Stronghold Gunpowder Barrel

Stronghold Gunpowder Barrels are a highly volatile Explosive in Sea of Thieves. They can be found being carried or guarded by Skeletons. These Barrels can be sold to the Merchant Alliance Representative Senior Traders on the dock of every Outpost for Gold and Reputation.

Where to find

 * Dropped by Stronghold Gunpowder Skeletons when killed with caution:
 * Chance to encounter carried by Emergent Gunpowder Skeletons during an Athena's Fortune Voyage
 * Chance to encounter carried by 0-4 Shadow of Fate Skeletons during the last wave of Fort of the Damned Raid
 * 1 Guaranteed inside a completed Skeleton Fort Vault
 * 2 Guaranteed inside a completed Fort of Fortune Vault
 * 4 Guaranteed inside a completed Fort of the Damned Raid Vault
 * Chance to find inside sunken Shipwrecks on the seas
 * Guaranteed dig up from the time limited Black Powder Stashes Mercenary Voyages

Usage
of a barrel in hand will light a 5s fuse to detonate, but can be cancelled by. The barrel can be picked up while the fuse is lit.

The Stronghold Gunpowder Barrel will immediately detonate if shot, struck, caught in an explosion, or upon contact with the outside of a ship hull. The explosion will damage all nearby pirates and Creatures (based on distance) within 9 paces of the detonating barrel, and damage any Ship within the explosion distance.

Rewards
Stronghold Gunpowder Barrels can be sold to:
 * Merchant Alliance Senior Traders stationed at the docks of Outposts for Gold and Merchant Alliance Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Merchant Alliance Emissary)
 * The Servant of the Flame at The Reaper’s Hideout for Gold and Reaper's Bones Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Reaper's Bones Emissary)

The following is the reward chart for the sold Barrel:

Commendations
Merchant Alliance Commendations:

Reaper's Bones Commendations:

Athena's Fortune Commendations:

Bilge Rats Commendations:

Pirate Chat
Here is the Pirate Chat Wheel of the Barrel:

Barril de pólvora del baluarte