008 - Short Story

# Intro

Episode 8 - Short Story

## News

At the time of recording the Doctors without Borders drive is at about 800,000 out of the one million needed to unlock Daisy.

Last week we asked you, our listeners, the following question: Obviously, this is an Achievements podcast, and we know you are interested in achievements, but we would like to know why you are an Achievement Chaser. What about getting those achievements gets you motivated? Is it numbers? Lore? Something else?

@Demeternoth It’s the whoooooosh and the dopamine

Ali from Dungeon Fables says: Lore is good for those that involve it. However, for me, it's mostly because it satisfies that completionist side of me. Plus it can be fun, unique, and something different to do.

## Our week in WoW

### Polly

- Loremaster of Shadowlands
- Soulkeeper's Burden
- What is that Melody
- Heroic Halls of Atonement
- No Time to Heal
- Dedication to the Restoration
- The Anima Must Flow (nice Dune reference!)

### Mud

- Celestial Family - Obtain all 4 of the celestial pets
- WoD Achievement Runs: They Burn, Burn, Burn and No Ticket, etc
- Pet Battle Challenge: Gnomeregan
- Full Discography - Getting the Grubashi Arena Chest
- Terror of Torghast - All layer 8 Torghast
- Iron Armada - Collect all five crashin' thrasin' toys
- Twisting Cooridors: Layer 3
- Old Ironjaw - Finally!

## What did Mud miss?

Back in Episode 6 I made an omission. I forgot to include the grave of Invincible, Arthas' horse. It's located in the Balanir Farmstead at /way 79 60 . Invincible's grave is dug up from when Arthas raised his horse from the dead. Now insects swarm above the empty grave.

# Main

## Zone: Coldridge Valley

### Lore Bite:

This area was both the Dwarf and Gnome starting area before Operation: Gnomeregan.

### Pets

Catchable Battle Pet:

* Alpine Hare
* Rabbit
* Snow Cub

## Zone: New Tinkertown

### Lore bite:

Not sure that this is a true Lore Bite, but New Tinkertown is stuck in the past. We think it is time for a bit of an overhaul. Polly is a serious Gnome aficionado and she would like a rework in the Gnome starting zone.

### Achievements

[Pet Battle Challenge: Gnomeregan](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=13269/pet-battle-challenge-gnomeregan#) - [Defeat the Pet Battle Challenge: Gnomeregan](https://www.wow-petguide.com/Section/53/Gnomeregan)

### Pets

Catchable Pets:

* Alpine Hare
* Fluxfire Feline
* Irradiated Roach
* Snow Cub

Battle Pets:

* Dibbler - Mechanical pet that drops from Leprous Sack of Pet Supplies from Bert's Boss pet battle near the entrance to Gnomeregan instance. PPP

Purchasable Pets: These pets can be bought from Micro Zoox outisde of the Gnomeregan Entrance for Pristine Gizmos (an account bound currency from completing the pet challenge)

* 2 Leper Rat
* 1 Mechanical Cockroach
* 3 Alarm-O-Dog
* 1 Schematic (Engineer) - Mechantula

### Extras

Hunter Pet: Weaponized Rabbot - is tameable by Gnomes, Mechagnomes, and Goblin hunters as well as hunters that have learned how to tame mechanical beasts through 'Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix' which is made by Engineers with Legion Engineering /way 64 25

## Zone: Dun Morogh

### Lore Bite:

Shimmer Ridge was featured in a scenario during Mists of Pandaria called 'Blood in the Snow'

### Achievements

[Explore Dun Morogh](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=627/explore-dun-morogh#) (10) - Explore Dun Morogh revealing the covered areas of the world map.

```
/way 84.14 51.49 Helm's Bed Lake
/way 88.42 41.12 North Gate Outpost
/way 77.81 25.96 Ironforge Airfield
/way 70.84 48.33 Amberstill Ranch
/way 75.84 56.37 Gol'Bolar Quarry
/way 67.48 57.28 The Tundrid Hills
/way 58.34 57.61 Frostmane Front
/way 54.06 50.76 Kharanos
/way 49.27 52.72 The Grizzled Den
/way 42.71 64.22 Coldridge Pass
/way 36.80 70.03 Coldridge Valley
/way 34.50 51.69 Frostmane Hold
/way 33.22 38.73 New Tinkertown
/way 42.95 38.47 Iceflow Lake
/way 48.47 39.33 Shimmer Ridge
/way 60.35 33.43 Gates of Ironforge
```

### How to get them

### Mounts

Purchaseable Mounts:

* Milli Featherwhistle - /way 56.2 46.3
* Blue Mechanostrider
* Green Mechanostrider
* Red Mechanostrider
* Swift Green Mechanostrider
* Swift White Mechanostrider
* Swift Yellow Mechanostrider
* Unpainted Mechanostrider
* Veron Amberstill - /way 70.6 48.9
* Brown Ram
* Gray Ram
* White Ram
* Swift White Ram
* Swift Brown Ram
* Swift Gray Ram
* You do have to complete a quest chain before you can buy the rams from Veron. On the whistling quest make sure you /whistle

### Pets

Catchable Pets:

* Alpine Hare
* Snow Cub

Purchaseable Pets:

* Snowshoe Rabbit - Yarlyn Amberstill /way 70.5 49.1

### Extras

Above Ironforge: There's the Ironforge airstrip, some caps, a mole machine, and dwarves sledding.

On the Southwest coast of Dun Morogh, on the opposite side of the mountain range, there is an abandoned fishing hut. In Classic goblins lived here. /way 18 75

## Zone: Iron Forge

* The Mystic Ward - The Hall of Mysteries is home to Paladan, Priest, and Mage Trainers, along with a Portal Trainer
* The Forlorn Cavern - The only fishing area in Ironforge; Fishing, Warlock, and Rogue Trainers
* Hall of Explorers - Archaeology Trainer, Heirloom Curator, and an archaeological exhibit
* Tinker Town - Alchemy, Engineering, and Gnomish Engineering Trainers, as well as the entrance to the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind
* The Military Ward - Hunter and Warior Trainers, Battlemaster (PVP)
* The Commons - Vault of Ironforge (bank), Auction House, various vendors, and Stonefire Tavern, where the Monk Trainer resides
* The Great Forge - home to the Great Anvil, the Gryphon Master and the majority of the Profession Trainers: Inscription, Enchanting, Cooking, Mining, First Aid, Tailoring, and Leatherworking

### Lore Bite:

Ironforge is the capital city of the dwarves. Gnomes are refugees in the city after the fall of Gnomeregan.

Jubahl Corpseseeker can be found in the Forlorn Cavern. Until 3.0.2, he was a Demon Trainer. He still has the title.

### Achievements

* [Fish or Cut Bait: Ironforge](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5847/fish-or-cut-bait-ironforge) - Complete the following daily fishing quests in Ironforge:
* Cold Water Fishing
* Fish fer Squirky
* The Gnomish Bait-o-Matic
* One fer the Ages
* Live Bait
* [Old Ironjaw](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1837/old-ironjaw) - Fish up Old Ironjaw in Iron Forge
* [Overthrow the Council](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=616/overthrow-the-council) - Kill Moira, Muradin, and Falstad in the council chambers of Ironforge. (Horde Only)
* [Let's Do Lunch: Ironforge](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5841/lets-do-lunch-ironforge) - Complete the following daily cooking quests in Ironforge:
* A Round for the Guards
* Keepin' the Haggis Flowin'
* I Need to Cask a Favor
* A Fowl Shortage
* Can't Get Enough Spice Bread

### Extras

* Wildhammer Fact Checker /way 38.6 54.8 - An homage to the Red Shirt Guy from Blizzcon. He's the the right of Falstad Wildhammer in the Throne Room. If you kill him as a horde player he drops a 'red shirt'
* Old Ironforge - On the side of the throne room there's a ramp down to Old Ironfoge city. While there's not much to see, there is the platform that Diamond Magni Bronzebeard stayed until he woke up in BFA
* Heirloom Vendor - Krom Stoutarm /way 74.6 9.8 sells all of the heirlooms as well as upgrades for gold. In addition he sells two toys that will give an alt all of the flight paths in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor for 10,000g each.
* Captain Stonehelm /way 55.8 47.8 sells the Ironforge Tabard and capes
* Master Tinker Trini /way 55.8 47.8 sells the Gnomeregan Tabard and capes

### Pets

Catchable Pets:

* Long-tailed Mole

### Toys

Steamy Romance Novel Kit - A quest given by Bill Shakespear at 77.2 10.4

### Notable Rare Drops

* While fishing in Ironforge you might find
* Music Roll: Cold Mountain for the Jukebox in Warlords of Draenor
* The 1 Ring - a reference to Lord of the Rings. "Not quite as good as the 2 Ring"

## Dungeon: Gnomeregan

Gnomeregan was the capital city of the Gnomes until troggs invaded. In order to defeat the troggs High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque had pressure valves opened which released toxic radiation into the city. While it did kill some of the troggs it empowered other. It also killed many gnomes in the city and others were turned into leper gnomes.

For more about the lore of Gnomeregan Listen to [Episode 6 of Dungeon Fables](https://dungeonfables.libsyn.com/episode-6-gnomeregan)

### Achievements

* [Gnomeregan](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=634/gnomeregan#) - Defeat Mekgineer Thermaplugg

### Toys

Engineer Omegaplugg drops the Vial of Green Goo (Toy). Turns you into a Leper Gnome.

To make Omegaplugg spawn:

* Kill Mekgineer Thermaplug
* The first pillar on the left has a *very* small button
* Engineer Omegaplugg will spawn
* When the boss is pulled bombs will spawn
* To stop that, press all the large red buttons in a counter clockwise order
* Then kill the boss and loot toy

### Notable Rare Drops

A rare boss Dark Iron Ambassador is not always present can drop Glass Shooter (gun), Royal Diplomatic Septer (1H Mace), and Emissary Cuffs (Leather wrist)

### Extras

* Engineering Schematic: Lil' Smoky - Zone Drop
* Engineering Schematic: Pet Bombling - Mekgineer Thermaplugg

# This fortnight in WoW

## Calendar

### Arena Skirmish Bonus Event 2021/04/13 - 2021/04/20 Recurring

The Arena Calls quest awards you with 250 Anima, 2000 Honor, and 65 Conquest. To get this win 10 Arena Skirmish battles.

### PvP Brawl: Packed House 2021/04/13 - 2021/04/20 Uncategorized

Arena style PvP but 15 vs 15. Also counts for The Arena Calls quest

### World Quest Bonus Event 2021/04/20 - 2021/04/27 Recurring

World quests award bonus rep with the appropriate factions.

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