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Inn at the Crossroads (Part of "The Nilfgaardian Connection" Quest):
As Geralt rides up to the Hanged Man's Tree, several quests will have been initiated in the journal including: In Ciri's Footsteps, Pyres of Novigrad, and Destination: Skellige. These are all main quests in Act I and thus one can take their time getting to them. For now, follow the marker to proceed through Mulbrydale and across the river to the Inn at the Crossroads.

When Geralt enters the inn he can either go straight into conversation with the Innkeeper to progress the quest or speak with the couple at a table nearby to learn a tidbit about the current ruler of this land he's arrived in. The innkeeper isn't too forthcoming with information about Hendrik and as soon as Geralt sits down to enjoy a drink the inn clears out and some of the Baron's thugs enter. Choose any of the following three options with the associated result:

Back off or die: Causes the baron's men to become hostile and Geralt will be given the objective to defeat the baron's men. Additionally, more thugs will await outside but can be avoided by sneaking out the back door. The innkeeper will be upset that Geralt has caused trouble and possibly brought the baron's attention to their village but he will tell Geralt what he knows about Hendrik. Afterwards, either sneak out the back door to avoid more confrontation with the baron's men or go ahead and kill them all.
I'm a witcher: Causes the baron's men to fear Geralt and they will leave him alone to finish his drink. The innkeeper will thank Geralt for not starting trouble with the baron's men and give up the information needed to find Hendrik. Afterwards Geralt can continue to question the innkeeper to learn some more tales about the bloody baron. However, if players repeatedly attempt to interact with the Baron's men at the Inn immediately afterwards or do any offensive maneuver in front of them, they will turn hostile and the game will proceed as if the player had chosen the first option.
Care for a drink?: This will lead to a second choice and third choice where Geralt can choose to either pick a fight with the same result as option 1 or Geralt can defuse the tense situation leading to the same result as option 2. If Geralt does buy them a drink he won't actually pay any Oren3 but some details about this land's current ruler, the bloody baron, can be gleaned from the conversation.
Note: Your actions with the baron's men here will affect how easy it is to gain entry to the Baron's fort at Crow's Perch during the main quest, Bloody Baron. None of your actions will make things impossible later on, but the nicer you are the easier it will be to gain access to the fort. It will also complicate matters at The Pellar's hut during Family Matters if Geralt reveals that he's a witcher to the soldiers outside as they will deduce that he was the one who killed their friends.

Walkthrough Source: https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nilfgaardian_Connection

At the Mercy of Strangers:
Along the riverbank, on the road between Mulbrydale and Inn at the Crossroads, shouts of a man in distress can be heard. The man in question, John Verdun, is tied up on the shoreline and surrounded by drowners. Take care of them, then speak with John to decide his fate.

It appears that the man was a former Temerian soldier but his army was destroyed by the Nilfgaardians after which he deserted. When the refugees he was fleeing with found out that he was a deserter they tied him up and left him. If Geralt should point out he doesn't believe refugees would tie him up to die simply for being a deserter, John insinuates there may be a bit more to the story but doesn't say anything else. The witcher may decide to either:

Untie him and receive his thanks, but no coin (earn 25 XP earned based on the Story and Swords! difficulty level)
Leave him to his fate and come back a day or two later to find additional drowners and the man's corpse
At this point the quest concludes, however if Geralt decides to untie the man and let him live the story can continue later in Novigrad.

If allowed to live, John Verdun can be found later, northwest of the Border Post on Grassy Knoll, in a bandit encampment that was formerly a refugee camp. It appears that John and a group of bandits he'd gathered had caught up with the refugees that had tied him up and, in retaliation, proceeded to kill them and loot the area. Now that he has coin again, John then offers to pay Geralt for his previous kindness. The witcher may choose to accept the coin payment (50 XP earned based on the Story and Swords! difficulty level and 50 Oren3) or fight John and his friends (50 XP earned based on the Story and Swords! difficulty level). Regardless of choice, the quest will then end.

Walkthrough Source: https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/At_the_Mercy_of_Strangers

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