What
a summer! I have been spending more time the past 2 weeks watching Olympics
than actually questing. It is one of the few sporting events I watch and in
typical fashion, I do it to excess.
Since
Ettenmoors is about to get a facelift and remodel, I looked back through my
Moors photo file and pulled some of the better ones. I don’t have much witty
commentary today; so as followup to the previous <ettenmoors-75-rk-armor-audacity>, here I bring you…
my Moors scrapbook. The picture
above is where I am standing on a hill in the north, looking down the Hoardale River toward Tol Ascarnen
and STAB (south TA bridge).
This
next shot is an older one, where I am in Moria armor, before I got the original
level 65 Moors armor. I am riding Minas Ithil and meeting Malendar, Arkenstone’s
#1 Moors RK who is riding the black PVP steed, Mahogany Bay. Stout Mini Firawing
welcomes me; she knows what is in store and has her lightning blue track shoes laced up.
It
did not take long to meet up with and make friends with Tharros, the #2 Arkenstone
Moors Hunter. He explains what the Moors flags are for and why he is carrying
it on his back.
I am
well flanked between Tharros and Malendar as we ride toward TA. The fact that I
ride out front is more young exuberance, and definitely not because I
was “leading” anything.
Friend an fellow
RK Nidrad and I are dressed as twinsies.
Going
out as a pocket healer to two excellent hunters is a safe place to be
sometimes, as I follow Tharros and Woodstalker into battle. This shot was taken before the Commendation armors, back when all high end armor wasn't dyed Rust color.
Heading
to Grothum, hunter Woodstalker senses the horde coming our way. Burg Audrelier throws
his stealthy protection over us to help us hide or turn the tide.
Sometimes,
full Raid versus Raid is the only way to go when the Creeps dominate the land.
The Creep raid had taken TR and The Freep Raid presses the door to try to win
it back.
And,
sometimes, the Freeps win the day and route all there is to see. (Blue dots on
the map are Freep controlled; Red dots are Creep controlled.)
Midnightgirl
and I are out to save the day!... or at least rescue the hobbit Alf Earthenway from
an untimely demise at the hands of goblins in Grothum.
Guardian
Corinthianz and I watch from a higher vantage point near the Lugazug entrance waiting
to see if the horde is coming to flank us. Dressed in bright gold, one would
think he might attract more attention. That should be a requirement that Guards dress as flashy as possible, lol!
A bonnie Bonie
burg might be small and favor riding a goat, but she packs a punch!
Tyrant
Barashish cannot hold Tirith Rhaw against an assault of a coordinated small team
of Auderelier, Corviss, Ioteleth, Midnightgirl, Lillyn, and myself. Like all
the keep bosses, at this pre-Rohan update, a small strike force will take them
out unless they have more than minimal Creep support.
Amidst
a break in the swarming warg pack, Commander Cherrypop and I both go to rez fallen
comrade Azarath.
Deep
within the heart of the Creeps at Dar Gazag, I stop for a photo op with the
Creep trainers, Dolith and Gavran. It is a bad day for the Creeps when the
Freeps are standing in their stronghold.
If
you ever wondered what happened to Mordirith’s Crown, the Creeps salvaged it
and use it to bolster the horde. Claiming and bringing it back to Ost Ringdyr is
celebrated throughout Middle Earth (until they reclaim it).
Like
the Crown, the Free People have a symbolic object of victory that they will try
to keep protected. Here is a picture of story text associated with each.
In
case you think that the Devs don’t have a sense of humor, stop by and visit the
“Dummies” in the Moors. You can take out your frustration there versus cursing
in open forums. J
Kudos Kelsen, Jalessa, and Orion.
