A piece of history (OOC)

So the wonderful folks at Bloodriver have set up a series of raids during Hallow's End honoring the old, forgotten raids of Burning Crusade and Old Azeroth. I'm positively thrilled by this-I had always wanted to see the content, but finding groups competent and patient enough to finish some of the raids was like finding hen's teeth. Now, however, with an excellent group of friends, Kazi can experience the terrible wonders that he went flying past while he leveled.

Last night, we did Karazhan, which taught us two related lessons: one, if the bosses have to summon adds to the fight in order to complete the event, DON'T BURN THEM DOWN INSTANTLY. Just because you CAN drop a raid boss in five seconds doesn't mean it's always a good idea. Two, if you happen to ignore the first part, clear the raid and wait about an hour and it'll probably reset the boss. (We went and stomped OS while waiting, which is an excellent way to pass the time with a 10-man raid)

So I was quite impressed with Kara (I had never done any raids before Wrath), and to fit the theme of "honoring the dead", Kazi did it all in his old Argent gear from the end of Burning Crusade. We tore through the bosses, wiped once on trash when we forgot half our heals and DPS had left, then finished off Prince at the end.

And guess what drops?

Gorehowl.

That's right, the axe that freakin' Grom Hellscream used to kill Mannoroth. I won the RP roll (which IIRC was unopposed...thanks guys!) and snagged it.

I remember, a long time ago, browsing the loot from Kara (which I was convinced I would never, ever see in the game) and seeing this axe. Unlike a great deal of the 'epic' items, it had actually appeared in the lore, doing great things for a great figure. Rest assured, I'm going to write about Kazi's acquisition of it sometime down the line! For the moment, though, it has replaced my old PVP axes in my Argent Dawn RP set, and I'm taking a great deal of pleasure in wandering around looking heroic.