No keys for Person's In Destress map markers

[darxide]

No keys for Person's In Destress map markers

Trying to release the guy in the cage at the Bandit's Camp in Velen. I'm told he's the vendor that should be in Oreton. He has Gwent cards. I want those cards.

I've killed everyone in the camp and looted everything and there's no key. It's not on the leader's body. I did a search for a solution and found that this problem is somewhat common and isn't limited to only this location. I cannot find a solution. I have reloaded the most recent save several times and the key never appears.

I'm reloading the most recent save and leaving the camp alive so that I can come back later after a fix is in place and get that key.

 

[darxide]

Think I found the source of this problem.

If you run near enough a Person in Distress and the bandits spawn around it, the leader will have the key. If you don't kill them and leave the area completely it causes the area (and the bandits) to despawn once you're far enough away. Upon returning, and the bandits being respawned, the key will not be present. There might be some requirement in between the despawning and respawning of them that triggers the disappearance of the key, but I am not sure.