The Shroudbreaker (Quest)

"A Mysterious Stranger speaks of an ancient relic with the power to reach a lost island..."

The Shroudbreaker is the first Tall Tale in the Shores of Gold Arc. The Tale Book can be voted for on the table next to the Mysterious Stranger in the Tavern of any Outpost. The Tall Tale can be voted to be cancelled at the Ship's Voyage Table. Players can unlock three Checkpoints during this Tall Tale. If they wish to continue the Tall Tale at a later time, they can vote on any acquired Checkpoints at the Voyage Table.

The details on the location of the Tale Book, related Commendations and unlockable Cosmetics are all presented in the Tall Tales Reputation Menu.

The reward for completing The Shroudbreaker Tall Tale is.

This Tall Tale must be first completed in order to access the second Tall Tale, The Cursed Rogue.

Summary
The Shroudbreaker Tall Tale takes players across The Ancient Isles to find what happened to the Pirate Lord's Ship Magpie’s Wing and whether it still has clues to the location of The legendary artefact Shroudbreaker. The Tall Tale starts and ends with the Mysterious Stranger at any Tavern.

Walkthrough
For a full, step by step Walkthrough of the Tall Tale with Hints and Images, visit The Shroudbreaker Walkthrough Page!

The Tale Book


Once the Crew has voted on the Tall Tale and listened to the Mysterious Stranger, they are given The Journal of the Pirate Lord Tale Book, which they can find and take out in the Map Radial Menu. Any Tale Book can be viewed with the  button (Left Mouse Button/Right Trigger). Once taking a closer look at the Tale Book, it's pages can be turned with the  and   keys on a Keyboard and the   and   buttons on a Controller. As players progress the Tall Tale, they can pick up or receive additional pages in their Tale Books. These pages may be different depending on the types of puzzles that players encounter during the Tale - some puzzles have many variations, taking players to different locations for a more varied experience.

NPCs
The following are the NPCs and Enemies encountered during The Shroudbreaker:
 * Mysterious Stranger
 * Coral Skeletons

Dialogue
Click the button below to reveal the voiced dialogue in the Tall Tale:

Mysterious Stranger's Opening Lines

Mysterious Stranger's Closing Lines

Quest Items
There are several Quest Items present in each Tall Tale. These Items serve as elements of progression within the Tales and are of no value to anyone else aside the Crew doing the Tale. The following Quest Items can be acquired during the Shroudbreaker Tall Tale:
 * Ancient Chest - A Container Chest found during the Tale. Contains further Quest Items helpful in progressing the Tale. Can be sold as a Collector's Chest when emptied.
 * Totem Keys - Six small Totem shaped figurines made out of Stone, used to open hidden Ancient Vaults on various Islands.
 * Boar Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Devil's Ridge.
 * Crab Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Uncharted Island (N-13).
 * Moon Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Crescent Isle.
 * Scarab Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Crook's Hollow.
 * Snake Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Mermaid's Hideaway.
 * Shark Totem - Opens a hidden Vault on Kraken's Fall.
 * Medallions - Coin-like Medallions with Totem-engravings, themed after their Totem vault and used to solve the Ancient Vault Puzzle.
 * Boar Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Boar Vault at Devil's Ridge.
 * Crab Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Crab Vault at Uncharted Island (N-13).
 * Moon Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Moon Vault at Crescent Isle.
 * Scarab Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Scarab Vault at Crook's Hollow.
 * Snake Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Snake Vault at Mermaid's Hideaway.
 * Shark Medallion - Three located via the puzzle in the Shark Vault at Kraken's Fall.
 * Shroudbreaker - A small statue that has to be delivered to the Mysterious Stranger to finish the Tale.

Mercia's Journals
The Commendations of the Tall Tale reveal that there are five Mercia's Journals hidden away in the Tall Tale. These five Journals can only be found and read when the Tall Tale is active and they are only present for the Crew who is doing the Tall Tale. The Journals are hidden around The Ancient Isles Region retelling the accounts of Mercia (from the Novel Athena's Fortune) and her own search for the Shroudbreaker Artefact. Each of the Journals give hints of the next journal's location.

The locations and the contents of the five Journals are presented below. Click Expand under any Journal to see an image of its exact location.

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What is the Devil's Shroud?
Found on Uncharted Island (N-13) stashed between three rocks on the beach. It mentions Ancient Spire Outpost.


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An Ancient Clue?
Found in a cave atop the Ancient Spire Outpost, this Journal mentions Devil's Ridge.


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Comings and Goings
In a camp by the Northern Cannon on Devil's Ridge, this Journal mentions Thieves' Haven.


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The Shroud Breaker
Inside an overgrown shack in the middle of Thieves' Haven, this Journal mentions Plunder Outpost.


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The Shores of Gold?
Placed by a Campfire on Plunder Outpost.

Commendations and Rewards
Any Player who completes a Tall Tale receives. This reward can be increased by Event reward multipliers and shared through Player Alliances.

The Shroudbreaker Commendations and Cosmetic Rewards are listed below:

Bugs

 * The Totem Vault on Crook's Hollow has been noted to not update different parts of the puzzle and locking players out of the Tall Tale.

Patch History
El Shroudbreaker Le Shroudbreaker