Walkthrough for the quest Skeleton Crew in the game Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Tasks
Start location: Ship
This quest will appear in your journal when you complete the Stranded quest and repair your ship. It is possible that you already have completed the majority or even all of its objectives when you receive it. In the latter case, the quest will immediately be marked as completed.
The Defiant is ready to head back out to sea, but much of its crew is either missing or dead after the storm. I'll need to hire on more sailors to safely handle the dangers of the open sea.
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Your Ship
World Map
Five crew members ought to be just enough to keep the Defiant sailing for now.
I can find sailors seeking employment by speaking to tavernkeepers in any port town.
Port Maje's harbor is due north of the beach, and makes a convenient place at which to resupply.
One sailor down, four more to go.
I should recruit three more sailors.
I've got three sailors and need two more.
I only need one more sailor.
I've recruited enough sailors to make running my ship reasonably efficient.