A Khaganian Patrol Vessel (Corsair)

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ID: 352469

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War trimarans prowl these waters, on the lookout for pirates, smugglers, spies, and other suspicious characters. This one has been visibly zailing near your ship for some time – are they keeping an eye on you?

Unlocked with Corsair's Colours 2

Card drawn in The Salt Steppe

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Hail them with their own passphrases

•  Spoiler ID: 258306
  

  Unlocked with Chasing Down Your Bounty
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, A Player of Chess 11 (50% base) || 7 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 8 - high-risk (20%) || 9 - high-risk (30%) || 10 - tough (40%) || 11 - very chancy (50%) || 12 - chancy (60%) || 13 - modest (70%) || 14 - very modest (80%) || 15 - low-risk (90%) || 16 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Tortoise delights at Eagle's fall

  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  You are closing in on your quarry. (Increases Chasing Down Your Bounty by 14 CP)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...

  Failure

  Whoops

  •  Your vessel is reviled by all the zee's lawful citizens. (Sets Unwelcome on the Waters to 1)
  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+10 CP)
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  ^

Man the cannons!

•  Spoiler ID: 258307
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Zeefaring 11 (50% base) || 7 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 8 - high-risk (20%) || 9 - high-risk (30%) || 10 - tough (40%) || 11 - very chancy (50%) || 12 - chancy (60%) || 13 - modest (70%) || 14 - very modest (80%) || 15 - low-risk (90%) || 16 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Surprise attacks

  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  Your vessel is reviled by all the zee's lawful citizens. (Sets Unwelcome on the Waters to 1)
  •  You've gained 400 x Pieces of Plunder Weighing Down Your Hold
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  Rare Success

  Surprise attacks

  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+3 CP)
  •  You've gained 450 x Pieces of Plunder Weighing Down Your Hold
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  Failure

  Pre-empted

  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+10 CP)
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+3 CP)
  •  Your vessel is reviled by all the zee's lawful citizens. (Sets Unwelcome on the Waters to 1)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  ^

Give them a wide berth

•  Spoiler ID: 248187, 258401
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Silent ships

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  Failure

  Pursued

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+8 CP)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  ^

Record their position

•  Spoiler ID: 248277, 258370
  

  Unlocked with Shrine to Saint Joshua
  

   

  Success

  Bishop takes pawn on rook's seventh, check

  •  You've gained [see below] x Moves in the Great Game
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  Renown: The Great Game	0–21	22–29	30–38	39–55
  Moves in the Great Game	4	5	6	7

  ^

Encode signals to a Subtle Machinist

•  Spoiler ID: 259131
  

  Unlocked with Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 510-549, 1 x Favour in High Places
  Locked with Mechanical Comprehension
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, A Player of Chess 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  From the Graphite Quarter

  Success Instructions: Keep hold of these resources. You will need them later.
  

  •  You've obtained a bounty of mechanical wonders (Sets Mechanical Comprehension to 10)
  •  You've gained 10 x Associating with a Youthful Naturalist
  •  You've gained 3 x Jasmine Leaves
  •  You've gained 20 x Whirring Contraption
  •  You've gained 5000 x Nevercold Brass Sliver
  •  You've gained 100 x Memory of Distant Shores
  •  You've lost 1 x Favour in High Places
  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

  Failure

  No response

  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2 + 1~5) x Zailing...
  •  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
  •  Your vessel is reviled by all the zee's lawful citizens. (Sets Unwelcome on the Waters to 1)

  ^