International Talk Like a Pirate Day

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This event was held to co-incide with International Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September.

Contents 1 Event dates 2 Items 3 Dialogue 4 Altered NPC models 5 Notes 6 Trivia

[edit] Event dates

• 2008: 18-21 September
• 2009: 18-22 September (seems to have ended as of 11:59 PM Pacific (-7 GMT) on 20 September)

[edit] Items

During this event, monsters randomly drop Bottles of Grog.

[edit] Dialogue

• "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."

The quotes for the NPCS' are the same as player quotes.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 put back in after a following update.

[edit] 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".

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Special events
Canthan New Year	2007 • 2008 • 2009
Birthday Celebration	2nd • 3rd • 4th
Dragon Festival	2006 • 2007 • 2007 Redux • 2008 • 2009
Wintersday in July	2008 • 2009
Halloween	2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2008 Redux • 2009
Wintersday	2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
Miscellaneous	Day of the Tengu • Farewell to Gaile • Talk Like a Pirate Day