The tale of Balgk vurn the witch is an intriguing and mysterious one. Balgk vurn, a renowned and feared witch, was said to possess extraordinary powers and knowledge of the arcane arts. Born in a small village, Balgk vurn was shunned by the community due to his dark and unsettling appearance. From a young age, Balgk vurn displayed an insatiable hunger for knowledge and a natural affinity for magic. He delved deep into forbidden ancient texts and practiced rituals that were deemed far too dangerous for any mortal to attempt. It was through these forbidden practices that Balgk vurn obtained his vast powers.
A notice can be sent to a number of places:
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It was through these forbidden practices that Balgk vurn obtained his vast powers. Some believed that Balgk vurn made a pact with dark forces, while others thought he was born with the powers of witchcraft in his blood. Regardless of the source of his abilities, there was no doubt that Balgk vurn was a force to be reckoned with.
SilverDragon
SilverDragon tracks rares. It will try everything possible to notice them and tell you about them.
## How does it search?
Those little skull icons you see on the minimap. If one of them is a rare SilverDragon knows about, it'll yell at you.
If you mouse over or target a rare mob, SilverDragon will notice it.
This is the also how SilverDragon learns about *new* rares in the wild. After you first mouse over or target one, it'll remember it, and start watching for it in the cache in the future.
If you have enemy nameplates turned on, SilverDragon will keep an eye on them to look for the names of known rares. This is the least exact method, because nameplates don't expose the underlying mob's id, so we have to rely on a plain name comparison.
Addons that modify nameplates may interfere with this.
SilverDragon can also create a macro to target any rares that are known in the current zone. You can stick this on your actionbars as a button to spam while chasing after a rare. This is sort of a last resort.
## How will I know when a rare is seen?
When a rare appears, SilverDragon will pop up a frame that you can click on to target it.
Warning: If you're in combat, secure action restrictions mean that it won't show up until combat finishes.
You can choose from assorted sounds to play when a rare is seen. The sound can loop for a while, to make sure you don't miss it.
There's special settings for rares that drop mounts and world boss rares which you might want to call up a group for. If you're sitting mostly-AFK on a Time-Lost Proto Drake spawn, you probably want the sound that plays to be utterly ridiculous and go on for a good long while, to make *sure* you don't miss that sucker.
A notice can be sent to a number of places:
* your scrolling combat text
* your chat frame
* a channel in your chat frame (announcing it to your party, for instance)
* a popup window
* etc
## Other useful things?
In SilverDragon's options you'll find a "Mobs" section. In the "Always" section, you can add any mob you want to be scanned for. All you need to know is the mob id.
So, let's say you wanted to keep an eye out for Lil Timmy in Stormwind, to buy the kitten he sells. You would.
1. Go to his [wowhead page](http://www.wowhead.com/npc=8666/lil-timmy).
1. Grab his id from the URL. It's `8666`.
1. Enter `8666` into the "add" field, and click "okay".
1. Play with your new kitten.
If there's some mob you don't want to hear about for whatever reason, just go to the "Ignore" section of the options. Again, enter the mob's id into the "add" box, then click okay. Bam! You will never again be told that Vern is up.
(Actually, Vern is ignored by default. But you get the idea.)
SilverDragon will talk to itself. It can communicate with other copies of itself run by people in your party / guild, and tell you when they see a rare mob. (If there's a group of you camping all the Time-Lost Proto Drake spawns, say. )
You can turn this off completely, if you want to be private about it.
Some rares are part of an achievement. When you mouse over a rare mob, SilverDragon will add to the tooltip whether you've already killed it, so you know whether you need to rush for it.
SilverDragon includes a Broker plugin. It'll attach itself to your minimap, or a Broker container you have installed, and show you a list of the mobs it knows about in the current zone.
## Other addons you may find useful
* [ServerRestartSound](http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/serverrestartsound): plays a sound when the server's about to restart. If you're AFK-camping for a rare spawn, you probably want to know about this.
* [HandyNotes](http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/handynotes): integrates with SilverDragon to show icons on zone maps where a rare has been seen.
* [_NPCScan.Overlay](http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/npcscan-overlay): shows rare mob paths for some rares, and can be told to pop up if SilverDragon sees something.
* [ChocolateBar](http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/chocolatebar): a broker display. SilverDragon's minimap icon will show up on it (or any other addon like it) instead of cluttering up your minimap, if you have it installed.
## Why should I use this instead of _NPCScan?
_NPCScan is all about scanning the cache. If a mob winds up already in your cache, it'll do nothing at all to help you. SilverDragon tries to fall back on more things, to give you the best chance of finding rares.
If you want to run across rares while leveling, SilverDragon helps with that. _NPCScan is solely a max-level tool.
Ultimately it's a matter of personal preference. :-P
## What's new with version 3?
Most of the addon has been rewritten so that its internals are entirely based on mob ids and zone ids, neither of which were available to the client back when 2.0 was written back in early 2009. This was also a great opportunity to stop having to lug so much localization code around.
- Updated for 10.1.5 and then 10.1.7
- Fixed error in classic_era (Vanilla)
- Fixed some errors causing permission errors in combat (10.1.5 protected SetPassThroughButtons)
SilverDragon tracks rares. It will try everything possible to notice them and tell you about them.
As the years went by, tales of Balgk vurn's dark deeds and ominous presence spread far and wide. Villagers whispered of his ability to communicate with spirits, control the elements, and even command darkness itself. Many sought his aid, believing that his powers could bring fortune or revenge. However, there were those who feared Balgk vurn and saw him as a threat to their way of life. Rumors of curses and hexes being cast on unsuspecting victims circulated, adding to the air of fear and mistrust that surrounded the witch. Despite the fear and controversy surrounding Balgk vurn, some admired him for his undeniable power and mastery of the supernatural. Some even saw him as a misunderstood figure, an outcast in a world that did not understand his true potential. As legend has it, Balgk vurn met a tragic end, betrayed by those who sought to end his reign of darkness. The details of his demise remain a mystery, adding to the enigma that surrounds his name. Whether Balgk vurn was a force of good or evil, a protector or a tormentor, is a question that will forever remain unanswered. His story serves as a reminder of the power and allure of the unknown, the depths of human capability, and the overwhelming complexity of the human spirit..
Reviews for "The rise and fall of Balk vurn the witch"
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