In the outlying village of Aldovia, nestled amidst towering pine trees and surrounded by verdant fields, emanated cries of terror and pleas for help. A grotesque monster, they claimed, had been tormenting them, gorging on their livestock and leaving its prints on their nightmares. The village blacksmith brought forth a pouch filled with coin, presenting it to a stoic character famous for such grisly matters - Geralt of Rivia, the Witcher. With his silver sword gleaming faintly in the mornin