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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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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Are the Crones of Crookback Bog 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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What happens if you save the Whispering Hillock?

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 you kill the spirit in the tree?

There's no right or wrong answer here. It goes into your perception of what would be the lesser evil. 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 it better to kill the tree or the Crones?

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 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 the ghost in the tree 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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Is the spirit in the tree evil Witcher 3?

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 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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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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Are the Crones in The Witcher evil?

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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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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 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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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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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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How do I save Anna in Witcher?

If you don't want to spare the tree spirit, talk to the crones first and they will give you the task of killing it. If you kill it as per their instructions, Anna will be spared. She only gets irreversably cursed if you go against their wishes.
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What happens if you free the monster under the tree Witcher 3?

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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How do you save the orphans in Witcher 3?

It's a sidequest that branches off from the "Ladies of the Wood." Geralt can choose to free the Ghost in the Tree and in return, the ghost will rescue all the current orphans from the Crones, supposedly it's an easy choice, except the Ghost is insane and will kill all the villagers of Downwarren in revenge.
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What happens if you don't trust Annabelle Witcher 3?

As it turns out, Anabelle is a Plague Maiden, who are only at peace when they have their revenge. When you hear a scream from Graham's hut, you may go back and see the cost of lifting the curse. Now ride back and talk to Keira. Fight Anabelle- You can choose to distrust Anabelle and she will reveal her true colors.
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How do you save the kids of Crookback Bog?

Freeing the Whispering Hillock after starting Ladies of the Wood will prompt Geralt to request for the orphans in Croockbag Bog to be saved. The Whispering Hillock will hold its end of the bargain and save them which will prompt the Crones to curse Anna into a water hag.
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Can Anna be saved Witcher 3?

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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Do I kill the whispering hillock?

If you decide to kill the spirit, you will save Downwarren from being massacred and the Baron from losing his wife. However, nobody will be there to save the orphans, and the Crones will take them (and most likely eat them).
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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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