Day 18: 10_03_07

I took the Deep Run Tram to IronForge to meet Sweed and hand in a quest. We both flew to Darkshire, in DuskWood, to meet Sooper and ran through the Worden and Ogre areas to where Sooper was mining. We all ran to Sentinel Hill and then hearthed back to StormWind. Sooper made two gold keys and opened Sweed's lockbox and mine too. There wasn't much inside the boxes :( Sooper decided to go for lunch at the Inn, he said he was hungry for a rat kebob smoothered in Dwarven Mild cheese :) He's gonna get fat! ;)

Sweed and I took the Tram to IronForge and flew to the Arathi Refugee Point. We ran around for ages trying to find RavenHoldt Manor and then trying to get up into the hills behind the manor where there was a secluded pond, there was meant to be a guy there to talk with, but he had long since gone!

We ran back to SouthShore to meet Sooper and ran into the Guild Raid, there was lots of fighting going on. MageDraenei and Lennard joined our group. We ran up to the North trying to run to Scarlet Monastry. We got bogged down in some woods for ages trying to get to the road. There were many very high level monstrous bears, spiders and buzzards in the woods and undead creatures too :( A high level nightelf and his friend Richy helped us out to get to the road. We still had other problems with horde fighters and spiders but after what seemed like ages we finally got to the Monastry.

We did SM's library and Lenn and Sooper finished off the final boss. We managed to get through the library relatively easily. After the library we came back to the entrance way and I used my Scarlet key to open the door to the Armoury. The armoury was tough going especially towards the end. It was good XP though and Mage and Lenn levelled up with Sooper and Sweed close to levelling. I got an ok amount of XP but not as spectacular as in the earlier days ;) We all got killed in the last corridor before the final boss and so we decided to hearth to StormWind. The good news was that I made another 5 gold pieces tonight so my total horse fund stands at 80 gold. I am optimistic that I will make the required gold by level 40 ;)

Sweed went to sleep and Sooper went off to mine in Duskwood. So I decided that I would try to complete my warrior quest (Fire Hardened Mail). I only needed 1 more fang and then I would be able to give in the quest and get 6 things out of my bags to free up some space :)

I flew to Menethil Harbor and took the boat to Theramore. I knew it was going to be hard to get to the Desolace through StoneTalon Mountains and I didn't really want to run all the way to the south of the Barrens and through a Thousand Needles and then even further. I decided to take a flight to Astranner which lasted 14 minutes! I ran North West to the coast. At the coast I killed some strange creatures and got their heads for a quest (20 heads) this was at the Zoram Strand.

I swam around the coast of StoneTalon Mountains for along while. Eventually I climbed out of the sea and ran into Desolace - it seemed like a faster and easier way that the round about route I could have taken. Without a horse any long trip is a potentially tiring one! I ran to Niejel's Point which I had never been too before. I handed in a quest I had for there. I saw Starblood (from the guild) and he showed me where the flight path was :) Hooray! That is very good because now I can fly directly there and I don't need to mess around with all the walking. It will make completing quests there a great deal easier :)

I ran towards StoneTalon Mountains and into the Charred Vale the second dragon I killed had the fang I needed - hooray! I immediately hearthed back to StormWind and ran to the Dwarven District to give in the quest. I got the fire hardened mail which wasn't as strong as my old armour but after I had reinforced it with a heavy armour kit from Sweed it was very good. The best news is that the armour generates rage for me when I am fighting and so I can be a lot more poweful in battles now :)

It was time to sleep -_- ZZZZZzzzzz


Time Finished: 3:30am
Time Questing: 8 1/2 hours

Day 17: 09_03_07

Sweed said he would help me with my warrior quests - they are called The Islander and The Affray. We fly to Menethil Harbor and took the boat to Theramore. We flew to Ratchet and ran south along the coast. We were looking for Fray Island. We had to swim out to the island without getting too fatigued.

When we got to the Island I got the quest and then went to the area where I was meant to fight a series of guys before I could try to beat BIG WILL. It looked like there was already somekind of fight going on. I was confused and just waded into the fighting arena. I saw BIG WILL approach and I let him have it. After a few ThunderClaps he was dead on the ground. Complete - it only took two seconds LOL. I gave in the quest. Then I wondered why it had been so easy! I realised thinking back that there had been another fighter in the ring who had killed the 5 starting opponents and then I had jumped in tagged BIG WILL with the first hit and smashed him. I had stolen his kill - oops! I felt bad about it :( I hope he got it in the end!

We ran to the South through the Barrens and managed to find RazorFen Kraul (42/89). It was a wierd place that seemed to be made of massive spiked vines! It was inhabited by a load of armoured pig warriors and shaman female pigs! We ran around inside for awhile killing the pig baddies who were all elite! It was taking longer to make the kills! We eventually fouond RooGug and killed her to get the Vial of Phistogen. We hearthed to StormWind.

We met Sooper and decided to go to Scarlet Monastry. We took the tram to IronForge and flew to SouthShore and then ran off in the direction of SM. Sooper hadn't been there before and he wanted to see the Ninja Monks (it was my 4th time in SM!) It took some getting there and we wandered into some woodland that was full of very scary and dangerous monsters. After we had the help of two others who we came across in the woods we managed to get back onto the roads we needed and arrived at Scarlet Monastry.

We ran in and started to fight. We worked our way towards the library as this was where we were looking for a quest item called the 'Mythology of the Titans'. We got it but didn't manage to get to the leader of the library in the furthest room.

I wonder why they are so damn hostile if they like the king enough to have a picture of him on their wall! Surely we are on the same team!

We all hearthed to Stormwind and used the Tram to go to IronForge as Sooper and Sweed wanted to sleep after we had all handed in our quest in IronForge. After the boys went to sleep I flew to SouthShore and ran towards the Alterac Ruins. I killed Yetis and Ogres until I levelled up to 39.

Ding Ding Ding Level 39 - Watch out horse here I come ;) Just 15 gold to go :)

Time Finished: 2am
Time Questing: 6 hours

An artists illustration of how Sooper will look at 70!

Day 16: 08_03_07

I met up with Sweed at Arathi Refugee Point. Sweed helped me to complete the first part of the 'Princess Trapped' quest. We fought some Dry Whisker Kobolds in a mine to get 12 Motes of Mzyrael and then used them to activate a floating stone. We got another quest to help to try to release Princess Mzyrael. We went to meet Sooper and passed Hammerfall - we popped in for a look and got slaughtered by some very high level ogres.

Team Sooper started off to try to complete the second part of the Princess Trapped quest. We had to kill a range of different exiles at the three main stone circles in Arathi and collect keys from the magic stones in the centre of each ring. We then had to fight our way into the main stone circle through some rumbling exiles to activate the end of the quest.

We hearthed to StormWind and took the Dwarf Deep Run Tram to Iron Forge. We had decided to try to do Gnomeragan with the three of us. We got into Gnomeragan quite easily. We worked with a night elf priest called Vorlon who helped to put up our health. I wanted to wash all the grim encrushed objects and the ring from the back door of Gnomeragan. So that was good. I also managed to collect some radioative ooze from the centre of Gnomeragan. Sooper and Sweed left and I escorted Vorlon out of Gnomeragan. We went fast and I hit the troggs hard. It was quite easy until I got mobbed by 4 or 5 but still managed to do it with Vorlon frantically trying to raise my health when it dropped.

I ran to IronForge and handed in some quests. I flew to Menethil Harbor and took a boat to Theramore. I flew to Ratchet and ran across the Barrens. I got killed by a Tauren at the CrossRoads. I saw a heard of deer running along and also a giraffee too - cuuuuuuuute ;)

I got to the entrance to StoneTalon Mountains but I couldn't get through as there was a border post that was guarded by very high level taurens :( Luckily a guy on a horse turned up. he ignored me but it was obvious he was going to try to use the speed of his horse to charge through the gate way of the border hoping that he would get through. He started off and I ran behind the horse. As he was going through the tauren focused on him and the horse and chased him. I ran to the right and up a steep embankment. I hid and waited and then I sneaked through the bushes and joined the road into StoneTalon further up. I had got through - miracle!

I killed some Charred Ancients and Pridewing Consorts - pretty freaky creatures :( In StoneTalon I found some young, fledging and matriarch Chimaera (two headed dragons) and I killed them for fangs. I could only get 11 or 12 fangs. I ran into Desolace to try to find some more but to no avail :( I will have to come back sometime for the missing fang :( I hearthed to StormWind.

Time Finished: 2am

Time Questing: 5 hours

Day 15: 07_03_07

Today was a day of rest. When I got back to the Guilded Rose last night I was very tired and I was still very tired in the morning when I woke up. I sent a message by pidgeon from my window to tell the Inn Keeper at the Lion's Pride that I was feeling a bit sheepish! I ordered breakfast in bed but unfortunately the Dwarven Mild Cheese Sandwich didn't settle well in my stomach and what should have been a day of knitting and gossip with the patron of the Guilded Rose turned out to be a crazy cheese induced day of sickness and a visit from a priestess from the Cathedral of Light! I certainly needed some healing! I think that I will stick to StormWind Brie from now on :)

Me and Allison (the Inn Keeper of the Guilded Rose)

Time Questing: 0

Day 14: 06_03_07

Today was a quieter day - well especially to begin with. I flew to SouthShore to meet Sweed. He was on the Western Strand killing Murlocs for their heads so I assisted. Then on to killing DaggerSpines for a very similiar quest (sirens and shorehunters) on the Eastern Strand.

Sooper joined us and we decided to do a quest called 'Perenolde's Tiara' - We must have been feeling brave as the tiara had been stolen by an Ogre called 'Grel' Borg the Miser who lives in the keep in Alterac Ruins.

We ran into Alterac and started to try to find Grel'Borg. We met up with a Paladin called 'Sheripops' and he came with us into the ogre's lair. Grel was definately inside the keep and I managed to hit him first with my arrow. We all piled in and Grel was easily killed!

I blasted one of the ogres so hard it struck him straight through the wall :)

After Grel was dead Sheripops ran off and we tried to kill some WarMongers for Sooper but it was very hard with just three of us. We hearthed to SW so that we could hand in the quest to a 'count' who was in a room in the keep. We were well rewarded with 1 gold piece and 50 silver pieces each :) More money for the Leonalia Horse Benefit Fund ;)

We took the DeepRun Tram to Iron Forge and meet up with Malveno and Aragothic at Gnomeregan. Sooper had a back door key for Gnomeregan. Don't ask me where he got it from, it is well known that dwarves are kleptomaniacs - they are always hording keys in their bags, wool in their pockets and crumbs and pieces of raw fish in their beards (just incase they need a snack in the middle of the afternoon!).

We ran through the Gnomeregan tunnels battling gnomes. Some were in yellow and green spider machines. When we destroyed the machines the little gnome drivers pressed their ejector seat buttons and spun wildly out of the cockpits!

We got a long way through the tunnels but towards the higher levels we suddenly got mobbed by around 30 combatants and were overwhelmed. Upon returning to the back door Malveno and Aragothic got lost so we decided to call it a night. Sooper and Sweed hearthed back to SW.

A gnome plane - where are the keys ;)

I fought my way back out of the entrance to Gnomeragan and went to IronForge. I gave in a number of quests from Gnomeragan and got some more too. I hearthed to SW and went to sleep!

Time Finished: 1:30am
Time Questing: 5 hours

Day 13: 05_03_07

From StormWind I flew to Darkshire along with Sweed and Sooper. They were kindly coming along to help me with my Warrior Quest (cyclonian) in StrangleThorn Vale. I was glad to be out questing! When I got to work this morning I asked the Inn Keeper if I could increase my responsibilities around the pub, he got me a bucket and mop and I spent all morning mopping up the contents of the stomachs of a party of Dwarves who had been drinking since sunrise :( I think I should have kept my mouth shut and kept on washing the dishes!

I had bought some LifeRoot from the Auction House (a little too much) It is for the Cyclonian Quest. Hey! At least a part of the quest is going to be easy. We ran south through DarkShire and into StrangleThorn Vale. I was looking for BloodScalps (they look like trolls) and I needed 30 tusks (whoa! that is an awful lot of tusks!). We found some trolls and set about killing them, it was taking ages and ages. Luckily Paul David rode past on his horse and showed us the best place to find lots of trolls - eventually all the tusks were collected :) Hooray - two parts of Cyclonian completed!

A family reunion for Sooper ;)

PaulDavid wanted help with his quest in StrangleThorn Vale. We had to try to fight and kill some very big trolls. We reached the area and died pretty quick especially as big green vines were coming out of the ground and grabbing us too :( We found the boss who was called 'Mogh - The Undying' (which as it turned out was a pretty fitting name!) and his protector both level 44 and surrounded by trolls level 40 +. I spent most of my time dead and lost! :( But it was fun - unfortunely Mogh was not killed. Sooper and Sweed were tired and decided to hearth to SW to sleep. Paul and I hearthed to SW and then Paul said he would help with the final part of my Cyclonian quest - hooray! I want to get that sword ;)

We flew to Arathi Refugee Point. We had to kill three sets of exiles. Burning Exiles, Thundering Exiles and Cresting Exiles to collect the charms they carried - 8 from each set of exiles. It would have taken me several years to do myself but Paul finished them off pretty quick - they would have taken half my health for each one so it is pretty tough!

We saw a huge high level boss women with a group of exile protectors (that looked like golems) She was called 'Myzrael' - we saw a group of horde trying to kill her but they failed badly! She is a level 44 Elite! Ouch!

We went to ChillWind Point (78/66) to give in the Cyclonian Quest. I put the charms into a cauldron and then the troll there summoned Cyclonian a Level 40 Elite. It was tough but with Paul helping too he was despatched with pretty quick :)

I got my new Sword - wow! Isn't it great ;)

It was great that Sweed, Sooper and Paul all helped me with my Warrior Quest today - thanks :)

Paul went to sleep in SW and I flew to SouthShore and went up towards the Alterac Ruins. I killed Yeti's and Ogres until I levelled up to 38!

Ding Ding Ding Level 38! Hooray :) Is it time to sleep now - I was just getting started..... LOL

Time Finished: 3am
Time Questing: 5 1/2 hours