At The Mercy Of Strangers

At the Mercy of Strangers is a Secondary quest in The Witcher 3. In it, you get a chance to save a Temerian deserter from certain death.'; document.getElementById("serge_648ac998c20ba86b43957c42").style.display = "block"; }

Key Facts
Location:	Velen
Category:	Side Quest
Reward:	If you save him, he’ll show north of the Pontar river with some friends, and reward you when he next sees you. If you let him die, you’ll get no reward.

Name: John Verdun

Go west from Mulbrydale, towards the river. You’ll hear screaming – follow it.

Walkthrough

Following contains quest spoilers. You’ve been warned

Kill the drowners

Kill the drowners surrounding the tied soldier. He’ll tell you what got him in that mess.

Choice 1

Untie him

Untie John Verdun. He has nothing to reward you with, except his eternal gratitude.

Choice 2

Leave him to the drowners

Leave John Verdun to the drowners. If you come back after some time, you’ll find his corpse.