More Random Dungeons 4/8/10

I did some more questing and dungeons on Breeonna last night and got her a couple more levels, to level 53 now.

I got my quest done in the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, more commonly known as the Sunken Temple. I got a nice trinket, Enamored Water Spirit, out of it when I handed it in. That was worth it and was a pretty easy quest to do. I am at the level now where Sunken Temple is pretty easy, not that is was hard to begin with. I got queued into Sunken Temple twice last night but got the quest done the first time. A lot of times you will get queued into a dungeon because someone left for whatever reason and that makes it a little harder to get quests done, but I did 2 full runs.

I also did 4 runs through Blackrock Depths. I am at the level now where that is a lot easier than it was although there are still a lot of quitters that break up the groups. Out of the 4 runs I did manage to get the random done twice. In the last one I was in we lost a person, the healer, after we had killed the boss to complete the dungeon. We wanted to kill more bosses but we couldn't go back into dungeon finder for another person because it would have queued us into another dungeon as we had finished that dungeon's requirements. We decided to try 4 manning it and see how far we could get. I took over the role of healer and we did pretty well, we got 4 more bosses down and completed a quest I had before we wiped. I think we did really well considering we were short a person and had a DPS for a healer. I was alternating between DPS and heals during the fights so I was kept pretty busy.

Sewer Stew - Daily Cooking 4/8/10

Today when Brieanna went to see Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome, she got Sewer Stew for her daily.

This had me taking the Violet Gate down to Crystalsong Forest to pick some Crystalsong Carrots. You need 4 along with 4 Chilled Meat for this recipe. There was no one around and it only took me a minute to pick my 4 Crystalsong Carrots today. Once I had those I took the gate back up to Dalaran and hit the bank for the Chilled Meat.

I cooked the stew up at the stove in the little side room at Cantrips and Crows Tavern in the Underbelly, then delivered it to Ajay Green in exchange for 9g93s, a Dalaran Cooking Award and a Small Spice Bag with 5 Northern Spices and another Dalaran Cooking Award in it. Not a bad haul for Brieanna on this one today.

Random Dungeons 4/7/10

I broke from my normal routine tonight and didn't do the daily cooking, fishing or even the daily random heroic dungeon on Gomorra or Brieanna. Instead I concentrated on leveling up my Shaman Breeonna.

What I am doing to level her up as fast as possible is a combination of questing and random dungeons. I am always either in queue for a dungeon or in a dungeon. I quest in between dungeons. There is a lot of XP to be had doing dungeons and the dungeon finder puts you into dungeons as soon as you are eligible for them. That gives you maximum XP and some nice rewards that are your level or a couple levels higher than you.

Using that technique I was able to level Breeonna 3 more levels tonight, from 48 to 51. She hit level 50 with 3 days 14 hours /played so she is on track to hit level 80 in under 10 days /played. I am doing this without using any leveling mods or helpers.

I was in 2 different dungeons tonight. The first one I was in was Sunken Temple located in Swamp of Sorrows. I got a nice cape out of there for her. The next dungeon I was in was Blackrock Depths. This one is a hugh dungeon and a lot harder than any I have been in so far. It took me 3 different groups to actually complete it once. It was a reminder of why I stopped doing dungeons in the first place, at the first sign of trouble the group falls apart, people leave and you are left without enough people to finish. Finally in the 3rd group I ended up with in there we completed the dungeon, by killing the required boss, then continued on to some of the other bosses. Altogether I spent 4 hours plus in Blackrock Depths with the 3rd group and we still did not get all the bosses down. The place is that big, we just ran out of time.

I got a Shaman quest to go back into Sunken Temple and collect some feathers so hopefully that will fall into my dungeon rotation tonight.

Daily Random Heroic Dungeon 4/6/10

The first thing I do every night when I log on to Gomorra and Brieanna is queue for the Random Daily Heroic Dungeon. It usually takes about 15 minutes for the dungeon finder to put together a group so I do the daily cooking and fishing quests while I am waiting. The Daily Random Heroic Dungeon is a 5 man dungeon.

The first random heroic you complete pays you 26g46s and 2 Emblem of Frost, every one you complete after that pays 13g23s and 2 Emblem of Triumph. Every boss you kill gives you another Emblem of Triumph. If we control Wintergrasp, which we usually do, you will also receive Stone Keeper's Shards. You can use the emblems to buy gear and you can use the Stone Keeper's Shards to buy heirloom gear, honor and mounts. You can also buy heirloom gear with emblems but you have to trade them around first.

Today Gomorra's Daily Random Heroic Dungeon was Trial of the Champion. This one isn't bad, for the first part you mount steeds and fight other mounted mobs in a jousting manner.

After that the Trial of the Champion consists of facing three of these five Grand Champions of the Horde:

• Deathstalker Visceri
• Eressea Dawnsinger
• Mokra the Skullcrusher
• Runok Wildmane
• Zul'tore

The second round consists of facing one of these two bosses:

• Argent Confessor Paletress
• Eadric the Pure

The third round consists of facing:

• The Black Knight

You can get some decent rewards from this one, Gomorra got a cape today that was the last piece he need to complete the Epic achievement.

Brieanna's Daily Random Heroic Dungeon was Forge of Souls. This is another easy one but the group I was in today wasn't very well geared so it was harder than it had to be. That is ok though, people have to get geared somewhere and the heroic dungeons are a good place to do it, some pretty nice gear drops in them that can help you along your way to the really good stuff. In this dungeon you fight an assortment of trash mobs and 2 bosses, Bronjahm and then the Devourer of Souls. Personally I think the first boss is harder than the second in this one. They both drop some pretty decent loot, Brieanna got the Needle-Encrusted Scorpion today and Gomorra got his sword, Seethe, in there on a previous run, both from the Devourer of Souls.

Daily Fishing - Blood is Thicker 4/6/10

Today when I went to see what Marcia Chase (53,65), by the fountain in Dalaran, had for us we ended up with Blood Is Thicker. This is a really easy one but takes some travel time. I usually queue for the random daily heroic before I start out so I would have had to wait for that anyway. I did this one on Gomorra and Brieanna today.

This one has me taking the flight path from Dalaran to Unu'pe, in the Borean Tundra. Once I land I fly straight inland until I find a Marsh Caribou to kill so I can get covered in blood. You can kill anything that is protected by the Druids to get covered in blood, I choose those because they are the closest. Once I am covered in blood I fly back to the shore and jump in. That washes the blood off me and creates a blood pool which I need to fish from to catch the 5 Bloodtooth Frenzy Marcia wants. Catching 5 of those doesn't take long as you catch them 2 or 3 at a time. Once I have my 5 I usually hearth back to Dalaran and head over to see Marcia for my Bag of Fishing Treasures.

Today Gomorra's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 9g39s93c, 2 Elixirs of Water Walking and a Worthless piece of Green Glass in it. Nothing to write home about there.

Brieanna's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 6g11a75c, 4 Pygmy Oil and a Worthless piece of White Glass in it, at least the Elixirs of Water Walking Gom got are useful, her bag didn't have anything useful in it.

Mustard Dogs - Daily Cooking 4/6/10

Today when I went to see Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome, for the daily cooking quest, she gave me Mustard Dogs! again. I did this one on Gomorra and Brieanna.

As usual I got the first 2 Wild Mustard in the courtyard behind A Hero's Welcome and the other 2 over by the stairs leading into the Violet Hold. Once I had the Wild Mustard I headed over to the bank to grab some Rhino Meat to make the Rhino Dogs for this. Hopefully I won't get this one again tomorrow as I only have 3 pieces of Rhino Meat left now. I will have to get out and farm some more soon. I cooked up the Rhino Dogs and combined them with the Wild Mustard to make a Mustard Dog Basket!.

When I had the Mustard Dog Baskets made up I headed over to see Archmage Pentarus (68,41) at Krasus' Landing. Today they each got 9g93s, 2 Dalaran Cooking Awards and a Small Spice Bag.

Gomorra's Small Spice Bag had 3 Northern Spices in it and that was it.

Brieanna's Small Spice Bag had 3 Northern Spices too and that was it. Not the best of days for either of them but the extra Dalaran Cooking Awards were nice.

Breeonna

I have been working on Breeonna a little bit lately and have gotten her to level 46. Breeonna is an Elemental Shaman. She will be my fourth level 80. I don't have a lot of time played on this one and I am trying to get her to level 80 in under 10 days /played.

/played in the game tells you how much actual time you have spent playing a certain character. At level 46 Breeonna has less than 3 days /played. Each character I level is faster than the last one, Gomorra took me 49 days /played to get to level 70. Wranngar took me 23 days /played to get to level 70. Brieanna took me 11 days /played to get to level 70 and another 4 days /played to get to level 80 for a total for 15 days /played to level 80. I spent a lot of time going back and leveling Brieanna's skills and a lot of time in the battlegrounds on her. I think if I don't waste time on that I will be able to get her to 80 in under 10 days /played.

Basically what I have been doing on Breeonna is a combination of questing and random dungeons. When questing I only do yellow, orange and red quests, if a quest is green when I get it, or turns green in my quest log when I level, I drop it, not worth the time for the experience it will give. I can usually get a level or 2 in a few hours time that way.

Daily Fishing - Jewel of the Sewers 4/5/10

Today Marcia Chase (53,65), by the fountain in Dalaran, had Jewel Of The Sewers for us. I did this one on Gomorra and Brieanna today.

This had me heading down to my spot in the sewers at the Black Market below Dalaran. I have one spot I go to for this daily and I always have good luck there. This is also the spot where Brieanna caught her Giant Sewer Rat. As usual I had pretty good luck there today, I got the piece of Corroded Jewelry I was after in less than 10 casts on each and was on my way back up to see Marcia. I traded her the Corroded Jewelry for a Bag of Fishing Treasures.

Today Brieanna's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 8g86s42c, a Glow Worm, a Blank Slate, which I had never gotten before, and 4 Deviate Fish.

Gomorra's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 9g85s72c, 2 Elixir of Water Walking, a New Age Painting signed by Marcia Chase that I sold to a vendor for 25 gold, and 2 Deviate Fish in it.

Mustard Dogs - Daily Cooking 4/5/10

Today when I went to see Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome, she had Mustard Dogs! for us. I did it on Gomorra and Brieanna today.

The first place I looked for the Wild Mustard I needed was in the courtyard behind A Hero's Welcome, I got 2 there. I got the other 2 in grassy areas around Dalaran. When I had the 4 I needed I headed over to the bank to grab some Rhino Meat to make the Rhino Dogs. When I had those cooked up I combined them with the Wild Mustard to make a Mustard Dog Basket! which I took and delivered to Archmage Pentarus (68,41) at Krasus' Landing in exchange for 9g93s, 2 Dalaran Cooking Awards and a Small Spice Bag.

Today Gomorra's Small Spice Bag had 5 Northern Spices and 3 Old Spices in it. Not a bad day for him.

Brieanna's Small Spice Bag had 2 Northern Spices and another Dalaran Cooking Award in it. She had a pretty good day too.

Convention at the Legerdemain - Daily Cooking 4/4/10

Today when I went to see Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome, for the daily cooking quest, she had Convention at the Legerdemain for me. I did it on both Gomorra and Brieanna today.

This one had me running over to the bank for some Chilled Meat to make the Northern Stew this calls for, then I was off to One More Glass for the Jug of Wine I needed. Once I had the wine and stew I headed over and delivered them to Arille Azuregaze, the bartender at The Legerdemain in exchange for 9g93s, a Dalaran Cooking Award and a Small Spice Bag.

Today Brieanna's Small Spice Bag had 3 Northern Spices, 4 Old Spices and another Dalaran Cooking Award in it. Not a bad haul for her today.

Gomorra's Small Spice Bag had 6 Northern Spices and 5 Baby Spice in it. Not a bad haul for him today either.

Sewer Stew - Daily Cooking 4/2/10

Today I got Sewer Stew for the daily cooking quest from Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome. I did it on Gomorra and Brieanna today.

This had me taking the Violet Gate down to Crystal Song Forest to pick the 4 Crystalsong Carrots this recipe calls for. You pick them by the old ruins located directly below Dalaran. There was no one there today so it didn't take me long to get all I needed. Once I had those I took the Violet Gate back up to Dalaran and headed over to the bank to grab the 4 pieces of Chilled Meat this recipe calls for. I built a fire and cooked those into a Vegetable Stew.

I took the Vegetable Stew down to Ajay Green at the Cantrips and Crows Tavern in the Underbelly and exchanged it for 9g93s, a Dalaran Cooking Award and a Small Spice Bag.

Today Gomorra's Small Spice Bag had 4 Northern Spices and another Dalaran Cooking Award in it. Not a bad haul for Gom today.

Brieanna's Small Spice Bag had 3 Northern Spices and 3 Old Spices in it, she didn't make out as well today.

Cheese for Glowergold - Daily Cooking 4/1/10

Today when I went to see Katherine Lee (41,65), the Grand Master Cooking Trainer in the kitchen of A Hero's Welcome, she had Cheese for Glowergold for the daily cooking. I did it on Gomorra and Brieanna.

This one had me running around Dalaran picking up Half Full Dalaran Wine Glasses. I got a few of them before I left A Hero's Welcome and the rest at Cantrips and Crows Tavern in the Underbelly and One More Glass. I also got the piece of Aged Dalaran Limburger I needed at One More Glass. Once I had 6 Half Full Dalaran Wine Glasses and the piece of Aged Dalaran Limburger I combined them to make a Wine and Cheese Platter.

I took the Wine and Cheese Platter over to Ranid Glowergold (36,28) at the Leatherworkers in the Magus Commerce Exchange and exchanged it for 9g93s, a Dalaran Cooking Award and a Small Spice Bag.

Today Brieanna's Small Spice Bag had 6 Northern Spices and 4 Old Spices in it, not a bad haul for her today.

Gomorra's Small Spice Bag had 4 Northern Spices in it, he didn't make out as well as Brieanna but not a bad day for him either.

Daily Fishing - Blood is Thicker 3/29/10

Today when I went to see Marcia Chase (53,65), by the fountain in Dalaran, I got Blood Is Thicker for the daily fishing. I did this one on Gomorra and Brieanna.

This had me taking the flight path from Dalaran to Unu'pe in the Borean Tundra. Once there I flew straight inland until I spotted a Marsh Caribou. I quickly killed that which got me covered in blood. They seem to have fixed the glitch that was going on with this daily, you now don't need to just about beat it to death with your bare hands to get covered in blood. Covered in blood I flew back to the shore and jumped in, creating a blood pool. I fished in the blood pool until I caught 5 Bloodtooth Frenzy which was only 2 catches as you get 2 or 3 in a catch.

I hearthed back to Dalaran and went to see Marcia and traded her the Bloodtooth Frenzy for a Bag of Fishing Treasures.

Today Gomorra's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 10g67s10c, a Glow Worm and a Velociraptor Skull in it. Not a good day of fishing for Gom.

Brieanna's Bag of Fishing Treasures had 8g67s67c, 5 Pygmy Oil and 5 Solid Gold Coins in it. She made out better than Gom but not by much.