Dread Saints Missions

Black Flags & Dread Saints is a storyline containing a large number of missions that has been introduced in 2009 over several patches (1.12 to 1.16 and 1.18). The epic missions in Besieged Tortuga belong to this storyline.

If you suspect that you've missed the start of an interesting mission chain, you can always check the Broadsheet Peddler in the game, but the information he gives is not very structured sadly. This guide will help you find the starting point for each chapter of the Dread Saints storyline. You don't need the previous chapters to unlock the later ones. (The chapter titles in this guide are not official.)

The Dread Saints get introduced
Chapter 1 of the Black Flags & Dread Saints storyline has missions
 * for low level characters starting in Bartica with the lady between the shop and the Garrison Commander (reward: title Agent Provocateur),
 * for medium level characters starting in Belize with the pirate standing near the tavern and
 * for high level characters in Iguana with the landlord and the man upstairs in the tavern.

Dread Saints dailies
Chapter 2 consists of the level 40 daily mission in Island Harbor and the pre-missions leading to it. You need to talk to the man standing on the left side after enterning the town through the gate to get the first mission, 'When the Saints Go Marching In'.

The level 50 daily missions in Havana from Lieutenant Carello on the dock also belong to Chapter 2.

Wolf Slayer
Chapter 3 starts in the tavern in Bridgetown, where you have to talk to the landlord. It's not the mission 'The Accountant' (that's the one leading to JOMT ;-), but the other one, also a high level mission.

Notable rewards: The title Wolf Slayer and a few nice outfittings for swordfighting and ship combat.

Treasure hunt
In chapter 4 there are two treasure hunts, one for medium levels (level 25 missions) and one for high levels (level 45 missions).

To start the medium level treasure hunt, go to Carlos Harbour and talk to the Dutch man sitting in the tavern, a retired treasure hunter.

To start the high level treasure hunt, talk to Jeanette Denot in Port Royal, who will send you to Oranjestad to meet a Dutch lady there.

Dread Saints everywhere
Chapter 5 contains a set of high level missions from the governour (not the magistrate!) in Point-a-Pitre. Take a chaise to the cathedral quarter of the city, then go upstairs and over a bridge to reach the entrance to his office (use the local map).

Another part of chapter 5 starts with a level 50 group mission in Matthew Town from a Mr. Brottle on the dock there.

With this chapter special Dread Saints convoys have been added to the open sea, too. Attacking high level convoys of Dread Saints has a small chance of spawning a named Dread Saint captain who is "wanted", granting a title on defeating him. There are four different titles that can be achieved this way.

Besieged Tortuga
Chapter 6 is the big finale of the Black Flags & Dread Saints storyline and takes place in Besieged Tortuga, a special port that is opened up by accepting the level 50 mission 'Big Trouble in Tortuga' from any Broadsheet Peddler. You don't need to have done any of the Dread Saints storyline missions to unlock this.

There are four repeatable level 50 epic missions, three level 50 daily missions embedded in the epic missions and some other things to be found in Besieged Tortuga, with all kinds of rewards, including money, consumables, outfittings, titles and clothing items.