I started sailing on launch day. Those who've been adventuring across the Sea of Thieves at that time most likely remember how tense and unfriendly the ocean had been (even more so than it might be today) I was an inexperienced sailor at the time with meager ranking within the factions.
When the Hungering Deep went live I was eager to break away from running voyages for the trading companies and join the hunt for the Hungering One. I remember I was stocking my Sloop with supplies from an inactive skeleton fort before embarking to Shark Bait Cove to meet with Merric. When I saw a Galleon on fast approach to my position my initial reaction was to prepare for combat. Although being solo up against a four-man crew, the odds were against me.
However the Galleon did not open fire. Instead the crew communicated with me via the speaking trumpet. They asked if I had completed the Hungering Deep campaign. I told them I hadn't. They offered to help me and invited me aboard their Galleon. That's when I discovered they were a crew of Legends.
It was my first time seeing a Pirate Legend. I remember thinking it was immensely cool to be sailing with a crew of Legends. The crew helped me locate Merric's journals and aided me in defeating the Hungering One. After collecting my rewards the Legend crew asked if I wanted to stay with them as they sought out more sailors to lend a hand or hook. I agreed. After a full day of sailing, battling the Megalodon, and meeting other crews, we finished off our session by getting our Grog on in the tavern.
This experience during the Hungering Deep was my first memorable event on the Sea of Thieves. It inspired me to continue my journey to becoming a Pirate Legend and, some day, do for other sailors what that Legend crew had done for me.
On October 21st, 2018 I achieved the rank of Pirate Legend.
I had torn my hair out from frustration in trying to land on the Skeleton Throne of Marauder's Arch.
My ears were ringing for days while tangling with Gunpowder toating Skeletons.
I nearly drowned as I fended off sharks while searching for cursed mermaid statues.
I flew the sail of my favorite region (the Shores Aplenty) during the Battle for the Sea of Thieves against Captain Warsmith.
I got to feel immense satisfaction in using cursed cannonballs against the undead.
I journeyed into the perilous volcanic region of the Devil's Roar.
In between all of that I had met a plethora of sailors. Some friendly, most unfriendly, with the occasional Kraken encounter here and there.
Now that I am a Legend my next step is climbing the ranks of the Athena's Fortune. But more importantly I can stand against the apparent stereotype that all Pirate Legends are grieving, PvP starved wolves. As the game brings in new sailors in the coming weeks I will be there to lend a helping hand to those who ask, and a cannonball to those who shoot first.