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22 The Smugglers Main Base (also called the Hidden Smuggler Base) is the faction hub for the Smugglers of Port Royal. It is a hidden cave on a small island within Smugglers Waters, identifiable on the world map by the green-striped water region. The cave entrance is not signposted from outside the island; the player must dock and circle the island to find it.
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44 Summary
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66 PropertyValueFactionSmugglers of Port RoyalLeaderMarita SuarezLocationHidden cave, Smugglers Waters (green-striped)AccessUnderground Network quest chainDistinctive traitOnly faction that pays Guinea for gold treasures
77 How to Unlock
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99 The base is not accessible until the player completes part of the Underground Network quest chain. The chain begins after reaching Tortuga and finding a Letter to a Good Friend in a chest at a smuggler camp. Ask around on Tortuga (Long Ben in the tavern, behind the bar) for the initial lead; the chain then points the player to Marita inside the Smugglers' cave base, and from there out to a secondary contact (Hale) at an underground cave southeast of Blackbeard Waters.
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1111 Refitting the Ketch at the base through this questline unlocks persistent fast-travel to the cave and spawns the full NPC roster (Marita, Buyer, Bounty Agent, Provisioner) as permanent fixtures. Before that, the cave is effectively a quest encounter rather than a usable hub.
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1313 NPCs and Services
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1515 Once persistent access is unlocked, four NPCs staff the cave. The table summarizes who stands where and what each one handles.
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1717 NPCRole / ServicesMarita SuarezFaction contact, described as leader of the Smugglers of Port Royal. Stands at the back of the cave during the questline and becomes a permanent fixture after unlocking persistent access.Smugglers of Port Royal BuyerStands to Marita's left. Accepts Contraband (150 Piastres), luxuries (250 Piastre), small silver items, native crafts, and higher-tier gold treasures (for example, Gold Mask of the Priest at 5 Guinea and Gold Vase of the Chief at 5 Guineas).Smugglers of Port Royal ProvisionerSells Conquistador Set and Pikeman Set armor plans, all three Hull Bracing tiers, and all five Naval Tactics.Smuggler Bounty AgentsHandles reputation turn-ins for the Smugglers of Port Royal. See Faction Reputation for the tier thresholds.
1818 Distinctive Economic Role
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2020 The Smugglers of Port Royal are the only faction that pays in Guinea for gold treasures. Windrose's premium currency comes primarily from this Smugglers of Port Royal Buyer, which makes every gold treasure found in ancient chests worth routing here rather than to the Tortuga waterfront.
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2222 The Smuggler Provisioner is also the only faction that offers a Piastres-to-Guinea currency exchange, at an unfavorable rate. If the goal is to buy large Guinea-priced plans from the People of Tortuga Provisioner without farming Smuggler treasures directly, the exchange is the fallback option.
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2424 See Also
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2626 Smugglers of Port Royal - faction overviewSmugglers of Port Royal Provisioner - full inventorySmugglers of Port Royal Buyer - what the Buyer acceptsUnderground Network - the quest chain that unlocks the baseSmugglers Waters - the sea region where the base sitsTortuga - the starting hub, where the questline begins