rustyiron
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Post by rustyiron on Feb 18, 2012 6:57:46 GMT -5
Hi all. Rustyiron here, currently in undead priest form. Not telling you how many forms I've had, been doing this for a bit, but if its any indication, took me like 4 or so years to get a toon to 85, with gear..
but i'm kinda stubborn, so I'll keep at it.
(do I really play so bad I die all the time?)
You can read my trials by fire in the lore section "Lessons". Wolfiron is a worgen rogue who gets deleted and restarted every time she dies..personal best is 11, last night I made 10 but pulled Lord Ashbury AND his two guards, no where to run, so Wolfiron did the honorable thing and jumped, died after her broken body hit the rocks...Tempest Reach is a hard place to be careful..
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rustyiron
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Feb 17, 2012 13:23:19 GMT -5
Post by rustyiron on Feb 17, 2012 13:23:19 GMT -5
...I paced."No.I'm not going back. The gods can have Gilneas for all I care."
The spirit watched as I raged, and gloomed. "Don't you want to know what will happen to your people?"
I glared at the spirit in all her calm beauty and serene aura. "Pah. They can suck chicken eggs for all I care. Let the Forsaken have at them. The Gilneans will never learn, the humans will never learn. Infighting, bickering..the stupid Wall! Look at Godfrey! Paranoid of the worgen, he was willing to trade his king to the Forsaken..Traitor! And look at Walden and pitiful Ashbury, going along with it...I hope they become Forsaken too, or better yet, plain ol Scourge..serves 'em all right." I flumped down in my chair, head between hands.
"I suck at it. All of it. Being a Worgen. Being a rogue. Being a decent human being. No one cares if you kill off the zoumongous spiders, no one cares if the king gets dealt off like a band hand of cards. I should just goad the cave ettin into eating all the crash survivors, or leave 'em all up at Greymane Manor so that the sea cuts them off from civilization. I'm sick of hearing their whiney voices asking 'stay a bit over there, you might have fleas.'ugh"
"Do you wish for a better reward? Gold? A horse? Beautiful, magical clothes?" The spirit watched and quizzed. I wondered what she must think of me. Failed. Again.
"No. I don't wish for all that. I just want to be successful. I hear of other from the Order who have ranked up, and continue to do real work. For good. I am a failure. I can't do this anymore. I never thought I would be so bad at something..."
The spirit shrugged. "It is your choice, Wolfiron, if you wish to remain dead. You were doing well. You were getting stronger. Even Chromie couldn't tell you if some Forsaken Infantryman was having a bad day, and decided to jump into your fight to take his anger out on you. He did and you are here. You believed in the Order, no? I think you can do this."
I made a face. "I want to do this. But maybe I just can't."
"You can take as much time to think about it. But I think you will return. "
I sighed. "But I'm such a stumblebum."
"Such a poor excuse. You are smarter than that. Besides, you earned that spiffy hat. It becomes you. And what of revenge on Godfrey? What of Gilneas? Don't you want to find out?" The spirit smiled, and sipped her tea. Baiting me. Damn I did want to find out. I wanted to best myself.
"ok, maybe. Just wish I didn't have to start at the beginn--"
..."HEY! You there! Citizen! Lockdown! Evacuate now!"
I was standing in the Market area, and Prince Liam was shouting at me in the chaos....
Here we go again...
((I bested my personal record on Wolfiron, which was 10. I made 11..argh..and again..))
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rustyiron
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Feb 16, 2012 12:10:15 GMT -5
Post by rustyiron on Feb 16, 2012 12:10:15 GMT -5
"Hello, Wolfiron. Can't say it is nice to see you, but we can at least visit for a bit."
I sighed. The pain of death at the hands of the Tempest Reach watchmen on the high cliffs after killing Lord Walden. What had I done wrong? The seasoned brandy that Walden threw in my face had not helped my vision. I had killed the patrol, with those all knowing mastiffs. I had distracted and pulled out one of the bridge guards and the other mastiff handlers stood around gabbing. Trying to pull out the other bridge guard attracted the attention of another watchman, without a dog. I killed the bridge guard, then, using my worgen abilities, I ran down the hill. I escaped my secondary attacker, but the guards had been replaced lower down, and I was soon left bleeding on the road, one watchman spitting on my worgen form. I despair. I do not want to go back..
But...there was a reason...
"You seem down, Wolfiron."
"I had gotten so far..I was at tempest Reach.." It hit me, and I jumped to my feet, spilling my tea. "The King! By Gods, they kidnapped the King! Lord Godfrey! Damn him!"
The spirit sipped her tea, watching me. "What have you learned to think you can save him?"
I calmed, her voice soothing. I sat down again, to see that the tea had been replaced. "I need to do with less. Not try to kill all and beware of the patrols. Lord Walden and Lord Ashbury must pay for their treason. I must return to save the King."
"And so you shall." the spirit smiled on me. "We start at the beginning.."
....Liam is shouting, a proud figure on a grey horse, calling for the gates to be secured...I run to him, wanting to help...
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rustyiron
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Feb 16, 2012 10:41:27 GMT -5
Post by rustyiron on Feb 16, 2012 10:41:27 GMT -5
I, Wolfiron, am a Gilnean.
But I, Wolfiron, am a Worgen. I am cursed. But I have learned.
I have learned to make the most of my Worgen senses. I have learned I still love Gilneas, and all her problems, bickering, and infighting. It is my home. I will do what it takes to protect her.
I have learned new rogue skills, how to stealth, how to creep around my enemies, how to ambush and sap their strength. Is it enough, I ask, to survive?
Earthquakes. Changes. Destruction. But of it all, I have seen good. I have met the Night Elves, and learned that the Curse started with the druids who ignored their calling and gave in to the dark forces that dwell within us all. I feel those forces. The urge to run wild, tear at warm flesh, taste the blood of the kill. But I am Human too, and I still can think and act civilized.
Is this the battle the Forsaken have within themselves?
I am off to aid Lord Godfrey. Hopefully I will survive and learn more. As much as I like to visit with the Spirit of Death, I do not wish to return. The smell of the sea air braces me as I head up to my new mission.
For Gilneas.
~Wolfiron Level 10 Rogue~ Cenarian Circle
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rustyiron
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Feb 15, 2012 8:41:02 GMT -5
Post by rustyiron on Feb 15, 2012 8:41:02 GMT -5
.."Welcome back, Wolfiron. What have you learned today?"
I was back with the spirit, sipping tea. Time has no meaning here. "I learned that I became a rogue, stealing, thieving, killing to survive. When the worgen attacked, I learned to help, train, to survive to fight for Gilneas. But...it was hopeless.."
"And why was that?"
I felt a cold shiver pass through me. "Because the worgen we were killing..they were..the citizens of the city. People. People we knew, our neighbors..I know because..I became one.."
The horror of it all, the bite, the pain of transformation, the suspicion and mistrust of Lord Godfrey and other humans who were not affected. The agony of regaining the trust of people you knew..
The spirit nodded. "All is well, Wolfiron. You gain knowledge each time. That is good, soon you will survive and be an example for others."
I sipped at the tea, my inner soul calmed. "I did learn the Forsaken are heartless and cruel..."
The spirit smiled. "Ah, not is all as it appears. The Forsaken have their own story, and may not be as heartless as they seem.." She set her cup down. "It is time to return. Use your knowledge and advance, Wolfiron, maybe we will not have to share tea anymore..."
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Feb 15, 2012 8:07:13 GMT -5
Post by rustyiron on Feb 15, 2012 8:07:13 GMT -5
"What have you learned?"
I slowly become aware as the soft voice surrounds me. I am someplace greenish, soft, comfortable. The voice flows through my consiousness again.
"What have you learned?"
I look around and see a spirit, ethereal, sitting patiently near me, sipping a cup of tea at a small table. A second cup is set out, as if the spirit was expecting me. I get up and stretch, but feel no pain. Strange, there should have been pain. I was wounded...
I sit at the table, the spirit waiting patiently. She (I think so but not sure), pours a cup of tea, the steam shimmering in the greenish light. She appeared to be waiting my answer.
"I have learned..I was Kate, an artist with a wealthy background. My father was a merchant of food goods. He always laughed that 'people have to eat' ... his store was at the edge of the Military Quarter, and he did well when the soldiers recieved their pay.."
The spirit took a sip of tea, and I followed suit. Honeymint, with a touch of yarrow. A healing brew. My answer was not what the spirit appeared to be looking for.
I searched my memories. The lockdown. The worgen, so many worgen..I shivered..
"I learned..I learned how to fight. To help others. I learned..you must train your skills from those that are knowledgable, otherwise you are weak....and die.." I looked up at the spirit. "I died..at the hands of a bloodfen worgen..because I was too careless.."
The spirit smiled, took a sip of tea, then said, "Now go back and start again, Wolfiron, and use that knowledge to survive.."
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rustyiron
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Post by rustyiron on Feb 14, 2012 8:27:55 GMT -5
Did everyone see that the Daily Blink guys made a logo for the Ironman? And the first to get to 85 will get a Daily Blink poster made of them! So cool!
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Post by rustyiron on Feb 13, 2012 14:03:54 GMT -5
Ironore Lvl 14, BE warlock. Currently surviving in Ghostlands..
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rustyiron
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Post by rustyiron on Feb 12, 2012 13:55:24 GMT -5
hey Peeps, Rustyiron here, my character on Earthen Ring is Ironore. There is a chat channel 5 not sure if anyone has an ironman guild up on this server yet..
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rustyiron
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Post by rustyiron on Feb 10, 2012 19:39:28 GMT -5
Rustyiron stopping by! I am currently an orc hunter, level 6. I know Death well, he stops by every few levels or so...will be taking time to see if i can get the Elder title on my main..ta ta
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