The Treasure Hunt

"Nine pieces of a ship are only driftwood. Nine pieces of a map are an invitation."

— From the Guild's notes, before the silence

TL;DR: The sea occasionally washes salt-crusted fragments onto your shore. Nine pieces form a map. A map leads to a salvage.

- Fragments appear rarely and by chance while beachcombing

- Four rarities exist — the rarest only once in a lifetime

- The harbour's black market lets you swap fragments

- A complete collection unseals a treasure island

- Salvage takes hours and costs a real fleet

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How it begins #

When you collect on the shore, a lone map fragment may occasionally sit among the usual driftwood. It is not guaranteed — the sea decides.

Each fragment bears one of four rarities. The rarer the piece, the larger the reward for a full map. Every rarity has nine slots.

The Treasure Map #

A new entry appears in your navigation: Treasure Map. There you will find:

• Collection — Which slots you own and which you still lack
• Black Market — A harbour where fragments change hands between governors
• Chronicle — Your completed salvages
• Legend — The Hall of Treasure Finders: the names of those who broke the Seal of the First Admiral

Trading on the Black Market #

Have duplicates, or need just one missing piece? The black market is not an official merchant — it is a meeting point. Offers expire after seven days. You can post them publicly or direct them at a specific governor.

The Salvage #

Once you own all nine slots of a rarity, you unseal a map. An uninhabited island appears in the ocean — visible only to you. Send a fleet with at least one trade ship and one warship. The on-site dig takes several hours, depending on rarity.

The reward is frozen at the moment of unsealing. Your ranking-list position scales it — the higher, the larger.

Things to remember #

• Fragments are rare. A weekly world-wide budget limits their appearance. Be patient.
• Only one salvage at a time. Finish the current one before starting another.
• Salvage fleets are protected. They cannot be recalled, but other players cannot attack them either.
• The black market doesn't remember you. Cancel an offer in time, or it will expire or be accepted.

"Some maps end at an X. Others end at a coast no chart ever shows."