Hello again. Long time no read, dear readers. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten this blog. There just hasn't been much worthy of a post going on lately. Except for last night. While waiting for my girlfriend to do my weekly Kara run for a mount chance, a pet chance, and wonderful transmog gears, I ran around the grounds while waiting for her to finish her Shado-Pan dailies. Instead of my Kara run, I embarked on a much more exciting journey. And infinitely more creepy.
After running around the grounds, I made my way to Morgan's Plot. You know, for shits and giggles. Lo and behold, there was a group of people beyond the inaccessible gate in the crypt. They were having a little party of sorts, and they invited me to join in. Little did I know, I was joining a party in progress in the fabled Karazhan Crypt.
Oh my God, it is every bit as scary as you'd think! The most tame part was the entry area itself, before the Pauper's Walk. The fall down the Well damn near killed me due to being a derp and not popping Deterrance before I landed on the huge pile of bones at the bottom. Of course, my girlfriend declared "pics or it didn't happen." I did her one better and summoned her in. So, we did what anyone else in our position would do. Explore and screencap! (Screencaps are coming soon for this post. Posting from my phone at the doctor's office. Screencaps are here at the bottom!)
After falling down the Well and jumping off of the bone pile, I made my way to what is possibly the most creepy part of the crypt; the pool of the Upside Down Sinners. Really, screencaps cannot do this justice. And oh God, the noises. They are terrifying! If you mute your music (the standard graveyard theme) and just listen to the ambient noises, it really is creepy. It's filled with chains, the scraping of stone on stone, the occasional whooshing and building-settling creak. But the oddest part? The heartbeat. I'm not sure what Blizz was going for with that mix of noises, but it's overall very disturbing and made me go "oh holy shit" when I heard the noises for the first time.
So, after exploring on the hunter, I grabbed my DK and brought her into the group. It seems like the perfect place for a DK to live, really. Peita even claimed a crypt for herself down there. Many thanks to an awesome Warlock on WyrA for getting us down there! I will leave him nameless for now, so he doesn't get in too much trouble.
Also, if you've got the urge to hear what the crypts sound like, go to the very end of the catacombs in the Cathedral in Stormwind. The exact same ambient noises happen down there. Just be sure to turn the music off, but turn the ambient sound up! And be sure to have headphones just for the extra creep factor!
After running around the grounds, I made my way to Morgan's Plot. You know, for shits and giggles. Lo and behold, there was a group of people beyond the inaccessible gate in the crypt. They were having a little party of sorts, and they invited me to join in. Little did I know, I was joining a party in progress in the fabled Karazhan Crypt.
Oh my God, it is every bit as scary as you'd think! The most tame part was the entry area itself, before the Pauper's Walk. The fall down the Well damn near killed me due to being a derp and not popping Deterrance before I landed on the huge pile of bones at the bottom. Of course, my girlfriend declared "pics or it didn't happen." I did her one better and summoned her in. So, we did what anyone else in our position would do. Explore and screencap! (
After falling down the Well and jumping off of the bone pile, I made my way to what is possibly the most creepy part of the crypt; the pool of the Upside Down Sinners. Really, screencaps cannot do this justice. And oh God, the noises. They are terrifying! If you mute your music (the standard graveyard theme) and just listen to the ambient noises, it really is creepy. It's filled with chains, the scraping of stone on stone, the occasional whooshing and building-settling creak. But the oddest part? The heartbeat. I'm not sure what Blizz was going for with that mix of noises, but it's overall very disturbing and made me go "oh holy shit" when I heard the noises for the first time.
So, after exploring on the hunter, I grabbed my DK and brought her into the group. It seems like the perfect place for a DK to live, really. Peita even claimed a crypt for herself down there. Many thanks to an awesome Warlock on WyrA for getting us down there! I will leave him nameless for now, so he doesn't get in too much trouble.
Also, if you've got the urge to hear what the crypts sound like, go to the very end of the catacombs in the Cathedral in Stormwind. The exact same ambient noises happen down there. Just be sure to turn the music off, but turn the ambient sound up! And be sure to have headphones just for the extra creep factor!
