I talked with the local alchemist in Stormwind. I found her to be very nice and
informative. When I told her about my
experience, she smiled and told me about an elixir that would probably help me
if I find myself in that position again.
She went over the ingredients with me and how I was to prepare it. It’s a little time consuming, but that’s
fine. I don’t think I will need it
soon. I do need to go fishing as it
calls for parts of the oily blackmouth fish and the local fisherman didn’t have
any on hand. It’s just as well, I need
an herb that grows in along the coasts in the waters. I see some swimming in my future as well.
I checked in with the mages in the city. It is so nice to not have to ignore the
glares, the mutterings behind one’s back and the dirty looks. The
mages were very nice and helpful. I
spent several days with them asking and answering questions. They were more than happy to work with me in
my learnings and they offered me a room in the tower, which I gratefully
accepted.
I found out that mages can cast teleport spells and even
open portals for others. I was so
excited to hear that (maybe I won’t have to take a ship home when the time
comes!). The portal/teleportation
trainer started my training. I first
have to master teleportation (where I send myself to a place). They have areas set up in all the major
cities to help us hone in on where we are going. It is still not an easy spell to learn, but I
am making progress. She will not let me
try it until I can prove to her satisfaction that I understand all parts of the
spell and can cast it perfectly.
A couple of weeks after all this, I made my way to
Westfall. My inquiries led me to believe
I would find the strangleweed and oily blackmouth fish I needed in that
province. Westfall was once a lush
farmland, but with Deathwing devastating the lands, it’s become an arid,
wasteland. Crops will not grow out there
now and the farmers are begging for help.
There is also a bandit presence out there. I heard from the soldiers stationed at
Sentinel Hill that a group calling itself the Defias Brotherhood has come out
of hiding and is making things difficult for the soldiers and citizens alike. I offered my assistance, but was assured it
was not needed.
I went down to the coast to look for the ingredients I needed. There were these fish people along the
coast. They had set up living hovels all
along the coast and it prevented me from getting to the water. I went back to the inn at Sentinel Hill for the
night and made inquiries. Apparently
they are called murlocs and they are in a lot of watery areas in the Eastern
Kingdoms. They will attack on sight and
they hunt in groups. They are also fast
breeders, but they are not very smart.
I went to the coast once again. I finally managed to sneak around a group of
them and make my way to the water. I was
able to find some strangleweed, but the fishing is taking me longer. I have been attacked by a few wandering
murlocs, but they have been easily dealt with.
I noticed one of them had some kind of parchment on him, or was it a
her, I couldn’t tell. I took it and saw
that it was a treasure map created by someone named Captain Sanders. It gave a clue as to where to look for his
treasure. I put it in my pouch and didn’t
give it much thought.
It has taken me several days of fishing to get a few oily
blackmouth. I have traded the other fish
I caught to the innkeeper at Sentinel Hill for a reduction of the cost of my
room. When I was paying for another
couple of night stays, I found the map again.
I showed it to the innkeeper and he told that he had heard of Captain
Sanders and it might be legitimate. I
decided to follow the clues. It took me
over two weeks to find all the clues.
The map led me to a buried chest on the coast near a wrecked ship. In the chest I found a parchment which led me
to a half buried barrel beside a fireplace of a destroyed house. I was lucky it was still there. It was on the edge of a chasm created when
Deathwing came through the area. That
clue led me to the coast looking for a whisky bottle by a windmill. I was surprised to find that as well. That clue told me to go west and look off the
shore at a small outcropping. I found a dinghy
and made my way out there. I found a
small shack that was in very poor shape.
It didn’t look like anyone had been out here in some time. Inside the shack I found the area mentioned
and I dug around a bit and I found a chest.
A small arcane spell and the lock was opened. Inside I found a clean and folded shirt, a
red sash, a bar of silver, a small bag and a note saying “congratulations, you
found my booty”. I can see where a
pirate might value a clean shirt and the silver bar. I am guessing the red sash was important to
him and I do not know what to make of the bag.
I did take the items with me.
I made my way back to Stormwind. I had need of my alchemy supplies I had left
in my room in the mage quarter as I still had an elixir and a couple of potions
to brew. The clothing and bag I gave to
someone who could use them. I sold the
silver bar as I need the coins for living expenses.
While I was waiting on my brews, I spent some time in the
area and heard that Redridge was looking for some mercenaries to help with
problems in their province. I guess that
is what I am becoming as I am taking payment for helping officials out with
their problems. When my brews are done,
I believe I will head in that direction.
It will be good experience and hopefully some decent money.
Kirth
((Level 17))
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