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A World of Warcraft fanfiction. Also posted on fanfiction. net.

A bit of a short story in honor of WoW's patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar!

A bit of background: Cerylia is my main character in WoW. She is a blood elf hunter, and the only character I ever was able to do the full Golden Lotus storyline with before most of the quests were removed with the patch. Because of this, she—and I—have an emotional attachment to the members of the Golden Lotus, and thus this story is a tribute to them and the wonderful story experience this expansion has given me so far.

He Softfoot, along with Rook Stonetoe and Sun Tenderheart, make up the second boss encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar. Killed by the blast when Garrosh threw Y'saarj's heart into the pool in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, they and many of their Golden Lotus companions are trapped as anguished spirits, unable to move on and forced to relive their failure. They must be defeated to put them to rest at last. I think every Pandaren I mention in this story is part of that boss encounter.

My goal in writing was to capture the tragedy of losing a friend, one you have grown close to and loved dearly only to lose them unexpectedly. I did grow attached to some of these NPCs and was saddened to see what happened to them. The events of the patch were quite shocking, but at the same time so beautifully sad.

Comments, of course, are very much appreciated. Thank you for reading!
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This really speaks to me as well i have a tauren paladin in wow and i felt a kinship with Rook Stonetoe. I know its just a game and people are going to flame me for saying this but when it came time for me and my guild to finally beat this fight, I actually broke down and cried for a few minutes both for losing a character i liked so much and some happiness in that you help them move on. Before i ramble i just want to say it's better to move on in peace then linger in pain, My grandfather used to tell me that and I think it really fits with this. So thank you for writing this even if it's not about who I'm talking about I felt the same way having to fight Rook so again Thank you and thank you Rook you did treat this friend good.