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Fake Papers is a Secondary Quest in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. Secondary Quests are optional Quests not required to finish the game. Some of these quests may have a bearing on certain Main Quests or may be a consequence of another Quest.

Fake Papers can be obtained by speaking to the shady merchant marked with a yellow exclamation mark just south of the Border Post in Velen. This quest is one of the few ways to get a Letter of safe conduct required to cross into Redanian territory. 

During the war that pitted the Northern Realms against Niltgaard, the border along the Pontar river was closed. Whoever wanted to cross at the border posts had to show a pass issued by the Redanian high command. Or, barring that, one of the convincing counterfeits sold by the shady Redanian who hung about near the river crossings.

The Witcher 3 Fake Papers Objectives

If Geralt accepts to do work for a discount:

• See what the counterfeit pass seller's brother-in-law need.
• Return for the discounted pass.

Rewards for Fake Papers in The Witcher 3

• Letter of safe conduct

Walkthrough for The Witcher 3 Fake Papers

Since all borders have been closed off by King Radovid V, only a selected few with a pass may be able to go through. These passes aren't easy to come by that's why some merchants resort to making counterfeit passes for those who are willing to pay for them. Once you reach the merchant in the area, you will have three choices here:

• You can pay the full price for the pass which is 100 Crowns.
• You can ask for another way, then use Axii, it will require you to have Delusion level 1 for this. This will lower the price to 50 Crowns.
• The merchant will task you with helping his brother-in-law, Albin Hart. The price will be lowered to 25 Crowns if Albin survives.

If you chose the first or second option, the quest will be concluded immediately. If you chose the third option, you will need to complete the quest Bitter Harvest, then when you come back to this merchant, the price for the pass will be reduced to 25 Crowns.

It is important to note that when you do the quest Bitter Harvest, you will need to keep Albin Hart alive. If he dies and you report back to this merchant, he will refuse to deal with you and the quest will fail. You can still decide to not mention the matter and choose one of the two options above.

Whatever choice you make as long as you obtained the pass, the quest will be completed.

The Witcher 3 Fake Papers Notes & Trivia

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