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 anglers and intellect devourers dot the area. Several makeshift docks line the coast, but both them and the fishing boats that used them have been destroyed. To the east is an ancient door leading to the Dank Crypt. To the north is the Emerald Grove.

Western beach

Astarion can be recruited near the Nautiloid Wreck at X: 170 Y: 288. After speaking with Astarion, the party can interact with a nearby Scared Boar. West of this area, along the far side of the beach, is a hidden Harper cache at X: 143 Y: 281. The cache can be retrieved by jumping down the ledges near the water at X: 168 Y: 263. Passing a DC 10 Nature check near the cache reveals deep grooves around a scuffed rock, indicating it was previously moved. A character with sufficient Strength can move the rock to reveal a chest with minor loot, including a Harper's Map and Harper's Notebook.

Eastern beach

 Waypoint: Overgrown Ruins X: 276 Y: 298
The player character begins Act One on the beach. Shadowheart is either unconscious on the beach or attempting to open an ancient door next to the Overgrown Ruins waypoint. The door leads to the Dank Crypt, which can be accessed by passing a DC 20 Sleight of Hand check or by entering through the Chapel Entrance or Refectory. Several corpses are also scattered along the eastern beach, which can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

Nautiloid Wreck

The Nautiloid Wreck contains several injured enemies. The southern section is guarded by three intellect devourers at X: 230 Y: 271. In the northern region, a dying mind flayer is crushed by debris at X: 180 Y: 320. Killing the mind flayer earns To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Tentacled Dreams for the Haunted One.

Roadside Cliffs

 Waypoint: Roadside Cliffs X: 222 Y: 326
The Roadside Cliffs sprawl north of the Nautiloid Wreck and south of the Emerald Grove. This area is littered with broken goblin traps, suggesting the presence of a nearby camp. Interacting with the waypoint reveals Gale, who needs a hand after his wizardry escape from the Nautiloid went awry. The Dark Urge has unique interactions with Gale's protruding hand. If fantasizing about hacking off his hand, the Dark Urge will actually do so, killing Gale and precluding his recruitment as a companion. Giving in or resisting the urge earns Indulge Thine Appetites or Subdue Thine Appetites for the Haunted One, respectively. Additionally, Lae'zel can recruited at X: 242 Y: 370, where she is being held captive by tieflings. A buried chest and shovel are at X: 202 Y: 386, which can be used to unearth hidden loot.

Harper outpost

Tucked away high in the Roadside Cliffs, a Harper outpost features a watchtower with loot. A small spider-filled crevice is at X: 160 Y: 373, which contains a Spider Egg Sac and gold. Next to the firecamp, a skeleton can be looted to obtain a Silver Pendant.

Emerald Grove environs

 Waypoint: Emerald Grove Environs X: 246 Y: 424
When the party approach the Emerald Grove, Aradin and his fellow mercenaries are fleeing from a band of goblins, attempting to enter the Grove before they are ambushed. When they fail to pass through the gate, Wyll leaps from the ramparts into the fray. If all allied defenders survive, No One Left Behind is granted for soldiers. After the battle, the party gain entry into the Grove.

Overgrown Ruins

Main article: Overgrown Ruins

At X: 285 Y: 305 a locked ( DC 20 Sleight of Hand check) door is found, leading into the trapped sarcophagus room of the Dank Crypt. If she was not freed from the pod in the Prologue, Shadowheart can be found here, attempting to gain entry.

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

Related locations

•  Nautiloid Wreck
•  Overgrown Ruins
  •  Dank Crypt
•  Wilderness

Characters

Companions

• If Lae'zel died on the Nautiloid, her body is 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

Loot

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

Ingredients

Ingredients for Alchemy that can be found in this location:

• Belladonna - 2x
• Mergrass - 3x

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

Related quests

•  Explore the Ruins
•  Find a Cure