Not only have you run your shiny new Tauren Druid out of tiny little Camp Narache, blasted through the quests in Blood Hoof Village and now you are ready for the big time but you also have been looking up at Thunder Bluff from the plains for a bunch of levels now and finally its time to get up there. At first it is a big and confusing place but it opens up tons of good new stuff for your Tauren!
   First and foremost, how the heck do you get up there? The city is placed high up on a series of four mesas. There are three sets of lifts spaced around the base of Thunder bluff that provide access until you get your Druid Flight Form. Jump on a lift and up you go. Notice how high up you go and keep this in mind. Falling off the lift or from the city edge will result in instant death for the young Druid. You will no doubt see the corpses of those poor souls who were not paying attention or tried to make a lift at the last second. A lot of these guys buy the farm trying to jump on top of the lift as is goes down. Try that little move at your own risk.
   In this city you will see that there are four major areas connected by rope bridges. The three exterior areas are The Elder Rise, The Spirit Rise and The Hunter Rise. As a Druid, you will be most interested with The Elder Rise first for the Druid Trainer. The center mesa, also known as the Central Rise is divided into three different sub-areas by height. In the center of the Central Rise is a gigantic Totem Pole looking thing that acts as a massive spiral staircase for access to the different levels of the Central Rise. When attempting to go from one part of the Central Rise to the next simply head for the center and go up or down in the Giant Totem. The three outlying mesas are accessible via rope bridges that you get to by going through a long house (you'll see them on the map). It is kind of confusing but gives it a chance and you will get it.
   At a pinch, you must keep an eye out for guards just like in most major cities around the World of Warcraft. In the city, they will be able to tell you where most everything is in it including profession trainers, supply vendors and the like. To certain degree, this is a great place to pick up all of your professions such as cooking, first aid and fishing and choose your two main professions as well. Here and there, most of the vendors and trainers are there for everything. Make sure that you should set your Hearth stone at the inn here to save yourself then run from Blood-hoof next time. This city is going to be your base of operations for your early to middle 10s so get a comfort level with the layout and what it has to offer.

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