I know. My report is late. Seriously, you try running this garrison and keeping up with paperwork.
It’s been busy around here though most of it has been the garrison chores that are taking up so much time.
No one else seems to have the initiative to pick up the various work orders aor even go out and get more
beasts for the barn. And I still don’t understand why Lantresor can’t bring in the ore when I assign him to
the mine. He’s not going out on missions and bringing back stuff, he really could help out whit the ore.
Now that’s something I’m had to do. It seems that with all these followers, not enough of them have the
right skills at times. I try to send as many of them out on missions and most of the time there is someone
left over who didn’t qualify for a mission, or does but the mission needs another couple of people as well.
I’ve finally started putting some of those left over back to work in the garrison.
I put Mokuja to work in the barn sine he has skinning experience and he’s been doing great. I’m not sure
why some of these others can’t be as content and productive as he has been. However, the barn foreman has
informed me that he needs more beasts to work with. I guess I will be going hunting again soon. I may head
over to Nagrand again. That worked out really well. Fewer of the Talbuk died before they got to the cage so
there was less waste.
The loot from some of the missions has included some really interesting artifacts that the Steamwheedle
Preservation Society would really be interested in. Though I question how much preserving of artifacts and
society run by Goblins actually does. They will wheel and deal you and sell their own mother. So I suspect
things are going to the highest bidder as opposed to actually being used for research or even just to look
at in a museum.
At any rate, I have been collecting these artifacts and they were starting to pile up in the office so I
figured it was time to go looking for these people. Really, it should have been easy to find them. But no,
I took a wrong turn and ended up with quite the grand tour of Nagrand. Then someone tells me that they are
pretty much in the middle of everything. So I try again. And sure enough there they were at the Ruins of
Na’gwa, in the middle of everything. They are buying up stuff right and left, and the prices, well, they
undercut some but since I’m not doing the heavy lifting, I’m not going to complain. At least it gets the
stuff out of my garrison. A little like a junk dealer, or taking the garage sale to the customer. I’m ok
with that.
I’ve picked up a few new followers. Mokuja was one. He’s pretty cool. Of course Trolls have this pleasent
laid back whay about them that can be a nice change from being an Orc and working with Orcs. It can get a
little annoy at times when they don’t seem to get the urgency. But like with Shadow Hunter Ukambe, they are
pretty good about letting you know something and then not forcing the issue.
Another follower who joined me is Aeda Brightdawn. She’s been accompanying me on quests and adventures
around Draenor. I do have a tendency to wonder into areas that she’s not yet equipped to handle and she has
to head back to the garrison for some repairs and recovery. Still she’s coming a long and has been very
helpful in bringing down some hard to handle creatures. I must remember to take her with me more often.
I found something interesting in the loot of one of the missions recently. It seems they came back with a
S.E.L.F.I.E. camera. Really, this sounds like a gnomish invention. It had not instructions. So I pushed the
button. Do not laugh.
A couple of days ago, they came back with a speacial lense for that camera. I haven’t had time to see what
it does. It would be really useful if it seared a hole in some enemy but I imagine it just puts little
halos or stars around those silly pictures.
I managed to upgrade the garden in the garrison. There are more plots for the herbs. The scribe’s tent has
been upgraded as well and are able to greate more warpaints. I will need to upgrade the salvage yard soon.
It’s starting reach capacity. And the mine. Maybe if I upgrade that it will make Lantresor happy and give
him more to do.
It’s time to get back to work. There is always more to do.
