The Barrens
We didn't have a lot of time so we only really took care of one quest - to find an emerald in a mine in the northeast of The Barrens. We took off out of Ratchet, going east first to the river that separates the region from Durotar, then following the river north.
Most of the beasts in the area are very low level - 14 or 15 at most. However we found a Horde outpost near a bridge that leads over into Durotar, and there are some level 40 Horde guards watching the bridge presumably to limit Alliance access to Orgrimmar.
We went over the bridge for a quick look before coming back and heading north. Something rather odd happened about then; Kate and I were both affected by a "Sap" spell, but we couldn't figure out for sure where it came from. There was a level 16 Undead player nearby and at first I blamed him; I tried to attack him but presumably he wasn't in PvP mode because I couldn't do anything, and if he wasn't PvP that would imply that he wasn't the source of the spell (although I have to admit I'm not 100% familiar with how the PvP mode works; we're not in the habit of whacking other players, even if they are nasty stinking unwashed Horde).
Anyway we carried on north and the Sap attacks stopped. We found the mine and started knocking over the baddies in and around it and I found an emerald fairly quickly, dropped by one of the goblins not far into the mine itself. Kate wasn't so lucky and had to wipe out everything in the mine, twice, before finding her emerald.
Once we were done there we headed back to Ratchet but rather than retracing our steps we went west to the Gold Road (the main north-south road running the length of the Barrens) then south. We found a Horde outpost at The Crossroads and kept our distance, but other than that it was a straight run to Ratchet.
We closed out the quest and although it gave us a little XP the main thing was that we are now considered "Friends" of that faction. To try to up that reputation a bit more we had a look around for other questgivers, taking on another three or four quests. They won't give much XP - they're too low level - but they should be quick and easy, and the rep boost can't hurt.
By then we were out of time, so we checked back in to the inn there in Ratchet for another night. Next trip I guess we'll go after those low level quests first, but after that we'll probably go somewhere a bit more challenging so that we can push for new levels.
Most of the beasts in the area are very low level - 14 or 15 at most. However we found a Horde outpost near a bridge that leads over into Durotar, and there are some level 40 Horde guards watching the bridge presumably to limit Alliance access to Orgrimmar.
We went over the bridge for a quick look before coming back and heading north. Something rather odd happened about then; Kate and I were both affected by a "Sap" spell, but we couldn't figure out for sure where it came from. There was a level 16 Undead player nearby and at first I blamed him; I tried to attack him but presumably he wasn't in PvP mode because I couldn't do anything, and if he wasn't PvP that would imply that he wasn't the source of the spell (although I have to admit I'm not 100% familiar with how the PvP mode works; we're not in the habit of whacking other players, even if they are nasty stinking unwashed Horde).
Anyway we carried on north and the Sap attacks stopped. We found the mine and started knocking over the baddies in and around it and I found an emerald fairly quickly, dropped by one of the goblins not far into the mine itself. Kate wasn't so lucky and had to wipe out everything in the mine, twice, before finding her emerald.
Once we were done there we headed back to Ratchet but rather than retracing our steps we went west to the Gold Road (the main north-south road running the length of the Barrens) then south. We found a Horde outpost at The Crossroads and kept our distance, but other than that it was a straight run to Ratchet.
We closed out the quest and although it gave us a little XP the main thing was that we are now considered "Friends" of that faction. To try to up that reputation a bit more we had a look around for other questgivers, taking on another three or four quests. They won't give much XP - they're too low level - but they should be quick and easy, and the rep boost can't hurt.
By then we were out of time, so we checked back in to the inn there in Ratchet for another night. Next trip I guess we'll go after those low level quests first, but after that we'll probably go somewhere a bit more challenging so that we can push for new levels.
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