Pirate101 Monthly Newsletter

Spiral Friends Gather, Spring Is Nearly Here!

Are you ready for Spring in the Spiral? The Friendship Festival may be over, but there’s plenty to love coming up in March! You’re in luck... we’ll be bringing you St. Patty’s surprises and the Spring Festival! More information about them will bloom on our social media accounts and website in the weeks ahead.

A quick look back at February activities and items:

• Friendship Festival with 2 new items:
• Sweet Heart Mount
• Pinching Rock Pet
• Loyal Embracing Rattler Throwback Weekend
• Various Crowns and Membership Sales

As always, keep updated daily on the latest news for next month on Twitter and Facebook!

Spring Decorating Contest Begins!

It’s Spring cleaning time! That can mean only one thing... a decorating contest, of course!

Today kicks off our first Spring Decorating Contest. It’s time to sweep the dust under the rugs and repaint the walls whatever color suits your fancy. Put your decorating skills to the ultimate test and share your creations with the rest of the community throughout the contest period!

You’ll get a chance to win some great prizes, plus tons of decorating tips and design sneak peeks from other participants! We’ll be awarding prizes and even featuring the winners on March’s KI Live. There is also a version of this contest for Wizard101 players, so you can enter both!

Visit the Spring Decorating Contest Website Page to submit your entry!

KI Live Livestream with Sparck & Professor Falmea

For more videos and recorded livestreams, be sure to subscribe to KingsIsle's YouTube channel!

Zone of the Month: Scrimshaw

With our previous newsletters we talked a lot about the diverse characters in the game. Now we want to explore the zones you all know and love! We started this new spotlight with covering the ever-popular central hub of Skull Island, and now this month we're journeying forth onward to Scrimshaw!

Name:

Scrimshaw

Location:

Scrimshaw is on a large island in Tradewinds skyway, in the world of Skull Island.

Description:

The most infamous port in Skull Island, Scrimshaw is built inside the skeleton of a gargantuan Leviathan. The city takes its name from the carvings its inhabitants have made in all the parts of the bones they can reach. A haven for smugglers, pirates, and all manner of villains, Scrimshaw is the place exiles from Skull Island or Flotsam end up. Wharf Rat gangs and crews rule the city, vying with each other constantly for control of the black market that flourishes here. It’s said one can find anything in the back rooms and dark alleys of Scrimshaw, but it’s also said that many who visit never return…

Secrets:

The wreckage of the Pequod, the poor ship the Leviathan was chasing when it crashed into the island, is still cradled in the beast’s skeletal jaws.

Don’t Miss This Side Quest!!

It’s not technically a side quest, but Sarah Steele’s promotion quest Curse of the Black Pearl makes a memorable stop in Scrimshaw, where the Pirate tussles with a gang of wharf rats and their nefarious leader, Mick Dagger.

Who’s That Boss?

Nim, leader of a nasty gang of rats that bears his name, lives in the drains and sewers under the city.

Behind the Dev Process:

As Skull Island was being first visualized, we knew we needed a wretched hive of scum and villainy, a pirate haven darker than players’ main base at Skull Island. The initial concept drawing of the massive skeleton clinched it – this would be the place. As far as references go, Scrimshaw is replete with them: The wreck of the Pequod and its destruction by a leviathan are of course allusions to Moby Dick. The Rats of Nim, Nim’s gang, is an allusion to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (or the film The Secret of NIMH). Mick Dagger, of course, is a nod to one of the greatest rock stars of all time.

Which area in Pirate101 should we spotlight for March? Let us know by tweeting your suggestion @Pirate101 or by emailing community@Pirate101.com!

Puppet Pirates

Fan Screenshot of the Month

There are beautiful vistas throughout the game, like this view of the Commodore's Garrison house (Privateer):

Thanks for sending your screenshots to community@pirate101.com. This way we can share them with fans on social media!

Fan Art Spotlight

We have some truly amazing talent in the community, wow! Here is a drawing of a paper dragon pet by Eclipse Fox:

We need to see more art from our fans for next month’s newsletter. Do you have something to share? Send it to us in an email to community@Pirate101.com! We’re always interested in showing off more fan art, gameplay guides, and other content. Thanks, Pirates!

Community News

GMAFOG's Beginners Guide to Pirate101

Jack describes the ten most annoying battles in the game on The Dragonspyre Pirate.

Check out Stephan Dawnheart’s opinions on what updates Pirate101 needs.

Final Bastion’s Spar Chamber Sight Guide shows pirates how line of sight works in a popular PvP arena.

Kyle Icewielder explains why people should play Pirate101.

Looking for a unique stitch or powerful item? Take a look at Swordroll’s boss gear guide.

Logan shares common mistakes new pirate players make on Final Bastion.

Final Bastion spotlights two companions:
Wu Tang
Nausica

The unaffiliated-with-KingsIsle “Community Newsletter” had a great selection of Pirate101-related links this month from around the web. NOTE: Be sure to visit and follow their Twitter page for more information. To subscribe to their newsletter, send a Direct Message to them over Twitter inquiring to be added or email them at community.newsletter.101@gmail.com. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending them an email with the phrase “UNSUB”.