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The Seafarer quest is the second tutorial quest in Windrose, unlocked after completing I Need a Bigger Boat. It teaches naval combat through a structured sequence that covers ship equipment crafting, cannon installation, and ship-to-ship engagement.

Objectives

1. Build a Shipwright's Workshop (15 Wood + 10 Coarse Fabric + 5 Copper Ingot) under a roof within Bonfire range

2. Craft 12-Pounder Cannons (10 Copper Ingots + 10 Wood per cannon) at the Shipwright's Workshop

3. Build a Wharf (10 Wood + 10 Coarse Fabric) on a shoreline within Bonfire range

4. Equip cannons to your ship via the Wharf's Manage Ship interface by dragging cannons into Ship Gear slots

5. Craft a Ketch (150 Wood, 100 Nails, 40 Coarse Fabric, 30 Rope Fiber) at the Wharf as your first purpose-built combat vessel

6. Sail to engage Blackbeard's fleet - includes cannon engagement and a boarding action

Naval Combat Tutorial

The Seafarer quest is where the game teaches naval combat mechanics in full. The Steam Next Fest demo version ended with a "To be continued..." screen after the player defeated a pirate fleet and performed a boarding action. The Early Access version continues past this point into Chapter 1 main-story content.

Enemy Ship: Blackbeard's Transport Ship

The Seafarer tutorial engages players with Blackbeard's Transport Ship at level 1, the easiest naval combat encounter in the game. This is the recommended first naval combat target; engaging ships two or more levels above your own is strongly discouraged. Boarding the Transport Ship teaches the on-deck melee transition that defines Windrose's naval combat.

Boarding Sequence

1. Weaken the enemy ship until its health bar drops low enough to trigger the boarding option

2. Position alongside the enemy ship, keeping it on your left or right

3. Wait for the boarding prompt; jumping onto the enemy ship before the prompt appears is often fatal

4. Press Space to board; your NPC crew boards alongside you

5. Defeat the enemy crew on the deck (the Seafarer quest requires defeating 7 enemies)

6. Loot the ship's cargo after the deck is cleared

Rewards

• A crafted Ketch combat ship

• Unlocks further naval-combat content and the main-story progression toward Tortuga

• Quest completion XP

• Loot from the defeated enemy ship (Naval Supplies, Medical Crates, Contraband, Piastres, Insignia of a Blackbeard Lieutenant from Ketch-class enemies)

Tips

• Open every naval engagement with bar shot to slow the enemy before switching to regular cannonballs

• Reduce speed to 3/4 sail for tighter turns when bringing cannons to bear

• Eat a Strength or Agility food buff before boarding to maximize on-deck melee damage

• Upgrade boarding gear at the Shipwright's Workshop Upgrade tab to make NPC crew tankier during boarding

See Also

• Naval Combat - full naval combat guide

• Boarding - boarding mechanic

• Cannon Types - cannon detail

• Wharf - ship management station

• Shipwright's Workshop - equipment crafting station

• Ship Types - Ketch, Brig, Frigate detail