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Embodiment of the Five Virtues achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Embodiment of the Five Virtues

Be given Aerondight by the Lady of the Lake.

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How to unlock the Embodiment of the Five Virtues achievement

  • BiggDopeBiggDope
    02 Jun 2016 02 Jun 2016 05 Jun 2016
    This achievement is obtained by completing the side quest entitled “There Can Be Only One” and is highly missable.

    The quest can be triggered by reading the “Test Yourself with the Trials of the Virtues” note on any of the notice boards within the city of Beauclair.

    Once the quest is active, head over to the isle on Lac Celavy and speak with the Hermit. You will learn that in order to gain access to Aerondight you must first display the five chivalric virtues during your stay in Toussaint: Compassion, Generosity, Honor, Valor, and Wisdom.

    Depending on when you choose to tackle this quest, you may have already completed some of the tasks and/or quests that would have already displayed such virtue. There are about three instances for each virtue, all of which are usually masked by timed dialogue choices you must make during quests. Make sure to read the inscriptions on the stones near the Hermit in order to get some clues for the virtues you might be missing.

    Please see below for a checklist of earliest tasks and/or quests you will come across in Toussaint. For additional opportunities throughout the expansion, visit THIS LINK.

    Trial of Compassion

    Main Quest: The Beast of Toussaint - After fighting the Shalemaar in the arena, you must decide to spare its life.

    Trial of Generosity

    Miscellaneous Task: Beauclair - After completing "Blood Run," enter the Main Square of Beauclair and a child will deliver a letter to you. Give him 5 crowns for his trouble.

    Trial of Honor

    Side Quest: The Warble of a Smitten Knight - After the horse race, choose to accept the mounted duel against the Rivian Prince and defeat him.

    Trial of Valor

    Side Quest: The Warble of a Smitten Knight - After following the Oriel (yellow bird) into the woods and returning to camp, you must decide to finish the tourney and go on to win.

    Trial of Wisdom

    Main Quest: La Cage Au Fou - Thoroughly explore the Wight's Lair and when hiding in the closet, try to lift the curse instead of attacking the creature.


    As mentioned, there are a few more instances to display each virtue throughout the expansion, but the ones listed above are those in which you will come across the earliest. If you happen to miss any, you can choose to carry on and nab the other opportunities, or start the expansion from scratch from the main menu with a pre-made Geralt. It should only take about half an hour to run through the aforementioned quests and obtain all the virtues.

    Once all the trials have been completed, return to the Hermit on Lac Celavy. To reclaim the coveted sword, you must first defeat the Hermit. Afterwards, the Lady of the Lake will appear and award you Aerondight, thus unlocking the achievement.

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    Driryos@Madhatter91 forced dialogue? You're playing the wrong genre if you feel that way. Stick with fortnight and call of duty.
    Posted by Driryos on 08 Dec 21 at 11:44
    Dave H 42@madhatter91 ... none of the dialogue is forced. you can skip at any time. as for loading screens, in 2015 when the game was released, that was normal lol.
    Posted by Dave H 42 on 08 Jan 23 at 10:39
    beanybabyclareWent there and I had already done everything without knowing, so all I had to do was fight the Hermit which was pretty easy. It didn’t pop, so I restarted my Xbox and when I turned it on again I had the notification saying I got it
    Posted by beanybabyclare on 20 Mar 23 at 09:10
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  • King fiShiZKing fiShiZ
    01 Jun 2016 02 Jun 2016 02 Jun 2016
    This Quest There Can Be Only One can be started serval ways, but also by just visiting the small Island in the middle of Lake.

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    To complete the Quest (Embodiment of the Five Virtues Achievement) you need to display the five chivalric virtues during your stay in Toussaint: Compassion, Generosity, Honor, Valor, and Wisdom. If you already completed a few Quests it's possible that you already have completed a few virtues, but it’s possible that you can’t complete the Quest since you chose the wrong options. Here is a (work in progress) List of Oppurutnies where you can earn the virtues:

    Compassion:
    – Main Quest: The Beast of Toussaint – After fighting the Shalemaar in the arena decide to spare its life.
    Side Quest: Mutual of Beauclair’s Wild Kingdom – Decide not to kill the silver basilisk
    - Contract: Big Game Hunter - After helping Beledar, agree to visit him at his feast. Wait until noon the next day, then head on over to the picnic. Ask about his daughter once the opportunity presents itself.

    Generosity:
    Go to Main Square of Beauclair and a child will deliver a letter to you. Give him 5 crowns for his trouble.

    Honor:
    The Warble of a Smitten KnightSide Quest: The Warble of a Smitten Knight – After the horse race choose to accept the mounted duel against the prince and win it.
    Side Quest: Goodness, Gracious! Great Balls of Granite!

    Valor:
    Side Quest: The Warble of a Smitten Knight – After following the girl into the woods and returning to camp, decide to finish the tourney and win.
    Side Quest: Mutual of Beauclair’s Wild Kingdom – Turn down the extra gold at the end.

    Wisdom:
    – Main Quest: La Cage Au Fou – Thoroughly exploring the Wight’s Lair and when hiding in the closet try to lift the curse instead of attacking.
    Side Quest: Gwent: To Everything – Turn, Turn, Tournament! – Win the tournament.

    If you have completed the five virtues go back to the Lake to complete the Quest, after that you receive the Aerondight Sword and the Achievement

    thanks to @dabomb3112 from xboxachievements.com
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    BiggDopeIf you're going to copy word for word some of my solutions from XBA, using the same format, it'd be generous to also credit myself.
    Posted by BiggDope on 02 Jun 16 at 13:49
  • RAPiiDz HD V7RAPiiDz HD V7
    02 Jun 2016 02 Jun 2016
    In addition to the solutions above by PowerPxy, you can also do these if you missed you.

    Compassion:
    - Side Quest: Mutual of Beauclair's Wild Kingdom - Decide not to kill the silver basilisk

    Valor:
    - Side Quest: Mutual of Beauclair's Wild Kingdom - Turn down the extra gold at the end.

    Wisdom:
    - Side Quest: Gwent: TO Everything - Turn, Turn, Tournament! - Win the tournament.
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