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3. Hill Figures On The Skellige Archipelago

The Skellige Islands off the west coast of the Continent distinguish themselves from the mainland both culturally and geographically. Many of the town and inhabitant names derive from Scandinavian cultures, the area is more rough and mountainous than the mainland, and control of the islands is divided between several jarls. The islands are brimming with distinctive features, but some of the most impressive are the giant man-made etchings carved into the hillsides. They resemble either Peruvian Nazca lines or British hill figures, and depict various scenes; one involves a person hunting some animals, and there is also another one depicting two people fighting against each other. It's another one of those beautiful details in the game that serves no mechanical purpose, but instead imbues the land with a sense that it wasn't just created by developers to be as big as possible, but rather that it existed for many, many years before the events of the game. The hill figures aren't explained, and there's something awesome about how CD Projekt RED chose to maintain that aura of mystery around them.