Ah, so much has happened since I last was able to write in this thing. I took Avaan’s advice and went back to the Exodar for a bit. I was able to get some training in with some of the members of the Hand of Argus, meditated and caught up with old friends. The Exodar is a special place – it feels almost alive. I even had a chance to speak with Velen. That was such an honor for me. We spoke of my travels and the path that I am following and he told me that I was doing the right thing. That helping people while I am exploring this new world of ours is the best thing I could do and the Light approved of my path and will be there to help me along my way. I spent a couple of months there but it felt like only days – the time passes so quickly.
I left for Winterspring feeling refreshed and with a new commitment to my chosen path. Upon arrival in Winterspring, I found a dwarf explorer, Donova Snowden, who needed some help with the local furbolgs. These Winterfall Furbolgs seemed to be very protective of the hot springs that Donova was studying. I investigated a couple of local tribes and found some kind of substance they were using which seemed to change their natures to something more violent than they would normally be. I took a sample to Donova who discovered that the substance was toxic. With more testing, she discovered that the water from the hot springs neutralized the toxicity of the substance but left the effects of the substance on whoever ingested it. She asked me to stop the Winterfall Runners who were delivering crates of this stuff from Felwood to their brethren here in Winterspring. Over several days I managed to stop these runners and destroy their shipments. I watched the roads for another week and no runners showed up and I concluded that we disrupted the shipments sufficiently and spoke of this to Donova. She agreed that we may have stopped the shipments but the fact that the furbolgs, who were not usually this violent, must be under orders of their chief to utilize this stuff. If we removed the chief then they should be able to get back to normal before another chief is in place – hopefully one that is better to his people. It was the only course of action we could come up with to save the furbolgs and travelers here in Winterspring. I searched the chief out and defeated him in battle which left the furbolgs in some confusion but I thought I saw relief on some of their faces so I think it was for the best.Before I left, Donova asked me to deliver a journal to Kelek Skykeeper who was currently studying the Ruins of Kel’theril. He thanked me and when I asked him why he was studying the ruins, he explained about the history of the highborne that had stolen a power crystal, the Crystal of Zin-Malor, and how only the strongest could survive its touch. Many had tried to claim it and their spirits remained in this place. He told me that if I wanted to learn more I could speak to the spirits located at the middle of this frozen lake. After talking with the spirits I learned some of the history of the highborne, night elves and blood elves. I also discovered that the crystal of Zin-Malor had a new master when a shade came and banished the spirits I was talking with. I returned to Kelek with this news and he was alarmed to hear it. He asked if I would track down this shade and discover who his master was. It took me a couple of days but I managed to track it down and confront it. It was not inclined to cooperate but the Light would not brook that type of nonsense and I was able to return to Kelek with a name. He had heard rumors of this Umbranse the shade told me about but he didn’t know where to find him. He asked me to deliver a message to a friend of his currently at Everlook. I took his message and continued on my way.
Upon arrival in Everlook, I immediately looked up this Nymn and gave him Kelek’s message. He read it and looked at me, thanked me and told me that he would contact me if I was needed again. I was dismissed. This was a little off putting to me but I was tired, cold and hungry so I left to get a room at the inn and find a hot meal. I hung around town for a couple of days and was thinking of setting out to a new area of Kalimdor when Nymn found me. They had discovered Umbranse’s location – Mazthoril, a cavern that belonged to the blue dragonflight and I was to contact Haleh, his mother, when I arrived. As I left Everlook, it suddenly dawned on me that he was one of the blue dragonflight in elfin form. That explained a lot of the attitude and I couldn’t believe I was involving myself in the affairs of dragons yet again but I couldn’t, in good conscience, leave an evil like Umbranse left alive in the world.Once I got to Mazthoril, I was asked to gather items to help me in defeating Umbranse. These were not easy to collect and it was time consuming but it had to be done. When I inquired as to why the blue dragons didn’t just charge in there and tear him apart on their own, I was told that Mazthoril was a place of very potent magics and that the sorcerer had managed to tap into that power but he didn’t know how to wield it well. However, in their weakened state, the blue dragonflight was no match for the sorcerer in this place of power.
Finally, I had everything I needed and I entered the cavern. Ever notice that the bad guys are always in the very back of the cavern or the deepest part of the keep where they are holed up? Yes, I had to make my way to the very back of the cavern, closing portals and defeating a myriad of creatures on my way to him. There he was – floating on the currents of the arcane magics that surrounded him. I issued my challenge and charged his position – okay, not the smartest move I could make but it broke his concentration and he set foot upon the ground making it easier to get to him. I managed to deflect some of the arcane magics and get in a few hits but he had the ability to port small distances and would move out of my reach. I was getting tired, having already fought my way into this place, so I called on the Light to shield me and put all I had on a final attack. I managed to get in a stunning blow and that was the end of this sorcerer. Haleh had given me a charm that would return me to her location outside the cave and I gladly used it, collapsing upon my return. They tended my wounds and let me rest while they conversed about whatever dragons conversed about. They approached me again, thanked me and offered me a sizeable reward. I accepted it graciously as it would buy me passage back to the Eastern Kingdoms and allow me to get somewhere warmer. By the end of the week, I found myself on a boat leaving Rut’theran Village heading to the harbor in Stormwind. I tried to look up Joselyn but she was on assignment in Arathi Highlands so I decided the time had come to head to the Blasted Lands. The Dark Portal was there leading to what was left of Draenor, my homeland, but I wasn’t sure that I was ready to return there yet. Even if I’m not ready yet, I am sure that I could find something to help with out there.
Kahtraa((currently Level 61))
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