The Curse of Carnarvon

You can start this quest by looting a journal and a key and from a corpse at the hidden treasure location north of the Castel Ravello Vineyard signpost.

Walkthrough[]

You start the quest by finding the hidden treasure located north-northwest of Castel Ravello Vineyard, Geralt will remark on something not being right. You will encounter Barghests at the location, kill them and loot the corpse to find a key and Alistair Carnarvon's journal. After reading it, go to the marked location where you will encounter 2 Archespores. Kill them then unlock the chest in the camp to complete the quest.

Inside big holes in the ground you can also find a letter written in Elder Speech and scroll from Crevan Carn. They aren't important for this quest, but unlock an additional dialogue option with Fox Hollow's innkeep.

Journal entry[]

While seeking a bit of respite amidst the forests that covered the slopes of Mount Gorgon, Geralt ran into... a dead man and a pack of barghests! Once he had dealt with the spectral canines, he decided to search the pockets of the unlucky traveler. The witcher hoped he would find something that would shed some light on the deceased's last days alive.

The dead man proved none other than a treasure hunter. That, at least, is how I would like to think of and term him (for there is no honor in speaking ill of the dead). His notes indicated that he and some others of his ilk had dug up an elven cemetery near the village of Fox Hollow. However, they had dug up one jewel too many... When the feelings of guilt and shame had grown to be too much, and the expedition's members had begun, one by one, to disappear, Alistair Carnarvon, for that was our deceased hero's name, had decided to inform a group of scholars at Castel Graupian of his find. Said scholars, he believed, would look to the ancient necropolis and extend their care over it. Alas, he never managed to reach the scholars, and the treasures he had left behind in the camp were now ownerless...

Geralt found the camp as well as a field that had been dug up thoroughly. Strewn about it were the urns and remains of elves who had been buried there. The chest Alistair had left behind contained no burial jewels. It was, however, full of gold and highly interesting diagrams. The witcher concluded he was free to take it all, and in doing so he would not disturb the Aen Seidhe who lay there in eternal slumber.

Objectives[]

• Read Carnarvon's journal.
• Find the treasure hidden in the treasure hunters' camp.

Notes[]

• The archespore fought in this quest are considerably stronger and faster than the regular variant. However, they may not spawn the typical exploding pods.
• The reward loot will always be Diagram: Toussaint knight's tourney armor, 250-400 , Toussaint knight's tourney gauntlets, 3-6 chitinous shells, 1-3 infused crystals, 1-4 hardened leather, 1-3 dimeritium ore and 4-7 orichalcum.

Bugs[]

• It is possible that the quest doesn't complete and remains so indefinitely. To avoid this, make sure that it is the currently selected quest and pick up the two notes in both pits before looting the chest.
• When looted, the armor diagram's name actually displays as "Diagram: Toussaint knight's armor", which is an entirely different one. Everything after that works fine, it is only the display name when found that's incorrect.

Trivia[]

• In all likelihood, the title of the quest as well as the fictional treasure hunter refers to Lord Carnarvon, the discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb, and the strange disappearances to a purported curse on the tomb.