The Grave of Esteban Vargas is a Miscellaneous lore item in Windrose. It records an unnamed Spanish captain's farewell to a fallen crewman during the expedition against Davy Jones. It is the first of three named graves you uncover during the Mystery of the Expedition side quest, lore drops that together piece out the Order's mission to find the priestess and stop Jones. The companion graves are the Grave of Jaime Lopez and the Grave of Guillermo Sanchez.
In-Game Text
I'll pray that no one disturbs your rest, my friend. I admit, I was fond of your ugly mug, but I have no desire to see it again.
Moving on without you will be hard. Especially if the dead don't stop hounding us.
We'll press on with the expedition. If Columbus is right and the local priestess can help against Jones, I'll find her even if I have to dig her out of hell. Your death will not be in vain.
How to Find It
This grave sits in the Coastal Jungle, the game's opening biome. Each of the three expedition graves is placed in a different tiered region: one in the Coastal Jungle, one in the Foothills, and one in the Cursed Swamps. Ancient grave sites you have already scouted are marked on the map with a magnifying-glass icon, so sweep unvisited islands and inspect the markers to turn them up.
Inspecting the grave adds its text to your journal and advances the Mystery of the Expedition quest. After all three graves are read, the trail leads to a shipwreck near Tortuga, where the final loot includes the Broken Ancient Medallion and the Skeleton of Juan de la Cosa.
Detail | Value |
|---|---|
Found in | |
Map marker | Magnifying-glass icon at scouted grave sites |
Tied to quest | |
Sequence | First of three named graves |
Acquired by | Inspecting the grave (no combat required) |
Lore Context
Three named figures bracket this grave: the dead crewman Esteban Vargas, Columbus (likely Christopher Columbus or a same-named in-game expedition leader), and Davy Jones. The captain references the Order in the next grave, suggesting the expedition is a chartered religious effort rather than a mercenary trip. The line about the dead hounding the crew establishes that Jones's undead are already harassing the expedition before the priestess is even found.
Read in sequence, the three graves trace the expedition's collapse: this farewell at the start, the Grave of Jaime Lopez recording a first mate's betrayal and pact with Jones for an eternal life that never came, and the Grave of Guillermo Sanchez closing the tale. The shipwreck reward, the Broken Ancient Medallion, ties this lore chain back to the player character's own backstory and the larger faction known as the Order.
Stats
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Item type | Miscellaneous (lore) |
Stack size | 20 |
See Also
Grave of Jaime Lopez
Grave of Guillermo Sanchez
Skeleton of Juan de la Cosa
Mystery of the Expedition
Broken Ancient Medallion
Game Data
Properties
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Stack | 20 |