Warcraft Less Traveled : A World of Warcraft Podcast

Episode #23 Timecapsule: Collecting the lesser known, or somewhat hidden, non-combat pets can be a fun undertaking. Pet collectors will need to visit Westfall in order to dance with a chicken and uncover this secret quest. The Dark Iron Ale-loving Jubjub frog makes a perfect companion for anyone willing to learn the secret diet of this Darkmoon Faire prize.

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Episode #22 Timecapsule: The Stonetalon Mountain zone has long been hiding a secret area on its western coast. Tucked in its rugged landscape is an abandoned logging camp, high elven ruins, small troll camp, and unusual cave that hides a transparent wall.

Destination: Stonetalon Logging Camp

Zone: StoneTalon Mountains (37, 34)

Available in Game: WoW, TBC, WotLK

Travel Stories : Lady Erinia’s Journey to Stonetalon

Image References : High Elven ruins on the journey, Troll Campsite in the northern valley (39,40), View Behind Secret Cave Wall

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Episode #21 Timecapsule: The monster hydra boss Gahz’ranka hides below the tropical waters of Zul’Gurub. All explorers who take time to increase their fishing skill, can use Nat Pagle’s mudskunk lure to summon this long-forgotten alternate raid boss.

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Episode #20 Timecapsule: The long-forgotten Elemental Invasion is available for all explorers of Less Traveled Azeroth. Elite Elemental bosses of earth, fire, water, and air rage in four zones in Kalimdor. And more interesting still… will the invader bosses of Avalanchion, Baron Charr, Princess Tempestia, and The Windreaver lead the Cataclysm expansion pre-launch event?

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Episode #19 Timecapsule: A quick re-visit to the Goldshire Haunted House and the various rumors that are supposed to materialize on an actual Friday the Thirteenth. Would anything extra-ghostly appear when the Children of Goldshire arrive or disappear at the house? Warcraft Less Traveled received plenty of email requests to learn if anything occurred… I’ll share what I experienced…

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Episode #18 Timecapsule:  The Isle of Dread is a nearly forgotten island off the western coast of Feralas.  This less traveled location is the home to a well-hidden naga shrine guarded by Lord Shalzaru and Lady Szallah.  Travel into the the forested interior of the Isle of Dread can lead to an encounter with the rarely seen mini-boss chimaera, Lord Lakmaeran.  Exotic pet collectors should be aware that this difficult-to-tame chimaera is one of the least obtained hunter pets found in Azeroth.

Destination: Lady Szallah

Zone: Feralas, Isle of Dread (25,72)

Available in Game: (Patch 1.11.1)  WoW, TBC, WotLK (Patch 1.

References & Resource links: Quest: Against Lord Shalzaru

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Destination: Lord Lakmaeran

Zone: Feralas, Isle of Dread (30, 72)

Available in Game: (Patch 1.11.1)  WoW, TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links: Quest: Isle of Dread!, Lord Lakmaeran as Exotic Hunters pet

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Episode #17 Timecapsule:  The South Sea islands,  located far off the Tanaris coast in fatigue waters, were once important to the AQ quest chain.  Yet today, these two small islands are unknown to most casual players of Azeroth.  Take time now to explore these hidden islands, the goblin/gnome huts, a strange oil pumping station, and the island’s pirate freebooters – before it all disappears with Cataclysm’s tidal waves…

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Episode #16 Timecapsule: Purgation Isle, Azshara’s ‘Crew Under Fire’ quest line, and waterlogged Roland Geardabbler are nearly unknown to most casual players in Azeroth today. Purgation Isle is teaming with undead that long ago had importance in a quest for Tier .5 gear. In addition to the shipwrecked crew of the Horizon Scout offering a dead-end quest line, explorers can find the secret location of the sunken boat hiding the mysterious underwater ‘blue bubble’ gnome, Roland Geardabbler.

Destination: Purgation Isle

Zone: Hillsbrad Foothills (16, 79)

Available in Game: WoW, TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links: Components of Importance Tier .5 Quest

Destination: ‘Crew Under Fire’ Quest, Roland Geardabbler

Zone: Azshara Coastline (50, 87)

Available in Game: WoW, TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links: Captain Vanessa Beltris offers an unrewarding quest, Horizon Scout ship is sunk in the Ruined Reaches

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Episode #15 Timecapsule: Ezra Phoenix Chatterton and Anthony Stark (In Loving Memory) help us remember that we are all part of a tight Azeroth community that shares a common dream. Ezra is forever immortalized as the boy who rode the first Pheonix mount and now lives eternal as the voice of Ahab Wheathoof. Blizzard and the Make a Wish Foundation helped make his dream come true. Take time to visit these lasting tributes… it goes to the heart of what exploring Less Traveled Azeroth is all about…

Destination:  Ahab Wheathoof, “Kyle’s Gone Missing” quest

Zone:  Stonebull Lake, Mulgore (48,53)

Available in Game:  TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links:  Ezra Chatterton Visits Blizzard

Destination: In Loving Memory Memorial

Zone:  Hillsbrad Foothills (67, 83)

Available in Game: WoW, TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links: Rousch NPC

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Episode #14 Timecapsule: It was a dark and stormy night in the sleepy town in Elwynn Forest. The Goldshire Children, often called the Demon Children, haunt the surrounding forest and cottage at the edge of Crystal Lake. What mystery surrounds their strange actions the possibility that they represent something more evil?

Destination: Goldshire Children

Zone: Goldshire Haunted House(46, 61)

Available in Game: WoW, TBC, WotLK

References & Resource links: Article: Evil Children of Goldshire

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