Which faction should you place first in Windrose?

Each of the factions in Windrose offers something different, and if you want to lean into something in particular, you'll want to know what each one has to offer. Generally speaking, players should at least get all factions to level 2 as soon as possible, then max out both Port Royal smugglers will first gain access to naval tactics and better ship securityor Rogue Buccaneers get stronger cannons. If you are wondering what these factions have to offer Windrosehere's an overview of what you can expect to get when you build your reputation with them.

All guns in Windrose

Here's a look at the boomsticks and sharp sticks you'll be using to fight zombies, pirates, and zombie pirates in Windrose.

Overview of Windrose Faction Alignment Priorities

1st priority: Smugglers of Port Royal
2nd priority: Rogue Buccaneers
3rd priority: People of Tortuga
4. priority: Brothers from the coast

Smugglers of Port Royal

Item	Effects
Conquistador chest/legs	Improves your resistance to damage and prevents enemy htis from disrupting your actions.
Pikeman chest legs	Increases your health and damage with two-handed weapons.
Keelhold hull reinforcement	Damage no longer affects the duration of repair kits.
Iron Resolve Hull Bracing	Your ship gains resistance to damage the lower its health.
Rigid hull reinforcement	Ship Profits Solve piles over time, up to 5 piles. Taking damage consumes a stack to reduce damage taken.
Naval Tactic 1: Ambush	If you don't deal or take damage for 2 minutes, your next cannon salvo will deal more damage.
Naval Tactics 2: No quarter	Destroying an enemy ship within 50 meters restores 30% of the ship's health over 10 seconds.
Naval Tactics 3: Stretch the Supply	Extend the duration of Grog and Repair Kits.
Naval Tactics 4: Shipshape	Restore 3% of ship health every second while out of combat.
Naval Tactics 5: Silence the Guns	Hitting enemy ships reduces their charge rate and damage.

Smugglers offer defensive upgrades for your ship in the form of various types of Bracing. They also have blueprints for naval tactics, equippable ship items that give you benefits. You will spend a lot of time fighting other ships Windrose, so you'll want your ship to be as strong as it can be as soon as possible. Improved braces and naval tactics (especially Silence the Guns) can greatly improve your chances of surviving a skirmish at sea.

Smugglers of Port Royal also offers the following kits and style books:

A basic set of stone and planks
Wooden posts, beams and fences
Thatched roofs and triangular walls
Luxury fireplace
Fountains and flower pots
Elegant iron tableware
Smuggler's Flag Designs

Rogue Buccaneers

Item	Effects
Merchant: Animal Products	Unlocks a merchant building that sells meat, hides, and other animal resources.
Flibustier Jacket/Pants	Attacks use less Stamina and deal more damage with one-handed weapons.
Tracker's jacket/pants	Improves damage resistance and increases healing efficiency.
Tempered guns	After reloading, waiting 6 seconds before firing increases your damage.
Perfectly ordered cannons	After reloading, hitting an enemy will increase your reload speed.
Devastating guns	Hitting a target with more than 50% salvo increases the damage the target takes.

Cannon plans sold by Rogue Buccaneers come in 12, 24 and 36 Pounder variants.

If you want to improve your ship's firepower, then upgrading Rogue Buccaneers is your best bet. They will provide you with blueprints for making various works, either with Perfectly arranged or devastating variants are most effective in combat. Keep in mind that not all types of ships can use all types of guns, so make sure your vessel can handle the weapons you plan to make.

Additionally, getting Rogue Buccaneers to level 2 unlocks Trade agreement with animal products. This gives you easy access to food and hides, making cooking and leather making much less difficult, especially when you start your own farm in Windrose.

This faction also offers the following construction and cosmetic sets:

A basic set of clay and logs
Weathered posts and fences
Thatched roofs and mud walls
Hunter's Furnishings

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People of Tortuga

Item	Effects
Business contract: food	Unlocks a merchant building that sells fruits, vegetables, and seeds.
Trade Agreement: Natural Resources	Unlocks a merchant building that sells wood, ores and more.
Private coat/pants	Increases your critical strike chance. Deal more critical hit damage when surrounded.
Shooting jacket/pants	Sprinting, jumping, and dashing use less stamina. Your ranged weapons deal more damage.

The above items are undoubtedly very useful, but the reason why leveling up the People of Tortuga is less important than the previous two is because all of these items can be unlocked just by reaching level 2 with this faction. The rest of the People of Tortuga's offerings are all kits and decorative pieces. Specifically, you'll unlock the following:

Building blocks made of marble, plaster and tiles
Tile roofs Extra
Elegant stained glass doors and windows
Mahogany stairs and railings
Luxury seating
Mahogany tables and cabinets
Elegant cabinets
Elegant curtains and shelves

You can see what all these building parts look like you visit the People of Tortuga base on your world. If you want to design a base that has a consistent aesthetic, you'll need to buy all of them; all but the first two items above are locked behind levels 3 and 4.

Brothers from the coast

Screenshot of the Windrose Brethren of the Coast faction

Item	Description
Steel nails	Craft materials. Mainly used for crafting combat repair kits.
Salt	An ingredient for cooking food.
Coffee	Ingredients for making drinks.
Whiskey, Madeira and Brandy	Ingredients used to make various grogs.
Brig	middle nave; can carry 14 weapons.
Frigate	A large ship; can carry 36 weapons.

The Brethren of the Coast offer the most enticing crafting plans of any faction in the Windrose: new ships. The Brig is the first major upgrade that players can get over the regular Ketch, and Frigate is the largest ship in the game so far, capable of erecting a total of three dozen cannons. The reason it's at the bottom of our leveling priority is simple: you probably won't have the resources to make any of these new ships anytime soon.

Not only are these ship plans expensive, but they also require materials that you can only obtain from biomes outside of the Coastal Jungle. Before you even think about leveling the Brothers of the Coast, make sure you have access to resources like Iron and Hardwood. Otherwise, you'll just be wasting your hard-earned coin and all the insignia you spent leveling this faction.