The Port

When you reach the port (it's right outside the cave exit), head directly to the docks and speak to the man there. He'll tell you to ask at the milk bar about Linebeck. If you do so, the bartender will tell you that Linebeck travelled off to the Temple of the Ocean King, far to the northwest. You'll have to head there and find him.

Before you leave town, head to the southernmost building and buy a wooden shield from the vendor there. You can buy the crown, if you like, too, but it won't do anything for you at the moment. You can't buy any bombs, either, since you don't have any bags.

Head north out of town and start weaving your way to the Temple. One of the trees here, near the ocean to the north, has a 100-rupee piece inside of it. Roll into it and nab your cash.

Temple of the Ocean King, 1st Trip

Head inside the Temple when you reach it. Dire peril? Ha! You're Link! Anyway, you can talk to the spirits here, and they'll tell you about scary monsters and life-sucking curses and all kinds of stuff. Sounds like a problem for lesser men.

1st Floor

Head back to the 1st Floor here, and you'll meet up with Linebeck, who's trapped behind some pointy spikes. He wants you to disable the trap and set him free, which will require a bit of exploration. Unfortunately, the bulk of the level is cursed, and will constantly drain your life. You can stay healthy by breaking pots, and the purple zones on your map will let you avoid the life draining effect.

Begin by moving up and to the left here. You'll find a locked door and a small crystal ball. Hit the ball with your sword to deactivate the spikes and let Linebeck move down to the doorway. Go talk to him, and he'll give you the Small Key.

Use the key to open the door near the ball that you hit earlier. There are two more crystals on this level, one to the northeast and one to the northwest. Start with the one in the northeast. Time your movement to avoid the spike trap, then quickly smash it and run back to the northwestern ball and hit that, too. If you manage to light both of the balls up at the same time, you can open the door in the northern side of the floor. Head there to find the Sea Chart, which will reveal a portion of the world map to you.

Back To Town

Return with it to the exterior of the temple and hand it over to Linebeck, who'll quickly run back to the docks. Follow him there. When Oshus gives you the map, rub your stylus over the island in the southeastern corner of the map to reveal a secret mark, denoting the Isle of Ember.

With the mystery revealed, hop onto Linebeck's ship. There are a few places you can go now, but there won't be much you can do on the new islands until you talk to Astrid on the Isle of Ember, so head there first.

Isle of Ember

Trace a path in the ship to the Isle of Ember and head aboard. Most of the houses here are empty…what could've happened? Astrid's home is the second one from the western edge, near a flight of stairs. Unfortunately, no one's home here, either. Head into the basement and kill all of the enemies with targeted attacks to finish them off, then head towards the locked door here to find Astrid. You'll need to yell something into the microphone to get her attention; anything will do. Feel free to curse the game itself for including a contrived feature that'll make you look like an idiot if you play the game around any other living person.

Anyway, Astrid will tell you that she's locked in, and ask you to find Kayo, her assistant, to help unlock the door. If you examine the map nearby, you'll be told what to do; you need to mark the location of the three torches on the island.

Finding Kayo

Kayo's house is to the south of Astrid's, but he's not at home either. If you head to the east along the coast, you'll eventually come to the eastern side of the island, where Kayo's skeleton and ghost can be found. Talk to the ghost, then place a dot on your map to indicate where the eastern torch is located. You need to find all three torches to open the door, though. One of them is near Kayo's skeleton, one of them is inside Kayo's house, and one of them is near the little island in the northwestern corner of the map.

Return to Astrid's house when you've found all of the torches and unlock her door by tapping their locations onto the map. After speaking with her, you'll be able to get your fortune told. She'll tell you to head to the Temple of Fire atop the volcano here and clean it out; that will somehow let you find the Ghost Ship.

The gates leading to the Temple are now opened, so head that way and dodge the falling rocks as you try to reach the temple. When you do get there, you'll have to blow out the candles on either side of the doorway to enter. Face Link towards the candles and blow into the microphone; that'll blow the candles out. You can head up to the top of the mountain to find a 20 Rupee piece in a chest; apart from that, you're good to head into your first full-fledged dungeon.

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