Ashen Castaway's Chest

The Ashen Castaway’s Chest is a type of Ashen Treasure Chest in Sea of Thieves. Treasure Chests are locked with locks that can only be opened by Skeleton Keys held by Gold Hoarders on every Outpost. They are willing to buy these Chests for a fraction of their worth. Ashen Chests are Devil's Roar versions of regular Treasure Chests, fetching a higher Gold and Reputation reward than their common counterparts.

A regular Castaway's Chest.

Where to find

Ashen Castaway's Chests can be found from the following sources:

Chance to dig up from X Marks the Spot Maps received from Ashen Treasure Maps Quests or Devil's Roar Voyages
Chance to find hidden on The Devil's Roar Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts and Forts
Chance to find beached above or below the shorelines of Devil's Roar Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts and Forts
Chance to find inside sunken Shipwrecks on the seas
Chance to find among Barrels of Plenty floating on the open Seas
Chance to find on Skeleton Ships
Chance to find inside completed Skeleton Fort Vaults (higher chance in Molten Sands Fortress)
Possible reward for defeating a Kraken tentacle
Possible reward for defeating a Megalodon

Rewards

Ashen Castaway's Chests can be sold to:

Hoarders stationed at Gold Hoarders tents on Outposts for Gold and Gold Hoarders Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Gold Hoarders Emissary)
The Servant of the Flame at The Reaper’s Hideout for Gold and Reaper's Bones Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Reaper's Bones Emissary)
The Sovereigns at the Sovereigns Hut on Outposts for Gold and Gold Hoarders Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Gold Hoarders Emissary)

The following is the reward chart for sold Ashen Castaway's Chests:

Emissary Grade	Gold (Min.)	Gold (Max.)	Emissary Value
No Emissary	140	260	0
I	140	260	600
II	186	345	798
III	233	434	1002
IV	280	520	1200
V	350	650	1500

Notes

Ashen Castaway's Chests share their Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value with Seafarer’s Chests
Picking up and placing Treasure Chests on a Ship for the first time gives Emissary Grade Reputation to Trading Company Emissaries representing the Gold Hoarders or Reaper's Bones.
Ashen Treasure Chests do not have Shipwrecked versions.
All Treasure Chests emit a White Glint from a distance.
Treasure Chests can be caught with a Harpoon.
Ashen Chests have a small chance to appear on Islands outside The Devil's Roar Region.

Commendations

Commendations
Image	Commendation	Requirements	Rewards
	Hoarder of the Castaway's Gold	Sell 90 Castaway's Chests to the Gold Hoarders. Grade I: 5 Grade II: 15 Grade III: 30 Grade IV: 60 Grade V: 90	Rewards the Hoarder of the Castaway's Gold Title.
	Golden Tribute	Sell 600 Gold Hoarder Treasures while flying the Gold Hoarders Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	n/a
	Eminent Hoarder	Sell 320 Gold Hoarder Treasures while flying a Grade 5 Gold Hoarders Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 260 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Tributes Taken	Sell 480 Gold Hoarder Treasures to the Reaper's Bones. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 240 Grade IV: 360 Grade V: 480	n/a
	Plundered Prizes	Sell 600 of any Trading Company items while flying the Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	Unlocks the Dawn Hunter instruments for purchase at Grade I, the Dawn Hunter equipment for purchase at Grade II, the Dawn Hunter clothing and vanity for purchase at Grade III, the Dawn Hunter weapons for purchase at Grade IV, the Dawn Hunter ship set for purchase at Grade V.
	Fearless Reaper	Sell 320 of any Trading Company items while flying a Grade 5 Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Legendary Gold Hoarder	Sell 500 Chests as a Pirate Legend High Seas only Grade I: 10 Grade II: 50 Grade III: 100 Grade IV: 250 Grade V: 500	Rewards the Legendary Gold Hoarder Title. Unlocks the Legendary Shovel and Legendary Compass for purchase.