Oh, speaking of things,...
Lynn here's another tidbit:
As you wander further afoot, and make your way through zones like Dun Morogh and Wetlands, theres a bridge over a canyon (The Thanadol Span) where a bunch of Dark Iron Dwarves are constantly shooting anything that moves - including you, the passerby. You can get over the bridge without being shot but if you are in range, they can pick you off and kill you.
There's another series of quests Un'Goro Crater - You have to help Link from The Legend of Zelda get his sword back, the quest that starts that chain is called "Don't go Alone" An anagram of Mario and Luigi also hang out in the crater, as well as a group of apes in a cave - they all drop Donkey Kong Barrels and one of the Apes in AIMEE from Gorillas in the Mist.