While traveling over the map, your character may experience special encounters that force you to make a decision. The chance to have an encounter is 1% with each step made. The encounters can either be encountered while traveling on land (forests, mountains, plains, roads) or traveling through water.
So far there are 16 different encounters (13 on land and 3 in water):
| Encounter | Location | Short description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Monkeys | forest | You encounter 3 monkeys and are given three choices. |
| Picnic | forest | You find a picnic filled with food. |
| Slaver | mountains | You find refugees hiding from a slave driver. |
| Stones | plains | You fall over some stones. |
| Wild Dog | plains | You encounter a wild dog. |
| Healer | road | You meet a hungry healer who's willing to heal you in exchange for a bread. |
| Merchant | road | Meet a merchant with a broken handcart. |
| Bandit | road | You encounter a bandit demanding some money from you. |
| Free Company Soldier | road | You encounter a mercenary looking for a new job. |
| Grail Knight | road | Encounter a Grail Knight who want to sentence you to jail for past crimes. |
| Nogwa's Tale | road | Encounter the Legendary Nogwa More during your adventure. |
| A brigand extraordinaire | road | Encounter the charming Reilly LaBeau during your adventure. |
| The Talking Dead | land | Encounter a skeleton and begin The Talking Dead quest. |
| Sirene | water | Hear the song of a Sirene. |
| Drifter | water | Have the opportunity to be a hero and safe a life. |
| Fishing Udgar | water | Meet Udgar at the shore. |
During winter three additional encounters are possible when it's snowing:
| Encounter | Location | Short description |
|---|---|---|
| Snowman | all | You encounter a snowman, choose what to do. |
| Frozen man | all | Have the opportunity to be a hero and safe a life. |
| Winter Wolf | all | You encounter a mighty Winter Wolf. Fight or flee. |
When riding on a War Horse there is an additional encounter (falling off) possible.