Expedition 1.

A hike from Orgrimmar to Thunder Bluff, stopping half way at the Shrine of the Fallen Warrior, and at a number of sites along the way. Participants will pick up the flight points as we go, including at Ratchet, where we suggest lower-level characters should set their hearth stones. An attempt will be made to goad the Alliance into attacking Crossroads, as we pass through. The hike would end with a tour of historical Thunder Bluff. Those who wish to, may then fly from Thunder Bluff back to Orgrimmar, and even take the zeppelin to Undercity in anticipation of the next day’s session. 

Post-Session Activities 1:30-3:30:

In Orgrimmar:

• Pick up Orgrimmar flight path at the top of the tower (Orgrimmar )
• Exit Orgrimmar to the West, not through the main gate, immediately crossing the Southfury River.

In the Barrens:

• Head South into The Barrens and conduct first hunting demonstrations when encountering beasts (around Barrens 63,4): giraffes, lions, hyenas, crocolisks
• Turn West at Far Watch Post (Barrens 61,19) and continue hunting demonstrations: plainstriders, zhevras
• Visit Trok and Karu at Grom'dol Farm (Barrens 54,20) - they illustrate the alienated human condition
• Turn South on Gold Road (Barrens 52,23)
• Get Crossroads flight path (Barrens 51,30)
• Head East on the road to Ratchet
• Inspect the Tauren rock painting just South of the road (Barrens 57,37) realizing they were the original inhabitants.
• Visit Ratchet gallows, right beside cemetery (Barrens 60,39), contemplate mortality, justice, injustice
• At Broken Keel Tavern (Barrens 62,39), set your hearthstone with the innkeeper - IMPORTANT for trip to Booty Bay, keep it set here
• Get Ratchet flight path (Barrens 63,37), wait for signal to fly back to Crossroads in tightest possible formation
• Head Southwest from the Crossroad flight point, over rocks beside a tower, not through a gate, and climb the mountain before you.

  If you are killed by a lion or raptor, that's okay because you are already at the cemetery, just return to your corpse and try again.

• After a difficult climb to Falla Sagewind (Barrens 48,38) complete the short ascent to the peak, contemplating the struggle that is life.
• Directly north of the peak is a lower mountain. Go to it, staying on the ridge, and reach The Shrine of the Fallen Warrior (Barrens 47,29)
• Descend roughly North to the road, and head East, back to Barrens.  From there, head South on the Gold Road.

Below: The Shrine of the Fallen Warrior commemorates the death of artist Michael Koiter.