Maracai Bay

Maracai Bay

With the three Titan Artifacts in hand, all that is left is for us to finish tracking down Captain Garcia and relieve him of his Artifact -- and that means heading off to Maracai!  Before you do that though it would be a good idea to resupply your kit and consumable items -- basically that means healing items and any potions you feel like you need.  I have found that the Thief's Potion is probably the most useful to have, so making more if you ran out is a good idea.  Once you have obtained your healing items, potions, and bullets, it is time to plot a course for Maracai and the next stage in this epic adventure!

-- Making Landfall in Maracai --

When you arrive Chani warns you that the Bluecoats are awaiting you at the water.  She tells you that she made a mistake -- she is afraid that you will all end up dead because that is usually what happens when a non-native leads a party.  Wow.  She sure has a lot of confidence in us!  Thankfully when you ask her for clarification she changes her tune, and tells you that you are a strong and brave warrior and a great leader.   That is more like it!

When we walk down the gangplank the Bluecoat officer is waiting with two of his men.  He tells you that Garcia attacked them a few days before and sank their ship -- you tell him that you have a common enemy in Garcia and he tells you that you need to speak to Commandant Corriente, who is in the jungle with the rest of the expedition.  This flags the quest The Expedition.

It seems that the Bluecoats are seeking the Fire Temple, and that the Commandant has gone to talk to the Natives.  That flags the quest Hidden Valley.   Work your way through his chat options to flag the quest Map of Maracai, and that completes the conversations with Valdez!

Marcos is ahead on the right and warns you that the cannon are lined up to sink your ship if you betray them -- work your way through the chat options with him and then head into the Temple to talk to Mercutio, who you can ask about provisions.  Asking him if he has anything to trade flags the quest Storage Barrels from the Wreck, and you will need to collect the barrels for him before you can trade.  Note that you cannot loot any items from the Bluecoats in their sight as it aggros them when you do!

Recovering the Supply Barrels on the beach for Mercutio

-- Storage Barrels from the Wreck --

On the beach in addition to the barrels you will find a variety of beast to do battle with for Glory and resources, and the six barrels of course.  Turning the barrels in opens up the trade option, and among the items you can purchase are some special swords -- though none quite as good as Wave Dancer -- and some odds and ends including some Voodoo components, general supplies, and most important of all, one of the Legendary Items -- the Cannonball!  Obviously you want to be sure that you buy that from him.

Note that once you have purchased the Cannonball from him, that is the 16th Legendary Item Quest that you have completed from the 19 that you actually know about so far.  There are a total of 20 of them (really there are 21 since one of the DLC has one as part of it, but for now as we have not added the DLC yet, consider it 20 for the time being).  Purchasing the Legendary Cannonball means that the remaining quests that you know about are The Broken Rattle, The Hangman's Noose, and The Skull.

Another item that he has that is pretty good is the Heavy Leather Coat, which has 20 for both Bladeproof and Bulletproof!  It costs 800 gold coins but if you can afford it is a good buy.

There are items that you could loot here including a chest in the back with some good items in it, but doing so will aggro the Bluecoats, and we may need their good opinion for now, so hold off on that until they no longer matter, right? 

-- Exploring the Jungle --

Heading along the path to the left (facing the Temple) we end up battling some Firebirds and to the left of where we battle them is a series of ledges that we can climb, at the top of which is a rare resource, Sharpeye.  With that in hand continuing to follow the ledge path leads to a chest with x2 Torches, a Ritual Potion, and 11 gold coins to loot.  From here we can see the path below, where there is a Panther as well as some monkeys.

Head back down the ledges and follow the left branch to the Panther and after you dispatch it, you see that it has previously killed two Bluecoats!  There is some loose gold coins and a torch on the ground here, and to the left up the hill is a Level 40 chest with a Bloodthorn Earring, x6 Bullets, and x2 Gold Nuggets inside.  After looting that you will note that you can go several ways from here -- either cross the bridge or down some ledges into the valley below.

-- The Bridge --

For now head over the bridge and down the path to battle a pair of Panthers, and then where the path splits ahead go up to the left into a cul-de-sac where there is a Level 40 chest with Provisions and x2 Jade in it.  After opening and looting that head back down and continue to follow the main path, and it ends!

Double back and cross back over the bridge then take the ledges down into the valley -- to the left is is a dead end with some monkeys guarding a Level 20 chest with Grog, Lead Shot, 15 gold coins and the blade for the special weapon Stormwind!  Excellent!  That gives us another completed quest and special weapon once we can repair it!  There is also a rare resource here -- a Swordthorn -- so be sure to harvest that!

Back up the valley the path splits, with a branch to the left and straight ahead;  for now continue straight ahead and you will encounter a Firebird and, on the left side, a raised area with a Level 30 Chest that has Lead Shot, some gold coins, and the schematics for Ti'Ha Ko!  Be sure to loot that!

There is a path branching back and up on the opposite side that leads back to the bridge -- and straight ahead leads back to the beach, as we have come full circle back to the right-hand branch of the main path where we went left! 

Double back and take the path up out of the valley we ignored before and the path splits ahead -- keep going straight and fight a monkey then climb the ledges at the end of the path to find a rare Jester's Cap resource.  Head back down and take the split, heading up to the camp site.  Loot the Grog, Potion of Persuasion, and gold from the chest and use the bed if you need to heal.  You should cook whatever raw meat you have on the fire, and then continue on the path!

Just ahead there is a Firebird to battle and then the path splits again, left and straight.  To the left you will find a path leading down to another split -- left and right -- the left path leads back up to the camp we were just at and the right path leads to the valley, so ignore that if you like.  The path straight leads to a right split and straight path -- both paths take you to the same juncture ahead, so it does not really matter which you take, but ahead at the juncture the path forks.  On the left is a Temple building, then there is a straight path and a right-hand branch.

Busted trying to loot a tomb you flag an Ancestor's Quest.

-- The Temple --

Inside the Temple you face a trio of Ghouls -- and kill them!  Past the Ghouls there is an alter with a Golden Mask on it.  Taking the Mask summons a demon called Yagul, who tells you that the mask is a Holy Relic that must not be removed!  He explains who he was and what he does, and you learn that to not be killed he demands that you must find all of the missing masks and return them to their rightful places!  He tells you that there are four memorials you must restore the masks to, and this flags the quest The Graves of the Ancestors.  Great!

Back on the path again, taking the right path up leads immediately to some ledges, at the top of which is some gold and a cutlass.  Back down continue along that path to the end a short distance away and find a Level 20 chest to open, which has a Diamond, Gold Nugget, and a few gold coins.  With that managed double-back and hit the straight path.

Continue along the main path until you reach the bottom and fight some monkeys.  There is a sort of statue here, and to its left in a shallow cul-de-sac there are some ledges to climb, at the top of which is a Level 20 chest with x2 Torches, Grog and a Ruby.  Loot that and then head back down and follow the path left, to a battle site with lots of loot on the ground and a Level 20 chest with Rum, Bullets, and some gold coins.  After you loot that and the stuff on the ground if you look to the back of the area you will note that there are two paths, not one...

One of them continues the main path, the other is a switchback up the hill.  On the switchback is a Bloodroot, and at the top is a Turkey and Skullflower and further along is a Choking Vine.  Near the camp at the far end is a Black Oleander, another Turkey and a Maki Fruit.  Sitting at the campfire is a lad named Angus, who tells you his story.  This is not the first time you met him -- he was the Angus at the start of the game who worked as the paymaster! 

The path ahead leads down to a beach and there are some Firebirds for you to battle; just before the path lets out on the beach you will note some ledges on the left and a path on the right.  Go up the ledges and loot the Level 20 chest up there for its Bullets and Gold Nuggets -- you can never ever have too many of those!

-- The Small Beach --

This gets a little complicated...  First kill the three Firebird on the beach to the left then cut back and then follow the beach to the right collecting a bunch of resources and Turkeys until you reach the Level 60 chest with the mucking huge pirate flag!  Right, use your special Thievery kit to pick open this chest and you will score yourself Provisions and gold coins -- and then be sure you pick up the Message in a Bottle nearby.

When you open the Message in the Bottle two things will happen - you will automatically complete the outstanding quest Map of Maracai, and you will obtain a Treasure Map, which flags the quest The Treasure in the Panther Cave.  Well bloody done mates!  Nice one!

On the beach here is a dinghy -- use that to reach Garcia's ship and board it!  Taking out the four guards  on board means you have taken the ship (and that may turn out to be a good thing since the Bluecoats have their eyes on YOUR ship).  Once you kill and loot the guards, search the ship for loot and why not read Garcia's Journal in his cabin -- it does not tell you anything you did not already know, but hey, dot those i's and cross those t's!

Taking Garcia's Ship away from him.

Be sure to grab the nearby treasure map to flag the quest Treasure on the Pirate Coast, and sleep in his bed to heal if you need to!  Once you have looted the ship use the dinghy to return to the shore and then follow the beach to the other end where you will find the red 'X' for the Treasure on the Pirate Coast.  Dig that up to obtain 400 gold coins, a Ruby, Priest's Mask, Silver Plate and an Idol!

Open the Log and tag the quest The Treasure in the Panther Cave and check the map -- select that quest. Follow the side path to where it connects to the main path.

Along the way you will battle a large Gorilla, climb some ledges to find a Level 60 chest with a pirate marker beside it that contains Grog, some gold coins, and a Buccaneer's Knife.  The path dead-ends here, so backtrack to the small beach, then up the other path and dig up the chest. 

The Panther Cave is not located above the camp site and campfire where you found Angus, though it does appear to be.  While you are at that campsite though, there is a Level 30 chest above there that has some Torches and gold coins so be sure to loot that on the way up, and then at the top of another set of ledges nearby is a chest with a Hunter's Ring, gold coins, and Lead Shot, so be sure to grab that as well, and then head above the chest on the path to find a rare resource -- Hero's Crown -- to harvest.

Our destination is actually the Maracai Native Village...