Emissary Flags

Emissary Flags are special Flags in Sea of Thieves that are hoisted to indicate a Crew's status as a Trading Company's Representative Emissary. Emissary Flags allow players to rank up in Emissary Grades, with each grade adding a multiplicative reward bonus for any sold Company-related Treasure.

Mechanics
In order to be able to hoist an Emissary Flag, a Player first has to purchase the Flag from the Trading Company Representatives. Emissary Flags cost 20,000 Gold to buy, after which they are permanently available for the Player. Not everyone in the Crew has to have an Emissary Flag purchased in order to take part in representing the Company.

Emissary Flags are different from regular Flags in that they cannot be hoisted from the Ship Flag Box atop the Crow's Nest. Instead they have to be raised and lowered from Company Emissary Tables, which are generally found near Trading Company Representatives on all Outposts. The Reaper's Bones Emissary Tables are generally hidden out of sight. In order to become an Emissary of a Company, any Player with a purchased Emissary Flag has to put the decision up for a Vote on a chosen Company's Emissary Table. A Crew can only represent one Company at a time and their Ship has to be nearby for a vote to be possible.

Once a Crew has voted to represent a Trading Company as an Emissary, the Emissary Flags will be hoisted. Every Ship will have two Emissary Flags, a larger square flag on the back and a thin Pennant on top of the Main Mast. Regular Flags can also be raised and lowered with Emissary Flags. Emissary Flags change with the Emissary Grade of a Crew. Crews progress through Emissary Grades by completing various tasks and actions for the Trading Company. The larger the Grade, the larger the Pennant on the Main Mast. These Flags are visible from far away. Additionally, if a Player were to look at a distant Emissary Ship with a Spyglass, a Company-specific tune will play.

An Emissary Flag can only be lowered at the Company's Emissary Table if the Crew's Ship is nearby. Company Representatives will pay Crews with Gold and Reputation for their efforts if they return and vote to lower an Emissary Flag that is higher than Grade 2.

Alternatively, an Emissary Flag can be lost by Sinking or Scuttling the Ship. Once an Emissary Ship sinks, their Graded Broken Emissary Flag will float to the surface. A crew's own Broken Emissary Flag is not worth anything (a mere 1 Gold), but if a Crew finds another Ships Broken Emissary Flag, they can sell it to The Servant of the Flame on The Reaper's Hideout for Reaper's Bones Reputation and Gold.

A Ship sailing with the Reaper’s Bones Emissary Flag will be marked on the Map Table for all Crews to see as if they were sailing with a Flag Of The Reaper’s Mark. A Grade V Reaper's Bones Emissary Ship can see shadows of all other Company Emissary Ships on the Map instead.

Types of Emissary Flags
The following Table lists all of the Emissary Flags with their Costs, Vendors, Unlock Requirements and Descriptions:

Returning an Emissary Flag
The Following Table lists the Gold Reward for retrieving your own Company's Emissary Ship by voting to lower it at the Company's Emissary Table. Player Crews will also get increasing amounts of Reputation with the return of the Flag.

Broken Emissary Flags
Broken Emissary Flags are Treasure items retrieved from a sunken Emissary Ship and can only be sold to the Reaper's Bones at The Reaper's Hideout for Gold and Reputation. Selling your own Broken Emissary Flag (marked as "Yours") is only worth 1 Gold. The following Table lists the Gold Value of any broken emissary flags.

Trivia

 * The Shop Icons for Emissary Flags are identical to the Trading Company Set Flags and not indicative of the Emissary Flags in-game.
 * Sea Dogs and The Hunter's Call have no Emissary System.

Gallery
Banderas de emisario