Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire crew members

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire features a large number of crew members who are necessary for the operation of The Defiant. Each crew member has a distinct race, personality, and several job traits that increase with experience. While crew members can be assigned to any slot on the ship, not all sailors are suited for the job. Crew members proficient with a certain job should ideally be assigned to the same job on the ship.

New crew members can be hired from the many ports and taverns of the Deadfire, and recruited during side quests. Once you hire a sailor, they will appear in the "Known Sailors" section of the Ship Management window. To swap out a crew member with another that isn't currently on the ship, you must be in a port.

Your crew consumes both food and drink while adventuring. The type of food and drink you feed them will adjust their morale. More expensive provisions make them happier. Cheap food and drink will lower their morale over time.

Few things will impact your crew's morale as badly as letting them starve. A starving crew with low morale may mutiny. If neglected for long enough, some may even die. Every crew member needs food, water, and money to support. Normally, each crew member consumes one unit of food and water per day, and one copper piece per trait and +1 per trait level above 1 (basically 1 per rank).

Jobs

There are several jobs on the ship that the crew needs to fill while sailing. Every ship needs deckhands, cannoneers, and a helmsman and all ships benefit from having a cook, surgeon, and navigator onboard. The larger ships even require a boatswain to keep the deckhands in order.

• Boatswain: The boatswain counts as a deckhand, but is more important for their ability to accelerate the completion of special events (such as putting out a deck fire) on the ship by coordinating their actions.
• Helmsman: A helmsman is required for turning and jibe actions in ship-to-ship combat. Without a helmsman of a competent rank relative to the type of ship in use (see minimum helmsman ranks), shots against the enemy will become less accurate after a jibe or turn maneuver.
• Navigator: The navigator increases speed on the World Map.
• Cannoneer: Cannons cannot fire without a cannoneer assigned to them. The more experienced a cannoneer, the more accurate their fire.
• Surgeon: The surgeon increases the rate of healing for injured crew members in Reserve, both in combat and while traveling.
• Cook: Reduces food consumption while traveling.
• Deckhand: Deckhands are required to perform any maneuvers in ship-to-ship combat. If a ship does not have enough deckhands, it will move more slowly on the World Map. If the total amount of deckhand ranks doesn't match the minimum required for the current ship type (see minimum deckhand ranks), the ship receives a penalty to its movement speed in combat.
• Captain: The captain is the head of the ship and cannot be assigned. Crew members look to the captain for orders and morale. A skilled captain will increase the productivity of their crew.

Ranks

Each job can have five proficiency levels / ranks (technically six, as each crew member can also be Unskilled):

• Novice
• Seasoned
• Expert
• Master
• Legendary
• Mythic (player captain only)

However, since a crewman can only earn four ranks overall, they top-out at Master level. Furthermore, once they have four ranks (in any combination), they cannot level up anymore. As such, picking specialists is usually the optimal choice. Crew members who already exceed the limit (such as the Legendary Crew - Creath, Doru, and Tylla) cannot earn any more ranks. Emeini is the only non-Legendary Crew crewman who has a total of 5 ranks.

Captains on opponent ships are capped at a maximum of five ranks, and since they usually only have the single job trait - Captain, they are able to be ranked Legendary. Captains with this rank include: Arteiro the Avenger, Captain Furrante, Captain Thaenic, Hazanui Yaro, and Lucia Rivan. The player's captain rank is not limited, therefore they are the only character able to achieve a Mythic rank. Keep in mind the icons for captain ranks (when hovering over a ship on the world map, or in the ship duel window) are always shown as one higher than their actual rank - Unskilled shows as Novice icon, Novice shows as Seasoned icon, etc - the reason for this is unclear.

In scripted interactions involving your crew, your crew's skill in a certain job can be tested. For jobs with more than one slot (for example, Deckhand or Cannoneer) the check will be the sum of the proficiency level of that job for the crew members assigned to that slot, otherwise it is simply the proficiency level of the single crew member in the assigned slot.

Job rank bonuses

Other than fulfilling some need on the ship, certain jobs have an underlying effect on ship management and combat mechanics, the potency of which increases at higher ranks. An unskilled crew member will never have negative effects in the job he or she is assigned. The following is a list of stats influenced by a crew member skilled in a particular job.

Job	Stat	Rank bonuses
		Unskilled	Novice	Seasoned	Expert	Master	Legendary	Mythic
All	CrewAttributeMultiplier	0.5	1	1.5	2	2.5	3	3.5
Captain	CaptainAdvantageBonus	0	10	15	20	25	30	35
	CaptainActions	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Surgeon	SurgeonHealAmount	0.5	1	1.5	2	2.5	3	3.5
	SurgeonRecoveryRateMultiplier	1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7
Cannoneer	CannoneerEventChance	0	0	0.1	0.15	0.2	0.25	0.3
Boatswain	BoatswainEventRateMultiplier	1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2	2.2
Cook	CookFoodConsumedMultiplier	1	0.9	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.25	0.1
Navigator	NavigatorTravelSpeedMult	1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6

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• CrewAttributeMultiplier: Appears to be unused.
• CaptainAdvantageBonus: Influences D100 rolls made during ship combat.
• CaptainActions: Number of actions/turns made per round in ship combat. This allows for increased reloading, crew healing, and most events that occur over time during a single round.
• SurgeonHealAmount: Amount of health healed per turn for each injured crew member in the reserve slot.
• SurgeonRecoveryRateMultiplier: A multiplier for rate of recovery, which reduces the overall time it takes for a crew member to heal. A multiplier of 1.5 is a +50% increase to the base recovery rate.
• CannoneerEventChance: The chance (of 1.0, a percent) that a cannon shot will crit during ship combat. This chance is doubled for the player, and halved for the enemy on "Story Time" difficulty. A value of 0.2 is a 20% chance of dealing a critical hit. Crits will trigger a random event on the opponent ship such as a fire, sailor overboard, etc, which can cause the ship to lose resources. See Ship combat - Ship duel events for more info.
• BoatswainEventRateMultiplier: Increases the rate at which progress is made per-turn during Ship duel events.
• CookFoodConsumedMultiplier: An overall reduction of the food consumed by the crew on a daily basis. A value of 0.9 means a 10% reduction to the food that would have been consumed per turn.
• NavigatorTravelSpeedMult: A multiplier to the current movement speed of the ship.

Sailor experience

Completing encounters and defeating enemy captains at sea earns Sailor Experience for the crew and captain. Acquiring Sailor Experience will increase the ranks of a crew member's current job. Crew members can only increase ranks in jobs they already have at least one rank in. The captain always advances their Captain rank.

Crew members gain sailor experience (also called "sailor tales") by engaging in ship combat, with more challenging encounters granting more experience. This directly translates to additional ranks in their currently-assigned job. Unassigned crew members do not gain sailor experience.

• Crew-based scripted interactions, which occur at random while sailing, all provide sailor experience depending on the outcome
• When an enemy ship is sunk in combat (as opposed to boarding it), the crew gains 2x the usual experience (both "tales" and normal experience).
• When surrendering, 1 experience is granted.
• The Berath's Blessing "Experienced Captain" grants the active crew 15 experience on completion of the prologue.
• During the Ukaizo fleet battle interaction:
  • 2 experience is gained by killing the creature (requires 4 or more Cannoneer ranks), otherwise 1 experience.
  • Completing the interaction earns 4 experience.

Note that sailor experience differs from regular experience, although both are granted to crew members in combat. Sailor experience is not affected by the morale experience multiplier.

Sailor experience required for rank
Experience	Rank
5	Novice (1)
10	Seasoned (2)
15	Expert (3)
25	Master (4)
50	Legendary (5)
75	Mythic (6)

Crew overview

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Name	Race	Culture	Personality	Job Traits							Location	Requirements
				Boatswain	Helmsman	Navigator	Cannoneer	Surgeon	Cook	Deckhand
Aharu	Coastal aumaua	Rauatai	Professional	Expert						Novice	Sayuka, harbor supplies	1,000 to hire
Aledh	Wild orlan	Eir Glanfath	Religious				Novice		Novice		Queen's Berth, shipyard	300 to hire
Azuko	Coastal aumaua	Rauatai	Academic, Fearless				Seasoned			Seasoned	Sayuka, harbor supplies	1,000 to hire
Baltia	Ocean folk	Vailian Republics	Loyal				Seasoned				Motare o Kōzi island (7° 46'S 60° 41E)	Must save her from the vines
Beodul	Mountain dwarf	The Dyrwood	Professional	Novice	Novice						Vilario's Rest	Rescued from the Sea Cave during Helping Hands.
Big Mouth	Vithrack	Deadfire Archipelago	Wilder			Novice		Expert			Dunnage, harbor supplies	1,000 to hire
Birta	Ogre	Deadfire Archipelago	Fearless, Impulsive, Wilder		Novice				Novice		The Gullet, The Hole	Consumes 2x rations
Caergr	Pale elf	The White that Wends	Ascetic					Novice		Novice	Queen's Berth, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Cathenna Stormheart	Hearth orlan	The Dyrwood	Impulsive, Rowdy							Seasoned	Crookspur, merchant	300 to hire
Chitupec	Savanna folk	Ixamitl Plains	Loyal				Novice			Novice	Vilario's Rest	Must be saved in prologue
Coin-Counter Foeldas	Meadow folk	The Dyrwood	Greedy, Professional				Seasoned				Dunnage, harbor supplies The King's Coffin	300 to hire
Copperhead	Vessel					Seasoned				Seasoned	Splintered Reef	Must complete A Paradise of the Mind
Coreto [SWP]	Hearth orlan	Vailian Republics	Professional			Master					Crookspur, merchant	1,000 to hire
Creath	Meadow folk	The Dyrwood	Chatty, Loyal		Master	Master					Port Maje, harbor supplies	600 to hire, only available when Legendary Crew Berath's Blessing is chosen at the start of the game
Daelan	Meadow folk	The Dyrwood	Religious					Novice	Novice		Dunnage, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Disciple Iztla	Savannah human	Readceras	Enigmatic, Irreverent							Seasoned	?
Doru	Moon godlike	Deadfire Archipelago	Professional, Religious				Master		Master		Port Maje, harbor supplies	600 to hire, only available when Legendary Crew Berath's Blessing is chosen at the start of the game
Eadulf	Island aumaua	The Dyrwood	Enigmatic, Fearless			Novice			Seasoned		Crookspur, merchant	600 to hire
Eld Engrim	Meadow folk	The Dyrwood	Drunkard, Religious				Novice	Novice			Vilario's Rest	Near the exit to Port Maje
Emeini	Coastal aumaua		Impulsive, Irreverent		Novice		Expert			Novice	The Brass Citadel	Requires positive 2 reputation with Nekataka or Maia Rua's vouch (need positive relation)
Giani Canc-Assi	Meadow folk	Vailian Republics	Drunkard, Fearless			Seasoned	Novice				Dunnage, harbor supplies	600 to hire
Giordu Red-Handed	Mountain dwarf	The Dyrwood	Malicious						Novice	Seasoned	Temple of Tangaloa ruins	Asks to join your crew after being freed
Grim Kuldran	Savanna folk	Ixamitl Plains	Grim, Religious		Novice					Novice	Queen's Berth shipyard The Wild Mare	300 to hire
Haema [SWP]	Wood elf	Aedyr	Chatty, Rowdy						Seasoned		Port Maje, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Handsome Eliam	Death godlike	The Dyrwood	Enigmatic, Loyal		Novice				Novice		Crookspur, fort exterior	Freeing him from the slavers gives you the option to hire him
Ikiuq	Boreal dwarf	Naasitaq	Chatty		Novice		Novice				Port Maje, harbor supplies	Free to hire
Irrena	Ocean folk	Vailian Republics	Fearless						Novice	Novice	Vilario's Rest	Must be rescued from the deck during Helping Hands
Little Leuca	Mountain dwarf	The Dyrwood	Chatty			Novice				Novice	Port Maje, harbor supplies	Free to hire
Llendreth	Wild orlan	Eir Glanfath	Fearless, Impulsive		Expert						Dunnage, The King's Coffin	600 to hire
Luca	Ocean folk	Vailian Republics	Drunkard, Professional	Novice							Queen's Berth, Vailian Trading Company Headquarters	Get him fired during Coming to Terms, then talk to him.
Mother Sharp-Rock	Xaurip	Deadfire Archipelago	Religious, Wilder						Novice	Novice	Cavern of Xaur Tuk-Tuk at 24° 27' S, 44° 8' E.	Must be freed from the cage
Nia	Island aumaua	Deadfire Archipelago	Academic, Greedy	Novice			Seasoned				Queen's Berth, harbor supplies	600 to hire
Ora the Mad	Island aumaua	Deadfire Archipelago	Malicious							Novice	Port Maje, harbor supplies	Free to hire
Oswald	Wood elf	Aedyr	Chatty, Drunkard		Novice	Novice					Oathbinder's Sanctum	No wage, consumes +1 water ration
Persanale Cianca	Meadow folk	Vailian Republics	Academic, Irreverent				Seasoned	Novice			Crookspur, merchant	600 to hire
Pig-Sticker Rukowa	Island aumaua	Deadfire Archipelago	Drunkard, Loyal							Seasoned	Tikawara, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Ponamu Bird-Scorned [SWP]	Coastal aumaua	Deadfire	Lost/Disoriented, Loyal	Expert			Novice				Tikawara, harbor supplies	1,000 to hire
Ragged Cerrow	Wood elf	Eir Glanfath	Malicious, Rowdy							Seasoned	Dunnage, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Ralla Blackblossom	Nature godlike	The Living Lands	Enigmatic	Seasoned			Seasoned				Crookspur, merchant	1,000 to hire
Rawere	Island aumaua	Deadfire Archipelago	Irreverent			Seasoned	Novice				Tikawara, harbor supplies	300 to hire
Rum-Dumb Riggere	Ocean human	Old Vailia	Drunkard							Seasoned	Port Maje jail	Must be released from the jail during The Drunk Sailor
Scyla Five Glass	Wood elf	Aedyr Empire	Drunkard			Seasoned				Novice	Dunnage, harbor supplies	600 to hire
Shieldsister Daelia	Wood elf	Aedyr Empire	Fearless					Novice		Novice	Port Maje, harbor supplies	Free to hire
Tuliak Longfrost	Boreal dwarf	Naasitaq	Impulsive							Novice	Queen's Berth shipyard The Wild Mare	100 to hire
Tylla	Wild orlan	Readceras	Drunkard, Fearless					Master		Master	Port Maje, harbor supplies	600 to hire, only available when Legendary Crew Berath's Blessing is chosen at the start of the game
Ushizu	Coastal aumaua	Rauatai	Greedy						Novice		Queen's Berth shipyard The Wild Mare	100 to hire
Vanizzi	Ocean human	Old Vailia	Academic				Novice				Port Maje, harbor supplies	Free to hire
Vektor	Mountain dwarf	Vailian Republics	Chatty, Loyal						Novice		Tikawara	Talk to him after visiting Poko Kohara ruins, during The Storms of Poko Kohara
Vela	Hearth orlan	Eir Glanfath									The Defiant	Only available if you kept her during Sacrificial Bloodlines, in Pillars of Eternity.
Winking Audr	Pale elf	Aedyr	Loyal, Professional			Expert				Novice	Fampyr´s Crypt Island (Bent Bough Forest)	Save her from the fampyrs and ask her to join your crew
Worthless Idiot	Imp		Greedy, Primordial			Novice					Periki's Overlook	Simply ask him if he wants to join your crew

Crew by rank in job

The following is a list of crew members grouped into jobs, by ranking.

Job	Novice	Seasoned	Expert	Master
Boatswain	Beodul Luca Nia	Ralla Blackblossom	Aharu Ponamu Bird-Scorned
Helmsman	Birta Emeini Grim Kuldran Handsome Eliam Ikiuq Oswald Beodul		Llendreth	Creath
Navigator	Big Mouth Eadulf Little Leuca Oswald Worthless Idiot	Copperhead Giani Canc-Assi Rawere Scyla Five Glass	Winking Audr	Coreto Creath
Cannoneer	Aledh Chitupec Eld Engrim Giani Canc-Assi Ikiuq Ponamu Bird-Scorned Rawere Vanizzi	Azuko Baltia Coin-Counter Foeldas Nia Persanale Cianca Ralla Blackblossom	Emeini	Doru
Surgeon	Caergr Daelan Eld Engrim Persanale Cianca Shieldsister Daelia		Big Mouth	Tylla
Cook	Aledh Birta Daelan Giordu Red-Handed Handsome Eliam Irrena Mother Sharp-Rock Ushizu Vektor	Eadulf Haema		Doru
Deckhand	Aharu Caergr Chitupec Emeini Grim Kuldran Irrena Little Leuca Mother Sharp-Rock Ora the Mad Scyla Five Glass Shieldsister Daelia Tuliak Longfrost Winking Audr	Azuko Cathenna Stormheart Copperhead Disciple Iztla Giordu Red-Handed Pig-Sticker Rukowa Ragged Cerrow Rum-Dumb Riggere		Tylla