Nice cup of tea

Looks like I'm not the only one who had the "pleasure" of doing this quest:


I use a riding talbuk for getting around, as I think it looks much nicer than my mechanostrider, and I can usually blame any droppings on a passing Tauren. Tee hee!

Labels: blume, quests

It's not a sexy ass, but it is cute. And in response to the line about why men play female characters -- if I'm going to stare at it for hours, it might as well be attractive -- it doesn't bother me, I'm bi-gnome-ial.

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It's Winter Veil! So happy Winter Veil everyone, make sure you visit Greatfather Winter (or Great-father Winter, I suppose) and sit on his knee. If you've been good then maybe he'll give you a present.

I've been very good this year, and did all the quests he and the goblins wanted, so I got a great present:



Note the totally awesome red winter outfit and coincidentally matching bracers, gloves and crown. Oooh, festive!

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Larissa Sunstrike asked me to cause some trouble for Illidan's demon hunters in training. She was worried they'd spend more time fighting Scryers than demons, so she asked me to go and release Azaloth, a huge demon they're keeping in magical chains to distract them from their studies. Sure, I thought, no problem. I like causing mischief.

So off I went, and soon liberated a scroll from one of the Sunfury Warlocks that looked like it would break the spell holding Azaloth in place. It did, and boy was he mad!






He killed a whole coven of warlocks and summoners, and when he started casting his eye around for another target, I took to the skies on my trusty Gryphon before he got any ideas. I needn't have worried though -- Alandien came running over and attacked the demon, and she soon had him under control. It was quite a battle, and to tell the truth I was glad when the foxy night elf killed her demon foe.

Satisfied that I'd caused enough mayhem for one day, I flew off to collect my reward.

Labels: azaloth, blume, quests

There's a good post over at Balance of Power about aggro management, along with a great 300/Demotivator mashup that prompted me to make this one :D

In short -- squishies don't want aggro, the tank does. But the math behind it is interesting. For example, I didn't know ranged DPS have to out-DPS the tank by 30% to pull aggro away from them.

I do occasionally pull aggro from the main tank - today I did a run of Mana Tombs with a level 64 - 66 group, and quite frequently out-aggro'd the tank. But I think I know what to do when that happens: don't run away, in fact, run towards the tank and frost-nova the mob in place to allow the tank to re-establish himself at the top of the threat table.

Labels: aggro, blume, theorycraft

I had a really busy day yesterday. As well as killing hundreds of ogres for the Kureni and getting my new Talbuk mount, I gave up on herbalism and took up a needle and thread and started tailoring.

Picking herbs has been good to me, it's made me money on the auction house and potions and elixirs to keep me going on the battlefield. But now that I'm almost level 70, I'm getting to the stage where I want to wear some really powerful clothes - some nice epics. And what better way to get hold of some epics than to make them myself?

I headed to Ironforge and went to see the apprentice tailor. I spent the rest of the evening running back and forth between him and the auction house, buying up cloth on auction then making simple clothes. I'd forgotten how hot Ironforge is - all those open air forges and smelting. Eventually I'd learnt how to do everything the trainers in Ironforge could teach, so I teleported myself to Stormwind and started training there, in a tailors at the edge of the Mage's District.

The only problem is, it's a long way between starting out as an apprentice tailor, and crafting your own three-set of epics. I have a bank full of Runecloth and Netherweave, and plenty more stuffed in packages in the mailbox, but I really need more silk and Mageweave. I've already bought up all the cheapest stacks of cloth on the auction house, and funds were starting to look a little low, as I'll need to buy my flying mount very shortly...

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Yes, after a day of grinding ogres in Nagrand I finally amassed enough Obsidian Warbeads to convince the Kurenai to let me buy their best stuff -- including this great Talbuk mount. It's very high up off the ground compared to normal mount, and a much quieter and smoother ride than my old Mechanostrider.

Incidentally, the Kurenai are also the first group I've ever reached Exhalted with, and the grinding wasn't nearly as bad or as boring as I thought it might be!

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I spent some time today finishing up some quests in Nagrand. As is the way here in outland, I ended up with some new equipment, and now I'm looking great in green. It brings out the colour in my eyes! All I want to do now is get to Exhalted with the Kurunai so I can get a Talbuk to ride around - at the moment I'm revered, so I have to go out and kill some more ogres.

Labels: blume, equipment

I ventured into Sethekk Halls last night with two of my friends, Anwn and Maevin, and a couple of like-minded adventurers recruited from Shattrath. The smelly bird men put up some small resistance, but we soon had them beaten. Along the way, I picked up this cool book, The Saga of Terokk. I feel more magical just holding it!

I particularly enjoyed the battle with Talon King Ikiss. I had to nuke him down with my frostbolts, then run for cover behind a pillar when he got mad and started casting his arcane explosion. I wish mine would do as much damage as his!

Labels: blume, equipment, sethekk halls

A few words on my current equipment.

I like the dagger-and-offhand arrangement, it makes a change to lugging a lump of wood around on my back all the time. I'm a young, fit, bouncy mage, not a stuffy old wizzard, so why do I need a walking stick?

And I realise I'm wearing a dead wolf's carcass on my head. That wolf was causing trouble, and needed dealing with. Besides, I think it makes me look cute. Got a problem with that?

Labels: blume, equipment

So, here I am, starting a blog. I've been inspired by Ratshag, a horde warrior who has a was with words -- for an orc, at least.

Anyway. Once I got to level 60, it all got a bit much for me. People wanted me to be off killing the Scourge, or fighting insects in the desert, or who-knows what else. It was all a little overwhelming, so I went back to my adopted home of Darnassus (they have the best herbs on Teldrassil!) and opted for the quiet life instead.

Then a few weeks ago, one of my elf buddies, a rogue by the name of Scrappy told me about the opening of the Dark Portal (I'd heard rumors!) and the situation in Outland, and I decided I'd better go take a look. He was even good enougth to lend me a few gold pieces to buy a nice new epic Mechanostrider, so I could arrive in style.

So here I am, in the Outland, a level 68 frost mage, out adventuring again. Walking through the portal was terrifying, but I've found since I took up my staff and wand again I'm growing more powerful than I ever thought possible!

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