Berengar

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The witcher that was first mentioned by Vesemir, Berengar had left Kaer Morhen before Geralt's arrival.

After a long search through the swamp, Geralt finds a cloven Salamandra medallion, along with Berengar's belongings leading him to conclude that Berengar must be dead. However, in Act IV, Geralt finds Berengar, still very much alive just outside of Murky Waters.

Berengar and Geralt work together briefly, before Berengar explains why he left Kaer Morhen. He voices his disdain for the Witchers, whom he holds responsible for denying him a normal life. Later, on Black Tern Island, Berengar confronts Geralt with the intention of challenging him to a duel, forcing Geralt to choose once again, his next course of action.

If he spares Berengar, then Geralt will have an ally to aid in the final battle with Azar Javed. If he duels with Berengar (as Geralt tells Berengar, just before the fight), only one can come out alive and since the game is called The Witcher and not Berengar's Journey's though Temeria, he prevails. This leaves Geralt with Berengar's remaining belongings, which include a powerful medallion, so powerful in fact, that Azar Javed cannot fail to notice it in the final battle.

[edit] Associated quests

Berengar is implicated in the following quests:

• Alvin
• Armor
• Berengar's Secret
• Memory of a Blade (indirectly)
• Ripples
• Sweet Revenge
• The Paths of Destiny

[edit] Journal Entry

Vesemir mentioned a witcher who had left Kaer Morhen before my arrival. His name is Berengar. Berengar was seen in the Outskirts earlier. He agreed to kill the Beast but then disappeared. Did he fear facing the monster? Berengar remains one step ahead of me. He was in Vizima, where he was hired by Kalkstein the alchemist. Just like me. The early rumors about Berengar proved false. The witcher was working with Salamandra, and the Professor had ordered him to find Alvin. I finally met Berengar in the village of Murky Waters. A bitter and unfriendly outcast, he bears a grudge against other witchers. Apparently, I'm included. I had a serious conversation with Berengar, which left me with a better understanding of his experiences and motivations. Berengar seemed moved and decided to seek peace elsewhere, far away from trouble. Berengar wrote a letter in which he admitted that he was a coward, that he had collaborated with Salamandra and that he had betrayed Kaer Morhen. I was moved by our meeting -- Berengar set off to Vizima to catch Azar Javed in a hidden Salamandra laboratory. This time it was Berengar who followed me. He came to my aid as I fought Azar Javed. Unfortunately, he perished, but his sacrifice was not in vain.