Archive for January, 2009

 

Arrens the Warlock’s Beginnings (Part 3)

Arrens and Briarthorn woke early the next morning, the latter eager to start his next summoning experiment, the former cautiously hesitant, but a willing student.
“We’ll need to gather a couple more soul shards for our experiment. There’s a cave of yetis a little bit to the west of Kharanos. They’re a nuisance to the town and they’ll pay us to get rid of a few of them too. It’s unfortunate, really, but it must be done if we hope to keep control of a summoned demon.”
Arrens nodded silently as the …

 

 

Arrens the Warlock’s Beginnings (Part 2)

The Dalaran refugees were escorted to the king’s chambers under heavy guard. The Dwarves held their weapons at bay, but there was little doubt they would strike down these newcomers if it became a necessity. Arrens did what he could to calm both sides, his diplomacy shining through even after their harrowing escape.
As they neared the center of the huge Dwarven city, the heat became nearly unbearable. The sounds of hammers hitting anvils created a cacophony of sound while the fires of the Great Anvil roared, searing the lungs of …

 

 

Arrens the Warlock’s Beginnings (Part 1)

((I’ve been meaning to do a formal write-up of my human warlock’s past. His name is also Arrens, as I’ve mentioned before, and he resides on the Feathermoon server. Feel free to drop on sometime and say hello.))
Arrens was in awe. Little had changed since the last time he wandered the streets of Dalaran. Little, of course, save the bodies of friends and demons that had caused him to fight with all of his arcane prowess. The fight, of course, that ultimately led to him setting on a new path …

 

 

More Achievements! Woohoo!

There’s something to be said about the achievement system in WoW. Some people can’t stand it. They see it as a cheap knockoff of the Xbox 360 system and are bugged by the fact that some guildie you haven’t seen in 6 months is now spamming guild chat with “Schmuckatelli has earned the Achievement “Logged the Eff On!”
Then there’s others, like me, who enjoy the heck out of it.
Why do I enjoy it? I look at it as a barometer of where I’ve been and what I’ve done in-game. Not …