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As you close in on the masses of jagged rocks the navigator back in Ard Skellig warned you about, you should inspect the multitude of ships wrecked here over the decades. So plentiful is the wreckage that it blocks the way from the beach inland to other parts of the island. Disembark from your boat at Marlin Coast (signpost), and comb the beach, using your Witcher Senses to uncover the following:
- A massive barrier sealing the valley where the ruined wharf is located (see picture). This wasn’t merely the flotsam of countless abandoned vessels—the giant erected this barricade!
- Sea graves (how the islanders bury their fallen) under some pretty weighty stones with a simple wooden marker.
- A half-buried shield bearing the symbol of Clan an Craite.
- A great number of footprints going in all directions, close to a wrecked ship. Judging by the condition of the hull, this was a recent wreck, and was the ship Hjalmar used to reach these Freya-forsaken parts.
Close to Hjalmar’s shipwreck is a trail that leads up (roughly southwest) into the granite mountains. Follow this precarious path. Pass across a gorge, which you can drop into and clamber out of if you wish. Bodies of islanders killed in a rock slide lie strewn about here. You may follow the deep ravine (accessed from the shore near Marlin Coast) farther on, or continue on the high road.
Ravine Route—southwest of the village of Marlin Coast, along the shoreline, is this cave opening (shown). Head through the gap, into the ravine where the rock slide has occurred. Pick your way up and over the strewn corpses of Hjalmar’s rotting crew. Then follow a narrow and sharply winding path up and onto the high road.
High Road Route—stay on the high road, and trek past a soldier impaled on a pine tree; this hapless fellow must have been skewered by the giant.
Continue along the precarious path, ascending and crossing a very narrow wooden bridge (as shown) with the gorge below you. Prepare to fight off a couple of sirens as you pass the corpse of one of Hjalmar’s men, slumped close to various provisions and baggage that was quickly discarded.
Follow the winding trail until it leads you into a ravine with almost sheer rock walls either side of you. Continue roughly northwest as you reach the far end of this fissure. It is here that you spot your first glimpse of the terrible Giant of Undvik…
