Castor Shoutsman

Castor Shoutsman

Race

Human

Location

Isle of Reflection
(Cantha)
Windswept Haven
(Crystal Desert)
Gilded Hollow
(Heart of Maguuma)
Lost Precipice
(Heart of Maguuma)

Organization

Guild Initiative

Services

Arena Proprietor
Treasury

Castor Shoutsman is an Arena Proprietor who offers access to the treasury and guild upgrades. He appears when your guild completes the Arena Restoration 1 upgrade.

Locations

Cantha

• Isle of Reflection

Crystal Desert

• Windswept Haven

Heart of Maguuma

• Gilded Hollow
• Lost Precipice

Dialogue

Shortly after Workshop Restoration 1

Castor Shoutsman: This place is epic, epic, epic!

Brine Clutchall: You can say that again!

Sophia Carriker: But please don't.

Gamli Aðalsteinnson: Welcome to our tavern, strangers! Are you the three Initiative specialists I heard would be joining us?

Castor Shoutsman: Congratulations, you are correct!

Brine Clutchall: He's always like that. You get used to it.

Sophia Carriker: Or you'll invest in earplugs.

Brine Clutchall: Brine Clutchall. I'm here to set up a market. A pleasure to meet you, barkeep.

Sophia Carriker: I'm Sophia Carriker, retired captain. Her to establish a war room for the guild.

Castor Shoutsman: Castor Shoutsman! Arena announcer extraordinaire!

Gamli Aðalsteinnson: Welcome, friends. I'm, Gamli Aðalsteinnson, proprietor of this tavern. Nice to meet you.

Feel free to grab some food and drink. I'm sure guild representatives will be here to discussyour specialties soon.

Brine Clutchall: Thank you, Gamli. I am hungry, come to think of it.

Castor Shoutsman: Ah, yes! Food fight!

Sophia Carriker: (sigh) Kormir, grant me patience.

Before Arena Restoration 1

Howdy! I'm the great Castor Shoutsman, and it's time for this guild to get its ARENA on! Oh, yeah!

(If you are representing the guild)

Uh...right! What's required for this guild to...uh...do that thing?

Who are you?

Haven't you heard of me? What...? No? What do you mean "no"? I'm the finest arena announcer in Tyria, of course!

Tell me more.

I've worked the gladiatorial circuit in the Citadel, the duelist's fields in Divinity's Reach, the brawler pits in Hoelbrak... You really haven't heard of me?

Well, maybe I heard something once?

I knew it. See? I'm a legend in my own mind. Er...my own time! Yes. That.

I have another question.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Perhaps later.

Immediately after Arena Restoration 1 completes

I see you've decided to start constructing an arena. Great idea! Splendid!

I'll run over and make sure they get started properly!

Temporary. Temporary? I'm bad with temporary! I'm an all-or-nothing kind of guy!

It's all right! It's okay. This won't last forever. That's what temporary means, right?

I'm sure we'll have a full-time, no-holds-barred arena in no time!

After Arena Restoration 1

Less talk, more FIGHTING! Oh, yeah!

(If you are representing the guild)

Hey, Castor? What upgrades are available for our arena?

Who are you? (same as above)

How is our arena doing?

(If at Arena Restoration 1)

It's deader than a political election. Seriously! I'm still waiting on construction to finish. Then we can all drink a tall, frosty glass of BATTLE!

(If at Arena Restoration 2)

It's FIGHTtastic! Have you seen the battles? The skirmishes? The RUMBLES? Have you witnessed righteous pain being dished out, fresh and piping hot? Get in there and GET SOME!

I have another question.

Thank you.

(If at ^{[verification requested]})

I'd like to use my WvW skills. (Grants  WvW Balance effect.)

There you go. Have at 'em.

Thanks.

Thanks. Bye.

I'd like to use my PvP skills. (Grants  PvP Balance effect.)

There you go. Have at 'em.

Thanks.

Thanks. Bye.

I'd like to use my PvE skills. (Grants  PvE Balance effect.)

There you go. Have at 'em.

Thanks.

Thanks. Bye.

Nothing right now. Thanks.

Immediately after Arena Restoration 2 completes

Men and women, boys and girls, the arena is now open!

Challenge your friends! Pummel your neighbors! Batter your guildmates! Badger your ex!

It's time to rumble!

Quotes

I spent my youth narrating hamster races.

Don't let 'em take away your dreams!

Boom! Get ready for showtime!

Quit stalling. Start ranking!

An announcer is only as good as the game!

Be at the right place at the right time, or you're just plain wrong!

Don't miss our next exciting event!

Get out of the lobby and into the ring!

Fights are exciting. Standing here is exciting! Everything is exciting!

Notes

• Both the Heart of Thorns expansion and Guild permissions are required to use his upgrade services, but not the treasury.

Trivia

• When initiating a conversation with Castor, he sometimes says "Tons of damage!", which is a reference to David "Phreak" Turley, a League of Legends caster and commentator.
• His name is likely a reference to the Authorized Shoutcaster Program, and to shoutcasters in general.

See also

Associated items

• Mini Castor