Deadmines Tour, Part One of Three

 Hello all, Zyrena here. 

Last evening I decided to check out the reports of a Defias hideout in Moonbrook.   The first step was a gryphon ride into Sentinel Hill.   Sentinel Hill is the Alliance outpost in the Westfall area.   It garrisons the local militia, a sawmill, a forge and a trade caravan where the local farmers can find a few of the essentials and an occasional luxury.

The “official” military presence is housed in the tower.   Gyran Stoutmantle is up there along with the Quartermaster and a couple other stalwart military men.   They are always looking for assistance with the Defias infiltrators.   This is where I first learned of a “Defias hideout” in the area.   Through some investigative work, it has been determined that there is more to “The Barn” in Moonbrook than it appears.   So I travelled to Moonbrook to see for myself. 

Moonbrook looks like it was a very nice little town at one time.   The buildings are all run down now, however.   It seems the maintenance skills of the Defias leave a bit to be desired. My guess is that they were not chosen for their abilities with hammer and saw or their expertise in the application of whitewash. 

At the far end of town is a large barn.   Current intelligence is that this barn is a front for some sort of Defias operation.   When I got to the front of the barn, I could see why it had gone so long unnoticed; other than the Defias operatives all over the town that is.   When I went into the barn, I didn’t find any animals at all.   In fact, I think it was the cleanest barn I’ve ever walked into.   Even old barns usually have some stray straw laying around somewhere.   This one doesn’t.   After making my way to the very back of the building through the inside I found what it did have:  a hole where the wall should have been and a mine shaft entrance. 

Being the intrepid explorer that I am ~smirks~ I made my way down the ramps and steps to see what I would find.   I wasn’t expecting a whole mine complex.   But something seemed a bit off about the whole thing.   The ore was not being hauled to the surface, but farther down into the tunnels.   I decided to continue on to see what I could find.

At the first real fork in the tunnels, I chose to go left.  This branch took me over a bridge with miners working in a pit below.   I stopped to look over the side and I caught a glimpse of a lady who had been reported to have fallen in with the Defias, and with Edwin VanCleef in particular.   Marisa du’Paige does indeed seem to have joined with them here. 

I continued on down the branch I was exploring and was stunned to find a bunch of ghouls and skeletons running around.   They seem to be former miners and foremen as they are continuing in un-death the jobs they must have had in life.  Near the end of this branch I found a former foreman.   I believe he has a brother still alive in Stormwind that is looking for information on his whereabouts.   Thistlenettle is the nondescript…err…chap…at the back in the middle of this particular picture.   I can understand why his brother is having a hard time getting information.   Not only is it hard to recognise anyone after their skin has rotted away and is covered with bandages to try to hold it in place, but upon trying to talk to him I found him less than friendly.   Makes it kind of hard to pass on messages when you are being beaten upon. 

Back to the main branch, there is a bridge from which you can see the main mine entrance. I’m told that’s where the most secret operations are being carried out and thus, it is my main goal to get in there and see for myself exactly what is going on.   The main mine entrance is to the right of the bridge and the bridge is heavily guarded.   Behind me is the tourist I brought with me into the mines.   I think it was his first time and like all tourists, he kept getting into my pictures . 

I cleared the guards off the bridge and then just jumped over the edge to the floor.   It is possible to cross the bridge and then go around to the left and back under the same bridge and then left again to the main entrance.   I just decided to do things a bit faster. 

Now that we’ve managed to make it to the deep entrance with our tourist intact, I’m going to stop for now.   But please come back for the next part when we continue on into the deep mine to see what the Defias are up to.

 –Zyrena

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