Troll Race

Trolls

The savage trolls of Azeroth are infamous for their cruelty, dark mysticism,
and seething hatred for all other races. Yet one exception among the trolls
is the Darkspear tribe and its cunning leader, Vol’jin. Plagued by a history
of subservience and exile, this proud tribe was on the brink of extinction when
Warchief Thrall and his mighty Horde forces were driven to the trolls’ remote
island home in the South Seas during a violent storm.

Led at that time by Vol’jin’s wise father, Sen’jin, the Darkspears abandoned their
prejudices and worked together with Thrall’s orcs to defeat a group of humans
encroaching on the jungle isle. With unparalleled bravery, the trolls fought side
by side with the Horde to secure victory, but tragedy befell the Darkspears soon
afterward. Intent on appeasing a mysterious sea witch, a frenzied band of murlocs
captured the isle’s defenders. Although a number of the imprisoned orcs and trolls
managed to escape, the noble Sen’jin was slain by his captors.

In Sen’jin’s honor, Thrall welcomed the Darkspears into the Horde and offered them
sanctuary in a new kingdom that he planned to create across the Great Sea. The
trolls accepted Thrall’s offer, and Vol’jin eventually led his tribe to the vibrant jungles
of the Echo Isles located just off the rugged coastline of Durotar.

Not long after they settled on their new home, the Darkspears suffered a terrible
betrayal from within. Driven to insanity by the dark powers under his control, the
witch doctor Zalazane began enslaving his fellow tribespeople and amassing an
army of mindless trolls. For a time, Vol’jin and other uncorrupted Darkspears fled
to Durotar’s coast and established Sen’jin Village. From this crude settlement,
the trolls struck at Zalazane’s forces, hoping to win back their home at any cost.
The Darkspears’ efforts, however, failed to drive Zalazane from the Echo Isles.

Following the victory against the Lich King in the frozen continent of Northrend,
Vol’jin renewed his bid to defeat Zalazane and launched a brilliant assault on the isles.
With the help of the tribe’s ancestral loa, the courageous Darkspears killed the maddened
witch doctor and seized their embattled home.

Of late, political changes within the Horde have sparked fears among the Darkspear tribe
regarding its future. Vol’jin’s close ally Thrall recently named Garrosh Hellscream temporary
Horde warchief. Thus far, the brash young orc has put the Darkspear leader and his
tribe on edge, causing many trolls to leave the Horde capital, Orgrimmar. Although
spirits are high among the Darkspears after Zalazane’s fall, tension lingers concerning what place the trolls will have in Garrosh’s Horde.

Home City:Darkspear Isle

Ever since defeating the traitorous witch doctor Zalazane, Vol’jin and his
tribe have worked tirelessly to fortify their home on Darkspear Isle. Covered
in a network of huts and bridges, this jungle island has become a symbol of the
tribe’s glory, albeit at a time when the trolls’ destiny remains uncertain due to political
tension between Vol’jin and Warchief Garrosh Hellscream. Regardless, the Darkspear
tribe has vowed to stand firm and face whatever challenges lie ahead.

Leader:Vol’jin

Vol’jin has sworn to do everything in his power to lead the Darkspear tribe just as
his late father, Sen'jin, would have. For years Vol'jin resided in Orgrimmar, offering
strategic advice to Thrall and assisting with critical operations such as retaking the
Undercity after the Forsaken bastion had been usurped by Grand Apothecary Putress
and the dreadlord Varimathras. Recently, however, Vol'jin has come into conflict with
the Horde's new warchief, Garrosh Hellscream. Alienated by the orc's extremism and
lust for war, the troll leader has departed Orgrimmar and taken up residence on Darkspear Isle.