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Ah, yes, it seems I need help finding you, Master Glowergold.

Perhaps I need new glasses?

Or are you in stealth?

Oh wait, there you are!

What’s in a name?

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would it not?

But what about a rogue? Or a warrior or a shaman?

My first ever toon in WoW was my female human rogue Tessy. Tessy is my usual internet nick and my own second name.

Tessy the rogue was the one I explored most of Azeroth with, and being my first, she was also my precious, my flock leader, my main, my real main, regardless of the fact that she’s been mostly retired lately, cooking and fishing and pick-pocketing things.

When I transferred from my original server Vashj to Aerie Peak the name Tessy was taken there. Some lowbie Horde, not even high enough level to show up on the Armory, was apparently called Tessy and thus the game would not let me keep my name.

My warriors name was also taken, she was originally called Dizzie but there was already a gnome on the Peak called that. Finding a new name for her was not hard, she is now known as Daissy which I actually like better, somehow the girlish flowery sound of Daissy suits her lone fury warrior style way more than her first name, even though she no longer sports her pink pigtails but rather a thick reddish mane down her back.

Now, when I transferred my shaman Larue from the Peak to Stormrage, she faced the same trouble – someone had taken her name! I overcame this difficulty by adding an acute accent to the u, giving her the same name spelled Larúe. Maybe this will even improve things, helping people to pronounce it as she was often referred to as Laurie instead of La-ruu.

But what about Tessy?

I tried many different combinations and none of them felt right. Tess was taken and so was Tessie.

Unlike when I moved my shaman recently, I was at this time suffering from acute hatred of any kind of diacritic marks because of the difficulties involved in typing these when sending mails to or trying to invite people with marked names to groups so I was not even thinking of trying any of them out for myself.

To be able to play her at all and not be stuck in limbo I picked one of all bad varieties and ended up with Tessye.

Tessye! It feels so wrong! I am not Tessye, I am Tessy and I want my name back! Silly stupid e weighing down that pretty name!

I wonder if this is the reason (partly, at least) that I am reluctant to play her nowadays, because she feels like a stranger and not like my precious beloved slightly confused rogue who is as likely to sit down and smell the roses as she is to sneak around sapping mobs and picking their pockets or trying to backstab someone with her fishing rod equipped.

But having overcome my diacritiphobia somewhat by naming Larue Larúe, I wonder if I should maybe consider a name change for my rogue.

While I won’t be completely happy until she is Tessy again, I could perhaps be slightly happier if she was Téssy instead of Tessye?

Well, of course I was gonna visit the barbershops when they opened up in Ironforge and Stormwind. My RL visits to the hairdressers are always pleasurable, and besides the actual haircut it includes gossiping, a scalp massage and a glass of wine or two. Of course I wanted to treat my loyal WoW girls to that as well :-)

And now there was this achievement too! Being the achievement nut that I am I just had to take the flock to get stylish(er).

First one out was Jools.

Her old look with that long blue braid on her shoulder wasn’t very cool, it was a bit of an strict old-maid school teacher look, not at all appropriate for my sweet Holy priest.
Now she has a soft shoulder-length bob haircut with a slightly side-swept bang and a white ribbon to hold the longer hair back from her face.

She didn’t dye her hair but kept the cornflower blue color since it sets off her reed facial tatoos nicely.

Next one out was Joaquime, my feral druid.

Like Jools, Joaquime also kept her original hair colour, but unlike Jools she kept the long tresses, not feeling truly feral without a mane of hair in caster form as well.

She has a slightly stricter hairdo now, no more hair getting in her eyes as it is gathered in a loose braid at her back, holding it back from her forehead with that gorgeous tiara.

Paynne went to the hairdresser’s as well, but after quite some time trying out the different hairdos and hairdyes available, she realised that there really is no such thing as improving pure perfection.

She did try out a set of larger earrings, just for the sake of the achievement, but she had to go back right away and get her old ones back.

Tessye had similar problems, there really was no other hairstyle that looked good on her no matter what combination of colours or styles she tried out, so after a lot of agonising in the barber shop chair she decided to keep her golden brown hair curled up on her head – the perfect hairstyle for a sneaky rogue.

She was daring enough to try out a new eyebrow ring and nose ring instead of her old earrings, which actually look kinda cool on her.

Larue dyed her dark curls light greyish blond but she didn’t really feel comfortable in that hair colour so she had to go back and get rid of the dye job. With that dark skin of hers the dark hair colour looks much better.

A good friend tells me that half the job when tanking is to convince the group or raid that you are capable of dealing with any issues or emergencies that may arise – in other words: you gotta look like you know the drill ;P

As such, it was way overdue with a makeover for my little warrior!

Her pink pigtails is gone, replaced by a darker reddish colour and a thick ponytail down her back. Now she looks like a real warrior and would get into any over-21-nightclubs without a hassle!

So, achievements all done, new looks for a few, and generally overall satisfaction with looks all around! Now, all I need is that scalp massage and the glass of wine…

So when you are out adventuring, and you just happent to meet that cute fellow adventurer that makes your heart double beat, what do you do? Why, you flirt, of course!

Sadly though, Tessy comes across like a hot-air-head when it comes to flirting. She really needs some practice in this area, because what kind of strong handsome stranger would be attracted by lines like “You got me all a-flutter”, “My turn-offs are rude people, mean people and people who aren’t nice” or “I need a hero”? Only guy to fall for that is someone who was behind the door when the conversational skills was handed out, thats for sure (but then again, maybe it isn’t conversation that she is angling for?).

Jools and Joaq both are a little more flirty, and they like to say things like “There’s nothing like sleeping in the forest under the moonlight”, “Sure, I’ve got exotic piercings” and “If I wasn’t purple, you’d see I was blushing.” Well, at least it seems they are both truthful when they say that “I’m the type of girl my mother warned me about.”

Szorcha is more direct and to the point, she knows what’s going on and what she expects, so when flirting she boldly states “I’ll have you know I can flatten steel with my thighs”, “I like tall men”, and “I’d like to see you in a kilt”. She also prefers not to waste too much time as she says “Enough with the flirting. I know you think all dwarven women look the same”, but she likes to seem at least a little hard-to-get, so she claims that “I won’t fall for a bad pick-up line, you gotta try two or three at least.” You go with Szorcha, you better be prepared, she wants it her way.

Larue is not that much of a tease-flirt either, she rather directly hints that “The nights are so chilly on this planet” and when she thinks she’s certain to score she says “Are you thinking what I am thinking? Good. Bring ample supply of butter and goblin jumper cables”. Butter? Better not ask unless you want to experience it.

Paynne is very picky when it comes to flirting (mostly because she feels that no-one can really compete with her knight in shining armor, the valiant paladin Stauros), so she usually settles for the more careful phrases like “I do not find you completely disagreeable” and “Your ability to form a complete sentence is a plus”, indicating that she is really not very interested in anyone else.

Dizzie is more verbal and spontaneous, she can say things like “You are cute” or “At this time, I think that you should purchase me an alcoholic beverage and engage in diminutive conversation with me in hopes of establishing a report” but once in a while her engineering interests shine through, like when she exclaims that “I don’t feel that a 1-10 scale is fine enough to capture subtle details of compatibility. I would prefer a 12-dimensional compatible scale with additional parametes for mechanical aptitude and torque.” What can I say, it is lucky for her that she is cute ;P

Now Rancour is sure of herself, “I know, my natural beauty is intimidating”, and she is sure of what she wants “You’re the type I’d like to sink my teeth into”, but “I won’t bite you where it shows.” If the prospective lover seem hesitant when he hears this she asks “Aren’t you going to ask me out?”, but to be fair she also warns him that “When enraged, and in heat, a female troll can mate over eighty times in one night. Be you prepared?” Well, are you?

Another one who is sure of herself is Sweetsheeks, who tells you that “My mana tap bring all the boys to the yard”, “Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?” and “Is that a mana worm in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”. If you get down to business too fast she tells you that “No, no I won’t do that. But my sister will”. Or if you are lucky, maybe you will hear her say “Normally I only ride on epic mounts, but … let’s talk…” or “I’m addicted to you, baby.”

And the real Tess, how does she flirt? Well, I think most of my girls have some fun flirt lines, and maybe I’ll use them sometimes, but I have a few nice ones of my own too. So, if you are a cute strong adventurer out doing heroic deeds, maybe we will meet and maybe you will find out what they are…;P

Now this is how fishing unites people from different factions:

Me and a tauren fishing side by side, no ganking!

It’s moments like this that makes me keep my faith in humanity :-)