How to complete A Sailor’s Letter quest in Throne and Liberty

Early in your Throne and Liberty playthrough, you’ll encounter an exploration quest in Windhill Shores asking you to read a letter in a bottle near Spiral Cliff. While the game has a few map markers leading you in the right direction, some obstacles can make this quest tricky.

Letter in a Bottle location in Throne and Liberty

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Your first goal during the A Sailor’s Letter quest is to find a letter in a bottle near the wreck under Spiral Cliff. If you’re already near the shipwreck, turn north and head toward the shaded area on your map until you spot a small bottle near the coastline. Since it’s near the water, you won’t have to worry about climbing the nearby cliff.

Stranded Sailor location in Throne and Liberty

Once you collect the bottle, your next task will be finding the stranded sailor on an island east of the Spiral Cliff. Although the quest says you can board the Marind that docks at Kastleton Port, I just quickly swam over there. Either way, getting there doesn’t take as long as you’d expect.

The challenge of this quest comes from climbing up this mountain. Using your piton makes this much easier to finish, but even then, it’s possible to fly in the wrong direction or even to your death if you angle your character incorrectly. Some of the pathing is also a little odd, so you’ll have to be careful where you run.

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Your best bet is to follow the blue marks on the rocks as you climb the cliff. While you can detour slightly in favor of using your piton the rest of the way, following these will help get you started without too much risk of falling off the mountain.

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Once you arrive at the top of the cliff, you’ll spot a skeleton and a letter. Reading the letter will advance you through the Sailor’s Letter quest, getting you through the difficult part of this quest.

Stranded Sailor location in Throne and Liberty

Now that the challenging part is mostly over, it’s time to start flying. With your treasure chest objective active, use your gliding morph to fly west to the tiny island between Spiral Cliff and the Stranded Sailor’s location.

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Upon arriving, you’ll spot a treasure chest, which you’ll need to unlock before returning to Kastleton, talking to a few characters, and officially completing the quest. You’ll receive Growthstone, Growth Book, and Morphstone rewards throughout the mission, with the final objective allowing you to pick between Quality Weapon, Armor, and Accessory Growthstones.

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