:::9 December 2005:::
Hmmm where to start.  I guess an update on the "goals" listed in previous posts:

1. Get my Ony key - Done and I have been on two Ony Raids.  One was bugged the other was a smashing success.
2. GET MY FR UP!  - in progress.  I have gotten the BEST +FR shield pre-MC/BWL from the General in UBRS.  My Ony key also added +15 FR to my neck slot.
3. Get an understanding on exactly what is needed/required for Paladin's within TE.  Getting better, still improving.  The more I raid the more I learn.  I have been working with the other Pallies in TE and we are becomming a good team.
4. Attend more raids.  As of last night I am a full member!  I have been raiding more (not as much as I would like, but hitting more raids).  Since my last update, I have Been to BWL at least four times, Ony twice, ZG Three times, and was "present" when TE was raiding but the raid was full a few more times.

 

Other updates:
1. Finish my Charger quest! I am down to the last battle.  I just need two other Pallies, a main healer and DPS to hit Scholomance to do the final fight.  I know of a couple other Pallies in the guild that are wanting to do this fight as well.
2. Get Ghaani to 60.  Ghaani is 56 now, Sam is 55.  She is also a Corporal in PVP ranking. (more on that below)

 

Outside of TE raids I had been spending A LOT of time in getting the quests complete for the key to Ony's lair.  It took a few UBRS runs but I FINALLY got it.  The last UBRS run was fulfilling to me, I was the Tank on The General when he went down.  I also did quite a bit of off-tanking throughout the raid in addition to being the healer for the group and trying to help coordinate the raid.  In our group was this idiot druid that was feral specced.  She (I think) spent the entire raid in cat-form and would not heal.  I finally gave up asking her(?) to heal and just did it myself (except her of course).  On another UBRS raid I got my Lightforge Shoulders and the Shield from Drakk. 

 

Our Monday Night Crew has been completing things.  We did DM-N Tribute run again with no wipes and kicked it's butt.  We are such a team, even though we are not as well geared as some others, I would put our teamwork against any other.  We also did a DM-W run to get the bracer from the Prince.  We have one more DM-N run to do to tun that in.  I can't wait to do that.

 

Last night was crazy.  It started with a TE ZG raid and ended at the Baron.  I was late to ZG, as the guild had cleared past the Raptor Boss.  We then went to the Summoned Boss.  That was a crazy fight, Abby (the leader Pally) and I were the Spam Healers on the MT.  Before the fight we "enslaved" one of the demons in the area.  They REALLY kicked butt.  Good to have them on our side.  After the raid there was a guild five-man Baron run.  Negra brought his alt rogue, who at the start of the instance had just dinged 59.  By the end he was over 50% to 60. Twiggy was the MT, Helkaahn was the main healer, and I was backup tank and backup healer.  We started out with a mage, but he D/C'd before we got started.  We ran as a four-man up to the Barroness.  We kicked some butt!  We ended up getting Bazal (one of the Elders of the Guild, and a kick ass Warlock) to come join us.  When fighting the Barroness she will "posses" one of the people attacking her.  The first time we did this, Twiggy was possessed.  He was kicking our ass, yet when I was tanking him, he couldn't hit me!  I kept blocking everything he'd do.  He finally ended up fearing me and started killing the others.  Helkahn ran out of mana, and we ended up wiping when a bat added.  We re-grouped and attacked her again.  This time I was possessed.  I was beating on Twiggy and again he made the comment "Stop BLOCKING everything" It was fun.  We ended up taking the Baron down with the five of us.  We all got some good stuff to sell and had a great time.  Plus it was good to get to know some more guildies.  I think I got to show Bazal that I can play my class a bit and possibly be an asset to the guild.

 

On Ghaani, I started taking her to AB for some PVP action.  Her first week of PVP I got her up two ranks and had a blast.  I need to get her some more PVP centric gear but it is a nice deviation on regular gameplay.  I did get to take Ghaani to LBRS with Maura, Kiara, and a couple other guildies.  She didn't get any gear, but she got a lot of XP and good to do stuff with her every now and again.

OK so this is a long update. I hope to have my next updates come more frequently.