What is the Emissary System?

The Emissary System is a choice your crew can opt-in to in order to gain higher rewards at a higher risk. It involves in-session “Grades”, Flags, and a monthly Ledger, which we’ll discuss in complete detail below, but in a nut shell:

Sailing as a Trading Company Emissary means representing that company, which gives higher rewards along with higher risks

means representing that company, which gives higher rewards along with higher risks One member of the crew must have purchased that company’s Emissary Flag, and then each session the crew can vote to sail as that company’s Emissary at one of 5 company voting tables around the outposts.

and then each session the crew can vote to sail as that company’s Emissary at one of 5 around the outposts. The longer you sail as an Emissary, you will build up a Grade that increases your gold and reputation gains for loot you sell

that gains for loot you sell You may hoard loot to sell it after you’ve reached a higher grade, but this increases your risk of losing it. On top of that, the new cutthroat Reaper’s Bones company pays pirates to attack other Emissaries!

company pays pirates to attack other Emissaries! Each company has a Ledger that tracks your earnings for that company like a scoreboard, and dispenses rewards each month based on where you placed compared to other players.

Becoming an Emissary

The Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls, Merchant’s Alliance, Athena’s Fortune, and new Reaper’s Bones trading companies each allow you to sail as an Emissary for their company. To do so, you must first be reputation level 15 or higher with that company (except for Athena’s Fortune and Reaper’s Bones), and make a one-time purchase of that company’s Emissary Flag (20,000 Gold each).

Once you (permanently) own a company’s Emissary Flag, you and any members of your crew can vote at that company’s Emissary Table, located near their usual location on the outpost. There are 5 Emissary Tables on every outpost, including one for the Reaper’s Bones company. As long as one member of your crew owns a company Emissary Flag, the entire crew can vote to represent that company and raise the Emissary Flag.

NOTE: When any ship on your server is sailing as an Emissary, a small wooden ship shows up on that company’s table. Check all the tables each time you log in to see what other players are doing!

What are Emissary Flags?

When the crew has voted to raise an Emissary Flag, it appears mounted at the stern (rear) of the ship. It can only be raised or lowered at the Emissary Table on any outpost, and shows the logo of the company you represent, as well as a number of lines that circle the logo to denote your current Emissary Grade (more on that later).

A new pennant will also appear streaming from the mast of the ship, showing the colors of the company you represent. This pennant is striped, and grows longer/shows more stripes as you increase your Grade as an Emissary throughout your session . Other crews can see how long your pennant is to know how long you’ve been sailing as an Emissary and how much treasure you may have aboard.

. Other crews can see how long your pennant is to know how long you’ve been sailing as an Emissary and how much treasure you may have aboard. IF YOUR SHIP SINKS your Emissary Flag will drop into the water as a physical loot item that can be carried. It can be sold to the Reaper’s Bones company (at the Reaper’s Hideout) for reputation- selling your own flag is worth very little, but a flag from another Emissary crew is worth a lot, and worth more the higher their Emissary Grade. After you sink you will no longer be an Emissary and will have lost all of your Grade, but you can begin fresh at any outpost.

your Emissary Flag will drop into the water as a that can be carried. It can be sold to the Reaper’s Bones company (at the Reaper’s Hideout) for reputation- selling your own flag is worth very little, but a flag from another Emissary crew is worth a lot, and worth more the higher their Emissary Grade. After you sink you will no longer be an Emissary and will have lost all of your Grade, but you can begin fresh at any outpost. If you vote at an outpost to LOWER THE FLAG it is like formally “completing” your mission as an Emissary, and will earn you Gold and Reputation based on your Emissary Grade.

What is Emissary Grade?

When sailing as a company Emissary, a new icon appears above your health meter and on screen whenever you access your inventory. This denotes your current Emissary Grade, a measure of your commitment to that company within this session, as it resets between game sessions.

You can also physically see the Grade of your ship or any other Emissaries you encounter by looking at the number of lines encircling the Emissary Flag on the stern of the ship, and the number of stripes across the pennant flying from the masts.

Increasing Emissary Grade

Completing voyage tasks and collecting treasures for your company will increase your Grade, and a meter will fill up each time (you can also see the meter whenever you open your inventory). For example, defeating Skeleton Captains and picking up Skulls will increase the Grade of an Order of Souls Emissary, while completing steps of a Riddle and picking up Chests will increase the Grade of a Gold Hoarder Emissary.

Some tasks will increase the grade of ANY Emissary, like discovering Mermaid Gems. When you put relevant loot ON your ship, it also increases your grade slightly, but this increases the more treasure that you have, therefore rewarding you for hoarding treasure. You’ll also increase your Grade by defeating large threats like Forts or Krakens, or by defeating Reaper’s Bones Emissaries, who are trying to sink Emissaries like you! The higher Grades are progressively more time consuming to reach, but reaching Grade 5 is still doable within a single session.

Rewards for higher Grades?

Each company offers commendations for reaching higher Grades, but the primary reward is that Emissary Grade MULTIPLIES your gold and reputation for that company.

The higher your Emissary Grade, the greater your gold and reputation gets MULTIPLIED

If you’re a Grade 1 Company Emissary, you get 125% Gold and Reputation for any loot you sell to that company. Grade 2 earns 150%, Grade 3 earns 175%, Grade 4 earns 200%, and Grade 5 earns a whopping 250%! This means if you choose to hoard that treasure and wait until you’re a higher grade, you could eventually get two and a half TIMES as much reward for your loot than usual… or lose it all to the briny depths! No risk, no reward.

Grade 5 Emissary Voyages

If you make it all the way to Grade 5 in any company but the Reaper’s Bones (more on them below), you will receive a pop up stating that you can receive a special voyage from any of that company’s representatives. This is a high value voyage, like a lesser form of a “Gilded Voyage” which have been given away to players in the past.

When you speak to the company representative on any outpost, you will instantly receive the voyage in your Quest Wheel without needing to vote on or cancel any existing voyages. It also means you can’t pocket the voyage and hoard it for a future session.

Each of the four companies have their own Grade 5 Emissary Voyage: