No Break for Tiphaine

Note: I don't usually post on the weekends, but Tiphaine's torrid pace sort of forced me to post on Saturday. If she keeps it up I may have to post on Sunday, too.
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No Break for Tiphaine

Tiphaine is now Level 104. She remained exclusively in Val'shara, taking advantage of a number of long quest threads in that zone. That doesn't mean she isn't keeping up with other business. Having the Death Gate makes part of her traveling a snap as well, such as getting to and from her Class Hall. She has begun to realize again how much she loves her spec.

Tiphaine is not tracking gear upgrades, knowing they will change often as she gains better and better gear. It was worth mentioning her latest chestpiece. It was pretty ugly and utilitarian, but it had one strong feature - the chest piece is her first rated as i800 gear.

Tiphaine hasn't died since the Kozmar elite took Tiphaine down after a very long fight. Her record is still good. Just one death. How can she do that from starting at level 101?

No. Bad guess. She did not buy a bunch of elevated gear. The reason is much simpler. Tiphaine was the go to gal. She went after every quest, every elite, no matter the difficulty. Everything that could be done, it was Tiphaine who got it done. Tiphaine almost single-handedly brought Flying to her guild. She practically lived among the jungle elites, slaying them on an almost daily basis. With that kind of effort, a lot of great gear fell into her well deserved, bloodied hands. Tiphaine was well prepared.
She took those skills and cleaned out every quest at Braden's Brook and brought down several elites at Black Rook Hold. Tiphaine smiled serenely, enjoying Level 105.

Now it's time to move on again. Tiphaine is ready to take on Highmountain. Except there is an irritatiing problem. No matter what direction Tiphaine takes outside of Val'shara or Aszuna, a powerful force pushes her back into those now confining zones. She's tried to get into Highmountain, and she is denied access. Maybe there's a way.

She's found a trail called the Emerald Ascent. Maybe it helped her, maybe she figured it out herself. She tangled with enemy PvP teams and had to kill a few before she could break free. In any event, the path is now open to Highmountain. She went straight to Hemet Nessingway's camp and does some lucrative hunting. From there Tiphaine  moved to Skyhorn and made more mayhem. Much blood. Now Level 106. She shows no signs of slowing down.