Ari Scara -miscelaneous

Miscellanous

A picture gallery and journals on the Ari Scara exploits along with some notes on the various interfaces options and macros plus articles on the game and gameplay written by the guildmembers.
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The Political State Between the Alliance and the Horde

An essay by Chieftain Mintaurden Coarsemane.

For four years, since the departure of the Burning Legion from Azeroth and the restoration of order throughout the world, the Alliance and the Horde have been at a state of peace, if a very fragile and patchy one. Though the Alliance and the Horde do not openly claim to be at war with each other as factions, the nations that comprise the two forces do have disputes with Those they see as the opposition. Many of these disputes are conflicts over the ownership of land. Perhaps the most prominent of these disputes is that between the Orcish Frostwolf Clan, and the Dwarven

Stormpike Expedition Force. The Frostwolf Clan were long ago banished to the icy, harsh valley, hidden away in the depths of the Alterac Mountains, by the famed warlock Gul’dan. After the mighty Warchief Thrall united the Orcish clans, the Frostwolves became part of the new Horde, and lived for years in peace under their leader, the shaman Drek’Thar.

However, their peace was cut short as the Stormpike Expedition, a group of explorers from the Dwarven Stormpike clan, came to the valley in search of artefacts that may reveal clues about their mysterious origins. Drek’Thar saw this relic-hunting as an offence to his clan’s way of life, and his clan vowed to drive the interlopers from their lands. As the fighting between them grew more intense, both factions sought the help of their allies, first from the Orcs and the Dwarves, and then from the whole of the Horde and Alliance. Each of the factions persists in combat.

Another such conflict is the ongoing battle for Warsong Gulch, a stretch of land between The Barrens and the lush forests of Ashenvale. This conflict came about as a result of the legendary Grom Hellscream’s expedition into Ashenvale Forest, where he sought resources to fuel the growing Horde. His lack of respect for the forest sparked fury among the Night Elves, who immediately started raiding Hellscream’s camp seeking revenge for those trees which had already been destroyed, and trying to drive the Orcs from the forest.

The Warchief Thrall intervened, and ordered a retreat from Ashenvale. However, despite his orders, some chose to remain in the Gulch, calling themselves the Warsong Outriders. The Night Elves, specifically the Silverwing Sentinels, who are in the process of a huge attack to take back their forests, have begun to focus on driving out the Outriders. Soon both sides required reinforcements, and the Alliance and Horde answered their calls. The fighting between the factions continues still.

The third major land dispute in Azeroth in present day is the conflict over Arathi Basin. The Forsaken, having regained their free will and joined the Horde, sought to expand their territory and moved in to the Arathi Highlands. The League of Arathor, a chivalric order established by survivors from Stromgarde, seek to reclaim the Arathi Highlands from the Forsaken Defilers in Hammerfall. Based in Refuge Pointe near the centre of the Highlands, they moved in to Arathi Basin to try to recapture its resource-rich land for their benefactors in Stormwind. The Horde moved in to help their new Forsaken Allies, and the Alliance in response joined the League to aid them in their attempts to reclaim the Basin. Both factions continue to fight there.

These are just three of many disputes between Alliance and Horde. Though the factions are still, technically, not at war, there have been many breaches of the ceasefire by both sides, and the relative peace between them remains neutral.

For now, there is no foreseeable end to the futile fighting, however, some noble pacifist guilds and organizations abstain from the combat, some choosing to avoid all war completely, while others choose to fight only in the defence of already established borders, such as the noble Ari Scara, a guild I am proud to serve. By Chieftain Mintaurden Coarsemane of the Coarsemane Tribe.

Magistrats journey to the nether

Journal entry in Magistrats almanak

"It was a day like almost like any other when Cajuungumbo announced me that it is time for me to join him, Rota and Elmonk in a place unknown by me. He told me to be ready for they are going to summon me there, and as I am ready any moment of the day or night, they summoned me into a certain place called by the humans the Deadmines .Vicious place it was indeed, but Cajuungumbo, Rota and Elmonk kept it safe for me.

They informed me before that there was a rift into the Nether there, and I could investigate it and explore it.
After a few moments I took for my eyes to examine the place, we all went to the portal through which you go deeper into the mines. And there it all started, I blinked into the portal and ended up on the other side but without the normal consequence of actually going through the portal normally and being thrown deeper, I went there in a second, the normal process would cost a few more seconds of our time. Then I blinked back through the portal, but I ended up in a parallel dimension of the mines, empty of life. I was instructed to look for a bright blue light in a certain tunnel right ahead of me, and so I did. Reaching it was without peril, for as I said, the mines were emptied of life. I then performed the magic of slow falling, and threw myself into that light, floating gently through the mightiest mountain I have ever seen, its beak unreachable by no force whatsoever, and ended up in the deepest ocean. These things that I first saw would catch even the gnome’s rigid and indifferent mind eyes. I then started swimming almost to the end of my powers towards east, south east most likely, where I finally made it on land. Then my eyes were drawn by nothing I have ever seen before. A white pond, perhaps the purest water got frozen, perhaps it was similar to the water in the elvish moon wells, but it’s glamour and beauty amazed me, and as I walked on it, there was a crack in the ground, deeper even than the ocean, and I had thought I could not get out of it, but finally I did. I got back on my feet again, and started walking, and walking ... and walking. I slipped and fell on my head, bled a bit but it was alright. Then I looked down and saw I was walking on a part of that warm ocean I told you about at first, but this one was frozen into a greenish ice. My feet were in heaven I must tell you, being a mage and all, mastering the school of frost, it was delightful. I started running towards to never-ending horizon, and so I did for some time, until I saw some cliffs, small ones indeed, but caught my eye fast like lighting stroke them. I went there, and there was another great surprise. A wall, an arcane wall, floating in the Nether and at the same time, in another dimension, perhaps in the real world of Azeroth, showing an area with trees and a human house. Nonetheless I touched that wall, and my hand was floating in it , but suddenly it took a strong grip of my arm and tried to pull it in, I turned around almost braking my arm, and I blinked without hesitation. I touched my arm without looking at it, and it was fine. I lied down, and there was another surprise coming. Arcane rainbows floating everywhere, and I mean everywhere. I stood up, and kept walking without looking straight but looking over my shoulder at everything I saw , and suddenly I fell but quickly I took a grip of the rock I slipped on. When I looked down, it was a canyon, a whole like nothing I have seen before, filled with darkness and you could almost hear whispers through it. I climbed up, sat down, caught my breath... and I looked at what was in front of me. Nothing looked suspicious, the rocks were held by arcane, floating almost, like arcane was holding all the land in the Nether, the same beautiful rainbows ...but then I looked over my right shoulder and saw two dark floating runic like rocks and I heard a whispering voice swiftly through the air with my long sharp ears...it was telling me to fall..Over and over and over again..."fall....Fall. FALL" ...when it started almost screaming I repeatedly said "No!”... Then the hearthstone’s power faded for a couple of minutes. Fearing the worst I drew some sketches of everything I saw while that voice continuously told me to fall. Sadly for me, after I finished my last sketch I blanked out for some time, I do not know what happened in that time... Perhaps Cajuungumbo, Rota or Elmonk know what I did or said to them.

I woke up almost a day after the incident , but my body was already woken up , moving and freezing burning or blasting everything in its way , without me being able to stop it, then I knew ... I was possessed kept talking to the demon , trying to fight him off , but I was too weak to do it. Then I formed a plan of letting him do whatever he wished, but in the meantime I went deeper and deeper into his own demonic mind to try and find out his plans, his weakness, and his own thoughts... his name. I found that he possessed me through a powerful orc warlock, his name was Banehollow and he was a Dread lord, a selfish demon, a tyrant residing in Jaedenar somewhere in Fellwood. He kept talking to my pack brothers through the hearthstone, insulting them. I tried my best to overwhelm him with my thoughts so that he could not continue in doing that, but I couldn’t so i followed my plan to know his mind and everything. During that time, my mind was in complete torture, past memories flowing in and out, raging my soul to its limit.

After not too long, he left my body for I found weaknesses in his mind, which I explored and fought. As happy as I could have been, my body was dieing, weakness took it, shadow tortured it and I thought I was lost. But then I knew that I am a member of the pack, and I love them as brothers and sisters and maybe they love me or once shall.
In the end, Fenris Nar went and slew the demon, and for that I shall be forever pledged to him with my appreciation and gratitude. And also for all the pack, who although were attending much heavier tasks, their spirit stood by my side. That was a huge help from their side, which gave me the power to hold on and resist whatever dark magic were weakening my soul, body and mind.

..... Thank you brothers and sisters ... And I am deeply sorry if this deed had upset any of you in any way possible... *draws out a long stomping howl with arcane, fire and frost flowing through any orifice of his body*...

Sketches found in Magistrats Almanak

Ari Scara FAQ(frequently Asked Questions)

What does Ari Scara mean?
Ari Scara means Wolf Spirit or the spirit of the wolf in orcish, the etymological roots and the reason for this name can be found in the Languages -article and the History & Background -section of the library
What is this guild all about?
The purpose of the guild is to heighten the overall RP-feel of the Earthen Ring Server by having its members acting IC in all public channel and not breaking character and thus breaking immersion for other players of the realm. The thought is to make the server a better place role-play –wise by example rather than complaining about the lack of role-play as complaining doesn’t change much.
We create stories and plots with the intend of making RP events but the main emphasis is that the involment in these are reserved for the members of the guild.
How does this guild different from other guilds
It is in the way that it is very strict in the RP sense and this is enforced within the guild frame. Members are encouraged to role-play with each other and the rest of the server and given advice and tutelage in how to do so if desired. But also scolded when breaking character or immersion for others.
Is the Ari Scara better than other RP guilds?
Of course it is the best!
But seriously you will have to judge that for your self.
Why cant I use punctuation smilies in the guild chat it is a lot faster to write?
Because it is immersive breaking in that role-play and the display of emotion in MMORPGS is text based not punctuation based. If you are in such a hurry that you cant type *smile* instead of :) then perhaps this guild isn’t the right one for you.
When do we raid Molton Core?
We as a guild do not arrange large scale raids unless they are part of an ongoing guild plot but we are part of the Chillwind Covenant which is an association of RP guilds that arrange that sort of runs to Molton Core and Zul Gurrub among other. Ask the Lupus for advice on how to attend get in touch with them.
Who are the officers of the guild
At the time of writing the Guildmaster is Ghazkull, the officers are Nar and Nard and the advisor is Cajuungumbo.
How do I get promoted?
Read the sections Advantages and Hierarchy & Promotions for information about progression within the guild.
How do I get help for a certain quest or instance?
Well you can always ask in the guild channel, in an IC manner of course, but if you want to be absolutely sure then attend a guild meeting and make an IC request and the Officers of the guild will arrange for someone to assist you.
When and where are the guild meetings?
Every Tuesday at 19:00 game time there is a guild meeting. At time of writing they are held in the Ring of Valour in the Valley on honour in Orgrimmar. If you are having trouble finding it please ask in the guild channel.
What is the Guild policy on ganking and corpse camping?
It is forbidden! If you are caught doing such purposely you will be expelled from the guild. When you wear the Ari Scara guild tabard you represent all of us and have to act and behave according to guild ideals. However Corpse Camping is a phenomenon hard to define and if say an alliance assassin killed a lot of young Horde within the palisade walls of Crossroads you wouldnt be corpse camping him if you are present when he fell. It is your home. What we discourage is the setting up camp on the corpse of a slain foe in contested territories away from any settlements.
I have a good friend can he/she join?
If you want to have your friend joining you can do one of the following
- Have him or her meet and talk with one of the guild members that has invitationale privileges (wolfguard and up)
- Invite him your self if you have invitation privileges but remember to instruct him or her in the ways of the Ari Scara and inform him who the guild officers are and what the web address for the guild library is.
Is there anything I am not allowed to say on the international forum regarding the guild?
Freedom of speech enables you to say what ever you want but we appreciate that if you utter opinions and write articles presenting ideas that contradict the guild ideals that you make sure to state that they are your opinions and not those of the guild in your post. Failure to do so may result in banning if your opinions are contradictive to the ideals of the guild if stating them puts the guild in a bad light because you fail to differentiate your opinion and the guilds ideals.
Is there anywhere I can learn more about the Ari Scara?
This website contains a well of knowledge and information about the guild but also be sure to check and register with the Ari Scara Forum as many important guild related facts are posted there
Is the 1337 side stronger?
Quicker, easier, more seductive...
Does the Ari Scara have any IC enemies that I should be aware of or attack on sight?
No not at the time being. In times past we had heave feuds with the Wildfire Guild because of politically strongly different interest and this often led to blodshed. This seized when a truce was settled although their in the aftermath still were isolated episodes of interguild differences. At present however we have no direct enemies neither Horde nor Alliance side and take great pride in our ability to remain neutral and promote peace between the all but warring factions.
Do we have any IC allies
Yes plenty. We are a member of the Chillwind Covenant which houses many fine and honourable Role-playing guilds on horde side and we do at all times honour that alliance. The chillwind covenant has an interguild RP channel which we encourage all our members to join by typing /join powwow. Other than that we have a strong and friendly relation with the alliance guild The Hopes of Azereroth who isnpire the same ideals on alliance side as we do on Horde side. We encourage all our members to treat the members of our allies guilds with courtesy and respect.
I play an evil and or selfish character what should I do in the Ari Scara?
Probably start looking for another guild and fast. Even though we are a full out RP guild there certain elements that, even if RP'ed well, does not fit in with the ideal and members of the Ari Scara. If you want to play the role of someone seeking: blood, death, vengance, demonic possesion and the ultimate destruction of the world you have come to the wrong place. Not stating that that kind of play consequently is bad role-play but that it is roleplay that does belong in a peacelong guild as it ruins the atmosphere for those that does not seek such. There are plenty of evil guilds on horde side and if you play such a character we do reccomend that you seek out a guild such as the Dawn of Shadows instead perhaps as their agenda seem to be more suitable for you style of play.
I want to interact but I also want to grind, can I emote interact in the guild channel while I level my character
The guild channel is 100% IC but we do advice against starting emote interacting heavily in the guild channel when not physically present with the characters as it is immersive breaking and in not very thoughtfull to others not participating in the drama but present in the guild channel. That means that we encourage things like *is surprised at such suggestion* but frown upon things like *bores his blade deep in the thigh or Ghazkull and laughs in his face* when the characters physically is in each their corner of the world.
Power emoting in genral is frowned upon and heavily discouraged!
We do encourage and support interactive role-play in between our members but if you want to interact with them via emotes that is 'physical' EG: fighting and such, have the common sense to seek them out in the gameworld instead of trying to slap them silly in the guild channel.
You guys are such RP n00bz let me tell you how its done
Arrogance is viewed as a sin and humbleness a virtue.
Nobody forced you to join with us and if you dont like the way things are done in our guild then nobody is keeping you here. If however you chose to remains with us then respect our ideals and policies and if you have suggestions as to how we can improve, the express them in a polite manner.
If you are with us it is because someone from the guild recognised something in you that resembled the way we look at things and had high hopes for you as a member of the guild. If they were wrong and the Ari Scara is nothing for you then please leave. But remember you came to us and were offered a place in our family because you appeared to share our ideals but if we perceptieved who you are wrongly then please leave and above all dont tell us how to run our guild.
Suggestions are always welcome, patronising and condensation is not.
I want to make my own guild that will be stronger and more powerfull than the burning legion and I will come back and destroy you all
Feel free to do so. Leave the Ari Scara and find ten people who share your ideals and form a guild of your own. You do this by aquirring a Guild charter from any of the Major cities and have it signed by ten players, not ten characters. And I guess we will see you as soon as you and your legions of Ari Scara hating minions have assembled a vast army. *smiles*
Some people are talking OOC in the guild channel what should I do
Report this to a member of the guild with guild rank Fenris or above. DO NOT POLICE THE GUILD OR OOC CHANNEL! It is not your responsibility.
I dont like some of the members of the guild
You can be friends with everybody. Our advice is to avoid them but if that is impossible then try to work out your differencies in a civil manner. If that dont work either then bring the matter to a guild meeting and it will be resolved by the Fenris.
Ex-members of the Ari Scara are saying you guys really suck
There is most often a connection between that statement and them being 'EX' -members. If you share their opinion then you are free to join them of course.
Is it true that Cajuun went beyond the dark portal
Dont believe everything you hear but yes.
How come no one ever help me with my quests and levelling I thought you guys were all about brotherhood
Perhaps the way you approach the other members is not very pleasant. Try and act nice and respectful towards the other members of the guild.
People keep telling me I smell what can I do?
Take a bath.
I heard that you get a free mount at level 40 is that true?
No. When you complete your wolverine quest you can loan the money to buy one. Read more about the guild ranks in and priveleges in Advantages
Whenever I engage a monster in combat I almost always get killed and cant seem to hurt them
Try and wield a weapon or use your spells and abilities. Be sure at all time to wear armour. Dont go into places where monsters live that are much stronger than you, especially not if you venture alone.¨
I never seem to have any money why is that?
Because you spend them. If you have trouble saving up try to avoid places like Auction Houses, Bars and dont ever give money away to random strangers. If you are a bit more confident in your ability to resist flashy commodities of the auction houses you can learn how to work it. All items whose name is in white text(not grey) is something that some class and or profession use in one way or the other and thus if you pick up such you might be able to get a substantial ammoun of money for it if you sell it on the auction house as opposed to selling then to a vendor.
Understanding of market mechanisms such as supply and demand helps you sell your goods at reasonable prices and how to beat the competition.

Roleplaying Heuristics by Cajuungumbo

Many play MMORPGS Just for the levelling and power gaming but with no desire for roleplay or get immersed. The select few who seeks more in the game get in their character and to a certain extend pour their real life emotions into them as well in order to make them come alive, seem more convincing and thereby witness and part take in stories that are much grander than just the machine generated quests. This is not completely without risk though. The more immersed you become the more convincing your play will appear but the bigger the chance that some of your characters emotions will transcend and become your emotions meaning that when they are sad, you become sad, when they are filled with furious anger you pound your fist into the screen and so on and so forth. This can of course be described as form of therapy and would not be a problem for any one by your self. Even though using MMORPGS as an outlet for these frustrations seem somewhat disturbing. But when you interact with other player’s characters they too become affected by your real life emotions and are more or less forced to respond or react if they don’t want to break their own immersion. THIS IS BAD! Everybody pays the same amount of money to get entertained and forcing your real life problems onto others through your character and his or her actions are like stealing from them. You have them pay blizzard to get the opportunity to act as your psychologist or psychiatrist.
In order to prevent this I have written a list of heuristics that, if adhered to, can help save your sanity and that of those around you. These are no directives for the behaviour conduct within the guild but more "rules of thumb" in general regards to role-playing.

Maturity and Responsibility.
Maturity has nothing to do with age, I have seen 14 year olds take care of their entire family without as much as a single complaint, and 40 year olds who acts as babies if they don’t get their way. Maturity is about taking responsibility for your actions. In game context that means if you role-play deep emotions of negative nature the be sure that it wont ruin the game for others by stealing their time if they don’t want to. Or force others to react if they do not want to break character. When you play you also have a collective responsibility, meaning that you represent a group that has certain ideals, belief and standards. People outside this group can't always tell the difference between you and other members so when you start acting like a jerk, many people who see other representatives of that group, whether this be faction, race, profession or guild immediately perceive them as jerks as well. In game example: There has been so many poorly played paladins that the few who play them decently never get a chance to do so because of their irresponsible predecessors.
Keep personal details away from the game.
Maybe you have some personal issues that are hard for you to discuss with real life people and maybe you are even lucky enough to find someone in game who listens out of politeness, but be aware that you again steal their time by telling you of your real life problems, even if they are game related. If you have some serious real life problems based on game experiences then stop playing and seek help! Don’t go around telling people how you feel sad and lonely as this forces them to react whether they like it or not as they would break bonds with the character you play. And don’t ask any others of real life details like age, name or where they live; even if they tell you, it has no relevance what so ever to the roles we play. A friend of mind told me that her sister had been in a guild run by a really well played character but when she discovered that the player behind the character was a lot younger than she, she could not continue to have the same in game respect for his leadership anymore and had to leave the guild which is sad because she really enjoyed her time there.
No open ended personal plots
If you decide to write a plot involving your character and want to involve others in this be sure to have a reasonable way or ending the various episodes of the story you want to tell. If not peoples characters that are in someway related to your character will run around on wild goose chases searching for solutions and answers that aren’t there, and again thereby wasting their time. Writing good stories and plots can be be great and rewarding experiences for all that participate whether this be as writers or characters but demands a lot of responsibility. Characters you in general consider friendly towards you characters will do almost anything to help but if they cannot help then you should not instigate a problem as they will try no matter what and there by spent hours of their prepaid time looking for the legendary beast of Quarg deep in the ahsenvale forest. Do not start something you cant finish!
Be aware of your own and others emotions
If you start to feel you get in to deep, then maybe it is time to pull the plug. Not only can you get hurt yourself but the stories that brought you in this state may very well have affected those around you as well, especially if they too immerse them selves deeply. And although it may not have been your intend you could end up making them feel sad, hurt or betrayed in real life. This especially goes for in game relationships, be sure to have a mutual OOC understanding of what you both want from this kind of play before playing it out.
Play for fun
This is a game and its purpose is entertainment. Many people are of course entertained in different ways but what is entertaining for you might be very frustrating for others, bare this in mind if you start to play out your personal furbolg fetishisms when you are not alone.

These are, as I mentioned earlier, not guild laws but merely words of advice from a long time serious RP'er who has seen people go insane because they could not distinct between play and real life and started mixing the two things up. Why am I still sane after all this time? *Cajuun shrugs... who know*

Send a note of the transaction along with the money to Eltoroloco.
If you feel the need for safety you can request a receipt that you can keep as a record of your deposit.
At any given time you request a balance notification from the bank, keep a copy of this in your inventory as this is your bankbook and remember to replace when it is updated.
If you wish to withdraw you have to expect a period of atleast a day from the reception of your request as the money are often invested in order to make them grow.
The interests you earn may vary depending on the amount of the deposit, your credability and your posistion within the guild.

Job advertisement: Quartermaster

Ari Scara is currently looking for someone to fill the position as quartermaster in the guild. It will be an exciting job managing the weapons, equipment and artifacts, and production/enhancement of these, of the Ari Scara guild. The Quartermaster must at all times be aware of the productional capabilities in regards to new breakthroughs in the developement of the aforementioned, and be ready to answer any questions regarding weapons and or tradegoods to the other members of the guild.

You are:

Responsible and good at keeping track of people, locations, weapons and equipment and their usability.
A member of the Ari Scara guild of at least rank wolfguard and a loyal member of the Horde
Adept at multitasking and being able to have several conversations with different members at once.
Often available to those who need you in the guild.
Ready to take on challenges in an instant!

You will be:

Working directly with the key personal in the guild.
Rewarded well for your services.
At the frontier of the developement and usage in the areas of weapons, equipment and other artifacts.
Given a special honoury rank within the guild.
Handling coordination of delivery, by mail or hand, from the suppliers to the manufactorers and from the manufactorers to the practitioners.
Held responsible for all losses!

Report to any Fenris or the Magistrate for application

The World of Warcraft Lingo

Experienced players and long time chat users have a tendancy to invent acronyms and context oriented terms that have little or no meaning to people who are new to the game/chat enviroment. To help those, and to avoid confusion we at Ari Scara have compiled a short list of terms, expressions and acronyms often found in the game, and their meaning. We do however appreciate that you, as a member, do not use any of these terms or expression in the general or IC channel. If you have any important additions or have spotted a misinformation, error or typo please contact us and we'll fix it right away.

1337 $p34k : Leet speak, a way of typing using numbers and symbols instead of letters. Leet is derived from elite and those that use leet speak have a tendancy to regard themselves as superiors in the chat/game enviroment and will often demeanor those around them using terms like "I own you n00b"
Aggro, to : Aggrivate, simply get a monsters/critters attentention and having it attack you instead of other partymembers.
AFK : Away From Keyboard.
AOE : Area Of Effect (often used in spell or power context).
ASAP : As Soon As Possible.
Drop, a : the items or treasures that can be looted monsters and critters when they are killed.
BRB : Be right back .
BTW : By The Way.
CC : Crowd Control, often used in context of battling mobs.
DOT : Damage Over Time, often used in context of spells that do a certain ammount of damage over a period of time, e.g 112 firedamage over 10 seconds.
DPS : Damage Per Second.
Flame, to : verbally harrasment of someone or somebody via the chat.
Gank, to : deliberatly killing a character that are way below your level, totally outnumbered or no threat to you at all, in a non battle situation. This is also referred to as a DISHONOURABLE kill. An example would be to attack a player after he or she just finnished a battle with a critter or monster that left him or her very low on health and mana. Derived from Gang Killing.
Grief, to : To purposly annoy other people often by flaming, ganking or kill stealing.
Grind, to : to kill all monsters/critters of a certain type in an area and kill them again and again when the respawn in hunt of XP or a certain type of loot often required for a quest.
IC : In Character.
IMO : In My Opinion.
IMHO : In My Humble Opinion.
K : short for OK (lazyness at its best).
LFG : Looking For Group.
LOL : Laughing Out Loud.
Loot : Treasure
Loot, to : To pick up the traesure from a dead monster, critter or container eg. a chest.
LVL : level.
Mob : A group of monster that is connected, e.g if one of them is attacked they all respond.
NE : Night Elf.
Newbie : a new beginner, someone who is new to the game/chat enviroment.
n00b : a Leet version of newbie and in rare cases knob which means doorhandle and is british slang for penis. DONT ever use this expression as it is arrogant, degrading and pointless as we have all been new to the game at one point or another. Often used by people who have very little in their real life and feel they have to elevate themselves in the gameworld by pointing out others mistakes.
NP : No Problem.
NPC : Non playing character, typically a questgiver.
OGM : Orc Grimmar, the capital of the Horde and home of the Great Warchief Thrall.
OMG : Oh My God.
OMW : On My Way
OTD : On The Double, meaning hurry up or do it faster.
OOC : Out of character.
PVE : Player Versus Enviroment.
PVP : Player Versus Player (sometimes FVF : Faction Versus Faction).
Pull, to : Activate a single monster/critter in the distance and make it attack you or your party.
RP : Role-play, Role-playing.
ROFL : Rolling on the floor laughing.
STP : Splinter Tree Post.
SRR: Sun Rock Retreat.
Swamped, being : To be overrun by a large number of monsters or critters.
TAP, to : To be the first to attack a monster or critter in an area where other players and or groups are fighting, meaning you and/or your group get the experince and the loot.
Twink, a : A low level charcter that has been boosted with weapons and equipment by high level characters (often from their guild).
Twink, to : To enhance or empower a low level character by giving them weapons and equipment thats unobtainable at their current level.
TB : Thunder Bluff.
U : you.
WTB : Want To Buy.
WTF : What The Fuck.
WTS : Want To Sell.
XR : Crossroads.
XP : Experience points.
ZGO : Zoram Gar Outpost.