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Protect the Wagon
9th March 2019
It all started with a letter from the chieftain, Kozgugore Feraleye. Madeye was asked to reflect on how he could serve the clan best and he pondered this question for several nights. Then he met a strange orc named No'gaw Redart in Shadowmoon Village, No’gaw explained at some length the ordeal he was going through. How Shadowmoon Valley was still a hostile environment and that many traders got themselves killed delivering their goods across the fel landscape. Madeye agreed to help him in exchange for a barrel of wine and the finest made talbuk hide clan tabards, Razaron would give these exclusive tabards to all those that would help him provide an escort for Redart.
The next night the clan was prepared and Razaron would be alpha, he arranged the clan to protect the clefthoof who was carrying all of No'gaw Redart's trade. The orcs would be evenly spread to surround the clefthoof and wagon so any would be attacker would have to go through the might of clan Red Blade first! The first stop on this escort mission would be at Wildhammer Stronghold, No'gaw had a deal in place with the dwarf's that would supply them with kegs of ale. Before reaching the Fortress however they were attacked by the wildlife of Shadowmoon Valley. Felboar's rushed and charged the escort from all sides and even a roaming chimaera sort to test it's luck against the orcs. Notably in the battle the chimaera for a time was crushing the blademaster Grarshak before Vran put an end to the beast's life and it wasn’t long before the rest of the attacking wildlife was slain.
The beer was delivered and the dwarf's were over the moon, they wished the orcs well on their journey and even told them they could join them for a pint. Madeye declined the offer as they had more deliveries to see to and the next stop was Sanctum of the Stars, the elves had been promised some wine and No'gaw had countless barrels on his wagon. They crossed through the southern road of Shadowmoon Valley and past some arrokoa ruins, unfortunately the orcs that were guarding the right side didn't spot the ghostly bird men. They attacked without mercy chirping frantically and casting dark magic that even managed to penetrate the right side of the escort. Luckily Razaron was there and in his own flamboyant style balanced himself on top of the clefthoof and calling on the spirits of the air pushed the ghost backwards giving the clan time to regroup. And regroup they did, moments later the ghosts were dispatched and they continued on their journey.
The elves were less then impressed with the timeliness of the orcs arrival, apparently this order was two days late! Redart grovelled at the blood elf apologising over and over again, the blood elf used his magic to transport the barrels of wine off the wagon and paid up, perhaps the elf took pity on No'gaw or maybe he was just fed up of all his whining. The last stop was with the draenei at the Altar of Sha'tar and they made the dangerous decision to move along the east road near the Black Temple. The fel rivers ran for miles from the Hand of Gul'dan, the hand was a gigantic volcano in the centre of Shadowmoon Valley spewing it’s fel taint. The orcs decided to use one of the draenic bridges and they crossed over swiftly but then Gaar'thok and Krim'rosh noticed some fel elementals charging towards them, Madeye ordered the orcs to fortified the left side of the clefthoof. The fel elementals stood no chance against the reinforced orcs of the Red Blade, after mere moments they were banished back to where they came.
They had now arrived at the Altar of Sha'tar and the draenei accepting the goods was not happy with the delay. They had been waiting a month for the delivery of their mystical light-forged crystals but he quickly forgave No'gaw Redart after seeing the contents on the wagon. The draenei quickly paid Redart and the clan made the long trip back to Shadowmoon Valley unscathed, No'gaw showed the orcs their prize before hastily disappearing. Kran was the one to open the crates that were marked with the Bleeding Hollow eye and found that No'gaw had only honoured half of the deal. Two empty bottles of wine and some freshly made tabards were all that were in the crate, Madeye had been duped and the orcs immediately searched the area for Redart but he was long gone. Madeye felt a fool but perhaps this task wasn't about the wine or colours, maybe the reward was keeping everyone safe.