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Homer said: "I think one of the men died in a shipwreck."

Sailors tales[edit]

There are several wrecked ships on the coasts of Britannia as well as many tales about them.

Tales about ships
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in Britain

"The Dutchman was a giant ship with masts from the largest trees.
The pride of the people she was hailed, the ruler of all the sea.
She sailed out of port one fine spring day, and headed for distant shores.
But a britney caught her by surprise, 'twas flung against her core.
The match began the grim men fought, to gather in her sails.
But thunderous was the crack and lo, the mighty vessel reeled.
When gentle winds danced 'cross the surf, again the followed morn.
'twas nothing left of Dutchy's hull but remnants of her born.
And now the tale has nothing left, but a gravesight on the floor.
On the Fens o' the Dead she came to rest, ne'er to sail no more."

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in Empath Abbey

"A southerner from Serpent's Hold
Once slew a pirate crew of eight.
Young Keegan was this warrior bold,
And thus he claimed the 'Bitter Kate'."

"He broke a bottle 'cross her bow
And Virtuous became her name.
For many years she served him well;
Good Captain Keegan rose to fame."

"The Barston Bay came north to fight,
The Jolly Roger on her mast.
To cold Loch Lake she sailed that night.
To sink Keegan's ship with cannon blast."

"Ah, the old Bitter Kate, she's mended her ways,
And as the Virtuous, ended her days.
Captain Keegan, he sleeps the endless sleep
While on Loch Lake's shore the Virtuous lays."

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in Skara Brae

"I have seen a lot of things out at sea, serpents as big as the biggest four-master.
Four-master? One of the tall ships. My father used to pilot one of the biggest in Lord British's fleet.
The Merideth Ann. She was a sight to behold, she was.
She had seen many a battle with pirates. Then she went to her grave in a storm.
Took nearly two hundred men with her.
Came up all of a sudden. I say it was Mondain's doing."
He pulls the pipe from his mouth and tamps the tobacco with his stout thumb.
"Anyhow, that is when I lost my father."

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in Buccaneer's Den

"I once sailed on the ship called Empire, under Captain Hawkins.
It was wrecked on the cape, southwest of here. Not too far from Serpent's Hold."

The people listed here give precise information to find the shipwrecks of two ships: the 'Dutchman' and the 'Empire'. There is no shipwreck along the coasts of Loch Lake, i.e. the lake north from the Shrine of Compassion.

Shipwrecks[edit]

Use the sextant to find the four shipwrecks.

There are four wrecked ships on the islets off the coasts of Britannia.

  • The Dutchman shipwreck is exactly where Lazeena said. The Fens of the Dead are the islands just south of Paws.
  • The Empire shipwreck is near where Homer said. The Cape of Heroes is the cape south of Trinsic. The shipwreck is on an island just south of it.
  • Two nameless shipwrecks can be found near the east coast of Britannia. One of them could be the Merideth Ann Yorl talked about. One is on an isle north of Paws, the other one is on the island straight east from Trinsic pier.

Sionnach sang about the Virtuous, but there are no shipwrecks on the shores of Lock Lake. This lake is located just north of the Shrine of Compassion.

The map piece can be found on the shipwreck of the Empire.