Scorpid Scales

The troll landed a flame imbued mace into the beast's skull. The blow would be critically fatal for the beast, as it would draw it's last breathe. Pulling out his skinning knife the troll started to carve out the hide.

"I don't know why you waste your time with such things" said the blood elf " It is only going be worth a few silver."

The troll didn't care he knew he was honing his skills for later prey that would be of value, plus it helped him to understand the anatomy of his prey. Skinning hides has always been an interest to him and he didn't like anything going to waste. Plus he was curious and liked to look at the entrails move with that last bit of life. He also had a strong interest in plants and herbs that grew across the lands. Plus it gave him a source of income when he went into the cities. There was always an alchemist in need of herbs. As of lately many have sought out these herbs to create special inks to inscribe powerful glyphs.

In the back ground he could hear the haughty blood elf complaining about everything. The troll remained silent threw out a devious grin. "What are we even still doing in this area? We should have left days ago, but you insist on running these menial task that are a waste of time" The blood elf looked at his soiled and wet rob. "I hate this forsaken wetland, I want to be able to sit somewhere that is dry!"

The troll looked into his pack and pulled out a pouch of dried kings blood leaves, which he packed into carved bone pipe. He murmured a weak incantation of flame shock with his finger and lit the dried leaf. This was often a ritual of his when he needed to think.

As he drew in the smoke from his pipe he withdrew into deep thought. Before he knew it he was on a vision quest. He retreated into a state of mind in which he was in communion with his ancestors.

The blood elf most annoyed with the troll's archaic habits and addiction to such barbaric practices. "Why do you even waste your time with such things, you should be focusing on your magic!" After a few minutes of the blood elf complaining he exclaimed. "Are you listening too me?"

The troll rose up with his eyes still closed walking towards the boisterous companion and his sacrifice. An impressive figure that towered over any race save the tauren. He raises his hand as if he were going to grab the shocked blood elf, but his hand past his head to grab a frog buried in the embankment behind the blood elf.

The troll opened his eyes and grinned at the blood elf. He impaled the frog's belly with the end of his long sharp tusk. The blood elf looked away in disgust. As the frog let out one last croak, blood spilled out to the wet muddy ground.

The toll cleaned the blood from his tusk and dropped the frog down to the muddy earth. He walked back to his pack and pulled out a leathery parchment. He unrolled it and smeared the blood upon the parchment. He took another draw on his bone pipe, and blew the smoke onto the bloody leathery parchment.

The blood elf was not amused at all by his ritual asking. "Now what are you doing?"

"Find'in out where we be go'in nexx" answered the troll.

"I hope it is somewhere that is dry. I hate being wet."

The troll looked up and gave another grin.

Impatient the blood elf question. "So where is it?"

"Tanaris!" Laughed the troll.

"Where is that and what can I find of value there?" The blood elf was trying to hold back his interest.

"Fur joo it is not wet! Ha ha ha ha!" The troll was laughing and packing up his gear for the trip. "
"Fur meeee! Scorpid scales!"

He walks over to pick up the dead frog from the muddy water and stowed in the pack. The blood elf rolled his eyes.

Seeing his disgust the troll explained "Dis migh be da last fishy tastie ting till we hit da coast."



-continued later, maybe, we will see.

So yeah, I've been questing in Tanaris and was able to pick up enough of the scorpid scales. I had a guildie make me a set of the tough scorpid armor, save the hands and bracers. I'll have those after today. Lots of nice agility.

Hitting 46 and I've completed most of the quest there so I will be moving on soon enough. It won't be long and I'll be hitting the outlands soon enough.