Being a Stealthie means you can get yourself in trouble.
As in "I shouldn't be in this zone and I'm gonna die" trouble.
I've mentioned this before, so it shouldn't be a surprise that I snuck into Western Plaguelands before I hit L30:
Or that I snuck into Feralas and was chased by Tauren guards around Camp Mojache. (Sorry, no pics there, because I was too busy trying to stay alive.)
Or that I was running up to the Cenarion Sisters outside of Shadowprey Village in Desolace, and a Troll guard from the village aggroed on me, even though I could (I thought) barely see him. (Still no pics, but I could swim like 40 Naga were after me.)
Or that I got waaay too close to the Dragonkin in Bough Shadow, because I forgot that it existed in Ashenvale.
Still, there's that sort of getting in trouble, and there's the "getting in trouble" you get from a superior.
Back when I first started with Az, I reached Dolanaar and met with the Rogue Trainer there, Jannok Breezesong. I thought him a slight bit loopy, as if Phoebe from Friends were reincarnated as a Male NE Rogue, but essentially harmless. But after you reach L10, he gives you the quest called The Apple Falls, in which he confesses his, well, obsession with a Night Elf named Syurna in Darnassus. He recruits you to deliver a rose to her, which doesn't sound like a big deal.
Well, trying to find Syurna without using a mod such as Questie proves challenging. You can --and I did-- spend a lot of time wandering around, with the "If I were in with Rogues, where would I hang out?" running through my head.
Craftsman's Terrace? Nope.
Warrior's Terrace? Nope.
Some secret lower level in an Inn? Nope.
Some secret section of town, close to the Temple of the Moon? Nope.
At about the point where I was thinking that maybe they were holed up in waaaay up in the Northern section of Darnassus, far north of the Cenarion Enclave, the little dot appeared just as I crossed the bridge.
The Cenarion Enclave? Are you kidding me?
But where..... I spotted a tree to the left, with absolutely no guards nearby but a couple of people in a platform above. I quickly climbed up the tree and discovered a Poison Vendor, but no Syurna. I scampered down the path, turned around, and found the opening I sought, leading down.
This is it, I thought, as I followed the curved passage downward. Damn, they hid themselves well.
At the bottom of the passage it straightened out, and I could see Syurna in the distance. And she was not pleased.
"Isn't this wonderful," she purred as I approached. "You've brought flowers for your own funeral."
Oh Shit.
Since I'd never leveled an Alliance Rogue prior to Cataclysm, I wasn't certain what would happen next. But it turns out that she had a job for me, which involved pickpocketing a demon.*
Yes, that became pretty standard and sure, she may be an NPC, and "just a trainer", but you know, that quest certainly colors my perception of Syurna to this day. I don't have a similar opinion of Mathias Shaw, even though I really ought to.
*And if you know that quest, said demon is hanging out on the edge of a branch dangling out over the edge of Teldrassil. Given my ineptitude at maintaining my balance in game (and out of game, really), this was not quite an easy task.
EtA: Fixed the word "town".
As in "I shouldn't be in this zone and I'm gonna die" trouble.
I've mentioned this before, so it shouldn't be a surprise that I snuck into Western Plaguelands before I hit L30:
Or that I snuck into Feralas and was chased by Tauren guards around Camp Mojache. (Sorry, no pics there, because I was too busy trying to stay alive.)
Or that I was running up to the Cenarion Sisters outside of Shadowprey Village in Desolace, and a Troll guard from the village aggroed on me, even though I could (I thought) barely see him. (Still no pics, but I could swim like 40 Naga were after me.)
Or that I got waaay too close to the Dragonkin in Bough Shadow, because I forgot that it existed in Ashenvale.
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Still, there's that sort of getting in trouble, and there's the "getting in trouble" you get from a superior.
Back when I first started with Az, I reached Dolanaar and met with the Rogue Trainer there, Jannok Breezesong. I thought him a slight bit loopy, as if Phoebe from Friends were reincarnated as a Male NE Rogue, but essentially harmless. But after you reach L10, he gives you the quest called The Apple Falls, in which he confesses his, well, obsession with a Night Elf named Syurna in Darnassus. He recruits you to deliver a rose to her, which doesn't sound like a big deal.
Well, trying to find Syurna without using a mod such as Questie proves challenging. You can --and I did-- spend a lot of time wandering around, with the "If I were in with Rogues, where would I hang out?" running through my head.
Craftsman's Terrace? Nope.
Warrior's Terrace? Nope.
Some secret lower level in an Inn? Nope.
Some secret section of town, close to the Temple of the Moon? Nope.
At about the point where I was thinking that maybe they were holed up in waaaay up in the Northern section of Darnassus, far north of the Cenarion Enclave, the little dot appeared just as I crossed the bridge.
The Cenarion Enclave? Are you kidding me?
But where..... I spotted a tree to the left, with absolutely no guards nearby but a couple of people in a platform above. I quickly climbed up the tree and discovered a Poison Vendor, but no Syurna. I scampered down the path, turned around, and found the opening I sought, leading down.
This is it, I thought, as I followed the curved passage downward. Damn, they hid themselves well.
At the bottom of the passage it straightened out, and I could see Syurna in the distance. And she was not pleased.
"Isn't this wonderful," she purred as I approached. "You've brought flowers for your own funeral."
Oh Shit.
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| Even though I'm now in the 30s, when I drop by I still feel... inadequate. |
Since I'd never leveled an Alliance Rogue prior to Cataclysm, I wasn't certain what would happen next. But it turns out that she had a job for me, which involved pickpocketing a demon.*
Yes, that became pretty standard and sure, she may be an NPC, and "just a trainer", but you know, that quest certainly colors my perception of Syurna to this day. I don't have a similar opinion of Mathias Shaw, even though I really ought to.
*And if you know that quest, said demon is hanging out on the edge of a branch dangling out over the edge of Teldrassil. Given my ineptitude at maintaining my balance in game (and out of game, really), this was not quite an easy task.
EtA: Fixed the word "town".
I'll have to remember this, I made a Night Elf Rogue, not sure when I'll get to her but was feeling sneaky.
ReplyDeleteMy advice is to enter Western Plaguelands via Hillsbrad. You can pick up Chillwind Point, and if you head east there's fewer mobs that way.
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