The Monster of Tufo

The Monster of Tufo

Species	Relicts
Variant of	Shaelmaar
DLC	Blood and Wine
Oil	Relict Oil
Signs	Aard
Bombs	Samum
Location	Toussaint

The Monster of Tufo is a powerful Shaelmaar, one of the Relicts. It digs under the Tufo Vineyard, northeast of Flovive in Toussaint. It is a unique monster, hunted in a Blood and Wine witcher contract with a suggested level of 48.

Lore

Tremors from some unknown force deep underground shook the Tufo Vineyard. These were no ordinary earthquakes, which are unheard of in Toussaint. Buildings collapsed. Wine bottles fell from the shelves and shattered. Barrels burst and spilled their precious wine into the dirt. The owner of the vineyard blamed a beast living under the earth. The witcher agreed.

Strange noises also came from the vineyard's cellar. Behind the cellar wall lay a network of long, winding tunnels that stretched under the whole estate. A nest of Kikimores sat in one of the chambers. The kikimores were not the cause of the trouble, though. Whatever had dug these tunnels was much larger and far more dangerous.

A farmhand named Jean-Luc then went missing. The farmhand's trail led to the entrance of a large cave. There the witcher worked out what the monster had to be: a shaelmaar.

Behaviour

The Monster of Tufo lives deep in a cave and burrows long tunnels near the surface. Like every shaelmaar, it is blind. It finds its way by sensing vibrations and listening for sounds.

Weaknesses

Coat the blade with Relict Oil. Aard is the Sign to use, and Samum is the bomb. Axii is a poor choice against it.

The monster curls up into a ball and rolls at its target with huge force. While it is curled up, no blow can hurt it. Use its blindness against it. Stand in front of a wall or a boulder and wait for the charge. Aard or a Samum bomb draws the beast in. It slams into the obstacle at full speed and knocks itself out. Strike hard while it is down.

The monster can also dig itself into the ground and fling rocks in every direction. Back away until the attack ends. It often leaves itself open after an attack, which is the moment to hit back.

The Monster of Tufo Map Location and Quest Guide

Read the contract on the notice board in Flovive.
Go to the Tufo Vineyard, northeast of the Flovive signpost, and talk to the owner.
Go to the cellars after dark and investigate them with the Witcher Senses.
Break the cracked wall with Aard, search the tunnels and destroy all the eggs in the kikimore nest.
Return to the surface and talk to the owner. Then go to the place Jean-Luc was last seen.
Follow Jean-Luc's tracks, then the monster's tracks, into the cave.
Collect blood from the body in the cave and three sewant mushrooms. Brew the shaelmaar bait.
Spread the bait in the tunnels near the surface and kill the shaelmaar.
Take a trophy from the shaelmaar and return to Monsieur de Bourbeau for the reward.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Contracts and Quests

Quest	Quest Giver	Location	Reward
Contract: The Tufo Monster	Notice board	Tufo Vineyard, Toussaint	500 crowns

The Monster of Tufo is the target of Contract: The Tufo Monster, a Blood and Wine contract in Toussaint. The notice hangs on the notice board in Flovive. The hunt can also begin by examining the monster's tracks. Monsieur de Bourbeau, the owner of the Tufo Vineyard, offers the reward.

The search starts in the vineyard's cellar after dark. A cracked wall hides the tunnels, and the kikimore nest lies beyond it. The eggs in the nest are destroyed during the hunt. Back on the surface, a woman on the estate tells of the missing farmhand. The farmhand's tracks, and then the monster's, lead into the cave. There the monster has to be lured out with shaelmaar bait. The bait is brewed from blood and sewant mushrooms.

Jean-Luc's silver pendant holds a lock of Madame de Bourbeau's hair. It reveals the affair between the lady of the house and the farmhand. The pendant can be handed to Madame de Bourbeau herself. Monsieur de Bourbeau has many flaws, yet the reward is paid down to the last crown. The sword Ami is looted from the monster's body.

Drops

Name	Image
Ami
Greater Blue Mutagen
Infused Shard
Monster Carapace
Monster Brain
Monster Bone	-
Monster Hide
Monster Liver
Monster Stomach
Monster Tooth
Powdered Monster Tissue
Shaelmaar Dust
Shaelmaar Hair
Shaelmaar Trophy	-

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