Brethren of the Coast Flag

The Brethren of the Coast Flag is a ship cosmetic in Windrose featuring a Jolly Roger with a dagger in its teeth and crossed sabres. It is applied at a Wharf to mark a ship as flying the Brethren of the Coast colours.

In-Game Description

A Jolly Roger with a dagger clenched in its teeth and crossed sabers behind. Enemies see it, and tremble.

At a Glance

How to Apply

Sail to a player-built Wharf and dock the ship there. Approach the Wharf, open the Manage Ship menu, switch to the Customization tab, and select Brethren of the Coast Flag from the Flag option list. Customisation itself does not cost coin once the design is unlocked.

Where to Find

The flag is unlocked by reading the faction's matching Style Book: Brethren Flag Designs, which is sold by the Brethren of the Coast through their Provisioner. Improving reputation with the faction by turning in Insignias or Letters of Favor unlocks higher tier merchant stock at the Provisioner, including this cosmetic.

Properties

Historical Note

The faction name draws on the real Brethren of the Coast, a loose seventeenth-century confederation of buccaneers, privateers, and freebooters that operated out of Tortuga and Hispaniola. Members signed articles, divided plunder by share, and elected captains by vote, a tradition the in-game faction continues in spirit.

Tips

• Flag changes are visible to other players in PvE and PvP, so the design you fly is also a signal of which faction you currently care about.

• Designs are bound to the character that read the matching Style Book, not to a specific ship, so all of a character's owned ships can use any unlocked flag.

• A flag does not affect ship stats. It is purely cosmetic, so swap it freely without worrying about a damage or speed penalty.

See Also

• Style Book: Brethren Flag Designs

• Brethren of the Coast

• Ship Customization