Magatha Grimtotem

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Magatha Grimtotem is a level 62 quest giver located on the Elder Rise in the tauren city of Thunder Bluff. She is attended by her guards Cor and Gorm Grimtotem and by her servant Rahauro. She is the elder crone and leader of the mighty Grimtotem Clan.

She starts the following quests:

•  [18] Forsaken Aid
•  [28] Arikara
•  [52] Magatha's Payment to Jediga

See List of Thunder Bluff NPCs.

Biography

Magatha is the elder crone of the mighty Grimtotem Clan. Blessed with shamanic powers when she was just a young girl, Magatha has sought power and prestige nearly all her life. She became the matriarch of the Grimtotem clan through an arranged marriage that many suspect she arranged herself, but subsequently lost her mate to an unforeseen climbing accident. Since her mate's death, Magatha has commanded the stern Grimtotem warriors. The Grimtotems believe that Magatha will lead them in eradicating the lesser races from Kalimdor and retaking the tauren's ancestral holdings abroad. Magatha constantly spars with Cairne Bloodhoof over the direction of the tauren's future and feels that only she is fit to rule her people.^{WoWMan 184}

Magatha’s the oldest living Grimtotem and the most powerful shaman of the tribe. She is an elderly tauren female with powerful shoulders and a white muzzle. She hasn’t let age slow her down one bit, and she defends her position with every spark of magic at her command. She’s forging ties with the Forsaken, and thinks they’re the type to understand an unwavering hatred against all other races. It is rumored that she’s planning on killing Bloodhoof, though she’s not nearly strong enough to do so now.^{HPG 163}

For reasons known only to herself at this time, Magatha has given more aid to the Forsaken than any other high-ranking tauren such as Cairne Bloodhoof or Hamuul Runetotem. This has included arguing on their behalf when the idea of forming an alliance with them was first suggested.(Quest:Delivery to Magatha) Ostensibly she's helped them and continues to work closely with them because she feels the tauren and their ways can help the Forsaken find a path back to being human. Skeptics believe her motives to be much less altruistic. Skeptics also do not trust the Forsaken. It is also implied in the Arikara quest that the serpent seeks her, not Cairne Bloodhoof as she suggests.

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