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33 Faction Quests are the dedicated faction-reputation chains attached to Windrose's four player-facing factions (Rogue Buccaneers, Brethren of the Coast, People of Tortuga, and Smugglers of Port Royal). Each faction chain begins after the player establishes contact with the faction's main base and progresses through multi-stage delivery, reconnaissance, and combat objectives. Completing a faction chain grants a lump-sum reputation boost (usually in the form of Letters of Favor), the first batch of faction-locked Decoration plans, and Piastre payouts on the order of 50 to 200 per chain.
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55 Faction Quest Index
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77 QuestQuest GiverRegionGear TierSummaryBuccaneers (Quest)Henri BoucherRogue Buccaneers Main Base + Tortuga3+Faction-chain entry for the Rogue Buccaneers. Deliver 50 Homemade Gunpowder bags to Henri, swap Tanned Hides to Charlie Sharpe, then hand a Rum Barrel and 20 Skewered Meat back to Henri. Rewards 50 Piastres and 5 Letters of Favor.Brethren of the Coast (Quest)Benjamin HornigoldBrethren of the Coast camp4+Eight-stage Brethren faction chain. Track down the scattered survivors, sink two pirate patrols, deliver 50 Foothills Iron Ingots + 50 Timber + 50 Wooden Planks to repair the Ranger, then crush Stede Bonnet's fleet. Rewards 20 Letters of Favor plus ship-miniature decorations.Catastrophe's AftermathCharlie SharpeTortuga refugee camp4+People of Tortuga faction chain. Recover provisions from a drowned-infested ship, deliver Crate of Medicine after gathering 15 Healing Herbs, then kill Jim Godart before he can attack the refugees. Rewards 200 Piastres, 10 Letters of Favor, and the Delicious Meal Set decoration.Smugglers (Quest)Long Ben and Marita SuarezTortuga and Smugglers Waters4+Track Long Ben's missing wine shipment to Marita Suarez's camp, find the missing ship, recover the Contraband Wine from the pirate cache, and return it to Marita. Rewards 150 Piastres, 10 Letters of Favor, and the Iron Lamps decoration.
88 Reputation Payouts
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1010 Letters of Favor are the universal reputation currency: turning in a Letter of Favor at the paying faction's base grants 10 reputation points per Letter. The four faction quests listed above pay 5 to 20 Letters each on completion, which translates to a one-time 50 to 200 point jump in faction reputation on top of the Piastre and Decoration rewards.
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1212 See Also
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1414 QuestsMain QuestsSide QuestsFaction ReputationFactions
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1616 People of Tortuga Main Base Unlock
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1818 The People of Tortuga camp does not reveal itself just by reaching Tortuga. The common unlock path runs through Buccaneers (Quest). After Henri Boucher accepts 50 bags of Homemade Gunpowder, he sends you to deliver a Bale of Tanned Hides to Charlie Sharpe. That delivery marks the People of Tortuga Main Base on the map and turns it into a repeat destination for faction trade, quests, and worker hires.
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2020 Catastrophe's Aftermath Step Order
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2222 The Catastrophe's Aftermath chain is the clearest single example of how a faction quest in Windrose mixes delivery, exploration, and combat.
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2424 Recover the Provisions from the ship overrun by the drowned.Bring the recovered supplies back to Charlie Sharpe at the refugee camp.Speak with Doctor Galen about medicine for the wounded.Collect 15 Healing Herbs from ruins and deliver them to Galen.Carry the finished Crate of Medicine back to Charlie.Track down and eliminate Jim Godart before he can hit the refugees.Return to Charlie for the hand-in and faction rewards.
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2626 People of Tortuga Chain Rewards
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2828 The current write-up of Catastrophe's Aftermath records 200 Piastres, 10 Letters of Favor, and the Delicious Meal Set decoration as the main completion rewards.
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3030 Universal Reputation Ladder
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3232 Every player-facing faction shares the same four-rank reputation ladder. The breakpoints are identical whether the player is grinding the Rogue Buccaneers, Brethren of the Coast, People of Tortuga, or Smugglers of Port Royal. What differs between factions is what each rank unlocks at the Provisioner, not the point thresholds themselves.
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3434 RankReputation RequiredWhat OpensRank 10 pointsBaseline Provisioner inventory and initial Merchant ContractsRank 2100 pointsFirst tier of faction-locked armor plans, 12-pounder cannon plans, basic building decorationsRank 3400 pointsMid-tier plans including 24-pounder cannons, Naval Tactics, and second-tier decorationsRank 41,000 pointsTop-tier plans including 36-pounder cannons, faction decor sets, and faction flag style books
3535 Insignia Turn-In Values
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3737 Insignias and Letters of Favor are handed in at the faction's Bounty Agent and convert into reputation at the rates below. The values are identical across the four factions because every faction treats Blackbeard's crew as a shared enemy, so the same insignia from a single kill can be turned in at whichever faction is currently the priority for the player's progression.
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3939 ImageTurn-In ItemReputation Per ItemOld Salt Insignia+80Veteran Insignia+20Letter of Favor+10Deckhand Insignia+4Newhand Insignia+1
4040 Because a single Old Salt Insignia is worth 80 reputation while a Newhand Insignia is worth 1, sorting insignia piles by tier before a hand-in session is the difference between reaching Rank 4 in one sitting or grinding the last 200 points after everything else is already spent. Old Salt Insignias in particular deserve their own storage slot.
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4242 Buyer, Provisioner, and Trader Split
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4444 Each faction hub runs three different vendor roles, and they rarely live in the same spot. Knowing which role pays what keeps trade-good and cargo runs efficient.
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4646 Vendor RoleWhat They DoHow They Are PaidFaction BuyerCashes in cargo, insignias, and relic loot at the best Piastre rate and grants reputation on faction-valued items.Gives Piastres, plus reputation on matching faction cargo and insignias.ProvisionerSells rank-gated schematics for armor, cannons, ship gear, and building plans. Items are plans, not finished gear.Takes Piastres on most plans; Guineas on building decoration sets.Trade Goods MerchantSells universal supply crates (Contraband, Luxuries, Medicine, Munitions, Naval Supplies, Provisions, Specialized Tools, Spirits) at fixed prices. No rank gate.Fixed Piastre price per crate; not reputation-gated.Bounty AgentReceives insignias and Letters of Favor and converts them into faction reputation per the table above. Does not hand out Piastres for the turn-in.Accepts insignias and Letters of Favor; pays in reputation only.
4747 The Tortuga Buyer is the odd one out: it is a reputation-neutral trader that pays Piastres on a fixed list of relics, heads, hides, and ingots. It is not a faction Buyer, so it does not earn reputation for the items it accepts. Use it as a catch-all for loot that no faction specifically values.
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4949 Quest Hub to Faction Map
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5151 The unlock path for each faction chain runs through a different hub. Hitting the main base is the prerequisite for talking to the quest-giver, and for People of Tortuga the base does not even reveal itself without a prior delivery step.
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5353 FactionMain Base HubFirst Quest-GiverUnlock StepRogue BuccaneersRogue Buccaneers Main Base, reached by sailing from TortugaHenri BoucherSpeak to Henri at the Main Base after the base is markedBrethren of the CoastBrethren camp, unlocked by following the main-story trail to the survivorsBenjamin HornigoldReach the Brethren camp and hear the survivor pitchPeople of TortugaPeople of Tortuga Main Base on the island near TortugaCharlie SharpeDeliver the Bale of Tanned Hides during Buccaneers (Quest) to pin the base on the map, then return to hear Catastrophe's AftermathSmugglers of Port RoyalSmugglers Waters hideout and Tortuga dockLong Ben and Marita SuarezTrack Long Ben's wine shipment to Marita's camp to open the chain
5454 Variants
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5656 A complete list of Faction Quests variants in Windrose is shown below, with thumbnail, build cost, and comfort bonus for each entry. Click any name to open its dedicated page.
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5858 ImageVariantBuild CostComfortBrethren of the Coast--Buccaneers--Catastrophe's Aftermath--Smugglers--