Like any self-respecting member of the nobility, a jarl of Skellige needs to have a weapon worthy of their station. While it should be a deadly implement fit for war, it must also look the part with fine craft skills and rare gems incorporated into a powerful person’s arsenal.

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InThe Witcher 3quest The Family Blade, Jarl Crach an Craite’s family sword, Kuliu, was stolen by bandits. Geralt can accept a contract to find and return his old friend’s weapon for a small reward. This quest will lead you on a wild goose chase through Ard Skellig as you track the thieves down.

Picking Up The Contract

You can find the contract for this quest atthe Kaer Trolde Harbor notice board.Pick it up to receive your first objective, finding the thieves near an obelisk not far for Kaer Trolde.

You can also pick upContract: Muire D’yaeblenat the Kaer Trolde Harbor notice board, which will net you a little more money.

A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s map, showing where the contract board in Kaer Trolde Harbor is.

There arethree renegades at the obelisk.These bandits are not in a talkative mood and will attack you as soon as you arrive, leaving you no choice but tokill all of them.

Search their bodies for a journal.The thieves had tried to fence the weapon but couldn’t find any buyers. They figured that Crach’s rival, Madman Lugos, might be interested in the weapon. The quest will update, leading you toa fort far to the south.

Geralt approaches a pair of enemy fighters by the coast, with the bones of a beached whale in the background.

Searching For The Family Blade

If you haven’t unlocked any Fast Travel points, you will be in for a long ride between the obelisk and the fort. As the journal indicated,there are more renegades at the fort.Once again, you will have tokill the small groupandsearch for the next journal.

There isa Harpy Nestat the fort. You shoulddestroy it with bombsfor some easy loot.

It turns out that Madman Lugos wasnot happy about being presented with a stolen swordand had chased the bandits away. With little recourse, they are trying tosell the weapon in Novigrad.They are on the coast, trying to get passage off the island.

The quest willsend you to a distant coastto catch the bandits before they leave. Once again, it’s a long ride to the next area.

At the final site,kill the renegadesand search their bodies for Kuliu. Once you have it,go to Kaer Trolde Harborand look for Olaf. The guard will be relieved that the weapon had been recovered. He will give you the reward and end the quest.

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