Ancient Harbor
The Ancient Harbor is an ancient port in Skyward Sword and linked the land of the Lanayru Desert to the Lanayru Sand Sea.
Appearance and Features
The Ancient Harbor served as a port, connecting The Surface to the aquatic Lanayru Sand Sea. Making it a vital location for trade between the land and the sea, for the native Ancient Robots. However, due to the results of the actions of the Lanayru Province's inhabitants, the Ancient Harbor began to decay and ultimately became unfunctional.[1] Now, the harbor is infested with the remmants of shipping contains, Aracha-infested caverns, and large stone pillars hosting Clawshots targets which connect the Ancient Harbor to the Lanayru Caves.
Link first visits the Ancient Harbor while searching for Nayru's Sacred Flame, so that he can temper his blade. After venturing to a large dock that is situated atop of quicksand, the young hero encounters a unfunctional Ancient Robot and a small vessel holding a Timeshift Stone. After activating the Timeshift Stone, the affected radius of the stone's powers is replenished, and the Ancient Robot is reactivated. The Ancient Robot reveals his name to be Skipper and tells Link that he was the captain of the Sandship. However, a gang of pirates led by Scervo took the ship from Skipper and his crew, in an attempt to get their hands on the ship's main power source, Nayru's Sacred Flame.[2] After finishing the tale, Link and Skipper begin to travel around the sand sea, looking for clues that revolve around the Sandship's location at Skipper's Retreat, the Shipyard, and the Pirate Stronghold.
- ↑ "A report, Master. This is Lanayru Sand Sea. This whole area was once a vast ocean. But the water has all evaporated, and now the area is a sea of sand. Signs indicate that this place functioned as a port, linking the land to the sea. This area operated on a new form of power. There is a 90% probability that the sacred flame is located ahead. I recommend exploring this sand sea" — Fi (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "... It was the day of the storm, phoo-weep... My crew and I were navigating the seas as usual, vrrm... And then those brutes, bzzt... the pirates, suddenly attacked us, brrzt. They were after Nayru's Flame, zzpt. My crew was imprisoned...vrrrt... and I was thrown into the sea! I drifted on the current to this port, vrrrrm... But I couldn't find my ship, phweep... I'd bet my hat they've turned the ship invisible and are hiding out somewhere, vrrm! You can't see it." — Skipper (Skyward Sword)