Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Goldshire - Damsels in Distress

Upon reaching Goldshire I immediately reported to Marshal Dughan. He had no information related to the Defias gang, but mentioned some concerns about the lack of raw ore being delivered to Stormwind due to reports of kobold activity. He asked me to investigate the Fargodeep and Jasperhold mines for any signs of the vermin and dispense justice wherever it was appropriate. Empowered by this I rushed to Fargodeep mine which was closest to Goldshire. Before reaching it I walked by a farmstead which I later found out was owned by the Stonefield family. I couldn't help but notice two women, Ma and Bernice, looking sullenly toward their cabbage field that stood in utter ruination. I asked Ma what had happened and she spoke of a vile boar that had somehow plowed through their field and reeked havoc. Abashed at the thought I took it upon myself to hunt the beast down and dole out swift justice.
Bernice, on the verge of tears, mentioned her locket which had been given to her by her deceased husband, had somehow been stolen from her. Moved to tear I vowed to do everything in my power to recover the lost trinket, just so I could see a smile on the woman's face. I soon discovered that the locket was likely to be found in possession of a kobold named Goldtooth who was hiding out in the Fargodeep mine. I thought to myself, how coincidental! I can kill two birds with one stone!
I pulled out my trusty mattock and waded through all the vermin into the depths of the mine shaft and found the vile perpetrator. After smashing the beast's head in, I checked his pockets and indeed found the precious locket. I returned triumphant to Lady Bernice and presented her the locket. Seeing her jump for joy was recompense enough, even though she insisted on giving me a pair of mittens she had crafted herself as repayment.
On my way back to Goldshire I was approached by a fellow named Remy "Two-times" who had noticed me interacting with Marshal Dughan. He pleaded with me to speak on his behalf about a potential new threat that was hurting the fishing guilds of Elwynn Forest. He claimed Murlocs were swimming up river and killing fish and harassing the populace of the Eastvale Logging Camp.
When I reported in to the Marshal he listened to my report but refused to send troops out east without a military report indicating a real threat.
So I took it upon myself to investigate the Eastvale Logging Camp. After all I was headed northeast to Jasperhold mine and this wouldn't take me much farther. Lo and behold the logging camp was under duress! Not only was the Murloc threat a serious one, but wild animals were rampaging the area, making it almost impossible for the loggers to collect their wood. I immediately jumped into action, culling the wild life in the area and helping loggers collect the much needed wood, and also recovered badges of scouts sent over to investigate the Murloc camps. The poor men must not have realized how ferocious these fish people can be.

At the camp, I also ran into a beautiful young seamstress named Sara who offered to replace my sweaty gray undershirt with a flashy red one if I collected a few bandannas from the Defias scum that plagued the farm to the south. She was so charming I could only nod and promptly rush south to see what I could do. To my delight, when I arrived at the Brackwell pumpkin patch, I not only found the place crawling with Defias scum, but smack in the middle of the field was the largest boar I had ever seen. It had a massive brass collar on it identifying it as the culprit of the rampage that had occurred at the Stonefield farm, and it seemed it was doing a fine job on the pumpkin patch also. The rogues seemed to delight in watching the whole process, and the farmers to whom this farm belonged to didn't seem to be anywhere in sight. After killing most of the thieves, I went about "chastising" the boar. In one of the thieves pocket I found a deed, that seemed to have been stolen from other farmers who, from the looks of it, were trying to relocate to Westfall. I decided I would return the deed to its rightful owners as soon as I found out where they were.

After running by Sara's home and gathering my new shiny red shirt (I also stole a kiss from her, which was worth more than the shirt's worth I would wager), I reported back to Goldshire. I informed Marshal Dughan that the Murloc threat was real, and that Jasperhold mine was also infested with the vermin. I asked him about the deed I had found and told me that I would more than likely find the Furlbrow couple just past the bridge into Westfall. It seemed that they had broken a cart wheel and had sent a request for help. I thought to myself, "this is a task for an esquire for sure!" But before I could run off the Marshal ordered me to report to Deputy Rainer at the Westbrook Garrison. Word had come to him that gnolls were running rampant in western Elwynn Forest. Not wanting to break the chain of command, I agreed and decided I would head on west as soon as I had caught a snooze at the Lion's Pride Inn...





Shiny New Red Shirt



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