Talk Like a Pirate Event

Bottle of Grog icon

Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Grog

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Avast! Starting at noon Pacific (-7 GMT) this Friday, NPCs in Lion's Arch and Kamadan will talk like salty sea dogs. The Talk Like a Pirate Event will last through 11:59 PM Pacific (-7 GMT) on Thursday. [sic] Arrh!

— Login screen announcement

The Talk Like a Pirate Event is a special event that coincides with International Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September.

Event dates

Year	Actual dates	Announced end date
2008	12:00 noon PDT on Thursday, September 18th – 11:59 PM PDT on Sunday, September 21st
2009	12:00 noon PDT on Friday, September 18th – 11:59 PM PDT on Sunday, September 20th	Tuesday, September 22nd
2010	12:00 noon PDT on Friday, September 17th – 11:59 PM PDT on Monday, September 20th	Tuesday, September 21st
2011	12:00 noon PDT on Friday, September 16th – 11:59 PM PDT on Monday, September 19th	Tuesday, September 20th
2012	12:00 noon PDT on Friday, September 14th – 11:59 PM PDT on Wednesday, September 19th.	Thursday, September 20th

Items

During this event, PvE foes randomly drop Bottles of Grog.

NPC dialogue

See also: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Grog

• "Ahoy there, Cap'n Tightpants!"
• "Ahoy there, matey! This be a no-hornswogglin' zone."
• "Arr! Who be ye?"
• "Arrg! Silly landlubbers!"
• "Arrr! It's a pirate's life for me!"
• "Avast ye filthy land lubbers! Prepare to be boarded!"
• "Avast! I be a pirate this day!"
• "Drink up, me hearties!"
• "Ho there, cap'n! Buy me a grog, eh?"
• "I be a pir *hic*. I be a pir *hic*. I be a pir *hic*. I shteal things."
• "I like the cut of yer jib."
• "Me booty! Who took me booty!"
• "Sit down on the deck, mate! Rough seas ahead."
• "Thank the gods I'm not a landlubber!"
• "'Tis a fine day to sail the seas!"
• "'Tis talk like a pirate tide, don't ye know?"
• "Yarr. I can't stop grinning."
• "Ye salty sea dog! Buy us a drink, hey?"
• "Well met, jim lad. We be pirates, savvy?"
• "What will ye do with a drunken pirate, ear-lie in the morning."
• "Why is the rum gone?"
• "Ye'll have to kill me before me dies."
• "With your head on my shoulders we'd wreck civilization."

Quotes for NPCs are the same as for players.

Altered NPC models

The following NPCs in Lion's Arch and Kamadan had their models altered. The NPCs only used the alternate models on 19 September.

Model	Lion's Arch	Kamadan
Warrior	Angel Lionguard Bedo Liran	Funwa Shento Pikin Risa
Monk		Deras Tenderlin Istani Commoner (mobile) Tohn
Necromancer	Argus Lionguard Samuka	Dockmaster Ahlaro Istani Commoner (stationary, in the northwest by the traders) Shatam Yahir
Elementalist	Alton Thorne Bodrus the Outfitter Haddon Lionguard Merkin	Kina
Paragon	Firstwatch Sergio Grahame Lionguard Lionguard Figo Magi Nor	Chorben First Spear Dehvad Lokuto Shorewatcher

Notes

• All NPCs who have altered models have also had their levels changed to 15.
• In 2008, Pikin, the Hero skill trainer found in Kamadan, was accidentally removed during the update for the event. He was later returned in a subsequent update.

Trivia

• The quote "Ahoy there, Cap'n Tightpants!" is a reference to the TV series Firefly. In the episode Shindig, character Kaylee calls Captain "Mal" Reynolds "Cap'n Tightpants".

• The quote "Well met, jim lad. We be pirates, savvy?" is from the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and is used in several film and television adaptations.

• The quote "Why is the rum gone?" is from the Disney film series "Pirates of the Caribbean," found here.

• The quote "What will ye do with a drunken pirate, ear-lie in the morning." is a reference to the song/shanty titled Drunken Sailor.

• The quotes "Ye'll have to kill me before me dies." and "With your head on my shoulders we'd wreck civilization." are from the movie Yellowbeard.

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