Durotar Skies

PREFACE

The history of the trolls is a long and bloody one. Centuries before the night elves came to power, the trolls controlled much of ancient Azeroth, holding two far-reaching empires - the Amani empire in the north, and the Gurubashi in the south. The Gurubashi was made up of the blue-skinned jungle trolls, and their seat of power was Zul'Gurub, a city in Stranglethorn Vale.

After the night elves came to power, the trolls' holdings shrank exponentially, and after the Sundering they had to fight for mere survival. In an effort to increase their powers, a cult of jungle troll priests, known as the Atal'ai, attempted to summon one of the darkest gods of their pantheon - Hakkar. With Hakkar behind them the Gurubashi were unstoppable, however Hakkar demanded blood sacrifices for his service, and many trolls were killed. Eventually, the tribes of the Gurubashi rose up to challenge the Atal'ai. The tribe to spearhead this was the Zandalar, one of the oldest known troll tribes.

Hakkar was banished back to the Nether, and the Atal'ai were exiled to swamps north of the Vale. The Gurubashi Empire had fallen. The Zandalar left Stranglethorn to the jungle trolls, and the remaining tribes vied for territory and power over one another.

The Darkspear tribe were a smaller, less violent tribe of jungle trolls, and as such the civil wars in Stranglethorn Vale eventually forced them into exile. They lived abroad for millennia until they were found by Thrall and the orcs. The Darkspears allied with the Horde and travelled with Thrall to Kalimdor. They made a home for themselves on the Echo Isles, a small archipelago along the southern coast of the orcs' nation of Durotar.

Unfortunately, just as they settled, they were driven from their homes by an fleet of human ships commanded by Daelin Proudmoore, who had a vendetta with the orcs after the Second War. Though Proudmoore was defeated and the Echo Isles eventually reclaimed, the trolls have been largely baseless ever since.

Though the fleet was sunk and Proudmoore killed, a band of his loyalists took control of his ruined base of operations, Tiragarde Keep, and from there launched attacks against the orcs. Many of the trolls assisted the orcs in bringing the humans of Tiragarde Keep down once and for all.

Meanwhile, back in Stranglethorn Vale, the Atal'ai had ingratiated themselves once again with the leaders of the Gurubashi. They planned an elaborate rite to summon Hakkar once again. When the Zandalar heard news of this, they sent a small band of emissaries to Yojamba Isle. Lacking the strength they once boasted, the Zandalar were required to enlist the aid of outsiders to stop the threat of Hakkar. Many trolls of the Darkspear tribe answered the call to defend their former homeland.

Durotar Skies

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