Happy Thanksgiving and The Pilgrims Bounty

Gathering outside of Stormwind

We are actively celebrating Thanksgiving this week in Azeroth. Among the activities which occur are cooking, eating and sharing food, food fights, and turkey hunting.

My friends are running to and fro gathering ingredients (pumpkins, cranberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes) and cooking up a storm to be awarded the distinguished title of 'Grand Master'.

Then there is the hunting of turkeys and trying to be the first one to snag it. The competition is tough. Then more running to the big cities to drop off the goodies to be enjoyed at today’s holiday feast to be shared by all. If you don’t have flying or a mount it’s a lot of running.

This holiday celebration is a fairly easy and quick way to level up your cooking skills.

Here’s a tip on how to level up from 1 to 350 during this event.

Buy the Bountiful Cookbook from the cooking vendor at the event.

You can open the recipes as you reach the appropriate level.

Make 70 Spice Bread – you get this from your cooking trainer

Make 70 Spice Bread Stuffing

Make 70 Pumpkin Pies

Make 65 Candies Sweet Potatoes

Make 65 Cranberry Chutney

Make 65 Slow Roasted Turkeys

For more info: http://www.wowwiki.com/Pilgrim's_Bounty

THE TURKINATOR

This has been a tough one for my friends. You have to compete with fellow Azerothians to catch the turkeys in record time. Hunters probably have the best chance so I will send Lum out for another try at it.

This achievement requires you to kill 40 Wild Turkeys with less than 30 seconds between each kill. If you fail to kill the next turkey before the 30 seconds run out, you will have to start all over again.

When you kill your first turkey, you gain the buff "Turkey Tracker: Tracks the number of turkeys you have terminated." It also counts down the 30 seconds you have to kill another.

You get informed of your progress:

• 10 - Turkey Hunter!
• 20 - Turkey Domination!
• 30 - Turkey Slaughter!
• 40 - TURKEY TRIUMPH!

http://www.wowwiki.com/The_Turkinator

You are awarded a pet turkey at successful completion of all the achievements for Pilgrims Bounty.

So far none of my friends have completed them all. I'll let you know if Lum succeeds this year.

Happy Turkey Day to All!

Troll God Spirit Beasts Hunters can Tame

Serafina, Night Elf Hunter - level 42 - Feathermoon Realm

Has tamed Pogeyan and Tsul'kalu. 

Location where these beasts can be found

Pogeyan

Level 28  non-aggressive rare cat. He is a beautiful, gleaming-coated cat with burning red eyes and a slightly hunched pose. Truely one of a kind. Good luck on your hunt, fellow hunters!

In the wild, he is labeled 'The Fire Spirit', and is quite large. He is also neutral. For pet-hunters, this is a unique skinned cat (not a Spirit Beast, despite the 'Fire Spirit' title!), shared by no other pet in the game.

His spawn time seems to be around 3-6 hours, and he has one spawn point.

***The Pogeyan is a cryptid grey big cat, a feline; possible leopard or out-of-place Asian lion, known to local people, allegedly living in the Western Ghats, India.

The name "Pogeyan" is derived from the local dialect and means "The cat that comes and goes like the mist"

Mahamba

Level 28  non-aggressive rare crocolisk.

This is a large crocolisk labeled as 'The Water Spirit', and despite the name can be tamed as a crocolisk. It uses the same model as the two spawned crocolisks 'Khamen' and 'Thartep', as well as the Tol Barad crocs.

This model has one spawn point (just north of the lumber camp), and doesn't pat very far from it. His spawn time seems to be around 3-6 hours, as with the other troll gods. They do not share a spawn time; all three can be up at the same time.

***Mahamba is a cryptid rumoured to lurk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, around the Lake Likouala swamp region. It is purported to be an enormous crocodile; reaching lengths of up to 50 feet (15 m). Some have speculated that it is a freshwater relic of the mosasaurs; huge, sea-dwelling lizards which were presumed extinct by the end of the Cretaceous period.

The Bobangi aboriginals have proclaimed this animal to be unlike any other they have seen, and have only compared it to other creatures, such as a Nkoli (the Bobangi word for crocodile) or the legendary Nguma-monene for the sake of comparison.It is also been reported to attack and devour rafts and canoes.

Tsul'kalu

Level 28  non-aggressive rare white gorilla.

He is titled 'The Earth Spirit' and is a large (very, very large!) white gorilla, using the same skin as Uhk'loc in Un'goro. Although his title is 'The Earth Spirit', he is not a spirit beast when tamed, but rather just a gorilla.

In the wild, Tsul'kalu has one spawn point, and doesn't pat very far from it. He's difficult to miss, being a massive neutral white gorilla with an earth shield. His spawn time seems to be around 3-6 hours.

***Tsul 'Kalu (the slant-eyed or sloping giant), is a legendary figure in Cherokee mythology who serves the role of "the great lord of the game", and as such is frequently invoked in hunting rites and rituals.Tsul 'Kalu is also believed by some to be the Cherokee version of Sasquatch or Bigfoot because he seems to share several physical and behavioral traits with the creature.

Spawn times are not shared with the other troll spirits; all three can be up at the same time.




***Taken from wikipedia

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Aartheus, the Defender

Death Knight

When the Lich King’s control of his death knights was broken, his former champions sought revenge for the horrors committed under his command. After their vengeance was won, the death knights found themselves without a cause and without a home. One by one they trickled into the land of the living in search of a new purpose.

Death Knights engage their foes up-close, supplementing swings of their weapons with dark magic that renders enemies vulnerable or damages them with unholy power. They drag foes into one-on-one conflicts, compelling them to focus their attacks away from weaker companions. To prevent their enemies from fleeing their grasp, death knights must remain mindful of the power they call forth from runes, and pace their attacks appropriately.

Meet Aartheus, Draenei Death Knight, Lvl 60 - Feathermoon RP Realm. He is haunted by his beginnings and spends sleepless nights fraught with night terrors that have him wandering the pathways of darkness in search of something. Something to ease the empty hollow he feels deep to his core. Something to ease the guilt of what was that follows him everywhere.

He is fearsome because of his past and his battle prowess is a force to be reckoned with. He is in search of something to ease his anguish. He does have a heart but most don’t wait around long enough to see that. People flee when he approaches and so he spends most of his time alone.

He fiercely protects those he feels are being unfairly attacked. He is on a quest to make amends and prove he is worthy of someday being a valued member of society. You want him on your side for sure.

Children seem to see beyond his intimidating exterior and you might find him tucked away in a corner of Stormwind, surrounded by a group of street orphans, enthralling them with tales of faraway adventures.  He always carries sweet gumdrops in his pockets for the little ones. He finds comfort in being around the children who call him a friend.

If you meet Aertheus on your travels do not fear him unless of course you are up to no good.

Sea Pony Pet coming soon!

I am definitely wanting this one. How adorable he is swimming around in his little bubble. He will be available in patch 4.3 and found at the monthly Darkmoone Faire. You have to fish in the waters and I imagine the drop rate will be low but I will persevere until I get him.

The new Darkmoon Faire looks super cool too. Here's a video to tease you. I sure hope the patch is released soon.

Leader of the Pack

Lumindarae

the Explorer

The Bloody Valentines

Level 85, Blood Elf Hunter, Spinebreaker PVP realm

Lumindarae

Lumindarae, or Lum as her fellow mates call out to her as she tries to keep up with the intensity of a dungeon. She much prefers Battlegrounds as she thunders across the field on her fiery steed, with her favorite trusty fighting pet, racing together ready to defend the flag and fellow players. In actuality she is happiest solo questing, as are most of her family. She loves finding a new hunter pet to tame and has a full stable.  You will often find her wandering down an unmarked path searching for a new adventure or standing in awe on a bluff high above the sea marveling at the beauty that surrounds her. Yes, Lum likes to stop and smell the roses often until she gets 'ganked' and it breaks her out of her 'happy place' and is reminded this is The World of Warcraft after all.