Geralt speaking to Albin Hart at the Scavenger Camp in the quest, "Bitter Harvest"

"Bitter Harvest" is a secondary quest (sidequest) in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

It is one of the sidequests you can do in Velen.

This quest begins in a scavenger camp near the Border Post.

Region[edit]

Velen
Velen
Region
Grayrocks
Grayrocks
Zone

Area[edit]

Scavenger Camp
Scavenger Camp

NPCs[edit]

Albin Hart
Albin Hart

Enemies[edit]

Ghouls
Ghouls
Rotfiends
Rotfiends

How to start quest[edit]

Speak to Albin Hart southwest of the Refugee Camp near the Border Post. You might have to kill the enemies in the immediate area before you can talk to him.

Objectives[edit]

Walkthrough[edit]

You might have met Albin Hart while exploring, or you may have been sent to him by his brother-in-law, the Shady Merchant, during the quest Fake Papers.

Either way, kill all Ghouls and other enemies in the immediate area, then talk to him. He tells you that he runs a scavenge operation but corpse eaters are interfering and killing his workers.

Agree to help him and be prepared to kill the waves of Ghouls and Rotfiends that attack.

Be particularly sure to protect Albin Hart, since if he dies the quest will fail. Give priority to ghouls that are attacking him. If he gets killed, you may want to reload your save.

After killing like a dozen or so monsters, the quest will complete. Talk to Albin Hart again to claim your reward.

Rewards[edit]

You get some crowns as a reward. The amount is dependent on how many of the scavengers survived that attacks. Amount may range from 15 crowns if most of the scavengers were killed, to 50 crowns if you managed to save everybody.

Map[edit]

Witcher3ScavengerCampMap.jpg

Quest Log[edit]

Witcher3BitterHarvestQuestLog.jpg

"Hiring a witcher was one of the best ideas the looters' leader had ever hit upon. Geralt dutifully kept the monsters at bay while they completed their grim harvest."

Strategy Guide/Tips[edit]

  • Your first priority should be to protect Albin Hart. If Albin Hart Dies, the quest will fail and you may not be able to obtain a Transit Pass from the Shady Merchant in the quest Fake Papers.
  • Unfortunately, Albin Hart can be quite careless and he rushes to attack any ghoul that comes near. Best strategy to prevent him from being killed is to stay near him at all times and attack the targets near him.

Related Quests[edit]

Thou Shalt Not Pass
Thou Shalt Not Pass
Fake Papers
Fake Papers