Ashen Guardian

Ashen Guardians are a type of Ashen Skeleton Captain in Sea of Thieves. Ashen Guardians protect Notes that lead players to Ashen Chests.

Mechanics
Ashen Guardians are mechanically identical to Ashen Key Masters. Ashen Guardians and Key Masters are Ashen Skeletons with a red mist surrounding them. They can hold a Cutlass, Flintlock or Blunderbuss. Emergent Ashen Guardians have 500 Health, which is enough to withstand 5 point blank Blunderbuss shots. They can also eat Bananas to regenerate around 100 health (a full Blunderbuss worth).

Where to Find
Ashen Guardians can be encountered in the following locations:
 * Roaming the shorelines of Islands as solo Emergent Skeleton Captains.
 * A chance to spawn on a player exploring Islands.
 * At an active Skeleton Fort's second Boss wave.
 * As a part of various time-limited Mercenary Voyages.

Drops
An Ashen Guardian drops the following items:
 * Villainous Bounty Skull - Sold to the Order of Souls for around Gold.
 * Ashen Guardian's Notes - A Riddle Map Quest (or Treasure Map on Forts) leading to a hidden Ashen Chest at the closest Large Island.