WOAH, What just happened?

   Hello me fellow shipmates! Friendly Chris here to inform you about the newest Pirate101 test realm that finally came out earlier today! If most of you don't know what is contained in the test realm, it's new companions and updates to them, new Pirate101 pet system, Skull Island storyline expansion, bug fixes, and more! Lets get started, shall we? Lets start with some videos made by Jcentral1 on twitter, owner of  the Pirates/Wizards of the Spiral fansite!

                                  

Musketeer:  Chantal Livingstone—Colorful daughter of an old friend of Ol’ Fish Eye.

Swashbuckler: Fan Flanders—Famous frog thief recently escaped from Newgate Prison and friend of Morgan Lafitte.

Buccaneer: Peter Quint—Bounty Hunter Pelican of Skull Island and associate of Mordekai.

Privateer: The Marchioness—Monquistan Privateer out to strike a blow against the tyranny of the aristocracy.     

 Witchdoctor: Carcarius Grimtooth—The greatest shaman of the Grimtooth Clan.

   Now here are some more info on the new companion talents for this update, as you know, companions in battle are chosen by your first three in line, not just by randomization, along with your firstmate. You can now use your companions to complete specific tasks from your quest book! And now, your companions can get injured after battles, and if they get to hurt, will have to be healed by a new NPC in Avery's court! For higher levels it may take a bit longer for your companions to be healed. So there you have it! Those are the new companions, and their history! Hopefully they won't get you into too much trouble! ;) For more on the companions, you can watch the update video!

   Something I find unique about the pet system is how you send them off to do many activities such as meditating in Mooshu, or Hay bailing in Cool Ranch! Your pets can now grow, gain new unique powers, and increase in ranking! Along with all of this also comes a feature that we didn't really see in Wizard101: Pet PvP! Now you and your little friends can get into friendly competitions and see which pet comes out the victor!

   Along with all of this, is new areas! Not only do we have the major Aquilan Pet pavilion, but we have brand new Aztecan areas that add on to the stories early main storyline! Seems exciting huh? Check out this video, for much more to see on the Pirate101 Test Realm!

That's all for today, I hope you all have a great week, have fun in Test Realm, and thanks for reading!
~Friendly Chris