Originally Posted by Gorath
Close to the starting position was a teleport rune to be found, I think. You could also climb up a hill an collect some loot.

That was in Gothic2 when you re-entered the colony. But you can still collect the loot over there. I believe it was a young molerat waiting for you there. When you go back over the bridge and jump up you can kill some more of those creatures. (good for xp)