcher finds out Casimir his wife cheated, because of which he decided to end his existence in the mortal world. Need to distract the dwarf:
- Call him pathetic and continue to pressure Casimir to get angry and go downstairs to fight the white-haired impudent.
- Enchant Axiom.
The Burglar
According to the initial idea, one of the two burglars can be taken to the team, but there will be no choice in the subtask.
Hugo Hoff
The little one will not be in her home, which means it's time to start searching with the help of the witcher's instincts. The tracks will lead to a boat with bandits. When the white-haired one deals with them, you need to pay attention to the object highlighted under the water. They will be Hugo Hoff, who has expired, so now there is no choice between crackers.
Evelina Gallo
Evelina Gallo - an elf-circus performer, whose troupe is located near the village of Karsten. She will love the idea of robbing a treasure chest, but to free herself from the circus, Evelina will need the help of the White Wolf. The situation can be resolved two ways:
- Step out and shoot with a crossbow into apples on a person. Even if Geralt shoots him, the elf will agree to participate in the robbery.
- Pay 400 or 600 CZK spectators who came to the performance.
Poisoning the Guard
The last subtask - guard's poison treasuries. First you need to brew the potion in the same way as witcher potions. Necessary ingredients: 2 wolfbreakers, 2 foulbrood blood and 1 bottle of Krasnolyudsky alcohol.
Next, you need to find the cook by eavesdropping on the conversation of the soldiers with the help of the witcher's instincts. It turns out that he is fishing near Oxenfurt and is not particularly against the poisoning of the guards.
Can:
- Pay cook 500 crowns.
- Enchant his Axiom.
Treasury Heist
All the participants in the robbery, who were hired by Geralt, as well as a mysterious stranger, gathered in the secret headquarters.
The plan is:
- Evelina climbs the tower and throws off the rope for everyone so that the team climbs up.
- The Witcher guards all participants in the robbery.
- Everyone takes from the treasury as much as he wants and can.
- The crime scene must be left through the back door.
- During the robbery, the house will be empty.
Everything will not go according to plan for long, because when the elf climbs the tower, she will find there several guardswhich it neutralizes. Then the burglar will throw the rope to the other members of the team, and everyone will rise.
It was assumed that the house would be empty, so there would be debate about what to do next. The man in black will offer to fight the guards, but the rest of the team will refuse to kill, armed with wooden weapons. Everyone will put on their masks and go inside.
On the first floor there will be employees of the auction house, who immediately call security. A fight will start and Horstwho gets scared and runs to the treasury. The guards on the street will notice the noise and surround the building. Seeing this, the stranger will pull out a knife and take hostage one of the employees of the auction house. The Guard will be forced to start negotiations.
The witcher will have to talk with representatives of the law, but it is possible to refuse to use the hostage. It doesn't matter if Geralt is talking to the guards or if a mysterious stranger is doing it, the elf will seize the moment and leave the room, and the bugbear will begin to break open the entrance to the treasury.
It is recommended to negotiate by saying, "I love it, as long as I go", and then "Now I will release one. The rest later". In this case, there will be no corpses, and the guards will remain outside the front door. In the reverse situation, they will burst inside and the battle will begin.
Now it remains to get into the treasury, which is already open. Penetration method depends on the bear:
- Quinto will open the lock, so the trap immediately outside the door will be active. The witcher will fall down, where he will have to kill the spiders, and then climb up.
- Casimir will blow up the entrance inside, and with it the trap will explode. The white-haired one will simply fall into the treasury.
The story of the Borsodi brothers in the quest Open Sesame!
Inside the treasure is Horst with two guards. He will begin to threaten the robbers with harsh reprisals, as then the stranger will take off his mask. It turns out that the organizer of the crime is Ewald Borsodi, brother of the owner of the auction house. The purpose of the robbery is to annoy Horst, who took all the inheritance and left Ewald penNilouss. He, in turn, does not regret, and only exacerbates the conflict.
The current owner of the auction house is not lost and begins win over robbers. If Quinto is on the team, he will go over to Horst's side, while Casimir will remain with Ewald. The white-haired man faces the main choice, but in any case, he will have to kill one of the brothers.
After Horst or Ewald is killed, you need to take the box called "House of Maximilian Borsodi". Inside the casket lies the will of the father, which the surviving brother needs. You can give the document to Borsodi, or you can destroy the remaining family member and take all the contents of the box for yourself.
Leave the premises through back door, which is marked in red when the Witcher Sense is activated. It remains only to bring the box Olgerd von Everckby completing the mission.
Read on:In early versions of the add-on, there are bugs that block the passage of this quest. Fortunately, they have been patched for a long time.