‘The Lost Shipment’ is an early side quest inBrighter Shores, but don’t let that fool you - as with most Brighter Shores quests, it’s fairly involved. Several steps must be taken, a couple of professions must be suitably leveled, and your character’s eyebrows must suffer a certain indignity along the way.

Our guide to ‘The Lost Shipment’ will tell you where you need to go, what you need to do, and how to progress through each piece of the overarching puzzle. From Captain Shirker to the Furtive Stranger, you’ll get to know a handful of memorable fellows here in Hopetown before it’s over.

Cohen in Brannof’s Dining Room in Brighter Shores.

How To Start ‘The Lost Shipment’

You’ll gain’The Lost Shipment’as one of your earliest quests in Brighter Shores. To begin in earnest,travel to Brannof Hall. Here’s how to get there:start at the Town Square, then go west twice. Easy enough!

EnterBrannof’s Dining Room. Speak withCohen, who will ask you tolocate the lost shipment. He’ll send you to meetCaptain Shirker, but he’ll also mentiona possible clue at The Hooked Hand, a tavern here in Hopeport.

Dining alongside Captain Shirker at The Delectable Dab in Brighter Shores.

It doesn’t really matter which route you take first, asyou’ll need to complete both objectives. We started with Shirker, so that’s how the guide will be ordered.

Speak With Captain Shirker

Captain Shirker isaboard his ship, the Vincible. The ship is located atthe farthest-southeast part of Hopeport. For simplicity’s sake, we’ll guide you there from theTown Square:go south as far as you can, then east as far as you can, then southone tile.

Shirker won’t trust you if you come equipped as a guard.Remove all your weapons and armorin order to gain the necessary dialogue options with him.

Requesting a monobrow at the hairdresser in Brighter Shores.

Inquire about the lost shipment with him. One thing leads to another, andyou will have to invite Captain Shirker for a mealto progress the quest. He’ll run off to theDelectable Dab, so head there, yourself - it’sjust west of the Town Square.

Find Captain Shirker at one of the tables.Order a chicken pie, and keep the conversation flowing with small talk a couple of times beforeasking him about the shipment. He will tell you abouta man in a blue waistcoat.

The Hooked Hand in Brighter Shores.

Obtain A Monobrow

Return to theTown Square. In thesouthwest part of the area, you’ll find our blue-coated man. He’ll mention a man known asThe Illusion, and suggests you disguise yourself witha monobrow disguise.

Travel to theHairdressernow, where you ought to be able torequest a monobrow. It will set you backeight silver and 280 copper, butat least getting rid of it later will come free of charge.

The toolbelt and Quill and Ink item in Brighter Shores.

If you request the monobrow whilewearing a helmet,you’ll be told to remove it first. Just a neat little detail.

Before you continue down the monobrow-related side of this quest,go to The Hooked Hand. If you start out atTown Squareagain, headsouthuntil you can’t, then gowestone tile, and the tavern we’re looking for isto the north here.

The locked door on Monob Row in Brighter Shores.

Wellington and Nelsonare presently seated atone of the tables. Once again,remove your weapons and armor. Speak with either of them, and when the dialogue option comes up for it, tell them:“I wish I could find a seller of Carthian plumbatae.”

Neither Wellington nor Nelson are of any real help here, but a man namedHarris Slantwill tell you to findThe Illusion. (There’s that name again.)

You need tocatch a Fetid Flounderat this point. Check out our guide onhow to do so!

Write The Message In The Fetid Flounder

With the Fetid Flounder in your inventory, fetch aQuill and Inkas well as aPaper. Both can be found in eitherJal Degreene’s officeback near theTraining Ground, or inLord Brannof’s house.

Combine theQuill and Inkwith thePaper,andwrite “Order 2 Carthian plumbatae.“Then, open up yourinventory. Here, you mustcombine the Paper with the Fetid Flounder.

Bring your message to theFishmongerwho runsThe Frequently Fresh Fish StallonEel Street.Sell your Fetid Flounder, and thenhide behind the nearby bush. Watch as theFurtive Stranger purchases the Fetid Flounder.

Hiding behind the bush is always an option, by the way; it’s simply irrelevant until this point in the game.

Go To Monob Row

FromEel Street, goeasttoWilhope Crossing, theneast again toWilhope Passage. To thenortheasthere isMonob Row. Locate thelocked door; now that you have your monobrow,claim that you’re Monobrow Samto be granted entry.

You will soon be forced to battle alevel 30 Thieffollowed by theFurtive Stranger, who is also level 30. Defeat them, thentake theplumbatae from the chest.Wrap up ‘The Lost Shipment’ for your sweet reward!