Athena's Fortune

**Athena's Fortune** is one of the major Trading Companies in Sea of Thieves that only deals with Pirates of Legendary repute. Formed by the Pirate Lord, Athena's Fortune is only accessible to Player Pirates who have proven themselves as Pirate Legends. While most of the Company hides in the Athena's Fortune Hideout, accessible through Taverns with the use of a special Shanty, Player Crews can find the Mysterious Stranger as the company's Representative at any Tavern. Players can climb up to 80 Reputation Ranks with Athena's Fortune through performing various legendary deeds for them.

## The Company & hideout

Athena's Fortune is a Trading Company accessible only to Pirate Legends. They reside in Athena's Fortune Hideout, where the ghostly Pirate Lord issues Legendary Athena's Fortune Voyages. The rest of his ghostly crew populates the Hideout Tavern, telling legendary tales and offering Legendary and Ghostly Cosmetics for Player Pirates who have proved their worth on the seas.

### Access & Pirate Legends

Through many voyages upon the sea, you searched to find the legend's key.

Now one last step to pass the Tests, to find where Athena's Fortune rests.

Take this tune and make a sound, the secret lies near in the ground.

— Mysterious Stranger,

In order to access the Athena's Fortune Hideout on their own, players must achieve the title of a Pirate Legend. The Mysterious Stranger will assess a Pirate's reputation, and if deemed fit, will teach them the **Shanty of Legends**. This Shanty can be played with any instrument only in a specific space within any Outpost's Tavern which is near the long wall that is opposite to side with the fireplace. Playing the shanty here will open the secret tunnel passage containing the portal to Athena's Fortune Hideout. While players without the Pirate Legend title can travel through the portal to the Hideout, their access to voyages and other facilities is limited

## NPCS

The following NPCs are related to Athena's Fortune:

* *Pirate Lord - King of pirates in the Sea of Thieves*
* *Mysterious Stranger - liaison of the company, stationed at every Outpost's Tavern*
* *Blind Bob - Comedic entertainer of the Athena's Fortune Hideout, filled with pirate puns.*
* *Louise - Tavern Keeper of Athena's Fortune Hideout, highly suspicious of your age.*
* *Legendary Luke - Sells Legendary Clothing, Vanity, Equipment and Weapons in Athena's Fortune Hideout.*
* *Legendary Liz - Sells Legendary Ship Customization Items in Athena's Fortune Hideout.*
* *Sudds - Met during Legend of the Veil Voyage for puzzle maps.*
* *Belle - Encountered during the Haunted Island chapter of the Legend of the Veil Voyage*

## Offered Services

The following services are offered by the Mysterious Stranger inside every Outpost Tavern:

* Assessing Player Pirate Rank status.
* Providing new Pirate Legends with the Shanty of Legends.
* Accepting any Athena's Fortune Treasure for Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value (if an Athena's Fortune Emissary Flag is raised).
* Providing Crews with the Athena's Fortune Emissary Table
* Offering the Athena's Fortune Emissary Quest to any Emissary Grade V Athena's Fortune Representatives.

The following services are offered to Pirate Legends at Athena's Fortune Hideout:

* Athena's Fortune Voyages sold by the Pirate Lord
* Athena's Fortune Promotions sold by the Pirate Lord
* Athena's Fortune Emissary Flag sold by the Pirate Lord
* Selling Legendary Cosmetics:
	+ Athena's Fortune Costume sold by the Pirate Lord
	+ Legendary Set and Ghost Set Pirate Cosmetics sold at the Athena's Fortune Shop for various Commendations and Rank Promotions
	+ Legendary Set and Ghost Set Ship Cosmetics sold by Legendary Liz the Shipwright.

## Voyages

Athena's Fortune Voyages can be bought from the Pirate Lord for 250 , these voyages are composed of quests from various Trading Companies, ultimately leading to a Chest of Legends. There are two types of Legendary Voyages: a regular Athena's Fortune Voyage and an Ashen Athena's Fortune Voyage. The regular voyage issue quests located in the three main Regions, while the Ashen versions has quests traveling throughout the entirety of The Devil's Roar for increased risk and reward. Both of these Voyages consist of two chapters. The first chapter will provide the Crew with 8 maps: 2 Treasure Maps with 4 Treasure Chests each, 2 Riddle Maps with 4 clues each, 2 Bounty Maps with 4 Skeleton Captains each, and 2 Cargo Runs with 4-6 items each. Upon the completion of all these tasks, the second and final chapter will provide the crew with a Treasure Map with one X, indicating the location of either a Chest of Legends or an Ashen Chest of Legends, depending on the Voyage. These Chests are one of the more valuable Treasure items in the game, they are to be sold to the Mysterious Stranger for Gold and Athena's Fortune Reputation. Additionally, players can find individual Athena's Treasure Items in the Voyages.

The Athena's Run of Thieves' Haven Mercenary Voyages is also available from the Bilge Rats to search for various types of Athena's Treasure.

The highest value voyage of Athena's Fortune is the Legend of the Veil voyage. The first two chapters of the voyage are interchangeable which could have pirate legends solve Lying maps, Zoomed in maps or Pictorial maps from Sudds, Dispelling Haunted Islands from Belle, and exploring Shipwreck Graveyards, The Final chapter is always the same having players destroy ghost forts and ships to receive their fortune. This Voyage will give pirate legends level 5 emissary by the end; if the players pick up all Athena Items, and place the Veil stones in the Veil of the Ancients