Ok so I made a chart really quickly comparing the three main factions and the treasure they have! I'm not gunna share it cuz it's in word and its ugly lol but most items have an alternate counterpart from one faction to the other.. castaway/foul/sugar as an example lol
I did notice gold hoarder and merchant have more options for loot and rep.
Gold hoarder has all the random trinkets..there is a lot of them...the grog and the sorrow chest
Merchant is mostly even item wise with the ability to hunt animals or deliver stuff instead.
First I like the idea of bringing the cursed trinkets back for order of souls! Finding the voodoo dolls and little ship things would add a little more to the order of souls instead of just skulls.
Captain chest...captain skull and uhh...nothing? I suggested maybe a quest from the merchants where you hunt skelle ships to recover stolen loot? Add a quest item, crate of mermaid gems or something or just be lazy and call it captains stash 🤣
Grog and sorrow..
How about more cursed items!
Venomous- poisons you while holding
Vengeance - blows holes in your boat from time to time (like the red sea but WAYYYY SLOWER)
Shrouded - causes fog around your boat so you cant see
Storms - works as a lightning rod and randomly lightning strikes nearby
Crippling - breaks your legs while holding
Drowning - causes you to hold your breath while holding. You have to drop from time to time to breathe
Flames - sets fire to you and your boat in random intervals (like the weeping chest)
Etc I'm sure I'll think of more lol but there are a lot of possible curses you could add to merchant and order of souls to even it out and add a little more challenge:)
Also for merchant...a way for you to turn in your wood, fruit and cannonballs at the end of your voyage by being provided empty crates from the merchant alliance would be nice too!
