White Orchard is sold as a Griffin tutorial. It isn't. It's a tutorial on occupation.
The game teaches you how Nilfgaard controls a village with 4 shots: a whipping, an empty wall, a bloody shirt, and a night escape. Most players miss it because they're focused on the contract.
CORRECTION / ADDITION: You're right - the Griffin is aggressive because Nilfgaardians killed its mate and smashed its eggs. Griffins mate for life, so it abandons its lair and you need the buckthorn trap. I cut it to keep the focus broad on the war, but it actually makes the point stronger - war creates the monster problem too. Thanks for catching it.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - White Orchard Is Not What You Think
0:32 - Lesson 1: The Whipping & The Gold
2:05 - Lesson 2: The Empty Wall
5:30 - Lesson 3: The Bloody Shirt
7:00 - Lesson 4: The Night Escape
Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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