Manual

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T R O L L S
The vicious trolls that populate the numerous jungle isles of the South Seas
are renowned for their cruelty and dark mysticism. Barbarous and
superstitious, they carry a seething hatred for all other races. At the height
of the Gurubashi Empire, the jungle trolls ruled over the lands from
Stranglethorn Vale in Azeroth to the Echo Isles of Kalimdor. However, at the
apex of their reign, the Gurubashi people splintered into a handful of
warring tribes. One such tribe, the Darkspear tribe, was driven from its
lands and forced to fend for itself amidst the deadly jungle races of
Stranglethorn.
After generations of loss and servitude to larger and less honorable tribes,
the Darkspears faced possible extinction. Though their warriors were
amongst the bravest ever born, the incessant politics of the Gurubashi
tribes threatened to end the Darkspears’way of life. Even worse, humans
began erecting settlements in Stranglethorn as well. It was during this dire
time that the Darkspears met Warchief Thrall and the warriors of the orcish
Horde.
The Darkspears, led by the aged witch doctor, Sen’jin, appealed to Thrall
and his Horde for help against the human invaders. Together the trolls and
orcs won the day, but it proved to be a short-lived victory. The local
murlocs captured many of the victors and prepared to sacrifice them to a
sea witch. The Darkspears fought alongside the Horde, but the noble
Sen’jin fell during the final battle against the murlocs.
In honor of Sen’jin’s sacrifice, Thrall vowed that the Darkspears would
always have a place within the Horde. He offered the trolls sanctuary in the
new kingdom he and his orcs planned to build across the sea. Vol’jin, the
son of Sen’jin, took control of the Darkspear tribe and wished Thrall
farewell. Nearly one year later, he finally led his people to Kalimdor and
made a home for them on the Echo Isles, just off the rugged crimson
coastline of Durotar. As one of the only surviving Darkspears, it falls to you
to reclaim the glory of your tribe.
Though the Darkspears originally settled in the Echo Isles, they were
betrayed by one of their own, a crazed sorcerer named Zalazane. Forced to
flee from their island holdings, the Darkspears created the fishing village of
Sen’jin on the Durotar coast. From this crude village, the Darkspears and
their allies strike at Zalazane’s holdings on the Echo Isles, determined to
win back their jungle home at any cost.