When I was regularly picking up single issue comics, my favorite issues were “A Day in the Life.” Just a few panels of art and story about how one of my heroes spent an average day. We’ve been enjoying Cataclysm for months now, and we’ve returned to some sort of an RP routine. What we want is for you to submit that routine.

Do you have a piece of art, or a bit of fic (1,000 words or less), that you would like to submit to WTTRP? Drop us a line in the comments or at our customer service email stfuarrens at wttrp.com . We want to hear about your character’s average day!

From Loreli at AoD

Bitter Frustration by *JRinaldi on deviantART

Resisting Arrest by *JRinaldi on deviantART

Tarquin by *chrismcfann on deviantART

Next year, we hope to bring you more art, stories and RP!

The story itself is one of desperation as the Scourge closed in, in those first days of the plague’s spread through Lordaeron.  What I noticed as my little deader shambled his way through the area, though, was how gorgeous it was.

Yes, it’s gloomy and dark and overrun by ghouls and skeletons, but the mills themselves, especially backlit by moonlight (as you can see in this flickr photoset), have an eerie kind of beauty about them.  The windmills stretch up into the night, the fields between them lie fallow.  While I think Elwynn Forest is one of the best put-together starting zones quest-wise, and while Azuremyst and Eversong are gorgeous in their own rights, I find Tirisfal to be the most visually stunning of the starter zones.

It might be that I’m slightly morbid; I’ll grant you that.

But here you are, looking on a countryside that’s been ravaged by plague. You’re travelling through a dead kingdom, and through the place where the brightest hope for humanity became its worst nightmare.  An immense sadness permeates the zone, but at the same time — especially when you reach Brill — there’s a stony defiance, too, a sense that its inhabitants will not only rebuild, but thrive.

Comparing Brill to Goldshire (and yes, leaving out the catgirl factor), I can’t help but feel that more care was put into Brill.  Goldshire is comprised of a handful of buildings right on top of one another.  Brill has its own main thoroughfare, including stables and a town hall.  Even its cemetery is impressive.

This evening I’ll get some screenshots up for you, but for now, I’m going to recommend you experience it for yourself, especially if you’ve never played a Forsaken.  Go take a ride through Tirisfal, or even better, a stroll.  Range northwest of Brill, to the Agamand Mills.  Go due north, to the coast and look out over the sea.  To the east, pause at the forgotten grave of Archbishop Alonsus Faol.

One caveat, of course. Brill looks amazing all decorated for the holiday, but since Hallow’s End is going on, you’re going to hear the Headless Horseman’s shouts all the time.  If that’s going to drive you crazy, I’d suggest either turning off in-game sounds or waiting until after the pumpkins and wickermen are packed away for another year.