Brigand King
- This article would be greatly improved by the use of a screenshot or illustration depicting a brigand king ship in battle, displaying <Brigand King>. Also, brigand king swabbies.
Brigand Kings are special brigands found occasionally when players attack red- or orange-ringed ships. Brigand kings cannot be distinguished from normal brigands before entering sea battle. Rather, the brigand king makes an announcement at the start of the sea battle and the brigand ship will display the <Brigand King> flag on the battle navigation screen. During the melee the normal swordfight puzzle background is replaced with a special "Brigand King!" background. Once the battle ends the brigand king's ship disappears immediately. Barbarian Kings behave exactly like Brigand Kings, except they display <Barbarian King> during sea battle, rumble during the melee, and use a "Barbarian King!" background.
Defeating a brigand king provides a special trinket particular to that king. These trinkets can be held in portraits. The trinkets are inscribed with the message, "Ransomed by <Brigand King> to <Pirate> on <date>." Every experienced player1 aboard will receive the same type of trinket, but they may be different colors.
Old salts in the inn will provide information on the kings for their standard ten PoE fee. This information appears to be a random statement pertaining to a specific King gathering/plundering a certain type of fruit. How exactly these statements pertain to the Brigand Kings is uncertain. There is speculation that the fruit increases the chance of that Brigand King appearing, but people have also encountered Brigand Kings without having any fruit on board, so it doesn't seem to be a requirement to get them.
1 On doubloon oceans, the player must be holding at least a Pirate badge. On subscription oceans, the player must be subscribed.
List of Kings
| Brigand/Barbarian Kings | ||
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Finius' swabbies wear tam o'shanters. | |
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Barnabas's swabbies are blue skellies with glowing blue eyes. | |
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Gretchen's male swabbies wear turbans. The female swabbies wear scarves. All have gold rings on their hats. | |
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All of Vargas's swabbies are bald, including the females. | |
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The Widow Queen's swabbies are all female and wear a grey bandana with a red hourglass on it | |
Trinket Rewards
| Admiral Finius | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Portrait of Adm. Finius | Fish Eye Lens Monocle | Porcelain Cup | Prestigious Naval Medal | Royal Anchovy Tin |
| Barnabas the Pale | ||||
| Cursed Idol | Ectoplasm | Music Box of Lamentations | Will o' Wisp | |
| Gretchen Goldfang | ||||
| Ivory Toothpick | Lucky Rabbit's Foot | Salt Shaker | Wooden Amulet | |
| Vargas the Mad | ||||
| Jigsaw Puzzle Piece | Reading Pipe | Scientific Tome | Siren's Comb | |
| The Widow Queen | ||||
| Arsenic Ring | Jeweled Brooch | Rose Goddess Perfume | Silk Handkerchief | |
See Also
- List of known Brigand King swabbie adjectives
- Hunters of Brigand Kings on Sage
- Hunters of Brigand Kings on Viridian
Historical Notes
The artwork for Vargas the Mad was missing until release 2006-07-19. Players who encountered him at sea would see an error message instead of his face.
