Are the Crones powerful?

They wield powerful magic, but one different from that of mages. They draw power from water and earth and are bound to the land in which they live.
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Are the Crones good or evil?

The Crones' are the major antagonists in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt serving as the main antagonists of the Velen arc. The three women, named Whispess, Weavess and Brewess, are witches living in Crookback Bog in Velen. Despite their evil nature, the people of Velen depend on them.
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Why are the Crones scared of the Wild Hunt?

The Crones fear The Wild Hunt due to the apocalypse (the white frost) that they can bring into Velen and other areas. While Ciri was escaping from the Wild Hunt, she teleported herself to Crookback Bog. The Crones found her and took her to their cabin.
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Is the whispering hillock spirit evil?

The Whispering Hillock Walkthrough. The quest is embedded within “Ladies of the Wood”. The quest can also be done before the event of “Ladies of the Wood” if you so happen to discover the tree first. It involves an evil spirit inside a tree (which might not be so evil after all depending on your point of view).
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Do you ever fight the Crones?

While the game might seem random during a first playthrough of The Witcher 3, it's not. Ciri will always lose this game and fight the Crones. Afterwards, the player will control Ciri as she descends to the boss arena.
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Can the Crones be killed Witcher 3?

Use Blink if they are close by to deal damage to them both. Otherwise, hit them one at a time, until they teleport. Whittle down their health, while dodging their attacks and the Crones will be dead in no time.
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Did the Crones eat the orphans?

However, this worship isn't without cost: they readily participate in mutilating themselves and even send children to the orphanage, knowing they'll be killed and eaten by the Crones.
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Should I free the ghost in the tree Witcher 3?

Originally Answered: Should I free or kill the tree spirit Witcher 3? That is completely up to you. If you free the spirit, I believe you have the option for it to either save Anna or save the orphans. But it comes at the price of the spirit destroying a village.
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Is it better to free the Whispering Hillock?

There's hardly a 'lesser evil' choice in this quest as all possible outcomes have severe consequences. To be brief, by killing the spirit you help rid the crones of a powerful enemy and it's implied they eat the children. But if you let the spirit loose it wrecks havoc in Velen and the crones punish Anna.
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What is the scariest enemy in The Witcher 3?

Leshen are perhaps the most intimidating and creepy of monsters in The Witcher 3. They are imposing in stature and spooky in appearance. You can usually find them at night, wandering in forests. On their own, they like to dig into the ground, sending roots out to strike from below.
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How do you beat Crones?

Watch for ripples in the water to see where they go. Use Blink if they are close by to deal damage to them both. Otherwise, hit them one at a time, until they teleport. Whittle down their health, while dodging their attacks and the Crones will be dead in no time.
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Should you help the Crones or the tree?

Which should you choose? There's no clean or tidy outcome for this quest, but the most generally positive solution is to kill the Ghost in the Tree.
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Can you loot the Crones bodies?

Looting the Crones (optional)

When you're back to Geralt, you'll be a bit further ahead at the end of the cave system, but it's possible to go back and loot the caves, including Fugas and the Crones.
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What happens if you free the tree spirit before meeting the Crones?

That route is for people who want to free the spirit but don't want Baron to die. You free the spirit, it kills people of Downwarren. Normally if you free the spirit, Anna will turn into a waterhag, Baron will die, but because you do it before meet the crones, Anna will be mad, Baron will take her away.
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Is it better to save Anna or the orphans?

Saving Anna will result in the orphans being sacrificed and eaten by the Crones, and saving the orphans will result in the death of Anna after she is turned into a hag, which in turn will result in Tamara cutting ties with her father, and the Baron will hang himself.
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Are the Crones evil?

They fear the Wild Hunt because they know of the apocalypse they bring. They also fear She-Who-Knows, as she seems to be a grand power that could also upend the natural order. They may be evil, but only inasmuch as a predator is evil to the prey — and the Crones, unfortunately, prey upon any mortals that get near them.
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How do you keep the baron alive?

Killed the Whispering Hillock- The Whispering Hillock died, Baron and Anna will live, the orphans will die, and Downwarren will be safe. Freed the Whispering Hillock before starting Ladies of the Wood- The Whispering Hillock is free, Baron and Anna will live, the orphans will die, and Downwarren will be destroyed.
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What is the best choice in return to the crookback bog?

The correct choice is the Hollyhock bloom doll and picking this one will lift the curse and Anna will become human again.
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What is the best option in the Whispering Hillock?

The recommended choice in the Whispering Hillock quest is to kill the spirit. The battle is not overly difficult, but if you do still have trouble, you can choose to trick it in order to kill the spirit while avoiding combat.
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Should I free Ladies of the Wood?

While there's no clear "best" choice, you are able to save more lives by choosing to kill the spirit rather than free it, but it is up to you whether or not those lives are actually worth saving.
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Can the bloody baron live?

Given that both the Baron and Anna survive, this is generally considered the best ending for the Baron's storyline, though it depends on how you look at it.
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How do you save Anna and the orphans?

So the only way to save the children AND Anna is to begin The Ladies of the Wood quest as normal up until the point where you get Johnny's voice back for him but when he wants you to follow him back to the orphanage to meet the Crones, leave and go do the Whispering Hillock thing and free the Tree Spirit.
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Can you free Anna from the Crones?

If that's the case then yes, you can save her life. During the quest “The Whispering Hillock” you need to kill the tree spirit as the Crones tell you too. This leads to the Crones murdering the kids, but it also spares Anna's life as well as the village of Downwarren.
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What happens to the children at Crookback Bog?

If during the Ladies of the Wood, when Geralt is tasked with killing, he decides to slay the spirit in the heart of the tree, then the orphans in the bog will be sacrificed to the Crones.
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Who created the Crones?

The Crones and She-Who-Knows

It was the Lady of the Wood who then created three “daughters” for herself, as she felt very lonely. During this time, it was the singular Lady who governed over the people in the swamp. Her daughters simply served as her messengers and mouthpieces.
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