Longbow Ben

"Ben" redirects here. For the travelling father and son, see Ross and Ben.

Longbow Ben
Released								26 September 2005 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Location								Rusty Anchor Inn
League region								Asgarnia✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to
Examine								A strange man with a strange name. Probably a strange past, too.
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Advanced data
NPC ID								1336

Longbow Ben is a pirate inside the Rusty Anchor Inn in Port Sarim. He tells of the time that he was marooned on an island and left to die. Before his rival left, though, he gave Longbow Ben a longbow and an arrow. He then shot his rival with the bow and travelled back to the mainland.

If the player asks Ben for quests to do, he will direct the player to Redbeard Frank, who starts the Pirate's Treasure quest, and the bartender, who used to start the Goblin Diplomacy quest. If the player has completed both quests, he will direct the player to the Wise Old Man in Draynor Village instead.

Dialogue

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Trivia

• Longbow Ben's tale may be a reference to Pirates of the Caribbean. His name may also refer to Ben Gunn, from the book Treasure Island, who was also marooned on an island, although with a gun rather than a bow, and with rather less success in escaping.
• He is referenced in the Horror from the Deep quest.
• Talking to Longbow Ben or Jack Seagull may randomly trigger an amusing conversation about incorrect grammar and pirate slang between the two of them instead of their standard dialogue.