Abaya

Abaya

Species	Necrophages
Variant of	Water Hag
DLC	Base game
Oil	Necrophage Oil
Signs	Quen Igni
Bombs	Northern Wind
Location	Skellige

Abaya is a Water Hag, one of the Necrophages. She is old and experienced, and her lair lies in the caves beneath the cliffs of Kjerag, in the south of Ard Skellig. She is the monster behind a witcher contract at Kaer Trolde Harbor in Skellige.

Lore

Bjorg, a shipbuilder at Kaer Trolde, opens the bestiary entry. Bjorg has seen plenty of ugly sea creatures in a lifetime, from morays and lampreys to blobfish. Nothing came close to this one.

The bay below Kaer Trolde had an evil name. Fishermen who cast their nets there sometimes never came home. Something dragged oarsmen off their longships or tipped whole ships over. The locals blamed sea devils, the Skellige name for Drowners. The truth turned out to be far worse.

The bestiary says that beating Abaya called for Signs and, above all, a great deal of luck. The witcher who finally slew her relied on a few tricks instead of luck alone.

Behaviour

Abaya makes her home in the caves under the cliffs of Kjerag, beside the bay at the foot of Kaer Trolde. She hunts in the waters of that bay, where the fishing boats sail.

Weaknesses

Coat the silver sword with Necrophage Oil. Yrden slows Abaya down, Quen guards against her blows, and Igni also works well. Northern Wind is the bomb to bring.

Abaya fights like any Water Hag, only harder. Her powerful claws smash through any attempt to block or parry, so dodge instead. She can also blind a foe from a distance and then strike with a lightning-fast counterattack. Masking one's scent before the fight makes it possible to catch her by surprise.

Abaya Map Location

Map credit by Map Genie.

Contracts and Quests

Quest	Quest Giver	Location	Reward
Contract: Muire D'yaeblen	-	Kaer Trolde, Skellige	250 XP 250 Crowns (Negotiable)

Abaya is the target of Contract: Muire D'yaeblen at Kaer Trolde Harbor on Ard Skellig. The people of the harbor think they have a Drowner problem. The trail leads to the caves under the cliffs, where the real culprit waits.

Drops

Name	Image
Water Hag Mutagen	-
Water Hag Tooth
Water Hag Trophy
Daystar
Ducal Water
Infused Dust
Monster Blood
Monster Bone	-
Monster Brain
Monster Eye
Monster Hair	-
Monster Heart
Monster Liver
Monster Saliva
Monster Tongue
Ribleaf
Venom Extract
Water Essence

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All Necrophages

Name	Image	Variant of	Oil	Signs	Bombs	Location	DLC
Abaya		Water Hag	Necrophage Oil	Quen Igni	Northern Wind	Skellige	Base game
Alghoul		-	Necrophage Oil	Axii	-	-	Base game
Devourer	-	-	Necrophage Oil	-	-	Skellige Velen	Base game
Drowned Dead	-	Drowner	Necrophage Oil	Igni	-	Velen Novigrad Skellige Kaer Morhen White Orchard	Base game
Drowner		-	Necrophage Oil	Igni Aard	-	Skellige White Orchard	Base game
Foglet		-	Necrophage Oil	Quen	Moon Dust	Velen Novigrad Skellige Kaer Morhen Toussaint Isle of Mists	Base game
Ghoul		-	Necrophage Oil	-	-	White Orchard Velen	Base game
Grave Hag		-	Necrophage Oil	Yrden Quen	-	Velen Skellige	Base game
Ignis Fatuus		Foglet	Necrophage Oil	Quen	Moon Dust	Velen	Base game
Mourntart		Grave Hag	Necrophage Oil	Yrden Quen	-	-	Base game
Mucknixer	-	-	Necrophage Oil	Igni	-	Skellige Velen	Base game
Rotfiend		-	Necrophage Oil	Igni	-	Velen White Orchard Skellige Toussaint	Base game
Scurver		-	Necrophage Oil	-	-	Toussaint	Blood and Wine
Spotted Wight		-	Necrophage Oil	Igni Yrden Axii	-	Toussaint	Blood and Wine
Water Hag		-	Necrophage Oil	Quen Igni	Northern Wind	White Orchard	Base game
Wight		-	Necrophage Oil	Axii	-	Toussaint	Blood and Wine