Mystery Speculation

@maury-mccoy

I think you can remove anyone involved in Tall Tales from your list (Sudds)
Umbra has a unique shop and Bilge Rat commendations.
If it's Larinna, they need to introduce another Bilge Rat, can't see Duke returning on the outposts.

well then, that narrows it down to either Duke (Unlikely due to his unfinished thing with the brethren.)

or Merrick.

R.I.P. Merrick

Everybody I have talked to thinks it will be him

@d3adst1ck Excellent point! That would tie into the new pl stuff where getting, and would expand the mystery with three culprits.

(Although one is probably the Gold Hoarder)

We should also consider culprits when we think about this, as the only way to make sure someone stays down is with the Graymarrow binding thing.

Or it's Pirate Lord, which would be cool and spare the other characters, like Merrick

So, to recap, here all all the somewhat beloved characters, and why they can/cannot be the victim. If you have anything to add, let me know.

Wonda- She was the POV in the teaser for the new adventure, and currently MIA-Likely
Larinna- She currently is the only person who does bilge rats, so not happening-Unlikely
Grace Morrow- Part of Tall tales-Impossible
Sudds- Part of Tall tales-Impossible
Merrick- Could be replaced with some other hunters call cousin, or just taken out. Plus, he has some association w/ the reapers, due to his ship- Likely
Umbra- She has association w/ duke, maybe he wants to wrap up any loose ends- Unlikely
Wanda- Maybe Flameheart wants revenge- Unlikely
Duke- Definitely one of the two most beloved characters, with Merrick, and part of the dark brethren-Likely-ish
The golden sands dog-Either A. DeMarco's dog or B. A leftover asset-Impossible, rare would never kill a pupper (I hope)
One of the Sea Dogs-Lore reason for arena close?-Likely
The pirate lord-Already dead, but murder unsolved-Likely

@d3adst1ck without going into spoilers, you learn how Ramsey died in the Athena's Fortune novel

I searched out some more evidence for people...

Merrick- In the ORB, Flameheart Jr. said "the hunter is broken and his ship is no more"
In addition, in the title screen, the Killer Whale is in a sharks jaws.

The Sea Dogs- On top of the tavern, there appears to be a murder plot room, with knives thrown into paintings of the sea dogs.

The ship in the shark jaws in the title screen is the killer whale. I think merrick is gonna lose his last limb.

@maury-mccoy I have my own theory on who may have killed Ramsey; the Twisted Knife. It's one of the only organizations (besides the GMU) that we haven't seen in game, yet. They are a mercenary group that is typically hired to carry out bounties, or capturing high value targets. They've popped up a few times in the history of SoT, primarily in the Athena's Fortune novel, and the Tales of the Sea of Thieves book.

I believe that Amaranta (the disgruntled Sea Dog representative outside the tavern) may secretly be a member of the Twisted Knife. The secret room at the top of the Sea Dog Tavern has paintings of Lesedi and DeMarco with knives thrown into them.. I believe this may be a foreshadowing long in the making. Perhaps the Twisted Knife placed a bounty on, and killed Ramsey, and are now looking to do the same to his kids.

@karmicxkoala1 I've read that book several times, I don't recall that information being shown? Dm me if I missed something lol.

@valor-omega I like that theory!

That Sea Dog Lady is very sketchy... I am actually going to check for dialogue stuff in game, I thought I saw something about that on discord.

I also remember she mentioned recruiting people...

Gloria the Mysterious Stranger, she kinda disappeared

Interesting, but I feel like it is either pirate lord or someone recent. Plus, I wouldn't call her beloved. Most don't know she existed.

Alright, season 6 out! Time to find out who died!

anyone find anything yet? Sea dogs are alive and well.

@maury-mccoy maybe there’s an island missing from the crossword they posted or something and we have to go to said island?

I’m geussing the mystery hasn’t been added yet? I checked by most beloved characters but nobody is dead yet.

i can see it probably being demarco, with the arena closing and his change it dialogue i think its a possibility