Griftah

Griftah
Title	<Amazing Amulets>
Race	Troll (Humanoid)
Level	60
Affiliation(s)	Lower City
Location	Shattrath City

The appropriately-named Griftah is a level 60 phony amulet vendor located outside Shattrath City's south-eastern tunnel.

He persistently announces his silly wares, such as  [Soap on a Rope] and other white neck slot items, all of which are quite useless, either granting abilities you can already do (such as jumping, swimming, or returning to your body upon death) or effects you do not need (such as protection from critters or from "Tikbalangs", which aren't actually in the game).

At the launch of the Burning Crusade expansion, Griftah was located in the Lower City market section of Shattrath City, trying to sell his wares to unsuspecting bypassers.

Since Patch 2.1, Peacekeeper Jadaar has been standing next to the merchant, often contradicting and questioning Griftah's claims about his wares, leading to amusing conversations.

Since Patch 2.2, Griftah has been banned from the city and is selling his wares in Terokkar Forest, at the city's entrance. Peacekeeper Jadaar still guards his old stall while Investigator Asric searches it in his absence.

The reactions of the players were varied, with some happy while others were disgusted of what they think was Blizzard taking this action due the complaints by players who had got "grifted" (and maybe because they would lose the opportunity of hearing his funny conversations with Peacekeeper Jadaar]). However, his creator, World Designer Kisirane, answer the following to one of these claims:

Kisirani's Response

I can say with the utmost confidence that you are incorrect. There is no ret-con occurring here, and the changes to Griftah were not done as a result of player or GM complaints. I assure you, had that been the case, his amulets would likely have been removed entirely rather than merely relocating the NPC.

They were done in the interest of making the world a bit more interesting, and from the vast majority of responses, it appears that motivation is a success.

Wait and see. :)

He later explained: [1]

Kisirani's Response

It's a shame you're unwilling to believe what is, in essence, the truth -- that Griftah has been a small foray in progressive content as we gauge certain things.

I'm the person behind making the content. I've no reason to deceive you.

It's one of the goals of my job, at the heart of it, to make the world feel more alive. The larger parts of it primarily contain holiday content and world flavor; this was a small bit of the latter.

See List of Shattrath City NPCs.

Griftah's exile from Shattrath City

In Patch 2.2, Griftah has been exiled from Shattrath City as a result of fraudulent activities. He can still be found wandering around Terokkar, with new offhands to sell.

Quotes

Old location (Shattrath)

• "Dangerous over there, innit? Know what ya need? Protection. I can help ya defy death itself! Just wear this madstone 'round your neck, see, and then ya be able to come back if ya find yerself in the spirit world! Just a quick jaunt to your corpse and up ya come, fresh and new!"
  
• "Look over here, <class>! I got something for ya. Just what ya need! It's soap, right.. and it's on a rope! No offense, man, but yer a little ripe, know what I'm sayin'?"
• "Ya look lovesick. Special Someone be gettin' ya down, eh? No worries, no worries. Ya get this medallion from me, ya wear it when ya see 'em, and they be all over ya, man/sweetheart!"
• "Hey! Hey, <race>! I be havin' just the thing for ya. Ya ever see a tikbalang? Frightenin' creatures. Prone to stealin' ya away. What ya need is one of my tikbalang wards. Guaranteed to ward all tikbalangs!"
• "Amazing amulets! Incredible curios! The newfangled jewelcrafters be havin' nothin' on the tried and true mystical methods of ol' Griftah! Improve yerself through these magical talismans for a bargain price!"
• "C'mere, <race>. Ya don't want to be riskin' yerself in a dungeon, do ya? Filthy work, and for what? Some worthless trinket? Nah, what ya need be one of my amulets. Guaranteed to work!"

New location (exiled from Shattrath)

• I can't believe they be chasin' me outta the city. Innit supposed to be a refuge? Ol' Griftah be a refugee! Not my fault I be an ENTERPRISIN' refugee...
• Check this out, <race>! Ya know what ya be needin'? One of these flowers. Lilacs, right outta the mystical forest of Terokkar! Rare! So rare! Ya don't see any of 'em around me, do ya? A pretty flower for a pretty lady, right? Right?
• Heh... heh... hey! You! I may be down, but I be gettin' back on my feet! Come over here and look at what I got. The rarest and most marvelous amulets, right here! I even picked up some extra bits! Come on, come on, ya know ya wanna look.
• Okay, okay, I know what ya be thinkin'. This be a stick. But it be no ORDINARY stick, no! What ya be seein' here, <class>, be a stick of incredible rarity and extraordinary value, shaped by the very powers that wrought the world! Ya wanna own this fantastic piece of Draenor, touched by magnificent power, I know ya do. I be practically givin' em away!
• Amazing amulets! Incredible curios! The newfangled jewelcrafters be havin' nothin' on the tried and true mystical methods of... the... uh... the newly relocated Griftah! Improve yerself through these magical talismans for a bargain price!

External links

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