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Keira Metz's Hut

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Geralt arrives at this rural cottage northeast of Midcopse during the quest Hunting a Witch after tracking down the local village healer. Upon finding the cabin empty, Geralt investigates the interior with Witcher Senses and activates an enchanted skull to open a portal into a lush subterranean cavern. There, he reunites with the sorceress Keira Metz while she bathes, learning about an elven mage connected to Ciri before preparing to investigate nearby ruins.

Region
Velen (No Man’s Land)
Levels
Level 5–6
Getting there
Located northeast of the village of Midcopse and west/southwest of the Forest Hut.
Connects to
Midcopse, Forest Hut, Fyke Isle
Related quests
Hunting a Witch · An Invitation from Keira Metz · A Towerful of Mice · A Favor for a Friend

Services and people

Merchants 1

  • Keira Metz · Alchemist and magical goods vendorInside the hut's main living area and bedroom

Quest NPCs 2

  • Keira Metz · Offers questline and gives XenovoxInside the hut's main living area and bedroom
  • Local peasants · Gather seeking cures and fortune-tellingOutside the hut's front door and porch

Services 1

  • Midcopse signpost · Fast travel pointNear Keira Metz's Hut

The short version

What matters

  • •Talk to Keira during "An Invitation from Keira Metz" to accept her request and receive the Xenovox.
  • •Buy the Potion of Clearance, crafting recipes, and magical goods from Keira while she is stationed at her hut.
  • •Loot the interior furniture and cellar tinderbox to acquire the Recipe for Black Eyeliner, Letter to Alexander, and Manuscript page: Albedo.

Common mistakes

  • •Postponing Keira's secondary quest until late in the game; entering "The Isle of Mists" permanently fails her questline.
  • •Delaying the purchase of the Potion of Clearance from Keira, as her vendor inventory here becomes permanently inaccessible once her questline moves to Fyke Isle.

What you can skip

  • •You can bypass scanning the safe cottage exterior for enemies, as the yard and porch have no threats or boss encounters.

Walkthrough May be incomplete

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

  1. 1

    Approach the Cottage

    When you arrive northeast of Midcopse during the main quest "Hunting a Witch," observe the exterior garden near the Midcopse fast travel signpost. You will see a small crowd of local peasants gathered by the porch and front door seeking cures and fortune-telling from the "witch."

    Watch out: There are no combat encounters in this safe yard, so keep your weapons sheathed.

  2. 2

    Search the Main Living Area

    Step through the front entrance into the kitchen and living room of the two-room cottage. Check the various sacks and containers for minor random loot and crafting materials, then grab the Recipe for Black Eyeliner sitting directly on the table opposite the front door.

  3. 3

    Investigate the Bedroom

    Head into the bedroom and inspect the furniture with Witcher Senses to find the Letter to Alexander directly on Keira's bed. Search the loot chest located inside the cottage to obtain the Torn-out page: Dimeritium Bomb formula before proceeding further.

  4. 4

    Loot the Cellar

    Locate the trapdoor on the floor and climb down into the underground cellar beneath the cottage. Gather additional crafting materials and minor random loot from the containers, making sure to open the tinderbox to secure the Manuscript page: Albedo.

  5. 5

    Step Through the Secret Portal

    Return to the bedroom where you will trigger a cutscene showing Keira Metz vanishing into a magical teleportation portal. Interact with the enchanted passage concealed behind a tapestry in the bedroom to transport Geralt directly into an underground elven bath chamber sub-location where Keira is bathing behind an illusion.

  6. 6

    Return for an Invitation

    After concluding the exploration of the elven ruins, return to Keira Metz's hut during the secondary quest "An Invitation from Keira Metz." Talk to Keira inside her living area and bedroom to accept her Fyke Isle task, which awards you the Xenovox.

    Watch out: This questline and the Xenovox will be permanently failed if you do not finish it before traveling to the Isle of Mists in "The Isle of Mists."

  7. 7

    Trade with Keira Metz

    Before completing her personal questline, browse Keira Metz's inventory inside the cottage while she operates as a vendor. Purchase valuable goods such as the Potion of Clearance, glyphs, runes, diagrams, and alchemy ingredients directly from her.

    Tip: Stock up on the Potion of Clearance early if you plan to reallocate your character abilities.

    Watch out: Buying items from Keira at her cottage is permanently locked out once her questline moves to Fyke Isle and she either dies or relocates to Kaer Morhen.

Checklists

Achievements here
Friends With Benefits MissableComplete Keira Metz's personal secondary questline culminating in "For the Advancement of Learning," ensuring you do not lock yourself out before finishing her tasks.

Achievement guide and roadmap →

Items May be incomplete

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Tips
  • Activate Witcher Senses upon entering the hut to highlight the magic items and the enchanted skull in yellow to quickly open the portal without scouring every room blindly.

Not listed for this area: secrets, enemies, shops and people.

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