The Sunken Curse

**The Sunken Curse** is a pre-event for the Cursed Sails DLC in *Sea of Thieves*. It ran from July 11th - 25th 2018. The quests were given by the Bilge Rats. The NPC Duke can be found in any Outpost's Tavern.

This event is the third Bilge Rat adventure and encourages players to dive deep into the water and discover what lies below. Valuable items include artifacts, skulls, and treasure chests randomly spawn on the oceans floor and sea beds. Scattered throughout the sea are the new Cursed Mermaid statues. Players will need to destroy any statue they encounter, but it won't always be easy. Some of the statues heal themselves and can take up to four players to defeat. There are three types of statue - Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby. The Sapphire can be broken by one pirate, the Emerald would be better with two, and the Ruby, being the hardest to destroy, will take 3-4 players. It is probably best to do this event with a full galleon team.

When a statue takes damage, it will start to crack. Players who are too close to the statue will take damage as well. Try using a cutlass at the edge of the melee range to avoid the damage or at least reduce it. A gunpowder barrel can also be used to help break the statue. Just don't blow yourself up in the process.

Each time player destroy a statue, they will receive event-specific doubloons. These doubloons can then be traded in for pieces of the Wailing Barnacle clothing set, gold, and rep. Completing the standard and legendary challenges will additionally reward 150 doubloons.

Once the event is completed, players will be able to complete challenges. However the limited-time clothing set and the doubloons will no longer be available.

***Tips:*** Don't forget about sharks. They will still be in the area. so be sure to reload any weapons before leaving the ship.  Try not to get tunneled on the statues. There are still sunken ships and treasure to be had. Remember to take a look around before leaving.

## Market Items (available from Duke)

These are items that were made available during this event.

* Dress of the Wailing Barnacle - costs 20 doubloons (event exclusive)
* Hat of the Wailing Barnacle - costs 20 doubloons (event exclusive)
* Jacket of the Wailing Barnacle - costs 20 doubloons (event exclusive)
* Explorer's Stash - 2,500 gold - costs 10 doubloons
* Adventurer's Loot - 5,000 gold - costs 15 doubloons
* Bilge Rat's Hoard - 10,000 gold - costs 20 doubloons
* Letter of Golden Recommendation - adds rep to the Gold Hoarders - costs 30 doubloons
* Letter of Mystical Recommendation - adds rep to the Order of Souls - costs 30 doubloons
* Letter of Formal Recommendation - adds rep to the Merchant Alliance - costs 30 doubloons

## Duke's Conversation

Ah, you look like the sort who isn't scared of a little light drowning...
The Bilge Rats, as always, have been first to catch wind of local weirdness! How d'you feel about swimming? And malevolent curses? See, these strange mer artefacts have been sighted lately. You'll find them underwater, but they harm whoever gets near! If you're brave enough, you can swim down and destroy them. Just a warm-up for us, naturally. But you might struggle! I think a real pirate would have no trouble finding and destroying the artefacts. I did it before my morning grog!
## How to Complete the Cursed Mermaid Event

To complete the Sunken Bilge Rat event, players will need to have 10 commendations, which are earned by locating the Cursed Mermaid Statue Locations. Seven of the commendations will also net the player Doubloons that they can spend with Duke, the Bilge Rats vendor in the Tavern. See the list of Market Items that are available during this event above.

There are three types of Cursed Mermaid Statues to look for and destroy. These are:

* Emerald Cursed Statues
* Sapphire Cursed Statues
* Ruby Cursed Statues

The 10 commendations required to complete the event are listed below. The first seven are completed by breaking statues. The last three are titles for completing the first set.

* Emerald Curse Breaker - Break three Emerald Curse Mermaid Statues
* Master Emerald Curse Breaker - Break 15 Emerald Curse Mermaid Statues
* Sapphire Curse Breaker - Break three Sapphire Cursed Mermaid Statues
* Master Sapphire Curse Breaker - Break 15 Sapphire Cursed Mermaid Statues
* Ruby Curse Breaker - Break three Ruby Cursed Mermaid Statues
* Master Ruby Curse Breaker - Break 15 Ruby Cursed Mermaid Statues
* Legendary Curse Breaker - Break 100 Cursed Mermaid Statues
* 'Curse Breaker' - Earn the Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby Curse Breaker commendations.
* 'Master Curse Breaker' - Earn the Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby Master Curse Breaker commendations.
* 'Legendary Curse Breaker' - Earned when the player completed the Legendary Curse Breaker commendation.

## Cursed Mermaid Statue Locations

Unfortunately the statues are random, but they are always in the water, near islands, but more generously in deeper water. They don't appear to spawn near Outposts or Forts.  They will have a bit of a shimmer to make them easier to spot, and players will hear ominous music when they are near one.

## Trivia

It has been noted in previous days prior to the event that Wanda, the Blacksmith in the Golden Sands Outpost has apparently forgotten her name recently as her title has change to The Blacksmith. She is unable to talk and is visibly concerned about an injury she has received on her right arm. Speculation is that she herself went exploring and has been infected by the mermaid's curse.

## Media

### Images

The Drowned CurseThe Wailing Barnacle Set
### Videos

Official Sea of Thieves Bilge Rat Adventures The Sunken Curse