JIN'ZOLO

RACE:

Jungle Troll

AFFILIATION:

Darkspear Tribe

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Darkspear Island

CLASS:

Warrior

Fury major

Arms minor

PROFESSIONS:

Master Axesmith

Mining

BIOGRAPHY

Jin'zolo was born while the Darkspear Tribe was in exile. Life abroad was hard and cheap, but Jin'zolo made his way with terrible fury that verged on insanity. When he reached maturity, his habits on the battlefield prompted the Darkspear elders to have him train amongst the daredevil batriders of their tribe.

Jin'zolo's first mount was an elderly bat who died shortly after her first mission with him. His second was Razzhala.

Razzhala had bucked his rider off his back to his death, and by force of habit returned to the Darkspear village, though was nearly impossible to recapture. Because of Razzhala's history, the elders were hesitant to assign him to a rider, and so took only volunteers. There were three. To test them, the elders instructed the young warriors to ride Razzhala once around the island. The first broke his leg in two places, the second fell to his death. Jin'zolo was the only rider to manage the trip unscathed.

Troll and bat took to each other with great aplomb. Jin'zolo afforded Razzhala many freedoms, and in return, the bat always returned and always served him well.

Eventually the trolls encountered Thrall, and the chain of events resulting from that meeting required the Darkspears to seek a new home. They travelled with Thrall and made a home for themselves south of the orcs' nation of Durotar, in a small archipelago known as the Echo Isles. It did not last.

Daelin Proudmoore made war upon the orcs, and laid siege to the Echo Isles from the seas. In response, Vol'jin ordered his batriders against the navy of Kul Tiras. Jin'zolo and Razzhala answered the call, and assisted in the destruction of many of Proudmoore's fleet. However in the course of the attack, Razzhala was struck by enemy fire, and fell into the sea. Jin'zolo attempted to carry Razzhala back to shore, but the bat proved too heavy. Razzhala died in the water, and Jin'zolo barely made it to shore alive.

It took three years for Jin'zolo to fully recover. After he did, he refused to take another bat, and began sharpening his skills to avenge Razzhala. He trained under Kilram and used his knowledge to craft two fearsome axes - a fel edged battleaxe he named called the Vindicator, and a wicked edge of the planes he called the Violator. When he was finally prepared, he charged into combat against the remains of Proudmoore's navy in Durotar - Tiragarde Keep. Gar'Thok eventually gathered enough forces to lay siege to the Keep and a raid was put into action. Though Jin'zolo was not part of the assault to kill their commander, Lieutenant Benedict, he did battle Watch Commander Zalaphil to his death. He took Zalaphil's head as a trophy, but found it only reminded him of the emptiness within himself.

Jin'zolo took to the road, searching for purpose within the wilds of Azeroth. His journeys led him eventually to Yojamba Isle, where the Zandalar Tribe was preparing for battle against the Gurubashi and their allies. Jin'rokh the Breaker took an immediate interest in him, and guided his hand against the Gurubashi. Jin'zolo spent some time among the Zandalar, eventually meeting Ijunte - a mage - when she arrived. They teamed up and met the Gurubashi threat together.

Jin'zolo's final mission was against the High Priestess Hai'watna. After breaching the defenses of Zul'Gurub, Jin'zolo and Ijunte, joined by the huntress Sen'zir Beastwalker, battled Hai'watna and her crazed retinue to brutal ends. Though the Darkspear trolls were successful in slaying her guards and finally Hai'watna herself, Jin'zolo was killed in the exchange.

 

 

FRIENDS AND FOES

RAZZHALA

Razzashi Bat

Razzhala was a fearsome Razzashi bat from the depths of Stranglethorn Vale. He was captured at a young age and used by the Darkspear Tribe to bear their batriders into combat. Razzhala proved difficult to handle, and killed his rider after bucking him off his back during flight. Noting the difficulty Razzhala presented, the Darkspear Elders decided to audition potential batriders rather than waste another on him. Jin'zolo was the only troll who could adequately control Razzhala, and they became quick friends. Razzhala, unfortunately was killed by Proudmoore's navy during the attack on the Echo Isles.

IBLI'WANA

Ivory Raptor

The ivory raptors are a rare breed of raptor found only in the reaches of the mountains surrounding Tanaris. They are rarely sighted, let alone captured and tamed. As a young raptor, Ibli'wana became lost in the mountains and inadvertently wandered from their protection. He was soon wrangled by a goblin who was unfamiliar with his breed. Jin'zolo encountered the goblin on his travels, and recognized the ivory raptor immediately. Had the goblin been fully aware of what he was selling, he would likely have managed to acquire exponentially more money for him. Instead, he sold him to Jin'zolo at a regular rate, and never learned what he had truly possessed. Jin'zolo gave Ibli'wana his name, but never grew very attached to him, too hung up on his memories of Razzhala.

 

APPEARANCES

Durotar Skies

 

 

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