Playing with the Devil: Uzhitz

Follow our guide to complete the 'Playing with the Devil' quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Learn how to deal with Gertrude, find the women, and navigate the woods at midnight.

Alright, so you've picked up the 'Playing with the Devil' quest from Father Godwin in Uzhitz. He's heard some whispers about the local herb-woman, Gertrude, getting a few Uzhitz women involved in some shady business, possibly witchcraft. Your first job is to head over and have a chat with Gertrude to get the lowdown.

When you find Gertrude, you'll need to use your wits and charm to get her to open up. If you're good at persuasion, this will be a breeze. Once you've convinced her, she'll spill the beans: the women in question are Vera, Khuta, and Zlata. Turns out, the witchcraft rumors are a bit of an exaggeration; Gertrude just sold them a potent, and potentially dangerous, hallucinogenic potion. Now, your next step is to track down these three women in Uzhitz and figure out exactly what they're planning with that potion.

The game will mark their locations on your map, making them pretty easy to find. While you can get a decent idea of their intentions by talking to just one of them, I highly recommend speaking to all three. Each conversation will give you more specific details about when and where they plan to meet in the woods later that night.

Once you've gathered intel from all the women, it's time to head to their meeting spot in the woods. The map will guide you there, and you can use the time dial to set it to midnight. You'll find them gathered just outside the treeline. Your job is to follow them discreetly into the woods to their actual meeting place.

As you follow them, you have a choice: you can hang back and stay hidden, making sure they don't spot you, or you can reveal yourself. If you decide to approach them openly, be prepared to negotiate and agree to their terms if you want to stick around.

After a bit of waiting, a cutscene will trigger. Henry will end up with some of the potion's ointment smeared on him. This is where things get interesting – the women now see you as the devil they're supposed to bargain with. You'll need to pick one of them to 'cavort' with in their altered state. Just approach the one you choose from behind, and you'll get an option to pick an easy lock. Go ahead and pick it.

Shortly after, another cutscene plays out. Two woodcutters will ambush the women, mistaking them for witches. This is a critical moment: you need to step in and subdue or kill the woodcutters to protect the women. If you don't intervene, the woodcutters will kill them. Regardless of how you handle the woodcutters, you'll wake up the next morning with the quest objective to report back to the priest. Speaking to Gertrude again after this won't progress the quest, so your main goal is to find Father Godwin and tell him everything that went down to wrap things up.