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Rogue Buccaneers are one of the four player-facing factions in Windrose, alongside the People of Tortuga, Smugglers of Port Royal, and Brethren of the Coast. They specialize in cannon plans and beast trophies, and they are the first faction many players engage with after Tortuga because their introductory quest line (Buccaneers and Glorious Hunters) triggers from items found inside Coastal Jungle ruins.

Faction Overview

How to Find the Main Base

The Rogue Buccaneers Main Base is not on the Tortuga island. It is a separate camp built around a cave system on a remote island that requires a seaworthy ship to reach (complete I Need a Bigger Boat first). The pin appears on the world map after the player completes the Buccaneers introductory quest, or sooner if the player has already collected the Glorious Hunters quest items from the abandoned Buccaneer cluster.

• Once the Main Base pin is on the map, sailing into the camp's bay unlocks a permanent Fast Travel point. No Fast Travel Bell required.

• The four key NPCs at the Main Base: Henri Boucher (quest giver), the Bounty Agent, the Buyer, and the Provisioner.

Buyer Inventory

The Rogue Buccaneers Buyer purchases two trade-good categories plus several beast-trophy heads. Heads come from killing the relevant wildlife on islands across the Coastal Jungle and Foothills.

Provisioner Inventory

The Rogue Buccaneers Provisioner is the canonical source for cannon plans. Plans are reputation-gated and cost Piastre. Three slots cover the entire cannon caliber range: 12-pounders for Ketch and Brig defaults, 24-pounders for Frigate broadsides, and 36-pounders for Frigate maximum-volley loadouts.

• 12-Pounder plans: entry tier, low reputation gate. Sets up every Brig and Ketch's main battery.

• 24-Pounder plans: mid-tier, requires sustained reputation grinding. Default Frigate caliber.

• 36-Pounder plans: top-tier cannon, only fits the Blackbeard Frigate hull. 2,500 base damage per volley, 14-second reload, the heaviest single shot in the game. Reputation Rank 4 gate.

• Hull Bracing variants: the Provisioner also stocks higher-tier Hull Bracing plans alongside the cannon plans.

Quests

Reputation Strategy

Two compounding income streams feed Rogue Buccaneers reputation: insignias (drop from any pirate kill, hand in to the Bounty Agent) and Letters of Favor (drop from completing faction-aligned side quests).

• Insignias: Newhand 1 rep, Deckhand 4 rep, Veteran 20 rep, Old Salt 80 rep. Drop tier scales with the killed pirate's rank, so harder camps drop better insignias.

• Letters of Favor: 10 rep each. The Buccaneers introductory quest pays 5; a follow-up faction quest typically pays 5 to 10 more. Pure rep efficiency.

• Glorious Hunters: about 200 reputation in a single quest. The fastest sub-hour reputation push to Rank 2 in the early game.

When to Push Buccaneers First

Pushing Rogue Buccaneers reputation first is the right call for melee-and-cannon-focused captains. The 12- and 24-pounder cannon plans are universal upgrades that fit every hull, the 36-pounder unlocks the largest single-volley naval loadout in the game, and the Glorious Hunters reward (Buccaneer's Friend musket) is a viable ranged sidearm well into the Foothills.

See Also

• Henri Boucher

• Marcel Boucher

• Glorious Hunters

• Insignias

• Letter of Favor

• Faction Reputation

• Provisioner

Full Provisioner Catalog

The Rogue Buccaneers Provisioner carries a large rank-gated catalog in addition to the cannon plans summarised above. Every entry below is a schematic that must be learned at your base and then crafted at the matching bench. Piastre items buy from the faction treasury stream; Guinea items require selling luxury or relic loot at the Smugglers buyer or recovering buried treasure.

Armor Plans

Rank 2 armor plans unlock the faction's agility and tracker sets. Each piece is sold separately so plan on 400 Piastre for a full jacket-and-pants pairing.

Cannon Plans by Caliber

Three cannon calibers, each in three quality tiers. Higher calibers require a higher Buccaneers rank and cost more Piastre per plan. Tier names (Tempered, Perfectly Ordered, Devastating) carry across every caliber, so plan your rep push around which caliber you need, not which tier.

Building Plans and Decorations

The Buccaneers building plans lean into the weathered clay-and-log aesthetic that fits their jungle camps. All plans in this section are Guinea-priced, so stockpile relics at the Smuggler buyer or cash in buried treasure before shopping the rank 3 and rank 4 tiers.

Merchant Contract and Tools

The Animal Products merchant contract is the faction's most-recommended provisioner purchase after the cannon plans. It automates a steady income of boar, wolf, and dodo trophies from your outposts, feeding both the Buccaneer Buyer's beast-head payouts and your own recipe needs.

Reputation Gates at a Glance

A quick lookup of the minimum rank needed for each major Buccaneer provisioner category. Push Rank 2 first for cannon plans and armor; Rank 3 opens the 24-pounder caliber that every Frigate wants; Rank 4 is reserved for 36-pounder plans and Hunter's Furnishings cosmetics.