Can you save the baron's wife and the children?

[Spoilers] Found a way to save both the orphans and the baron's wife. However, if you free the spirit before talking to the village elder of Downwarren about it, the orphans will be rescued, Anna won't be turned into a water hag and Strenger will attempt to find a cure.
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Can you save the Baron and the children?

This result in the death of the orphans, but both Anna and the Baron will be alive instead. Freed the Whispering Hillock after starting Ladies of the Wood- The Whispering Hillock will be free and live, Baron and Anna will die, the orphans will live, and Downwarren will be destroyed.
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Is there a way to save Anna Strenger?

In this context, Anna Strenger can be saved but with a negative consequence to her. Anna goes crazy after the loss of the children at Crookback Bog. This outcome can be achieved only if Geralt kills the being in the tree. The outcome will be shown in the quest Return to Crookback Bog.
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How do you get the best ending in bloody Baron?

Thus, there's no true 'best' or even good ending, but from the Baron's perspective, this is the best ending he could've hoped for. Achieving this ending depends on your decision made during "The Whispering Hillock" quest when Geralt had to choose between freeing the ghost in the tree or killing it.
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What happens to the orphans of 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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Is it better to save the orphans or Anna?

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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Can you save the kids from the Crones?

Ride the horse back to the tree spirit to free the spirit. If you do this AFTER starting the main quest “Ladies of the Wood”, the tree will free the children at Crookback Bog, which will upset the Crones and spell danger for Gran.
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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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Should I do Ladies of the Wood or Bloody Baron first?

The two quest lines are intertwined, whichever you do first doesn't matter as you'll get to a point in both where you can't progress without catching up on the other.
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What should I tell the baron?

After completing Ladies of the Wood, return to Baron Strengar and tell him what you've learned about his wife to complete the quest. From here, Geralt can either follow the Baron in the side quest Return to Crookback Bog, or continue his search for Ciri in the main quest Pyres of Novigrad.
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How do you save Anna the Baron and the children?

The requirements for saving Anna is that you carry out the crones' wishes (kill the spirit) IF you speak to them and haven't killed the spirit yet, ie. spirit still alive; spoken to crones; must kill spirit.
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Should I find the Baron's daughter?

Optional: Find Tamara, the baron's daughter, in Oxenfurt

You don't have to go find her at all and you can always go look for her after you talk to the baron. Doing it first marks off another objective in “Family Matters,” though, so we suggest getting it out of the way. Head northeast to the city of Oxenfurt.
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Why did Anna cheat on the Baron?

Anna, either due to loneliness or not able to put up with her husband's drinking or a combination of both, soon turned to a childhood friend, Evan, for comfort and for about 3 years had an affair with him while Phillip was away.
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Should I talk to the Baron?

Talk to the Baron

But more imporantly, he'll give you a border pass for an easier entry into Oxenfurt. If you've already completed A Towerful of Mice by this point, the pellar will talk to you as you near the armorers to give you the side quest, Forefathers' Eve.
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Can you save the duchy?

In the first ending, Anna Henrietta — the Duchy of Toussaint — and her estranged sister Syanna both survive. To achieve this ending, you need to retrieve a magic ribbon from a fairy-tale world and kill the higher vampire Dettlaff.
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Can you find the Baron again?

No. He's either dead or have left with Anna to take her to a healer. This also means, that if you forgot to play him in Gwent, the Velen Players quest is dead (sadly it doesn't fail as it should, for some reason). But other than that, I agree, The Baron is one of the best written and voiced charaters in the game.
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What is the best ending for Ladies of the Wood Witcher 3?

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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How do you get the good ending in Ladies of the Wood?

The Ladies of the Woods

However, to truly finish the storyline and get the good ending, you need to complete the Return to Crookback Bog as well. The Ladies of the Wood will summon a fiend to fight you and the witch hunters, so you'll need Relict Oil, Samum bombs, and heavy use of Quen.
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Is Bloody Baron the best quest?

In addition to its well-told main story with an exceptional cast of characters, the game offers what many fans believe are some of the finest side-quests in the medium. One of the most beloved by fans is undoubtedly the mission of the Bloody Baron.
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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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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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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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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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Should you help the Crones or the tree?

Originally answered: “Should you kill the being in the tree in Witcher 3?” In hindsight, yes. The Ghost in the Tree is an insane creature with power over the land of Velen, and is the creator of the crones. She's potentially more powerful than the crones, which is why they want her dead.
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Are the crones of Crookback Bog evil?

The Crones of Crookback Bog are some of the creepiest monsters that roam the Witcher universe, and you're about to find out why. Witcher's beware — the Crones are vile creatures of evil deeds.
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