| What do you do, if have no gold and really don't | | | | my 40 pieces of silver to obtain the companion. |
| want to be alone anymore in World of Warcraft, | | | | But there are also other cute pets to acquire at |
| yet still truly want a cute little pet to follow you | | | | this low price. You can go to any of the big cities |
| around during those long nights in Azeroth? Don't | | | | and buy owls, moths, cats, and rabbits - each for |
| despair! There are ways to sweeten up your | | | | around 40-50 pieces of silver. |
| virtual life for free - or for only a few silver coins. | | | | You can also go to Westfall (outside Stormwind) |
| Mild Case of Out-o'-Gold | | | | to Saldeans farm, and do the Cluck-quest. All you |
| If you have a few gold coins to spare, you can | | | | need to spend here is 25 copper for the Special |
| obtain cute pets from the Auction House. Look | | | | Chicken Feed needed for the quest, and you'll |
| for the more common ones, like the mechanical | | | | acquire a chicken as a companion. |
| squirrel, or even some of the pets from the | | | | Alliance characters can buy the feed from the |
| other faction. You should be able to acquire them | | | | farmer, whereas horde players have to go to Brill, |
| for between 3-5 gold. | | | | north of Undercity, to obtain it. Even low levels |
| Or you can obtain the materials and ask a friend | | | | can join in on the fun here. |
| with engineering expertise to create the squirrel | | | | Severe Case of Out-o'-Gold |
| for you. When it's Darkmoon Faire-time, you can | | | | Okay, no money at all? Not even one piece of |
| purchase a frog or two for 1 gold apiece. | | | | gold? Not even 25 copper? Well, even so, you can |
| Moderate Case of Out-o'-Gold | | | | still acquire a pet, but it might prove to be a little |
| During October last year, I took my level 8 | | | | trickier. You can do dungeons and hope for pets |
| Draenei Mage all the way from Azure Watch, | | | | to drop. Even Deadmines have two pets; a parrot |
| (near Exodar) to Ironforge - first by foot to | | | | and a cat, which occasionally drop. |
| Exodar; then by boat to Aubergine and | | | | Or, alternatively, you can farm hatchlings, or even |
| Stormwind, and finally with the tram from | | | | the rare Hyacinth Maccaw, by killings mobs and |
| Stormwind to Ironforge. | | | | beasts in various areas. If you have money to |
| My goal was to acquire the Wolpertinger pet, | | | | spend, you can always buy a virtual pet. Acquire |
| which can only be bought during the brewfest. I | | | | your companion either from a loot card or by |
| did a few quests, and then happily turned over | | | | purchasing directly from Blizzard. |