Of Possible Interest to Role-Players and Lore Fans

[mrodar]

Hey, I just joined up. I thought I'd share a WoW-related project I've been working on. It's a travelogue of the World of Warcraft, as told by an undead mage named Destron. Deston isn't badly decayed, so with some effort he can pass as a sickly looking human, so both Alliance and Horde territories are open to him. The travelogue is mostly speculation and creative license on my part, though I've been careful to avoid contradicting lore (and if I did this in any places, my apologies). It goes into the culture, society, history and daily life of Azeroth's inhabitants, so if that sort of thing interests you it should be worth a look. There are a lot of screenshots as well. You can find them here:


http://destron.blogspot.com/2007/10/introduction.html

[Brakogar]

There is no other word to descrive that other than exelence, and even that is not enough.

Fantastic Work!

It must have taken you many hours to accomplish that, it is very nicely done. You should publish it a bit more and perhaps Blizzard will take notice of it and put it in the community section.

[Xeran]

Wow!! Just plain wow! Nice work! Can't wait to get some reading time in on these.

[Castor]

I don't have enough time to read it right now, but I skimmed through and it's very well done. I'm planning on coming back and reading some of it this weekend when I have some time. :D

[Caelyn]

8O and wow... that is wonderful. I was going to hit the test realms when they came back up, but I might just have to finish reading. Wonderful job and I can't wait to read the next section.

[Shadowspeak]

I see... a blank page?

Edit: nevermind, just took a moment to load.

[Syreena]

Wow! These are amazing! I've only made it halfway through the second one so far, but I hope you continue to post them here for us!

[mrodar]

Hey, thanks for the response! I'm glad to see people are interested. Anyway the next section (covering Ironforge, Badlands and Searing Gorge) is nearly done. I'm about halfway through the Searing Gorge.

Comments and criticism are welcome.

[mrodar]

The next section is up, covering Ironforge, the Badlands and the Searing Gorge.

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/KhazModan2.pdf

Enjoy!

[Lupa]

I submit these for sticky, lest they get lost in the dusty forum archives..

Perhaps form a single Lore sticky zone, to include these, and some of the other lore related stuff like Manus' troll lore, the language thread, etc..

(cross posted in the suggestion forum..)

[mrodar]

By the way, I would greatly appreciate some more commentary, especially criticisms. I'd also be very happy to read any aspects or characters that you thought particularly interesting. Thank you!

[mrodar]

The next section of the travelogue is up, covering the Burning Steppes, Redridge Mountains and Elwynn Forest. It's here: http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/Stormwind1.pdf

[mrodar]

Another section has been added to the travelogue. This covers Stormwind City, Westfall and Duskwood.

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/Stormwind2.pdf

[mrodar]

The next part is ready. It just deals with two zones: Deadwind Pass and the Swamp of Sorrows. Have fun!

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/Stormwind3.pdf

[mrodar]

((Here's the latest section, covering the Blasted Lands and Stranglethorn Vale. There will be a bit of a delay before I start on Kalimdor; there are some other projects which I was working on before I started this, and I want to do some work on those.

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/Stormwind4.pdf))

[Abric]

*thumbs up*

AbricOOC approves.

[mrodar]

The next section of the travelogue is ready, covering Darnassus, Teldrassil and Darkshore. Enjoy!

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/North%20Kalimdor1.pdf

[Mortica]

These are very nicely done, thanks for keeping us posted on the progress :)

[Rajjah]

I love the added pics, combined with the text it helps paint a vivid picture while reading.

[mrodar]

I love the added pics, combined with the text it helps paint a vivid picture while reading.

Thanks. The pics gave me an excuse to go around WoW taking pictures of all the things that caught my attention.

[mrodar]

The next section is up, covering Ashenvale and Felwood.

http://feathermoon.bethandorion.com/images/felya/North%20Kalimdor2.pdf

[mrodar]

Part 12 is up, dealing with Moonglade, Winterspring and Azshara. It might be a while before the next entry, since there is another project that I need to do work on. Enjoy!

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/North_Kalimdor3.pdf

[mrodar]

Part 13 is ready, and covers Dustwallow Marsh and the Barrens. Have fun!

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/Central_Kalimdor.pdf

[Solenev]

I wonder if we'll have more of these again?

[mrodar]

Yes! You will! There are two reasons for the delay: 1) I did some extensive editing upon the travelogue, mostly in regards to grammatical issues (though I'm sure it's still rife with bad grammar) and 2) I got distracted by the Burning Crusade. I have explored Outland to my satisfaction, and am a few pages away from finishing the next section of the travelogue.

Also, the edited versions of North Kalimdor 3 and Central Kalimdor have not yet been uploaded. The links are currently broken, but I will replace them once the edited versions are in place.

[mrodar]

Feathermoon.bethandorion.com is going back to the old feathermoon.net domain name, so I'm going to change the URLs accordingly. Also, I'm going to put all the URLs in the first post, mostly for the sake of convenience. I will post notices on the thread for future updates, however.

New sections will be up soon. Right now there's been some technical problems, especially in regards to this domain name business, but I think we're almost out of the woods. I've already finished the next section, and am half-done with the one after that.

[Solenev]

Anticipating the result!!

[mrodar]

The latest section is uploaded; I've placed the link on the first post but I'll put it again here:

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/CentralKalimdor2.pdf (Durotar, Orgrimmar)

[mrodar]

The next section is up, covering Mulgore and Thunder Bluff.

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/CentralKalimdor3.pdf

[mrodar]

Here's the latest section, which is about the Stonetalon Mountains and Desolace.

http://www.feathermoon.net/images/felya/CentralKalimdor4.pdf

[Mortica]

very cool as always!

I'm so glad you keep us updated when you post something new :)

[Malorii]

very nice!

[mrodar]

Here's the next section, describing Feralas and the Thousand Needles. Sorry it took so long!

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/SouthKalimdor1.pdf

[Islefr]

*slams face against computer screen* I WUB ROO!!

[Swerto]

>.< i hate downloading things... maybe you could host this on some website, or someone else could do it for you

[mrodar]

I'm sorry if the PDF format is causing trouble. Right now I don't really have the time (nor do I want to spend the money) hosting a website, but I'll see what I can do about getting it in HTML format. It's high time I do that anyway.

In other news, I'm pleased to announce the latest section of the travelogue, covering Tanaris, Un'goro Crater, and Silithus!

http://feathermoon.net/images/felya/SouthKalimdor2.pdf

The next section may take a little while, as I need to finish another project that I've been postponing.

Also, I want to let everyone know that you don't have to read the entire travelogue from beginning to end. I know it's a very long work, so if you're just curious about one or two zones, you can skip straight ahead and read what you want. There might be a little bit of confusion, but I think it will basically be comprehensible. I'm going to put this notice in the first post as well, for the benefit of newcomers.

[Swerto]

Well I downloaded the thing I needed for the pdf format from adobe... and grabbed photoshop while I was at it (stupid free version sucks... thats it i'm buying fireworks/flash/dreamweaver) So yeah like it so far, keep up the good work... cuz its fucking awesome.

[mrodar]

Thanks for going through the trouble Swerto. It means a lot to me. I'm glad you enjoy the travelogue.

I'll continue to see what I can do about getting it all up on HTML.

[Kaebora]

If you're creating these in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer, you can most likely choose to save them as an HTML file (or possibly export them as an HTML file) from the program itself. I am willing and able to host HTML versions of them on my website as well, if you wish - I have the time and (I think) space to devote to such a project. If I don't have the space, I can possibly re-compress the images or ask my administrators for some more space (don't know how they'll respond to that, though). Just let me know if you're interested.

EDIT: Oh and uh, they're awesome. =P I haven't finished reading them yet, but they're definitely INCREDIBLY helpful for the stuff I'm currently writing. You win the awesome award, if there is one.

[Ellsbeth]

Yes I love the travelogues.

[mrodar]

If you're creating these in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer, you can most likely choose to save them as an HTML file (or possibly export them as an HTML file) from the program itself. I am willing and able to host HTML versions of them on my website as well, if you wish - I have the time and (I think) space to devote to such a project. If I don't have the space, I can possibly re-compress the images or ask my administrators for some more space (don't know how they'll respond to that, though). Just let me know if you're interested.

EDIT: Oh and uh, they're awesome. =P I haven't finished reading them yet, but they're definitely INCREDIBLY helpful for the stuff I'm currently writing. You win the awesome award, if there is one.

I appreciate the offer. I'm actually putting them up on a blog. The blog version has fewer pictures, but for the time being it's a good compromise.

[mrodar]

A lot of people have been having problems with PDF. Thus I've started to put the travelogue up on a blog. Right now only the Lordaeron sections are up. The blog version has fewer pictures, due to space constraints, and I'm trying to figure out if I can create downloadable PDF links for people to get the full picture version.

If there is a file type that would be better than PDF, by all means tell me. I use Adobe InDesign to write the travelogue, and not very many people could download an .indd file successfully.

Thanks for reading.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2007/10/introduction.html

Please leave comments, and tell me if there are any problems. I will continue to add to the blog.

[Kaebora]

Looks good so far. I actually like the PDF files better myself, since my dorms here at college don't have the internet and I can download them and look at them in my spare time while I whittle away the hours 'til my internet comes back.

Keep up the good work!

[mrodar]

Thanks. The PDF files are still available, so you can read them if you prefer. I'm just trying to figure out how to place download links for the PDF files on the blog, so Feathermoon.net doesn't have to worry about them anymore.

[Swerto]

If you need help with HTML I would GLADLY do it for you in my free time. I took a class in my sophmore year and I understand it pretty good. with the simplicity of it I doubt we're going to have to go to XML or anything else. So if you want I can do it for you and maybe even send you a message that gives you the basic codes etc. to put up your own afterwards.


Also don't use word

use notepad for HTML, gets rid of that fucking autocomplete problem. Type the written part in word first to spellcheck and then paste it in between the code in notepad.

[Kaebora]

Actually, it looks like he's using blogspot or wordpress or something, so he shouldn't really need HTML at all if that's the case. They use a tagging system for their back-end, much like these forums do. At least, I *think* they do...

[mrodar]

Some news about the travelogue:

1. I've started updating it again, and I just added a section for the Exodar.

2. The travelogue is currently the featured site on the WoW Community Watch at the official site.

I hope you enjoy the new section!

[Solenev]

Thanks for the updates Mrodar!

[Kodara]

For some reason I keep getting a 404 message with your links...

[Anthek]

For some reason I keep getting a 404 message with your links...

He moved them all to his blog, which can be found here:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2007/10/introduction.html

[Yichimet]

Bumping this because I forgot about it for a long time and had only read a few of the sections...they are AMAZING. What is not there in the lore he invents. The section for Mulgore is especially brilliant and I'm going to be using some of the ideas he puts forth.

[Irontoe]

Bumping this because I forgot about it for a long time and had only read a few of the sections...they are AMAZING. What is not there in the lore he invents. The section for Mulgore is especially brilliant and I'm going to be using some of the ideas he puts forth.

Congrats, you just bumped a bunch of 404s.

[Mohan]

Congrats, you just bumped a bunch of 404s.


Psst. Check the post above Yichi's. There's a link to the guy's blog.

[Swerto]

Read through a few of them again, forgot how cool these were.

[Lisbet]

I took out the broken links and put in the ink to the blog.

[mrodar]

Hey, long time no see! I noticed there was traffic coming in from this site, so I thought I'd drop in and announce a new update.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/07/howling-fjord-part-1.html

Please tell me what you think!

[Yichimet]

Woohoo! I really took some time to read a few of these travelogues a couple days ago and your treatment of the tauren especially is really great. It's a great read and I wish Blizzard spent as much time on the individual zones as you do.

[mrodar]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it! Speaking of the travelogue, the newest section is now ready.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/08/howling-fjord-part-2.html

I'm worried that it's too similar in its progression of events to the earlier sections in the Blade's Edge Mountains, so tell me if that's a problem. I'm not sure what I would do about it, but I'll at least give the matter some more thought, if necessary.

[mrodar]

Here's a brief, OOC message on the travelogue's future (and don't worry, I'll still finish Northrend).

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/08/state-of-travelogue-ooc.html

If you want to say anything for this update, I'd appreciate it if you did so on the blog itself.

[mrodar]

I've finished the Howling Fjord.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/08/howling-fjord-part-3.html

The part dealing with the taunka ended up longer than I intended, but I think it works out. Also, if there are any TVTropers here, I now have my own page on that site. It doesn't have any examples, so if you want to add some, feel free.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland

If you are not a troper and you still want to add examples, please familiarize yourself with the site first. These might help:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TextFormattingRules

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodStyle

[mrodar]

I finished the first part (of three) of the Grizzly Hills.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/09/grizzly-hills-part-1.html

[mrodar]

Here's the second part of the same.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/09/grizzly-hills-part-2.html

[Swerto]

Awesome update!

[Irontoe]

It takes something special to get me to read all the way through a long RP story, and this has it. Nice work!

[Raziel]

A "Daria" reference in your signature? WoW.

[mrodar]

It takes something special to get me to read all the way through a long RP story, and this has it. Nice work!

Thank you for reading all the way through. I know it's a pretty massive text, so my hat's off to you.

As Raziel pointed out, I am a huge fan of Daria. Combining it with WoW in some capacity was a logical step for me to take. Also, in case you haven't heard, it's finally coming to DVD.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Daria-DVDs-Planned/12236

[Fhenrir]

You carry those around in your wallet?

[mrodar]

You carry those around in your wallet?

Carry what around?

[Fhenrir]

It's quite possible I'm misremembering the quote. It's in reference to a scene in which Daria reluctantly agreed to get in bed with one of the main male characters, upon which he pulls out his wallet and asks whether she preferred a regular or neon condom.

I suppose that's enough off topic for me, though. I've been meaning to read a bit more of your stuff for awhile now, and recently I've found enough free time that I just might. Should be fun. :D

[mrodar]

Ooh, I feel a little embarrassed that I missed that. I have an excuse though: I never caught Daria on it's MTV run. Instead, I saw the butchered version broadcast on the N. They censored the oddest things on Daria, and they flat out refused to show some episodes.

I'm guessing the quote comes from the episode where she discusses going "all the way" with Tom. Of course, she chooses not sleep with him, which makes the N's decision to censor the episode all the more baffling.

It gets even weirder when you consider the fact that the N also broadcasts Degrassi: The Next Generation. I've never seen the show, but the ads made it seem like every episode dealt with pregnant teens on drugs. But apparently Daria's refusal to use hard drugs or have sex will corrupt our children. Or something.

[mrodar]

Putting this thread back on-subject, here's the latest update.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/10/grizzly-hills-part-3.html

[mrodar]

Here's the latest update, covering the first part of Zul'drak.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/10/zuldrak-part-1.html

[mrodar]

Here's the most recent addition to the travelogue:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/11/zuldrak-part-2.html

[Diirak]

I know I may be the millionth person to say this, but it's absolutely incredible.

For years I have been interested in reading up on the lore of this game - and I simply couldn't get into researching it.

This gives the world LIFE. A way to understand details and histories, race relations, and every day facts - and it's FUN and exciting to read.

I actually exited game and read through the first few sections last night. I woke up this morning and wanted to continue reading this.

You know it's good when it becomes more addicting than WoW itself.

[mrodar]

Thanks, Diirak. I can certainly say that writing it is more addicting than playing WoW (though I actually play very little these days). I'm happy to hear that you're getting a similar enjoyment from reading the travelogue.

Speaking of which, here's the conclusion to Zul'drak.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/11/zuldrak-part-3.html

[Swerto]

Wooo updates! Sad to think you're almost done with this completely.

[mrodar]

I didn't say I'd stop doing the travelogue. It just won't be first priority as of March of next year. Basically the plan is to write one short story each month that has no relation to WoW or any other fandom. With the time left over, I'll probably continue updating, at least through Northrend. Conceivably I might even be able to update twice a month, though don't count on this.

[mrodar]

Here's the latest, after a bit of a delay:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2009/12/storm-peaks-part-1.html

[mrodar]

I finished another section.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/01/storm-peaks-part-2.html

[Swerto]

Yay!!

[mrodar]

Here's the last Storm Peaks section.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/01/storm-peaks-part-3.html

[Ignas]

I'm loving this.

[mrodar]

I'm loving this.

Thank you. I know that this is going to sound incredibly vain, but what aspects do you like most about it? On the opposite note, what do you think is most lacking?

[Ignas]

I like the details put into the scenery. The landscapes and areas are painted very well with words. It's easy for me to imagine it, but, it's probably also made easier because I've been to those places, as well. The perspective of how things are larger than what the game displays is very good. I often forget that things are not necessarily drawn to scale in the world, and I think you do a very good job with descriptions in that regard.

It's hard for me to think of something I don't like, actually. Some parts of the readings can become a bit long and drawn-out, somewhat tedious to read through, but I've experienced that many times while reading books and stories, so maybe it's just me. So, yeah, not too much to complain about.

I don't find it lacking much in any regard. There are some things that made me curious as to how you came up with them. Where some things appear in established lore versus your own take on how things are. Then again, I may have missed them while questing many months ago. But, it's also not really a bad thing. I like the creativity I see, so it's mostly just a curiosity I have.

[mrodar]

If you're curious as to what is an idea of my own invention vs. something from established lore, you can usually find out by visiting Wowwiki. Nine times out of ten, if it's not mentioned there, it's something I cooked up for the travelogue.

[CytianaMoonarrow]

Hey! I love your posts, and I'm using them constantly for RP, and general learning of stuff. They're absolutely brilliant, a wonder to read-- major awesome points to you Mrodar.

I do have a request though. Can you do Mount Hyjal, if you ever get the time? :3 It's an awesome part of lore, and to learn more of hte zone would be interesting indeedly!

[mrodar]

Thanks, Cytiana!

My understanding is that Mt. Hyjal will be introduced in Cataclysm. I am not sure if I will do the new Cataclysm zones or not. It depends on how much inspiration I feel from them, and how much time I have.

As of March I'll start putting more energies into original fiction. I won't stop the travelogue; I promised to finish Northrend, and I'm holding myself to it. Plus, writing the travelogue is just too fun to stop now. However, I might only be updating once a month. I may be able to do two updates a month, but don't count on it.

If I do decide to cover the Cataclysm zones, however, rest assured that Mt. Hyjal will be one of them.

[mrodar]

Also, if you don't mind my asking, how are you incorporating the travelogue into your role play? As background for the character? I'm always thrilled when I hear about people getting that kind of mileage out of my fanfic.

[CytianaMoonarrow]

Mmn! Your pieces on Teldrassil and Ashenvale helped me understand the areas where my character might live, and be born into (Ashenvale especially). The way you wrote made it possible for me to understand some of what went on -- that way if anything happened while my toon was in the area, at the time, the history of her being there isn't botched.

I reread your Feralas article today, and then plugged off into like six different pages of Night elf lore, simply because I felt like a. learning, and b. spicing up Cytiana's journal with a little deeper thought on some issues.

When I rerealized how awesome your articles were for helping design character RP, I reccomended them to someone I know, for dwarf Rp, facepalming at myself for not doing so sooner!

And huzzah for Hyjal!

[mrodar]

Thanks. If anyone reading the travelogue enjoys it, by all means share it with your friends. So far, I know of at least one active guild that uses the travelogue (specifically the entries on the draenei) as a basis. I believe it's Ere Argus on MoonGuard-EU.

I'm still trying to get the travelogue out to more people, and I was thinking that WoW.com (not to be confused with WorldOfWarcraft.com) might be a good way to do that. They do a lot of interviews and similar things with notable fans. If you think the travelogue is worthy of it, I'd definitely appreciate if you went and recommended it. I'll probably put up a request on the next update for this as well.

As always, thanks for reading.

[Villayna]

The 15 Minutes of Fame column (http://www.wow.com/category/15-minutes-of-fame/) would probably be your best bet, although you'd think the RP column would work also. I know some people here tried to get the RP columnist to recognize some work one of our former members did and the attempts were completely ignored as far as I know.

They have a form for 15 minutes at http://www.wow.com/tips so I'd probably go that route.

I should probably add: make sure your webhosting is capable of handling the sheer volume of hits you'll get if and when you get linked from there before actively chasing that :)

[Ignas]

If you're curious as to what is an idea of my own invention vs. something from established lore, you can usually find out by visiting Wowwiki. Nine times out of ten, if it's not mentioned there, it's something I cooked up for the travelogue.

It's not so much that I can't determine what's your idea or what's established, but more along the lines of what your inspiration might be. An example would be the biology of the Iron Dwarves. I'm curious as to how you came up with that. Among other things, as well. =)

[mrodar]

The 15 Minutes of Fame column (http://www.wow.com/category/15-minutes-of-fame/) would probably be your best bet, although you'd think the RP column would work also. I know some people here tried to get the RP columnist to recognize some work one of our former members did and the attempts were completely ignored as far as I know.

They have a form for 15 minutes at http://www.wow.com/tips so I'd probably go that route.

I should probably add: make sure your webhosting is capable of handling the sheer volume of hits you'll get if and when you get linked from there before actively chasing that :)

Okay, thanks. I'll check that out in a bet. I wasn't sure how they decided to include such things, whether it was by plebiscite or something else.


It's not so much that I can't determine what's your idea or what's established, but more along the lines of what your inspiration might be. An example would be the biology of the Iron Dwarves. I'm curious as to how you came up with that. Among other things, as well. =)

Ah. Most of my inspiration comes from real world history and events. As for the iron dwarf biology, I figured that if they were made out of solid metal, they'd be invulnerable to any form of physical attack. Since that's clearly not the case in-game, I came up with the idea of giving them "organs" of softer metals. Sufficient damage to those would kill or incapacitate the iron dwarf. It also hinted as to how they were unknowingly corrupted by the Curse of Flesh.

Feel free to ask any such questions; it's fun to answer them. Maybe I should add some annotations to the travelogue...

[mrodar]

I just filled out the form for 15 Minutes of Fame. Let's see how it goes...

[mrodar]

Here's the newest section:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/02/crystalsong-forest.html

In addition to dealing with Crystalsong Forest, this chapter also explores the narrator's personal history. Please tell me how well I did that. Thanks.

[Jaster]

>< Someone beat me to the punch on this, I was writing a similar idea from a traveling goblins perspective . . .

Nicely written though.

[mrodar]

>< Someone beat me to the punch on this, I was writing a similar idea from a traveling goblins perspective . . .

Nicely written though.

Hey, Azeroth's a big world. Plenty of room for more travelogues from other perspectives.

[Jaster]

Hey, Azeroth's a big world. Plenty of room for more travelogues from other perspectives.

I suppose, but that also means me not being lazy (I started it like a year ago and am still not done, not even sure I still have it >.>) Loses some flair as second out the gates :P

[mrodar]

These things can surprise you. I started the travelogue as a lark, and never expected to get beyond the Alterac Mountains.

[mrodar]

I'm deleting this due to the possibility of bill S 978 being passed in Congress. Designed to limit copyright infringement, the broad wording may allow people who link to copyrighted material to be criminally prosecuted.

Go here to sign against it.

http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ten_strikes/?source=fb

[CytianaMoonarrow]

Omgosh. It's pretty bad that I know some of that big band swing tune stuff. XD I love that music!! Glenn Miller. Gotta love him.

And it describes some of these places to the tee. Nicely put together list!

[mrodar]

Here's the first section of Dalaran.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/02/dalaran-part-1.html

[Swerto]

The lack of Conan The Barbarian songs in Howling Fjord makes me disappointed.

The Riddle of Steel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onGWF8mz1Zw) and Anvil of Crom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHDmXtW9Yx0&feature=related) were on loop while I was in that zone.

[mrodar]

There are two updates tonight. First is a section describing the narrator's encounter with Emette. Dalaran: Part 2 comes after that.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/03/emette.html

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/03/dalaran-part-2.html

Note: I did actually write an original piece in addition to this, but I've chosen not to post it yet as I'm thinking about getting it published in a magazine. I'll keep you posted as to further developments.

[mrodar]

Here's the latest:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/03/underbelly.html

There's also a link to my new blog, here:

http://scratchednerve.blogspot.com/

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I just finished a new section that deals with the post-Wrathgate situation.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/04/point-of-no-return.html

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I put up another OOC entry dealing with the state and future of the travelogue. I would like to get feedback, so I'll give the link here.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/04/yet-another-ooc-update.html

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The first part of the Borean Tundra has been completed.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/04/borean-tundra-part-1.html

I also added a little bit of information about Garithos in the Undercity section. I was originally going to put it in Borean Tundra, but realized it felt too much like a tangent. Just go to Undercity and do a command/control-F for Garithos.

http://destron.blogspot.com/2007/10/undercity.html

[mrodar]

I just posted the latest entry:

http://destron.blogspot.com/2010/05/borean-tundra-part-2.html

[Swerto]

Still good :)