Mists of Pandaria: Krasarang Wilds

I'm trying to get two achievements by leveling both my Alliance Druid and my Horde Shaman to 90.  I'm taking each through each zone in Pandaria to try to piece together both sides of the story.  It started off with two different sides of the same story in Jade Forest, but quickly became the same narrative in Valley of the Four Winds.  Krasarang Wilds has the two factions splitting again and their war splitting the continent of Pandaria and releasing the Sha.

For me, the Horde quests started at Thundercleft with an urgent request from an expecting father.  This storyline is interesting and there is a bitter sweet ending that I have to admit I didn't expect.  This quest hub also brings the mogu more into the story and introduces a new quest to help search for the Pools of Youth.  After Thundercleft, I went on to Zhu's Watch.

That's where I started my adventure in Krasarang on my Alliance druid.  This town is afflicted by general malaise and an overall bad attitude.  I think we know enough about the land of Pandaria to know that an ancient evil has awakened and condemned them to a life of misery if not for a certain scrappy hero or two.  That's right, the new Twilight film has finally been released in theaters all across Pandaria and the movie going public are all practicing their Kristen Stewart impression for when radio call in shows start holding contests to give away tickets.  Wow, was that a long way to go or what for a ho-hum payoff.  Ah well, I was feeling cheeky.  Of course, you all know that the Sha have infested the village and it is up to you to help them get rid of it.  I must say that Ken-Ken, the resident hozen, has an interesting way of dealing with the manifestation of bad emotion.  Again, I was surprised when his mask worked so well.  I thought for sure that the ancient hozen secret might have just been bunk.

The paths of the Horde and Alliance cross once again, though not in violence, as they try to prevent the Mogu from advancing their plans.  The Mogu are using both Horde and Alliance members as slaves as they try to open a portal to Kun Lai Summit.  Not to be outdone, the Mantid are pushing into the zone and they have broken through the Valley of the Four Winds wall with a massive bug overlord and a huge army!

My final words on Krasarang Wilds
Pros:  Great story telling, quick moving quest hubs.
Cons:   First multiple quest deaths during Red Crane quests.  Those sha are tough SoBs!