The Whispering Bayou

The Whispering Bayou
Details
Type	Location
Region	Sea of the Damned
Related	Captains of the Damned

The Whispering Bayou is a location within the Sea of the Damned visited during the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale. Upon entering The Whispering Bayou, players can hear banjo renditions of Shanties including Yo Ho, Bosun Bill, and Maiden Voyage that fade out over a short time. The Bayou may be navigated by following Jack's Compass or travelling towards Swamp People and newly ignited soul flame torches.

Features

Players exploring The Whispering Bayou may encounter:

• Swamp People
• A Flame of Souls inside the wreck of the Blue Bayou.
• A Rowboat found in a shallow stream near the Blue Bayou.
• 3 Captains of the Damned Journals
  • On a table in the wooden hut with a rocking chair and banjo.
  • In a Sunken Rowboat.
  • In the hands of a skeleton inside a cage.

Notes

• The Whispering Bayou can be exited by either lighting all lanterns and candles around Tia Dalma's Shack and sailing out through the revealed exit or by cancelling the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale.
• Maximum sailing speed is significantly slower within The Whispering Bayou than elsewhere within the Sea of Thieves
  • This effect is felt again later in the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale while sailing through a cave connecting the Fort of Lost Souls to Isla Tesoro

Trivia

• The Whispering Bayou is based on the Pantano River and surrounding cypress forest from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The Pantano River bayou is itself based on the Blue Bayou from the original Disneyland ride. The Blue Bayou shipwreck and use of banjo in The Whispering Bayou's music are references to this.

Gallery

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  The Blue Bayou wrecked near The Whispering Bayou's exit.

Patch history

• 2.5.0 (March 10, 2022)
  • Players can no longer become trapped in between tree roots in The Whispering Bayou.

• 2.4.1 (January 20, 2022)
  • The rock formation in The Whispering Bayou should now have the correct collision and players should no longer be able to walk in the air.

• 2.2.0 (June 22, 2021)
  • Introduced.