n the Heart of the Wood

The quest will start automatically after you get close to the southern exit from
the Fayrlund (M14,1). Walk to a group of citizens surrounding a body of a dead hunter. A
mysterious beast will be responsible for the murder. The citizens of the village will want you
to get rid of the problem. Before taking the contract and bargaining the payment, you must
find out with what are you dealing with.

To learn with what you are dealing you must follow the trail into the forest.

Behind the corpse you will find a trail that you must follow. You will reach a stone with claw
marks. This will tell you that the beast of the forest is a Leshen. Find the monster in the
bestiary and read about it. After that, go back to the village. You can decide who to tell about
what you discovered - Harald or Sven. This choice will impact the rest of the quest.
Option A
If you don't want to kill the Leshen, go to Harald. He will tell you that in order to stop the
monster's attacks an ancient ritual must be performed. Go to the place marked on the map,
more or less 200 meters south. When you get close to the tree, a group of white wolves on
level 15 lead by one animal on level 23 will attack you. Take 5 hearts from the bodies of slain
enemies. Walk to the small altar and make a sacrifice. A short scene will start. Now go back
to the quest giver for the reward.
 Place the wolves' hearts on a small altar near the cliff.

After receiving the money a group of villagers will walk to you. They will want to
take Harald. You can interrupt them, it will lead to a fight in which you will have to defeat 4
warriors on 20 experience level. Killing them won't impact your reputation in the village, you
will still be able to trade freely. If you won't react, Harald will be killed. In both cases you will
receive 60 pieces of gold.
Option B
If you prefer to kill the Leshen, go to Sven who can be found in the center of the village. To
permanently take care of the monster, you must find in the village the person "marked" by
the spirit of the forest. Walk through the village while using the witcher senses. You will learn
that the Leshen has picked one of the girls - Hilde. Tell Sven about it. During the
conversation you will have to decide whether it's better to convince the villagers to kill the
girl or only exile her from the village. The decision won't impact the rest of the quest.
 The woman "marked" by the Leshen is standing near the river.

Now go to the forest and destroy three totems. The easiest way to do it is by hitting them
with the sword. Watch out for branches, they can deal large damage to you. On the way you
can face few groups of white wolves on level 15.