Gate Ships

“	"You can teleport to N/E/S/W spawns by locating the ships and obtaining a boarding pass for each respective ship."	”
 	—HyperSilence 	—HyperSilence
The Gate Ships were a means of transportation across central Novigrad on Halfast during the Eleventh Era. They allowed instantaneous teleportation to and from Skyloft Palace.
There were four ships anchored just offshore of land, each located within 3000 meters of Skyloft Palace on a direct line in the four cardinal directions—North, South, East, and West. An incoming portal was located in the ships' cabin and an outgoing portal on the forecastle deck. Each ship also had a ladder for climbing aboard.
Gate Ship portals required the purchase of a boarding pass for 15 ethereum from a vendor on the ships' quarterdeck, meaning they had to be found before they could be used. Each boarding pass was unique, allowing travel only that ship's corresponding portals, so to freely use every portal cost residents a total of 60 ethereum. The boarding passes did not have to be carried in inventories; once purchased, a resident was entitled to freely travel back and forth without documentation.
Some were surprised to find the ships so close to Skyloft Palace, expecting them to be much further out. In that regard, they were not a reliable replacement for the Spawn GPS. However, the Gate Ships made for excellent shortcuts to quickly move across the region; it was possible to travel nearly five kilometers in a matter of seconds.
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File:2023-07-12_17.30.26.png|North Gate Ship
File:2023-04-15_04.11.22.png|South Gate Ship
File:2023-07-12_17.33.20.png|West Gate Ship
File:2023-01-16 03.23.41.png|East Gate Ship
File:2023-07-12_18.55.13.png|Upon teleporting to the West Gate Ship
File:2023-04-15_04.11.08.png|Outgoing portal to Skyloft Palace
File:2023-04-15_04.11.00.png|Incoming portal from Skyloft Palace
File:2023-07-12_19.06.03.png|South Shop
File:2023-04-15_04.10.46.png|South Shop inventory
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