WoW: Water Quest

The water totem quest for the Shaman is a traditional go-here-fetch-that quest line.  Previously, these quests would seem like a pain in the ass, but this time around I find them quite fun.  This one was particularly fun because it brought me to two of my favourite locales and coincided with a current topic of interest of mine, water (read Dune and then National Geographic's Water edition and you'll undestand).

One leg of the quest brought me to Tarren Mill, which meant I had to pass through the ever so spooky Silverpine forest.  I just love all the hidden nooks and art pieces in this forest.  The lore behind this region is also some of the more interesting.  I really should create an Undead toon just to play this section to its fullest.

I kind of like how this quest put emphasis on a detail that I've otherwise never really noticed.  The well in Tarren Mill never seemed like anything special, but now it has a special meaning.

The other major locale the quest brought me through was Ashenvale.  There is just something awesome about a slightly corrupted, Asian inspired, purple forest.  This place also brings back some of my fondest PvP memories from pre-battleground times.

The one odd thing about this quest is that it brings Shamans through a coastal section that looks unfinished.

This bit of coast lacks aesthetics compared to the amazing detail of the rest of Silverpine.  I know that it still has some detail, but compared to the rest of the game it seems like the placement artists just forgot about a spot.  At least they made it up with a cool pirate ship nearby.

WoW: Deadmines

The highlight in an adventure through the Deadmines.

The rest of this group was 'fo seriuz' and couldn't take the time to stop for a group photo.  My thanks to the warrior tauren, who also posed at the end of the instance, so I could take a bunch of fail photos that were so bad I couldn't even salvage one of the five for anything remotely decent. /flex

WoW: Purehide

Welcome to the blog that documents my gaming adventure geekiness.  I just wanted a place to throw up all the random screenshots I take while I'm messing around in games.  I'm always amazed by the details that the artists put into games and screenshots are a great way to slow down and take a moment to enjoy them.

So, I've been cursed again and have rejoined the legions of the Horde as Purehide.  Yes, my imagination and taste failed me when choosing the name, but oh well.

Purehide is a tauren shaman specializing in big stick swinging.  His adventure takes place in the realm of Arathor (It's a PST PvE server).

Thus far his adventures have taken him as far as Thunder Bluff and not that much farther to...

...the Barrens.
The adventure really isn't that epic at all yet...