Ashen Villainous Bounty Skull

The Ashen Villainous Bounty Skull is a type of Ashen Bounty Skull in Sea of Thieves. Bounty Skulls are cursed remains of Skeleton Captains that hold memories and secrets of their past lives. These memories can be extracted by Order of Souls Madames on every Outpost. As these memories are valuable, they are willing to buy the Skulls for Gold and Reputation. Ashen Skulls are Devil's Roar versions of regular Bounty Skulls, fetching a higher Gold and Reputation reward than their common counterparts.

The regular Villainous Bounty Skull.

Where to find

Ashen Villainous Bounty Skulls can be found from the following sources:

Chance to be rewarded for killing Skeleton Captains marked on Ashen Bounty Maps received from Quests or Voyages
Chance to find beached above or below the shorelines of Devil's Roar Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts and Forts
Chance to find inside closed Collector's Chests
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 an Ashen Lord
Possible reward for defeating a Kraken tentacle
Possible reward for defeating a Megalodon

Rewards

Ashen Villainous Bounty Skulls can be sold to:

Madames stationed inside Order of Souls tents on Outposts for Gold and Order of Souls Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as an Order of Souls 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 following is the reward chart for the sold Skull:

Emissary Grade	Gold (Min.)	Gold (Max.)	Emissary Value
No Emissary	1,450	2,800	0
I	1,450	2,800	6480
II	1,928	3,724	8618.4
III	2,421	4,676	10821.6
IV	2,900	5,600	12960
V	3,625	7,000	16200

Notes

Picking up and placing Bounty Skulls on a Ship for the first time gives Emissary Grade Reputation to Trading Company Emissaries representing the Order of Souls or Reaper's Bones.
Bounty Skulls can be placed inside any Container Chests. These Chests hide their glow and allow Players to carry up to three small Treasure items.
Bounty Skulls can be caught with a Harpoon.
All Bounty Skulls emit a Green Glow from a distance.
All Bounty Skulls constantly whisper to anyone close to them.
Ashen Bounty Skulls have a rare chance to appear on Islands outside The Devil's Roar

Commendations

Commendations
Image	Commendation	Requirements	Rewards
	Hunter of Villainous Skulls	Deliver 360 Villainous skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 20 Grade II: 60 Grade III: 120 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 360	Rewards the Hunter of Villainous Skulls Title.
	Gathering Secrets	Sell 600 Order of Souls Treasures while flying the Order of Souls Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	n/a
	Honoured Mystic	Sell 320 Order of Souls Treasures while flying a Grade 5 Order of Souls Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Secrets Stolen	Sell 480 Order of Souls 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
	Legend of the Mystical Order	Sell 500 Bounty Skulls as a Pirate Legend High Seas only Grade I: 10 Grade II: 50 Grade III: 100 Grade IV: 250 Grade V: 500	Rewards the Legend of the Mystical Order Title. Unlocks the Legendary Tankard and Legendary Lantern for purchase.