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The Legendary Storyteller journals

Briggsy's Shores of Gold journals are found exclusively while the The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale is active.

A funny little rumour...

(Northwest sea cave, Lone Cove)

Started keeping a diary again. It doesn't beat telling my tales in a busy tavern, but it'll do for now.
Besides, it's time for another adventure. The yearning's back, deep in my belly. Time to sail again.
Lucky me, overhearing the girl with the merfolk earrings. A Shroudbreaker? Sounds like fun! If what she said is true, I should take a scout around Mermaid's Hideaway. Just in case...

 

I know where it is!

(Northwest campfire, Mermaid's Hideaway)

As I hoped, the pirate I overheard stashed a map to the Shroudbreaker here. I'm sure she won't mind me borrowing it!
All those new places beyond the Shroud! I can't wait to make my mark on them, so everyone knows I got there first.
It's so stormy though... I stashed some vittles in the wreck at Old Salts Atoll, so I'll hole up there for tonight.
Then tomorrow, I'm off to claim my prize. I just need to work out how to open the vault...

 

I need to go alone...

(Shipwreck bow, Old Salts Atoll)

This place reeks worse than the drinking den where I tell my stories, but at least it's warm and dry. It'll do!
I can't wait to see that little girl's face when I tell her Briggsy made it to the Shores of Gold.
Not sure I can risk bringing Sudds along. He means well, but it's a long voyage and he's not exactly nimble. I hope he'll understand...
Well, the storm's easing off. Time to snatch myself a Shroudbreaker!

 

I can't go back...

(The Snake Pit tavern, Dagger Tooth Outpost)

They say you should be careful what you wish for. The greatest voyage of my life, and this is how it ends...
Boneheads don't attack me now. They just stand and stare, like they're expecting... What? Orders? From me?
I can feel a darkness in my heart. I want to lash out, like I did to that Naughty Man at Galleon's Grave.
I'm so, SO glad that girl can't see me like this. I don't want her to hear this story. My last story... I... I don't want her to know I'm a monster...

 

To Whoever Finds This...

(Bowsprit cage, Galleon's Grave Outpost)

Kareen, my love, I hope you never read this.
Today I made the worst mistake of my life. I was such an idiot. I recognised her livery on the horizon and thought I'd pick a fight with the famous Briggsy. It wasn't her! Well it was, but cursed! Her flesh mostly rotted away, and so fierce. Like a wild animal.
She didn't kill me, only threw me in a cage. She said starving my way onto the ferry would teach me a lesson.
I'm so hungry, and this is so cruel! I don't know what Briggsy is now, Kareen. I just know she isn’t human any more.

 

Shores of Gold journals

Briggsy's Shores of Gold journals are found exclusively while the Shores of Gold Tall Tale is active.

I forgot to stop

(Captain's quarters of the southern shipwreck, Tribute Peak)

Well this is embarrassing. I'm normally a dab hand behind the wheel, and I don't make a habit of wrecking my ship halfway up the beach.
Still, what matters is that I made it here. Another first for Captain Briggsy! I should plant a flag, but all I have is these journals.
I'm kind of disappointed that the shores aren't really made of gold, but at least I won't go blind once the sun comes up.
The Shroud doesn't seem to cover the island, just... wrap around it, I guess. That means it's safe to explore, and exploring I shall go!

 

Let's not mention this...

(Among empty crates before the bridge, Tribute Peak)

Bah! Looks like I'm not the first to make it here after all. This stuff doesn't look ancient, just old, and I'm sure it was made by pirates.
I guess the island slips out of the Devil's Shroud from time to time, and that's when others came? Maybe even Ramsey got here in the end.
Well, no point in sulking. I'm here now, and I bet I can find something they missed.
A memento, to help remember this place. And when I tell this story, maybe I'll conveniently forget to mention this little discovery.
We'll make it our secret, okay?

 

Dreams

(Compass room, Tribute Peak)

It's still night, but I just woke up sweating. My first really bad dream in years.
Maybe if I write it out, I can sleep. I was back in the tavern at Golden Sands on the night Ramsey called parley.
Trying to open one of those sealed chests. I couldn't pick the lock. Couldn't force it. Then suddenly, there's the key in my hand.
I smirk and throw open the lid... Nothing there. Seriously. Nothing, like looking into a chasm. A bottomless pit in a box.
And suddenly, I feel hands on my back, shoving me! I think it's one of Ramsey's men, and now I'm inside the chest, falling — screaming out as the lid snaps shut overhead...
Then I woke up. Ugh.

 

No Shortcuts!

(Behind broken pillar in the circle of totems, Tribute Peak)

This is a weird place. It looks like someone used powder kegs to blow their way down into whatever lies below this island.
Maybe they managed it somehow, maybe not. Either way, the tunnel they left behind collapsed a long time ago.
There has to be another way down. Ancient civilizations love putting secret passages in stuff.
It's a well-known fact! Ask anyone. Whatever it takes, I'm going to get down there.
I want to see every last inch of this place before I leave!

 

Climbing Masterclass

(On the hand of a statue, Tribute Peak)

You know how some people are good climbers? Well, I am a GREAT climber. That's why I left this book up here, as proof.
Well... I say “climb”. I actually used a cannon from the wreck of my sloop. But if you're reading this, you must've had the same idea.
This place has some amazing views, and I want to see them all! I do wish I had someone to talk to though...
I hope you're okay out there, Sudds.

 

Why are they Here?

(Through the entrance to the Belly of Gold, Tribute Peak)

I am very much creeped out right now, not that I'd ever admit it to anyone. I finally made it on top of the throne and inside.
I hadn't gone far before I spotted a chest. One of the sealed ones people sometimes sell to the Gold Hoarders, but... open.
It looked just like the one from my dream. Like, exactly the same. It sounds stupid but I didn't dare go near it in case I fell in.
As if I needed more clues, I spotted the Gold Hoarder emblem on a door, too. So. They've been here before. But why?

 

Where the gold goes

(Near the broken underground bridge, Tribute Peak)

I don't like Trading Companies. There were none when I first came to the Sea of Thieves, young and cocky as I was.
I don't blame people for working with the Gold Hoarders though. If you've found a chest you can't open, why NOT take it to them?
Well... Maybe because we should have been asking ourselves what they do with the treasure afterwards, when we've walked away.
I think it comes here. I think it ALL comes here. That's why this place is called Shores of Gold.

 

I only wanted one...

(Among the crates before the swinging logs, Tribute Peak)

I've made a huge mistake. I only wanted a little thing. Just a keepsake, something to prove I've been here.
Just one little trinket from a treasure pile. I don't feel sick, or cursed. I feel great! And that's bad, because I haven't slept or eaten in days.
There's a different kind of feeling inside me now, though.
I don't like it. I don't understand it. But I know it's getting stronger.

 

Answers

(Scaffolding in the trap-plated room, Tribute Peak)

He was waiting for me, just as I expected. I thought he'd attack, but he seemed to understand.
He says I can't go back. I'll be an outcast. A target. I know he's right. If I agree to serve, he'll share a cure one day.
He's probably lying. But what choice do I have? Briggsy died on this island, and I'm all that's left.

 

A last act of free will

(Scaffolding before the corridor to the final room, Tribute Peak)

I was commanded to destroy the relic. He doesn't want pirates reaching here unexpectedly, when he might be sleeping.
I have disobeyed. If there really is a cure for... what I am, now... I might need the Shroudbreaker to find it. One day.
Instead, I'll hide the gems that seem to focus it's power. I know plenty of old places to keep them safe from fleshy fingers.
The Shroudbreaker can go back to sleep in its vault to recharge. And I'll start gathering treasures for him, as ordered.
I'll be a slave. I'll be a villain. I'll be a monster. At least now I know what the feeling inside of me is. Shame.

 

The Secret Wilds memories

Briggsy's The Secret Wilds memories were exclusively available during the The Secret Wilds Adventure. Like journals, the memories could be found at specific loations, but required the player to equip Captain Briggsy's Mask before the memory could be discovered. Rather than a written book, they were narrated by a ghost-like red apparition of Briggsy.

Tasha

Found in The Unicorn tavern on Ancient Spire Outpost, just beside the bar.

Ah! The unicorn tavern. I loved this place.
I'd tell such tales sitting by that fire!
And every night the same little girl would come and listen. Tasha. The nearest person I had to family - outside of Sudds.
She looked at me with eyes that somehow made me feel like a better person.
The eyes of an innocent...
I wanted to teach her everything I knew.

 

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Sudds

Found to the left of Sudds at North Star Seapost.

You know that I love the stars.
If you didn't you really need to pay more attention!
They're fascinating and beautiful.
Modesty forbids me from comparing myself to them. I know, unusual for me.
But I did see a kind of destiny in the stars, and so did my old friend Sudds.
I never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn, but Sudds was a stickler for accuracy.
That's how we met.
What he didn't know about the night sky and the way the Ancients saw their strange stars wasn't worth knowing!
I owe him a lot.

 

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Rose and George

Found on the north-west edge of Lone Cove, near a lone palm tree and rock.

Of all the would-be-pirates I've encountered in my time, one of the most promising was Rose. She really lived up to the nickname she had: Wild!
I supposed I was partly responsible for her and her fate.
After all, once you've met me, who doesn't want to become an Adventurer Extraordinaire!
She never let danger scare her away - just like I said. That did lead to problems.
But she's with her dear, dear George now, and I'm glad they're both happy.

 

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Shroudbreaker

Found on Crook's Hollow, inside a large cave near the lone rock with a Scarab Painting.

Oh yes! The Shroudbreaker. The stuff of legends!
It makes sense that it was me that put it together, then, doesn't it?
When I'm back from visiting the Shores of Gold I've promised to spend loads of time with Tasha.
Continue her training...
Those were great times. I miss them.
If I could have one wish it would be to get back to them...

 

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The Homeward Dove

Found on the west shoreline of Thieves' Haven, standing under a lone palm tree.

Look around. This is history in the making!
The first place I landed in the Sea of Thieves.
Not the grandest of entrances for a legend like me, I'll grant you.
But it's where I managed to pick up my first ship.
I say 'pick up'. I think you can guess what I mean by that.
Unless you're not as smart as you look.
The Homeward Dove. That sloop was home to me for a long time.
It was literally part of my journey to becoming Captain Briggsy.
Who I am today - or at least who I was...

 

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