Guide to Stars of a Thief Tall Tale
Sailors guided by the stars…
An old stargazer’s notes point to the heavens and a way to reach a piece of the Shroudbreaker…
Tall Tales are story-based voyages in the Sea of Thieves that you can experience with your crew in the game’s shared world. They tell a narrative and involve solving puzzles, using unique mechanics, and overcoming perils.
Stars of a Thief is the fourth part of the Shores of Gold saga. To start from the beginning, check out our guide to The Shroudbreaker.
This guide walks through the Stars of a Thief Tall Tale, detailing what to expect at each step, as well as where to find those pesky hidden Journals. This guide may contain spoilers, so read at your own risk.
Rewards for Stars of a Thief
- Complete the Tale for the first time: Constellation Tattoo set cosmetic
- Complete the Tale 5 times and discover all hidden journals: Ancient Spyglass cosmetic
- Every time you complete the Tale, you also pocket 8,000 Gold
The locations of the 5 hidden journals are included at the bottom of this guide
Completing Stars of a Thief
Starting Location: The book where you can vote to begin this tale is on North Star Seapost, on the desk next to Sudds.
Chapter 1: Use the pages of the Quest Book to figure out an island to sail to, and location where you’ll find a Chest. Inside is an Enchanted Spyglass and new pages for the Quest Book.
Chapter 2: There are several pages detailing the constellations and their backstory/descriptions. Save that info for later. The new pages you’ve just received are split between three “parts”. The first two will each lead you to a Jewel, and the third part must be done last once you have both Jewels.
Each part requires you to use the information about the constellations, and the Enchanted Spyglass to find them in the sky. The constellations act as compass directions to sail in, so use this information with the clues on the pages to discover where to go to discover these Jewels.
Chapter 3: The third set of pages gives the location to take the two Jewels, and also some clues you’ll need once you get there. On this island, you need to use the previous two items to unlock a Totem.
Chapter 4: Use the Totem to get into a Puzzle Vault on this island, and use the last set of pages to solve the puzzle inside. Once you’ve done this, you’ll receive a final Quest Item- a shard of the Shroudbreaker.
Final Chapter: Take the Shroudbreaker piece back to Sudd’s at North Star Sea Post to complete this Tale.
Journal Locations
When a Tall Tale is active, it places journals in the world for you to discover and read. These add details to the story, and also are required to unlock the final commendation of the Tale and earn a cosmetic reward.
I don’t recommend finding journals on your first play through of a Tale, as you may have to sail out of your way and distract from the adventure and story!
If you prefer to discover the journals on your own, stop reading now. If not, here’s where you can discover each one:
- Rum Runner Isle- on the East island by a spyglass and maps
- Plunder Valley- on a high rock by a spyglass and maps
- Snake Island- on top of the middle island by a spyglass and maps
- Devil’s Ridge- high up on a North East rock, by a spyglass and maps
- Crescent Isle- on a large rock to the South East
Congratulations on completing Stars of a Thief! Check out our guide to the Wild Rose to continue the saga!
