Ravaged Beach

The crash site at the Ravaged Beach

Wilderness
Roadside Cliffs
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Nautiloid Wreck	←	Ravaged Beach	→	River Chionthar
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River Chionthar

Located on the bank of the River Chionthar, the Ravaged Beach is dominated by the wreck of a nautiloid. Corpses of fishermen and Intellect Devourers dot the area. There are several makeshift docks, but both them and the fishing boats that used them seem to have been destroyed. To the west sits a door to the Dank Crypt, while to the north is the Emerald Grove.

This is the location the player arrives at immediately after the events of the Prologue.

Overview

The crash site at the Ravaged Beach, looked at from the top of the Overgrown Ruins

Related locations

• Wilderness
• Nautiloid Wreck
• Overgrown Ruins
  • Dank Crypt

Waypoints

This location contains the following  Waypoint:

• Overgrown Ruins X: 276 Y: 298

Points of Interest

East beach

• The starting point of this area can be found on this beach, immediately after the events of the Prologue
• A number of corpses here can be conversed with via the spell  Speak with Dead
• Near the Overgrown Ruins  Waypoint at X: 276  Y: 298, a locked door leads to the Dank Crypt

West beach

• A Scared Boar can be found on the cliffs near Astarion after the latter has been encountered for the first time. Calming the boar with Speak with Animals or a DC 10 Animal Handling check earns companion approval +1  +1  +1  +1. Alternatively, the boar can be killed for camping supply food items
• A Harper stash can be spotted beneath a scuffed rock at X: 143 Y: 281. A character with sufficient strength can move the rock to find an ornate chest containing Harper Map, amongst other minor items

Nautiloid wreck

• A dying mind flayer can be found in the northern section of the Nautiloid Wreck at X: 180 Y: 320. Killing it earns the Inspirational Event To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Tentacled Dreams (Haunted One background)
• The southern section of the Nautiloid Wreck is guarded by a pack of surviving intellect devourers at X: 230 Y: 271

Notable characters

Companions

• Shadowheart can be found unconscious on the ground if she was freed from the pod during the Prologue, or attempting to gain entry to the nearby Dank Crypt if she was not freed. Either way, she can be invited to join the party after speaking with her.
• If Lae'zel died on the Nautiloid, her body can be found not far from where you wake up and be revived, allowing you to recruit her slightly early.

Related quests

• Remove the Parasite
• Explore the Ruins

Notable loot

Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:

• Thieves' Tools in a crate on the beach
• Potion of Healing in a Pouch X: 286 Y: 245
• Shanties for the Bitch Queen on the dock X: 308 Y: 267
• Perfumed Letter on the Mangled Fisher X: 296 Y: 270

Nautiloid Wreck

• Potion of Healing from a dead mindflayer X: 180 Y: 320/X: 215 Y: 275
• Potion of Speed from a dead mindflayer X: 210 Y: 300/X: 232 Y: 260
• Basic Poison from a Cartilaginous Chest X: 234 Y: 261
• Rapier from an Abducted Nobleman X: 230 Y: 271

Hidden treasure

The Cartilaginous Chest. The Ancient Door is visible in the background.

On a stone arch overlooking the Ancient Door is a Cartilaginous Chest containing:

• Garnet Ring
• Elixir of Fire Resistance
• Caustic Bulb

Ingredients

Ingredients for Alchemy that can be found in this location:

• Mergrass (×3)
• Belladonna (×2)

Location remarks

(Player comes near the end of a dock that looks over the Chionthar)

• "Fresh water. There must be a settlement somewhere nearby."

Speak with Dead

There are several corpses that can provide insights about the crash and the Mind Flayers via the spell  Speak with Dead.

Abducted Nobleman

Located where the Intellect Devourers are lurking. X: 230 Y: 271 Player: Who are you?

• Abducted Nobleman: Francis... merchant... selling pottery...
  

  Abducted Nobleman: "Francis... merchant... selling pottery..."

Player: What happened to you?

• Abducted Nobleman: Guiding my cart...shadow fell... tentacle grabbed me...
• Abducted Nobleman: Took me here.. put something in my eye...
  • Player: Do you know why any of us were taken?
    • Abducted Nobleman: No... took everyone... peasants... lords... took them all...
      • Player: They put something in my eye too. Can we get rid of it?
        • Abducted Nobleman: Find healer...
        • Abducted Nobleman: ...or die... it'll leave...

Player: How did you die?

• Abducted Nobleman: Fire... screaming... then crunch. Nothing...

Player: Do you have anything valuable?

• Abducted Nobleman: They took me... took everything...

Dead Fisher (Male)

Located north of the where the player wakes up. X: 296 Y: 253

Player: Who are you?

• Dead Fisher: Marcus... Fisherman...
  • Player: What were you doing here?
    • Dead Fisher: Saw the crash... came quick... try'n to help folk...

Player: How did you die?

• Dead Fisher: Brains... didn't see 'em comin'...
  • Player: Why didn't you notice the brains?
    • Dead Fisher: Woman... beautiful... couldn't look away...
      • Player: Where did the woman go?
        • Dead Fisher: Went west... other followed... couldn't help 'emselves...

Player: Were there any other survivors?

• Dead Fisher: Elf... ran north... up the beach...

Dead Fisher (Female)

Located just south of the Overgrown Ruins Waypoint. X: 284 Y: 281

Player: Who are you?

• Dead Fisher: Ellie... fisherwoman... Elturel...
  • Player: Elturel? Are we close to the city?
    • Dead Fisher: No... upriver... too far...

Player: How did you die?

• Dead Fisher: Chased elf... brains chased me...

Notes

• At the northern end of the beach, at the base of the cliff, is an Ancient Door that can be unlocked with a DC 20 Sleight of Hand check. This door leads to the Dank Crypt dungeon. If the party fails to pick the lock, the Dank Crypt can still be accessed from the Chapel Entrance or from the Bedchamber.