Beta JournalsThe Mage They Call Jayne(z), Part 4: The New Adventures of Jayne(z) Quest
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It would have been fairly easy to go to the nearby Tuskarr settlement and take Mr. Turtle across the sea ... which sounds strangely like the premise for a heartwarming children's story, but I digress. It would have also been easy to just wait in Valiance Keep for the boat to come, sail back to Stormwind, and fly to Menethil. Those would have been easy, simple, and sensible methods. But as we all know, that's not my style.
Or, rather, they didn't occur to me at the time. Whoops.
Instead, I had the brilliant idea of using my Druid Skillz to teleport back to Moonglade, take the taxi to Teldrassil, fly back to Auberdine, and then catch that boat to Stormwind. A more roundabout route, but hey, it worked. Upon arriving at Stormwind Harbor, I ride up to the city ... and then stop at the sight of a group of NPCs standing there, overlooking the bay.
There are four of them - good ol' Bolvar Fordragon, a Night Elf Druid named Broll Bearmantle (aptly wearing Stormrage Pauldrons), and a Blood Elf by the name of Valeera Sanguinar. If these names sound familiar because you're up-to-date on the side stories of WarCraft, then you can probably guess the fourth. Yes, it's Varian Wrynn, <King of Stormwind>.
Well. Uh. That was unexpected. You'd think that the return of the King from his abduction would generate more of a fanfare, wouldn't you? But no, he's just chilling there with his pals and Bolvar, watching the sun set and presumably having a good Dwarven beer or five.
I'm curious as to how they'll change the Missing Diplomat quest chain - if they will at all, I mean. After all, Elling Trias' pressing need for secrecy seems much less urgent when the King isn't even five minutes' walk away.
Out of curiosity to see if anything else has changed (what with Bolvar hanging out in the Harbor and all), I pay a visit to Stormwind Keep. Alas, it's the same as ever: Bolvar must've been very, very sneaky to beat me back there like he did, there's still Wrynn the Younger and Lady Prestor-Who-Is-Not-An-Evil-Black-Dragon-No-Really-We're-Serious.
Hm. Most perplexing.
Incidentally, there are lion statues lining the Canal entrances that I could have sworn weren't there in Live but am far too lazy to actually go check for myself.
Putting the mystery of the suddenly-returned King (as well as Bolvar's apparent ninja training) in the back of my mind, I fly to Menethil to finally head up to Valgarde in the Howling Fjord. Speaking of Menethil, I can't help but feel that with the addition of crew members on the old-world shipping routes, it's a perfect opportunity to bring back everyone's beloved Captain Placeholder. Alas, no such luck. Curse you, Blizzard. Curse you.
The boat arrives and disembarks to the Howling Fjord, and I go with it.
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