EccentricOwl said:
That werewolf one? Wow. That's really interesting. That's really, really cool, in fact- cool enough to drop into basically any game. Wow. I'm almost sad I didn't find that. It really does make you think.
Here's another "who's the real monster" story from Chapter III:
In an inn, Geralt runs into Patrick, a knight. Patrick is upset and hires the Witcher to track down his missing sister, who he suspects was victimized and taken away by a vampire. Geralt eventually finds her in the local brothel, and after much investigation and confirmation of the girl's identity (read: sleeping with her), Geralt convinces Patrick that his sister is indeed a vampire and a hooker. However, Patrick is sure that the original vampire is using mind control on his sister and is forcing her to work in the brothel.
Geralt manages to infiltrate the brothel and talk to the Lady of the Night, the original vampire. But the Lady tells us that the girl is quite happy being a vampire and working here, and that men sell their entire estates to be with her for one night. She tells him that all the girls in the brothel are vampires, and they never kill or transform anyone without their consent. She also reminds Geralt that they had a mutual acquaintance, the vampire Regis, a higher vampire who didn't harm humans.
Geralt can just wipe out all the vampires. There's no cure, but if the girl was being mind-controlled then this should break the spell. Patrick and his knights will even show up to help. If he does, however, we learn that the girl really was happy working there, and she ran away from home and became a vampire hooker willingly to escape her cruel, abusive brother who was going to marry her off to a fat old merchant. The girl is distraught that you destroyed her new life and Patrick doesn't even pay you.
Alternatively, Geralt can dishonor his contract and help the vampires. This means directly killing Patrick and a group of knights (presumably some of these men are just innocent knights doing their duty), who arrive to kill the vampires. But the girl remains safe and happy and the vampires can continue their lives.
As for the Abigail/Villager one, you say that there are consequences later on? What are they? Aside from that, well, she doesn't die so I assume you run into her later.
Who is this 'Adam' character you mention?
If Abigail is dead, she cannot help you solve a major quest in Chapter IV. As Guy said, the healer who is there instead will say you have "innocent blood on your hands." The quest is one where you have to send a dead girl's wraith into the beyond, and as a bonus, perhaps send her dead sister's wraith into the beyond as well. The story is this:
The village mayor's daughter Alina is engaged in arranged marriage to the wealthy merchant Julian. However, Alina's sister Celina is terribly jealous because she loves Julian. And to top it off, a local man, Adam is also jealous because he loves Alina. The two sisters have a fight, and Celina accidentally kills Alina. Adam sees this and, in a rage, kills Celina for revenge.
First, you have to deal with Adam. Do you turn him in for murder, or let him go free since he simply took vengeance and it's not really your business?
Second, now both sisters are walking the world as wraiths. If Abigail is alive, she will have the knowledge to tell Geralt that sometimes the use of poetic arguments can get through to the dead. Geralt recruits Dandelion to write a poem, and the two ghost sisters forgive each other and Alina is laid to rest (with Celina, you have to use another method not tied to this quest).
If Abigail is dead though, the healer will tell you someone has to die to get through to Alina. That someone is Adam (slightly more difficult to get him if you turned him in). Adam willingly kills himself and is finally reunited with his love in death. Again, the other sister has to be laid to rest seperately.
It's a good quest, but it's not really tied to the events of Chapter 1 except by a weird coincidence (oh, Abigail, fancy meeting you here!).
