The Sewing Machine, The Knife, and the Stove

Chapter One: The Inn

Shortly after I appeared in Elwyn forest, I realized night was falling and I would need a place to rest. Unfortunately, I wasn't sure if the paper money I brought would work in this dimension/time period. I figured I could probably do a quest and get some gold, however. I didn't want to, but I couldn't think of another way to get gold, so I went inside the Lion's pride inn to try and find someone with a Quest. There! I saw a couple in the line at the bar, and both of them had exclamation marks. I walked over to them and interacted with them, then read the quest. The two of them looked very similar, and I figured they might be brother and sister. The brother wanted me to fight some kobolds who stole his flute that looked like a candle. Apparently it was very special and took forever to make, so he wanted it back immediately. The sister wanted me to go to stormwind and pick up a special set of drums that she had ordered from a shop that made custom instruments. I had the feeling that's where the brother got his flute candle in the first place. Apparently the shop was called My Music and was very expensive but sold custom instruments. Like, if you wanted a custom harp that looked like a gryphon's wing, you could pay them to make it for you. They also sold a few instruments that you can buy without having to ask them for a specific design. The ones they sold that were already made were ones that someone asked them to make but were never picked up. The sister gave me the gold to pay them with when I picked it up for her, and off I went. I forget to ask her for directions, though. Luckily I knew every inch of stormwind from years of playing World of warcraft and was able to find my way there very quickly. I gave the person there the gold and brought the instrument back to the sister. She thanked me and gave me ten copper, as well as twenty xp points, then turned back to her brother and talked to him for a bit. I then set to work on finding those kobolds and getting his candle flute back. Shortly before I reached the edge of the forest I realized I didn't have a class or weapon and might not survive this. Then I had a weird blast of intuition. I had the feeling that if I went and talked to one of the trainers there, I could become whatever class they were. I thought for a moment, then chose Hunter. I talked to the Hunter Trainer, and then walked back into the inn to find a mirror. When the Innkeeper said they didn't have one, I decided to head over to the Blacksmith's area and use a shiny piece of armor as a mirror. When I looked at myself In the reflection, I looked exactly as I had hoped. I had a bow and arrow and some chain mail armor. I knew that if I wanted to be a proper hunter I would need an animal companion. I knew there were some bears or boars around, but I didn't even think twice when I heard some townsfolk saying something about Westfall having a lone wolf problem. I knew  it would likely take me about a day to get there, though, so I decided I would try and complete the kobold quest and get more money, then I would buy a tent. I practiced sneaking around for a bit, then headed off in the direction they said the kobolds would be in. I walked for a few minutes, then I slowed down when I reached the mine. I snuck into the cave and saw a makeshift chest that was probably supposed to be an ornate chest for the kobolds. Unfortunately, it was guarded by three kobolds. Two of the kobolds were slightly bigger than most of the other kobolds, and one of them was much bigger. This one was the height of a human, whereas most kobolds were about gnome-sized. The medium ones were about as tall as a dwarf. I picked up a rock from the ground and threw it as far as I could into the next cavern. The two medium-sized kobolds ran off, but the bigger one stayed. Luckily it's back was turned away from the chest, and I figured I might be able to grab it if I was fast. I opened the chest, grabbed the candle flute, and stabbed the bigger kobold in the back with a spear one of the medium kobolds had dropped. It turned around, looking for whatever had just stabbed it, but by then I was already almost outside the mine and about to head back towards the town. Before I completely exited the mine, though, I threw another rock into the next room. Just as the bigger Kobold ran past me to try to get to the next room, I grabbed the spear and yanked it out of the kobolds back, then carried it with me to take back to the village. When I returned, it was sunset. The brother saw me enter the inn and asked if I got it. When I said I did, his face lit up. I gave him the flute and he gave me the fifteen copper he said he would give me for completing the quest. He also gave me thirty xp, and I then leveled up to level two. I now had enough money to buy myself a tent, as well as enough to sleep in a room in the inn for one night. A little while later, the brother came up to me and asked what my name was. I thought about it for a moment, then told him my real name. "I'm Penelope", I said. "Penelope, you've helped us quite well. If you want, I could pay one night's worth of sleeping in this inn for you", He said. "Don't mind my brother's manners", the sister said. "He forgets things all the time; you're not the first person to have to ask what his name is". "Oh! Sorry, my name is Bardley, the brother said. And i'm Bardlette, his sister added. "Nice to meet you, Bardley and Bardlette. I assume your both bards"? I said. The two of them looked at each other, then said: "Yep, were both bards". "Well, either way, i'm going to accept your offer, on one condition", I said. The two siblings looked at each other again, then Bardley said: "What's the condition?" "I need you to help me find someone," I said. "Who"? Bardley asked. "A gnome named Wolfcall," I said. "Wait, Wolfcall? As in the Queen of the wolves and Jaina's biggest Fan"? Bardlette asked. "Yep, that's the one", I said. "Alright, We'll help you find her", Bardley decided. "Wait. I was hoping you could help me find her five days from now", I said. "Oh. Sure, I guess we can wait", Bardlette said. "Perfect. Now, I am going to meet you behind this inn at midnight five days from now", I said.  "Got it", Bardley replied. Then they turned back to the Barmaid and ordered their drink, and I headed upstairs to go to sleep for the night.