Fortress of Perpetual Midnight - January 19th, 2008

On the topic of the retcons for quilboar, whoever typed this seems to think that the two versions can coexist.

Also, I find it amusing that jungle trolls in the current game and Gungans in the current game have the exact same ability score adjustments (other than different names).

I'm finding WoWWiki and the RPG books very useful in research for Project Cow Level, but I'm handicapped somewhat by the fact that I haven't actually played the games much. However, I know that some of you have at least played the MMO at some length. So, if you happen to remember anything about these items, please chip in.

1. According to the information on Bael'dun, Brann's requests for tauren oversight were granted, but I don't see such a conclusion on the pages sourced. Has anyone seen any such information elsewhere? Even better, have you been to Bael'dun and seen any tauren there (other than raiders)?

2. This is more of a real-world question, but does anyone know any physical details about cave-ins or sinkholes caused by digging vertical well shafts with medieval hand tools, particularly in terrain like the Barrens? I checked Wikipedia and didn't notice any such.

3. Has there been any official word on how far the distance between Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms is? I'm imagining it's only a few thousand klicks, as it's only been 10,000 years since it was all one continent, so I don't imagine they've spread out too much.

4. Does anyone happen to know a way to access the algorithm that hides languages for people who don't speak the language? I'd like to get the fake Common for "All right, chums, let's do this," but I imagine it would be a pain to send a hired Horde player to go spy on a hired Alliance player saying it.

5. According to this, Terramok is included in the game as part of Maraudon. Has anyone seen any signs of titan architecture, runes, etc. there, or information to suggest that the entire vault is part of the instance?

I appreciate any help you can give.