The Urge to Tame

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Tyuriwen
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The Urge to Tame

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So I've been sat at 25 full stable slots for a few months now, something I told myself I'd never do, so that when a new pet came along that I HAD to have, I wouldn't feel awful abandoning a pet I cared about, and then realising I didn't want the new pet and being all horribly upset about everything.

Now for about a week I've got this mad urge to tame SOMETHING. I was thinking about a new tanky pet, since I have my Warp Stalker Xena, my Crocolisk Priscilla, and my Boar Fel(ba)con. I have never had a turtle or a worm, so I was thinking of the 2 different models for each...it was tough. =s Firstly, I had to think about not 1, but 2 pets I wanted to abandon...(one for the turtle, one for the worm). I recently tamed Ghostcrawler on a whim, and I can honestly say I haven't taken him out of the stables since the tame...We just really didn't click, so he was the first to go.

The 2nd choice was a bit harder. I recently tamed Olm, who again, I haven't used since the tame, which is horrible, but...I don't know, we just don't click. But I named him Copernicus and..he always makes me chuckle when I see his name. So there's hope. I also have Whiplash, my Green Outland Wind Serpent, who I tamed on a whim for a wind serpent...well, that was a little harder, but I convinced myself he would be happier back in the wild instead of cooped up in my stables. so with free slots, I was good to go!

Firstly, turtles. There are the old models, which I'm fond of, but the new ones have that beautiful 'new' feel and the textures are gorgeous...I would love Terrorpene, but I'm not that into him to camp, so I thought Ghamoo-ra would be a good choice! Off to Ashenvale I went! Just in case, I took the portal from Stormwind to Hyjal, logged to clear my cache and decided to check the fire pool before I made my way to Blackfathom Deep.

HALF WAY THROUGH WRITING THIS POST. It spawned. In front of me. Destiny. I don't know his mechanics, respawn timer, what it hits for, do I need haste? Nothing! Blind lust for him made me land.

Frost trap in front of me. Hit tame. He doesn't move. 10k a hit. Crap. Something interrupted the tame. Feign Death. Green dot on minimap. Shit. Name's Somebody. Hunter? Maaaaaaaaaaah! 50k left, I can do this....Hit retame, again with the 10k hits...10k left of my fast-dwindling health...YELLOW LIGHT OF WONDERMENT <3

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*scurry scurry scurry* Oh hai!

I am still actually physically shaking. I didn't even do this with Krush! So now I'm sitting here...staring at my baby...ironic that she's a turtle...that's on fire...And the perfect name struck me. =3

Here is a lovely pic of me and Irony, about to depart from her pool to new and amazing adventures. <3 Will post about my worm story once I stop dancing. =3
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EDIT: Tamed 01:35 GT, on Terenas (EU) server, no idea if this means anything to anyone since I have no idea about his spawn timer, but it's good just in case! =3
EDIT EDIT: For spelling mistakes!
Last edited by Tyuriwen on Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: The Urge to Tame

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grats!
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YAY! I love Terrorpene and I'm glad you found him and love him too. Grats :D

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Decided to share some fun I've been having with Irony. I re-he-heally did not expect to bond with her this much. But we get on like *escuse the pun* a house on fire! =D I think it's due to the fact I can also use her as Marksman, since I have quite a few fond exotics.

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Us just outside Stormwind, she got hungry...>.<

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Us soloing Molten Core. <3 And saying hello to the giants!

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Us running Strat together (still need the mount and I'm working on my 55th rep; Gilneas (yes I've been lazy))

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Irony in Deepholm, whilst I fished for Lavascale Catfish for raid =)

*pets her* I honestly dunno how I lived without her before this :lol:

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Right, after that lovely detour, I decided to continue on my search for another pet family I've never had, the Worm. I really love the fuzziness of the Jormunger skin, but the lack of distinct eyes and the overstretched 'face' sort of put me off. So I decided to go for the more slender variety of worm. It was pretty difficult choosing the colour I wanted, but in the end, I figured I would finally pick up a pink pet (since I have my girly moments, but most of my pets are either green or spiky or scary looking. It would be nice to have a girly girl on the team)

So, I went over to Winterspring to grab myself a Coldlurk Burrower: Image

So off I went, the Burrowers are situated in one of those AWFUL Night Elf Barrows that I would ALWAYS get lost in (and as a level 10 newbie Hunter way back whem, this was absolutely terrifying for me). So after hacking through a few of those massive purple spiders (which I would love to tame, but I'll stick to my fuzzy green Tarantula, Skittlez!), I came across a Burrower:

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Winterspring being one of my favourite zones I sort of stopped off at Frostsabre Rock, before returning to Stormwind to show off my new companion =)

Just like my turtle, I can't believe I went so long without one of these beauties. One of the things I love the most is the swim animation, they kind of look like very simple versions of the Sea Serpents in Vash'jir:

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Really, really pleased with my brand new tames =D

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Very nice! Nice to hear I'm not the only one who has to indulge in "unnecessary" tames sometimes, and I'm glad they worked out so well for you! What a lovely worm, and clearly your fireturtle was meant to be. <3
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Congratulations on Terrorpene!

I totally understand your urge to tame... my husband thinks I'm crazy, but I know better: I'm addicted. :D
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Re: The Urge to Tame

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Araela wrote:Congratulations on Terrorpene!

I totally understand your urge to tame... my husband thinks I'm crazy, but I know better: I'm addicted. :D
That practically sums it up =D Don't get me wrong, I do develop strong emotional attachments with most of my 'urge' tames, it's just nice to have a 'spur of the moment' tame!

Thinking a Scorpid next. =3

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