We had all known for some time that our very own First Luminaire and bodaciously dreadlocked Swede Kallbrand the Seeker had been working on the Loremaster achievement. It is, after all, quite a grind. So before last Thursday's raid, everyone was congratulatory when this flashed across our screens:
What a coincidence, we all thought! Loremaster will always be a triple achievement if you leave the last zone to Outland or Northrend, but to finish the Nesingwary line in Sholazar, the overall Nesingwary achievement, and Loremaster all at once—what were the chances? And that's when this started to happen:
10/29 20:04:58.923 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Explore Blade's Edge Mountains!
10/29 20:04:58.925 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Explore Outland!
10/29 20:04:58.928 Kallbrand has earned the achievement World Explorer!
Everyone immediately smelled something fishy:
10/29 20:05:03.223 [Guild] Aziony: kek
10/29 20:05:06.455 [Guild] Thórva: showoff
10/29 20:05:07.881 [Guild] Ekhan: what the hell man
10/29 20:05:22.300 [Guild] Gorganoth: He planned that
10/29 20:05:25.677 [Guild] Kainé: So did.
And then things began to slip a little bit into the incredible:
10/29 20:05:32.022 Kallbrand has earned the achievement The Northrend Gourmet!
10/29 20:05:32.025 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Hail to the Chef!
It was only then that the extent of the setup—the planning it must have required—started to dawn on some of us:
10/29 20:05:35.573 [Guild] Ekhan: how do you get from sholazar to blade's edge that quickly
10/29 20:05:37.475 [Guild] Ekhan: SERIOUSLY
10/29 20:05:37.566 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Tricks and Treats of Outland!
10/29 20:05:37.568 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Tricks and Treats of Azeroth!
10/29 20:05:37.571 Kallbrand has earned the achievement Hallowed Be Thy Name!
10/29 20:05:37.574 Kallbrand has earned the achievement What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been!
Unbefreakinglievable. We're talking weeks of preparation here, folks. In fact it could be argued that that last achievement was a year in the making. Only to spring the trap at 20:05 on raid night, when he knew that most people would be online. Fellow Pathwalkers were beside themselves. Kainé managed to squeak out something positive.
10/29 20:05:38.455 [Guild] Gorganoth: Wtf
10/29 20:05:43.057 [Guild] Kainé: Haha.
10/29 20:05:45.462 [Guild] Thórva: hahahaha
10/29 20:05:50.846 [Guild] Gorganoth: Lol
10/29 20:05:51.238 [Guild] Ekhan: HAX
10/29 20:05:53.884 [Guild] Kainé: Congrats on your mount!
And there you have it, folks. Loremaster, Chef, the Explorer, and the violet proto-drake in the space of about 90 seconds. I think our palatonk said it best when he said:
10/29 20:05:55.862 [Guild] Gorganoth: . . .