Bounty Skulls

Bounty Skulls are a type of Treasure that can be found all over Sea of Thieves. These Skulls are the cursed remains of un-dead Skeleton Captains still possessing memories and secrets of their past lives. The Order of Souls Madames have acquired the skills and magical know-how to retrieve these memories from the skulls and shape these into Maps that lead to the Treasure hidden by these Captains in their past lives. As such, the Outpost Order of Souls Representatives are willing to offer Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value for these Skulls. The main source of Bounty Skulls are Skeleton Captains who can appear either emergently or as a part of Bounty Map Quests on Islands.

Mechanics
A Player can only carry one Bounty Skull at a time and cannot use any other items while carrying them. When dropped, Bounty Skulls emit a green glow and white glint from far away, making them easier to spot. Bounty Skulls will float to the top when dropped in Water, however they will start sinking to the bottom after 5 minutes have passed. Skulls dropped on land or on the shoreline will stay in-game for a long time. Untouched Bounty Skulls will disappear when an Island respawns. Skulls that have been dropped in Deep Waters will disappear after sinking to the bottom. Every Skull can be caught with a Ship's Harpoon. Up to three Bounty Skulls can also be placed in any Container Chests. When closed, Container Chests cover the green glow and white glint of the Skulls. They can also be used to move multiple Skulls at once.

Like any Treasure, the main use of Bounty Skulls is to sell them for Gold and Reputation.

The Ashen Winds Skull, left behind by defeated Ashen Lords, are unique Bounty Skulls that can also be used as a Fire-breathing Weapon. The attack can be performed by holding down. As the attack is used, the crystals in the skull start to dim, until the Skull can no longer breathe fire. The value of the Skull is dependent on the charge left on its crystals.

Where to Find?
Bounty Skulls are most commonly found via Bounty Maps, which lead players to a specific Island that are home to 1-4 Crews of Skeleton Captains. Bounty Maps can be received as singular Quests or as a part of Order of Souls Voyages. When on a marked Island, Players have to locate the Skeleton Crews, which can be of any of the five types: Bone, Gold, Plant, Shadow or Ashen. Most Skeleton Captains are preceded by a couple of regular Skeleton waves before they make their appearance. Skeleton Captains have more health than their regular crewmates. The health of the skeletons is dependent on the difficulty of the Voyage. Once a Captain is defeated, it will leave behind a random Bounty Skull, the type of which is notified to the whole Crew. Captain Ghost Ships usually drop Ghostly Bounty Skulls. Singular Bounty Skulls can also be found on Islands or as rewards for completing any Encounters on the Seas.

Emissary Mechanics
Any Player Crews sailing as Order of Souls Emissaries can receive Emissary Grade Reputation for picking up and putting Bounty Skulls on their Ship for the first time. This benefit is also applicable for Reaper's Bones Emissaries who gain Emissary Reputation for any Treasure items that they steal. Selling Bounty Skulls to the two companies as Emissaries does not give Emissary Grade Reputation, however Players do receive Emissary Value, which is counted for the respective Company Emissary Ledger leaderboards. The higher the Crew's Emissary Grade, the more Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value they receive for selling Bounty Skulls.

Rewards
Bounty Skulls can be cashed in to Order of Souls Madames at any Outpost for Gold and Reputation with the Company. As stated before, Order of Souls Emissaries will also receive Emissary Value with the Order for selling the Skulls while flying an Emissary Flag. Being an Emissary also increases the Gold and Reputation gains for selling Bounty Skulls. Alternatively, Crews can choose to sell any acquired Bounty Skulls to the Reaper's Bones Representative at The Reaper's Hideout instead for equal Gold and Emissary Value gains, but less Reputation gains with the Reapers. Bounty Skulls also have various achievable Commendations tied to selling them, offering players additional rewards, such as Titles, Doubloons or Reputation.

The following is a table of the multiplicative Rewards for selling Bounty Skulls as Graded Emissaries.

When sold, the whole Crew is rewarded with equal amounts of Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value, while Alliance Members will earn half of the Gold and Reputation Gains, but no Emissary Value.

Most Bounty Skulls have a variable value with the minimum and maximum reported Gold rewards documented in the tables below.

Types of Bounty Skulls
There are various types of Bounty Skulls with varying Gold, Reputation and Emissary Values:

Regular Bounty Skulls
These are the four regular Skulls mainly acquired from killing Skeleton Captains during Bounty Map Quests.

Ashen Bounty Skulls
Every regular Bounty Skull has a more valuable Ashen Version singed with fire. These are commonly found in The Devil's Roar Region.

Ghostly Skulls
These Bounty Skulls belong to the Crew of Ghost Ships and are received as prizes for defeating Ghost Captain Ships.

Powerful Skulls
These Bounty Skulls are more Powerful and valuable than other Skulls, received as prizes for dangerous Encounters on the Seas:

Trivia

 * There are two Athena's Treasure versions of Bounty Skulls that share their models with regular variants. These Skulls are sold to the Athena's Fortune company for Gold and Reputation instead.

Commendations
Order of Souls Commendations:

| Unlocks the Ghost Captain Sails for purchase

Reaper's Bones Commendations:

Athena's Fortune Commendations:

| Unlocks the Legendary Tankard and Legendary Lantern for purchase

Bilge Rats Commendations: | |  | Unlocks the Bone Crusher Wheel for purchase | | Unlocks the Sails of the Ashen Winds for purchase

| Unlocks the Warsmith of the Flame Title

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