2008-07-19, 06:29 AM
Since MapleSEA got the Area Bosses batch 1 in their most recent patch, I went to delve through their new quests to see if I could learn some more storyline (By far the most interesting is the tale relating to Eliza and Snowman, but that's for another thread.) I was surprised to discover that one very neat thing slipped through: A quest from the Pirates' Pre-release event. If you aren't aware, CMS and TMS did a special event revealing the upcoming Pirates and their storyline in the patch before Pirates were added. This confused some of us as we were thinking that Pirates had already come out, when in fact it was just revealing that they would be soon. I had expressed interest in seeing these before, and hoped that GMS/MSEA would use them when it came time for Pirates to be released. Fortunately, this seems to be the case!
The quest is called:
Strange Omen.
Start this quest by talking to Lisa of Orbis.
[spoiler=Lisa's Dialog]
Lisa: I’ve seen a strange creature while flying over the sea just a few days ago. Its body was wide as a village, black and hard like a lump of metal, and it swam at the speed of a very fast flying bird.
Lisa: I got this strange feeling of danger, and followed it to Victoria Island. Could it be... a new monster waiting to attack Henesys? Oh, I’m feeling uneasy all of a sudden!
Lisa: If you don’t mind, will you go to Victoria Island to investigate what the strange creature could be?
Lisa: Ah, thank you. The creature stopped at The Forest East of Henesys, next to a village called Henesys in Victoria Island. I don’t know what the creature’s intentions are, but it just stood there still. Please find out whether or not the creature is dangerous.
[/spoiler]
From here, you must journey to the map specified to find the Pirate NPC, Bart. You've all seen Bart before: He was on the "Bug Report Winners!" banner.
[spoiler=Bart's Dialog]
Bart: Who are you?! Name and position! I, Bart, will protect Nautilus and Kyrin! Remember the pirate hero, Bart! Hahaha! ...ha... hmm… strange. When did you use such a harassing tactic? But I, Bart, will not yield to your foolish plan!
Bart: What? Say that again? You came just to investigate on a suspicious person? Ahem... should have said that in the first place. We aren’t suspicious people. We’re just pirates. You’re not thinking that we’re some kind of looters or vicious gang like… like Debby Johns? Isaac's Note: Rofl, I love MapleSEA's horrible translations. Try Davy Jones, MSEA!
Bart: We travel far and wide through the seas of Maple World with our captain Kyrin on our Nautilus, and look for traces of the Black Magician. We are cleaning the seas of Maple World from evil forces with only our knuckles and guns to count on!
Bart: As the Job Advancement Officers of Victoria Island are gathering power to prepare themselves when the Black Magician reappears, Captain Kyrin is also doing her best to block evil forces. Even at such a young age... I am so proud to serve under her.Isaac's Note: And they called Kyrin a man again (I fixed it). Someone needs to learn how to translate genders. Or look at pictures.
Bart: So please, we aren’t suspicious at all! We will never do anything to hurt anyone else. I vow that upon my captain Kyrin’s name.
Bart: Preparations are slow so I can’t show you, but… you can look forward to seeing it, since we’re on the same side now! If you’re interested in becoming heroes of the sea with our captain Kyrin, feel free to come by anytime. We’ll start soon enough!
[/spoiler]
Hopefully this is something that we, too, can look forward to. There's 3 other quests (One for Leafre, Henesys, and Ludibrium, in addition to this one for Orbis.) which are not present yet, and there's no sign that the pirate gate has appeared (which is directly referenced in the text of the Quest Log), so this is certainly not available in game yet. Still, looks like English pirates are just around the corner. Additionally, note our current translation is "Kyrin". Then needless to say the valuable information there about the Black Magician which confirms some suspicions and rumors.
The quest is called:
Strange Omen.
Start this quest by talking to Lisa of Orbis.
[spoiler=Lisa's Dialog]
Lisa: I’ve seen a strange creature while flying over the sea just a few days ago. Its body was wide as a village, black and hard like a lump of metal, and it swam at the speed of a very fast flying bird.
Lisa: I got this strange feeling of danger, and followed it to Victoria Island. Could it be... a new monster waiting to attack Henesys? Oh, I’m feeling uneasy all of a sudden!
Lisa: If you don’t mind, will you go to Victoria Island to investigate what the strange creature could be?
Lisa: Ah, thank you. The creature stopped at The Forest East of Henesys, next to a village called Henesys in Victoria Island. I don’t know what the creature’s intentions are, but it just stood there still. Please find out whether or not the creature is dangerous.
[/spoiler]
From here, you must journey to the map specified to find the Pirate NPC, Bart. You've all seen Bart before: He was on the "Bug Report Winners!" banner.
[spoiler=Bart's Dialog]
Bart: Who are you?! Name and position! I, Bart, will protect Nautilus and Kyrin! Remember the pirate hero, Bart! Hahaha! ...ha... hmm… strange. When did you use such a harassing tactic? But I, Bart, will not yield to your foolish plan!
Bart: What? Say that again? You came just to investigate on a suspicious person? Ahem... should have said that in the first place. We aren’t suspicious people. We’re just pirates. You’re not thinking that we’re some kind of looters or vicious gang like… like Debby Johns? Isaac's Note: Rofl, I love MapleSEA's horrible translations. Try Davy Jones, MSEA!
Bart: We travel far and wide through the seas of Maple World with our captain Kyrin on our Nautilus, and look for traces of the Black Magician. We are cleaning the seas of Maple World from evil forces with only our knuckles and guns to count on!
Bart: As the Job Advancement Officers of Victoria Island are gathering power to prepare themselves when the Black Magician reappears, Captain Kyrin is also doing her best to block evil forces. Even at such a young age... I am so proud to serve under her.Isaac's Note: And they called Kyrin a man again (I fixed it). Someone needs to learn how to translate genders. Or look at pictures.
Bart: So please, we aren’t suspicious at all! We will never do anything to hurt anyone else. I vow that upon my captain Kyrin’s name.
Bart: Preparations are slow so I can’t show you, but… you can look forward to seeing it, since we’re on the same side now! If you’re interested in becoming heroes of the sea with our captain Kyrin, feel free to come by anytime. We’ll start soon enough!
[/spoiler]
Hopefully this is something that we, too, can look forward to. There's 3 other quests (One for Leafre, Henesys, and Ludibrium, in addition to this one for Orbis.) which are not present yet, and there's no sign that the pirate gate has appeared (which is directly referenced in the text of the Quest Log), so this is certainly not available in game yet. Still, looks like English pirates are just around the corner. Additionally, note our current translation is "Kyrin". Then needless to say the valuable information there about the Black Magician which confirms some suspicions and rumors.
