Pirate101 Community Newsletter

March is here and Spring is just around the corner. Its feeling was captured best by Charles Dickens when he said, “. . . when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” We hope you enjoy the changing season.

We also hope you enjoyed February and the new Rock Crab pet that made its way to the Crown Shop! There were also a couple of great 50% off sales on Packs, Bundles, and some Valentine’s Day themed items.

Read on for a look back on the month and a few fun articles.

We’ve done a spotlight on ever new companion except our friend, Carcarius, so this month we turn our attention to a bullied shark that set out to learn a bit of hoodoo magic!



“Welcome to the Pirate101 Rogue’s Gallery. Subject, Carcarius Grimtooth

The greatest shamans of Skull Island’s Shark Clans come from the goblin sharks of the Grimtooth clan, and the smallest and weakest runt of that clan was a young pup called Carcarius.

Mercilessly teased and set upon by his stronger siblings, Carcarius became obsessed with fame and status. Seething with resentment, Carcarius made a vow that he would become the greatest Shaman Skull Island had ever seen. Abandoning his clan, Carcarius set out for Captain Avery’s newfound settlement and begged Madame Vadima for an apprenticeship. Despite her longstanding refusal to take apprentices, Vadima reluctantly aided the young Goblin Pup. Vadima sent the shark to study under some of the greatest witchdoctors of Skull Island: the Waponi Priestess Unga Bunga, Udu the Hoodoo Guru, and even the fearsome Troggy magician, Iki-Iki-Ptang-Zoom-Boing. Carcarius was an eager pupil and learned many secrets.

When Carcarius returned to his clan he was no longer a measly runt, but their superior in every way. Humbling his former bullies was enjoyable, but somehow not enough to sate his desires. The endless clan warfare of his people seemed futile and silly to him now... Carcarius decided to once again leave his clan, and even Skull Island if he must, to gain more knowledge and power. Approaching Vadima once more, he begged her to find him a Pirate Captain to sign on with in order to learn the secrets of the Spiral!

These Pirates and more await you when you play for free at Pirate101.com.”

There you are my Pirate friends! I’m so glad to see you again, and I have a wonderful follow-on book to share with you. Back in September 2014 we talked about a book that now has a sequel!

If you read Jupiter Pirates: Hunt for the Hydra, by Jason Fry, you'll be glad to know that the second book in the series, Curse of the Iris, is even better than the first! Things start out badly for Tycho Hashoone and his family. The Admiralty Court isn't in a hurry to give them the profits from the ship they recently captured, and they need money to keep the Shadow Comet flying. It might almost make it worth it to go after a cursed pirate treasure--the legendary cache of the Iris. But there are secrets about the Hashoone family buried with the treasure. Is Tycho ready to find out what they are?

There's even more intrigue, piracy, and close calls in this book, with new threats, tough decisions, and lots of chances for the Hashoone siblings to prove they can be worthy captains.

Just between us, Pirates, I have it on good authority that the third book is on the way, so you can look forward to more space pirate adventures!

Players continued finding all of those hidden hybrids of Pirate101. Here are the new hybrids we saw you had found from last month:

• Punk Fish
• Flamango
• Sundango

Keep up the good work pet detectives! What hybrids will you find next?

Troggies: "ATTACK! Those pirates are stealing our salt and pepper shakers again!"
by Crafty Pearl Wright

Who will caption the next Puppet Pirates? Stay tuned to our Facebook page to enter your caption on the next Puppet Pirates.

We’ve been keeping a close eye on our Pirate101 fans and fan sites. There’s a lot of good threads out there if you’re following along, and we always encourage you to join in the fun and make new friends through our own Message Boards, Pirate101 Central, or other communities.

• KingsIsle employee Chris Kokkinos showed off a bit of his skill in this Sound Design Reel with lots of cool Wizard101 and Pirate101 sound effects.
• YouTuber extraordinaire, Blaze Lifehammer, entered Aquila and shared his epic adventures.
• Looking for new pets? 01Shadowblade noticed our new Chestnut Buffaloon for sale!
• Pirate101 YouTuber, The Feisty Orange, trained his new Yohr companion and explains a bit about why he assigns his stat points the way he does.
• Also be sure to check out The Feisty Orange’s Musketeer Strategy guide that uses the new Holiday Treant Companion juxtapose the Beastmaster banner.
• Stars of the Spiral talks about the bears found in Pirate101 (with some attention to Polaris).
• The Marleybone Orphans were listed as some of the Cutest NPCs in MMORPGs by MMORPG.com.
• Duncan StormThief successfully completes 100 runs of the Tower of Moo Manchu!
• Pirates Unite Fan Site talks about Ratbeard and gives some strategy hints for his playstyle.
• Duelist101 turned the spotlight on Fan Flanders, everyone's favorite swashbuckling frog.

Did you know that we celebrate all kinds of fun days and events on our Facebook and Twitter pages? Make sure you’re following us on Social Media to join in the fun! Here’s a few of our “days” we celebrated in February:

• National Puzzle Day
• Backwards Day
• Superbowl Sunday
• Groundhog Day
• Soup Day
• Make A Friend Day
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• Love Your Pet Day
• Steve Irwin's Birthday
• Clam Chowder Day

Hello again, Pirates. I have been gazing into my Crystal Ball to learn the secrets of this new currency I keep hearing you talk about . . . Scrips. As I understand it you earn these scrips from combat in the skyways. You exchange them to a certain squid in the back of the Bazaar for new items that can only be obtained this way? Devious!!

My crystal ball tells me that most of you seem to like these items:
1. 1. The Cool Mint, Accessory
2. 2. Skull Island Cabin Walls, Furniture
3. 3. Folded Towels: Black and Red, Furniture
4. 4. Folded Towels: White, Furniture
5. 5. Folded Towels: Blue and Cyan, Furniture

Very interesting! I also see that not many of you have purchased the following room dividers:
• Room Divider: Large Porthole
• Room Divider: Swashbuckler Doorway
• Room Divider: Privateer Bed
• Room Divider: Single Bed

Don’t miss out on these exclusive housing items! They are very rare, indeed!

Behold another vision . . . a vision of . . . folded towels? How odd! They are listed here in order of popularity:
1. 1. Folded Towels: Black and Red
2. 2. Folded Towels: White
3. 3. Folded Towels: Blue and Cyan
4. 4. Folded Towels: Pink and White
5. 5. Folded Towels: Black
6. 6. Folded Towels: Red and Blue
7. 7. Folded Towels: Purple and Orange
8. 8. Folded Towels: Black and White
9. 9. Folded Towels: Purple and Green
10. 10. Folded Towels: Blue
11. 11. Folded Towels: Yellow and Blue
12. 12. Folded Towels: Brown and Tan
13. 13. Folded Towels: Green
14. 14. Folded Towels: Green and Orange

How intriguing . . . maybe it is just because Green and Orange are so hard to color coordinate. The visions fade until next time, Pirates.