Witcher 3: What Happens if You Refuse to Forgive the Spirit?

[@Kodak1492]

Almost 9 years and this man finds stuff til this day 😳

[@ThatBoyBent]

"till this day" !! Deontay Wilder.

[@costinpopescu1190]

This is nothing but the passion of discovering 🤷‍♂️

[@spacepuf]

10 years in the joint

[@Richwiking318]

Just doing what the legends do

[@justinah7400]

That's a good thing

Only the true fans will get the joke where he says "repeating myself" and puts the actual footage of Yennefer and Geralt kissing, instead of Uma. My man is a legend. Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family.

[@xLetalis]

[@diyeana]

Lol yes. I jumped at that part, fully expecting to say, "Oh Uma" after. 😂

[@GabrielSouza-hm9py]

And also the 0:34 "something rather unexpected", while not selling Ciri. Shocking, I would say.

[@MiSt3300]

As a Pole, I can help out with the SZ CZ confusion. SZ = sh. CZ = ch. SZCZ = shch. Soieszczka makes absolutely no sense in western Slavic names, we don't even use the conjugation of "oie" in any Polish words/surnames. But maybe you mistranslated it, and it sounds very similar to "wieszczka" ("w" instead of "so"), which would mean "prophetess" So maybe it's Hanna Wieszczka Trebinska -> Hanna Prophetess Trebinska

[@niofo7713]

i thought about wieszczka as well! i wonder is it's just mistranscription, bcos that would fit very well. but yeah, the "szczka" part sounds actually legit, it's the "soie" that doesn't sound particularly polish. or maybe it's sobieszczka, that could be a family name too. it would be hanna sobieszczka-trebińska then. (i love ppl being confused by our usage of z, it's like a superpower)

[@dariusz.9119]

@@niofo7713 "Sobieszczka" would actually make even more sense that "wieszczka"

[@maxpodzorski3388]

im a pole and i do agree with this message

[@soapTHEgamer1]

Moze po prostu ma 2 nazwiska Soleszczka - Trebinska czy jakos tak

[@gawelszczytkowski1991]

Szcz is very common... (My father actually wanted to call me Szczepan Szczytkowski ze Szczecinka)

[@xLetalis]

I was supposed to post this video a couple of weeks ago but due to some unfortunate circumstances I had to postpone it. Christmas seemed like a good alternative so there we go :) Happy holidays everyone!

[@Phantom_Knowledge]

Happy holidays to you and everyone!!

[@thejokersmistress15]

You probably won’t see this comment, but I have been binging your channel (it’s one of my favorites) while my newborn son is in intensive care. It has been an emotional and stressful few days, but I listen to your videos when I need to breathe for a moment, and they have been a wonderful and much-needed anchor. So thank you for sharing your passion with us. ❤

[@landismithCOJ]

XLetalis gives us gifts all year. The Witcher is a gift that keeps on giving. Today is a bonus. Thank you, xLetalis.

[@dusan9097]

Incubi make an appearance in the standalone gwent, there is a card in the monster faction, and the artwork is just about what you'd think it would be, basically a male version of a succubus.

[@johntim5293]

I remember two times Geralt mentions drawing a line of salt outside the house. One with Barron and with this woman. I also remember him saying something about scattering salt being a pointless superstition during then doors slamming shut contract.

[@moroblizniak4457]

Yes i remember this too. This one didnt clicked right...

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

​@@moroblizniak4457Possible he tells people to do it to make them feel safe, so they don't go outside and get hurt unnecessarily. I dont think Geralt would be that deceptive but maybe?

[@birbidboxer]

I think he meant its useless against ghosts but the botchling that crowls on the ground might not like the salt

[@celinavivian1162]

@@Your-Least-Favorite-Strangeraah yes I always thought a botching was a large slug variety

[@JohnRStrachan]

Merry Christmas Big Man, thanks for the glorious witcher content for all these years...they really go me into the books and made the series one of my all time favourite stories.

[@xLetalis]

Happy to hear :)

[@Sleepy-roblox]

​@@xLetalishey I will sub if you answer my question please don't laugh

[@xLetalis]

@@Sleepy-roblox

[@sebastiandrewnowski685]

Szczka is a pretty typical conjuction in Polish. It's pronounced /shtchka/

[@Richwiking318]

Čistá krása ❤ imagine American trying to pronounce it 😂 Also some Czech dude here in the comments mentioned that it could be a little girl sobieszczka .. je to možne?

[@misternebojsa]

Ziska😂

[@Emma-se5wm]

I appreciate the darkest dungeon reference...my worlds are colliding....

[@JP-xg6bv]

Letalis, I have severe OCD among many other problems, but my need to see every bit of dialogue and every outcome possible is time consuming and can be stressful. People like you indirectly help so much, because we get to see it all (or almost!) and it's so very entertaining and your voice is so nice to listen to. Thanks for the content, it's always a good time. Plus it's good being humbled in this category, reminds me I cannot find everything alone.

[@diyeana]

The Roach quest was the most exciting quest I'd ever stumbled upon. I had no idea it existed and was disappointed the talking didn't last the rest of the game. (Edit - Why did I grammar edit? I lost my xLetalis love!)

[@animalstylefry]

Incubus might be a play on words in this case. In latin "incubus" can also be a malign spirit who "sits on you" while you sleep, giving you nightmares. "Nightmare" comes from "night" + "mære", the latter being an old english word for "incubus". I don't know where this started exactly, maybe with the painting "The Nightmare" by Henry Fuseli (1781) or the folklore that inspired it, but the fact that mære sounds like mare-a female horse-led people to associate hellish horses with nightmares, despite mære itself not having anything to do with horses.

[@piotrmroczkowski2324]

In Polish version of the game Roach (Płotka) is voiced by a celebrity known for his deep voice. He is a radio DJ and an actor and comedian Wojciech Mann. It's kind of a joke that repeats itself - he was voicing some animated characters in movies (for example Shrek 2) and it was allways a female character (Płotka in Polish is also feminine).

[@RussianBear42069]

“Why’d the horse cross the road” “No idea” *neighs* *geralts facial expression* Heart? Broken Napsack? Stolen Lava? Molten Black Man? Token

[@m1dn1ght5un]

That detail with the salt is mind blowing. These are people seriously dedicated to their craft. Great video as ever, sir. Merry Christmas and I hope the "unfortunate circumstances" you mentioned are improving.

[@serkankorkmaz3221]

you have shown us so many cutscenes, i dont know many of 'em. i'm a new player and i enjoy all your content i mean i love it!

[@xLetalis]

happy to hear :)

[@rodricbr]

3:16 that sad look alongside the sad music really made me sad too

[@xLetalis]

:(

[@seIûne]

I really love that you're still uploading witcher content. Ive been obsessed with the game for years now and thanks to you I know so much - I revisit your videos pretty often, they never bore me, theyre so ineresting and well made. The incredible work you put in it too - from as i said just the productiom, nice and really pleasant to listen to commentary, content, visuals - really everything. My boyfriend is now playing it for the first time (finally) and i just throw random factcs here and there and he loves it :D So really thank you for sharing your love with the game with all of us

[@xLetalis]

Hey it's my pleasure :)

[@Tragobjr88]

I actually looked this up a while ago on your channel, thank you.

[@bishozio]

THANK YOU for your incredible work. Even 9 years after! You're a legend!

[@jackobn.m.g.4806]

Love you man! The fact that you still post about witcher 3 details is a testiment to the greatness of this game

[@pawelos13]

The name is absolutely polish-based (native here), and yes, we have this "szcz" construct in our language, and use it quite often.

[@Pastor24u]

Wieszczka is a type of Arabian thoroughbred (horse) but also means "prophet". Makes sense that ist a wordplay since the quest is about Roach and a mystic... Maybe "So" is a proto-slavic way of pronouncing "W" which gives the word "Wieszczka"?

[@anestismouz]

Merry Christmas, wishing health to you and your family. And, to be an honest selfish man, I wish for you to keep finding Witcher 3 stuff to post till the next game! Happy holidays man!

[@xLetalis]

Thank you :)

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

"I will now do what im often accused of in my videos" Selling Ciri? Yes, you are accused of this rather often - starting to think those rumors might hold water.

[@pyroangel9418]

Hold on, I've played through this quest multiple times on many play-throughs, and I have NEVER forgiven the Umbra for linching his horse, you're telling me that I've killed the woman each time!?

[@xLetalis]

yes

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

A sinple yet hard choice, thanks for this video.

[@gahlster]

The Incubus part made me think of the succubus equivalent that we have in Nordic folklore: In Nordic folklore the are called Mara. I am pretty sure it's from that the English word Nightmare comes from. In Swedish it's Mardröm(dream from a Mara). And now you might conclude why the Psilocybe is called Mardroeme on Skellige. The Mara can enter the room through the smallest of holes so no room is safe. But because of the mara suffers from obsessive thoughts you can fill a psalmbook with cowhairs and put it in the window or litter the floor with flax seed, then she has to count the hair/seeds and wont be able to do you any harm. Sometimes she attacks animals, especially horses. That you can notice if the horse is exhausted and foaming in the morning. you might notice fleted mar-braids in the horses mane as well. Luckily you can scare the Mara away from the animals with a dead bird of prey or a carv in a hexagram(markors(Mar-cross)) on the outside of the animals boxes. None knows for sure where the Maras comes from, some think they are unrestful spirits of unmarried women who have died and looking for closeness and warmth from living beings. Others think they are actual women who are cursed. The curse is then said to come from mothers who have tried to lessen their birthing pains using black magic and climbing through the amniotic membrane of a foal. This way the offspring gets cursed, if it's a girl she will become a Mara and if a boy he will become a Werewolf. The curse of the Mara can be broken if someone tells her that she is a Mara right after she has transferred back into a normal human again in the morning. But one needs to be careful, if the transformation is not fully complete the woman can end up lacking a toe or a finger.

[@TheBayzent]

I always thought nordic Succubi would be the Huldra.

[@gahlster]

@@TheBayzent Yeah, that is another Nordic mythological creature that fits well into the mold as Succubi equivalent, especially the one you can run into in Skellige.

[@HostileMustache]

Merry Christmas xLetalis! Even during holidays, you're still uploading Witcher 3 details, love that

[@makenaiyomi1083]

Always amazing how you still find new stuff 😮 This quest will always be special to me as the very last quest I did on my first playthrough.

[@mluvicikyberkrystal1421]

Idk why but when roaches didnt Finish the joke it was so sad

[@xLetalis]

indeed ;[

[@desrenehanirl7]

xLetalis the gift that keeps on giving! 😊

[@yodoleheehoo90]

I just finished this quest few nights ago, and throughout my playthrus of this game I ALWAYS forgive the poor knight T_T I'm always afraid of what would happen if I don't and feel bad, so thanks for doing this quest for us xLetalis!

[@belladonnahigh9206]

I ended the game 4 times and I ALWAYS do it the same, I just can't bring myself to do something that would go against my heart. The only thing I changed was either romancing Triss or Yennefer. Funnily enough, in my first playthrough I romanced them both and you how that ended - but it was the fault of other games before, where I expected there will be a time to choose one or the other... So I ended up romancing Road/Triss/Yen/Yen. And I think Yen is the right choice. But if I really could, I would end up with Shani, I just adore her and her sweet behavior

[@yodoleheehoo90]

@@belladonnahigh9206 I'm honestly surprised CDPR didn't give us the option of romancing BOTH sisters in the Blood & Wine DLC, sure you can sleep with Syanna, but Anna would have been cool too, even better together😜😅

[@dariusz.9119]

What I think is that "Hanna Trebińska" is translated good. The part "so ieszczka" doesn't make any sense in Polish, but if instead of "so" there was a letter "w" then it would all make sense. "Wieszczka" is an old Polish word that means "seeress, soothsayer or prophetess" basically someone that tells prophecies. So all of this would be "Hanna Trebińska Seeress"

[@stealth11]

It's amazing that they added it into the game that not just Roach, but other animals could talk. Happy Holidays!

[@frostburn3736]

1:14 God damn, I could just keep listening to this non-stop!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Also I believe, another 5 years may pass and still there would be more unsolved mysteries and hidden content in Witcher 3. Thank you for this material though xLetalis. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎅🎄🎆

[@xLetalis]

thank you :)

[@shadowslayer2929]

​@@xLetalis I take it this is a mod or is this a next gen exclusive addition to the game?

[@williamsteedman3717]

When he turned out videos regularly I enjoyed them but now that they are more occasional and it’s like finding something rare and precious.

[@harrierr628]

This game is a masterpiece. When I finish the game I feel so empty and hollow inside that I wish there was like 10 DLC. 😢

[@markstott6689]

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Equally, thanks for this Christmas present of a video. It's good to hear your voice again after being you have been gone for a while. ❄️❤☃️🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁☃️❤❄️

[@xLetalis]

[@graysenm1320]

Great video man. The Witcher 3 is my favorite game of all time but BG3 has recently become a close second. It's pretty daunting getting into it being a total D&D noob but it's totally worth it. All that bring said i would be very interested if you made videos on BG3 as well in the future ♥️

[@moroblizniak4457]

9 years and this game still suprises me.

[@minimaxi6173]

A little reference I've came across, on the bridge down from temple Isle (above dykstras bathhouse) you can find the closed down shop of Percival schuttenbach, there's a poster beside the door that reference his parrot. It's after the mages escape and witch-hunts of non humans kick off

[@eljay2224]

Hey love your videos, i have an idea i think you would do well at: a timeline of geralt and maybe other characters

[@aesirgod7818]

Wow funny coincidence I'm playing blood and wine for the first time and just did this quest last night and can't stop thinking about the conversation with roach when he mentions the whistles and he appears from out of nowhere

[@duffyd2534]

Missed your Witcher videos, such a nice Christmas gift🎅🏼🌲

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

I don't have faith in mankind but in xLetalis I am sure 100%

[@alexweh]

Someday I'll probably have to wake from my funeral, because the notification of a new Missed Witcher details video went off.

[@Xtracttion]

Merry Christmas xletalis❤

[@ProxMackintosh]

Glad I knew all of these after spending 5 playthroughs doing it differently

[@miikayak]

I don't know if this was talked about but south west of Mulbrydale you can rescue a swordsmith and when he return to his village, there a note on that little hut/roof thing that you can read, that is a letter of appreciation for the secret wanderer who brought back the captives, especially the swordsmith

[@inquespot9368]

Ah there is no better outro that riding into the sunset on Roach...unless it's selling Ciri. Merry Christmas xLetalis. I hope you and the family are doing well.

[@xLetalis]

Thank you

[@modnarm9341]

You really are, dedicated to your craft. Until now you are seeing things that many of complitionist have missed

[@ComancheWarrior63]

I've owned Witcher 1, 2 & 3 for a very long time but somehow I still haven't gotten around to playing any of them. I have serious issues with making bad choices in games and since making the wrong choice or doing quests in the wrong order can destroy the playthrough I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to play them. XLetalis I have truly loved learning about these games through your videos. I might not get to play them but I have come to love them thanks to you. Merry Christmas friend.

[@Sageoftheforest7]

Awesome video as always! Happy Christmas Letalis! ❤

[@Valhallaeiru]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for bringing on the good stuff!

[@AD3SPG]

The voice actor of geralt is in spellforce III

[@bobbenson6825]

"Good God! That's xLetalis' theme music!" It's a holiday miracle, he's back!

[@valentinmaican5744]

Merry Christmas, thank you for the video and good health for you and your family 🎄

[@Wyttazs]

Thats probably the only quest I managed to miss somehow. Didn't know it existed until now

[@KillmanPit]

SZ makes the "sh" sound as in "show" and CZ makes the "ch" sound like in challenge. And it definitely feels like a Polish name.

[@CanadianWafflez]

my favourite youtuber uploaded!!

[@shadow_song]

witcher contradictions sounds like a good video idea!

[@willbyers7233]

Not gonna lie… i just checked up your account earlier and thought “ohh no christmas witcher content for xLetalis” and now we’re here. Merry Christmas my guy! Hope you had a good one!

[@Daniel-fh2ci]

I miss your videos when you don't upload, we encourage you, if you want to try other games or something, we will be here for you

[@Witcherx2727]

Let’s gooo another vid

[@redwallace4575]

Merry Christmas to you & your family! Thanks for another cool video. I finished watching your playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins the other day. That would be a fun franchise to revisit in the New Year…if the next game ever comes out!

[@JeanPierreRheinault]

6:37 Perhaps it's about the word "wieszczka", which means in polish: "prophetess".

[@W._Langman]

What a wonderful Christmas present seeing your video in my recommended😊

[@mgmfontes8513]

I don't think the salt thing is a contradiction, I think geralt says that kind of stuff just to make people feel safe even though it has no effect.

[@abstractnonsense3253]

A nice surprise for Christmas. Merry Christmas xLetalis.

[@devendrasinghgour550]

You are really an Encyclopedia of witcher 3 🙌🏻

[@xLetalis]

[@bernardvc5820]

thanks, nice christmas present :). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And all the best to you and yours.

[@scimmiaarcana9633]

Cool detail discovered today: if you kill the bandits npcs (they're passive but you still can attack them) at the crossroad tavern and then you go to do bloody baron quest his men will not open the door knowing what you did and the people will escape from you while the outside guards will attack you changing the quest and making you have some really cool interactions

[@xLetalis]

oh I thought that's relatively common knowledge

[@adamskrodzki6152]

So, there is no name in Polish that ends with IESZCZKA, there is a word WIESZCZKA which means more or less 'prophetess'. Super cool you find this interesting things in Witcher so many years after release. Big fan of your videos

[@leung1111]

Welcome back, miss your videos

[@LLuneLLi_98]

I know there are a lot of videos out there about the witcher gear. However, I have never seen a video about mixing gear to get the bonus and create new playstyles.

[@MaggieCardozo]

Happy holidays for you and your family, and thank you so much for being around this year! Your videos never fail to be interesting

[@tgreaux5027]

I have 2,000 hours in this game and I never knew this quest even existed. I thought I did every quest wow

[@kapilthevkanapathipillai6424]

The man is back!!!

[@jasondetilly5647]

Great video as always! Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!

[@its_dey_mate]

Happy holidays xLetalis! Hope you and your family have a great time!

[@DulashRanjeewa]

Secret :- While the battle at Kaer Morhen, you can jump out of the castle wall and kill Imlerith and get back into the castle through broken wall, If you didn't choose to patch up the wall

[@christopherg2347]

Salt lines probably only works against some weaker spirits. It sounded like it was a longshot to work against a Umbra. Maybe it worked for a few days after it was weakened/dispersed by Geralt? But eventually it grew to strong and just walked over it.

[@piotrwoejko5857]

Great details! Merry Christmas! And as for the female name from the necklace, sequence of letters like „szcz” are pretty common in Polish. You spell them similar to SH and CH. Cheers!

[@CoolGuyJ84]

Huh, didn't realize the line of salt, and didn't know all animals speak in that New Game Plus when save is made at this quest's point. Thanks for another Witcher video. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

[@kleszczoros4885]

6:40 Spieszczask is really close to Sobieszczak do i guess there is a b missing in translations (looks more Like surname than seconds name) But Hanna is a Polish name And i also think it maby is Treblińska as Hanna Treblińsla is a polish painter

[@2KXMKR]

The "elaborate plate" on her necklace appears to be a wax tablet. I'm actually impressed that the devs modelled it and didn't just stick a piece of paper on her. Wax tablets are one of the earliest known reusable note pads in history, dating back to 1400 BC. You would scratch notes into the wax and later scrape the wax out, melt it and pour it back into the tablet. Let it dry and you have a new notebook. Interesting little detail.

[@athapar91]

Merry Christmas boss. Thank you for the amazing content!!

[@connor56347]

"Something rather unexpected" shows Geralt holding Ciri's hand and not taking the gold from Emyhr

[@xLetalis]

[@efaristi9737]

1:32 Well, they do now, considering the Incubus card of Gwent. 9:43 A cow who speak Elder Speech ? XD

[@xLetalis]

I should really catch up with Gwent

[@efaristi9737]

@@xLetalisIt's in the monster deck, i don't remember which edition. They are quite sexy but that's to be expected from the male counterpart of the Succubus.

[@Jared861]

Merry Christmas to you and your family and everyone watching this. Love your videos Letalis :)

[@rafmatt1607]

Strange timing since according to Polish Christmas tradition animals can speak at midnight of Christmas eve.

[@manga2752]

The only instance of Incubus in the Witcher universe I know is the Gwent card game, where it's a monster card.

[@gamingsolvesmyissues8192]

Then I'd consider you to be a little bit of a meanie HELL YEAH DARKEST DUNGEON REFERENCE

[@xLetalis]

[@Aci_yt]

You're telling me we almost got a cute incubus twink in the witcher??

[@dwori]

I think the polish word in the middle of the name is _maybe_ "sobieszczka" which means "little girl" in English. No idea what the name itself references in polish culture though, I'm czech, not polish ;)

[@Richwiking318]

Vyzera to tak .. chcelo by to 100%ne potvrdenie od nejakeho Poliaka :)

[@MiSt3300]

@@Richwiking318 "sobieszczka"? I've never heard this being used to describe a little girl. This sounds more like "wieszczka" which means prophetess. Tak, jestem z Polski (; Wiem że chcecie to potwierdzić na 100%, ale to jest nie dobre tłumaczenie. Myślę że lepsze jest "wieszczka". Pozdrav Czeskych brati!

[@kleszczoros4885]

Yea tho i think its Hanna Treblińska as there is a Polish painter James that

[@jakubbacmaga2164]

About "Hanna (so)ieszczka trebinska" - Hanna is a regular name in Polish, "Trebinska" does look like a real family name for a woman (though it would be rather spelled "Trebińska" or "Trzebińska"). Not sure about the middle one, but "ieszczka" does look a bit like incomplete "wieszczka" - seer/prophetess. BTW in Polish "sz" is pronounced like "sh" in "shadow" (Ш), "cz" like "ch" in "change" (Ч).

[@lavenzaa]

I finished my very first Witcher playthrough a few days ago and today I discovered that I somehow MISSED THE TALKING ROACH QUEST!!! I'm devastated! I started a new playthrough immediately (level 5 atm) and it's all I'll be able to think about from now on 😭