The
land of the Titans..
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| The Storm Peaks |
Onwards, and into the reaches of The Snow.. I mean,
The Storm Peaks. Upon entering the zone, I feel like I am back in
Dragonblight with the snow covered plains and wide open scenes. However. Once you begin to look up to the soaring
heights,
cliff tops, and
mountains that initial feeling is lost. To mention, you really do require a
flying mount to progress in this zone and of which even applies when in
spirit form (Dead)...
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| Boom.. Boom.. And BOOM AGAIN! |
So, your introduction to the zone begins in the
Goblin town of
K3. The green skin residents who
stereotypically find that any problem has a
solution which involves a large volume of
explosives or of similar sort, as I will soon explain. Their primary reason for being here is just as many in the area. The
mysteries of the
Titans. Though more specifically, their
treasures. While following a number of quest lines within the town which proved to be quite
fun, a
benefit of the Goblin race, I came across a
minefield. Not just any minefield however. This one had
air defences to make things worse! Anyway, while on the quest, a
suggestion from the great
achievement junkie
@Aralosseien from
Achievements Ahoy came in. This lead me to go for the achievement
'Mine Sweeper', which involved me bouncing around (and dying..multiple times) trying to set off as many mines as possible one after another in a chain. All in all, a really great
challenge, so thanks for the telling Feignheart and myself about it!
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| The Hyldnir |
Soon enough, the
games had to come to a
halt, for it was time for us to work our way further up into the peaks. To the
Hyldnir. These giant beings to say the least, were like no other I have ever encountered in my travels so far. More
surprisingly, compared to majority of factions, these were all
women! None to be underestimated though. Pretty much the female equivalent to the
Vrykul, of whom are held as
slaves and captives for these strong minded
Viking warrior women. Once getting a foothold, you again find yourself taking on another
disguise to fight your way through a deadly
tournament alongside and against these unforgiving blue skins. All of which acts as a prelude to meeting the mighty
Thorim. This is where the main
plot for The Storm Peaks really begins to jump into action. With Thorim being one of the
protectors of
Ulduar, set forth by the
Titans, having his throne stolen by his evil brother
Loken (had
'Clash of The Titans' in mind at this point)
, things really start to get interesting.
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| Machines of the Titans |
Seeing as the
Titans are such a
fundamental part to the zone, and everything in
Azeroth as we know, I feel they deserve some highlighting. To make it simple, they are the
creators of the
world in which you exist in. All of whom left many years ago, and placed a number of
protectors such as
Thorim in charge of keeping their creation in
control and in
order. While heading from place to place,
evidence of what the Titans left behind (As pictured to the left) are all around you. I got the feeling, that it was similar to '
War Of The Worlds', in which
machines of
unthinkable size and
power alongside
huge caves of
grand infrastructure can be found
buried beneath our very feat. Underneath the
snow. In the faces of the
mountains we climb.
Mysteries covered up, and waiting to be
discovered.
Before moving on, I would like to stay on the topic of the
titans and their influence within the current zone. As to the north lies
Ulduar. The
Heart of the Titan workings. Just full to the brim of
history and
Knowledge. I think an image describes my notes a thousand times over, of the sheer magnitude and epic proportion to the mine-zone...
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| Ulduar |
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Magnificent to say the least. This also includes the
dungeon instance
Halls of Lightning, which also holds an absolute expanse in size. In which Feignheart hit level
80!
Now. Although I had hit 80, and received my congratulating
letter in the mail from Rhonin, I felt
no reason to move on. I wanted to
finish what I had started! So I did go on and continue through the zone, really taking on board everything it had to offer.
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| Halls of Lightning |
What did catch my attention? Maybe some of my readers remember the
Noggenfogger Elixir from
Tanaris? Because I came across a collection of drinks from a vendor, which all worked similar to the elixir, however with a range of different effects such as
Drakefire Chile Ale or
Iron Boot Flask. These were all purchasable with the
currency in the zone, which existed in the form of
Relics of Ulduar. Which were also used to buy my new
Giant Ring Belt from the
Sons of Hodir. All good
fun!
How could I go without mentioning one of the
best zone-finales so far?! The epic
flight escape with one of the greatest
explorers ever,
Brann Bronzebeard! Although this quest did prove troublesome with a hunter, as you could only use
melee attacks, we got through it soon enough. Which was all worth it for, what I will state, as an
unmissable scene! Brothers
re-united. That is all I will say, as I believe it should be experienced by any of haven't already.
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| Do not disturb! |
So, after that, it was time to head on back to the city of
Dalaran to take a much needed
rest at the Inn. This allowed Feignheart to pick up a new skill from the
hunter trainer.
Mastery. Which actually allows you access to a new
stat rather than a new skill. Time to keep an eye out for this!
Anyway, it appears our stay was to be cut short! It became apparent after reading the cities
Hero's Board, from where we received an
urgent plea for
help! Urgent enough to grant us with an additional (one use)
Hearthstone to an important gathering within the
The Golden Keg in the
Dwarven District of
Stormwind.
The adventure continues, like no other...
A QUESTION TO ALL MY READERS
It seems that we have just hit a new milestone! 2000 hits! Which is even more reason for me to ask everyone this. Seeing as Feignheart is soon to take on the new fight in azeroth in his quest from 80-85, I would like to implement something else into my entries! Whether it be in the form of videos or more pictures? I want to hear exactly what YOU THE READER want to see!
So get in
contact! Leave a
comment, vote in the
poll (to the right), tweet me
@JaminWarcraft or even email me at:
Jamin@TimeWastedTuesday.net
Until next time,
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