Free Ancient Tomes Guide

May 19, 2022May 24, 2022Edward Lifegem (@EdwardLifegem)Leave a comment

Free Ancient Tomes Guide

By Edward Lifegem (@EdwardLifegem)
May 19, 2022

Locations of All Free-To-Play Ancient Tomes

Welcome to Around The Spiral’s Free Ancient Tomes guide. This post provides the location of every free Companion Training Tome. Training Tomes can be used to level your companions. You may choose to buy them with gold or challenge yourself and search for free ones when you are out of gold.

Feel free to click on the buttons below to access each world’s free training tome locations! You may click on the Back To Top button to return to the menu to click on the next world – or you can scroll through and find all of them as I did. 😀 If you notice a missing tome in one or more of the marked locations below, your pirate has already collected it at one point.

Skull Island - Location of Ancient Tomes

Welcome to the Skull Island – Ancient Tomes section! Ancient Tomes are used for leveling up your companions. You can collect free Ancient Tomes throughout the worlds of Pirate101 – in addition to buying them from your local Tavern! Feel free to look through the slideshows below to collect all of the Ancient Tomes in the world of Skull Island. General Locations of Tomes have been highlighted.

Corsair’s Cove Ancient Tome

You can find this tome inside Captain Gunn’s House on his table.

Waponi Wu Ancient Tome

Once you climb the ladder, look at the first hut to your right. The ancient tome is next to a barrel.

The Presidio Ancient Tome

You’ll need to fight a boss. The ancient tome is on the furthest right – behind the Plant Vase.

Scurvy Dog Hideout Ancient Tome

This ancient tome is behind a Troggie Boss. Look to your right, near the desk and bed.

Fort Elena Ancient Tome

Your pirate will have to defeat three mobs and one boss. The ancient tome is in the same area as Napoleguin’s hat on a table.

Monquista - Location of Ancient Tome

Tierra Primata Skyway – City Drains Ancient Tome

You must complete the majority of this dungeon by unlocking most of the cages. Follow your quest arrow until you end up on the marked location on the map (screenshot below). The tome is behind a Tent/Bed.

Cool Ranch - Locations of Ancient Tomes

Cooper’s Roost Skyway – Watering Hole Ancient Tome

This ancient tome is on a pathway leading to the left, near the main house.

Big Sky – Gold Creek Lake Ancient Tome

Enter the Gold Creek dungeon, then defeat the fish. You’ll find the ancient tome near a broken wagon – on the left side of enemies.

Arroyo Grande Skyway – Web Cave Ancient Tome

Enter the Web Cave and follow the path towards the end of the cave. You’ll have to run through a spider web. The tome is behind Mother Spider.

Santo Pollo Skyway – Castillo Sapo Ancient Tome

Enter the Castillo Sapo dungeon and head to your right. There’s no need to fight any of the enemies. You’ll find the ancient tome behind a tree on the lower right end of your map.

Tumbleweed Skyway – Mcgee Ranch in Desolation Cyclone Ancient Tome

Collect the side quest “A Good Deed, Indeed” from Mark Clemens in Tumbleweed Tavern and continue the questline to access the ancient tome. The tome is behind the main house.

Haunted Skyway – Motherlode Mine Ancient Tome

Enter the Motherlode Mine dungeon and use the cart. You’ll find the Ancient Tome on the first entrance on the right on a Crate (near a light and other items.)

Mooshu - Locations of Ancient Tomes

Hamamitsu Garden – Stationer’s Shop Ancient Tome

You’ll find this ancient tome in a shop directly to the right of the teleporter. Look on the counter on the left side of the shopkeeper.

Khotan Skyway – Tso Sanctum Ancient Tome

You must complete all of this dungeon / threaten the chicken. Then, you can go up the steps behind the boss fight – you’ll find the tome on a table.

Subata Skyway – Shadow Fortress (Cave Of Shadows) Ancient Tome

You must complete all of this dungeon to access this ancient tome. This one is on a crate to the left of Monkey King’s suit in the treasury.

Marleybone - Location of Ancient Tome

Isle Of Fetch – Walkie’s Hotel Ancient Tome

You will need to defeat the first boss and run up the steps. Once you enter the room upstairs, there’s no need to fight the boss. Run to the back right to find another room. You’ll find it on a card table.

Aquila - Location of Ancient Tome

Knossos, Archaean Way – The Labyrinth Ancient Tome

Your pirate will only have to fight Skeletal Pirates at the beginning of the dungeon. Follow the red marking on the map in the slideshow below. You’ll find it near the center of the area at a dead end.

Valencia Part 2 - Locations of Ancient Tomes

Florenza – Crab Tunnels Ancient Tome

Keep following the crab tunnel pathways to access this location. This ancient tome is near two NPCs and a pillar.

Villa Trigante – Audience Chamber Ancient Tome

This one is tougher. You must fight the two mobs in the audience chamber before you can access the tome. This tome is in the room to the right on a crate.

The Great Machine – Machine Docks Ancient Tome

You’ll find this Ancient Tome on the left side of the entrance – right next to the door, as soon as you enter the Machine Dock dungeon.

All Pirate101 Zeke Quests

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All Pirate101 Zeke Quests

By Edward Lifegem (@EdwardLifegem)
May 17, 2022

Locations of every Pirate101 Zeke Quest Item

Welcome to Around The Spiral’s Pirate101 Zeke Quest guide. This post provides the location of every Pirate101 Zeke quest item. Completing each quest will result in a practice point. Practice points allow you to learn skills from other classes.

Feel free to click on the buttons below to access the world you wish to search for Zeke items. You may click on the “Back To Top” button to return to the top of the post. If you would like to challenge yourself – try to complete all of Zeke’s quests within one week!

Skull Island - Locations of the Funky Bunch

Welcome to the Zeke – Funky Bunch section! To begin, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in The Kraken Skull Tavern in Skull Island and collect The Funky Bunch quest. You will need to find the locations of 10 piles of bananas throughout Skull Island and speak again to Prospector Zeke to earn a practice point!

Skull Island Funky Bunch

You’ll find these bananas across a bridge, not far from the water mole village.

Traitor’s Cave Funky Bunch

These bananas are inside the Traitor’s Cave, behind the rats and their table.

Ruined Lighthouse Funky Bunch

Follow the trail to the left; the bananas are inside a destroyed shack.

Captain Gunn’s Tomb Funky Bunch

Once you complete the first few tasks of this dungeon, you’ll find the bananas near Captain Gunn.

Volcano! Funky Bunch

Your pirate will have to defeat two mobs in this dungeon. You’ll find the bananas on the uppermost platform near the boss, Cumba Wumba.

Puerto Mico Funky Bunch

These bananas are on a grass platform just outside of the church.

Corsair Cove Funky Bunch

These bananas are found directly behind the house.

Scurvy Dog Hideout Funky Bunch

These bananas are near two houses and the front of the ship.

Sacrifice Cave Funky Bunch

These bananas are near the entrance, just past the water.

Valley Of The Gold Monkey Funky Bunch

You will have to complete most of this dungeon. Once you receive the quest to fight Gortez, you’ll find the bananas outside on the left side of the temple.

Monquista - Locations of the Gypsy Kings

Welcome to the Zeke – Gypsy Kings section! To begin, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Monquista City, Monquista, and collect the Gypsy Kings quest. You will have to find five Gypsy Kings throughout Monquista and talk again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Training Point!

Monquista City Gypsy King

You can find this Gypsy King on the left side of the palace in between two houses.

Zenda Gypsy King

This Gypsy King is directly behind the main building of Zenda.

St. Bonobo’s Abbey Gypsy King

You’ll find this Gypsy King directly to the right outside the Queen’s tower.

La Mancha Gypsy King

This Gypsy King is on the upper right of the second island, not far from a large pile of bananas.

Diablo Cut Docks Gypsy King

You’ll find this Gypsy King behind a large rock just south of the life fountain.

Valencia Part 1 - Locations of the Seagulls

Welcome to the Zeke – A Flock Of Seagulls section! To begin, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Sivella, Valencia Part 1 and collect the quest “A Flock Of Seagulls”. Your pirate must collect 6 Seagulls throughout Valencia Part 1 and speak again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Practice Point!

Note: Valencia Part 2 currently doesn’t have a Zeke Quest – so you don’t need to go through that part to find any seagulls.

Sivella Seagull

Your pirate will need to go up the steps to the top level of Sivella. The seagull is located on a railing not far from a couple.

The Laurentine Librarym, Sivella – Seagull

Your pirate will need to enter the West Wing on the second level. Once you do, turn right and then enter the Library. You’ll need to turn right again and go up the steps. You’ll find the seagull in a booth resting on a table.

Captain Steeds Villa Seagull

This seagull is located on a bush directly behind Captain Steed’s villa.

Armada Fortress Seagull

This seagull is located on the second level of the Armada Fortress. Once you go up the steps, you’ll find it resting on a crate near a cannon.

Granchia Seagull

Your pirate will find this seagull resting on a block near the Catacombs entrance.

Granchia Catacombs Seagull

Once your pirate enters the Catacombs, make your way to the right and enter the second area with sarcophagi. You’ll find the seagull resting behind one of the sarcophagi on the left.

Cool Ranch - Locations of the Dixie Chicks

Welcome to the Dixie Chicks section! To collect this quest, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Cooper’s Roost, Cool Ranch, and collect the Dixie Chicks quest. You will need to collect 10 Dixie Chicks throughout Cool Ranch and speak again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Practice Point!

Scorpion Rock Cave Dixie Chick

Your pirate will need to enter the Scorpion Rock Cave. Once you do, you’ll find this Dixie chick on the uppermost floor, not far from the skeleton. You’ll find it hidden directly behind a rock.

Boot Hill Docks Dixie Chick

Your pirate will find this Dixie chick inside a cave not far from the entrance of the Boot Hill dungeon.

Banditoad Gulch Dixie Chick

Your pirate will find this Dixie chick directly behind the main brick building. You may access this area and avoid fights by sneaking past all the enemies.

Castillo Sapo Dixie Chick

Your pirate will find this Dixie chick directly behind the main building, resting next to a cactus.

Old Jailhouse Dixie Chick

This Dixie chick is near a campsite, not far from the main jailhouse building. You can avoid any fight by sneaking past enemies by following the pathway to the right.

The Old Chirp Place Dixie Chick

Once your pirate enters this dungeon, you’ll find this Dixie chick resting directly behind the stables. You may avoid fights by not interacting with the NPCs.

Traveling Medicine Show Dixie Chick

Your pirate will find this Dixie chick on the bow, or very front, of the ship.

Abandoned Church Dixie Chick

You’ll find this Dixie chick located directly behind the Abandoned Church building.

Motherlode Mine Dixie Chick

Your pirate will need to use the mine cart to blow up the passage. Once you do, follow the pathway until you find the second small cave with blue crystals on the left. You’ll find this Dixie chick resting in the second cave.

Solitude Dixie Chick

Your pirate will need to fight a boss, Squinty, and then make your way up a ramp on the left. You’ll find the Dixie chick resting next to a rock.

Mooshu - Locations of the Shonen Knives

Welcome to the Shonen Knives section! Your pirate will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Hamamitsu Garden, Mooshu, and collect the Shonen Knives quest. You will need to collect 20 Shonen Knives throughout Cool Ranch and talk again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Practice Point!

Hamamitsu Garden Shonen Knives

You’ll find these Shonen knives near a well next to a rampway leading to the uppermost area of the village.

Rokugara Island Shonen Knives

These Shonen knives are located on a deck directly behind a house and NPC.

Yakooza Cave Shonen Knives

These Shonen knives are behind the ship’s wreckage inside the cave.

Yagizawa Village Shonen Knives

As your pirate nears the village, make your way to the right on a grass pathway. Keep following this pathway to find the Shonen knives behind a house.

Sujimura Village Shonen Knives

You’ll find the Shonen knives directly behind the main building in this village.

Moomori Clanhold Village Shonen Knives

Once you enter this dungeon, don’t interact with the NPCs to avoid any fights. You’ll find these Shonen knives behind the Yum Tree.

Yama Kai Shonen Knives

Once your pirate enters this area, follow the pathway and stick to the right. You’ll find the Shonen knives on the right side of a cave.

Khotan Shonen Knives

You’ll have to participate in a few mob fights. Once you make your way to the second island near the armory, you’ll find the Shonen knives next to a tree.

Subata Temple Shonen Knives

Follow the pathway to the right and continue making your way to the right until you find a path leading downwards. You’ll find these Shonen knives next to a jail cell with an NPC.

Temple Of The South Wind Shonen Knives

You’ll find these Shonen knives on the southern trail near a broken pillar.

Lake Of The Rising Sun Shonen Knives

These Shonen knives are in a small village in the western part of the map, next to a broken statue’s head.

Ashen Roads Shonen Knives

Once you make your way to the village, you’ll find these Shonen knives on the right side of the furthermost building.

Temple Of The North Wind Shonen Knives

These Shonen knives are in a small enclosure between two ponds on the northern part of your map.

Raven Island Shonen Knives

These Shonen knives are on the top and right of the ice hill next to a dock.

The Paths Of Penance Shonen Knives

Once you’re in the main square of this area, make your way left or top of the map, and you’ll find the Shonen knives next to a turtle rock.

Temple Of The West Wind Shonen Knives

Your pirate will need to make their way to the northern part of the map. You’ll find the Shonen knives in a destroyed house.

Corrupted Shrine Shonen Knives

Follow the path to the crossroads; you’ll find the Shonen knives on the right side of a concrete block.

Temple Of The East Wind Shonen Knives

Make your way to the right side of the temple. These Shonen knives will be on a broken dock/bridge next to the water.

Sacred Mountain Shonen Knives

Make your way straight ahead, then keep to the left. You’ll find the Shonen knives behind a Gazebo.

Marleybone - Locations of the Rolling Stones

Welcome to the Zeke – The Rolling Stones section! To collect this quest, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Admiral Tavern in Isle of the Dogs and collect the Rolling Stones quest. You will need to collect 10 Rolling Stones throughout Marleybone and talk again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Practice Point!

Isle Of The Dogs Rolling Stone

This Rolling Stone is near Mr. Swidget’s Office.

Isle of the Dogs Sewer Rolling Stone

The Isle of Dogs Sewer Rolling Stone is near the Snail & Newt Tavern.

Isle of the Dogs Sewer (Lafitte’s Lair) Rolling Stone

To access Lafitte’s Lair Rolling Stone you must fight the first boss in the dungeon. After you do, turn left and run to the end of the path. You will find the rolling stone in between stacks of crates.

Isle of the Dogs Sewer (Red Fox’s Lair) Rolling Stone

Red Fox’s Lair Rolling Stone is near the entrance of this dungeon. Once you enter, the rolling stone will be near the end of the tunnel on the right.

Barkeley Square Rolling Stone

The Barkeley Square Rolling Stone is on the left side of the Main Building, not far from the housing vendor.

Invader Fortress Hold Rolling Stone

To access the Invader Fortress Rolling Stone, use the staircase behind the Armada. You’ll find the rolling stone near barrels and crates on the right side.

Isle of Fetch (Walkie’s Hotel) Rolling Stone

To access the Walkie’s Hotel Rolling Stone, you need to fight the first boss and run up the steps. There’s no need to fight any more enemies. You’ll find the rolling stone in the theatre between rubble towards the left.

Isle of Fetch Rolling Stone

The Isle of Fetch Rolling Stone is directly behind the house near the Staging Area dungeon.

The Wreck Of Victory Rolling Stone

To access the Wreck of Victory Rolling Stone, you must complete the majority of this dungeon. You’ll find the rolling stone near the Rooke battle site. You don’t have to fight Rooke to access this stone. Go up the steps near the back-left of the ship, and you’ll find the rolling stone near a treasure chest.

Beachhead (Main Battery) Rolling Stone

To access the Main Battery Rolling Stone, you will have to defeat the first Bishop. Once you do, you can run up the steps on the left side. You will find the rolling stone at the very end of the hallway.

Aquila - Locations of the Eagles

Welcome to the Zeke – Aquila Eagles section! To collect this quest, you will need to speak to Prospector Zeke in Nova Aquila and collect the quest “The Eagles”. You will need to collect 10 Total Eagles throughout Aquila and speak again to Prospector Zeke to earn a Training Point!

Nova Aquila Eagle

The Nova Aquila eagle is in a small outdoor-type building not far from The Golden Bough Tavern.

Delphos Eagle

As you exit your ship on the docks, head up to the statue & look behind the statue’s feet for Delphos Eagle.

Illios Eagle

To access Illios Eagle, head to the right and run over the bridge. You’ll see an Eagle NPC after you cross the bridge. Head to the left of this NPC to access the eagle.

Knossos Eagle

The Knossos Eagle is near the Colossus’ on the upper right side. You may run around the enemies without getting caught in a fight.

Achaea Eagle

To access the Achaea Eagle, you better prepare for the long run. Your pirate will need to follow the path towards the end of Magnesia in the lower right of the map. You’ll see a ruined building which the Eagle is near.

Unoculum Eagle

For Unoculums Eagle, head up towards Argos home. The eagle is located outside near the right side of the cave entrance.

Talos Eagle

To access Talos Eagle, enter the dungeon. You do not need to talk to Hawkules or fight anyone. Run straight and then to the right (do not go up the steps). You will find the Eagle in a corner.

Anthemusa Eagle

Anthemusas Eagle is near a Gazebo on the left side of the Sirens.

Laestrygon Eagle

To access Laestrygon’s Eagle, continue to follow the path towards the end final island near the top of the map. You will find the eagle over a small bridge, just behind a rock.

Ithica Eagle

You will need to access Ithica Skyway to access the Ithaca Eagle. You must fight the Scylla to access this Skyway. Once you access Ithica, find the main building and check directly behind it for the Eagle.

Welcome to Around The Spiral

March 12, 2022May 15, 2022Edward Lifegem (@EdwardLifegem)1 Comment

Welcome to Around The Spiral

Welcome, young wizards & pirates!

You’ve just arrived at a new website here in the community called Around The Spiral. Wait, you already know of it? Created 12 years ago? Well, darn, you caught me! Well, let’s just say this is an expansion of my original website, Around The Spiral with Edward Lifegem.

The past 12 years have been amazing! I have so many memories from my old website, but with memories comes a ton of storage. I was very limited on what I could do on my old website and I knew in the future I would move from there eventually. Guides were never really a thing for me and I just stuck with making new blog posts about my adventures through the spiral.

With time comes change. To change up my blog, I thought I’d add a ton of guides for both games. There is so much to explore here on Around The Spiral. You’ll always get a feel of each world with special video and screenshot previews – along with tons of information about the world you decide to explore. I already have so many more plans in the work, but I’ll keep that silent for now and just talk a bit more about our current website!

One main change is that you will see new Wizard101 and Pirate101 themed blog posts not just from me, but other staff members/friends! Our goal is to provide as much information as possible to help make your gaming time less of a research project. That brings me to the topic of gameplay guides. We have two types of Guides – World & School Guides. Let’s talk a bit about each!

World Guides: Each world has multiple sections of information. You’ll notice that they have screenshot previews with types of reagents that can be found in each area, a questline, Zeke quests, cheating bosses’ cheats, and more. All of this will be found on one page to make things more accessible for everyone.

School Guides: School Guides have information about the certain type of school of your choosing along with videos/images of attacks, and school quests! The next major update for this website will be a School Page overhaul which will include so much more information about each Wizard101 & Pirate101 school. But for now, you’ll find the basics of each school on this website.

I hope all of you like this new website. I welcome all of your constructive criticism. Your criticism will help us further improve this website to make it more accessible for all. I hope to make this website the very best on Phones & Tablets – especially since this is the future. We still have a lot of work to do since we’re a new website, but it’ll be a lot of fun to do all of that work for all of you.

Our main outreach will be to new players. It would be awesome to help all of the people that may not know much about the Wizard101 community meet new friends through events (or the family-friendly moderated chatroom) while also looking through the guides to make questing a lot easier! If we don’t have it here, we’ll find it for you by linking you to other fansites, forums, and channels here in the Wizard101/Pirate101 community. It’s gonna be an amazing ride and I’d like to thank all of you for inspiring me to upgrade Around The Spiral!

Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you enjoy your time here at Around The Spiral. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to comment in the comment section below or in the chatroom. Please watch the video included below as well – so you know how to access this website’s features! The future is truly looking bright. I hope you join me on this crazy, but also, awesome adventure! Until next time, I’ll see you Around The Spiral.

~ Edward Lifegem