The Witcher 3's New Expansion Sends Geralt to Dandelion's Birthplace of Letten
CD Projekt Red has pulled back the curtain on Letten, the new playable region coming to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in its third expansion, Songs of the Past. Revealed during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, Letten is the birthplace of Dandelion, the bard and long-time companion of monster slayer Geralt of Rivia (Eurogamer).
The setting is a departure from the battlefields and haunted swamps players might expect. Letten is described as a calm, idyllic countryside inspired by rural Poland, visited in spring during the Belleteyn festival, an end-of-winter celebration in the world of The Witcher. Eurogamer's first look also calls the region overgrown and bucolic, a northern country area where Geralt now lives (Eurogamer; Eurogamer).
Geographically, Letten sits roughly halfway between Kovir and Kaedwen on the continent's northern edge. Peter Gelencser, the world director for Songs of the Past at Fool's Theory — the studio co-developing the expansion with CD Projekt Red — described the route: follow the Buina river east from the Gulf of Praxeda, then take the Nimnar river and find Letten on its southern shore. The location is also near Kovir, the same region where the upcoming Witcher 4 takes place (Eurogamer).
The expansion's story picks up immediately after the events of Blood and Wine, the second Witcher 3 expansion released in 2016. CD Projekt Red describes it as Geralt returning to the Path — the wandering life of a professional monster slayer — for one last adventure (CD Projekt Red press release, 25 August 2026).
For fans, the Dandelion connection is a quiet hook. The bard has been a fixture of the series since the first game, and his birthplace promises a more personal thread running through the expansion.
The story behind the expansion has been brewing for some time. Fool's Theory CEO Jakub Rokosz said the narrative for Songs of the Past has been in CD Projekt Red's mind for a while, suggesting the project draws on ideas the Polish publisher had considered well before development began (Eurogamer). Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz serves as vision director at Fool's Theory for the expansion.
Alongside the expansion's first look, CD Projekt Red announced a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The enhanced edition will be delivered as a free upgrade for existing owners on PC and current-generation consoles (CD Projekt Red press release, 25 August 2026).
Songs of the Past is the third expansion for The Witcher 3, following Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. It launches in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and is available to wishlist now (CD Projekt Red press release, 21 July 2026).
A decade after the base game first released, Geralt's last ride is still a long way off — but the map is finally taking shape.
