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Organizational Note

This page also includes information for the quests "A Gnomish Device," "A Magic Formula," and "Saint Gregory's Litany." These are all faction-specific sub-quests for finding one of the items for the armor.


Background

Berengar will trigger this quest when you talk to him in Lakeside.


Walkthrough

Berengar will tell you about a mercenary named Raven, a witcher who fought while wearing heavy armor, and how nobody knows what became of the armor. Berengar will suspect that Raven was buried with it, but he'll suggest that you talk to the elven craftsman (in Lakeside) and the blacksmith (in Murky Waters) to learn more about the legend.

The elven craftsman will tell you a little bit about the history of the armor, and how an elven songmaster named Tyen'sail spent 12 days infusing it with songs of power. The blacksmith will tell you about the technology of the armor, how "the highest quality iron ores and state of the art technologies" were used in its crafting. Between the two, you'll learn that you'll need to recover several items in order to re-forge the armor.

You won't be able to find all of these items in Chapter IV. In fact, just about everything you can do for this quest in Chapter IV appears to be optional. That's because when you reach Chapter V, you'll be re-introduced to the quest. You'll also be given a special version of the quest depending on which faction you selected at the end of Chapter IV.

Here are the three variations:

• Neutral. For this case, Triss (in the Castle) will recommend that you talk to Kalkstein about the armor. To talk to Kalkstein, you'll first need to kill the mutant at the tower (#1), and then Kalkstein will move over to his laboratory (#2). When you meet with him there, he'll tell you that he can create the armor for you, provided that you find for him a Piece of Armor, the Remains of Raven's Armor, the Notes of an Elven Minstrel, and a Magic Formula. He'll also tell you the "combination" for one of the Wayfarer's Stones in the Swamp Cemetery: Aard, Igni, Aard.
  
  
• Scoia'tael. For this case Zoltan Chivay will recommend that you speak with the dwarven blacksmith at the forge (#3). The blacksmith will tell you that he can create the armor for you, provided that you find for him a Piece of Armor, the Remains of Raven's Armor, the Notes of an Elven Minstrel, and a Bifunctional Fiber and Alloy Recirculator. He'll also tell you the "combination" for one of the Wayfarer's Stones in the Swamp Cemetery: Igni, Igni, Aard.
  
  
• Order. For this case you'll need to speak with the Order armorer at the forge (#3). He'll tell you that he can create the armor for you, provided that you find for him a Piece of Armor, the Remains of Raven's Armor, the Notes of an Elven Minstrel, and St. Gregory's Litany. He'll also give you a hint for activating the Wayfarer's Stones in the Swamp Cemetery -- "I would try various element-based spells" -- but he won't tell you an actual combination.

That is, regardless of the faction that you're supporting, you'll need to find four items. Three of them are always the same, but the fourth will change depending on your faction. Here's where you can find all of the items:

• Bifunctional Fiber and Alloy Recirculator: In the crypt connected to the mine in the Swamp Cemetery (#4).
• Magic Formula: In the crypt connected to the southern refugees' cave in the Swamp Cemetery (#5).
• Notes of an Elven Minstrel: In the chapel in the Swamp Cemetery (#6).
• Piece of Armor: In the crypt in Lakeside and also in Raven's crypt in the Swamp Cemetery (#7). You'll only need one of the two pieces.
• Remains of Raven's Armor: In Raven's crypt in the Swamp Cemetery (#7).
• St. Gregory's Litany: In the crypt connected to the chapel in the Swamp Cemetery (#6).

When you take the four items to your particular blacksmith, you'll receive a faction-specific version of the armor: Raven's Armor (neutral), Raven's Armor of the Elves (Scoia'tael), or Raven's Armor of the Order (Order). You'll also receive 14,000 experience points in total.

"Gaze upon a masterpiece. Superior even to the original!"

Note: Be careful when you accept your new armor. Along with your old armor, you might also drop the potions in your potion slots.


1 - Tower


2 - Kalkstein's Laboratory


3 - Forge


4 - Mine

The combination for the Wayfarer's Stone here is Igni, Igni, Aard.


5 - Refugees' Cave

The combination for the Wayfarer's Stone here is Aard, Igni, Aard.


6 - Chapel

The combination for the Wayfarer's Stone here is Aard, Aard, Igni.


7 - Raven's Crypt


Exits:

1. Path between Old Vizima and the Swamp Cemetery.