The Gold Hoarders

What’s green on the outside and gold on the inside? The tent you should be searching for if you want to cross paths with the Gold Hoarders! Ha ha, pirate jokes. Self-titled representatives of this Trading Company can be found at any Outpost, and even though they’re not always the friendliest folks, they will stick to their promises if you agree to take on work for them.

Many of the chests buried across the Sea of Thieves are locked up tight, you see, and only the Gold Hoarders have the keys to open them. That’s why they’ll grudgingly give you a share of any sealed treasure chest you bring them, before doing… well, whatever it is they usually do with the rest of the gold. As well as chests, the Gold Hoarders will pay handsomely for the many valuable artefacts you might find such as goblets and curios. Like all Trading Companies, they also accept gems and unlocked chests, even if they’re empty.

There’s no need to keep your fingers crossed and hope you’ll stumble upon one of these treasures by chance, mind you. The Gold Hoarders offer Voyages, and have a large number of maps for sale that will guide you to the buried chests they so desire. Some of these are your classic ‘X Marks the Spot’ sort of map, where you’ll need to work out which island is being depicted and dig in in the right places to collect the required loot.

Another type of Voyage the Hoarders offer is less of a map and more of a riddle: a sequence of cryptic clues from some forgotten felon or other, and you’ll have to decipher its meaning to find treasure. Don’t think you can skip to the end, either. These riddles have a way of revealing themselves one step at a time, and sometimes you’ll need to perform a certain act or some kind of ritual to see the next piece of the puzzle.

If you do find yourself stumped on a riddle, here’s a piece of Nura know-how: if the clue’s telling you to walk a certain number of steps, bring out your compass and use it to take slow, precise paces. If you’re left scratching your head, try taking another look around – just because the riddle mentions a shark statue, for instance, it doesn’t mean there’s only one of those on the island.

In more recent times, the Gold Hoarders have begun offering another Voyage to those pirates they’ve learned to trust. If that’s you, they may ask you to find and return Vault Keys to prevent their secret Treasure Vaults from being looted! They’ll supply a Golden Wayfinder to help with this, and once you’ve retrieved a Vault Key you can either return it to the Gold Hoarders as agreed, or use it to enter a Vault yourself and face its hazards for even greater risk and reward…

Further reading: Company Spotlight – The Gold Hoarders