
He swore he had nothing to do with it, but now I'm sure that Jim and his 'beloved' were practicing nasty rituals out there in secret. I never should have believed Stitcher Jim! Of course, last year things took a more sinister turn over at the Fort of the Damned.

Pirates would honour the dead by collecting coloured flames from the Ferry, decorating their ships, that sort of thing. The original was largely my idea, it would be nice to think it's become an annual tradition. It is revealed that he was lured to them by the Sirens' song, and has since had his eyes opened to their belief that the pirate's life is a lie and brings nothing but anguish.ĭuke was last seen in the Sea of the Damned accompanying Wanda, Amaranta, and an abducted Merrick. He had seemingly disappeared after his stop on Old Salts Atoll, only to be spotted unexpectedly among the villainous company of Davy Jones, Wanda, and the Gold Hoarder, as a fellow member of their Dark Brethren. When approached by pirates he would mention feeling cold and strong lingering headache. He then camped on the shores of Old Salts Atoll for a short while to investigate Cursed Mermaid Statues. After what seemed a long and fruitless endeavor, he discovered some strange markings at various islands, pondering his finds at Kraken's Fall before fleeing from skeletons to hide at Wanderers Refuge. Without telling Umbra, he absconded to Mermaid's Hideaway on an investigation into some legends of a certain treasure. Larinna took over all of Duke's responsibilities, while Duke himself traveled to the Lagoon of Whispers to take a break alongside Umbra, where he learned to write down his thoughts.
#The tavern hand of fate update#
Throughout the following monthly updates, Duke seemed to slowly recover in the Tavern and continue his duties, until Larinna, the leader of the Bilge Rats returned during the September 2020 Vaults of the Ancients Content Update and kicked Duke out of the Tavern. With Flameheart presumably amassing a fleet, the Pirate Lord enlisted Duke's help to hand out special voyages to prepare pirates for the dangers that would soon sweep the Sea of Thieves in the times to come. With Duke back at his post as Bilge Rat ambassador, healing from his wounds, his "trustworthy" assistant, Stitcher Jim, decided to run off into The Devil's Roar to chase a lead on Flameheart's return. When confronted about his time away, Duke seemed oblivious of any note or mission to find Larinna. He would remain missing through Festival of Giving (2019), until returning during Legends of the Sea, injured and covered in bandages from an attempt to investigate Flameheart's lair, the Heart of Fire. He agreed and joined the newly formed Bilge Rats as their main representative.Įver since The Hungering Deep, Duke represented the Bilge Rats in the taverns, providing exciting challenges for adventurous pirates through his Bilge Rat Adventures and Mercenary Voyages, rewarding Doubloons and unique cosmetics.ĭuring Smuggler's Fortune, Duke took the fortunes he found from inside all the Reaper's Chests that had been sold to him and set up a Black Market to sell even more cosmetics.ĭuke left his post at the taverns during The Seabound Soul, replaced by Stitcher Jim, who claimed that Duke had entrusted the Black Market and Bilge Rat business to him while a note from Duke could be found pinned to Tavern counters, explaining that he had gone off to find Larinna, leader of the Bilge Rats for help against the increased skeleton activity.

When Duke woke up on the Ferry Of The Damned, he was given a second chance at life with his skeleton curse removed by the Ferry Man but at the cost of his memories from before he came to the Sea of Thieves. He later left the Burning Blade and went into hiding for years before Eli Slate asked him to help defeat Flameheart.ĭuring the battle against Flameheart, Duke boarded the Burning Blade and, with the help of Demarco Singh, blew it and everyone aboard up. 2.3 Previous dialogue at Lagoon of Whispersĭuke, originally known as Edmond, was a member of the crew of the Burning Blade and served under Captain Flameheart when he first arrived in the Sea of Thieves.
