All Hands on Deck

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3

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162 XP

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0.6 stronghold turn(s)

## Outcomes and rewards

### Return the chest, but refuse payment

* Defiance Bay: Moderate Positive reputation
* Drinking Horn of Moderation

### Return the chest, tell him to be more careful

* Defiance Bay: Moderate Positive reputation
* 300

### Return the chest, pressure him into good reward

* Defiance Bay: Minor Positive reputation
* Drinking Horn of Moderation
* 300

### Open and keep the contents of the chest

* Fortanero's Rapier
* Captain Fortanero's Hat

## Technical

### Quest ID

03\_qst\_missing\_cargo

**All Hands on Deck** is a task in *Pillars of Eternity*.

## Synopsis

A sailor by the name of Marceno in Ondra's Gift has lapsed in his sentry duties and allowed a group of thugs to make off with his captain's prize chest. Fearing retribution from his captain, he asks the Watcher to track it down. His Captain "Hangsman" Fortanero has the reputation of having a short fuse, hanging people who fail him from the masts of his ship.

## Overview

* Talk to Marceno on the docks in Ondra's Gift.
* Track down the chest in the east of Ondra's Gift and kill the thugs.
* Return to Merceno.

## Walkthrough

1. Start the quest by talking to Marceno in the southwest corner of Ondra's Gift (on a pier near a ship). He will ask you to recover his captain's stolen chest.
2. *Optional:* Ask around if anyone has seen the chest or anything suspicious:
	* During night time, you can ask the black market dealer Curnd if he's seen anyone carrying a wooden chest around. For a fee of 200  he will sell out the thugs.
	* If you ask Imatl whether he's seen anyone come this way carrying a large chest, he points to the east.
3. Track down the missing chest. You'll find it together with the gang that stole it, led by Waldr "Three Fingers" and "Lefty" Lisc, in the easternmost part of Ondra's Gift, on the quay to the south-east of The Salty Mast, where they are currently trying to open the chest.
4. Get rid of the thugs. Since they do not want to have witnesses, the fight can not be avoided.
5. *Optional:* Having defeated the thugs, you have the opportunity to satisfy your curiosity about the contents of the chest. You have the following options:
	* Either take the chest without opening it,
	* Or pick the lock (Mechanics 3 or more) without stealing anything,
	* Or crack it open and take the stuff. You'll find Fortanero's Rapier and Captain Fortanero's Hat inside.
6. Head back and talk to Marceno.
	1. Give Marceno the chest intact or at least with the contents left inside (he trusts you with Honest 2 or Benevolent 2), which in turn opens up the following possibilities:
		* Refuse the money, and receive Drinking Horn of Moderation.
		* Accept the money, and receive 300 .
		* Accept the money, but say you did save his life. Receive both the Drinking Horn of Moderation and 300 , but gain less reputation.
	2. If you took the chest's contents, these extra options will be available:
		* Take the contents for yourself and lie to Marceno. He will comment that the chest is light, but will still give you a full reward, same as above.
		* State that you opened the chest, but return the contents anyway. You will still get the same full reward as if you hadn't opened the chest.
		* Openly state that you stole the rapier and hat and refuse to give them back. This will result in Minor Negative reputation with Defiance Bay. (There is no benefit to this option.)

## Notes

* The Mechanics check for opening the chest is handled through a dialogue window, thus only The Watcher can open the chest; it will not matter if anyone else in your party has sufficient mechanics.
* If you tricked Marceno by giving him an empty chest and return at a later date, you can find his corpse hanging from the nearby ship. You sealed his fate. If you however opened the stolen chest without actually taking anything from it and return it to him or give him the contents of the chest back, he'll be just fine.
* The hat and rapier obtained by opening the chest are unusable quest items, and will only be exchanged for their equippable counterparts once you return to Marceno.

## Behind the scenes

* Fortanero's Key would likely have been used as an option to open the chest, though it seems to have been cut from the game for unknown reasons, possibly to reduce quest complexity.