Adventure Journal
Adventure⌖ Westfall, Duskwood, Redridge Mountains, The Deadmines, Stormwind, and Ironforge
CharacterNuirLevels 16–19 · Warrior

WHEEL!

A new shield, a Deadmines run we nearly lost, and a late-night attempt to get invited to Hall of Thanes by dancing at the entrance.

I’ve been getting some actual questing done since the torch experiments. Nuir went from level 16 to 18, mostly working through Westfall, and I bought a shield before heading into Deadmines.

Is this a dry county?

The previous afternoon I went looking for a drink. I started with the vendors at Sentinel Hill, where I had to ask Gina MacGregor, “What do you mean you don’t have any beer?”

Quartermaster Lewis had water and milk. “All you got is milk.” I was starting to wonder if this was a problem with the whole place: “Is this a dry county?”

Nuir asks Gina MacGregor “What do you mean you don’t have any beer?” at the market stalls in Sentinel Hill.

What do you mean you don’t have any beer?

Nuir asks “Is this a dry county?” beside a merchant selling water and milk in Sentinel Tower.

All you got is milk.

“Duskwood must have something to drink, how could they not.” So I headed over there and tried the Scarlet Raven Tavern. I cheered at Barkeep Hann, then cried on Innkeeper Trelayne’s shoulder. Still no pint.

“I just wanted a pint..”

Nuir stands among the barkeep and innkeeper in the Scarlet Raven Tavern, saying “I just wanted a pint..”

I just wanted a pint..

“Maybe Redridge has some alcohol..” I tried Lakeshire next, and picked up a quest called Dry Times. So yes, they were in fact dry. I’d gone looking for a drink and ended up with a quest to go find some.

“Not a pint in sight.” Then, on the way out: “Grape juice, pfft.”

I headed to Stormwind to buy some ale. “SURELY Stormwind will have some ale.”

Nuir says “Not a pint in sight” inside the Lakeshire inn, with “Quest accepted: Dry Times” visible in chat.

Dry Times. That explains it.

Nuir flies over Three Corners saying “SURELY Stormwind will have some ale.”

SURELY Stormwind will have some ale.

Deadmines

On the next evening I finished more quests around Moonbrook and Sentinel Hill, then joined a group for Deadmines. I finally got to put the shield to work.

Nuir carries his torch down a mine passage into the Deadmines.

Heading down into the mines.

The party fights goblins on a raised walkway in the Goblin Foundry, with Nuir’s “did we?” speech bubble visible.

In the Goblin Foundry.

At one point we pulled too much. I said “WHEEL!” and we ran to the wheel.

We survived!

Level 19

After Deadmines I went back to Stormwind to turn in quests. Underground Assault got me to level 19, with more turn-ins still to do around the city.

Nuir reaches level 19 beside Shoni the Shilent as the Underground Assault reward appears in Stormwind.

Level 19!

They could have invited me

Then I headed over to the new Hall of Thanes dungeon entrance in Ironforge and danced around waiting for someone to invite me. I saw a few groups looking for a tank, but I guess they had their eyes glued to chat.

Players gather on the stone walkway above the lava near the Hall of Thanes entrance in Ironforge.

Waiting around at Hall of Thanes.

After a while I decided it was late and I should just go to bed. Maybe I didn’t want to commit to another dungeon yet anyway.

One from the evening before

Nuir stands above the Westfall coast as golden sunset light reflects across the sea and a wrecked ship.

Sunset on the Westfall coast.

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