Walkthrough

This page contains IGN's walkthrough for the side quest Rose on a Red Field from The Witcher 3's first DLC expansion, Hearts of Stone.

Rose on a Red Field can be accepted at the beginning of the main story quest “Evil’s First Soft Touches.” When leaving the manor, you will be approached by a young woman asking after her friend. Accepting this job will unlock this side quest.

Head to Bowdon with the quest selected. Upon arrival, use your Witcher Senses to pick up a mysterious scent. Follow the scent inside one of the houses. Geralt finds the remains of a drug operation. Check out all the equipment, grab the letter on the desk, and then look at the back window, where someone clearly escaped through.

Run outside and follow the footprints to a nearby field with hay stacks. In the middle of the field you will find a corpse. Investigate the corpse then turn around 180 degrees. Walk toward the fence line with your Witcher Senses activated. On the other side of the fence is a new trail of footprints. Follow them until Geralt realizes they hop on horses. Ride Roach or walk to follow this trail.

Before too long you will come across a group of five soldiers. Quickly take care of them and inspect the cabin. Open the chest on the right-hand side to find a diagram for “Trousers diagram- untranslated.” This diagram will activate another side quest, “From Ofier’s Distant Shores.” To continue this quest, go back outside and grab the letter on the nearby cart and read it to learn the next location.

Ride off to the next waypoint where you will come across two guards. They aren’t too keen on you being there. You have three options for dealing with them. You may fight them, pay them off with 1000 crowns, or use Axii (if you have it leveled up). With the guards out of the way, head inside the hut to find an underground drug lair.

Inside, you’ll meet with the leader and hear his sob story. With his tale over, respond as you would like and get ready to fight. Use Quen and Aard to deal with the Fallen Knights . With all of them down, raid the laboratory as you wish and leave the area. Ride back to Oxenfurt to see the woman that gave you the quest. Reap your reward and the quest will conclude.