
Here you can find every recruitable character I know of in alphabetical order, along with how to recruit them, their special abilities, and any bonus they may have with certain pieces of equipment.
Table of Contents
- Definitive Guide to Characters
- Character: Abdullah
- Character: Aji
- Character: Garaba
- Character: Hiyar O’Worley
- Character: Katelyn
- Character: Lu Liyuan
- Character: Nasser
- Character: Sassi Palmis
- Character: Shen Shi
- Character: Takigawa Amagai
- Character: Yoshitaka Shizuma
- Character: Beluget
- Character: Kornelly
- Character: Anastasia
- Character: Andrea
- Character: Andreas Heinrich
- Character: Andrew
- Character: Beatrice
- Character: Carlos Cortez
- Character: Costello Hermann
- Character: Daniel Crete
- Character: Dietlind
- Character: Esmeralda
- Character: Henry
- Character: Joyce de Fritz
- Character: Loris Falaise
- Character: Maltim Almeida Blanca
- Character: Mustafa Amir
- Character: William Ansel
- Character: Yuskin
- Character: Blackbeard
- Character: Jaca
- Character: Marma Cora
Definitive Guide to Characters
Asia
Character: Abdullah
- Recruitment: Muscat after beating the game as him.
Specialties:
- Skilled Fighter – Increased exp gain from battles
- Ship Seizing Tactics – Ability to recruit ships that have surrendered
- Loot – Increases supply gained when plundering ships
Languages – Arabic
Character: Aji
- Recruitment: Rose banner questline (triggered by a Garaba event in Malacca?)
Specialties:
- Southeast Asian Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the central south peninsula cultural sphere
- Together as One – Increases sailor max morale
- Hand-to-Hand Tactics – Inflicts enemy ships with water leakage after hand-to-hand combat
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Horn – +1 brawling +1 music
Languages: Khmer / Siamese
Character: Garaba
- Recruitment: Picked up in a stowaway event seemingly somewhere in Southeast Asia (would like more detail if possible)
Specialties:
- Java Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in Southeast Asian cultural sphere
- Pick the Lock – Chests can be opened immediately
- Hidden Cargos – Ship cabins can hold +10 items
Languages: Indonesia / Khmer / Chines
Character: Hiyar O’Worley
- Recruitment: Pick up in (random?) port
Specialties:
- Arabic Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Arabic and East African cultural spheres
- Doctor’s Kindness – Restores sailor morale after battle
- Desert Traveler – Reduces supply consumption on Gobi terrain
Languages: Arabic
Character: Katelyn
- Recruitment: Requires Sassi Palmis. Look for a fleet called the Pirate Queen’s Fleet in the Red Sea and defeat it. After finding the five treasures, find her just north of Toamasina.
Specialties:
- Pirate Star – Reduces exp required for upgrades
- Rapid-Fire Cannon Expertise – Increased damage, accuracy, and penetration of Rapid-Fire Cannons
Languages: Spanish
Character: Lu Liyuan
- Recruitment – Must find random event in a port first (not sure if the port is random?). Then, travel to Istanbul to see another event, and find him in the Western Turkey expedition (skill requirement?)
Specialties:
- Ming Empire Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Ming Empire and Korean cultural spheres
- Mountain Traveler – Reduce supply consumption on hills or swamp
- Stone Identification – Increases trade profit of gemstones
Languages – Chinese
Character: Nasser
- Recruitment: Rose banner questline (started by Garaba event in Malacca?)
Specialties:
- Knowledgeable – Increase sailor max morale
- Confusion Tactics – Inflicts confusion after hand-to-hand combat
- Business Adept – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Persian cultural sphere
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Dice – +1 negotiation +2 firearm
Languages: Arabic
Character: Sassi Palmis
- Recruitment: Complete the Holi questline in Calicut and attend the festival (requires completing Kanam’s questline?)
Specialties:
- Indian Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in Indian cultural sphere
- Dancing Grace – Increases sailor morale cap
Languages: Hindustani / Sanskrit
Character: Shen Shi
- Recruitment: Pick up from the oceans around China in a random event
Specialties:
- Scout – Reduce stamina loss during expeditions
Languages: Chinese
Character: Takigawa Amagai
- Recruitment: Meet in Nagasaki tavern and then learn about Moro-haku sake (Sakai I think?). Rescue from pirates.
Specialties:
- Japanese Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Japanese cultural sphere
- Ronin – When hp reaches 0 in duel, restore 1 hp and unleash an ultimate
- Provocation – If both sides have morale after hand-to-hand combat, challenge the enemy to a duel
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Delicate Katana – +2 brawling
Languages: Japanese
Character: Yoshitaka Shizuma
- Recruitment: Nagasaki after beating the game as them
Specialties:
- Prestigious Shipbuilder – Grant exp when shipbuilding
- Cats at Hand – protects fleet from rats
- Craftsmanship Knowledge – Increase trade profit of industrial goods
- Nature Surpassing – Can freely modify ship cabins
Languages: Japanese
Africa
Character: Beluget
- Recruitment: After learning about the Minos fleet in west Africa, find and defeat the fleet. They will not attack you, you must attack them. Then, find Beluget in Cape Verde.
Specialties:
- Has one specialty that does nothing. (Quest upgrade?)
Languages: Swahili / Spanish
Character: Kornelly
- Recruitment: Event and expedition in Toamasina
Specialties:
- Wilderness Resident – Reduce supply consumption in forest
- Way of Preservation – Increase fish gained from fishing and trade profit on fish
Languages: Hausa
Europe
Character: Anastasia
- Recruitment: Complete an event in the Western Turkey expedition landing and then recruit along with Mustafa Amir in Beirut.
Specialties:
- Eastern European Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Balkan cultural sphere
- Spinner – Increases profits of textile goods
- Neat Cargos – Ship cabins can hold +10 items
Languages: Slavic
Character: Andrea
- Recruitment: Bring black pepper to Calais and recruit in the tavern
Specialties:
- French Climate: Increases trade profits and contribution in French cultural sphere
Languages: French
Character: Andreas Heinrich
- Recruitment: See event in Pisa and then find event in Naples expedition
Specialties:
- Nordic Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Northern European cultural sphere
- March – Reduces supply consumption
- Strong Willed – Protects fleet from hallucination
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Knight’s Longsword – +50hp +1 brawling
Languages: German
Character: Andrew
- Recruitment: After beating the game as Andrew, recruit at the Lisbon pier.
Specialties:
- Adventurous Spirit – Increases EXP gained from sailing
- Innate Leader – Reduces EXP required to level up character who are below Andrew’s level
- Route Pathfinder – Discovering new ports grants +100 local contribution
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Compass – +2 leadership +1 geography
Languages: Portuguese
Character: Beatrice
- Recruitment: Tulip quest line in Amsterdam
Specialties:
- Craftmanship – Increases trade profit of artware
- Lowland Climate – Increases trade profit and contribution in Dutch cultural sphere
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Tulip brooch – +3 organization
Languages: Dutch
Character: Carlos Cortez
- Recruitment: In Seville after recruiting Blackbeard (and possibly Costello?).
Specialties:
- Spanish Nobility – Increases trade profit and contribution in Iberian cultural sphere
- Cannon Expertise – Increases damage, accuracy, and penetration of cannons
Languages: Spanish
Character: Costello Hermann
- Recruitment: Monica (Seville Barmaid) questline
Specialties:
- Seasoned Pirate – Increased chance of inflicting abnormal status with cannons
- Troublemaker – Inflicts enemy ship with burning after hand-to-hand combat
- Master of Love – Unlocks sweet talk interaction with barmaids. Random chance for either +50 or -20 favorability.
Languages: Spanish
Character: Daniel Crete
- Recruitment: See event in Trieste then travel a few times between Venice and Trieste. Eventually rescue from pirates.
Specialties:
- Surgery – Recovers a portion of dead sailors after battle
- Plague Doctor – Protects from plague while sailing
Languages: Italian
Character: Dietlind
- Recruitment: Starts with the quest in Benghazi from the merchant. You then meet her in the tavern at Hamburg. After that, find the deed to a ship from Lübeck and order a ship at the shipyard there. After a pirate encounter outside the port, she joins.
Specialties:
- German Climate: Increases trade profit and contribution in German cultural sphere
- Sniper – Increased damage in boarding attacks
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Daybreak – +30 hp +1 firearm
Languages: German / Slavic
Character: Esmeralda
- Recruitment: Find in Marseilles and then Palma (Requires Daniel I think)
Specialties:
- Thought Reader – Interpret news topic that barmaids are interested in
- Caravan – Increases expedition load (seems to double)
Languages: French / Slavic / Greek
Character: Henry
- Recruitment – Recruit Blackbeard and then find in London
Specialties:
- Remote Combat – Increases damage, accuracy, and penetration of long-barreled cannons
- Briber – Increases max sailor morale
Languages: English
Character: Joyce de Fritz
- Recruitment: Recruit in Amsterdam
Specialties:
- Precise Routing – Increase Fleet auto-sail speed
- Mathematics – Increase fleet artillery accuracy
- Orange Addict – Protects the fleet from scurvy
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Sextant – +1 mapping +1 geography
Languages: Dutch / Portugeuese / German
Character: Loris Falaise
- Recruitment: Purchase his songbook in the London item shop and then recruit in the London tavern
Specialties:
- Italian Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in Italian cultural sphere
- Oenology – Increases alcohol trade profits
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Gone with the Wind – +1 music +1 treasure
Languages: Italian
Character: Maltim Almeida Blanca
Recruitment: Travel to Genoa and speak to him in the tavern. Then, discover Ras ben Sakka (is this Andrew only?)
Specialties:
- Seasoned Officer – Increases negotiation success rate with NPCs
- Climate Conqueror – Drastically reduces hull damage in storms
- Supply Utilization – Reduces consumption of supplies while sailing
Languages: Portuguese
Character: Mustafa Amir
- Recruitment: Complete an event in the Western Turkey expedition landing and then recruit along with Anastasia in Beirut.
Specialties:
- Turkish Nobility – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Turkish and North African cultural spheres
- Treasure Appraisal – Adds a chance to obtain precious items when trading
- Fire Cannon Expertise – Increases damage, accuracy, and penetration ability of fire cannons
Languages: Turkish
Character: William Ansel
- Recruitment: Pick up in London and take him to Ceuta to recruit.
Specialties:
- British Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in British cultural sphere
- Sketch – Increases rewards and contribution from reporting discoveries
- Journey of Odysseus – No longer become out of control in storms
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Scholar Flat Cap – +1 geography +1 humanities +1 biology
Languages: English / Latin / Greek / Portuguese / Spanish
Character: Yuskin
- Recruitment: Tulip quest line in Amsterdam. After recruiting Beatrice, go to Venice.
Specialties:
- Penny Pinching – Reduce fleet supply and sailor wage costs
- Merchant of Venice – increased experience and profits from trading specialties
- Business Craft – increased rewards from completing business contracts
Languages: Italian / Dutch
Americas
Character: Blackbeard
- Recruitment: Finish his questline in Nassau
Specialties:
- Coercion – Adds chance to cause confusion when battles take place
- Reign of Terror – Provides protection from confusion
- Tyrannical – Can recruit surrendered small and medium ships
Languages: English
Character: Jaca
- Recruitment: Nassau tavern after recruiting Blackbeard
Specialties:
- Caribbean Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Caribbean cultural sphere
- Boarding Tactics – Allows hand-to-hand combat immediately when a ram collides with an enemy ship
Extra Equipment Bonus:
- Eagle Warrior Armor – +1 leadership +1 brawling
Languages: Indian / Spanish
Character: Marma Cora
- Recruitment: Wolf child clue in Veracruz
Specialties:
- Inca Climate – Increases trade profits and contribution in the Central and South American and West Coast American cultural spheres
- Instincts – Increase Field of View in expeditions
Languages: Indian
W.I.P.
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