Overview
The Fellowship & Rising Tide is a permanent, interconnected event system on Banes World. It blends pirate-themed world events, creature cleansing mechanics, and a dual-reputation track. Players collect Maritime Cargo from Plunder Beacons, soulbound creatures, and pirate encounters to fuel two parallel progression systems:
- The Fellowship: A donation-based reputation system that grants access to the Blackthorn Dungeon chain and exclusive fellowship rewards.
- Rising Tide: A dynamic world event featuring Plunder Beacons that drop cargo. Selling this cargo earns Doubloons for pirate-themed gear and titles.
This guide covers all mechanics, progression paths, reward catalogs, and strategies for maximizing your returns on Banes World.
Core Mechanics
Maritime Cargo
Maritime Cargo is the central item driving both systems. It drops from Plunder Beacons, pirate captains/crew, and soulbound creatures. Each cargo has:
- Quality: Grandmaster, Exalted, Legendary, or Mythical. Higher quality yields more points/value.
- Type: Cloth, Jewelry, Wood, Metal, Munitions, Granite, Reagents, or Glassware.
- Destination City: Flavor text indicating where the cargo is bound.
Cargo can be:
- Donated to the Fellowship Donation Box for Silver & Coins
- Sold to the Black Market Merchant for Doubloons
- Used as quest/trade components (where applicable)
Rising Tide Plunder Beacons
Plunder Beacons spawn dynamically across designated zones in Trammel, Felucca, and Tokuno. Each beacon is a heavily fortified structure featuring:
- Cannons: Manned by pirate crew or firing automatically.
- Beacon Core: A high-HP structure that drops Maritime Cargo upon destruction.
Combat Strategy:; The beacon is initially invulnerable. You must defeat the surrounding crew and disable/destroy the cannons to make the core vulnerable. Once weakened, destroy it to claim cargo loot. Higher-quality cargo has a higher drop chance from elite captains and beacon cores.
Ethereal Soulbinding
Certain creatures across the world are marked as Soulbound. When killed by a player:
- Fill an Ethereal Soulbinder (starts empty, max 100 points).
- Hue changes as it fills: Meager → Grand → Exalted → Legendary → Mythical.
- Take filled binders to the Ethereal Soulcleanser to convert them into Fellowship Silver (100 points per soul point stored).
Note:; Cleanse regularly before reaching capacity to avoid losing potential points.
Progression & Rewards
Fellowship Donation & Dungeon Chain
The Fellowship Donation Box accepts Maritime Cargo donations. Your lifetime donation total is tracked permanently.
- Every 450,000,000 donated value grants a Fellowship Coin.
- Coins are used to progress through the Blackthorn Dungeon Chain:
- Visit the 8 Fellowship Workers in order (Chain 1 → 8).
- Drop your Fellowship Coin on each worker to advance.
- Completing Chain 8 rewards the exclusive Fellowship Medallion.
Black Market Merchant (Doubloons)
Located at `2719, 2187, 0` (Trammel/Felucca), the Black Market Merchant purchases Maritime Cargo directly in exchange for Doubloons. These points are used exclusively at the Rising Tide reward gump.
Reward Catalog
Both systems feature extensive reward shops. Below is a comprehensive list of available items:
Fellowship Adept Rewards (Silver)
- Tincture of Silver
- Jack O'Lantern Helm (High resistances, Circle300 light)
- Admiral Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale (Shield with Spell Channeling)
- Exploding Jack O'Lantern (Throwable projectile item)
- Pumpkin Cannon Deed & Pumpkin Row Boat Deed
- Title Deeds: Captain, Commander, Ensign
- Tailoring Recipe Scrolls: Cowl of the Mace and Shield, Mage's Hood of Scholarly Insight, Elegant Collar of Fortune, Crimson Dagger/Sword/Mace Belts
Black Market Merchant Rewards (Doubloons)
- Dragon Cannon (Decorative addon, directional placement)
- Blundercannon Deed
- Pirate Wall Map & Mysterious Statue
- Shoulder Parrot (Equippable pet that flies on your shoulder for 3-5 seconds)
- Decorative Wood Carving (Randomly named after famous ships or player names)
- Crew Title Deeds: Quartermaster, Sailing Master, Botswain, Powder Monkey
- Whips of Plundering: Spiked, Bladed, and Barbed variants
- Triton Statue
Chain Completion
- Fellowship Medallion: Awarded upon completing Worker Chain 8. Signifies full fellowship status.
Important Locations & NPCs
| NPC / Structure | Map | Coordinates (Approx) | Purpose | |-----------------|-----|----------------------|---------| | Fellowship Hall/House | Trammel & Felucca | Varies by shard layout | Donation Box, Soulcleanser, Adept Vendor | | Black Market Merchant | Trammel & Felucca | `2719, 2187, 0` | Sell cargo for Doubloons, buy pirate rewards | | Blackthorn Dungeon Entry | Trammel & Felucca | Generated dynamically | Portal to Steps 2-8 chain | | Plunder Beacon Zones | All Maps | Dynamic spawn bounds | Rising Tide event spawns, cargo farming | | Mining Cooperative Merchant | Trammel & Felucca | Varies | Sells Ethereal Sand (500/stack, max 5000/account) |
Tips & Strategies
- Quality Matters; Focus on killing elite pirates, captains, and destroying beacon cores for Legendary/Mythical cargo. The point multiplier makes high-tier cargo significantly more efficient.
- Dual-Track Farming; Alternate between donating to the Fellowship Box (for coins/dungeon progression) and selling to the Black Market Merchant (for gear/titles). Both use the same drop source but fund different reward pools.
- Beacon Tactics; Always clear crew and cannons first. Mages should use AoE/spell channeling shields; warriors should focus down operators before kiting. The beacon will not take damage until its defenses are down.
- Soulbinder Management; Keep a spare Soulbinder in your pack. If you're farming soulbound creatures, cleanse at the Soulcleanser as soon as you hit ~75% capacity to avoid overfill and point loss.
- Dungeon Chain Order; The Workers must be progressed sequentially (1→8). You cannot skip steps, but carrying multiple coins allows faster progression once you've reached a higher chain tier.
- Title & Cosmetic Synergy; Shoulder Parrots and Wood Carvings are purely cosmetic/roleplay but highly sought after. Plan your Doubloon savings accordingly if you want a full pirate aesthetic.
Notes
- This event is permanent on Banes World and does not follow seasonal timers.
- Donation totals, chain progression, and point balances are saved per-character/account and persist through resets.
- Plunder Beacon spawn rates and cargo quality tables may be adjusted by staff for balance; check the official Banes World forums or Discord for patch notes.