What happens if you save the children Witcher 3?

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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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 children in The Witcher 3?

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 to the children 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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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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Why You Should Sacrifice The Children of Crookback Bog In The Witcher 3 - The Whispering Hillock

Can you save Baron and children?

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

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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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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Is there a way to save Anna and the children Witcher 3?

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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Should I let junior live Witcher 3?

If you spare him, he becomes a hobo and you see him getting attacked by some kids. If you kill him, Dudu takes over his identity and turns his business legit. It's probably better for revenge to spare him but you make Dudu's and maybe some other peoples lives better if you kill him.
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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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Does saving Saskia affect Witcher 3?

If you choose to release Saskia from her curse, Triss is still freed, in this case by Letho, the true kingslayer--yet there are damaging repercussions for mages, who are now the victims of a witch hunt that would not have begun had you freed Triss from her bounds.
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Does Anna have a good ending?

In the final moments of the show, it's revealed that she was released in 2021, just two years after her sentence, on the grounds of good behaviour, only to be detained again a month later by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) for overstaying her visa.
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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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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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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 the Crones eat the orphans?

Asking about her, the Crones reveal she made a deal with them to prevent her own unborn child from coming to term in exchange for a year of servitude. They then put her in charge of the orphans and fattening them up for the Crones, who would then eat them.
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Do you ever fight the Crones Witcher 3?

During the "Bald Mountain" quest, Ciri will have to face off against the Crones once and for all. After you fight them, two of them will wind up dead (or should, anyway, it is a tricky fight). However, Weavess uses her ability to turn into a flock of ravens to escape.
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What happens after the bloody baron dies?

Everything happens in game after you complete the quest. Just continue a couple of quests and then head back to the Baron's castle. You will find out. And they start to pillage and rape if the Baron dies.
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Should I go see the Baron's daughter Witcher 3?

Head inside to learn about the wife and daughter's locations. The wife is missing, but his daughter, Tamara, is in northeast Velen in Oxenfurt. It's a long hike and it's optional to go see Tamara. Either go see her in person for the baron or just go back to him at Crow's Perch.
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How many endings does the bloody baron have?

The Bloody Baron questline in Witcher 3 can end in one of two ways, and the outcome depends on if the player did the Whispering Hillock quest first. In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, there are plenty of different ways things can end, and this holds true for side characters like Phillip Strenger, the Bloody Baron.
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What happens if you go with the baron to the swamp?

Geralt decided to help the baron and ventured with him into the bog. There they happened upon unexpected company - Tamara and a band of witch hunters, who had also set out in search of Anna. They joined forces and found Anna, sadly turned into a terrible beast by a curse the Crones had cast.
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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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Why is the bloody baron quest so good?

The Bloody Baron quest is one of the best examples of how player decisions have an effect on the development of The Witcher 3's story, which the game treats in a way that few other RPGs manage.
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