Day 2

I slowly open my eyes to a darkened room. I turn my head and focus on the solitary lamp, with its feeble light. The room is small, and in the chair of to the side is the sleeping form of a female. Blond hair and wearing a gold and black dress. She turns her head and smiles. I smile back and sit up.

"Whoa, slow down you might get dizzy little one." she warned. "How are you feeling?"

"Little one? I'm not little, and I feel fine." I replied. She smiled as she chuckled. She watched me as I looked around and I frowned. The bed was way too big for me or should I say way too long. My voice was high pitch but not unusually so. I started checking out my hands and arms then I looked at her and back at myself. I was much smaller then her, way smaller. Then what the man said before I passed out came to mind. "I'm a Gnome?!" The woman suddenly looked confused at my shock and then giggled nervously.

"Why are you so surprised? You are a Gnome are you not?" She asked.

"Where am I?" I asked without answering.

"You are in one of the rooms in the abbey in Northshire." she replied. "You nearly fell on top of Marshal McBride. What did you fall from?"

"I don't know." I replied. I really didn't know. All I remembered was I was in my room and was just about to click on the wow icon. Then I felt myself falling and land. The last thing I remembered was a lot of pain and then it faded. Probably when I was healed. She read my confusion and the fear I was showing. She smiled and nodded that she understood. She waited a bit, but when I wouldn't continue she stood up.

"Seeing as you are looking better I will go see if there is anything I can gather for a meal. I am sure you are hungry." She stated. My stomach growled and this caused her to smile again as I blushed. "You were very lucky you nearly died before I started to heal you. I hope your memory becomes clear, but don't be surprised if it takes some time." I nodded as she walked out of the room. I examined myself and the room a bit more and seeing my pack on the table I got up and went to it. The gown I was wearing nearly fell off as it was so big. After I pulled the bag off the table I held it up with one hand and opened the pack with the other. I was able to take stock of what I had after I just dumped everything out. I found undergarments that were needed and if my suspicions were correct wasn't exactly what should be in wow, but they fit. I even had a few spars and a few that I wondered about. What really caught my eye was the armor. Once it was all laid out I knew that it was a complete Stained Shadow Craft set. Head, Chest, Pants and Shoulders. I also had the cloak, trinkets, neck, and the rings. I giggled and then stopped cause it sounded so strange and then laughed even louder cause well part humor and a lot of it due to the craziness of the situation. There were plain boots, belt and gloves that kinda matched the shadow craft pieces but I did not feel the boost the heirlooms gave me. I guess there was no such heirloom pieces. It didn't really matter that there were more items. What did matter was the cold realization that I was on Azeroth! The priestess came in with a platter of food and smiled as she set it down.

"You didn't waste anytime getting dressed. I could have helped you." she stated as she looked me over. "Are you not in any pain?" she added and I could see the confusion on her face. All I could think of was how tall she was, but then it dawned on me that she wasn't really tall for a human. I was the one who was short as I was a Gnome. I had looked at myself as best as I could without a mirror and at least everything felt normal. No huge gnome head or baby like body. I didn't even have huge ears and they were a bit pointed if I could trust what I felt.

"I am in no pain." I replied as I got up on the chair to see what she brought. Simple bread and cheese with a few slices of sausage was carefully laid out. Darnassian Bleu cheese I was sure of it. I must have asked a thousand questions that got mostly giggles as answers as I was stuffing my face with food while trying to talk. What I did learn that not much has changed in years. In fact nothing really has happened in ten years. Ten years ago they had an influx of hundreds of people daily, but as they leveled out of the area it would be extremely rare to see visitors. Sure the patrols would come through and thin out the bandits and kobolds but not much else. I finally felt full and there was not much left. Anetta giggled again and I looked at her questionably.

"I just remembered for someone so small you sure eat a lot and that is just what I have heard about gnomes." she stated. "Marshal McBride is wanting to talk to you if you are up to it."

"Sure I think I can do that." I replied as I jumped down and grabbed my pack. It didn't take much guessing for what he wanted. I ran into Deputy Willem and got the first quest everyone gets, A Threat Within. Well I continued on to the marshal and he gave me the quests to hunt the wolves and kobolds. I thought what the hell why not so I did the quests and came back for the other quests until I had completed the bounty on Garrick Padfoot. What I didn't notice until later was that these mobs were not respawning. To test this theory I went about and took out all the rest of the kobolds I could find and the Defias Brotherhood members that I had left roaming around. I waited a long time went around Northshire for hours and didn't see a single kobold or wolf or Defias member. I came back to Marshal McBride and he looked very pleased.

I am impressed with all you have down in Northshire. Deputy Willem reports that all the bandits are gone. Milly Osworth reports that her farmers are moving back to the vineyard and that they will do their best to harvest the grapes. Eagan says that he is going to hold a big cook out as he has so much wolf meat that he will be able to feed everyone here and the miners are at this moment inspecting the mine. I am sure they will be back in production in no time." he beamed. "For a gnome rogue that just fell from the sky you sure have turned into hero of Northshire, by the Light!"

"Thank you?" I replied.

"No it is we that should be thanking you." he countered. "And do tell us your name, so that I for one can put it in my report." Oh boy. I had been avoiding telling anyone my name and I really didn't want to use my game name so I had to come up with a new name that would match a Gnomish name, but I really didn't want one of those names or maybe they were not named like that at all. Northshire Abbey was huge and there were many others working in and around the Abbey and I had to travel pretty far to get to the mine and back and the vineyards.

"Kit." I replied finally. I couldn't come up with anything too complicated. I also didn't want to come up with a name that he just wouldn't believe. With all the little differences I have seen the biggest difference was our looks. I was one sexy looking gnome and had the killer petite figure to show it off. No big headed baby look a like gnome here. For a Gnome I did have a wide round face, but again my head was small or properly sized for my body. My ears were a bit big and rounded with a slight pointedness to them. My hair was long, black, and a simple ponytail held it out of the way. I had yet to see any others of my kind or any of the other races. I expected McBride to give me his report for me to take to Goldshire.

"Okay Kit please go to Master Bremen. He will send you to the next area." he ordered.

"Wait you don't want me to go to Goldshire?" I asked.

"No I don't and without a mount it would take you over a week to get there." he replied. "I am sending my report by mage courier. Give this to him and he will hand it over to the courier." I took the report and wandered back into the abbey. I knew where he hung out and after a few wrong turns I found him in the library. Ya, I knew where he was not. Another big difference indeed.

"Hello there young one." he greeted. "Oh my apologies so rare to find a Gnome in these parts."

"This is for the courier and the marshal said you have my next task?" I replied.

"Ah yes I do but I need you there now so you see that portal there. Go through and ask for Shoni. She is waiting for you. Now off with you." he ordered and gave me a little shove. I turned and scowled at him and stepped up to the portal. All I could see on the other side was a wall. I took a deep breath and stepped.

"Not..." was all I heard before the portal closed behind me and I was some what confused as I almost ran into a tree. Back at the abbey a young mage shook his head. "Master you sent another one to the wrong location again." I thought about the same thing as the first person I saw was a night elf. I was in Teldrassil the Night Elf starting area if anywhere. The elf wasn't even surprised.