Final Name: Onryo

To round out the week we have a nice simple request for a pet name from Tshaya, a Draenei hunter from the Laughing Skull – U.S. realm.

Tshaya is a very serious young draenei who lost her entire family in the crash of the Exodar. She ran across a ghost saber while hunting naga, and knew that he would be a companion she could understand, and who would understand her, and so far, they’ve gotten along wonderfully. The only problem is, he’s been rather quiet on the name front.

I’m looking for something Greek or Russian sounding, since that seems to be the base for most of the draenei names, but somewhat short. Cat doesn’t seem to fit with some of the long mythological names I’ve found.

This isn’t even vaguely pet related, but nevertheless I think it’s neat. Blizzard has announced the Blizzard Authenticator, an electronic device that “offers enchaced security for World of Warcraft accounts”.

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Final Name: Jason

Apparently summer is the season of serpents! Today, Cogar is looking for assistance naming his serpent from the Wailing Caverns. Cogar writes:

I have traveled the vast regions of east Kalimdor, from Durotar to The Barrens, Ashenvale to the Enemy territory of Darkshore, and even to the grand grasslands of Mulgore. As I traveled I encountered beasts of unimaginable shape and sizes. From the swift Takk the Leaper to the majestic Mazzranache I have tamed all manner of beasts. Sadly no beast large or small, swift or powerful could stay long.

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Tim Howgego, better known to us as the person behind El’s Extreme Anglin’, has constructed a map of WoW communities — and we got an island!

Admitedly, it’s a tiny island in the absolute most niche-ward (bottom left) part of the map, but that’s fair: it’s hard to get much more niche than hunter pets.

The island is labeled ‘Mania’ but links to Petopia, presumably because Mania is shorter and fit better. Right next door is Breanni from Warcraft Pets, and then El herself. So we’re in good company!

The map — and the article that goes with it — is a fascinating look at how Tim sees the various online communities that surround WoW. You should definitely check it out!

Brewfest has apparently been activated on the Public Test Realm. This event normally occurs in October, but Blizzard has been activating some of their events early on the PTR to make sure they run smoothly. If you are done with the Midsummer Fire Festival on live, you might want to take an early look at Brewfest on the PTR.

Unfortunately, there is some bad news involving the Brewfest reward mounts. From now on, only Alliance characters will have access to a Brewfest Ram, while only Horde characters can get the new Brewfest Kodo. But I’ve already ranted about it on Warcraft Mounts so I’ll just point you over there for that.

Oh, also I hear that Arena Season 4 has started, whatever that means. *grin*

[edit] I forgot to mention that pre-made characters are now available on the PTR as well. Unfortunately, the queue for copies is currently full.