Is the spirit evil in The Witcher 3?

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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Is the spirit in the tree evil 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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Who is the bad guy in The Witcher 3?

Their main suspect had been the mage Stregobor (Lars Mikkelsen) — with his vocal anti-elf views, they're certain he's not only responsible for missing Aretuza apprentices, but has also been spying for Nilfgaard. But, as they find out, the real villain is actually Vilgefortz of Roggeveen (Mahesh Jadu).
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What happens if I free the spirit in the tree?

If you agree to free the tree spirit, she will agree to help you and will save the orphans, but she will destroy the village (and the villagers) nearby.
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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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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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Can you free the spirit and save Anna?

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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Are the Crones evil Witcher 3?

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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Should I spare the ghost in 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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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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Who killed Vilgefortz?

It took the combined effort of Geralt, Yennefer, Regis, and a few others of Geralt's friends to weaken Vilgefortz enough for Geralt to be able to finish him off. Geralt finally killed Vilgefortz by cutting his head off, but not before Vilgefortz caused a lot of damage, such as melting Regis.
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Who is the good guy in The Witcher?

Don't let anyone give you that lesser/greater evil crap — Geralt's the good guy. Is Geralt a good person? Yeah, he is.
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Who is the boy who cried wolf in The Witcher 3?

Joss is the young boy from Aesop's fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and can be encountered in the Land of a Thousand Fables. True to his tale, he lies all the time. If Geralt enters the illusion: Geralt, along with Syanna, encountered Joss who was naturally lying as always.
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What happens if you save the spirit Witcher 3?

Free the spirit

If instead of slaying the beast, Geralt frees the spirit beneath the tree, the Hillock will help the orphans in the bog escape. Enraged that she allowed this to happen, the Crones promise Anna that she will be punished.
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Did the Crones eat the orphans?

People from Velen who were unable to feed their children would also send their children on the 'sweet path' which led to a village in the bog. There, the children were expected by the Crones who gave them food. However, once the children were fed they would eventually be eaten by the Crones.
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What happens if you free the evil spirit Witcher 3?

Spirit is free: If the spirit is freed, it saves the children from the Crones, and eventually places them in the care of Marabella at Novigrad. However, the spirit attacks Downwarren, killing most of the villagers. The Crones punish Anna for losing the children and curse her as a water hag.
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Should I free tree spirit Witcher 3?

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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How do you save the ghost in the tree Witcher 3?

If Geralt decides to spare the Ghost in the Tree:

These whispered words convinced Geralt and, following the spirit's instructions, he lifted the curse, transferring the druid's ghost into the body of a black mare. And so the spirit was set free, and the dark powers afflicting the Whispering Hillock were dispersed.
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Should I free the spirit in 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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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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How do you save the Baron and his wife?

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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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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Does the Baron cure his wife?

By choosing the correct doll, Anna is turned back into a human being. Unfortunately, the curse is tied to her life, meaning even though the spell is broken, she still dies. However, Anna gets some time to say goodbye to both The Baron and her daughter.
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Does Anna ever recover Witcher 3?

Though Anna was found in the end, she was no longer herself, for a terrible curse had transformed her into a monster. The witcher had a good idea who had prepared this fate for her. and lifts the curse from Anna: Geralt snapped the evil spell afflicting Anna, restoring her true form.
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Can Anna be saved?

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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