The Graves of Westfall

The following article has been generously translated from Sarracenia-talk to Common by Zyrena.

Back again with the promised report on Westfall graves.

The Moonbrook graveyard is an interesting place indeed. We went there to take a peek around and there were vultures infesting the graveyard. I never saw the like. Zy says that there are sometimes vulture birds hanging around exposed carcasses, but this is the first time she has seen them hanging around respectfully buried bodies. Zy took a picture of me looking at all the birds before we rid the place of them.

We went back that night to take another look to see if more birds had come back. Imagine our surprise to find not vulture birds, but ghouls. I took a picture of Zyrena standing stunned by this spectacle. We asked around with the locals and it seems that after sunset, all the birds leave for their night roosts and the ghouls climb out of their graves and prowl the graveyard. I put some thought into this whole thing and decided that maybe the vultures are actually cleaning up after the ghoulies. After all, those rotten bodies aren’t the most stable things. I’m sure there are bits left over after the ghouls lay back down in the ground. That would be good picking for the vultures. We decided to leave everything be for now and travel on to see if there were any more interesting sites.

We traveled up the road towards the shore and wandered down to the Jangolode Mine. The mine had a small graveyard out in front of it but that spot was being guarded by Defias Smugglers and Trappers. They seem to think the mine is theirs now and Zy suggested we just move along since the grave yard did not look particularly interesting. But just up the road, heading back towards Moonbrook, was a little plot with a fence around it and a tree. There were two graves with nice stones, but one had a casket sticking up out of the ground with a skeleton showing. Rather odd for people what seem so concerned with making sure all their dead people are usually covered. This bothered me enough that I bugged Zy to take me back after dark (She bugged me a LOT — Zyrena).

Well when we got there again, we saw another ghoul. This guy was big and mean and lookin for a fight (Especially after Sarra poked him with her sword a couple times — Zyrena) and he had two friends with him.

Maybe that’s why the Defias people were keeping such a close eye on the graveyard outside their mine. They were worried about catching ghouls there too! (She says that like “ghouls” is a disease…it’s more of an infestation — Zyrena).

Well after having to deal with that guy, I decided I was done with graves for a bit. So the next time, we’ll be telling you all about something different. Maybe we’ll go someplace with waterfalls or something.

Zy, can we go look at waterfalls or bunnies or something?

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Tags: Leprithus, Moonbrook, Westfall, WoW

Rediscover Azeroth – The Graves

The following article has been generously translated from Troll-sp…err…Trollmaica…err…from Sarracenia-talk to Common by Zyrena.

Hello There. Sarra here and I’m wanting to tell you all about what I’ve been seeing today.

I was out exploring and picking flowers in Hillsbrad, and I wander all over the place when I do that. Well…I followed the river to the shore and followed the cliffs up along and towards Thoradin’s Wall. Up there is a dwarf place called Dun Garok. Don’t be getting too close to the fort unless you are of the Alliance persuasion because they’re not nice to Hordies…dwarfs and their tempers you know.

Anyway..to the south west of there, on a cliff overlooking the sea, is a real nice memorial. There is a dwarf there named Rouch looking after the place and praying for the soul there, but he seems to be a decent sort of fellow and he will leave you be. I guess he knew Anthony pretty personaly. Please be respectful when you go there because not all alliance people are the enemy and they all deserve the right to morn their losses. The inscription on the stone reads: “~~In Loving Memory~~ Anthony Ray Stark, 1961-2005”. It is a nice peaceful place to stop for a minute and reflect. I left a flower or two.

After I left here, I got to thinking that there may be other graves of interest…and some gravemoss in the deal too. So I travelled to Raven Hill to see what I could see. There is a hermit in his shack at the back corner of the cemetery in Raven Hill. Zy says he is called Abercrombie. He has a grave behind his shack there where they say he has his wife, Eliza. I went and took a look, but all I saw was a fresh mound and a headstone. But when I decided to go back later and take a picture, I saw a night elf poke the dirt and ghouls came out. Mad ghoulies! Not the friendly ones like my buddy. I was so shocked I missed getting a picture of the fight, but I did remember to take a picture of the grave and the hermit’s cabin for you all.

Just across the bottom of the Raven Hill cemetery, where you get to Forlorne Row, there is a house. Behind that house is a grave marked with only a wooden marker. I thought it was strange that this grave and Eliza’s grave were outside the cemetery. But there must be a reason fer that. Maybe I’ll ask Zy sometime. I took a picture of the grave behind the house and I showed it to Zy. She said it belongs to Morgan Ladimore but that he now is Mor’Ladim and he is a tortured soul that wanders around Forlorne Row and bothers people. Apparently he’s a tough fight for some, too. But there are those that want help putting Mor’Ladim to rest. I think Zy mentioned Althea Ebonlocke, a Commander in Darkshire, but I may have that wrong.

The last one I’ll be telling you all about today is the Shrine of the Fallen Warrior. I came across this shrine when I was kicking around out near the Crossroads in Kalimdor. I went out the west gate and was poking around the hills there when I noticed this mound that was not quite like the rest. To get to the top, I had to circle and find a ridge that took me up to the neighboring hill. Then I followed another ridge across to the mound and ran up to the top. I figured that if the Striders can get there, so can I. At the top was one of the most moving things I’ve ever seen. This spirit healer was there by name of Koiter.

Behind him is the shrine. I’m not sure I can adequately describe the shrine other than to say it is…impressive. A fallen orc warrior lay there on the altar under the Symbol of the Horde, holding a sword to his breast and seeming peacefuly at rest. There are piles of stuff that other people have left there as tokens of love and as gifts for the spirit of the warrior to help him along where he is going next. I took a picture of Koiter and of the shrine for those of you that may not have the chance to get there. I hope you’ll try to check it out though..

There are a couple of special cases that I’m wanting to tell you all about that Zy and I found out in Westfall. But for today, I think I am all written out. Zy is complaining about my grammar and stuff. So for the next time, we will tell you about what we found out there near Moonbrook and some odd happenings connected to that.

Keep explorin’ an hab fun!
Sarra

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Tags: Crossroads, Hillsbrad, In Loving Memory, Shrine of the Fallen Warrior, WoW

Rediscover Azeroth – Intro

The Death Knights have broken free from Arthas’ grasp. Now what?

After the “enlightening” scene at Light’s Hope Chapel and the subsequent meetings with Highlord Darion Morgraine, both Sarra and Zy have come to a baffling discovery: The flight masters all across the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are willing to let them fly just about anywhere, but the ladies have no recollection of ever having been to those areas before.

Having become accustomed to working together on the same side, Zyrena and Sarracenia have decided to maintain their working relationship to share their journey to rediscover Azeroth.

This series of articles will record their travels and the discoveries they make along the way. Included will be instance tours, interviews with people they meet along the way, descriptions of zones and areas of special interest.

Zyrena: Draenei Death Knight

“Zy” has the classic draenei build and long white hair. Under the helm is an eyepatch and a wry glint in the uncovered eye. Her humor can be subtle and cutting but generally it is reserved for those who deserve the sharp end of a stick. She is looking forward to her rediscovery of Azeroth with both excitement and trepidation, not knowing when she is going to meet someone who may remember her from the past.

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Sarracenia: Troll Death Knight

“Sarra” is a troll female of distinction. Having kept in touch with some of her former comrades, she often travels with them and lends her powers to their aid as they attempt to redeem themselves with the residents of Azeroth. Being inordinately proud of her orange braids and crest and her delicate tusks, she often goes helm-less to be easily distinguished from all the other Death Knights currently trying to rediscover themselves and their past.

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Now, the ladies would like a brief word to let you know their plans!

Zy: Hello. I’m Zyrena. I’m looking forward to writing for you all…and cleaning up Sarra’s writing so you can read it. I’ve been noticing that ever since my arrival from the Eastern Plaguelands I’ve been coming across presumptuous flight masters who greet me by name. Thing is, I can’t for the life of me remember being in these places. Sarra has noticed the same phenomenon and we have come to the conclusion that we both must have traveled extensively before…well before.

Sarra (translated by Zy): ~Snorts~ She is a bit…generous…in her assessment of the situation. I’m Sarracenia and I’m happy to be talking to you all. There was a right dark time recently and now I’m hoping to do some exploring and put that all in the background. Now I have no recall at all of these places it seems we’ve been. So, we decided to do some wandering to see what we can see. My guess being that when that Arthas took over where the natural spirits left off, we lost all the pasts that we had and they were replaced with…well with nothing. See that makes it much easier to get us to do what he was needing us to do.

Zy: Yes…well…Now we are back in control of our own destinies and we have decided to start again with re-learning who we are. Or, in the case of some ~cuts Sarracenia a glance~ checking out the world through new eyes and talking incessently about everything they see.

Sarra (translated by Zy): Aww now, Zy. Don’t go getting all huffy-like over the whole thing. Think of all the new opportunities we’ll be facing! Seeing places for the first time again! I bet we’ll be noticing things this time that we never took the time to see proper-like before. After all, I don’t know about you, but I got a whole appreciation going on that I just bet I didn’t have before.

Zy: So we will be mostly traveling apart, but we will get together to compare notes and create journal entries (and try to correct some of Sarra’s “english”) to share with all of you the things we discover across Azeroth as we go. It is our hope that you too will be able to “rediscover Azeroth” through our reports.

Sarra: Shore Ting! ~whispers to Zyrena’~ Dere be nothin’ wrong wit mah “english”!

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Tags: Lights Hope Chapel, Rediscover Azeroth, WoW

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