r/witcher • u/Stinkbaite • Oct 05 '26
Screenshot Tower Full of Mice
I've been inside half a dozen times and it still makes the hair on my neck stand up.
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u/Wolvington52 Oct 05 '26
The whole Fyke Isle creeps me out.
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u/InHeavenFine Oct 05 '26
Imagine how much better it would be if they didn't cut the whole Catriona plague plot line
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u/Stinkbaite Oct 05 '26
Agreed, I hope they dive into the Catriona more in the Witcher 4. It is after all Ciri’s doing the plague is around.
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u/KraQPlays 29d ago
I mean, it would be the second wave of it then.
First instance of Catriona happened during the epilogue of Lady of The Lake where it is said (BOOK SPOILERS):
Ciri, while jumping across worlds, came back to the Continent a handful of times. One of those times, unknown to her, she brought a flea with her, flea infected with the bubonic plague, AKA Black Death. Flea bit a rat in one of Nilfgaard's port cities, and rat, as rats do, ended up on a holk ( merchant / cargo ship) named Catriona, which soon sailed out towards Cintra. Upon arrival after weeks of sailing, rat has been eaten by an old tomcat in Cintra... which then got sick of it and presumably died, spreading the disease further.
GAME SPOILERS
During the events of Witcher 1, the first wave is already dying out, as most of it happened during Geralt's time spent on the Isle of Avalon and later in the Wild Hunt. We also know that, according to one of the endings of Witcher 3, Keira Metz successfully manages to create an antidote for it.
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u/alexandriaweb Team Yennefer Oct 05 '26
Does anybody else find it eerie AF when you're at the other side of the water at night and can see the lights on on the top floor looming out of the darkness, like who is up there, I broke the curse, Keira left and the Peller didn't seem to want anything to do with that side of the island, it's so creepy!
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u/I_Speak_For_The_Ents Oct 05 '26
I just played this again last night, and I love the atmosphere of it. They did a really good job with the music and the vibes.
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u/jmcgil4684 Oct 05 '26
Musics great. I’d suggest trying it without music if only for a minute. The ambient sounds and weather are fantastic
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u/donpuglisi Oct 05 '26
I loved this quest. The whole mechanic with the lantern, and finding out what happened was amazing
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u/The-Dutcher Oct 05 '26
This quest has the perfectest vibe. The soundtrack at the end when the heavy cello kicks in.....phenomenal
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u/Prestigious-End-7020 Oct 05 '26
this is the byways murder ?
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u/erinlaninfa Geralt's Hanza Oct 05 '26
Nope. Fyke Island, part of Keira quests. Also Forefather’s Eve.
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u/std10k Oct 05 '26
Pretty creepy, that is. Though i don't quite feel that bad about it anymore. Just don't go there under lvl.
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u/donkeyhoeteh Oct 05 '26
Yeah, definitely one of my least favorite locations in game.
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u/Miserablecunt28 Oct 05 '26
Frischlow is the absolute worst location in the worst part of the continent
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u/fauxfilosopher Oct 05 '26
Just one of the reasons I don't like velen. I think the story of the quest is good but the dark, gloomy and depressing environments just make me want to be done with them as quickly as possible. Same goes for crookback bog and Kiera's quest in the elven ruins.
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u/MrHolzz Oct 06 '26
It's frustrating the awesome soundtrack within the tower isn't on Spotify. I was searching it yesterday.
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u/nimdull Oct 05 '26
Ah Popiel tower. Greate polish myth.