Season 4 | The Sunken Kingdom Guide & Information

This is a full guide for the newly released Season 4 of Sea of Thieves called "The Sunken Kingdom"

General Information

Sea of Thieves Season 4 trailer:

Sea of Thieves Season 4 Deep Dive:

With the release of Season 4 new underwater constructs from the Sunken Kingdom were found.
It's your turn to find them and unlock the misteries that linger within.

There are 6 shrines and 3 treasuries located on the map. 2 shrines and 1 treasury are located in each of the 3 basic regions (Ancient Isles, Shores of Plenty & The Wilds).

Ancient Isles:
- Shrine of Ancient Tears (Located at N20)
- Shrine of Tribute (Located at G18)
- Treasury of the Lost Ancients (Located at H15)

Shores of Plenty:
- Shrine of Ocean's Fortune (Located at D14)
- Shrine of Coral Tomb (Located at H5)
- Treasury of Sunken Shores (Located at C3/D3)

The Wilds:
- Shrine of Flooded Embrace (Located at N12)
- Shrine of Hungering (Located at Q5)
- Treasury of the Secret Wilds (Located at L3)

You'll also find them marked on the map. Here's an example on how the marking looks on the map ->

But that's not the only thing there is. Larinna has a new voyage that you can buy. It's called "The Legend of the Sunken Kingdom", but more to that later.

New transportation system:

Wouldn't it be a real pain to transport all the loot from the bottom of the sea back to your ship by hand? Don't worry Rare got you covered!
Thanks to the new mermaid delivery system you don't need to worry about transporting your loot, only on what you want to transport first.

While you are inside you'll encounter the following mermaid statues:




You can walk up to them and if you have a piece of loot in hand, you can deposit that loot there. But don't forget, you can only store 20 pieces of loot before you need to claim it. Once an minimum of 1 item is stored inside the statue, you'll have the ability to be transportet back to your ship.


Once you're back on the ship, a mermaid will spawn around your ship with a purple torch glow.
Don't forget only your crew can retrieve the treasure.

Approach the mermaid and claim your loot. After this the loot that was stored inside the mermaid will be spawned on top.

New treasure:

With the newly discovered Shrines and Treasuries, new loot awaits you at the bottom of the sea.
You'll find the following treasure in the shrines and treasuries:



The Breath of the Sea:
In the open world you'll find the new Coral Message in a Bottle Voyages

This Voyages will lead you to a shrine and in those shrines you'll find the Breath of the Sea.

They look lke this and come in 3 different colours/grades:


Sapphire Breath of the Sea: 4'000 Gold
Emerald Breath of the Sea: 6'000 Gold
Ruby Breath of the Sea: 8'000 Gold
You'll be able to sell them to any trading company like the mermaid/siren gems.

Commendations and Cosmetics:

Ship Cosmetics:

• Capstan of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Marauder of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation
  
• Wheel of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Marauder of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation
  
• Flag of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Cartographer of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation
  
• Sails of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Cartographer of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation

Marauder of the Sunken Kingdom
Earn all Commendations for handing in treasures from the Sunken Kingdom. (0/5)

• Hand in Coral Chests (0/25)
  
• Hand in Coral Relics (0/25)
  
• Hand in Coral Skulls (0/50)
  
• Hand in Merchant Coffers (0/50)
  
• Hand in Breath of the Sea (0/30)

Cartographer of the Sunken Kingdom
You discovered all Shrines in the Sunken Kingdom (0/6)

Weapon Cosmetics:

• Cutlass of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Conqueror of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation

• Eye of Reach of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Conqueror of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation

• Plunderbuss of Sunken Sorrow -> Complete the "Conqueror of the Sunken Kingdom" Commendation

Conqueror of the Sunken Kingdom
Earn the following Commendations:

• Silencer of Siren Song -> Defeat Sirens (0/250)
  
• Vanquisher of the Crawler's Curse -> Defeat Ocean Crawler (0/250)

Follow this guide if you want to get all commendations of this new update:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2603480694

Shrine of Ancient Tears

Entrance:

Follow the path down until you reach the chamber

1. Chamber of the Ancients | Lever Sideroom

Follow the ladder and continue this path until you find yourself in a small sideroom with a lever that looks like this:



Push the lever and observe how the water from the hole in the mittle gets drained. While it's being drained or after jump down

2. Below the Chamber of the Ancients

After you've jumped down follow the path and stop at the stone table and light the lanterns on it.
After you have done this 2 doors will open (one on the left and one on the right.
Follow the door on the left. The door on the right can be empty, but can also have a piece of treasure inside.
Continue on the path until you reach the final room. Inside this room there's a small amount of treasure that you can take with you. To get back into the Chamber of the Ancients push the lever on the left side of the wall.

3. Chamber of Ancients | Trapdoors

In each corner of the chamber you'll find a pressure plate. Stand on each of them (run in a circle to activate all of them). If you're not fast enough, they will return to their old position. Once all of them are activated, the top door behind the waterfall will open itself.
Inside you'll find more treasure.

4. Chamber of the Ancients | Lanterns

In each corner of the chamber next to the pressure plates you'll find some lanterns. Lit each of them up (4 in total) and the lanterns inside Chamber of Ancients | Trapdoors and the bottom door behind a waterfall will open.

5. Chamber of the Ancients | Puzzle room

Now you are in the butterfly room. In front you can see 4 pillars with different symbols (butterfly, turtle, parrot & crab). For the final door to be opened you need to light up each of the pillars. To do that you need to light up all lantern locations in the different rooms.

In each room you'll find 3 levers that need to be pushed or the door to the next room will not open.
This levers can also be hidden behind some plates in the wall. This plates can be temporary be lovered if you stand on a pressure plate.

Butterfly room

• 3 Lantern locations
  
• 3 Levers (all are positioned on the walls)

Turtle room

• 8 Lantern locations
  
• 3 Levers (all are positioned on the walls)

Parrot room

• 4 Lantern locations
  
• 3 Levers (2 on the wall and 1 behind a plate)

Crab room

• 4 Lantern locations
  
• 3 Levers (1 on the wall and 2 behind a plate)

After this is done the door in the pillar room will be open and the treasure is yours for the taking.

Now you've finished the Shrine of Ancient Tears. The one door that is still closed can only be opened by an item that you will unlock with the voyage () from Larinna.

Journals:

'1. Shrine of Ancient Tears', by Umbra

Enter the Chamber of the Ancients. In the front right side of the hole you'll find the location of the first journal.

'2. Strange Tales', by Umbra

Jump into the hole in the middle and follow the path to the stone table. On the stone table you'll find the second journal.

'3. Return of the Silver Blade', by Umbra

When you are inside the turtle room, turn 2x times to the right and you'll find the journal.

'4. Fate of the Silver Blade', by Umbra

In the room with the 4 pillars (butterfly room) you'll find the fourth journal next to the crab pillar

'5. The Chest of Everlasting Sorrow', by Umbra

Inside the room (Chamber of Ancients | Trapdoors) you'll find the final journal on a barrel to the right.

Shrine of Tribute

Entrance:

Enter through the stone circle in the middle. Push the lever on the left side of the wall.

1. Siren Puzzle

Siren statue pearl
Follow the red coral path and whne you reach a crosspath turn left.
If you follow the other side you might find some additional treasure.



Siren statue chain
continue at the crosspath straight instead of turning left. Follow the path inside the main hall



on the back left side of the statue is the siren statue



Siren statue coral
from the main hall go to the right side of the statue and find the crack in the wall.



After this go inside and you'll find the siren statue.

2. Move the Ancient statue

Let the water rise, go to the left side of the main hall and follow the hallway



3 pressure plates
1 right path
1 left path
1 after statue next to waterfall

3. Final room

Journals:

'1. Shrine of Tribute', by Sudds

After the entrance when you swim down (next to the puzzle mural)

'2. My Friends!', by Sudds

Follow the left path from the first room, where you found the first journal

'3. The Warrior and the Sea Queen', by Sudds

Bevor you enter the main room, follow the passage until you find the red corals. On the right you'll find the journal

'4. The Sea Queen's Army', by Sudds

After you jump from the Ancient statue (In the main room) on a coral next to the waterfall

'5. Mermaid Gems', by Sudds

Inside the final treasure room.

Shrine of Ocean's Fortune

Entrance

Swimm down and enter this shrine through the hole in the door.



Follow the ladder.


Move the transport plate to the left side, so you can jump on it to the next plateau.


Enter the cave on the left and push the lever to open the cage door.


Move the anchor to align the next jump and run part.


Follow the jump and run, so you can find the lever to lower the mast.


Move the transport plate to the right side, so you can jump on to the mast.


As soon as you lower the anchor you need to jump on the platform and when you're next to the other one jump on that one next.


On the next part you can just follow the path until you reach the next jump and run part.


For the next part you just need to align the mast with the wheel multiple times, so you can cross to the other side.



On the top you'll find some more treasure that you can take with you.

Journals:

‘1. Your Beautiful World’, by Yenay

This one can be found after the entrance to the right side on some planks.

‘2. I’m Close, I Can Feel It’, by Yenay

Inside the cave with the green corals on the wall.

‘3. Love is Stronger than Hate', by Yenay

After another jump and run part, you'll find it on the left side on the wall next to some corrals.

'4. I Have Failed You', by Yenay

After you finish the jump and run part you enter a big room.
Follow the left path and go to the shipwreck part.

'5. Do Not Give Up Hope', by Yenay

This one can be found on the top shipwreck

Shrine of the Coral Tomb

Entrance:

Shoot the corral to open the wall and go inside the shrine.

Main Hall

You'll need to push 3 levers in a specific order (like in the Tall Tale 4: )

First set of 3 levers

1. Lever Pearl is underwater


2. Lever is next to stone pillar


3. Lever Chain is on top inside a small ancient structure with blue corals

This will open the next 3 locations for the next set of levers.

Second set of 3 levers

1. Lever pearl | Follow this entrance and push the lever.



2. Lever coral | Follow this entrance underwater and push the lever.



3. Lever Chain | On top inside small ancient structure with yellow corals

Third set of 3 levers

1. Lever pearl | Follow this entrance underwater and push the lever.



2. Lever coral | Follow this entrance underwater and push the lever.



3. Lever chain | On top inside small ancient structure with red corals


When this is done, the wate rwill rise and you'll have some small new places to explore.

Journals

'1. Seashell Earring', by Bel

This one can be found underwater in the main room , next to the Coral Lever.

'2. A Hidden Kingdom', by Bel

This one is inside the second Pearl Lever room

'3. The Sea Queen and her Warrior', by Bel

This one is underwater at the Coral Lever on the 3rd Set of Levers.

'4. The Whispering Plague', by Bel

This one is inside the following room:


'5. The Sunken Kingdom', by Bel

This one can be found at the final plateau with the loot:

Shrine of Flooded Embrace

Entrance:

In this shrine you just swim from the top to the bottom.
You'll find treasure on different plateaus.
You don't need more of a walkthrough for this.

Journals

'1. Shrine of Flooded Embrace', by Duke

Inside the first Shipwreck.

'2. The Sirens', by Duke

Open the cage door and swim inside.



'3. Mermaids Gems', by Duke

Enter the room which you can only enter when you shoot the coral. You'll find the journal between the orange corals.

'4. Siren Gems', by Duke

On top of this shipwreck part

'5. A Great Battle', by Duke

This one is at the bottom of the shrine.
Find the exit adn follow the right side until you find the shipwreckage.

Shrine of Hungering

Entrance:

Follow this Path inside the Shrine



But look out some sharks are waiting for you, so you should be prepared with a fully loaded pistol or eye of reach.

1. Siren Puzzle Nr. 1

Follow the instructions on the wall and align the 3 siren statues.
Then shoot the mermaid with the horn



Stand on top of the geysir and jump to the next level

2. Siren Puzzle Nr. 2

Follow the instructions on the wall and align the 3 siren statues.
Then shoot the mermaid with the horn on the next level

3. Jump and Run

Follow the path and finish the jump and run.



You'll enter the final room, once you enter through the skeletal remains of a Megalodon.

4. Final room

After you passed the second wall that shields the room, you need to defeat 3 sharks before you can take the treasure for yourself.

Journal locations:

'1. Shrine of Hungering', by Mercia

On the path before you enter the first puzzle room A skeleton will hold the first journal.

'2. The Warrior', by Mercia

At the second Siren Puzzle inside of a shipwrecked rowboat.

'3. The Warrior - Unmasked', by Mercia

After you passed the ship mast to go higher up, you'll locate this journal next to some planks.

'4. The High Priest', by Mercia

Before you enter the final room through the megalodon mouth. Continue on the small jump and run part to the right. Behind some grass next to the siren statue you'll find the journal.

'5. A Great Evil', by Mercia

When you pass the second wall that shields the final room, you'll find skeleton remains. Next to those remains will be the final journal

The Sunken Kingdom Treasuries

The Sunken Kingdom Treasuries are much more focused on the combat.
It's an arena like environment and you fight the following enemies:

• Sirens
  
• Ocean Crawlers
  
• Skeletons

This Treasuries are always marked on your map.
But when they are active (treasure that needs to be guarded) they will have such a shimmer above the water and below the water the corals will glow with a bright colour:



If you go inside, while it's in this kind of awoken state, you'll be able to battle waves of Ocean Crawlers, Sirens, Coral Skeletons and if you defeat them all, the vault will open and you get all the treasures.



Special note:
All Treasuries can be active at the same time.
They have a cycle between states of active to inactive and then back.

The final boss of the Treasuries is called the "Treasury Vaultmaster"


Duation:

Sloop | 1 Player: 15

Legend of the Sunken Kingdom | Voyage

You'll unlock the Commendation "The Miysteries of the Sunken Kingdom" when you find all 30 Journals. Check each of the Shrine guides and you'll be able to find them.
With this Achievement you unlock a new Quest that you can buy at Larinna for 50 Dubloons.

Follow the Compass to the Forbidden Coral Chest

Follow the Compass that you got from the Voyage and follow it until you can dig up the Chest.

Follow the compass to scholar note

Follow the compass again to the next island location
There you can dig up some notes.



These notes wil lead you to the first shrine

Shrine Number 1: Shrine of the Hungering

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Find Gold Hoarders Medallion in the shrine


Located on top of the skeleton.

Now you can unlock the small vault inside of the Shrine



Now you've unlocked the first key. Bring this key back to your ship and unlock the first lock.
The additional notes will lead you to the next shrine

Shrine Number 2: Shrine of Ocean's Fortune

These notes wil lead you to the second shrine



Find Gold Hoarders Medallion in the shrine

The Medallion should be located on that blue coral leaf.

Now you can unlock the small vault inside of the Shrine



Now you've unlocked the second key. Bring this key back to your ship and unlock the first lock.
The additional notes will lead you to the next shrine

Shrine Number 3: Shrine of Ancient Tears

To prevent a small annoying little thing bring the Forbidden Coral Chest with you down inside the shrine.



Find Gold Hoarders Medallion in the shrine


The Medallion will be located on the throne

Now you can unlock the small vault inside of the Shrine



Now you've unlocked the third key. Unlock the final lock in the chest for you to claim the final key.





Enter this chamber and read the journal. Once the voyage is finished you can equip the curse.

Curse of Sunken Sorrow

Journal:

'War Below the Waves'
This journal seems to belong to the scholar who wrote the warning...
It has taken most of my strength, not to mention the last of my breath, to reach this place. Now that I am here, I finally understand the truth.
Strange as it may sound, I believe that this entire shrine was once the waves like any other island. The central chamber would have been at sea level.
This made it an ideal meeting place, both for the ancient people who once made these seas their home, and for their allies - the merfolk.
I do not know for certain what they discussed here. Few Ancient texts remain, and I lack the fabled means to commune with the mer themselves.
I have deduced, however, that there was a gathering here. An assembly, on the eve of the plague.
What if your entire being, all that you were or had ever been, was held in a song? So it is for those who dwell below the surface of the sea.
And what, then if you could no longer find a voice with which to sing?
Divergence was inevitable. Exile, absolute. And, in time, one culture became two. Merfolk and Sirens, connected by a forgotten past.
The Sirens had to change to survive. And when they found their voices once more, theirs was now a song of sorrow. Grief for all that they had lost.
Their sorrow crystallising into anger - a righteous fury, urging them onward to war.
Perhaps the Ancients would have left the merfolk to fight their war alone, if they could have.
They soon found themselves embroiled, regardless.
The chaining of Old Mother, the mighty Kraken that the Sirens had begun to treat with a devotion that bordered on worship, saw to that.
The Sirens launched attacks against Ancients and the merfolk with equal ferocity, clawing at their ships and stealing away anyone who fell overboard.
The Ancients possessed much knowledge, but their life within the Devil's Shroud had made them complacent. Many had forgotten how to fight.
There was one among them, however, a warrior... She took up her blade and strode fearlessly into the sea, vowing to end the war once and for all...
The warrior returned to her home victorious, having forced the Sirens to retreat into the darkness, where they slumbered and dreamed of revenge.
The cost of her triumph was all to clear, for the Ancients were masters of the arcane, and sensed the curse of a sunken sorrow within her heart.
They decreed that this island become a shrine to her sacrifice, and entombed her remains here before departing, perhaps forever.
And now, as I watch the light shimmer beneath my skin, and feel the weight in my own hear, I too understand the power of this curse.
I must seal this shrine once again. Hide the key. Warn others of the danger within, before it is too late...

Plunderpass

With the a new Season release there will also be new rewards for you to claim.

The free plunderpass includes the following items:

Total of Gold: XXX
Total of Dubloons: XXX
Total of Ancient Coins: XXX

Cosmetics:
- Flag of the Siren's Wrath
- Wicked Web Shirt
- Sails of the Siren's Wrath
- Wicked Web Trousers
- Locked-Up Gloves
- Wicked Web Dress
- Tattoo of the Siren's Wrath
- Wicked Web Jacket
- Makeup of the Siren's Wrath
- Wicked Web Hat
- Wicked Web Hook
- Wicked Web Bunched Hair
- Wicked Web Belt
- The Ballista Eye of Reach
- Wicked Web Swept Hair
- Capstan of Candles
- Wicked Web Eyepatch
- Wicked Web Beard
- Wicked Web Boots
- Firefly Lantern
- Wicked Web Gloves
- Banjo of banishment
- Scar of the Siren's Wrath
- Wicked Web Pegleg

Pirate Legend items:

- Cursed Adventurer Cutlass
- Wanda's Spyglass

The premium plunderpass includes the following items:

Total of Ancient Coins: XXX

- Vulnerable Weapon 2 Pose
- Jack O' Looter Flag
- Jack O' Looter Pistol
- Jack O' Looter Hull
- Jack O' Looter Eye of Reach
- Jack O' Looter Sails
- Jack O' Looter Cutlass
- Jack O' Looter Wheel
- Jack O' Looter Blunderbuss

New Emissary Rewards

There will be new Emissary Ledger rewards. Don't forget they you will be able to earn them in october (reach the highest tier to unlock them after the monthly reset).
Reach the highest tier in october and you'll unlock them in november.

Reaper's Bones Rewards:

- Keeper Reward | Masked Renegade Capstan


- Master Reward | Masked Renegade Sails

Gold Hoarders:

- Marauder Reward | Tribute Peak Capstan


- Captain Reward | Tribute Peak Sails

Merchant Alliance:

- Commander Reward | Merchant Ambassador Capstan


- Admiral Reward | Merchant Ambassador Sails

Order of Souls:

- Chief Reward | Relic of Darkness Capstan


- Grandee Reward | Relic of Darkness Sails

Athena's Fortune:

- Guardian Reward | Magpie's Glory Capstan


- Legend Reward | Magpie's Glory Wheel

Lore in the Ancient Isles

Shrine of Ancient Tears

'1. Shrine of Ancient Tears', by Umbra
I've explored many bizarre and interesting places in my time, but this has to be my favourite!
Beautiful waterfalls, areas hidden away until you drain water from them, ancient doorways that open when you light torches, I love it!
But this place has left me with so many questions. Who collected the skulls? Why is this ancient building deep beneath the waves?
And most importantly of all, where is the key for that triangular lock - and what's inside?

'2. Strange Tales', by Umbra
I thought I knew all there was to know about the merfolk, but after visiting the Shrine I felt like I was missing something.
A part of their story that might explain this strange place. So I asked around. That's when tales of ships being dragged below by creatures that looked like merfolk started to surface.
I couldn't believe my ears, the merfolk wouldn't act this way. What on the seas could be happening?
I spoke to every pirate who knew anything and they all told the same tale: a terrible scratching on their hulls and the sound of a sad voice on the wind.

'3. Return of the Silver Blade', by Umbra
There was one story that really interested me though, tales of the Silver Blade being seen on the Sea of Thieves once more, with a new Captain.
There were rumours that this Captain, a man by the name of Dimitri, discovered a long-forgotten Ancient Vault that contained a Chest that wept.
One pirate named it the Chest of Everlasting Sorrow, which seems fitting, as those that come in contact with it seem to have nothing but sorrow.
Dimitri, his whole crew and the Silver Blade have not been seen for months. I wonder what happened to them.

'4. Fate of the Silver Blade', by Umbra
It took some time, a lot of persuasion and following threads to loose ends but I finally got the answers I was seeking.
Since I last wrote, I have discovered this new type of merfolk are called Sirens and that they have a dark and complicated past.
The chest that Dimitri found contains the soul of their King, which must mean the Silver Blade was dragged below. I can only hope some of the crew survived.
The Sirens have been sleeping, for how long I cannot tell, but something has awoken them - and their Queen still rages for her lost love, who is forever just out of her reach within this chest.

'5. The Chest of Everlasting Sorrow', by Umbra
Despite all her powerful magic and minions, the Sea Queen has been unable to free her King from the Chest of Everlasting Sorrow.
The combined power of the Ancients and the merfolk who locked him away has proven too much for her.
Driven mad by the constant cries of her love, she has locked the chest away. I finally know the fate of the Silver Blade and hopes for the crew have been dashed.
The Queen has turned it into a shrine for The Chest of Everlasting Sorrow, deep within her Sunken Kingdom
She will never forgive humans for what they did to her. All who sail the Sea of Thieves will feel her wrath.

Shrine of Tribute

'1. Shrine of Tribute', by Sudds
Tribute, an interesting word. Respect, admiration, both are shown in acts of tribute.
This is a place of tribute, but for whom?
Ancestors, those that pass on? Did the Ancients believe they could speak to those on the other side?
Must discover more. Explore every nook and cranny, leave no stone unturned…

'2. My Friends!', by Sudds
Tricky, tricky! Three there were, one which took some clever thinking to uncover. Water can flow and water can crash.
But find them I did and then they were revealed to me.
My friends! Even here beneath the waves they whisper to me and tell me their precious secrets.
The truth, about the Great Warrior and the Sea Queen. Not just stories, but real, Ancient man and merfolk woman.
With a love that could destroy both their worlds.

'3. The Warrior and the Sea Queen', by Sudds
The Warrior and the Sea Queen, so much love mixed with so much pain.
Sea Queen's anger made the sea trash and boil.
Boats destroyed and dragged below, added to her kingdom.
Crews taken, what became of them`Can they still see the stars?
A vow she made, that any who walked upon the land would pay until her king was returned to her.

'4. The Sea Queen's Army', by Sudds
War was declared. Battle lines drawn, Sea Queen on one side, Ancients and merfolk on the other.
The Queen swelled her army, with minions that could take her war to the land-dwellers.
People once, changed inside the singing stone. Ocean Crawlers ever after, different types? Not sure, needs more research.
Merfolk too? Attacked to swell her Siren ranks; a single scratch could doom them. Nowhere was safe, on land or sea.

'5. Mermaid Gems', by Sudds
An accord, between the Ancients and the merfolk. Their wisdom combined.
Combined in what? A container? Something capable of holding immense power…
The glittering gems! A fire within to turn the Warrior into the Sea King, what else could they contain?
A power, wielded by the Ancients. A power that forced the Sirens to slumber.
Sudds knows a new story now. But there are more pages to turn…

Lore in the Shores of Plenty

Shrine of Ocean's Fortune

‘1. Your Beautiful World’, by Yenay
I have found it, my love, a little more scarred and world-weary than when I set out, but I have discovered the Shrine of Ocean's Fortune!
You would not believe the riches held down here. I have never seen such beatuy and splendour, your world is truly beautiful.
And yet, all I can think about is the cold indifference of eyes that were once so kind. Your eyes.
I will find a way to reverse what has happened to you, even if I have to search every inch of this shrine and examine every trinket and coin.
I will look into your eyes and see the warmth returned; I swear to you.

‘2. I’m Close, I Can Feel It’, by Yenay
It seems the Ancients feared the Sirens, but not for the same reasons we do today. They feared that they impacted the balance of something within the Sea of Thieves, something that they held dear.
They seemed to think that the heart of this problem was someone called the Sea King. The magic that tunred him into a Siren was forbidden, and released a curse on the Sea Queen (his lover) and all her court.
This curse became known as The Whispering Plague and caused them all to forget who and what they had been, perhaps a blessing in disguise?
The Ancients sought a way to minimise the effect of this imbalance by binding the Sea King forever.

‘3. Love is Stronger than Hate', by Yenay
I don't understand it, my love. Why would the Sea King return to his people?! He must have known they hated and feared him? Why would he risk his life to seek peace?
Perhaps, like me, he believed his love was stronger than any curse, even hatred.
I wish I could tell you he was right, but what they did to him was terrible. They lured him, under a banner of peace, to a sacred place and they chained him there; but he was too strong for them.
He broke free and they murdered him. Using binding magic, they bound his soul into a specially crafted chest, his bones scattered carelessly around it.
This chest would be his eternal resting place. Forever weeping for the evils done to him and for the loss of his beloved queen.

'4. I Have Failed You', by Yenay
The Sea Queen's grief was all-consuming. But she did not weep and tear her hair, she turned her grief into brutal revenge.
She, and her kind, swore that no land-dweller would safely cross the seas ever again. Any boat, craft, anything that entered the waters was dragged below.
Their bodies sent to be transformed inside the Mermaid Statues and their treasures added to these very halls by the Ocean Crawlers.
This place is littered with figureheads, capstans and all sorts of trophies taken from sunken ships.
Though I have searched everywhere, I have failed to find the fabled magical item I hoped would return you to me, but I have not lost hope. I might not have an item, but I do have a plan.

'5. Do Not Give Up Hope', by Yenay
My dearest love, the plan I spoke of may take some time, so I need you to be patient.
I will find the heart of the Sunken Kingdom and beseech the Sea Queen to return you to me.
Having learned her story, I know she will understand my pain. Perhaps she is the only one who truly can.
By reuniting us, love will triumph over hate and I can't help but feel that is the ending she wanted for her own story.

Shrine of Coral Tomb

'1. Seashell Earring', by Bel
I've come across many strange and interesting items in my time, but none stranger and more interesting than the seashell earring.
I found what I took to be run-of-the-mill seashell in a rockpool that tunred out to be an earring. How odd, I mused out loud , as I inspected it more closely.
The sound of my voice triggered the earring and I heard the song of the merfolk, telling me to meet them. Which I did.
They explained everything to me, and my eyes were opened to the world of possibilities that awaited me, deep beneath the ocean waves.

'2. A Hidden Kingdom', by Bel
I knew of the merfolk, what pirate doesn't? But I knew nothing of their history or their culture. The earring gave me a glimpse into that world, and I wanted to see more.
So I started to explore. I discovered Shrines and an entire underwater kingdom filled with a type of merfolk I had never seen before, who all seemed to be sleeping.
Something about their kingdom told me I was glad they were asleep and as I went deeper, I started to discover the story of how they came to be.
Altough this new race of merfolk were created by the strength of one couple's love, this tale did not have a happy ending.

'3. The Sea Queen and her Warrior', by Bel
There was once an ancient Warrior who fell in love with a Sea Queen of the merfolk. Their love was all-consuming and neither could imagine life without the other.
As time went by, they began to search for a way to bridge the gap between their two worlds.
The warrior met resistance from his people, but the merfolk possessed stones that could hold powerful magic and the Sea Queen believes it was these that would bring them together.
The merfolk elders warned her that their kind were forbidden to use magic to turn humans into merfolk.
But the Warrior and the Sea Queen believes their love was strong enough to survive the consequences for breaking the sacred rules of her people. So she used a Mermaid Gem to turn him.

'4. The Whispering Plague', by Bel
Though the transformation was successful, it came at a terrible vost… it unleashed a curse that robbed the Queen and her court of their song.
Now, a merfolk's song is so much more than a pretty tune. It is part of who they are, their soul and their collective memory.
Without their song these merfolk became something else, something twisted and dark; the sleeping merfolk I had seen on my adventures. This new branch became known as the Sirens.
The curse that tore their song from them became known as the Whispering Plague, robbing them of who they were and leaving only darkness.

'5. The Sunken Kingdom', by Bel
As I've explored further into 'The Sunken Kingdom' (it's a great name, isn't it? I'm pretty pleased with myself, not going to lie) I've discovered more about the Sirens.
Take this place, for example. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of tomb. The Sirens seem to have taken death, and honouring the dead, very seriously.
The pool in the centre contains offerings to those who have passed, and there seem to have been a fair few of them.
The Sirens were at war with everyone, the Ancients and the merfolk. The rage of the Queen filled all her kind, and they took every opportunity to inflict pain on others.
Creating a kingdom from the ruins of anything they could drag down from the world above

Lore in the Wilds

Shrine of Hungering

'1. Shrine of Hungering', by Mercia
As I sit here writing these words, I still can't quite believe I'm here. And, if I'm totally honest, I still don't fully understand why.
I heard the song of the merfolk from the earrings they had gifted me. They said they had important information they wanted to entrust to me. Information I was to share with 'my kind'.
They seemed concerned that if this tale remained untold, then one day, a great evil would be released back into the Sea of Thieves.
So I set off by myself, following the bearing the merfolk gave me, and now here I am, in the Shrine of Hungering

'2. The Warrior', by Mercia
As I've travelled from island to island, I've seen images of a warrior holding a spear. He's mostly shown vanquishing animals and sometimes with a bird.
I've often wondered if he was a real person, or a folktale designed to instil virtues into those who saw or heard it.
It was the merfolk who revealed the truth to me: he was an Ancient.
An Ancient who fell in love with the Sea Queen, no less! Not only that, but she returned his love.

'3. The Warrior - Unmasked', by Mercia
This Warrior is not the hero I first took him for! His love for the Sea Queen was so all-consuming that he was willing to try anything to be by her side.
The Ancients believed that it was paramount to live in harmony with the powerful forces of the Sea of Thieves.
Yet the Warrior was attempting to harness them for his own selfish ends.
It looks like the ruler of the Ancients began to fear the forces he was dabbling with, and took measures to put a stop to his rituals for good.

'4. The High Priest', by Mercia
The Ancients lived in harmony with the powerful forced of the Sea of Thieves.
Any member of their society who threatened this harmony had to be removed. So the ruler called upon the High Priest, a man learned in the art of potion and poison brewing.
He created a draught that altered his voice to mimic that of the Sea Queen. With this he lured the Warrior to a remote island.
He hid himself out of sight on a cliff overlooking the sea and, catching the Warrior off-guard, shot him with a poisoned dart.

'5. A Great Evil', by Mercia
The Warrior was strong, though, and did not fall. On discovering who shot him, he killed the High Priest and flung him from the cliff top where he had been hiding. This story seems so familiar to me.
But I am at a loss, why did the merfolk want me to come here`What great evil do they fear?
It can't be related to sharks; they seem to revere them rather than fear them.
Did the Warrior become a merman and somehow upset the balance of the Sea of Thieves?
Or did the Ancients manage to restrain him and the Queen, and it's their return to the Sea of Thieves that the merfolk fear?

Shrine of Flooded Embrace

'1. Shrine of Flooded Embrace', by Duke
Now that I've improved my penmanship, I can start recording the discoveries I made below the waves. I've always wanted to know more about the merfolk, where they came from, why they do what they do for us pirates.
I never thought for a single moment that I'd come across a whole species I had never seen nor heard of before.
From what I have discovered in the Shrine of Flooded Embrace, I pray we never see their like again.

'2. The Sirens', by Duke
They were known as Sirens and they had a king and queen. The king was murdered by the Ancients and the queen's rage was a thing to behold.
She cursed the Ancients and they became ill. I haven't been able to discover exactly what happened, but it sounds unpleasant.
But even this didn't satisfy the Sea Queen. She wanted to find a way to punish those who had wronged her, for all eternity.
Her desire for revenge led her to explore the forbidden powers of her people, searching for the perfect punishment.

'3. Mermaids Gems', by Duke
Any pirate worth their salt has come across a Mermaid Gem or two in their time.
But did you ever stop to wonder if they were more that just trinkets you can sell to the Companies for gold and reputation?
Yes, you find them in Mermaid Statues, but have you ever seen one anywhere else?
Well, I have…


'4. Siren Gems', by Duke
These seemingly harmless gems have a much darker side… The Sea Queen used them to imprison those from the world above.
She bound their souls inside Mermaid Statues and the power of the gems transformed them into something else.
She called these new creatures Ocean Crawlers and they were her amry, a way to take the fith to the land dwellers.
As well as corrupting and changing the poor souls inside, this process corrupted the gems too.
These corrupted gems became known as Siren Gems.

'5. A Great Battle', by Duke
As I explored the shipwrecks and delved ever deeper, I came to realise that a huge battle must have taken place here.
Ships crashed right through the Shrine, which would surely have sent the Sirens into a fury.
Each side must have sought to destroy the other. No sane captain would have sacrificed this many ships without a good cause.
It would have taken two powerful captains to command such a battle.
Who could have had such a commanding presence?

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[Demon Wolfie]

@shivers Your time in the vault was up, but I thought ahead when I did the Treasury of the Lost Ancients for the first time; I just thought that it was maybe going to be a mix of a skeleton fort and a gold hoarder vault, so i got everything out of the treasury room before the door closed and the room flooded. I don't know if this is a bug but you can still loot everything after the room floods as a solo player. Unless its not supposed to kill you like the vaults do

[shivers]

I did The Sunken Kingdom Treasury, killed the vaultmaster and only managed to loot 4 treasures before the door closed again and the room flooded. Don't know if I accidentally hit something, or it just timed out on me X_X