Confusion about Ostmurk / Mongoose potion ingredients (Witcher 2)
This might be a weird question. My game isn’t in English, so sorry in advance if I mix up some names.
Before going after the Kayran, you can talk to Cedric and he tells you about Ostmurk, an ingredient needed for the Mongoose potion, which according to its description protects you from the Kayran’s toxin. This starts a quest that sends you to a cave to get the Ostmurk.
The problem is that the cave is so heavily infested with Nekkers (and they seem to respawn infinitely) that I couldn’t even climb a small ledge to go deeper inside.
While checking my inventory, I noticed something strange: I already had the formula for the Mongoose potion, and not only that, I could actually craft four of them (???).
So my question is: how did I even get those ingredients? The description just says they’re found in dark places. I checked a guide, and it says you’re supposed to go to that cave and kill a specific monster at the end that guards the Ostmurk.
This is where I’m confused: maybe I’m mixing up terms, but I already have four Mongoose potions in my inventory.
I even loaded an earlier save to double-check, and sure enough,before even going to the cave,, I already had the formula — and the ingredients too.
Is this normal, a bug, or am I misunderstanding how Ostmurk works?
I’m really loving the game, but when it comes to explaining certain quests, it sometimes feels a bit half-baked.
