History NightmareFuel / TheWitcher3WildHunt

* The White Orchard tavern fight at the end of the prologue, from the point of the view of the onlookers. They see a group of men, who are most likely drunk, accost two strangers, who then proceed to kill all of them with little effort (depending on how well you play, it could be over in less than ten seconds). Do they say "thank you for taking care of those ruffians"? Of course not, they're absolutely terrified, and tell Geralt and Vesemir to get out and never come back. No wonder witchers are so feared. Also, there's no way to avoid this fight.

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[[caption-width-right:350:He wants blood, and he will not stop.]]

* Although Dettlaff isn't actively malicious, he is incredibly emotional and impulsive, and his anger is all but directionless, lashing at anyone in his vicinity. When he learns that the love of his life had used him as a pawn, he promptly declares war on Beuclair itself, swarming the city with lesser vampires in a massive temper tantrum, filling the streets with blood and death, just to force her to show herself one last time.

[[caption-width-right:350:Whenever you see him, '''RUN.''']]

* Another of the new areas in the DLC brings Geralt to an abandoned castle haunted by an ancient leshen. After dealing with the monster and exploring the ruins, Geralt discovers the castle belonged to an [[EvilOldFolks elderly count]] who [[ImpoverishedPatrician tried to restore his diminished fortunes by]] [[IHaveYourWife taking the children of nearby nobles hostage]] and demanding a ransom. The last girl they kidnapped turned out to have been marked by a leshen, which moved into the forests around the castle and killed anyone it caught in the woods. When only a handful of people were left alive, the count heard killing a person marked by a leshen could destroy it, [[WouldHurtAChild driving him to murder the girl in desperation]]...which did nothing because, as any witcher knows, killing one marked by a leshen doesn't destroy the monster, only allows it to be destroyed. Geralt finds the count's body amidst the ruins; it is implied that after killing the girl, he and his surviving staff left the castle, confident they were safe, only to be killed by the leshen irregardless.

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* Seeing Regis and Dettlaff go through Dun Tynne in search of Rhena, they butcher the enemy like something out of a horror film. Fast, powerful, and unstoppable. And Regis is the one who views himself as a pacifistic humanitarian!

* In one of the new areas unlocked by the DLC, Geralt comes across an abandoned old chapel haunted by a particularly vicious wraith. After dispatching the wraith, Geralt finds a journal on a nearby body that reveals the wraith was the wife of the dead men, who'd apparently been a great beauty in her youth, but slowly sank into [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] of the couple's three daughters as her looks faded. The journal says that any mention that the girls had inherited their mother's looks was enough to [[BerserkButton set her off in a jealous rage]]. The penultimate entry states that the guy came home one night to [[AdultFear find the bodies of his drowned and mutilated daughters]] in the chapel grounds and his wife standing on a stool under a tree with a noose around her neck, [[ItsAllAboutMe raging that the girls had taken her beauty, the one thing she cared about]] before [[DrivenToSuicide jumping off the stool]]. The final entry (implied to have been written before the unfortunate husband's own suicide) reveals he'd sold everything he owned to the Church of the Eternal Fire in a desperate effort to gain his wife's forgiveness in the afterlife. A particularly scary quest for anyone who's seen or experienced the effects of postnatal depression.
* Another of the new areas in the DLC brings Geralt to an abandoned castle haunted by an ancient leshen. After dealing with the monster and exploring the ruins, Geralt discovers the castle belonged to an [[EvilOldFolks elderly count]] who [[ImpoverishedPatrician tried to restore his diminished fortunes by]] [[IHaveYourWife taking the children of nearby nobles hostage]] and demanding a ransom. The last girl they kidnapped turned out to have been marked by a leshen, which proceeded to move into the forests around the castle and kill anyone it caught in the woods. When only a handful of people were left alive, the count heard killing a person marked by a leshen could destroy it, [[WouldHurtAChild driving him to murder the girl in desperation]]...which did nothing because, as any witcher knows, killing one marked by a leshen doesn't destroy the monster, only allows it to be destroyed. Geralt finds the count's body amidst the ruins; it is implied that after killing the girl, he and his surviving staff left the castle, confident they were safe, only to be killed by the leshen irregardless.

** Even people who don't make pacts with Gaunter can suffer terribly. The professor you meet has went blind from simply learning about Gaunter and spent years inside a protective circle, out of fear. When knocked out of the circle he immediately dies due to a misstep.
*** Pay close attention when Geralt and the professor are talking. At certain points, Geralt will be distracted by the floor above them shaking and dust falling onto the professor's makeshift prison. We never find out what is up there, but one interpretation is that Gaunter secretly followed you, is in the house, and ''is upstairs, listening.'' It's very possible that Gaunter then killed the professor, as punishment for revealing his secrets to Geralt.
*** Just before you leave the room, [[SchmuckBait extinguish the candles]] around the circle. [[spoiler: The moment the lights are out, you hear the terrifying sounds of ''something'' escaping from inside the circle]]. [[NothingIsScarier Something that even as a witcher, Geralt cannot see but only hear]].
*** You can read the blind professor's memoirs which reveals something terrifying and tragic in equal measure: The professor was tormented by horrible nightmares, until he saw his daughter in his dreams - he didn't have a daughter in real life, but he came to believe he had one in his dreams. She was beautiful and intelligent and he loved her dearly, and over time he came to look forward to sleeping so he could enjoy watching his "daughter" grow up. And then one day she caught a sickness and withered and died in his arms, filled with boils and pus. Even when Master Mirror has taken everything away from you, he can find ways to take even more.

* Another of the new areas in the DLC brings Geralt to an abandoned castle haunted by an ancient leshen. After dealing with the monster and exploring the ruins, Geralt discovers the castle belonged to an [[EvilOldFolks elderly count]] who [[ImpoverishedPatrician tried to restore his diminished fortunes by]] [[IHaveYourWife taking the children of nearby nobles hostage]] and demanding a ransom. The last girl they kidnapped turned out to have been marked by a leshen, which proceeded to move into the forests around the castle and kill anyone it caught in the woods. When only a handful of people were left alive, the count heard killing a person marked by a leshen could destroy it, [[WouldHurtAChild driving him to murder the girl in desperation]]...which did nothing because, as any witcher knows, killing one marked by a leshen doesn't destroy the monster, only allows it to be destroyed.

* After completing the mission 'Witcher Wannabe' if you go inside the small building with two angel statues on either side of the door you can find a small chest. Then, when you leave... the angel statues have moved to stare at you and are in the middle of the cementary. Walk past them and then rotate the camera to look at them; they have turned AGAIN to stare at you. Do it one more time and they are GONE. There are [[DoctorWho Weeping Angels]] in Velen.

* A Hym possesses people that have committed horrible crimes and forces them to hurt themselves. Even horribly mutilating themselves in the later stages. One might think that wouldn't be bad, but they only latch on to guilt. Meaning [[TheSociopath sociopaths]], psychopaths, and [[ObliviouslyEvil people who honestly don't believe their doing anything wrong]] won't attract it. It's highly likely that [[TheAtoner someone that would do anything to make up for their actions]] would be the most susceptible to possession.

** Worse, Yennefer shoots down the attempt by Geralt to calm his wounded spirit. She doesn't believe it's really a person after all. Although to be fair, the situation is something that is very hard to confirm either way.

** What makes things arguably worse, is that the Ladies are the closest thing this region has to a BigGood, it is noted throughout the region NPCs chatter and dialogue, that the Ladies do keep their bargains and promises, although sometimes with a dash of JackassGenie thrown in, [[SarcasmMode all they ask in return]] is offerings usually of [[{{Squick}} ''severed ears and children to consume.'']]

* In one of the new areas unlocked by the DLC, Geralt comes across an abandoned old chapel haunted by a particularly vicious wraith. After dispatching the wraith, Geralt finds a journal on a nearby body that reveals the wraith was the wife of the dead men, who'd apparently been a great beauty in her youth, but slowly sank into [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] of the couple's three daughters as her looks faded. The journal says that any mention that the girls had inherited their mother's looks was enough to [[BerserkButton set her off in a jealous rage]. The penultimate entry states that the guy came home one night to [[AdultFear find the bodies of his drowned and mutilated daughters]] in the chapel grounds and his wife standing on a stool under a tree with a noose around her neck, [[ItsAllAboutMe raging that the girls had taken her beauty, the one thing she cared about]] before [[DrivenToSuicide jumping off the stool]]. The final entry (implied to have been written before the unfortunate husband's own suicide) reveals he'd sold everything he owned to the Church of the Eternal Fire in a desperate effort to gain his wife forgiveness in the afterlife. A particularly scary quest for anyone who's seen or experienced the effects of postnatal depression.

* In one of the new areas unlocked by the DLC, Geralt comes across an abandoned old chapel haunted by a particularly vicious wraith. After despatching the wraith, Geralt finds a journal on a nearby body that reveals the wraith was the wife of the dead men, who'd apparently been a great beauty in her youth, but slowly sank into [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] of the couple's three daughters as her looks faded. The journal says that any mention that the girls had inherited their mother's looks was enough to [[BerserkButton set her off in a jealous rage]]
[[/folder]]. The penultimate entry states that the guy came home one night to [[AdultFear find the bodies of his drowned and mutilated daughters]] in the chapel grounds and his wife standing on a stool under a tree with a noose around her neck,

[[/folder]]. The final entry states that the guy came home one night to find the bodies of his drowned and mutilated

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** What makes things arguably worse, is that the Ladies are the closest thing this region has to a BigGood, it is noted throughout the region NPCs chatter and dialogue, that the Ladies do keep their bargains and promises, although sometimes with a dash of JackassGenie thrown in, all they ask in return is offerings usually of severed ears and children to consume.