Coleman, known among the Scoia'tael as the White Death Trader, was a fisstech dealer in Vizima.

Biography

Coleman worked for Vizima's crime lord Ramsmeat out of The Hairy Bear tavern in the Temple Quarter. He sold fisstech cheaper than anyone else and had no qualms about selling it to children. For his business, he had contact with the havekar Haren Brogg in the Outskirts and would also travel to the swamp. Those who worked with Coleman would often meet with accidents, and he would disappear after sending them on a job.

In the evenings, he used the cover of collecting packages from the dike. Unbeknownst to his criminal network, he worked as an informer for Vincent Meis as they sought to dismantle Salamandra, and he used this time to pass information to the guards. On one of his trips to the swamp, he bought the belongings of Berengar from the bricklayers and then sold them to Thaler for profit.

In 1270, he was approached by Geralt. He sent Geralt on a job and then went to the dike to inform the guards. Geralt, having completed his job, found him there. Coleman offered Geralt 100 crowns and asked him not to expose him.

If Geralt did not reveal him: Coleman continued working as a fisstech dealer while also assisting Vincent, with his criminal contacts none the wiser.

If Geralt revealed him: Coleman was exposed to his criminal network.

If Geralt let the Scoia'tael take Haren Brogg's goods: The Scoia'tael had received new weapons from the havekar Haren Brogg. With these, they started taking out a list of targets. Coleman was on this list, as the Scoia'tael blamed him for the deaths of elven youths who had died from fisstech overdoses. When Coleman was in the tavern, the Scoia'tael shot him with three arrows with fragmenting tips; one carried the note "White Death Trader".

Associated quests

• Berengar's Secret
• Hot Potato
• Suspect: Ramsmeat
• The Rat

Notes

• Coleman will drink with you (7 beers are necessary), but you gain nothing for out-drinking him, except a sample of his awful singing voice. However, during Berengar's Secret, if you have talked to Thaler about Berengar's belongings and asked about the middleman, he will point you to Coleman and Kalkstein. Coleman, when drunk, will tell you that he bought them from the swamp brickmakers and then sold them to Thaler for twice the cost. However, this specific conversation is neither necessary nor recommended, as you obtain the same information plus two valuable things if you question Kalkstein instead.
• Known as a "white death" merchant for selling fisstech to young and impressionable non-humans, possibly even Scoia'tael.
• Coleman suggests that he sells more than just fisstech, but it is unclear how to convince him to show the player his other wares, or if these "other wares" actually exist in the first place.