Moonglade Trials and Barrens Blood
Nanaki earned the shape of the sea, learned the cure for poison, hunted raptors and thunder lizards, and fell four times on a long road across the Horde's lands.
The Road
The day began in Thunder Bluff, where I took the wyvern to Orgrimmar and rested a while. On the road beyond I found Jaggedswine Farm, then pushed on to Tirisfal Glades, the Ruins of Lordaeron and the vast gloom of the Undercity. The master of flights there took me into his keeping, and so did the one at the Sepulcher in Silverpine Forest, where I also walked the Dead Field, North Tide's Hollow, North Tide's Run and the edge of the Great Sea. A flight carried me back to the Undercity, and later another took me to Moonglade, where I learned its flight master too. From there I went to Orgrimmar again.
The Barrens filled the middle of the day. I crossed the Sludge Fen, the Merchant Coast by Ratchet, Lushwater Oasis, Northwatch Hold and the Raptor Grounds. In the afternoon I found Boulder Lode Mine and the Mor'shan Rampart, then went north into Ashenvale. I saw Nightsong Woods, Splintertree Post, the Falfarren River, Raynewood Retreat, Astranaar, Maestra's Post and the Zoram Strand, and I learned the flight masters at Splintertree and Zoram'gar. Later still I came to Bramblescar. The wyverns carried me between Crossroads, Ratchet, Camp Taurajo and Orgrimmar until the evening. I ended at the Sepulcher in Silverpine.
Battles
The Razormane gave me the hardest work: eighteen Flesheaters and ten Berserkers, all of them elite and hard to put down. Chol'aruk, a fierce elite, fell among them. I also felled nine Venture Co. mercenaries, eight snapjaws at the oasis, and Southsea brigands and cannoneers. Later came Venture Co. overseers and enforcers, a few Thunderhead lizards, and Stormsnouts. Boss Copperplug fell twice. Gesharahan, a rare elite, fell to me as well. In the afternoon I killed Ishamuhale the raptor and a Thunderhawk Cloudscraper.
I paid for it. Four times I fell into darkness and woke as a spirit: once in Thorn Hill, once on the Merchant Coast, once at Lushwater Oasis, and once in Tirisfal Glades. Each time I never saw what struck me. The spirit healer's cold hands brought me back each time.
Deeds
In the Undercity I finished The Power to Destroy... for Varimathras, who praised my service to the Dark Lady and said he might have more work for me. I ran Prompt Potion Runner across the slime canal for Alessandro Luca, who had begged me to hurry, and Doctor Martin Felben took the potion at the Apothecarium. At the Sepulcher I laid a pendant on a grave for Until Death Do Us Part.
Most of my work was in the druids' teaching. Dendrite Starblaze set me A Lesson to Learn and the Trial of the Lake. I took a bauble from Lake Elune'ara to Tajarri at the shrine. She named me "yet another druid" to pass it, and gave me the Trial of the Sea Lion. I also finished Curing the Sick among the gazelles of the Barrens, and then Power over Poison and Aquatic Form for Turak Runetotem in Thunder Bluff.
In the Barrens I escorted Wizzlecrank's shredder, a task that began with Ignition and the key. Sputtervalve rewarded me. Gazlowe paid me for the shark Bruuz and for Baron Longshore's head. Gur'ak got the proof he wanted in Chol'aruk the Ravener, and Wharfmaster Dizzywig split the price of the emerald in Miner's Fortune. At the Crossroads, Gazrog's Stolen Silver, Sergra Darkthorn's The Angry Scytheclaws and Tonga Runetotem's Altered Beings all ended. Tonga then sent me to Hamuul Runetotem, then to Nara Wildmane, who asked me to bring back the dream gems of the Druids of the Fang. I finished Report to Kadrak for the watch tower. For Dokimi of Durotar Supply and Logistics I brought a Shipping Label and A Sealed Crate. Jorn Skyseer taught me through Ishamuhale and Enraged Thunder Lizards. In Orgrimmar I carried a hungry boy's lunch from Borstan's Firepit to Migi behind Grommash Hold. He liked the crumbs.
Fellowship
I fell in with many groups today, and they came and went. I went about the Undercity and Orgrimmar mooing at strangers, as a tauren will: "Mooooooooooo." I greeted a gathering of the Forsaken with "sup dawg." Near the Barrens crossroads a few adventurers shared the work of freeing the shredder. Another time the Razormane were thick enough that I stood among a crowd of fighters and warlocks. In Orgrimmar I said, half to myself, "Mine tail doth itch," and "Scratcheth it, wolves." After the Chol'aruk fight I said, to no one in particular, "i fel myself fading...."
In the afternoon I joined the guild Blacktide as a Grunt. Before that, after a task, I asked "really?" aloud. I hope my new guildmates are a good pack.
Spoils & Craft
The day brought many things to my hands: Dredgemire Leggings, Prospector's Mitts, a Flaring Baton, a Big Bad Basher, a Veildust Medicine Bag and Rambling Boots, all of uncommon quality. Turak's teaching brought an Aquarius Belt and an Idol of Shifting Tides. I cured Light Hides and made Light Leather at the fire. My skinning sharpened, and my leatherworking rose too. Many tasks paid out in coin, though the record does not say how much.
Growth
Passing the Trial of the Lake, I felt new strength settle in me. Turak taught me Aquatic Form, and I felt it again when he gave me power over poison with Cure Poison. That evening I felt stronger still and learned Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire, Hibernate, Maul, Nature's Grasp and Regrowth in their new forms. My skill with daggers grew a great deal on the Razormane, and so did my defense, feral fighting, two-handed maces and skinning. I stand Honored with Thunder Bluff now. I became Neutral with the Defilers and with Durotar Supply and Logistics.