Brigand King

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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. Recent information obtained from old salts shows evidence of another Brigand King, known as Vargas the Mad, but there have been no known sightings.

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 Kings
	Finius' swabbies wear tam o'shanters.
	Barnabas's swabbies are blue skellies with glowing blue eyes.
	Gretchen's male swabbies wear turbans. The female swabbies wear scarves. All have gold rings on their hats.
	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	Porcelain Cup	Prestigious Naval Medal	Royal Tin
Baby Portrait	Fish Eye Lens	Porcelain Cup	Prestigious Naval Medal	Royal Tin
Barnabas the Pale
Cursed Idol	Ectoplasm
Cursed Idol	Ectoplasm
Gretchen Goldfang
Ivory Pin	Salt Shaker	Wooden Amulet
Ivory Pin	Salt Shaker	Wooden Amulet
The Widow Queen
Arsenic Ring	Jeweled Brooch	Silk Handkerchief
Arsenic Ring	Jeweled Brooch	Silk Handkerchief

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