It’s pretty obvious that in the next expansion to Pirate101 that we’ll be returning back to Valencia, in order to meet the Toymaker. However, where will we go after that? There are only 2 map pieces we don’t have, that the Armada doesn’t have; our mother’s, and Erika the Red’s. We have very few ideas as to where our mother’s could be, so it’s probable that we will go and search for Erika the Red, and try to earn her map piece. But the main question is, where is she?
On
this thread on the Pirate101 Forums, Blind Mew says that Erika is from Grizzleheim, but he also mentions that just because she’s from Grizzleheim it doesn’t necessarily mean that she will be there. But on
this thread, he does hint that “ we'll be getting our first taste of Grizzleheim before too long.” So wait; does that mean that we, or we will not be going to Grizzleheim?
I think that the next expansion will not only involve us returning to Valencia, but also to Grizzleheim. After we figure out how to defeat Kane from the Toymaster, I believe that we will search for Erika the Red in Grizzleheim. We’ll search around, do some quests, and probably fix some problematic events in the area, and then we’ll figure out that she’s not there, but in some other world. But that brings up another question; what world could she be in?
Instead of trying to figure out what worlds she can be in, let’s rule out the ones that she most likely won’t be in. Darkmoor seems to be unlikely for Erika, unless she was forcibly taken there; which is possible, but I believe that to be unlikely; she’s a tough Grizzleheim bear, and is most likely not alone. She’ probably a part of a clan, or something similar, so it would definitely not be easy for her to be forcibly taken. Polaris would seem likely, ur Blind Mew has mentioned that he doesn’t see Polaris being in the First Arc of Pirate101 (Sorry, no link). We don’t know much about Empyrea, so it’s a possibility, but nothing more.
Ok, so a lot of worlds that we know little about, and/or unlikely are pretty much cancelled out. But what’s left? What world could Erika the Red be in? One of the more popular theories is that she is currently in Krokotopia. It’s a world in Wizard101, so we know quite a bit about the sandy, Egypt-like world. It’s a pretty big world, with many races of creatures, and an interesting history; meaning there are many reasons Erika could be there.
Ok, so I agree with the popular theory of Krokotopia being the world where Erika is, for the reasons above, but there’s one more reason that I can think of. Remember Marleybone in Wizard101? Many people didn’t like it; it was very easy to get caught in unneeded battles, little variety in enemies, etc. But in Pirate101, it’s an amazing world, that many people enjoyed. May different environments, enemies, great music, and most of all, a great war story. Kingsisle greatly improved a world from Wizard101 that many people dreaded, into a world that many loved in Pirate101. And Krokotopia falls into the same possibility; there’s little variety in the world, and overall, it’s just not that interesting. But the team for Pirate101 could turn it into such an amazing world. Add a great story, epic music, and a wide variety of environments and npcs, and it’d be great.
There’s also the fact that our pirates can be raised there; we can be raised in Skull Island, Mooshu, Marleybone, Krokotopia, and Grizzleheim; and the last 2 show that the theory that we will go to Grizzleheim, and then Krokotopia could be likely. There’s also an interesting image, that somebody captured after they encountered a small glitch in-game.
It’s very likely we’ll be going to Grizzleheim; really, it’s pretty much confirmed. But it’s still a question as to where we’ll go after that. While Krokotopia does seem likely, it’s nothing more; there are other worlds that could work, and it’s really hard to tell without knowing where the story is headed.
Written by Cedric Young
One of the thing’s that interested me as I found out about this bundle was the fact that the entire castle can be remodeled to our liking. I thought this was a sick idea, but will this be expanded onto housing items as well? If the choice to change a housing item from it’s original state does happen, I’m sure it will only happen with things that have simple or single textures, such as wallpapers and tiles. Similar to moving the bundle around, one will be able to take a wallpaper or tile to the dye shop, and add either a color scheme or a pattern to it. With a variety of patterns and colors to choose from, houses will be forever unique. An example of what I mean can be found to the left.
