Stitcher Jim

"Don’t do anything Jim would do! Hahahahaa."

- Stitcher Jim

Stitcher Jim is an ex-crew member of the Forsaken Shores Alliance, now the companion to the mysterious Masked Stranger, and member of the Bilge Rats.

Lore
Decades ago, Stitcher Jim was among the members of the alliance that explored The Devil's Roar. There he discovered the Box of Wondrous Secrets, and destroyed the alliance all except alliance leader Grace Morrow (who he jokingly calls Captain Sorrow), who survived his attempt to poison.

After the Devil's Roar was cleared of the shroud, Jim was located on the shores of Liar's Backbone, observing the area with his spyglass. He denied Grace's accusations - calling her a traitor and murderer, driven mad from living in the Devil's Roar. However, Grace uncovered evidence that proves his connection to the first Gold Hoarder, arousing suspicion of his ulterior motives. Stitcher didn't intend to escape from Grace because he had successfully retrieved his hidden Box of Wondrous Secrets, and was already progressing his plans with the Gold Hoarders.

Sometime later, Stitcher was marooned in the Devil's Roar on the verge of death, but a Masked Stranger gave him a second chance at life. Infatuated by his rescuer, he took his chance at salvation, repented, and joined the Bilge Rats to prove his reformation, going so far as to fill in for Duke as a Bilge Rat representative. However his position did not last long as Duke soon returned, and Stitcher Jim moved on, tending to unknown business.

Heart of Fire
Stitcher Jim's unknown business was revealed with the Heart of Fire Tall Tale, which had Player Crews use Grace Morrow's notes to track Jim down. The Players are led to Liar's Backbone to Stitcher Jim's Hideout, where they find out about the Masked Stranger's identity being Wanda, and about Jim's plans to resurrect Captain Flameheart as his new lord after the defeat of the Gold Hoarder. Players can read five of Jim's Journals during the Tall Tale, where his motivations for joining the Bilge Rats and releasing Pendragon are revealed. The Journals also reveal that Flameheart tasked Jim with cursing the crew of the Blackwyche inside a Chest of Rage in order to summon an Ashen Lord.

At the end of the Tall Tale, Jim gets burned and betrayed by Flameheart, with Flameheart indicating that Jim is on his way to becoming an Ashen Lord.

Current Dialogue
''Stitcher Jim's last appeared in Heart of Fire. For his dialogue from the Tall Tale, see Heart of Fire.''

Previous Dialogue

 * -|Legends of the Sea=

No dialogue available. Stitcher Jim left his position as Bilge Rat shopkeeper, disappearing without a trace. The Masked Stranger hints at Jim tending to "important business".

Found in Taverns, standing in for Duke, tending to Bilge Rats duties.
 * -|Festival of Giving=

Found in Taverns, standing in for Duke, tending to Bilge Rats duties.
 * -|The Seabound Soul=

At Castaway Isle with Masked Stranger
 * -|Fort of the Damned=

On the previously uncharted The Reaper’s Hideout
 * -|Smuggler's Fortune=

On Liar's Backbone
 * -|Forsaken Shores Start=

On Liar's Backbone
 * -|Forsaken Shores Finish=

(Provided by Grace during Forsaken Shores)
 * -|Jim's Letter to Rathbone=

Sticher's Sorrow
The full song was added as a shanty with the Haunted Shores Update. Stitcher's Sorrow can be also be found on music streaming services where Sea of Thieves soundtrack is available.

Jim's Journals
During the Heart of Fire Tall Tale, players can find five journals that document Jim's motivations following his joining of the Bilge Rats.

We Need a New Plan= Found inside Stitcher Jim's Lair on Liar's Backbone. It's in the middle of the cave, placed on a makeshift wooden shelf.

The Second Journal is found inside Flameheart's Lair on The Devil's Thirst. This one is located in the central room with the three doorways leading to three distinct paths. The Journal nests on rocks by the middle Path of the Forsaken Flame.
 * -|Disorder of Souls=

The Third Journal is found inside the Path of the Forsaken Flame behind the second door in Flameheart's Lair at The Devil's Thirst. The Journal is placed on rocks beside a pile of skulls above a lava pool in the trap room after the first Skeleton room.
 * -|A Chest of Rage...=

The Fourth Journal is found inside the Path of the Eternal King behind the first door in Flameheart's Lair at The Devil's Thirst. The Journal is placed on a pile of skulls in the trap room after the first Skeleton room. The Journal is placed right before a set of swirling flame traps.
 * -|Bye Bye, Blackwyche=

The Final Journal is found inside the Path of the Burning Heart behind the third door in Flameheart's Lair at The Devil's Thirst. The Journal is in the final alcove of the last trap room with spikes coming out of walls. Since this Journal is right before the exit of the third path, a player can stay by the lever and let other crewmates in the room to read the journal without completing the third path themselves.
 * -|Departing=

Trivia

 * Stitcher Jim had a necklace with Flameheart's finger, which he left on the lever of his Hideout on Liar's Backbone after the Heart of Fire.
 * While Jim was Bilge Rats representive, he appeared in all Taverns, including The Charred Parrot Tavern near Grace Morrow. Despite their history, Grace did not have any comments in her dialogue regarding his presence.