Heroes of the Hand of Argus
To complete the final Bloodmyst Isle quest we escorted Demolitionist Legoso to the Vector Coil so that he could plant a bomb to destroy it. Twice. The first time we got wiped because I was attacked from behind by a Sunhawk Saboteur at the same time that Legoso attracted the attention of at least two other Sunhawks. By the time I'd got my attacker off me, Legoso's health was so low that he went down before I was able to give him a boost with Holy Light. His attackers then came for us and while we actually did pretty well there were just too many of them and they were too strong.
The second attempt went better. Legoso planted his bomb and we stood back to watch the fireworks; that was the first part of the quest done. Up the slope from where we were, Legoso noticed something else going on - Sironas draining power directly from somewhere. He decided to plant another bomb to bring down a support structure and stop the flow of energy; that got Sironas' attention and what happened next was truly weird - she grew to between five and ten times her original size and started beating up Legoso. With no other Sunhawks nearby (we'd helped Legoso take them out just before the second bomb went off) we were able to help him fight back and with three of us on her she didn't last long. Legoso told us to get back to Blood Watch and we didn't hang about to ask questions; we used our Hearthstones to port back from where we were standing.
Back at the Watch, we closed out the quest and what a swell party that was - we walked out of the tower to find an honour guard lining the path with most of the local characters dancing, and Velen himself waiting for us at the bottom to reward us with Honour Points, new weapons and a Heroes of the Hand of Argus tabard.
We did repairs and so on, then it was time to pack our bags and leave Bloodmyst. We made our way to Menethil Harbour then yomped across the Wetlands (with a side-trip to whack a few murlocs and other things - the additional XP was enough to push me to level 22), through Thelsamar and on across Dun Morogh where we made a few side jaunts to mine some copper veins that we could see from the road. At Ironforge we made a short stop for training and repairs, then from there the Deeprun Tram took us to Stormwind and that's where we left things. Next stop: Lakeshire, where Kate has to meet someone at the inn for her Warrior quest.
The way I understand it I should have picked up a Paladin-only quest when I hit level 20. According to WoWWiki I should have picked up the Tome of Valor from someone not far from the Paladin Trainer in 'my capital city', which for Draenei would be The Exodar, but it never happened and I haven't been able to find out exactly who I should see. Maybe it's actually in Stormwind; since we're there anyway I'm planning on running up to the Cathedral of Light on the off chance. In the meantime I need to check some other sources for something more specific than that vague hint that WoWWiki gives.
Liars and Cheats
I think most players treat others fairly, but as with any large group of people there are always some that think they can cheat other players and get away with it. These people spoil it for the rest of us, because they make it impossible to trust people. Such is the case with a git that advertised armour kits (+24 armour boost) for 30 silver each on the trade channel. We were in The Exodar; he was in Stormwind, so we agreed to do business through the mail. Accordingly I sent him one and a half gold to pay for five kits. I didn't get them right away - he said he had to make them, which I take to mean that he'd actually sold all he had and yet still taken my money. Then he said it would take a day to get them together; I said that was too long and I wanted the money back.
I still hadn't got the kits or the cash by the time we got to Stormwind so I've sent him a 'last chance' mail. If I don't get the money back (or the kits I paid for) PDQ I'm going to report him to the GMs. And unfortunately thanks to this idiot I will no longer be able to trust any other player when it comes to trade; in future I'll only do this through the Trade window or on the understanding that I'm not paying for goods until I have them in my hands. [Edit: in hindsight I think this is what the Cash On Delivery option in the mail system is for. I'll check and if so I'll bear this in mind for the future.]
The second attempt went better. Legoso planted his bomb and we stood back to watch the fireworks; that was the first part of the quest done. Up the slope from where we were, Legoso noticed something else going on - Sironas draining power directly from somewhere. He decided to plant another bomb to bring down a support structure and stop the flow of energy; that got Sironas' attention and what happened next was truly weird - she grew to between five and ten times her original size and started beating up Legoso. With no other Sunhawks nearby (we'd helped Legoso take them out just before the second bomb went off) we were able to help him fight back and with three of us on her she didn't last long. Legoso told us to get back to Blood Watch and we didn't hang about to ask questions; we used our Hearthstones to port back from where we were standing.
Back at the Watch, we closed out the quest and what a swell party that was - we walked out of the tower to find an honour guard lining the path with most of the local characters dancing, and Velen himself waiting for us at the bottom to reward us with Honour Points, new weapons and a Heroes of the Hand of Argus tabard.
We did repairs and so on, then it was time to pack our bags and leave Bloodmyst. We made our way to Menethil Harbour then yomped across the Wetlands (with a side-trip to whack a few murlocs and other things - the additional XP was enough to push me to level 22), through Thelsamar and on across Dun Morogh where we made a few side jaunts to mine some copper veins that we could see from the road. At Ironforge we made a short stop for training and repairs, then from there the Deeprun Tram took us to Stormwind and that's where we left things. Next stop: Lakeshire, where Kate has to meet someone at the inn for her Warrior quest.
The way I understand it I should have picked up a Paladin-only quest when I hit level 20. According to WoWWiki I should have picked up the Tome of Valor from someone not far from the Paladin Trainer in 'my capital city', which for Draenei would be The Exodar, but it never happened and I haven't been able to find out exactly who I should see. Maybe it's actually in Stormwind; since we're there anyway I'm planning on running up to the Cathedral of Light on the off chance. In the meantime I need to check some other sources for something more specific than that vague hint that WoWWiki gives.
Liars and Cheats
I think most players treat others fairly, but as with any large group of people there are always some that think they can cheat other players and get away with it. These people spoil it for the rest of us, because they make it impossible to trust people. Such is the case with a git that advertised armour kits (+24 armour boost) for 30 silver each on the trade channel. We were in The Exodar; he was in Stormwind, so we agreed to do business through the mail. Accordingly I sent him one and a half gold to pay for five kits. I didn't get them right away - he said he had to make them, which I take to mean that he'd actually sold all he had and yet still taken my money. Then he said it would take a day to get them together; I said that was too long and I wanted the money back.
I still hadn't got the kits or the cash by the time we got to Stormwind so I've sent him a 'last chance' mail. If I don't get the money back (or the kits I paid for) PDQ I'm going to report him to the GMs. And unfortunately thanks to this idiot I will no longer be able to trust any other player when it comes to trade; in future I'll only do this through the Trade window or on the understanding that I'm not paying for goods until I have them in my hands. [Edit: in hindsight I think this is what the Cash On Delivery option in the mail system is for. I'll check and if so I'll bear this in mind for the future.]
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