The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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Friend of Trolls

Spare all trolls in the game. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked

How to unlock the Friend of Trolls achievement in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Definitive Guide

Wyndo

TrueAchievements

01 May 2012 00:27

I think the first Solution is for Iorveth's path (Chapter 2 part).

If finishing Chapter 1 on Roche's path, things play out a little differently -- at least, they did for me.

The Chapter 1 troll is the same. You have to do the quest involving "helping" the troll. Just ignoring him entirely won't get you the achievement.

In chapter 2, there is a wild troll in the ravines which you can find early on. I didn't kill it (just avoided it), but I've heard that it doesn't matter.

The two main trolls, I encountered in reverse order. Late in Chapter 2, in The Siege of Vergen, you'll be travelling the ravines to get back to Vergen. I encountered the female troll first. Just choose conversation options that are non-confrontational. Then, you'll go past the quarry (can't miss it -- it's a huge hole with spiraling paths leading down). Go up and around to the left of it, and you'll find the male troll. He's under attack, so help dispatch the attackers.

I initially told him that his wife might have encountered some soldiers. He decided to go to Vergen to join the battle (although he didn't get far), and even though I didn't kill him, I didn't get the achievement. I reloaded a save prior to the female troll, talked to her again, got to the male troll, and this time told him his wife was okay. He heads off to find her, and the achievement unlocked almost right away upon ending the conversation.

Hope that helps, for people on Roche's path.

01 May 2012 00:27

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Thanks for that. I'll update the guide.

By Wyndo on 16 May 2012 00:01

Hi - I followed the instructions and I kill the 3 men attacking the Troll, however, I can not talk to the Troll to unlock this achievement. It looks like Roche attacks the Troll and the fight keeps on going until the Troll dies. I can't figure out how to talk to the Troll. Please help.

By KiloOscarZulu on 28 Jun 2013 07:11

Im on Roaches path, I just went through the fog but the path to where the troll would be is blocked off. Does this open up via story on roaches path? is something bugged?

By D34dBodyMan on 02 Oct 2016 22:50

I completed the Troll Trouble quest in Chapter 1, sided with Roach, and didn’t kill the trolls in Chapter 2 (I left them sitting down next to each other). I did not get the achievement, even after starting Chapter 3.

Edit: Got it by siding with Iorveth.

By HolyHalfDead on 26 Nov 2022 23:23

I did everything I could in chapter 1, up until the two "Crossroads" quests are added. I even helped the bridge troll and finished that quest line. Then, I saved right by the troll, and just made sure not to save over it through the course of the rest of the game. It doesn't matter if you sided with Iorveth or not during the earlier fight.

I then went to talk to Roche, to continue on Roche's path. I went forward that way, found and "helped" the trolls during the end of chapter 2 (as explained in the guide, to get this achievement) , and went on to finish the game.

Afterwards, I reloaded my save at the troll in Chapter 1. I talked, told him I had a change of heart, and killed him. Then I went and helped free Iorveth, entered chapter 2 on Iorveth's path, did the first part of chapter 2 (walk through the fog, and meeting with the council) so that the gates would open and I could go find the trolls near the quarry. From loading the save to killing the chapter 2 trolls was less than an hour.

By doing Roche's path first, there's less game to replay to arrive at the chapter 2 trolls. If you do it the other way around, you have to go almost entirely through chapter 2 to reach the trolls on Roche's path. However, if you're doing two full play-throughs anyway in order to get the other mutually-exclusive chapter 2 (black ops) and chapter 3 (spellbreaker) achievements, then it's probably not going to matter which you do first.

By Wyndo on 04 May 2012 03:33

i didnt do the troll quest in chapter 1, so i didnt kill the troll then i talked to both trolls in chapter 2, and never got the achievement.
so that answers your question, you have to complete the quest in chapter 1 or no achievement

By Moonwalk knee on 15 May 2012 03:15

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SRJB

TrueAchievements

19 Apr 2012 18:50

This achievement is for not killing the 3 trolls in the game.

The first is in ch. 1, under the bridge, when you get to him you have the option of killing him or helping him, just dont kill him and you're good.

The other two trolls are in ch. 2. You meet a male troll who tells you to find his wife. She is being attacked by mercenaries, and you need to put a stop to it and reunite them to get the achievement.

Basically, just don't kill any trolls you find and if you do, reload you're save and choose different options!

19 Apr 2012 18:50

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So it unlocks if you don't kill the troll in Chapter 1, right when you reunite the trolls in Chapter 2? If so, I wonder how much game time is between the end of chapter 1 and that part in chapter 2? I'm wondering if a well-placed save before finishing chapter 1 would let a person re-load, kill the troll, continue into chapter 2, and finish off the other two in a fairly short amount of time?

By Wyndo on 22 Apr 2012 22:17

By FNL 4EVA on 23 Apr 2012 02:23

ya, i got right when i united them, i think it was one of the first mission in act2

By SRJB on 23 Apr 2012 02:54

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rokkyrok, and, Slaughter

XboxAchievements

There are a total of three trolls throughout the game. For this achievement (I'd recommend doing this on Dark difficulty, just to avoid any frustration), you are going to need to not kill any of them. Completely ignoring them will not net you the achievement.

Chapter I

There is one troll in this chapter. First off, you can't just ignore him and get the achievement. You must participate in his side quest to count for the achievement. You can always find it by the ruined bridge, but just to make it easier, take the quest "Troll Trouble" on the noticeboard outside of the inn. Upon going to the troll, you will fight it a little bit, but the fight will stop when the troll's health is about halfway down. He will tell you that if you help him find out what happened to his wife, then you will be able to pass. Agree to this, and it will start a subplot about finding the wife. Talk with Zoltan and Sile at the inn in Flotsam, and you will then be tasked with searching Sendler's house (close to where Cedric is located). He will tell you he was sold the head of the she-troll to him by a bandit named Dmitri. He will tell you that the bandit is located at the cemetery which is right by his house. Kill the bandits and then return to the troll telling him about his wife's fate. He will let you through after that.

Chapter II

Towards the end of the chapter (regardless of whose side you're on), you will encounter two trolls. The first is a she-troll being attacked by some mercenaries, so kill them to help her. Follow the path a little further and you will meet her husband, who is looking for her. Obviously, don't attack the husband or select the dialogue that prompts a fight. Agree to help him and go back to the she-troll to tell her to go back to her husband. Convince her to go back to her husband to complete the subplot.

The achievement will unlock after you help the last troll in Chapter II.