Day 5: Favorite Title

This is ~Day 5: Favorite Title~ for Saz' ongoing challenge, "Through Your Interface." More participants can be found here.


Khrox only has one title thus far, he clearly skipped all the titles via the argent tourney period. In as much as he prefers PvP, he does occasionally get the bug to go solo some older dungeon content. He is quite content with his one and only title, so far. After all, it does have quite a history to it. :)



"Khrox Jenkins"
A fitting title

 ~Note: I have been quite remiss in keeping up with Saz's challenge, rather shameful of me, I should say. Hopefully, I'll be able to get it completed now.

Day Four: Through Your Interface

Day 4: Greatest Accomplishment "Proud of a boss kill? Excited about taming that rare? Over the moon about getting a title? Show us your greatest in game accomplishment!"


So we come to day four of Saz's "Fifteen Days-Through Your Interface" screen shot challenge. I spent a bit of time going through my slightly un-organized library of screen shots looking for something suitable. Sad to say, but I came up with zip. Nada. Empty handed. It became time for a plan B. If I could think of one.

Perhaps a little bit of Sol's history will serve as a plan B, hopefully. For new-comers to the blog, Sol is a level capped NightElf Balance Druid. I've been playing this game of WoW for close to five years. Sol reached level cap in a rather reclusive, solitary play style through questing, exploration, profession leveling ... I'm sure you get the picture here. In a rather late-to-the-party manner, Sol stumbled through a few 5-man norm Wrath dungeons. Nothing overly spectacular, and he never made of himself 'raid-viable'. Consequently, that adds up to zero boss kills worthy of mention.

Cataclysm wasn't much kinder for Sol, although he did become a member of a really great guild...after solo questing to 85. He faultered through a couple of 5-man norms with the aid of friendly and tolerant guild mates, which led him to become supportive in more of a background way by his own choice.

Obviously not a hunter, Sol never tamed any rares. He did for a time though, make a mission out of world bouncing to solo kill as many rare elites as he could for a time. Each one proved to be something more in the way of personal accomplishment, rather than game accomplishment. So these are things he simply holds within his own memories.

Titles: lol. Sol does hold a good sized hand-ful of titles to display, when he so chooses. Nothing earth or game shattering though, just many of the usual ones. These are along the lines of various alliance faction rep standings through the argent tourney, archaeology and so forth. His very first title was Explorer, well before the Shattering, and later with Cata, The Explorer. When Sol does display a title, this is the one of choice. It is short, and to the point in so far as being descriptive of his nature. The memories of all the foot races and later ground mount runs to explore each zone are alive and well within. Even the too-many-to-count corpse runs while trying to add various Horde cities and camps needed for the zone achievements. Even though this title is rather common now for most players, Sol still holds it dear to heart.

Although for Sol, there is no real "greatest in game accomplishment", there is the much more personal accomplishment for me to play this game, and get a character to level cap. Up until most recently, Sol stood alone as the only level capped character. For everything he is, and is not, I'm very proud of him.


Solitudeone

Enjoy the game and have fun! ~Sol

Day Three! plus some shocking news

And, believe it or not, we have "Day Three of Saz's Fifteen Days of Through Your Interface!" Okay, we won't mention about how slow I am, lol, I'm quite aware of it. (link to list of participants)


Day Three: "Show us an image that represents who you are, either in Azeroth/Outland, or in real life."

Well, Khrox volunteered for this one since Sol claimed sudden 'camera shy affliction.' (We think he is still meditating the question of Life) While on tour of duty in Twilight Highlands, Khrox came upon this quiet little furnished place complete with all sorts of interesting books, maps and writing space. We found this place to be relatively representive of who we are in real life, barring some things which will always remain quite safely tucked away. You want more? Hmmmm? /flip coin. Better yet, /use pocket tool :))



Represent 1



Represent 2

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And now, for the shocking news!

Although I am embedded with Alliance, and he was a sworn enemy at one time, I have a deep respect and admiration for Thrall. This could possibly be a very sad day indeed. (Quoted from the battle.net blog, Patch 4.2 PTR notes)

Elemental Bonds:
"After the druids and their allies thwarted the invasion of Hyjal by the Twilight's Hammer and Ragnaros, an air of peace settled on the sacred mountain. As new growth bloomed across the region, members of the Earthen Ring and Cenarion Circle, along with the noble Dragon Aspects, convened at the ancient World Tree of Nordrassil. Among the gathered heroes were the legendary archdruid Malfurion Stormrage, the former Horde warchief and accomplished shaman Thrall, and his strong-willed companion, Aggra. Together, this illustrious assemblage was to unite its wondrous powers and restore the World Tree for the good of Azeroth.


Yet this auspicious event ended in tragedy. The details are still unclear, but word has spread that an incredibly powerful Twilight's Hammer agent, shrouded to hide his identity, interrupted the ceremony and struck down Thrall with dark magics... casting his spirit into the four domains of the Elemental Plane. If these terrible rumors hold true, the Earthen Ring -- indeed, all of Azeroth -- has potentially lost one of its greatest champions.


…Is this the end of the Son of Durotan?"

Most unfortunate news indeed :(

Happy gaming all!!  ~Sol~



Day Two....of Fifteen

Day Two: Player Houseing "If you were to claim a place to call your own, where would it be and why?"


I'm running a bit slow on Saz's fifteen day screenie challenge, we'll have to blame it on the hunter Khrox. He's been leveling with all the furor of induced beastial wrath since he entered the cata zones. A story for another time though.

Okay, I have bundles of alts spread across several servers so I'm going to stick with the three main characters that see the most game time. Namely; Sol, Khrox and Kaimara. To begin with, there is an extensive amount of great little get-away places, hide outs, cities, farms, mountains, seasides...well, you get the point. Azeroth, and beyond, offer literally thousands of places one would love to call "home." Consequently, a slightly different view was needed here.

Sol, is just Sol. Been a reclusive loner for so long it's in his blood to stay. He's had quite a few thoughts about 'hangin up his staff' for a bit now, and so has been spending some time in deep thought at the Temple of the Moon. Somehow, he always finds his way back here when the ol' head needs clearing. Sol does'nt carry his Explorer title lightly. He aged gracefully earning it the old way, on foot or nightsaber back. This really allowed him to wander off into many unknown places, each with several qualities of life he could easily adapt to. Flight in Azeroth did not really make matters easier, it simply opened up many more possibilities for him to turn over and over again in thought.


In Deep Thought

Kaimara, worldly traveler and independant that she is, may not settle down for quite some time to come. She does like visiting various dignitaries around Azeroth, having her tea and discussing world events with them. Her personal quiet time though, tends to take her to lessor populated spaces, which still offer some of the comforts she indulges herself with.


Kai's Comforts

Khrox is about as wild and carefree as dwarfs come, but he does prefer his outdoorsy lifestyle over any of the cities. We find him today on the outskirts of Kirthaven, inquiring about the availability of some land going for scorched rates. This little offering is nestled in something of a valley next to a mountain ridge. Plenty of room for all his rare pets to roam, and possibly a small griffon hatchery to boot. Mind ye now, he's only looking, and far from ready to settle down.


Hmmm? It could work, maybe.


Note this: Saz has provided a list of bloggers doing this fifteen day challenge in her post:
"So I hurd you like links..."  So stop over there and get your roadmap for more wow eyecandy!

See ya next time round-Sol

"15 Days of..." day 1

Saz has set out a challenge on her blog. "Through Your Interface-Fifteen Days of Screenshots" (link to original post)  Drop by for a read and the subjects for each day at her blog and you can check out the comments for more posters.

So, this is Day 1: Favorite Hangout, "Find yourself perching in a particular tree as a druid? Have a certain hovel you like to hang out in on your undead rogue? Show us where it is, and why your character hangs out there."




Sol's Hangout

Sol has obviously been rather reclusive throughout his 85 ages. Other than Darnassass or Moonglade, he dislikes most city life and prefers to find some quiet little out-of-the-way place to stay when he does have to venture in. Stormwind is high on his list of dislikes, but by the powers to be, he must brave an existance there due to the portal island.


Quiet Comfort



Kai's Traveling Hangout Tour
Temple of the Moon

Kaimara, strongly independant, loves traveling the world. She does not call any one place home and will eagerly port to whatever zone strikes her mood at the moment. Sometimes she'll drop in on friends. At other times, she's off to some little known corner to rest and comptemplate world affairs.

And then there's Khrox.


Khrox and new adoption, King Krush

The only "city" Khrox will gladly spend time in is Ironforge. "Nuff said."  Of late though, he's found himself in a balanceing act between Dalaran and Stormwind as daily duties call. Many nights though, he spends camped out in the wilds of Azeroth, or Outland, or Northrend, enjoying a quiet evening by the campfire waiting for some not-so-willing new companion to come along.


Spirit Beast

Both King Krush and the spirit cat were a bit too confident and showed there faces at the same time, and in each others company! Some help from a guild mate was greatly appreciated for the King's adoption.

So, where do your people hang out in Azeroth?