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Contraband
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Unmarked cargo meant to stay off the books.
Contraband is a Rare Trade Goods crate in Windrose. A handwritten tag scratched into the wood reads "Open it and you're out of the cut," warning captains that cracking the seal destroys the crate's resale value. Every Trade Goods Merchant on Tortuga pays a flat base rate for the crate, but the Smugglers of Port Royal post a dedicated Buyer who pays the premium rate listed below.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | Misc |
Rarity | Rare |
Item Level | 1 |
Stack Size | 3 |
Craftable | No |
Tooltip Note | Could be sold to Smugglers. |
Trade Goods Merchants at every faction post buy Contraband from the player at the same flat rate. The Smugglers of Port Royal Buyer lists the crate at a higher premium, which is the intended preferred-buyer route for this crate line.
Vendor | Type | Quantity | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Brethren of the CoastTrade Goods Merchant | Buy | 1 | 100 Piastre |
People of TortugaTrade Goods Merchant | Buy | 1 | 100 Piastre |
Rogue BuccaneersTrade Goods Merchant | Buy | 1 | 100 Piastre |
Smugglers of Port RoyalTrade Goods Merchant | Buy | 1 | 100 Piastre |
Smugglers of Port Royal Buyer | Sell | 1 | 150 Piastre |
Contraband drops from Smuggler-aligned loot tables and from higher-tier ship encounters. Because the crate stacks to 3, even a small cargo hold can move a handful of Contraband to the Smugglers Buyer for a clean resale run.
Smuggler camp loot chests along the Coastal Jungle.
Destroyed Ship Containers and Boarding loot on mid-tier Blackbeard vessels.
Buried Treasure drops when a Treasure Maps trail leads into Smuggler territory.
The practical route is to stockpile Contraband in a ship hold, sail to the Smugglers of Port Royal base on Tortuga, and sell to their Buyer NPC at 150 Piastre per crate. Every other Trade Goods Merchant pays the flat 100 Piastre rate, so taking Contraband to the wrong faction leaves 50 Piastre per unit on the table.
Contraband rises in value during active Smugglers of Port Royal reputation grinds. Pair a smuggling run with a trip to the Smugglers Provisioner to burn the Piastre on the Conquistador or Pikeman armor plan lines, both of which are exclusive to that faction.
Do not open the crate. The tooltip warning is literal: opening destroys the trade value and the crate becomes worthless to every merchant.
Contraband stacks with other Trade Goods crates in cargo runs. Smugglers also pay a premium for Luxuries, so a single docking can empty two stacks at once.
Reputation items like Newhand Insignia do not affect Contraband pricing. Insignia hand-ins route through the Bounty Agent, not the Trade Goods Merchant.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Stack | 3 |
Where Found | Detail |
|---|---|
1 | |
100 | |
1 | |
100 | |
1 | |
100 | |
1 | |
100 | |
1 | |
150 |
