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Side Quests
April 19, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Initial version (2026-04-19): Overview, Side Quests index table, and linked category pages
Side Quests run parallel to the main story in Windrose. Most trigger from looted notes, diary fragments, or NPC dialogue rather than from a dedicated quest-giver, which means the player can collect multiple side-quest threads before consciously choosing to work on any one of them. Side quests in the launch build focus on buried-treasure hunts, investigation chains that overlap with main-story beats, and Swamps/Highlands lore threads that seed the Forgotten Relics artifact storyline.
The ten tracked side quests confirmed in the in-game quest log for Windrose version 0.10.0 are listed below. Side quests do not have to be finished in any specific order, though some (The Bitter Pill, Underground Network) require main-story progression to reach their trigger locations.
Quest | Quest Giver | Region | Gear Tier | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Starting island chain + Rogue Buccaneers Main Base | 3+ | Recover evidence of Marcel Boucher's fate from three abandoned Buccaneer sites, then sink three Blackbeard-aligned patrol ships. Rewards the Buccaneer's Friend musket and 200 Rogue Buccaneers reputation. | ||
- | Starting island (east coast) | Copper | Buried-treasure dig triggered by looting the Blurry Sketch of the Island curio. Equip a Shovel, follow the journal marker, and dig up 4 Silver Ingots, 5 Guineas, 2 Pearls, and 50 XP. | |
- | Starting island chain | Copper to Iron | Buried-treasure quest triggered by a diary fragment. Sail to the marker, dig up the Madman's Chest at a skeleton cluster, and survive a Drowned ambush. | |
- | Tortuga to Smugglers Waters | 4 to 6 | Clear a Foothills Smuggler Camp for the Letter to a Good Friend, sail to a hidden coastal cave, refit a Ketch on the beach, and unlock permanent fast-travel to the Hidden Smuggler Base. | |
Coastal Jungle to Tortuga | 3 to 5 | Investigate the traitor inside the Governor's inner circle. Collect Black Marks from Coastal Jungle chests, loot Francois Arnaud's Letter from Thomas Richards, confirm at the Blackbeard Ruins Excavation Site, then confront Arnaud in Tortuga. | ||
- | Highlands (Trial Circle Ruins) | 4+ | Piece together the Stargazers' legend from three Tales of the Stargazers fragments scattered across Trial Circle Ruins, then defeat the beast that ambushes the final reading. | |
- | Highlands | 4+ | Excavate the ruined fort at the Blackbeard Ruins Excavation Site to learn why it was abandoned. Fights Blackbeard's excavation crew along the way. | |
- | Swamps | 4 to 6 | Translate three parts of the Priest's Story from flooded Itzeltek altars, track the final fragment, then defeat the crocodile that ambushes at the final altar. Rewards 5 Tumbaga Ingots and 10 Gold Ingots. | |
- | Swamps | 5+ | Six-stage Itzeltek ritual side quest tied to the Senkamati temple complex. Follow the full chain to resolve the ritual without breaking the local taboo. | |
- | Open sea | 5+ | Recover Captain Juan de la Cosa's Journal to learn why the de la Cosa expedition never returned. Three-stage investigation into a vanished exploration fleet. |
Buried-treasure notes (Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest, Eyes Wide with Fear) trigger from looting a diary fragment that auto-marks the dig location on the journal.
Stargazers and priest legends (Fate of the Prophets, Jokes of the Gods) trigger from translating altars at Swamps or Highlands ritual sites.
Investigation chains (The Bitter Pill, Mystery of the Expedition) trigger from NPC dialogue with main-story characters and overlap with main-quest routes.
Faction-adjacent lore (Underground Network, Glorious Hunters) triggers from looting lore items at Pirate Camps or at faction-specific sites.
