I dropped anchor with a knot in my throat and heard the minimap ping like a warning bell. Two boars barreling out of scrub cut my crew’s chatter to a whisper. By the time I opened that first chest, the quest finally felt real.
How to complete Glorious Hunters in Windrose
I noticed the quest icon blink at the edge of my minimap the moment I stepped off the pier. You don’t need to waste hours—this is an early faction quest best tackled once you’re around level 4. I’ll walk you through the four short stages so you finish fast, earn the reputation, and avoid backtracking later.
How do I start the Glorious Hunters quest?
You typically pick this up from the Rogue Buccaneers area: find Henri Boucher on the remote island where the faction gathers. If you’ve sailed near that cluster of small islands on Steam or checked the Windrose community maps on Reddit, you’ll already see the icon. Be at least level 4 so fights don’t chew through your supplies.
Find any traces of the Buccaneers
The first campsite sits under a broken watchtower; the stairs are slick with moss and tell a quiet story. Go to the quest marker, clear the two boars, and climb to the top of the ruined structure. Inside you’ll open a chest containing a Damaged Flask and a torn page from Marcel Boucher’s diary. The first chest is a locked safe of sorrow.
Next marker: a second campsite inside a ruin. Clear the local wildlife and search the small inner room for the second chest. That one drops a Broken Musket and another diary page from Marcel—both are proof you’ve found the Buccaneers’ trail.
Where are the Buccaneers’ chests located?
Both chests sit at the two campsite markers the quest points to: one on top of a ruined watchtower, the other in a small inner chamber of a nearby ruin. Use your minimap—both chests are within the quest area and pop up as interactable nodes. If you use Steam’s overlay for screenshots or share locations on Discord, mark those coordinates so you can return if you die and need to reship.
Tell the head of the Buccaneers about the death of his people
Henri Boucher stands on a lonely pier that feels colder than the surrounding sunlit sand. Sail to the Rogue Buccaneers Main Base, find Henri, and hand over the Broken Musket. The diary pages and the musket spell out that Marcel and his hunting party are dead; give Henri the evidence and he’ll ask you to take revenge.
Destroy three pirate ships
The open water smells of salt and cannon smoke—fights start before you close with a target. Raise sail, track the red markers or enemy icons on your minimap, and hunt down three pirate vessels. Use hit-and-run maneuvers, angle your broadsides, and repair between skirmishes. The skirmishes turn into a chessboard of fire, each broadside a piece taken.
Return to Henri Boucher
Henri’s jaw tightens when you step back onto the wooden dock. Speak with him after sinking the three pirate ships and he closes the Glorious Hunters quest, rewarding you with the title Buccaneer’s Friend and +200 Rogue Buccaneers reputation. Moyens I/O and other outlets often flag this quest as a quick reputation farm, so it’s a tidy way to boost your standing if you’re expanding into faction content.
What rewards do I get for completing Glorious Hunters?
You receive the Buccaneer’s Friend (an item/title) and +200 reputation with the Rogue Buccaneers. No cash payout is tied to this task, so the primary value is faction standing and the minor loot from the chests. If you’re tracking rep gains on community spreadsheets or using guide creators on YouTube, this is one of the faster early-game rep turns you can make.
I’ve run this route enough that I know where the pitfalls are—skip the optional trash fights when you’re low on supplies, don’t sail into a three-ship cluster alone, and mark your screenshots on Steam if you plan to share locations with friends; what part of the run would you change first?