Ahoy! In the fourth, standalonesolo role-playing fantasy gamebookof the Klabauter Chronicles, your journey doesn't begin as a free sailor- but as a convict laborer. Forced to toil on land, you're sent in search of a mine that promises more than it can deliver. On the run, a new bond begins to form.You find a home among seafarers who are more than just a gang-they're family.Together, you set sail for Tortuga and experience the rough charm of the island full of opportunity, deceit, and split-second choices. But the sea, too, is treacherous and unpredictable. Will you survive its dangers?In a foreign city, you search for an old friend-and uncover old debts, new enemies, and a battle that changes everything. Your choices shape the fate of the Klabauter.Not every beginning in chains ends in freedom.Will you become part of the crew-and master of your own fate? Or will you keep asking yourself: What if...?