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Journey to the faire in Westfall

I heard from a few friends that there is a faire being held out in Westfall. Seeing how I enjoyed myself at the previous faire in Uldum I decided to go and see what there was to offer. The trip wasn’t all that long since I had Tip Tap my trusty flying pig to carry me to my destination I saw the faire grounds was out in Moonbrook I personally have never been there before I’ve only seen it in the distance on my adventures. The smell of the food filled the air high above I knew I would be in for a treat I saw a few familiar faces at one of the booths it was the Getaway Cafe. They had some of the best food I’ve had in a very long time when I first discovered them in Uldum. I saw a few friends along the way as I made my way to their booth I ordered this interesting bread made of corn I believe it’s called cornbread? I’ll have to check back in some time to confirm but it was delicious. I also had their world famous tacos but I promised myself I would behave and not order seventy two orders like I did last time during the faire in Uldum. I also ran into a good friend of mine Cassandra Payne she’s a funny little human with a heart of gold from what people have described her as I decided to get my photo taken with her it is paws down one of my favorite photos of us. 

 I also discovered this thing called mud wrestling it’s quite an odd sport I’d like to give it a try sometime but I fear it would take forever to get the mud out of my fur if I were to ever participate in this type of event but oh whale I’m enjoying myself and the food and being with friends this evening.

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A new beginning

Every story has its end and every story has its beginning to something wonderful though this chapter of my life with House Sunshield has come to an end this doesn’t mean my story is over my friends it is merely the start of something new. I shall miss everything that I was able to experience and the friends I made along the way. It truly brings a warmth to my heart to have touched the lives of so many and brought a smile to each of their faces. These past few months I spent with everyone has taught me so very much that I feel confident that I can continue on the legacy of House Sunshield’s teachings and honor the memory of a fallen friend who started a house that brought so much love and happiness to the world. I shall never forget their teachings to help the people of this land, where ever the winds shall take me I do not know I may travel North I may travel west the possibilities are endless but I do know for certain their are many more people I have yet to encounter and I know there will be many more stories to tell and that brings a great joy to my heart.

For the people.

@theborderlandcoalition​

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Hands down one of the cutest couples on MoonGuard

I said yes

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Winter’s Veil Party Invitation

It has been sometime since I have last written in my journal it has been a rough past couple of weeks since everyone has disappeared. I fear they’re all gone now I truly miss them all, I miss everyone’s laugh and hearing them talk it has been so lonely I haven’t been at the manor in sometime its empty halls and rooms fill me with a sadness that I can’t come to grips with. I tend to wander the halls hoping anyone will pop up I can’t even remember how many countless letters I have written in an effort to see if anyone responds back. I awoke this morning and began to pack my bags for another trip into the unknown in my search for my friends until I had one of the servants of House Sunshield knocked upon my bedroom door. I have spoken with them quite a few times to check up on them and the other servants of the house to help out in any way I can to make things easier. It is a difficult time for everyone but I know sticking together and trying to bring happiness and put a smile on people’s faces is what this world needs right now. The servant handed me a fine piece of parchment that had Sir Ashbane’s house insignia on it. I was told it was an invitation to a Winter’s Veil party hosted by Sir Ashbane, He and his companions have been very kind to me since I met him back in Northrend a few months back. The letter went on to talk about some white elephant or something I couldn’t quite understand what he was talking about to completely honest I didn’t even know there were white elephants roaming the world of Azeroth because in all of my travels I have seen many elephants but never a white one. 

A few hours passed as I made my way to Boralus to the little get together it was a nice change to see familiar faces again I didn’t want to admit it but it brought a few tears to my eyes seeing friends again. Eventually I found out there was no white elephant there it turns out the term white elephant is a gift exchange of presents. I have never heard of this or seen this before it was rather a fun experience I was able to be apart of. I received a gift of violet rose but some one wanted it instead so I exchanged it and in turn I received a small chime that emits a pleasant tone when I ring it. I have to say this has been one of the most wonderful nights I’ve experienced in a long in a very long time.

@theborderlandcoalition

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December 20th at 7pm WRA server time, Rustberg Village is open to any and all, Horde or Alliance, for a night of giving. 

This year has been difficult for many, our own included, and we want to do something for you, the community, to brighten your Holiday as much as we can and offer you our gratitude for sticking with us through all the good and bad. Thus, we will have a great fest for all to take part in, to enjoy a community made meal, and make everyone feel warm and at home. 

We will have live music, photographs with greatfather winter, and much more; but our crown of the night will be our gift donations. We, and many other guilds and individuals have pitched in to offer an array of gifts from in-game items, mounts, pets, gold, to out of game items such as custom art, raid runs, graphic design, and many more to be given out to those attending the feast. Consider it a thank you from not only us, but others in the community who strive on everyone’s support and wish to give back for the Holiday. 

Gifts will be just that–gifts, so no gold needed as this wont be an auction but raffles and other; along with freebies being passed out through the night to everyone in attendance. While any server is welcome, we’ll only be able to trade in-game items to those on Wyrmrest Accord, but any and all are welcome to come and enjoy the festivities!

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“You’re energy. At each moment, you mold and shape this energy by your conscousness. You do so with every thought, every intention, every action.”

— Pam Grout  (via quotemadness)

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The search continues

It has been quite a long time since I last saw my friends I have searched far and wide for all of them I have traveled back home to Northrend to search for Astrid, Synna, Varsen and Miss Rose. I spoke to the beasts of my homeland and they haven’t seen anyone who matched their descriptions. I’ve sent countless letters to everyone in hopes of receiving a letter back I know I can’t read but knowing that if a letter was sent to me I knew they’re alive but I must not give up the search continues I will find my friends I must not give up I know the others are counting on me to find them all and bring them home once again. With no luck in Northrend I returned to the south and pushed on in my efforts in trying to find them I do not know if they returned from Helheim I fear I may have to follow in their footsteps. If it means bringing them all back safe I must do what I must for my friends and more importantly for the people.

@theborderlandcoalition

@eldrylva (mentioned)

@synnaflokkr (mentioned)

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The case of the mystery meat

I got the call out from Huckleberry about a missing lord not far from Saltwood. A missing lord in today’s day and age was unheard of I knew we had to act fast if we were going to solve this case. I never returned to the manor after meeting with Huck’s guards the previous night I stayed out most of the evening a passed out in the local inn. Some time passed before Huckleberry arrived at the scene he seemed stressed yet again from the children under his care it looks like they made him a map for him to follow I felt bad for the poor guy but he’s a tough guy hopefully he won’t crack under the pressure.

As we approached the manor we were greeted by a grizzled looking man he seemed like he wasn’t the talking type before we could greet him he demanded to state a our business. I looked over to my friend Huckleberry and he introduced us and said we were here to help the lady of the house in finding her husband. We exchanged a few more words with the door man and I looked around for anything out of the ordinary while Huck and the man talked and before I looked back he was gone and he disappeared the house.

Not long after the door opened and a older woman walked out she said her name was Julia and that she was the lady of the house. She was rather formal to us unlike that meathead who guarded the door she quickly invited us inside to talk about her dilemma. As we entered her manor we were greeted by a dozen of staff all polite and courteous it felt nice to be treated like royalty but I knew it was time to cut to the chase and get to business she asked me and Huck to remove our weapons while in the manor but I knew better to keep a holdout weapon on me which I never travel without it. The lady seemed rather pushy about us getting comfy but sadly I wasn’t about to have to deal with broken furniture.

I pulled out my journal and begin to question Julia she was rather straight forward but I had a feeling in my gut something was off about this whole situation and something stunk about it and I was gonna get to the bottom of it. She asked her servant Wilson to bring out the tray it was nothing out of the ordinary it was a normal thing for servants to bring out drinks and food to guests but this one... This one was different a pretty looking dame walked in holding a tray with a weird looking cube in the middle of it. I took one look at it and it appeared to be a cube of meat but it didn’t look like it was from any animal I know of. Julia spoke up and she told Huck and I that the mysterious cube was her husband. I was taken aback from her statement this case was growing stranger by the minute. I pulled out my pipe and began to blow bubbles while I sat there and thought things over.

I caught a glimpse of the young maid and learned her name was Rose Millery she seemed to be in her early twenties and she seemed rather scared of the whole situation. I asked her a few questions but she seemed to not know much of anything. She is obviously one hell of a liar and has a poker face like I’ve never seen before or she truly doesn’t know anything. I went back to question Lady Julia I knew I had to get something out of her I asked her a series of spit fire questions to see if she would slip in her story. I asked if her husband met anyone strange and unfamiliar or was dabbling in anything dark and mysterious. I learned he like to be in his study it was a good angle to work to see if there was any form of cursed objects there. It appears her story was good there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary and her husband didn’t meet anyone new. Huck began to examine the mystery cube that was supposedly the Lord of the house. I knew I had a good partner to solve this mystery, Huck had a knack for these sort of things. He pulled out a set of tools to examine it and learned little but that wouldn’t stop us in solving this. 

A sudden knock rapped upon the door it seemed to shock everyone because it was so sudden. Outside the door stood a majestic elk it didn’t surprise me seeing how I’m a beast but this one was ballsy it just stormed right into manor. Gotta hand it to that one to just barge into a manor all willy nilly with out a single care in the world had my respect. The room was rather cramped now no one knew what to do at this point with the elk standing inside. Then it out of the blue the elk transformed and appeared a rather loud night elf whose name is still unknown to me. Huck was reading over some letter that was handed to him throughout the hustle and bustle a letter was given and it had an odd name on it it was something I’ve never even seen before but Huck was focused on it. The elf walked up to Huck and placed one leg on the table to assert some sort of power move in dominance and said the name written on the paper and within the blink of an eye she was transformed into a meat cube. This case just went into left field. Sadly after some few hours the case turned dangerous the pretty maid left the room along with the other servants after Lady Julia asked to clear the room and give us some space. Lady Julia departed the room after sometime to check on the young maid and with an blood curdling scream she found the poor maid Rose laying dead in a pool of blood she appeared to have been stabbed multiple times in the back she must have known something we didn’t and somebody was trying to silence any loose ends.

Poor girl had her whole life ahead of her its a shame but the killer is close they’re nervous they’re making careless mistakes could it be the killer of the young maid is also the one who turned the Lord of the house into this cube of meat? Huck decided to leave the manor and search for clues outside he was gone for quite a long time and I was left inside to keep an eye on Lady Julia. She’s a sneaky one she pulled a pistol hidden in her breast pocket I’ll have to admit that was a good one she’s my kind of lady. It seems paranoia has taken over her mind and she has lost any normal way of thinking she began waving the pistol around and pointed it a few of her servants. I tried to calm her down and to think straight but it was no use she shot her servant Wilson. I had to resist the urge to draw the pistol hidden in my large coat and stop this madness but in the events of the shooting Huck walked through the door into the chaos that filled the foyer room. In the midst of the chaos it seems the killer revealed himself it was the old man Wilson the butler who has faithfully served her family for decades. He cursed the parchment in order to make the family of the house disappear. 

In Huckleberry’s investigation he discovered that the curse really wasn’t a curse but a simple polymorph spell he picked up the cube and squeezed it tight and did some damage to it and over time the cube began to change its appearance and immerged the Lord of the house, He was alive and safe it was a relief to hear. The death of a noble wouldn’t have been a pleasant experience to deal with its to much paper work and I hate paper work. The elf was also returned to her normal self but she appeared to be rather angry with Huck over the exchange of words she didn’t take kindly to. 

I left the manor and went back to the manor in Saltwood and poured myself a tall glass of whiskey and refilled my bubble pipe and blew more bubbles I have to say Torben you old bear you did good.

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A friend in need of help

The past week has left me in a state of shock and awe so many things are happening all at once I volunteered to join a small group lead by Varsen to go into the depths of hell to retrieve what was lost. I feared for my life while in the presence of the vrykul of Stormheim there way of life was not accustomed to me I thought to myself my friends were willingly going to sacrifice themselves and that was something I couldn’t allow but my fears got the better of me and it turned out it was a ceremony to place protection on all of us so we could enter the depths of hell. As we all made our way to the entrance to the pits of hell I heard a familiar voice of Huckleberry he sounded as if he was in trouble and I immediately had a bad feeling course through my body. I heard him call out to me which I knew something was wrong and within the blink of my own green eyes he appeared in front of me gasping for breath. He said to me “You....*old man wheezing* You are *more asthmatic wheezing* coming with me I need help.” And poof I was whisked to the manor of Saltwood with Huckleberry and I noticed something quite odd about my friend I didn’t say anything but he had a bow tied into his hair and he seemed to be rather stressed about having the weight of the world upon his shoulders leading the house and dealing with all of its affairs. He spoke to me in private and asked me for my help and I happily agreed. It has been quite sometime since I dabbled into the affairs of the nobles but I couldn’t let my friend do this alone I had to help him no matter what the cost would be. 

Then something else happened there was a loud crash from upstairs and suddenly a small child ran down the stairs with amazing speed and crawled up the back of Huckleberry he seemed rather excited to see him I didn’t know what the relation he shared with Huckleberry but it appears Huckleberry is watching after the children of his people. The child was rather excited and curious when he saw me he quickly ran up to me and stood on top of the table and asked me about if I ever get full and then proceeded to ask me about a dozen other questions which I all found quite humorous. Huckleberry told me the child’s name but I can’t seem to remember it I think it may be Gyro.. No that can’t be right.... Maybe it was Fido.... No that sounds like the name of a dog.... Oh I remember now It was Lyro. Huckleberry told the small one to go to bed because it was late and the child seemed rather sad but I told the little one that there would be plenty of more times we all could spend time together and play and have fun. Shortly after the Lyro went to bed Huckleberry told me he would needed to work on the barriers around the borders of Saltwood he said they would be down for a roughly an hour or more and asked me if I could patrol the borders with his guards. I left as soon as I could and hurried along the path to the eastern edges of the border and met up with his men and we patrolled for the rest of the evening until the barriers were back up.

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My heart aches with sadness and sorrow this morning the events of the most recent hours shall live on within in my mind for the rest of my days. The very house in which I swore to myself I would protect is in a state of ruin. I know I am but a simple merchant within their house and I know I am not worthy of being a knight but that will not stop me from defending the thing I hold dearly. I feel as if I failed Lord Sunshield I know in his eyes I was deemed to dangerous but his words echo through my heart I wanted to prove to him so badly that I wasn’t dangerous to the others. I shall honor his memories till my dying breath whether it be today or tomorrow or a hundred years from now. I’ll never forget my first time meeting him by the fountain in Stormwind he was a quiet stoic individual but the honor and respect he received from those around him was unquestionable I feel honored to have had him accept me to serve under his house for the little time I knew him. I shall strive to bring honor to his name and his house and most importantly his family.

For the people

@theborderlandcoalition

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Chaos in the streets

Things have taken a turn for the worst I fear the reports of undead approaching the city are true and it has caused quite a frenzy. I can’t sit here and watch the pandemonium unfold as evil forces make there way through the gates. I heard a familiar voice from Lord Sunshield over my communication device but I said nothing in reply. The knights of the house are bolstering their forces and so shall I. From the shadows I stalk my prey and defend the innocent from an untimely fate, I shall be the final bastion if the knights fall and I will stop at nothing. I looked upon the manor one final time and left a single rose “I shall not fail you all... Gods forgive me for the atrocities I may commit.”  With shrieks of terror all around echoing throughout the streets I knew it was time for me to cling to the shadows.

From the shadows I hunted my prey one by one attacking the scourge that ran rampant through the city. I witnessed unspeakable atrocities that plagued the streets I tried to save a young woman who I have seen many times walk the markets but I was to late she was torn to shreds like an animal and was barely alive by the time I reached her after killing the undead that stood before her. I felt sorry for her and knew deep down that I must do the unthinkable before it was to late. I knew in a matter of time she would turn and be lost forever to wander as a mindless husk of her former self. I knew I had to end her life to protect any form of memory that dwelled within the hearts and minds of those that knew and loved her. 

My heart felt heavy as I hid her lifeless body from any other undead abominations that terrorized the city. I began to think to myself and I felt a sudden ache in my heart for taking her life. She didn’t deserve to die the way she did but I had to press on for there would be more conflict arising in the street I fear this night will be long and I pray my strikes will be true.

@theborderlandcoalition​

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The First Red Rose

I have stayed hidden within the shadows watching and waiting for long enough I have taken notice of the hunter known as the Spider. I heard news of a recent street brawl within the city against a local slavers grunt. She has piqued an interest within me which is rare. Though her handy work was a tad sloppy in this particular conflict she walked out of it alive which is a good start... I believe it is time for me to meet her face to face.

I tracked her to one of the local taverns of Saltwood and it was rather easy slipping through the guards and towns folk of this quaint little town. I watched in silence as she sat amongst her new found comrades and listened while she  discussed her most recent brawl. She looked rather bloodier then anticipated it seems, this individual she fought gave her a run for her coin. Throughout the course of the evening I managed to learn some details about her target but from the look of things it isn’t much to go off of. I shall have to continue to lie in wait and find out more it also appears she has asked for the assistance of one Huckleberry West a powerful magi who is not to be trifled with I must avoid him for the time being until it is the proper time to introduce myself properly...

Some time passed and it was late into the night now the little spider’s wounds were tended to by a kind hearted individual the others call her Lady Rosemarri. After they all retired for the evening it was time to leave my calling card a single red rose upon the table at which the spider was sitting at. She seemed rather shocked that I snuck up on her but it is what I do best hiding in plain sight. After a brief conversation of introductions between the two of us we were rudely interrupted by one of her associates but seeing I was in a particular good mood this evening I let it be and slipped back into the shadows when spider lost her focus on me. Before I left I spoke softly into her ear “Goodbye little spider I shall be seeing you again soon.” 

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