The Pilot’s Book · Reference
Ships
Every hull: traders, warships, fast ships, haulers and the sea’s beasts; rank, ship level, hold.
BulldogWarship · rank 1⚓1–3
CogHauler · rank 1⚓1–3
CutterFast · rank 1⚓1–3
DolphinFast · rank 1⚓1–3
FeluccaFast · rank 1⚓1–3
FireshipWarship · rank 1⚓1–2
Flying FishFast · rank 1⚓1–3
GunboatWarship · rank 1⚓1–3
Herring BussHauler · rank 1⚓1–3
HoyTrader · rank 1⚓1–3
Lantern SampanTrader · rank 1⚓1–3
LuggerFast · rank 1⚓1–3
PinnaceTrader · rank 1⚓1–3
Shark
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓1–6
Hull250
Sails1
Speed12 kn
Turn20°/s
Guns a side0
Chasers bow / stern0 / 0
Crew0–400
Army stacks7
Hold0
Armour5%Draught0 mComes to blood. Bites at the hull and the rudder.
Monster
Blood in the water brings more.
SloopFast · rank 1⚓1–3
TartaneTrader · rank 1⚓1–3
BarqueTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
CollierHauler · rank 2⚓3–5
Fishing KetchTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
FluytTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
GaliotFast · rank 2⚓3–5
Harpoon WhalerTrader · rank 3⚓3–5
HulkHauler · rank 2⚓3–5
Mermaid's GraceFast · rank 2⚓3–5
Mimic BargeHauler · rank 2⚓3–5
Orca
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓3–8Hull320Sails1Speed16 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour5%Draught0 mA pack hunter of the cold seas: it goes for the rudder and the boats.
Monster
A pod loses heart when half of it is gone.
PinkHauler · rank 2⚓3–5
Rum RunnerTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
Saint ElmoWarship · rank 2⚓3–5
SchoonerFast · rank 2⚓3–5
Shark CutterFast · rank 2⚓3–5
Sloop-of-WarWarship · rank 2⚓3–5
Smuggler's LuggerTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
SnowTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
Spice DhowTrader · rank 2⚓3–5
The Iron Lion
Ship · rank 2
Ship level⚓3Hull1368500Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side24Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks5Hold400Armour20%Draught6.5 mA rogue privateer man-of-war of three gun decks, her black hull banded with rusted iron, a crowned lion on her bow.
Lion of the Coast
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
Topsail SchoonerFast · rank 2⚓3–5
Wind DancerFast · rank 2⚓3–5
XebecFast · rank 2⚓3–5
BrigantineFast · rank 2⚓4–6
Humpback Whale
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓4–6Hull700Sails1Speed8 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour10%Draught0 mA great slow singer of the warm seas. It flees a loud ship.
Monster
Shy: a quiet approach or none.
War GalleyWarship · rank 2⚓4–6
AlbatrossFast · rank 3⚓5–7
Armed FluytHauler · rank 3⚓5–7
Baltimore ClipperFast · rank 3⚓5–7
Bomb KetchWarship · rank 3⚓5–7
BrigWarship · rank 3⚓5–7
Cargo FrigateHauler · rank 3⚓5–7
CarrackTrader · rank 3⚓5–7
CorvetteWarship · rank 3⚓5–7
Dragon JunkWarship · rank 3⚓5–7
Icebound HulkHauler · rank 3⚓5–7
Narwhal
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓5–7Hull420Sails1Speed11 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour5%Draught0 mA spotted whale of the ice with a spiral tusk.
Monster
The tusk goes through planking.
Pearl SchoonerTrader · rank 3⚓5–7
Phantom BrigWarship · rank 3⚓5–7
Sea HawkFast · rank 3⚓5–7
Silk JunkTrader · rank 3⚓5–7
StoreshipHauler · rank 3⚓5–7
Storm PetrelFast · rank 3⚓5–7
Tea ClipperTrader · rank 3⚓5–7
The Fog Mother
Ship · rank 3
Ship level⚓5Hull2244500Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side26Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks6Hold400Armour22%Draught6.5 mA huge black smugglers' ship of the line under charcoal sails, dozens of dim green lanterns along her rails.
Mother of Fogs
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
The Gilded Leviathan
Ship · rank 3
Ship level⚓5Hull2148500Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side26Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks6Hold400Armour22%Draught6.5 mA monstrous armed treasure galleon of the trade routes: a gilded stern gallery, four masts of dark sails, brass swivels crowding her rails.
Gilded Gallery
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
Treasure FluytTrader · rank 3⚓5–7
ViperFast · rank 3⚓5–7
FrigateWarship · rank 3⚓6–8
Sperm Whale
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓6–9Hull950Sails1Speed9 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour15%Draught0 mA blunt-headed giant of the open sea. Harpooned, it turns and rams.
Monster
Rams the boat that struck it; ambergris in one of twelve.
The White Harrow
Ship · rank 3
Ship level⚓6Hull2448000Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side28Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks6Hold400Armour24%Draught6.5 mAn ice-armoured whaling dreadnought: plates of white ice along her hull, rows of harpoon guns and a great ram at her bow.
Ice Plating
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
Black CorsairWarship · rank 4⚓7–9
Coral HulkHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
Dunkirk FrigateFast · rank 4⚓7–9
East IndiamanTrader · rank 4⚓7–9
Floating BazaarTrader · rank 4⚓7–9
GalleonHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
Ghost ClipperFast · rank 4⚓7–9
Ghost Ship
Ship · rank 5
Ship level⚓7–10Hull4200Sails220Speed15 knTurn16°/sGuns a side11Chasers bow / stern1 / 1Crew40–160Army stacks7Hold100Armour20%Draught4 mSomething the sea gave back.
Dead Crew
Crew does not lose morale. Sails ignore storms.
Golden CarrackTrader · rank 4⚓7–9
Iron RamWarship · rank 4⚓7–9
Ledger GalleonTrader · rank 4⚓7–9
MenagerieHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
Plate GalleonHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
PolacreFast · rank 4⚓7–9
RazeeWarship · rank 4⚓7–9
Silver ArrowFast · rank 4⚓7–9
Storm ReaverWarship · rank 4⚓7–9
The Cinder Throne
Ship · rank 4
Ship level⚓7Hull3622000Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side30Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks7Hold400Armour25%Draught6.5 mA colossal fire-galleon of the volcanic isles: forges glowing on her deck, squat mortars in iron rings, smoke-blackened sails.
Forge Deck
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
ThundererWarship · rank 4⚓7–9
Treasure JunkHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
Turtle BargeHauler · rank 4⚓7–9
Young Sea Serpent
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓7–9Hull1800Sails1Speed13 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mNot yet the size of its mother. Big enough to coil round a brig.
Monster
Its coils crush a hull caught in them.
The Stitched Hulk
Ship · rank 4
Ship level⚓8Hull4050000Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side32Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks7Hold400Armour26%Draught6.5 mA vast patchwork hulk stitched together from wrecks lashed side by side: crooked masts and mismatched sails.
Many Hulls
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
The White Orca
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓8Hull1000Sails1Speed17 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour10%Draught0 mA scarred white queen of the Reach; she rams and dives under keels.
Monster
She calls her pod when she is hurt.
Crimson TideWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
Drowned CathedralHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Floating FortressHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Golden LionTrader · rank 5⚓9–10
Great GalleonHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Great IndiamanTrader · rank 5⚓9–10
Great XebecFast · rank 5⚓9–10
Iron WhaleHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Kraken HunterWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
Leviathan ArkHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Man-o-WarWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
Manila GalleonTrader · rank 5⚓9–10
Pirate HavenHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Race-built GalleonFast · rank 5⚓9–10
SailfishFast · rank 5⚓9–10
Ship of the LineWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
Sun GalleonWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
The Drowned Regent
Ship · rank 5
Ship level⚓9Hull17223500Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side34Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks7Hold400Armour28%Draught6.5 mAn ancient royal galleon risen from the sea, her hull crusted with grey coral, water pouring from her gun ports, torn purple and gold banners.
Coral Crust
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
Whale MotherHauler · rank 5⚓9–10
Wyvern GalleassWarship · rank 5⚓9–10
Bell Spire
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull1000Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour90%Draught0 mThe drowned spire of a sunken church, its bell still tolling over the water.
Monster
Shot does not silence it: a ship must hold beside it.
Heart of the Whale
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull9000Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour90%Draught0 mThe black heart in the drowned town, and the dead who guard it.
Monster
Board it: cannon cannot reach it.
Kraken
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull30000Sails1Speed5 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mA mantle the size of a harbour; the arms do the killing.
Monster
The body opens once four arms are cut away.
Kraken Arm
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull2600Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour5%Draught0 mAn arm of the Kraken. It grips, it drags, it drowns.
Monster
Cut it away to free the ship it holds.
Leviathan
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull60000Sails1Speed16 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour25%Draught0 mThe oldest hunger in the Reach.
Monster
Gills that open only while the harpoons hold it.
Mother of Wrecks
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull70000Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour35%Draught0 mA living reef of a thousand wrecks — a hermit crab the size of an island.
Monster
Its cores lie in a maze only shallow keels can enter.
Old Moorings
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull16000Sails1Speed14 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour15%Draught0 mA conger as thick as a mainmast, out of the silt under the breakwaters.
Monster
Buried, nothing touches it; it rears where a ship lies still.
Rime Narwhal
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull24000Sails1Speed17 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mA white narwhal as long as a frigate, its tusk a spiral of old ice.
Monster
Its twin sings it back from the sea unless both fall together.
Rotten Hulk
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull1800Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour55%Draught0 mA dead ship wedged in the graveyard. Mortars bring it down.
Monster
Cannon glance off its sodden timbers; bombs break it.
The Abyssal Ark
Ship · rank 5
Ship level⚓10Hull27109000Sails900Speed9 knTurn7°/sGuns a side36Chasers bow / stern4 / 4Crew200–900Army stacks7Hold400Armour30%Draught6.5 mA colossal black three-masted ark with pale green lights in her gun ports and sails like grey smoke.
Ark of the Deep
Her decks cannot be taken: only her guns answer, at every ship that fires on her.
The Black Serpent
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull36000Sails1Speed19 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mCoils like a sea wall; bile that eats canvas.
Monster
It flees through shoals where only small ships follow.
The Cinder Ray
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull32000Sails1Speed13 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour25%Draught0 mA manta as broad as a frigate is long, black glassy hide seamed with ember-light.
Monster
Guns fired in its ash set their own powder alight.
The Drowned Prelate
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull50000Sails1Speed2 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour30%Draught0 mA vast mitred thing of weed and pale coral that once wore the Crown’s high pulpit.
Monster
While its three bells toll, shot barely marks it.
The Drowned Whale
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull52000Sails1Speed3 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mA rotting colossus with a drowned town on its back.
Monster
In its last hour only boarders can reach its heart.
The Eye of the Abyss
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull120000Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour30%Draught0 mA hole in the sea that looks back.
Monster
It can only be hurt from its rim once it has begun to fall.
The Fog Changeling
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull22000Sails1Speed10 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour10%Draught0 mA cuttlefish the size of a brig that throws its own shape onto the fog.
Monster
Only one of its shapes casts a wake.
The Lantern Maw
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull26000Sails1Speed11 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour15%Draught0 mA great angler in the dark. Its lights lie.
Monster
Lanterns draw it; inside it, every gun hits thrice.
The Storm Widow
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull40000Sails1Speed6 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour20%Draught0 mA widow of wind and lightning walking on the waves.
Monster
She can only be hurt from inside the moving eye.
The Tithe-Taker
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull24000Sails1Speed15 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour15%Draught0 mA barnacled grey shark as long as a frigate that has followed the convoys for a century.
Monster
It hunts the fullest hold and takes its tithe of it.
Wreck Core
Ship · rank 6
Ship level⚓10Hull6000Sails1Speed0 knTurn20°/sGuns a side0Chasers bow / stern0 / 0Crew0–400Army stacks7Hold0Armour10%Draught0 mA pulsing heart of the reef, deep in the maze.
Monster
Reachable only from within the maze.
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