Almagest is welcomed back home
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:38 am
Some of you might remember my blue scorpid, Almagest. It had always felt like a fated match from the night I flew out over Uldum and discovered him waiting for me in the middle of the night. He took upon a scholarly personality, full of the need for exploration and discovery. He loved to chart the stars and investigate the old tombs and temples of Uldum.
As fond as I was of him, I was drawn to the green Madexx as well. It took two sightings to finally give in and tame him, and once I did I was quite literally dazzled by his colours and the way he matched Veph. They looked so good together, it had to be meant to be...right?
I agonized over deciding between my two scorpids, having two just didn't sit right with me. In the end green won, despite literally everything else pointing towards blue (I had a stronger bond to Almagest, a fated tame, my friend even rolled his special dice for me and it chose blue). Somehow I ignored all the signs and picked green, but...it was a surface bond. I liked the aesthetics, but I had no real connection. I couldn't even find the right name. I cycled through a few possibilities, none of them ever quite clicking. All that held me to the green Madexx was the colours and the way he looked beside Veph.
Tonight I finally realized that I had made a mistake, and that green was just not cutting it for me. I released my green Madexx, knowing that as much as I appreciated his appearance, there was no bond to be had. I was trying to force it which left him feeling empty and without character.
When I had let Almagest go, I knew that I was sending him off to gain more knowledge. I imagined him moving on to discover new secrets and venture out into the world. It's only natural that he would be drawn to the lost continent of Pandaria to seek its wonders.
I couldn't help feeling guilty over his abandonment, however, so by the time I found him, it was almost too late. The Sha had reached him before I could.
Using a totem to cleanse his hatred, I slowly helped Almagest to return to his former self.
By the time the light dissipated, I knew he was back.
We have some bonding to do, and I have some apologies to make. He'll never be quite the same as he used to be, there's a darkness within him that he can never fully recover from, but he's strong enough to hold it back, and this time he won't be on his own again.
Welcome home Almagest, I missed you.
As fond as I was of him, I was drawn to the green Madexx as well. It took two sightings to finally give in and tame him, and once I did I was quite literally dazzled by his colours and the way he matched Veph. They looked so good together, it had to be meant to be...right?
I agonized over deciding between my two scorpids, having two just didn't sit right with me. In the end green won, despite literally everything else pointing towards blue (I had a stronger bond to Almagest, a fated tame, my friend even rolled his special dice for me and it chose blue). Somehow I ignored all the signs and picked green, but...it was a surface bond. I liked the aesthetics, but I had no real connection. I couldn't even find the right name. I cycled through a few possibilities, none of them ever quite clicking. All that held me to the green Madexx was the colours and the way he looked beside Veph.
Tonight I finally realized that I had made a mistake, and that green was just not cutting it for me. I released my green Madexx, knowing that as much as I appreciated his appearance, there was no bond to be had. I was trying to force it which left him feeling empty and without character.
When I had let Almagest go, I knew that I was sending him off to gain more knowledge. I imagined him moving on to discover new secrets and venture out into the world. It's only natural that he would be drawn to the lost continent of Pandaria to seek its wonders.
I couldn't help feeling guilty over his abandonment, however, so by the time I found him, it was almost too late. The Sha had reached him before I could.
Using a totem to cleanse his hatred, I slowly helped Almagest to return to his former self.
By the time the light dissipated, I knew he was back.
We have some bonding to do, and I have some apologies to make. He'll never be quite the same as he used to be, there's a darkness within him that he can never fully recover from, but he's strong enough to hold it back, and this time he won't be on his own again.
Welcome home Almagest, I missed you.
It always felt strange when he wasn't at your side.
I didn't mind either way, it was about him as a pet and a character rather than a rarespawn. I'm actually glad I had this opportunity, it seems that the pets I let go of and retame later are the ones that end up with the strongest backstories. The thought had hit me when I quested through Townlong and saw the sha-touched blue models, and everything fell into place so naturally that I knew it was how Almagest was supposed to find his way back to me.
