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{{infobox tale
|image= Stars of a Thief quest.png
|title= Stars of a Thief
|issuer= Sudds
|story= Shores of Gold
|part= 4/9
|prev= The Legendary Storyteller
|next= Wild Rose
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{{quote|An old stargazer's notes point to the heavens and a way to reach a piece of the Shroudbreaker...}}
'''Stars of a Thief''' is the fourth [[Tall Tales|Tall Tale]] in the [[Shores of Gold]] arc. Pirates consult the findings of the old stargazer [[Sudds]] and follow the stars to obtain a [[Shroudbreaker]] gem.

The tale can be acquired from Sudd's desk at [[The North Star Seapost]].

== Summary ==
With some help from Sudds, players are taken on another adventure to try and piece together the [[Shroudbreaker]]. This tale tasks the players to look to the stars to decipher codes and follow yet another of [[Captain Briggsy | Captain Briggsy's]] adventures to find another piece of the [[Shroudbreaker]] and get one step closer to solving the mystery and discovering the [[Shores of Gold (story arc)|Shores of Gold]].

== Walkthrough ==
A full, step by step walkthrough can be found at [[Stars of a Thief Walkthrough]]

==The Tale Book==
Once the Crew has voted on the Tall Tale and listened to the [[Sudds]], they are given the [[Tale Book]], which they can find and take out in the <code>Map Radial</code> menu. Any Tale Book can be viewed with the <code>Primary Use</code> button ('''Left Mouse Button'''/'''Right Trigger'''). Once taking a closer look at the Tale Book, it's pages can be turned with the <code>Q</code> and <code>E</code> keys on a Keyboard and the <code>Left</code> and <code>Right</code> buttons on a Controller.

Pages 3-10 of the Tall Tale book are always the same:
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== Dialogues ==
=== Opening ===
{{voiceover
|opening= Sudds
|text1= Obliquity of the ecliptic, twenty-three degrees... <br/>So, you had a run-in with the Captain, eh? I know all about it. <br/>The stars whisper to ol' Sudds, they do! <br/>They're his best friends, and they keep their secrets... <br/>Make no mistake! Captain Briggsy was the smartest pirate on the seas and Sudds was the only one she trusted to read the stars... <br/>...the only one to have a spyglass as special as her's! <br/>The Great Warrior should be in appulse with the Serpent soon, I see.. <br/>So, now you're seeking the stones, tryin' to part the fog and follow in the Captain's footsteps. <br/>Take these papers Sudds made. <br/>Better find that special spyglass too, eh? <br/>The Captain hid it when she left Sudds behind and now it can't see the stars. <br/>Use it to take a peek at Sudd's friends. If you're worthy of the Captain's treasure, they'll show you where to sail. <br/>Be sure to bring them papers back to me, though. They're not for keepsies! <br/>My dear Queen, all that chromospheric volatility, so unbecoming... <br/>You still here? <br/>Hmm, no correlation with Laniakea...
}}

=== Ending ===
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|opening= Sudds
|text1= Now where'd Sudds leave those ephemeris charts... <br/>Oh, it's you! My spyglass! A fine keepsake. <br/>I'll pass along along that pretty gem of yours in return. <br/>Heh, Ol' Sudds won't forget! <br/>Doesn't want the glowing eyes man angry at him, no no no... <br/>So many secret stars... <br/>Declination, twenty-two... <br/>Need to collimate...
}}

==Sudd's Journals==
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===The North Star Guides You===
(Eastern islet, [[Rum Runner Isle]])
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|opening= Sudds met a young whippersnapper today. Green as leaves, he was. He hadn't even heard of the North Star! <br/>You don't need no spyglass to find her, Sudds told the lad, she's the biggest and brightest friend and she likes to stay put. <br/>Spot the North Star and you'll never need a compass again! <br/>And the boy smiled, and asked Sudds: "What if it's raining?" <br/>Sudds gave the lad a thick ear. Busy, too busy for foolish questions! Gots to reach ol' Plunder by nightfall...
|text1= [[File:Sudds's Journal 01.jpg|center|500px]]
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|-|02=
===The Little Glimmer Fish===
(Highest peak, [[Plunder Valley]])
{{dialogue
|opening= Brave little Glimmer Fish... <br/>He used to swim down here in the water with all of his brothers and sisters, shining in the sun. Sometimes it's not wise to shine too brightly... <br/>Bigger fish came with empty bellies, and their teeth went snicker-snack! <br/>Soon Glimmer Fish was the only one left to guide the ancient ones on their journey here. One brave little light, all alone... <br/>The ancients felt sorry for Glimmer Fish and placed him in the heavens where he could swim in safety. Lucky little fishy! <br/>Now Sudds must swim along too, all the way to the shores named after the sneaky snake...
|text1= [[File:Sudds's Journal 02.jpg|center|500px]]
}}
|-|03=
===Snake Gets What He Deserves===
(Mainland, [[Snake Island]])
{{dialogue
|opening= Snake has many voices and likes to play tricks. He coiled along a branch and waited until the Great Warrior was near. <br/>"Help me!" came the Sea Queen's cry, "Won't someone help me, for wicked One-Eye has me by the tail!" <br/>Warrior heard it all. Warrior ran through the trees, not looking up above his head, and whump! There came Singing Snake to coil around his throat. <br/>Snake is cunning, but Warrior is strong! He grabbed at Snake and hurled him up into the stars, where he has lived ever since! <br/>Sudds can't get a good view from here. Needs to sail out to Old Harry's place before daybreak...
|text1= [[File:Sudds's Journal 03.jpg|center|500px]]
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|-|04=
===The War that Shook the Sky===
(Northeast rock, [[Devil's Ridge]])
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|opening= There was once a great battle that shook the whole heavens, and caused great sadness to Sudds's friends above. <br/>Great Warrior knew that he would have to battle Old Kraken, for she planed to feast on the merfolk and their kin. <br/>To fletch the arrows he would need, Warrior told Proud Eagle to give up eight of his feathers, or they would go to war. <br/>Eagle refused, of course, and tore at Warrior with his sharp talons, but it was no use. Warrior fled with his golden prizes! <br/>He dropped one feather as he fell back to earth, and it's still in the stars! Sudds wants to see it from the moon-shaped isle...
|text1= [[File:Sudds's Journal 04.jpg|center|500px]]
}}
|-|05=
===The Binding of the Kraken===
(Southwest rocks, [[Crescent Isle]])
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|opening= Great Warrior took his arrows and went to make war with Kraken, but he had lost a feather along the way. <br/>He thought of Singing Snake and the venom it used to bite, and he tipped each of his arrows with the very same. <br/>The arrows stung the Old Mother and made her sleepy, so that she sank down to the sea bed. Warrior gave out a great cry. <br/>The ancients came, then, with their great chains. Together they bound Kraken rightly to the star above, far out of reach. <br/>The Sea Queen was grateful, for her people were saved, and she promised they would always help those lost at sea.
|text1= [[File:Sudds's Journal 05.jpg|center|500px]]
}}
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==Commendations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="3" |Stars of a Thief
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!Name!!Requirement!!Reward
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!'''Heavenly View'''
|Discover Sudd's Enchanted Spyglass
|–
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!'''Eyes Filled with Stars'''
|Awaken the Ancient Statue
|–
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!'''Stone of the Heavens'''
|Claim the Shroudbreaker Stone
|–
|-
!'''Stars of a Thief'''
|Complete 'Stars of a Thief'
|[[Constellation Tattoo Set]]
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!'''Notes of a Stargazer'''
|Discover all of Sudds' Notes
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!'''Friend in the Sky'''
|Legendary Commendation: Complete the Tale 5 times
|–
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!'''The Stolen Sky'''
|Legendary Commendation: Complete all commendations for 'Stars of a Thief'
|[[Ancient Spyglass]]
|}
== Patch history ==
{{patch|2.0
| Introduced.}}

[[es:Estrellas de un ladrón]]
[[fr:Les étoiles d'un voleur]]
[[Category:Shores of Gold]]