Ravaged Beach

The crash site at the Ravaged Beach

Wilderness
Emerald Grove
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		Ravaged Beach	→	Dank Crypt

The Ravaged Beach is a Location within the Wilderness in Act One of Baldur's Gate 3. This is the location the player character 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

Located on the bank of the River Chionthar, the Ravaged Beach is dominated by wreckage from the Nautiloid crash. Corpses of fishermen and Intellect Devourers dot the area. Several makeshift docks line the coast, but both them and the fishing boats that used them are destroyed. To the east is an Ancient Door leading to the Dank Crypt. To the north is the Emerald Grove.

East beach

After the events of the Prologue, the player character will begin Act One on the beach. If Shadowheart was rescued from the Mind Flayer Pod during the Prologue, she can be recruited into the party at X: 273 Y: 223. If Shadowheart was not rescued from the pod, she can be recruited near the Overgrown Ruins  Waypoint at X: 276 Y: 298. The Ancient Door next to this waypoint can be opened with a DC 20 Sleight of Hand check, which grants access to the Dank Crypt, a sublocation of the Overgrown Ruins. If the party fails to open the door, the Dank Crypt can still be accessed through the Chapel Entrance or the Bedchamber.

Several corpses scattered along the beach can be conversed with via the spell  Speak with Dead.

West beach

Astarion can be recruited near the Nautiloid Wreck at X: 170 Y: 288. After the party encounters Astarion, a Scared Boar can be found on the cliffs nearby.

West of the Nautiloid Wreck on the far side of the beach is a cache left by Harpers at X: 143 Y: 281. It can be accessed by jumping down the ledges near the water at X: 168 Y: 263. A successful DC 10 Nature check near the cache will reveal deep grooves around a scuffed rock. A character with sufficient Strength can move the rock, revealing an Ornate Chest containing a Harper's Map and Harper's Notebook, along with minor loot.

Nautiloid Wreck

The Nautiloid Wreck from the Prologue divides the Ravaged Beach. The southern section of the wreck is guarded by a trio of injured Intellect Devourers at X: 230 Y: 271.

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).

Roadside Cliffs

The Roadside Cliffs sprawl north of the Nautiloid Wreck and south of the Emerald Grove, between the Forest in the west, and the Overgrown Ruins in the east. The Roadside Cliffs are littered with broken Goblin traps.

 Waypoint (Roadside Cliffs) can be found at X: 222 Y: 326. Interacting with this ancient stone sigil reveals a potential companion, Gale, who needs a hand after his wizardry escape from the plummeting Nautiloid went awry.

The Dark Urge has a unique and potentially bloody interaction with Gale's protruding hand. If you fantasize about hacking off the hand, you will actually do so, killing Gale and precluding his recruitment as a companion. Giving in or resisting the urge earns the Inspirational Events Indulge Thine Appetites or Subdue Thine Appetites, respectively (Haunted One background).

Another potential companion, Lae'zel, can be found trapped by Tieflings at X: 242 Y: 370.

A buried chest and Shovel can be found at X: 202 Y: 386.

Harper Outpost

Tucked away high in the Roadside Cliffs is a Harper Outpost, featuring a watchtower and a small spider-filled crevice X: 160 Y: 373. A Silver Pendant can be found on a skeleton in the outpost X: 152 Y: 366, while a Spider Egg Sac can be procured along with some Gold and 5 XP.

Emerald Grove environs

 Waypoint: Emerald Grove Environs X: 246 Y: 424

When the party first approaches the ramparts before the Emerald Grove, Aradin Beno and his fellow mercenaries will be found fleeing to the gates, pursued by a hunting band of Goblins. Wyll will also make an appearance to defend the gates. If all allied defenders survive, the Inspirational Event No One Left Behind (Soldier background) will be awarded. After the battle, the party gains entry into the Grove.

Overgrown Ruins

For more information see: Overgrown Ruins

A group of looters are canvassing the Overgrown Ruins. Gimblebock, Quelenna, Taman, and Warryn stand guard outside in the Chapel Entrance.

Related locations

•  Nautiloid Wreck
•  Overgrown Ruins
  •  Dank Crypt
•  Wilderness

Waypoints

This location contains the following  Waypoints:

•  Emerald Grove Environs X: 246 Y: 424
•  Overgrown Ruins X: 276 Y: 298
•  Roadside Cliffs X: 222 Y: 326

Notable characters

Companions

• If Lae'zel died on the Nautiloid, her body can be found on the Ravaged Beach and she can be revived and recruited early.
• Shadowheart can be found unconscious on the beach if she was freed from the pod during the Prologue. If she was not freed from the pod, she can be found attempting to gain entry to the nearby Dank Crypt. In both scenarios, she can be invited to join the party or ignored.

Available to Speak with Dead

• Ellie (Dead Fisher) - south of the Overgrown Ruins waypoint X: 284 Y: 281
• Francis (Abducted Nobleman) - near the Intellect Devourers X: 230 Y: 271
• Marcus (Dead Fisher) - north of the where the player character wakes up X: 296 Y: 253

Related quests

•  Explore the Ruins
•  Find a Cure

Notable loot

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

East Ravaged Beach

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

West Ravaged Beach

• Thieves' Tools in a Wooden Crate X: 200 Y: 250
• Harper's cache at X: 143 Y: 281
  • Harper's Map
  • Harper's Notebook
  • Potion of Speed - 2x
  • A small amount of Gold and Gemstones

Nautiloid Wreck

• Rapier from an Abducted Nobleman X: 230 Y: 271
• Random loot from a Cartilaginous Chest X: 234 Y: 261
• Random loot from dead Mind Flayers X: 180 Y: 320/X: 210 Y: 300/X: 215 Y: 275/X: 230 Y: 260

Emerald Grove Environs

• Gloves of Power (Dropped by Za'krug)

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 at X: 272 Y: 277. The chest can be accessed by jumping down from the cliffs near X: 255 Y: 300.

• Caustic Bulb
• Elixir of Fire Resistance
• Random common Ring

Ingredients

Ingredients for Alchemy that can be found in this location:

• Belladonna - 2x
• Mergrass - 3x

Location remarks

• When approaching the end of a dock that overlooks the Chionthar, or stepping into the water itself: "Fresh water. There must be a settlement somewhere nearby."