| There are several ways to make gold in World of | | | | can sell to vendors, other players, your Guild, or in |
| Warcraft with the gathering professions. There | | | | the Auction House! |
| are currently thirteen different professions that | | | | Gathering Profession Trainers |
| you can elect to take up in WoW, but only three | | | | There are a large number of gathering profession |
| of these are considered to be "gathering" | | | | trainers located in various regions and continents |
| professions. These include that of Herbalism, | | | | throughout the game. The following will provide |
| Mining, and Skinning. It has been agreed by many | | | | you with a small list of places that you can visit |
| players that these professions are the easiest, | | | | for training in each profession. |
| making them the most common among players. | | | | Mining |
| You simply locate certain nodes in the realm that | | | | The following represents trainers that can help |
| you are playing in order to acquire what it is that | | | | you learn new recipes and advance in your skills |
| you seek. In Herbalism, for example, you keep an | | | | up to 300 in level: |
| eye out for "herbs" in the forms of plants. Here, | | | | 1. Go to the Dwarven District in Stormwind, and |
| you will be given some information on how to | | | | locate the NPC named "Gelman Stonehand". |
| make gold in World of Warcraft with the | | | | 2. In Dun Morogh, visit Steelgrill's Depot and speak |
| gathering professions. | | | | with the NPC "Yarr Hammerstone". |
| The Quickest Gold | | | | 3. In Darkshore, you can go to Auberdine and |
| Now, if you want to make gold in the quickest | | | | speak with "Kurdram Stonehammer".o Keep in |
| way possible, the very first thing that you should | | | | mind; this is only a small list of the NPC trainers |
| do is to select two of the three gathering | | | | that you can talk to in order to advance your |
| professions as your own. As you do this, you | | | | mining skills. |
| should determine if there are any tools that you | | | | Herbalism |
| will need to perform your profession. The | | | | The following only shows three of the many |
| following indicates the initial tools that are required | | | | trainers that you can visit, and their locations to |
| for these gathering professions: | | | | get you started: |
| 1. To be a skinner, you will need a "Skinning Knife". | | | | 1. If you are in Teldrassil, swing over and talk to |
| 2. To be a miner, you will need a "Mining Pick". | | | | the NPC "Malorne Bladeleaf" in Dolanaar. |
| 3. To be an Herbalist, you will need no special | | | | 2. If you are in Loch Modan, visit "Kali Healtouch" |
| tools. | | | | in Thelsamar. |
| In order to train in one of the gathering | | | | 3. If you find yourself in Thunder Bluff, then you |
| professions, you have to visit a trainer that is | | | | will want to go to Middle Rise and speak with |
| located in the game that can train you in the | | | | "Komin Winterhoof". |
| professions that you have selected. Once you | | | | Skinning |
| have trained, if it is anything but Herbalism, you | | | | The following shows three samples of places |
| will need to purchase the tools that are necessary | | | | where you can receive your training: |
| to perform the profession. Once the proper tool | | | | 1. In the Elwynn Forest, go to Goldshire and speak |
| is acquired, you can search the region that you | | | | to "Helene Peltskinner". |
| are in for leather based animals if you are a | | | | 2. In Stormwind, go to the Old Town area and |
| skinner, deposits if you are a miner or herbs if | | | | train with "Maris Granger". |
| you are an Herbalist. Once you have gathered a | | | | 3. If in Orgrimmar, go over to The Drag and train |
| large number of items from your profession, you | | | | with "Thuwd". |