The Not So Black Little Kitty

So I've mentioned my precious little Dahlia and the legacy she's inspired, but I've completely neglected to mention my second "child" Pene. I'm a terrible kitty mother.

Their full names are Dahlia Lindau Shamalan and Penelope Artemis Bonkers-Bjorn. Pene is the LittleWhiteKitty. Both of them love to curl up in Grandma Tack's knit blanket on my desk and sleep while I play Wow.

The great Feralas expedition.

Caedmon was way behind on his level of claw, so this weekend I headed over to Feralas to tame a bear and obtain it. To free up a stable slot for this mission I had to say goodbye to Malfoy my red wind serpent. It wasn’t heartbreaking. I never really cared for him. (In fact, I lied. His name isn’t Malfoy. He’s been sitting in the stable unnamed and I just wanted an easy way to refer to him in the future.)

I had to choose between him and Franklin the Turtle (Caedmon has earned a permanent life-shield). Honestly, I hate Franklin too. And here’s why: he’s got a lot of armor, but less dps. He can’t hold aggro either…which means that I have to produce less dps as well…unless I want mobs running at me…which leads to melee…which is just a mess. So the result is…we are a highly inefficient team. He is adorable, however, so he’s gained sanctuary for another week or so.

So anyways, I’m riding my Elek through Northern Feralas (which I must recommend for anyone interested in a lovely fall stroll). And I tame this bear…and I get claw rank 7…and then I see it. This gorgeous red gorilla. So I tame him...name him Thor...and we’ve been hanging out all weekend. I’m a fan of his Thunderstomp move, which allows him to hold aggro on multiple mobs, so I’m free to use Multi-shot as I please.

So please say hello to Thor, god of Thunder.

Foolish little salesman.

It was a sunny afternoon at Northshire Abbey the day I started my first Wow character. Catja - human mage was running around killing wolves like nobody's business. "2 copper and a piece of linen cloth...sweet! I'll be a millionaire in no time." Does anybody else remember this? You're brand new to the World of Warcraft and you're broke as a joke...and you have no idea.

It didn't hit me until I took my first venture into Stormwind. "Hot Child in the City" is playing in my head. Remember walking through the Valley of Heroes past those huge statues? "That's gonna be me!" I thought to myself as I gazed up at the night-elf hunter with a hawk on her arm. Hold on, hold on. Is that even what she is? Ok, I'm back from my research. Captain Alleria Windrunner - high-elf (blood-elf) ranger (closest playable character is a marksmanship hunter). I'm so far of track.

Money...I needed money to make all of my dreams come true. I turned to the rare recipe resell black market. I don't really want to get into the ethics of it...but at the time it helped me get my character established. I don't, however, do it anymore as it isn't worth my time...farming seems to be paying the bills.

Back to the point. During my recipe collecting travels I frequently picked up one for the Accurate Scope. What's a scope? Didn't know, didn't care. Last night I bought my first scope. Fantastic. Huge increase in dps for a ranged weapon. I should have bought one 48 levels ago, but I had no idea they were an option.

Hmmmm...what point am I trying to make?

Present day Cerwyn would kick past day Catja in the behind for not taking two seconds to read the description on the recipe (not that she could have used it without being an engineer...but at least she would have known they existed).

And scopes rule.

This just in...

Tack is doing Durnholde Keep as we speak and you'll never guess who's topping the DPS charts. If you guessed a rogue...that's wrong. The correct answer is a hunter.

Ok, in all fairness...when the hunter's pet was counted separately he was actually in 3rd. Tack was at the top, closely followed by Thegorke.

All smiles.

Whew, I've finally regained consciousness after fainting yesterday. Don't worry, other than a little dehydration and a headache I'm fine. The blackout began yesterday when I checked my blog hoping that perhaps someone had stumbled upon my tiny newbie blog. To my extreme delight the BRK had left a comment. Now today I find that I've been mentioned on his blog. The hunting gods must be smiling down on me.

It's funny because I think Tack - human warrior is already sick of me talking about the BRK and now this will undoubtedly fuel the fire. I'm constantly like, "The BRK says 'Say no to Serpent sting'", "The BRK says I should learn chain trapping", "The BRK says hunters are supposed to provide massive amounts of sustained ranged DPS", and the list goes on.

Last night I even told Dahlia, "The BRK watched your video...you're just like Hobbes."

One more thing, if someone is not familiar with the BRK (however, if you have made it to my blog...you most likely got here from his) may I recommend reading "BigRedKitty: The Stable Situation"? It's in my "Top 5" BRK articles and I think hunters of all levels can relate and enjoy it.

About Little Black Kitties.

To begin, you must understand a few things about Katies. This one in particular. They like the color pink, vintage My Little Ponies, a good Malibu diet, and most importantly kittens.

The term "LittleBlackKitty" was termed about the same time I started this hunter. It actually refers to my "muse" Dahlia. For a better visual, enter here and check out the "little black kitty" link. In addition, it refers to Cerwyn's first and most beloved pet Caedmon. He is also a "LittleBlackKitty" in the fact that he is black (with white spots) and has been with me since he was a tiny level 9 (the rare "Duskstalker").

I will not, however, deny that there is a certain about of hero worship when it comes to the BigRedKitty and it is a happy coincidence that our names have a certain similarity. :)

In the beginning.

If a person could travel back in time and spy on my usual evening activities one year ago...they might see some casual internet surfing, likely some online Boggle action, occasionally some Ebay hunting for vintage My Little Ponies, and most definitely an irritated Katie waiting for her BF to finish playing his video games and pay her some attention. These were the days long before my WarCrack addiction.

Approximately some time in early December of last year my BF (a veteran video gamer) decided to open a Wow account. A few weeks later I decided to do the same...10 days free...why not? Flash forward to the present and I've dedicated an entire blog to this obsession hobby.

So after starting Wow I spent a ridiculous 6 months leveling a fire mage. This was great fun when Tack - human warrior was there to tank for me. However, eventually Tack spent more time on the servers than me and Catja - human mage was left in the dust. Don't get me wrong...she is powerful...but cloth armor bites, so she still sits at level 48.

Then one fateful afternoon I was working on leveling some tiny little alts, which is fun because the first few levels breeze by oh-so-quickly. What's this? A Draenei hunter. Wicked cool crossbow? Check. Leather armor? Check. Possibility for my own personal tank? Check. Stylish horns? Check. The deal was made.

Cerwyn - draenei hunter is currently at 52 and so as we edge closer and closer to 70 I thought it would be an opportune time to begin documenting our wild adventures.