April 29th - May 6th - Children's Week.

This week on world of warcraft it is "Children's Week". You can find lots of different events in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Dalaran and Shattrath City.

Orphan Matron Nightingale Location

Alliance can start the "Children's Week" Events by talking to Orphan Matron Nightingale who can be found in Stormwind.

Orphan Matron Battlewail: Location

Horde can start the "Children's Week" events by talking to Orphan Matron Battlewail who is located in Orgrimmar.

Orphan Matron Mercy Shattrath City Location

Additionally all factions can start the "Children's Week" events by talking to Orphan Matron Mercy who is located in Shattrath City

Orphan Matron Aria Dalaran Location

Orphan Matron Aria who can be found in Dalaran.

About the "Children's Week" Event this year

The holiday event begun on the 29th April and ends on the 6th May. Basically you take an orphan under your wing (look after a child with no parents) and perform the tasks that you are asked by the Orphan Matrons. This is supposed to show the child that people (including you) do care and you will be awarded with a special companion pet when you complete the tasks that you have been presented with.

Companion Pets that can be obtained through "Children's Week"

There are a total of 10 companion pets that can be obtained through the activities of "Children's Week" which can be found in different areas of the game.

Eastern Kingdoms & Kalimdor Children's Week Companions

• Mr Wiggles: A pink piglet that is one of the reward options from your faction capital city quest. 
• Whiskers: A baby rat which is one of the reward options available from your faction capital city quest
• Speedy: A baby turtle which is one of the reward options from your faction capital city.
• Scooter: A baby snail which is one of the reward options from your faction capital city. 

Outland Children's Week Companions

• Egbert: a funny companion that can be obtained during Outland's children's week by completing a quest chain. 
• Peanut: A cute companion that can be obtained during Outland's children's week by completing a quest chain. 
• Sleepy Willy: A tired companion that can be obtained during Outland's children's week by completing a quest chain. 
• Legs: A little companion that can be obtained during Outland's children's week by completing a quest chain. 

Northrend Pets obtainable through Children's Week Events

• Curious Oracle Hatchling: A toothy companion which can be obtained during Northrend's children's week events by completing a quest chain
• Curious Wolvar Pup: A furry companion which can be obtained during Northrend's children's week events by completing a quest chain

Achievement: Ready, set, goat

The “Ready, set, goat” achievement is very easy to get. Simply go to “Fuselight” located in  Badlands and visit “Gina Gotgoods” and purchase a “Billy Goat Blaster DX” then go upto a “Billy Goat” and use the “Billy Goat Blaster DX” to push 12 “Billy Goats” off the cliffs within 1 minute.

I completed this first time as there are lots of goats on the nearby cliff edges.

Video: Pushing Billy Goats off cliffs for “Ready, set, goat” and “Its goat time baby” quest.

Deathwing sightings: Badlands

While questing for my “Badlands Quests” achievement (where you complete 35 quests in Badlands) I came across a couple of quests that involved Deathwing. So here are some Deathwing screenshots.

The day that Deathwing came (and then I punched him in the face)

I found this quest in Badlands really amusing, features an imaginative dwarf known as # the # and I hope you will also find this video amusing.

The day that Deathwing came (and then I punched him in the face)

To Ride a giant wolf

While in Mount Hyjal one of the quests involves releasing and riding a giant grey wolf known as Spirit of Goldrin.
Pictures are below.

Singing Sunflower Companion

When you complete the final quest in the mini-game in “Arathi Highlands” located at “Brazie Farmstead” you are awarded the “Singing Sunflower” companion. Its basically a cute little smiley sunflower that randomly sings to you.

Video of the “Singing Sunflower” provided by www.simplywarcraft.com

It randomly says things like

• ”Theres a zombie on your lawn”
• “Bee Bop a doo bop etc”
• “La la la la la la la”
• “Doo di doo di do di doo dii”

Half Buried Celestial Steed –Twinkles

While exploring the new changes that patch 4.0.3 has brought out I was off out exploring Arathi Highlands and came across an area with a half buried celestial steed known as “Twinkles”.


You can find this at in “Hillsbrad Foothills” at co-ordinates “38.64, 60.06”. I apologise in advance for the area not showing up very well on the map below as there is a bug in the area on the map which does not uncover discovered areas.

Hippogryph Egg Locations

There is a goblin in Gadgetzan known as “Curgle Cranklehop” who has made a machine “super egg o matic” to transport the rare “>Hippogryph Eggs” to another location. She gives you the task of bringing her one of these eggs (this is not a quest). You are given the location of “Ruins of Isildien” which is in Feralas, and information that they nest sites are around the Ogres of the area. I have written this little guide to assist further on helping people find these eggs
First you have to find the location so I have provided you with a map below of Hippogryph nests that I have found and their co-ordinates.


The co-ordinates for these nest locations is in Feralas, in the Ruins of Isildien and are from left to right of the map above. I would like to add that when finding them it is important to climb the hills of the area as they are on flat areas of the hills.

• 53.68 - 74.46
• 53.17 - 71.52
• 56.68 - 75.83
• 56.74 - 76.74
• 56.37 - 77.49
• 58.61 - 75.57

Around this area are three types of Hippogryph, these are the “Frayfeather Patriarch” “Frayfeather Stagwing” and the “Frayfeather Skystormer”. Be careful they are all aggressive and will attack if you are close to them.

(Please click on the images below to enlarge)

Once you are in the right location you will either see a nest with an egg (shown below) or an empty nest if someone has already taken the egg. You may also find more than one egg although it is always one egg per nest but there are at least six different nests that I have found. You can only carry ONE egg so once you have one don’t waste your time trying to find more as you will not be able to carry them.
Once you have an egg it will show in your inventory as the second image below.
Once you have a “Hippogryph Egg” you must go back to “Curgle Cranklehop” in “Gadgetzan” and click on the “Super Egg-O-Matic” machine.


Once completed you will recieve a “Egg Crate” which in my case contained a “Fine Egg” at this point I am not sure what its used for but I am sure that I will find out, I will post when I know more about the “Fine Egg”.

I hope you have found this quick guide useful and if you have any questions please feel free to comment and I will get back in touch with you ASAP.

Simone the Inconspicuous and Precious NPCs

While out mining in Ungoro Crater I came across two random NPC characters known as Simone the Inconspicuous and her companion pet Precious as shown in the image below. Simone seems at one with nature and appears to express her views on how beautiful the world is around us. I think this one of Blizzards attempts at reminding players that there is a real world outside of World of Warcraft. The second screenshot below shows the location where I found this mysterious NPC character and companion. Enemy MOBS do not seem to attack these characters.

Kalu'ak Reputation & Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole

The Kalu'ak

I have recently discovered that a Northrend Walrus Tribe known as the Kalu'ak will give you a very good fishing pole when you are "Revered" with them.

Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole

This fishing pole is known as the "Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole" and can be purchased for no less than 115g 24s 3c. It also allows your player to breathe underwater and increases fishing skill by 30+. This is sold by "Sairuk" located at "Moa'ki Harbor" (Co-ords: 48.5, 75.6).


Next is how to become Exalted with the "Kalu'ak". My character has done all the quests for the tribe however there are daily Kalu'ak quests now avaliable.

Kalu'ak Daily Quests

You will find the "Kalu'ak" Daily Quests at the following locations in "Northrend".

Planning for the Future

This quest is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is go to the nearby Wolvar village and steal some of their "Snowfall Glade Pup", as a hunter its best to draw the mother Wolvar away from the pups and set your pet on her, whilst pre-occupied attacking your pet simply walk up to those little pups, and click on them to steal. You need to get 12 "Snowfall Glade Pups" and take them back to "Trapper Mau'i".

• Location: Moa'ki Harbor, Dragonblight, Northrend

• Quest Giver: Trapper Mau'i (Co-ords: 48.3,74.3)

• Daily Quest: Planning for the Future

• Reward: 5 Gold

• Reputation: 500 with "The Kalu'ak"

The way to his heart

This quest is given by "Anuniaq" located in "Kamagua" which is in "Howling Fjord", "Northrend", and involves leading a "Reef Bull" found at the "Twin Shors" which is located to the south east of "Kamagua", to the "reef cows". Before you can do this you are given a fishing net and are told to get some tasty fish which are used to lure the "Reef Bull" to the "Reef Cow". 


So here is how to do this quest:


1. Get the quest from Anuniaq (Co-ords: 24, 58), located in "Kamagua", "Howling Fjord", "Northrend".
2. Get on your mount and go to "The Isle of Spears" (Co-ords: 28.9, 70.7).

3. You will need to collect "Tasty Fish" you should be able to see some sparkling fish schools as shown in the screen shot below. 

4. You cannot catch these fish using the "Fishing Pole" you must cast "Anuniaq's Net"  near schools of the "Tasty Reef Fish". Be aware that there are "Great Reef Sharks" and "Orca" in this area which will not hesitate to attack you at any opportunity they can. The below video shows using the net on the school of "Tasty Reef Fish".

5. Once you have some "Tasty Reef Fish" you can then start to lure the "Reef Bull" towards the "Reef Cow". The below screenshot shows the locations of both "Reef Bulls" and "Reef Cows" to show you where to lead him. (remember you can click on any of my images to view it larger)

6. I have dragged the "Tasty Reef Fish" into my on screen icons simply for ease of use but you can see how I am luring the "Reef Bull" to the "Reef Cow" in the video below. (please remember to set your Hunters pet to passive otherwise it will attack the reef bull like shown in the video... do not attack the reef bull.

7. Once you see (Completed) simply go back to "Anuniaq" and turn in your quest.

•  Location: Kamagua, Howling Fjord, Northrend.
• Quest Giver: Anuniaq (Co-ords: 24, 58)
• Daily Quest: The way to his heart
• Reward: 7 Gold, 40 Silver
• Reputation: 500+ with the Kalu'ak

Preparing for the Worst

This is by far the easiest of the "Kalu'ak" daily quests, and simply involves collecting supplies from "Kaskala". There are a few mobs in there but I only ended up fighting one while collecting 8 of the Supplies from Kaskala. 

• Location: Kaskala, Borean Tundra, Northrend.
• Quest Giver: Utaik (Co-ords; 64, 45)
• Daily Quest: Preparing for the worst
• Reward: 5 Gold
• Reputation: 500 Reputation with the Kalu'ak. 

And upon completing these three Daily quests for the final time... I am now "Revered" with the "Kalu'ak" and hopefully soon will become "Exalted" so I can get the fishing rod!

An Unexpected Companion

While I was checking out the loot from the “Fishing bag of treasures” which I aquired by doing today’s daily Outland fishing quest which is given by “Old Man Barlo”. I found a very cute and snappy little companion!



You are given an item called “Snarly’s Bucket” which teaches you to summon this companion.

Another New Achievement: Old Man Barlowned

Today Latura completed all the Outland Fishing Daily Quests which are given by “Old Man Barlo” the final one entailed running off to Stormwind and fishing in the canals until a “Baby Crocolisk” is found. Delightful.