Nagrand

We decided to make a push to get the next level, only this time instead of wasting time with low-level quests and dungeons we figured our time was better spent grinding for points in higher level areas.

Accordingly we flew out to Shattrath (actually we'd started there and took a portal to Ironforge to clear out our packs from the day before, then flew to Nethergarde Keep and rode to and through the Dark Portal), and rode out into Terokkar Forest.

We headed south and then west to explore the region and found ourselves crossing the border into Nagrand. This area is a little higher than Terokkar; level 66 mobs were generally the highest level we saw compared to about 64 in Terokkar. Since we were level 61, that put those higher level mobs five levels above us, making this area a bit of a tough proposition.

All the same we did pretty well, apart from one point where I was noticed by a couple of level 70 elite guards from what appeared to be a Horde outpost in the northeast. That was a wipe, of course.

In an attempt to find refuge we made our way to the middle of the region - where the map showed a settlement - and found a place called Halaa, which turned out to be an Alliance outpost.

From there we went southeast - a quick look at the map on WowWiki.com showed another, larger settlement there called Telaar. The place turned out to be neutral rather than Alliance-friendly and we weren't able to make use of any of the facilities except the mailbox and the flightmaster. I'm guessing that would change if we upped our reputations with the right faction, but at least the place was a relatively safe haven. It's also rather beautiful; see the picture, a snap I took from the flightmaster's platform high above the town.

From there we started out north but Kate hit level 62 before we'd gone very far and we turned back to take a flight back to Shattrath. I flew on to Honor Hold, since I was only eighty percent of the way to that level, and rode out to grind for as many points as I could from the level 61 boars and other things in the general area.

It didn't take too long and by the time Kate had finished her business in Shattrath I was ready to get back to Ironforge for training.

After that we went back to Shattrath and spent just a short time exploring a little more to the south and east of Shattrath, picking up a couple of quests in the Refugee Caravan we found out there, before we hearthstoned back to Shattrath and called it a night.