Sunstrider Isle to the Ghostlands

[MongoJerry]

THE ADVENTURES OF NERIAD: Back to Eversong Woods

Sorry, everybody. I had to work 70+ hours this week, so I didn't get to write up everything in the way I wanted to before the Expansion comes out. However, I figure I can at least show you some of the highlights.

After touring Silvermoon, Neriad left the city and traveled southwest to the next small blood elf town called Fairbreeze Village. There, she learned that there was some trouble at the Sunsail Anchorage to the west and also at the West Sanctum, one of the pylons from which blood elves draw magical energy.



You can also purchase Dragonhawk Hatchlings as pets at Fairbreeze Village. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good screenshot of one. They're neat, though.



At the West Sanctum, Neriad battled some arcane elemental looking mobs that were the result of the West Sanctum's malfunction. However, Neriad also found the reason for the malfunction in the first place. Darnassian Scouts were sneaking around the West Sanctum and trying to sabotage it! Filthy night elves!



The first Darnassian Scout dropped a set of Incriminating Documents (I assume it's a 100% drop) that started a quest. When turned in to the leader at Falconwing Square, you learn that the documents incriminate a dwarf who had been acting as a friend to the blood elves but who was in fact a spy working in concert with the night elves. The leader asked Neriad to quietly take Prospector Anvilward inside and dispatch him away from prying eyes. He didn't want the blood elf population to be spooked about having had a spy in their midst.



Out at Sunsail Anchorage, a ship and its crew had been waylaid by a group of wretched, and there were cargo, armaments, and rudders to recover.



And, oh, yes, there were murlocs to kill, including a boss whose name I think was Mmmgggrrrggglll.



The most fun part was The Party Never Ends quest. Lord Saltheril loves to throw parties, you see. Lavish parties. Parties that never end. The Scourge came through Quel'Thelas and tore everything asunder? It appears to have barely registered a blip on Lord Saltheril's radar screen. All he cares about is getting more drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and fireworks for his never ending party, and he's quite annoyed about how long it's taken the folks at Fairbreeze Village to deliver them.



When you talk to the partygoers at first, they say rude things like, "And you would be?" and "Sorry, I don't speak with the help."



However, when you return with all of the party supplies, you get an invitation to the party. Suddenly, all the partygoers act like they are your best friends and say all kinds of gossip such as:

Can you believe the nerve of that Elisara Sunstriker? Thinking that she can catch the eye of Lord Saltheril? And did you see what she's wearing? So last season. It's sad, really.

You should try the springpaw appetizers, they're to die for!

Hey, everyone, it's Neriad!

I heard a rumor that we're all going to go watch the battle with the scourge at the border tonight. How delightfully wicked!



When you have a party invitation, you can pick up all of the low level food and drinks you want for free. Plus, most importantly, you can pick up Bloodthistle Petal, which increases your +damage/healing by 10 for 10 minutes. Not bad for free, right? But I should warn you that after the 10 minutes is up, you go through Bloodthistle Withdrawal that saps your spirit by 5 for 20 minutes -- that is, unless you consume another Bloodthistle Petal. I totally felt like a drug addict as Neriad kept consuming the Bloodthistle Petals and running back to the party to replenish her supplies when she ran low.