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Windrose features a quest system that guides players through the game's narrative and introduces core mechanics. Quests provide experience for the talent system and unlock new areas, recipes, and gameplay systems. The demo includes the opening quest chain that teaches survival basics and leads into the first major story beats.

Quest Flow

The game opens with a prologue where the player's ship is attacked by Blackbeard's forces. After washing ashore, quests guide you through three phases:

1. Survival basics (gathering, crafting, building)

2. NPC encounters and crew rescue

3. Ship acquisition and island exploration

Known Quests

Islander (Tutorial)

The Islander quest begins immediately after the prologue. It teaches the basic survival loop: gathering resources, placing a Bonfire, building a camp, crafting tools, and exploring the first island. The quest introduces farming mechanics, copper smelting, and the building system. Completing the Islander questline leads to the encounter with Doctor Galen.

Rescuing the Crew

Unlocked after speaking with Doctor Galen. The attackers from the prologue are holding the rest of your crew hostage nearby. This quest involves combat encounters against pirate enemies as you fight to free your crewmates. Successfully rescuing crew members is a prerequisite for the next quest, since you need a crew of at least seven people to repair a larger ship.

I Need a Bigger Boat

Also unlocked through Doctor Galen. The goal is to travel to the second island, find a wrecked ship, and repair it to gain a larger vessel capable of naval combat. This quest requires a crew of seven, so completing Rescuing the Crew first is strongly recommended. Once repaired, the new ship opens up exploration of further islands.

Quest Types

Based on the demo and developer descriptions, Windrose includes several quest types:

Experience and Rewards

Quest completion is one of the primary sources of experience for the talent system. The developers designed experience gain around meaningful activities rather than grinding. Quests also reward items, unlock recipes, and open new areas of the map.

Trade Goods

Some quests and exploration encounters yield special trade goods: Naval Supplies, Medical Crates, and Contraband. These items cannot be opened or used directly. They are trade items meant for selling to dedicated Traders. In the demo, the Tortuga trading hub is unavailable, so trade goods should be stored for later use.

See Also

• Buried Treasure - Treasure hunting mechanic including marked trees, shovel crafting, and dig mode