#Witcher 3 portrait of hierarch Patch#

The Novigrad branch of the dwarf-owned Vivaldi Bank is on Hierarch Square, where Florens and Orens can be exchanged for Crowns, and loans can be taken out. Districts like these keep NovigradвЂ™s economy alive, and provide a wealth of jobs for the common folk, even if the working conditions are often grim.ДЄnd all that money has to go somewhere, which is where NovigradвЂ™s many banks come in. Traders are also present in Glory Lane, a district where Geralt can meet the master blacksmith Г‰ibhear Hattori. And they sell their catch in the Fish Market district, a hub of merchants trading in fish and other goods. The Golden Sturgeon is a rowdy dockside tavern popular with sailors looking to drink their shore leave away, including fist-fighting champion Georgius вЂThe PiledriverвЂ™ Georg.ДЄ network of canals runs through Novigrad, where locals will often be found fishing. You can also find captains here who will, providing they have the coin, take travellers to places like the Skellige archipelago. Harborside is where ships come in from the Great Sea, bringing goods from faraway lands for merchants to sell in town. Industry is also an important part of city life, and some areas of Novigrad are devoted to commerce. Just off the square is the famous Kingfisher Inn, a cosy tavern whose resident bard, the beautiful Callonetta, frequently brings patrons to tears with her songs of romance and adventure. This busy marketplace throbs with life, with merchants, craftsmen, conmen, beggars, bankers, thieves, and nobles merrily rubbing shoulders. YouвЂ™ll find the well-to-do mingling with the mucky rabble in the city centre-particularly around Hierarch Square.

Not every upper class citizen hides away in prestige districts like Gildorf, however. But that hasnвЂ™t stopped Whoreson Junior, one of the cityвЂ™s crime lords, buying a townhouse on the island. And, of course, the Temple Guard is out in force, making sure order is kept in this most holy of sites. At the base of the tower, whose flame can be seen burning for miles around, youвЂ™ll find crowds of worshippers praying and priests giving passionate sermons. This is the religious heart of the city, home to the Great Temple of the Eternal Fire. Gildorf is also notable for its connection to Temple Isle via St. Compared to The Bits, itвЂ™s like a different city. There are no beggars or cutthroats here just strolling nobles clad in fine, colourful clothes and a huge contingent of Temple Guards to keep the riff-raff at bay. Here the wealthiest citizens live in opulent villas, relax in SigismundвЂ™s Bathhouse, and engage in all manner of hedonism at the Passiflora, NovigradвЂ™s finest brothel. Gildorf is the cityвЂ™s most affluent district, elevated above the grimy slums below-both literally and figuratively. Of course, for others, life in Novigrad is sweet. Novigrad may seem like a shining beacon in war-ravaged Velen, but for some folk, life there is just as tough as anywhere else.

Geralt meets a fugitive mage called Remi Villeroy, who fled with his family after the witch hunts broke out. Although not completely safe from the prying eyes of the Eternal Fire, magic users and non-humans can find some safety here.

#Witcher 3 portrait of hierarch Patch#

Outcasts can also be found in Farcorners, a patch of farmland just outside the city walls. This hereвЂ™s the last bastion of normality, sanity, reason.вЂќ

вЂњBut itвЂ™s the rest of Novigrad thatвЂ™s putrefied. вЂњThey call this place the Putrid Grove,вЂќ the King of Beggars tells Geralt. This is the only place in the city where people on the fringes of society can live in peace without being hounded by the Eternal Fire's witch hunters. In his sanctuary youвЂ™ll see elves, dwarves, and humans living together, and mages plying their forbidden trade. Putrid Grove is similarly impoverished, but has become a haven for non-humans and magic users, who live under the protection of Francis Bedlam, the King of Beggars.