Tauren Adventures

Well, I was meandering around the shores of Tanaris last week, hunting turtles for their scales.  I can make turtles scale armour now, thanks to a friendly Tauren in Camp Mojave.  She is quite the master leatherworker, I must say. 

At some point during the hunt, something hit me, like a bright flash of light I was struck by an epiphany.  I felt I could relate to the faithful mounts of the Tauren; the mighty Kodo.  I ran back to the dust bowl that is Gadgetzen and hopped a Manticore back to Thunder Bluff.  I checked in quickly with my lifemate, MinasTora, and she as well had experienced that same epiphany I had.  Now, I had promised, in what seems a lifetime ago, to purchase her mount for her when the time came.  Unfortunately, I was wasnt finicially prepared for such an outlay of gold at this time.  I, of course, did not relate this to her though, as all in clan Minas are known for their stubburness and pride.  Needless to say, I was more than pleased to find that I had received money from my namesake cousin, HunterTaz.  Hunter, as we call him (for obvious reasons, I assure you) had managed to find a rare ring at the bottom of Lushwater Oasis, and managed to sell it at an auction for an obsurd amount of gold. 

I was waited for Tora to make her way back to Thunder Bluff and then to Bloodhoof Village, I meandered around the Kodo dealership.  The Kodo salesman was a pleasant Tauren, kind enough show me around andlet me browse what he had for sale.  I was taken immediately with the Great Grey Kodo, but the salesman (and the riding trainer) both assured me that was not yet ready to ride such a magnificent beast yet and that I showed seriously consider one of the two econo-models they had for sale: the grey kodo and the brown kodo.  To push the idea that I was not yet ready, they told me that the great kodos were currently being sold for 1000 gold each!!!  Well, I know when something is out of my league, and I started to inspect each of the kodos.  I was alittle put-off that I couldnt try out the kodo, or even just sit on the harness for a bit, just to see how I looked as many other vendors let their customers try on equipment before purchasing.  While I waited I met several other Taurens coming along to take a look at the kodos.  Many younger Taurens asked if I was there to buy a mount, and I assured them that I was.  One notable Tauren, much older and far more experienced than myself came along to gaze longingly at the Great Kodos.  We talked for a bit and I learned that he was just waiting for his check to clear sometime next week so that he come by and purchase a new mount. 

Eventually Tora found her way to Bloodhoof (no thanks to Vulf keeping her in some far off land, chasing earth elementals, hehe) where, in typical female fashion, she proceeded to hem and haw over which Kodo she wanted.  There were only two choices, and for that Im glad, or else I may have still been there now, waiting for her to chose.  In the end she chose the Kodo that I did not, that way we were not too matchy-matchy, as one of her favorite plays (the Tauren classic, Lifemate-Ritual Date) says of couples trying to hard to impress.

Well, thats it for now.  Later this week Im going to go back to the Wailing Caverns.  How on Azeroth a that cave continually refills with riff-raff after I empty it out, I dont know, but Im not really one to question the mechanics of the universe for all that I am a Shaman.  However, Ive promised HunterTaz a Deviate Scale Belt, and for that I need a rare specimen of Perfect Scale.  Oh well, what a grind.

Later all,

Sincerely,
MinasTaz