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by Michael Gray 
Mar 5th 2010 at 4:00PM
The blood elf snapped to attention as two Alliance dogs approached the Horde's lumber mill. A mage and a druid. Acting quickly, Lolegolas summoned the ancient wisdom of elder hunters and dropped to the ground. With a fake, plaintive cry, he played dead.
The Alliance bought the ruse! Quickly taking advantage of this opportunity, Lolegolas leaped from the ground, his golden hair floating in the air like a Maybelline commercial. With unmatched skill and unparalleled daring, the hunter summoned the Beast Within and killed the Alliance mage in one shot. The druid -- a female Night Elf -- turned to stare at Lolegolas, her blue eyes flashing in rage and anger. She raised her hands to cast a vile, heathen spell, no doubt its power oozing from the reprehensible Elune. Lolegolas cursed as he felt his entire body suddenly become rigid and hard. He was trapped!
The druid took a few steps to our hero, her face split in a feral snarl. Then, suddenly, a miniscule growl came from the ground behind the druid. She turned to look behind her, her face broke into a huge smile. A tiny wind rider cub sat on the ground, occasionally standing to wiggle its butt as if it would playfully leap at the Night Elf.
"Oh my god, you guys!" she yelled. "Look how cute!"
Lolegolas summoned the last vestiges of his will. "Percy," he said, forcing the words over his lips with great concentration. "Kill."
The wind rider cub attacked the Alliance druid without mercy. To this day, Lolegolas still wakes late at night, shuddering from the nightmare memory. They're small, he thinks to himself. But fierce.
The wind rider cub and gryphon hatchling plushies are hitting the ground all over the world, and worming their way into the hearts of WoW fans both in-game and out-of-game. Of course, the plushies come with what might be the coolest loot in the game: a new vanity pet to ride at your side. The wind rider cub probably won't actually kill enemy druids on your behalf. But I really like to pretend that my little buddy is a fierce warrior waiting to be let off its chain, so that it can tear into the Alliance with heretofore unseen violence.
Don't forget our Plushie Photo Contest ends on March 10th. Take some time over the weekend to get a great pictures of your plushie and see if you can't win your friend a prize!
Name: Wind Rider Cub
Type: Pet
Attributes:
- Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
How to get rid of it: It becomes a spell, there is no item to sell or delete. And if you have tried to do so, you are a cold, heartless person.
Filed under: Phat Loot Phriday
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 3)
Drakkenfyre Mar 5th 2010 6:17PM
To see what it was like? To post "first" ? You post it, you get downranked.
No self respect? No, just tired of idiots like yourself who think it's something special to post "first".
And no, I can't see you got second. There is only one post by you, and it is first. Trying to get out of it? And damn, your spelling sucks. (How's that for a troll?)
Sehvekah Mar 5th 2010 6:19PM
You had to pick the cutest possible screenshot, didn't you? Every tooth in my head(and several more that arn't) is *screaming in agony right now*, thanks to you. I hope you're proud of yourself.
Matthew Mar 5th 2010 6:26PM
Does this mount fly? (ie, follow you on a flying mount)
Transit Mar 5th 2010 6:56PM
And does this mount do anything other then fly? Can you interact with it? Does it fall asleep or attack critters etc?
MusedMoose Mar 5th 2010 7:47PM
It does take wing and fly whenever you're mounted - ground or flying. My DK has it flying after her as she's galloping across Northrend, it's great. It makes cute noises when you click on it, but I don't know if it interacts with any other pets yet. Wouldn't surprise me too much if it tussled with the griffin pet, but that might be wishful thinking. ^_^
Eli Mar 5th 2010 6:28PM
gtfo my interwebz, conspiracy theorist
Nathanyel Mar 5th 2010 6:57PM
Love the last sentence.
With your WoW.com writer wisdom, would you say there will be a chance to obtain these adorable creatures by other sources than the Blizzard Store, which still only accepts credit cards? (which are, I repeat, still relatively uncommon and untrusted in Europe as opposed to payment by debit card)
Ebay would be a possibility, though currently there's only one for 5 times the normal price... so, a real shop would be perfect - I know the other plushies are sold elsewhere, too, but the loot code could be a problem.
Nathanyel Mar 5th 2010 6:58PM
and the fact they're "limited supply"
Snowfeather Mar 5th 2010 9:55PM
I bought mine with my debit card... Are European debit cards different? I know mine is linked to Visa, but i honestly have know idea what you guys across the pond have.
Alassiel Mar 5th 2010 10:31PM
I used my debit card (granted, with a credit card logo) to order one... So if you have one of those it *should* work.
Nathanyel Mar 6th 2010 5:08AM
My EC card has the Maestro logo, but no additional numbers that would hold as CC numbers. I guess you guys have some hybrid card.
Psiwave Mar 6th 2010 8:43AM
My visa debit is fully able to buy items from the eu store.
Nathanyel Mar 6th 2010 10:30AM
again, probably not just a pure debit card. The EU store explicitly states it only accepts credit cards. "visa debit card" sounds like a visa cc with debit functions.
Snowfeather Mar 8th 2010 1:00PM
The Visa Debit card isn't really a credit card with debit functions. It's more vice versa, Debit card with credit function. Basically, its just like any old debit card, linked to yoru checking or savings account. the only difference is that it also has a major logo, like Visa. Thus it can be used anywhere Visa is accepted.
And if you go over what your account has in it you get the same overdraft fees you would get with a check that overdrafted you. I know bank of America has a $35 overdraft fee. You may want to check with your bank in Europe, maybe they have a Debit card that is like that too?
QQinsider Mar 8th 2010 1:21PM
A Visa debit card is a debit card. As are Visa Electron cards, Maestro cards, and a Solo cards, all of which are accepted by Blizzard.
PS. What world do you live in where credit cards are "relatively uncommon and untrusted in Europe". Lol.
Tethra Mar 5th 2010 7:27PM
How come my in-game windrider cub doesn't have wings?
MusedMoose Mar 5th 2010 7:48PM
Watch it when you mount. Mine's on the ground whenever I'm on foot (or on hoof, in my DK's case), but it flies when I use either a ground or flying mount.
thevitruvianman Mar 5th 2010 9:18PM
Oh come on, you seriously didn't even crack a smile when you read about Lolegolas and his maybelline-esque flowing golden hair? :P
Agony Mar 5th 2010 10:31PM
Oh come on, thevitruvianman, you know trolls only look at the pretty pictures.
exogenesis. Mar 6th 2010 1:37AM
I just bought my wind rider cub plushie, but I have no idea where to find the code for my in game pet :( I want my baby wind rider, damnit!