World of Warcraft part 01: Northshire Abbey

I've quested the easiest segment of the game from levels 1-5. Those starter levels have nothing to them and have no effect whatsoever in later game.

At level 5 I did have to choose my first and second professions. Now, this is an important important step in making your character. I knew and have tried most of the professions. I had a choice between herbalism/alchemy (being able to pick herbs and make potions/elixers out of them) and mining/blacksmithing (making weapons and armor that fit my character). When it boiled down to it I ended up selecting armor over healing items. I'm a paladin and can heal myself throughout the game so it wasn't necessary to get potions. Armor isn't exactly hard to get but it is worthwhile to keep myself in the latest at all times.

I managed to pick up two of the secondary professions (cooking, first aid) before the mandatory server shut down occurred. Those will be key and vital for us in the future. Well, not so much first aid but cooking certainly is.

The next post I will give is a very important one. It will lay out schematics for the rest of the game, so watch for it!

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Morlam, a former youth, pondered the question of what to do with his life. He had seen the many facets of life, different professions he could take, brews he could swindle. And yet it took a simple trip to Northshire Abbey to give him the direction his life needed.

"You there, you look stout enough. We could use your help citizen!" The Marshal McBride told him.

Not long thereafter he was set about dealing with the wolf and orc population round about. His first task was helping to hold the line. His second to dispatch some orcish spies.

After some training he received (for a fee) he again helped out the Abbey in their time of need. It felt good helping to evac the soldiers from their goblins assassins.

Yet again he was called upon to the Abbey's aide. The orcs had set fire to the forest! While thinning the numbers he took the firefighting machine from Ms. Osworth putting out as much of the fires as he could.

Marshall McBride had but one more task for him. Morlan agreed to take out the orcish commander. It was a tough task, and the fight brisk, but he managed it with aplomb.

With his accomplishments staring him in the face Marshall McBride sent him off to Marshall Dughan. Invariably he would find work more suited to his skill there.

Morlan enjoyed this work. He took to it like a cobbler to his shoes. And yet, something was missing...