Darkspear tribe

Core races
Human Dwarf Night elf Gnome Draenei Worgen	Pandaren Dracthyr		Orc Undead Tauren Troll Blood elf Goblin
Allied races
Void elf Lightforged draenei Dark Iron dwarf Kul Tiran Mechagnome		Nightborne Highmountain tauren Mag'har orc Zandalari troll Vulpera

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For the World of Warcraft realm named "Darkspear", see Server:Darkspear. For trolls in general, see troll.

History

As tribal rivalries erupted throughout the former Gurubashi Empire, the Darkspear Tribe found themselves driven from their homeland in Stranglethorn Vale. Having settled in what are believed today to be the Broken Isles, the tribe soon found themselves entangled in a conflict with a band of murlocs. Their fate seemed sealed until the orcish Warchief Thrall and his band of newly freed orcs took shelter on their island home. Controlled by a Sea Witch, a group of rampaging murlocs captured the Darkspears' leader Sen'jin, along with Thrall and several other orcs and trolls. Thrall managed to free himself and others, but was ultimately unable to save the trolls' leader. Although Sen'jin was sacrificed to the Sea Witch, he was able to reveal a vision he had in which Thrall would lead the Darkspear from the island.

After returning to the island, Thrall and his followers managed to fend off further attacks by the Sea Witch and her murloc minions, and set sail for Kalimdor once again. Under the new leadership of Vol'jin, the Darkspear swore allegiance to Thrall's Horde and followed him to Kalimdor. Now considered enemies by all other trolls except the Revantusk and the Zandalari, the Darkspear are held in contempt to this day. Yet, the Darkspear have not forgotten being driven from their ancestral homes and this animosity is eagerly returned, especially towards the other jungle trolls. Having reached the orc's new homeland, Durotar, the trolls carved out another home for themselves - this time among the Echo Isles on the eastern shores of the new orc kingdom.

However, with the coming of Kul Tiras and its navy, the Darkspear were forced to retreat inland under the onslaught of the misguided commander Daelin Proudmoore. The trolls, fighting alongside their horde brethren, defeated the enemy and reclaimed their new homeland. Shortly thereafter, a witch doctor by the name of Zalazane began using dark magic to take the minds of his fellow Darkspear. As his army of mindless followers grew, Vol'jin ordered the free trolls to evacuate, and Zalazane took control of the Echo Isles. The Darkspear have since settled on the nearby shore, naming their new village after their old leader, Sen'jin. From Sen'jin Village they, along with their allies, send forces to battle Zalazane and his enslaved army.

Playable faction

Island trolls was the name given to the Darkspear Tribe faction in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Demo . The missions involving them were removed from the retail release; however, they reappeared in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne as Custom Mission.

They are a group trolls, sub-type of the jungle trolls. They were forced out of Stranglethorn Vale by conflict with other tribes in the area, and settled on a "lone island" of Darkspear islands near the Maelstrom.

Thrall help save the tribe from the murloc invasion during which Sen'jin was killed. Sen'jin was granted a vision that Thrall will lead his people off the island and escape certain death.

Darkspear trolls

One tribe of Jungle trolls was forced to overcome its prejudices when it encountered the orc Warchief Thrall, and his mighty Horde. The trolls of the Darkspear tribe, long since exiled from their ancestral lands in Stranglethorn Vale, were nearly destroyed by a band of aquatic Murlocs, but Thrall and the Horde managed to save them. In return the grateful trolls swore an oath of eternal allegiance to the Horde.

Led by the cunning Shadow Hunter, Vol'jin, the Darkspear trolls now make their home in Durotar along with their orcish allies. Their village, named after their fallen tribal elder, Sen'jin, lies along the eastern coast of the harsh, rocky land. The Darkspear tribe also occupies tracks within the nearby jungles of the Echo Isles.

As part of the Horde, the trolls have extended their loyalty to the mighty Tauren, but they have little trust for the manipulative undead, whom they believe will visit only misery and strife upon their allies.

Darkspear troll cities and outposts

• Capital city: Orgrimmar in Durotar (shared with the orcs), by way of a small, former capital in the Echo Isles
• Sen'jin Village in Durotar
• Shadowprey Village in Desolace
• Malaka'jin in Stonetalon Mountains
• Zoram'gar Outpost in Ashenvale
• Zabra'jin in Zangarmarsh
• Swamprat Post in Zangarmarsh

Starting Attributes

	Base	Hunter	Mage	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warrior
Strength	21	21	21	21	22	22	24
Agility	22	25	22	22	25	22	22
Stamina	21	22	21	21	22	22	23
Intellect	16	16	19	18	16	17	16
Spirit	21	22	23	24	21	23	21

Racial Traits

[Berserking]

Activate to increase attack and casting speed for 10 seconds. Speed is raised by 10% at full health, increasing as health is lost to a maximum bonus of 30%. 3 minute cooldown.
Costs 10 Energy, 5 Rage, or 7% of base mana.

Regeneration

Increase health regeneration bonus by 10%. Also allows 10% of normal health regen during combat.

Beast Slaying

5% damage bonus to Beasts.

Throwing Weapon Specialization

Increase Throwing Weapon skill by 5.

Bow Specialization

Increase Bow skill by 5.

Classes

Troll characters can play as Priest, Rogue, Warrior, Mage, Hunter and Shaman

Troll lore classes

• Barbarian
• Berserker
• Potion doc
• Primal
• Hexer
• Shadow Hunter
• Wilderness stalker
• Witch doctor

Misconceptions about the Darkspear trolls

Cannibalism

One area of debate about the Darkspear is whether they are cannibals - some believe that all Darkspear have completely given it up, whilst others believe they have never given it up.

Officially, "the Darkspear tribe no longer practices cannibalism — at least not openly"Template:Cite. The Horde made cannibalism 'illegal'Template:Cite, and there are many Revantusk who submit to this concept. World of Warcraft implies that the majority by far are not cannibalistic, with several troll NPCs denouncing other tribes for continuing to practice it. However, an unknown number are still known to practice cannibalism. These Darkspear trolls practice it in the secret. In the RPG, Darkspear trolls & Forsaken share the Cannibalize ability (its use is up to individual choice). See [Cannibalize] for more info.Template:Cite One of the troll /jokes allude to this phenomena: "If cannibalism be wrong, I don't want to be right!" Of course, the jokes are not to be taken completely seriously.

Xenophobia

It is also a misconception that Darkspear trolls are xenophobic and hate all races. However this only applies to other jungle troll tribes as the Darkspear have quite a close relationship with the orcs and are extremely selflessly loyal to them, and get along well with the tauren due to their shared shamanistic beliefs. They also have neutral feelings toward the blood elves; as jungle trolls living in the extreme south of the continent, they would have had very little contact with them, unlike their forest troll cousins of Zul'Aman, who sworn enemies with the blood elves. The only Horde race the Darkspear don't trust is the Forsaken believing they will only bring misery to their allies, though some have a respect for the Forsaken's shadow ascendants worshipping them as dark loas. They have little love for evil jungle troll brethren as they were persecuted by them for being the weakest and smallest of the troll tribes.

Trivia

• Darkspear trolls are often found in the company of reptiles. Their mount is a raptor, they sell snakes as pets and their shadow hunters summon cobras. This is likely due to where they normally reside, in jungles.