🏴‍☠️ Windrose · Trading & Economy

Windrose Trading — Where to Actually Sell Your Loot

Q: Where do you sell loot in Windrose?

Not in Tortuga. Tortuga town sells you provisions and handles faction reputation, but it has no loot buyer. You sell only to an NPC labeled 'Buyer', and each faction keeps its Buyer at its own main base on a separate island. Every sellable item shows a 'can be sold to' line naming which faction's Buyer wants it.

Q: Why is there no buyer in Tortuga?

By design. Tortuga is the provisioning and reputation hub — provisioners to buy from, bounty/reputation agents to turn in trinkets — but the people who pay you for loot live at the four faction main bases. Players confirm there are no loot-buyer NPCs in Tortuga itself; you have to sail out to a faction's base to sell.

Q: Where is the People of Tortuga buyer for provisions and medicine?

On a separate island at the People of Tortuga faction's main base — not in Tortuga town, despite the name. The buyer is gated behind the Buccaneers questline: progress the line until you're asked to deliver tanned hides to Charlie Sharpe, who lives at that same main base, and completing the delivery puts a map marker on the Buyer. Sources name the exact quest differently, so follow the tanned-hides-to-Charlie-Sharpe step rather than a quest title.

Q: What currencies does Windrose use?

Two: Piastre and Guinea. Most goods pay out in Piastre. Guineas are the premium currency and, in the current build, only the Smugglers of Port Royal pay them — for gold and ancient relics. These are fan-guide-reported names; the live build is in Early Access and can change.

Q: How much do faction goods sell for?

Community price guides report: provisions 50 / medicine 100 Piastre (People of Tortuga); spirits 50 / munitions 100 (Rogue Buccaneers); naval supplies 150 (Brethren of the Coast); contraband 150 / luxuries 250 Piastre and gold/ancient relics at a fixed 1 or 5 Guinea depending on the item (Smugglers of Port Royal). All prices come from fan guides, not an official source, and Windrose patches fast — treat them as a ballpark and confirm in your build.

Q: Is the gold price really 1 to 5 Guinea?

Not as a range — it's a fixed 1 or 5 Guinea per item. Lower-tier relics sell for exactly 1 Guinea; top-tier gold pieces for exactly 5. So '1–5' describes the two price points across relic tiers, not a sliding value. Only the Smugglers of Port Royal pay Guineas.

You sailed back to Tortuga with a hold full of provisions, medicine and plunder, walked every dock, and found no one to sell to. That's not a bug — Tortuga town has no loot buyer. In Windrose you sell only to an NPC literally labeled "Buyer", and each faction parks its Buyer at its own main base on a separate island. Tortuga is where you buy provisions and manage reputation; it is not where you cash out. Below: who buys what, the reported prices in Piastre and Guinea, and how to unlock the buyer for your provisions and medicine.

Core structure cross-checked across the official Steam store, multiple Steam Community threads, and several guide sites (KeenGamer, PC Gamer, TheGamer, Fextralife wiki). "No buyer in Tortuga," the faction-base buyers, and the Piastre/Guinea currencies are independently corroborated.

Every price number is fan-guide-sourced, not official, and Windrose is fast-patching Early Access (build ~0.10.x). Prices and the unlock chain reflect the April–June 2026 window — current to June 2026; we re-check on patches.

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How Selling Works (and Why Tortuga Isn't It)

Windrose splits "the trade town" and "the people who pay you" into two different places. Get this distinction straight and the rest falls into line:

Tortuga townYour hub for buying provisions from provisioners and handling reputation (turning trinkets in to a bounty/rep agent). It has no loot buyer — this is the thing every new player trips on.
The "Buyer"The only NPC that purchases loot is labeled Buyer. Each faction has its own, and it sits at that faction's main base — a separate island, not Tortuga. The sell menu only appears when you interact with a Buyer.
"Can be sold to" lineEvery sellable item's description carries a "can be sold to" line naming the faction that wants it (players see tooltips like "Could be sold to People of Tortuga"). Read it, then sail to that faction's base.
Two currenciesPiastre for most goods; Guinea as the premium coin. In the current build only the Smugglers pay Guineas (for gold/ancient relics).

So the loop is: loot a wreck/island → check the item's "can be sold to" faction → sail to that faction's main base → talk to the Buyer. Tortuga is only ever a re-supply and reputation stop. ⚠ verify the exact tooltip wording on your build — one Steam thread used older "Silver/Gold coins" phrasing and mentioned leftover non-working vendors from Windrose's prior incarnation ("Crosswind"), so don't trust datamined vendor names; trust the live "Buyer."

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Who Buys What — The Four Faction Buyers

Four factions, four main bases, four Buyers — each takes a specific category of goods. The split below is corroborated across guides; the price numbers are the soft part, so the whole table wears a verify badge. Treat them as a ballpark for "is this worth a trip," not as gospel.

Faction (sell at their main base)	Buys	Reported price ⚠
People of Tortuga	Provisions Medicine	50 Piastre 100 Piastre
Rogue Buccaneers	Spirits Munitions	50 Piastre ⚠ 100 Piastre ⚠
Brethren of the Coast	Naval supplies	150 Piastre
Smugglers of Port Royal	Contraband Luxuries Gold / ancient relics	150 Piastre 250 Piastre 1 or 5 Guinea (per item)

On the Guineas: the Smugglers are the only faction that pays in Guinea, and gold/ancient relics are priced at a fixed 1 or 5 Guinea depending on the specific item — not a sliding 1-to-5 scale. Lower-tier relics fetch 1; top-tier gold pieces fetch 5. So a stack of relics isn't worth "1–5 each" — it's worth exactly 1 or exactly 5, item by item. ⚠ Spot-check at least one price per faction in your save before you plan a haul around these — they're fan-guide figures and the game patches fast.

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Selling Provisions & Medicine (the People of Tortuga Buyer)

This is the one that confuses everyone, because of the name. Provisions and medicine are bought by the People of Tortuga faction — but their Buyer is not in Tortuga town. The Buyer sits at the People of Tortuga main base on a separate island, and it's gated behind the Buccaneers questline. Here's the unlock chain that sources agree on:

#	Step
1	Progress the Buccaneers questline (the chain that runs through Henri and the early gunpowder objective).
2	Reach the step that asks you to deliver tanned hides to Charlie Sharpe.
3	Charlie Sharpe lives at the People of Tortuga main base — the same island as the Buyer. Hand over the tanned hides.
4	Completing the delivery drops a map marker on the Buyer. Now you can sell provisions (≈50 Piastre) and medicine (≈100 Piastre) there.

Follow the mechanic, not a quest name. Sources name this questline differently (some call it a "Buccaneers side quest," one names it "Glorious Hunters"), so don't hunt for a specific title — just chase the tanned-hides-to-Charlie-Sharpe step. The constant across every source is: deliver tanned hides to Charlie Sharpe, and his base is where the Buyer lives. ⚠ verify the exact in-game quest title and that the tanned-hides step still gates the marker on your current build.

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Trading Tips & Common Mistakes

Don't farm Tortuga for salesIf you're circling Tortuga looking for someone to sell to, stop — there's nobody. Read the item's "can be sold to" line and go to that faction's base.
Sort your hold by factionSince each Buyer only takes their category, it pays to batch a run: fill up on Smuggler contraband/luxuries/relics, then make one trip to Port Royal rather than crossing the map per item.
Guineas come from one placeIf you want premium Guinea coin, you need gold/ancient relics and the Smugglers. No other faction pays Guineas in the current build.
Reputation is separateTortuga's rep/bounty agent takes trinkets for reputation levels — that's not "selling for cash," it's faction standing. Don't confuse turning in trinkets with selling loot to a Buyer.
Ignore leftover vendorsPlayers report datamined/leftover NPC names (e.g. a "Food Seller" or "Goods Seller") carried over from Windrose's earlier "Crosswind" build that aren't live buyers. Trust only the NPC the game labels Buyer.

Early Access caveat, plainly: the structure here (no Tortuga buyer, faction-base Buyers, the tanned-hides unlock, Piastre/Guinea) is well-corroborated, but every price number is fan-guide-sourced. Windrose is patching on a roughly 1.5–2.5-year roadmap and currencies/prices can move. We list what the community has measured and flag it honestly — confirm anything load-bearing in your own copy.

Windrose Trading FAQ

Where do you sell loot in Windrose?

Not in Tortuga. Tortuga sells you provisions and handles reputation, but has no loot buyer. You sell only to an NPC labeled "Buyer," and each faction keeps its Buyer at its own main base on a separate island. Every sellable item shows a "can be sold to" line naming the faction that wants it.

Why is there no buyer in Tortuga?

By design — Tortuga is the provisioning and reputation hub. You buy from provisioners and turn trinkets in for reputation there, but the people who pay you for loot live at the four faction main bases. Players confirm there are zero loot-buyer NPCs in Tortuga itself.

Where is the People of Tortuga buyer for provisions and medicine?

On a separate island at the People of Tortuga main base — not in Tortuga town, despite the name. It's gated behind the Buccaneers questline: progress until you're asked to deliver tanned hides to Charlie Sharpe (who lives at that base), and completing the delivery puts a map marker on the Buyer. Sources name the quest differently, so follow the tanned-hides step rather than a title.

What currencies does Windrose use?

Piastre and Guinea. Most goods pay in Piastre; Guinea is the premium coin and, in the current build, only the Smugglers of Port Royal pay it — for gold and ancient relics. These names are fan-guide-reported and the game is in Early Access, so verify the tooltip wording in your build.

How much do faction goods sell for?

Community guides report: provisions 50 / medicine 100 Piastre (People of Tortuga); spirits 50 / munitions 100 (Rogue Buccaneers); naval supplies 150 (Brethren of the Coast); contraband 150 / luxuries 250 Piastre and gold/ancient relics at a fixed 1 or 5 Guinea depending on the item (Smugglers). All prices are fan-sourced, not official, and patch fast — confirm in your build.

Is the gold price really 1 to 5 Guinea?

Not as a range — it's a fixed 1 or 5 Guinea per item. Lower-tier relics sell for exactly 1 Guinea; top-tier gold pieces for exactly 5. So "1–5" describes the two price points across relic tiers, not a sliding value. Only the Smugglers pay Guineas. Verify on your build.