Plot The level begins with Gordon Freeman waking up, after having apparently fallen (you hear a loud splash shortly before awakening) near to several decaying piers underneath the shadow of a large Byzantine-style church set up on a large outcrop of rock overlooking a small town that will soon be obliterated. An unnamed man (referred to in the commentary as "The Fisherman") standing on the dock recognizes Gordon (although he cannot accurately remember his name) and tells him that the Combine are in control of St. Olga. He leads the player to a gate, which he opens, and tells Gordon to "take out that gun". He then sits on a bench beside the gate where he presumably remains for the remainder of the level. Lost Coast's menu backdrop, showing St. Olga and its monastery.The gate leads to a winding path along the side of the outcrop where the church is located. The player doesn't walk very far before encountering resistance from Combine soldiers. A Combine Elite destroys the stairs directly leading to the church, forcing the player to continue up along the edge of the outcrop where he meets with more soldiers, some of whom rappel from above. By this time the player notices that headcrab shells are being launched from within the church onto the nearby town, some of which seem to ignite fires within the city. Upon entering the church courtyard the player is met with an unusual stillness, though the door behind him locks, effectively trapping him in the area. The church itself is relatively undamaged save for the religious paintings on the walls, the faces of all but a few of the characters having been rubbed away. Whether this was an intentional act by the Combine (or Valve itself) or a coincidence is not known. On one wall of the structure, the Combine have constructed the shell launcher. At steady intervals shells are loaded into the chamber and 'shot' upwards to come crashing into the town below. The breach of the device is easily obstructed by inserting any sizable object into the opening, thus jamming the mechanism - and releasing some poison headcrabs. This also triggers an alarm, prompting the Combine to launch a second attack into the church itself, including the appearance of a Combine Hunter Chopper. After several soldiers are disposed of, an exit is opened which leads to a set of scaffolding set up outside the walls of the church and suspended above the beach below. The player must then shoot down the chopper (which behaves like a gunship for the purposes of the gameplay) from that area, causing it to crash into the scaffolding and knock aside several boards. A lower level of scaffolding becomes accessible, which in turn leads to an elevator. The elevator (which appears to be weight activated since there are no controls within it for the player to activate) lowers onto the beach near the original starting point, where the Fisherman congratulates Gordon and invites him to a "feast" in St. Olga. "I, uh, hope you like leeches." The level then fades out.