The Headstone Story Quest is a Story Quest that starts directly after returning to Jack Sparrow after completing the Black Pearl Boss Battle. It begins with Jack telling the player pirate the story of the Headstone, and its power to control the wind. Also, he knows the Royal Navy and Jolly Roger are both busily trying to find it for themselves.
Then, Jack sends you off to Padres Del Fuego (the supposed location of the Headstone), to visit Valentina a gypsy, who is said to know the location of the Headstone.
SPOILER ALERT!
This article contains information that will reveal secrets normally only discovered in the course of the game. If you do not wish to ruin this surprise - read no further!
The Gypsies of Padres del Fuego[]
Back when Jack Sparrow first searched for The Headstone, he worked with Valentina and the other gypsies of Padres del Fuego. While the trail ran cold, the gypsies did learn some valuable information about the treasure you seek. To keep the secrets safe from the Navy, each gypsy knows only a small piece of the puzzle. Help each gypsy of Padres del Fuego to learn more information about The Headstone.
Romany Bev[]
Resolve the issues between Bev and Valentina to get Romany Bev to reveal her information about The Headstone.
| Name | Task | Reward |
| Visit Valentina | See Valentina in Valentina's Shack on Padres del Fuego | 150 pts |
| Romany Bev | See Romany Bev on Padres del Fuego | 150 pts |
| The Perfect Potion | Recover (5) Barrels of Tea Leaves in Fort Dundee | 150pts |
| Recover (3) Potion Bottles EITC Marauders | 150pts | |
| . | Recover (5) Barrels of Honey from Royal Navy Kingfishers) | 150pts |
| Recover (4) Alligator Tears from Huge Alligators in El Sudoron | 150 pts | |
| Bev's Sister | Visit Adoria | 100 pts |
| Visit Shochett Prymme | Visit Shochett Prymme on Padres del Fuego | 100 pts |
| Stretch the Truth or True Be Told |
Threaten Prymme* -or- Lie for Him* | 100 pts |
| Stretching the Truth | Visit Adoria Dolores in Dolores Tailoring Shoppe | 100 pts |
| The Lost Locket | Recover a Locket in the Lava Gorge from Malice Martin | 9000g |
| OR | ||
| Truth Be Told | Return to Adoria and Tell The Truth | 100 pts |
| The Dolores Curse | Recover a Skeleton Skull | 9000g |
| Return to Valentina | 100 pts |
Pelagia[]
To gain Pelagia's help, you will need to repair her vandalized Gypsy Cart and discover who destroyed it for her.
| Name | Task | Reward |
| Visit Pelagia | Visit Pelagia | 100 pts |
| Repair the Wagon | Recover (8) Wood Shipments from EITC Ogres | 250 pts |
| Recover (4) Ship Wheels from Royal Navy Man-O-Wars | 250 pts | |
| Recover (4) Nail Boxes from Crates in Fort Dundee | 250 pts | |
| Return to Pelagia | 100 pts | |
| Gypsy Cloth | Talk to Adoria | 150 pts |
| Bribe Adoria | Bribe Adoria 1000g | 200 pts |
| Return to Pelagia | 150 pts | |
| Visit Bridget Prymme | Visit Bridget Prymme | 100 pts |
| Prymme's Meat | Recover (5) Pieces of Crab Meat from Devourer Crabs | 150 pts |
| Recover (6) Cuts of Scorpion Meat from Dread Scorpions | 150 pts | |
| Recover a Cut of Alligator Meat from Dreadtooth in El Sudoron | 150pts | |
| Return to Bridget | 100 pts | |
| Visit Fernando | Visit Fernando in Skull's Thunder on Padres del Fuego. | 100 pts |
| Visit Rico | Visit Rico | 100 pts |
| The Thief | See Theo the Thief | 100 pts |
| Good News | Return to Pelagia | 100 pts |
| Recoup the Losses | Win 500g in Poker | 250 pts |
| Return to Pelagia | 100 pts | |
| Return to Valentina | Visit Valentina | 100 pts |
Heartless Rosaline[]
If you want Rosaline's help, you're going to have help her attempt to rescue her doomed husband, General Darkhart.
| Name | Task | Reward |
| Visit Heartless Rosaline | Visit Heartless Rosaline in Las Pulgas | 100 pts |
| Resurrection Ingredients | Recover (4) Stump Roots from Corrupt Stump | 75 pts |
| Recover (6) Alligator Teeth from Huge Alligator | 75 pts | |
| Recover (4) Vials of Scorpion Venom from Dread Scorpion | 75 pts | |
| Recover (8) Pouches of Sugar from Undead Executioner | 75 pts | |
| Return to Heartless Rosaline | ||
| Dartan's Attitude | Defeat Timothy Dartan | 300 pts |
| Resurrect Darkhart | Defeat General Darkhart | 350 pts |
| The Gypsies United | Return to Valentina | 500 pts |
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The Four Gypsies[]
Having gathered the gypsies together, you need to find out how the Royal Navy discovered the existence of The Headstone and silence the leak!
| Name | Task | Reward |
| Liar's Dice | Visit Romany Bev in Valentina's Shop | 100 pts |
| Recover (5) Liar's Die from Spineskull | 300 pts | |
| Return to Romany Bev | ||
| Skeleton Hands | Visit Pelagia in Valentina's Shop | 150 pts |
| Recover (5) Skeleton Hands from Undead Raider | 200 pts | |
| Rosaline's Turn | See Heartless Rosaline in Valentina's Shack | 150 pts |
| Sacrificial Totem | Recover a Sacrificial Totem from a buried chest on Padres | 200 pts |
| Return to Heartless Rosaline | ||
| Time to Reveal | Visit Valentina | 150 pts |
| Into the Mines | Locate the Informant (Jeremiah Chipvane) | 150 pts |
| Return to Valentina | ||
| Identification Please | Retrieve a Letter from Valentina | 150 pts |
| Letter Acquired | Return to Jeremiah Chipvane | 150 pts |
| The Escape Plan - Part 1 | Defeat (8) Officer in Fort Dundee | 300 pts |
| Defeat (12) Veteran in Fort Dundee | ||
| Defeat (10) Sergeant in Fort Dundee | ||
| Return to Jeremiah | ||
| The Escape Plan - Part 2 | Defeat (10) EITC Grunt in Beckett's Quarry | 300 pts |
| Defeat (5) EITC Hired Gun in Beckett's Quarry | ||
| Defeat (3) EITC Mercenary in Beckett's Quarry | ||
| Defeat (5) Navy Dragoon in Beckett's Quarry | ||
| Defeat (5) Navy Officer in Beckett's Quarry | ||
| Return to Jeremiah | ||
| Two Swords | Recover (2) swords from barrels in Beckett's Quarry | 200 pts |
| Return to Jeremiah | ||
| Return to Valentina | 150 pts | |
| Time to Go | Visit Jeremiah Chipvane | 150 pts |
| Revenge is Sweet | Defeat Reginald Covington in Beckett's Quarry Royal Navy Office | 450 pts |
| Return to Jeremiah | ||
| Help Wanted | Return to Valentina | 150 pts |
| The Crew is Here | Speak to Joshamee Gibbs | 150 pts |
| Logistics | Speak to Valentina | 150pts |
| A Getaway | Visit Balthasar Bollard on Padres | 200 pts |
| Bribe Balthasar Bollard 2000g | 200 pts | |
| The Ship is Ready | Return to Valentina | 150 pts |
| On the Run | Speak to Mr. Gibbs | 150 pts |
| Prepare the Sails | Speak to Pelagia | 150 pts |
| Speak to Adrian | 150 pts | |
| Return to Pelagia | 150 pts | |
| The Plan is in Motion | Return to Valentina | 150 pts |
| The Hideout | Visit Mr. Gibbs at the Hideout | 200 pts |
| Do You Have It? | See Jack Sparrow at The Faithful Bride | 1500 pts + El Cazavientos
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Returning with news to Captain Jack, you bring him the small stone that Jeremiah Chipvane had smuggled out of Beckett's Quarry. While it's not The Headstone, this small charm called El Cazavientos is given to the pirate as their reward for helping Jack and the Gypsies.
This is end of Part 1 of The Headstone. From here, the pirate will continue on to Story Quest: The Keepers of the Code (Chapter 5). Presumably, the pursuit of The Headstone will resume in Chapter 6.
Game Notes[]
- On March 27th, 2008 the Cutscene and task to visit Valentina were removed from the original Pirates Online.
Background[]
Early Developer Diaries speak of The Headstone Story Quest, hinting at what possible events in the Story Quest would have been in POTCO.
- Developer Diary 4 - Environments - "One of the bigger islands in the game is Padres Del Fuego which includes a vast network of volcanic caves complete with waterfalls and rivers overflowing with lava. In the fourth chapter of the game, players will be sent to Padres Del Fuego on a daring quest into the depths of the volcano itself!"
- Developer Diary 4 - Environments - ". . . visit Kingshead on a quest to rescue Jack Sparrow and must navigate the labyrinth of military structures to retrieve him."
- Developer Diary 5 – Voodoo and the Supernatural - "As a pirate, all Jack desires is his ship. To find it, he first must obtain an ancient artifact that allows its owner to control the wind. This artifact will not only provide Jack with his ship, but with his freedom as well. As a player, you can help Jack find the artifact, but as a Pirate you yourself have an eye on the prize as well..."
Cutscene[]
Here is the Chapter 3 end Cutscene.