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| name = Grimtotem tribe
  
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|name=The Storm Peaks
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|loc=Northeastern [[Northrend]]
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| affiliation = [[Horde]]
  
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| membership = 1,430
  
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| races = {{Race|Tauren}}<br />{{Race|Forsaken}}
  
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| theater = [[Stonetalon Mountains]], [[Thousand Needles]], [[Thunder Bluff]]
  
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| leader = [[Magatha Grimtotem|Elder Crone Magatha Grimtotem]]
  
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| leaders = [[Arnak Grimtotem]], [[Grundig Darkcloud]]
  
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| capital = [[Thunder Bluff]] (formerly)
  
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| capitals = [[Camp Aparaje]], [[Grimtotem Post]], [[Darkcloud Pinnacle]]
 
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| faction = Neutral
  
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| character = [[Warrior]]s, [[Hunter]]s, [[Shaman]], [[Bandit]], [[Reaver]] (presumed)
  
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| alignment = [[Neutral evil]]{{Cite|HPG|162}}
  
 
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'''''UNDER CONSTRUCTION''''' related to [[User:GoldenYak/Spider_Kingdom_Expansion_Concept|Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept]]
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The '''Grimtotem tribe'''<ref>Horde Player's Guide, 162</ref> (aka '''Grimtotem clan''', '''Grimtotem tauren'''){{cite|WoWMan}} is one of the mightiest of the [[tauren]] [[tribe]]s. They stand as an aggressive extreme in the usually pacifist tauren. They wish to eradicate the "lesser races" from [[Kalimdor]] and retake the long lost tauren ancestral holdings. The Grimtotem tribe fights to eliminate enemies of the tauren; to the Grimtotem, almost all races are enemies of the tauren. They are known for unprovoked attacks, slaughter and mayhem, in great contrast to the peacful, spiritual natures of the other tauren clans. The Grimtotem tribe seems to have declared war on the world. While the Grimtotem name is generations old, the clan as an organization has existed only for a few years. Magatha Grimtotem and her tribe felt that Cairne Bloodhoof’s friendship with the orcs was a bad idea; the tribe felt that Kalimdor belonged to the tauren, and no other race held claim to it. In recent years, the Grimtotems have conducted raid after raid on goblin, centaur, and orc settlements. Some dark tales even hint that the Grimtotems kill tauren who live in non-tauren settlements, considering them traitors. No one seems to know why the Grimtotems feel this way, though most believe the sentiment either originated from Magatha Grimtotem or her father.{{Cite|HPG|162}}
 
   
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The '''Storm Peaks''' are a [[zone]] located in the northeast of [[Northrend]]. It is where a mysterious race of [[giant]]s named the [[storm giant]]s live. The [[titan]] city of [[Ulduar]] is also located here. The winds that rip through the mountains are extremely violent and dangerous.
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They are led by the powerful shaman [[Magatha Grimtotem]], who gained leadership after marrying the previous leader, who died shortly after in an "unforeseen climbing accident."
  
   
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== History ==
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The Grimtotem tribe operates mainly in the Stonetalon Mountains and Thousand Needles, though some also live in Thunder Bluff. Two main settlements of Grimtotems exist: Grimtotem Village in the Stonetalon Mountains, and Darkcloud Pinnacle in Thousand Needles. Magatha Grimtotem, leader of the clan, makes her home on Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff. Several hundred Grimtotems live in Thunder Bluff as well, to be close to the Elder Crone, but their influence is limited. Magatha’s the one with all the power and brains.{{Cite|HPG|162}}
  
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The Storm Peaks have a mysterious history. Long ago, the Titans lived here. They created Ulduar as their city, and it is from here that they conducted their experiments. It is said that the Storm Peaks are the origin of the storm giants, and perhaps the [[dwarves]] and [[trogg]]s as well. The [[tolvir]] aided the Titans in the construction of the great city, but all members of the cat-like race vanished long ago.
   
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The region was protected for centuries by the [[earthen]], [[giants]], and the [[Watcher_(titanic)|Titanic Watchers]] left behind by the Titans. The supreme ruler of the Storm Peaks and the primary guardian of all of Azeroth, [[Loken]], co-ordinated the efforts of the Titans' creations for centuries. In time, Loken fell to the corruption of the Old God buried beneath Ulduar, the vile [[Yogg-Saron]]. Loken captured the other watchers and schemed to release Yogg-Saron. He nearly succeeded, but heroes of the [[Alliance]] and the [[Horde]] infiltrated Ulduar and put an end to both Loken and his dark patron.
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==Membership==
  
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[[Image:Apothecary's letter.JPG|thumb]]Tauren disillusioned with Cairne Bloodhoof’s message of peace and harmony seek to join the Grimtotems. It’s mostly older tauren who are used to peace and solitude and don’t like the new interlopers. Warriors and hunters seem the most likely to join — not many shaman favor the Grimtotem philosophy, though there are a few who subscribe to Magatha’s “the spirits are angry” philosophy. They’re convinced that the land is sick and requires “purging.”
 
   
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==Cataclysm==
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The Grimtotem tribe does not have an organized structure or a complicated hierarchy. There is just over a thousand of them, split pretty evenly between the major Grimtotem settlements. The chief of each settlement reports directly to Magatha, and she uses her magic to keep in touch with them. Their information might influence her, but the Elder Crone makes all the decisions.
  
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After the defeat of [[Yogg-Saron]] and his servants, the [[Iron Dwarves]] and the corrupted watcher [[Loken]], the former [[earthen]] and [[giant]] residents of [[Ulduar]] were able to retake their home. In the wake of the [[Cataclysm]], dark forces from beneath the surface have risen to assault the bastion of the [[Titans]].
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Allying with the Grimtotems isn’t an easy thing. People can’t walk up and ask to join; the Grimtotems are suspicious of spies. It’s traditional to bring an offering. Up in the Stonetalon Mountains, the head of a goblin is customary to prove a new recruit is serious about aiding the Grimtotem cause. Usually the chief sends a tauren who wants to join on a series of increasingly dangerous raids against centaur or goblin encampments. If the recruit survives and does a good job of killing, he's in, though the leaders watch him carefully for the first little bit.
  
   
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*Valkyrion has been taken by [[User:GoldenYak/Death_Queen_Angerboda|Death Queen Angerboda]] and her [[User:GoldenYak/The_Scourge_Remnants#Angerboda_and_the_Queen.27s_Wrath_Scourge|Scourge remnants]].
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New members have to keep killing to stay in, too. A Grimtotem who loses his taste for carnage is killed by his tribemates rather than letting him leave. A Grimtotem who balks at killing a “traitor” tauren may have his war party turn on him and tear him apart. Grimtotems allow only tauren to join. If a nontauren tried to join they’d probably laugh at him before they killed him. The only exception to this rule is the Forsaken.{{Cite|HPG|162, 163}}
  
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*The [[earthen]]have retaken the [[Ulduar]] complex and it's substructures. The Twilight's Hammer have occupied the [[Iron Dwarf]] holdings and are reanimating them by infusing them with refined liquid [[saronite]]. Together they are assaulting the earthen fortifications.
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*The gigantic [[Iron Colossus]] at [[Narvir's Cradle]] has been partially dismantled. It's interior is exposed and several quests involve venturing inside.
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*The [[Watcher_(titanic)|Titanic Watchers]] [[Thorim]] and [[Hodir]], along with [[Freya|Watcher Freya's]] [[Avatar_of_Freya|avatar]], are present throughout the region, aiding the Earthen in fighting back the Twilight's Hammer and their [[Faceless One]] allies.
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*[[Nerubians]] have infiltrated the lower Ulduar substructures.
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*Ulduar itself has become an un-instanced questing area. The Ulduar raid has been removed. Watcher [[Mimiron]] is located here with his [[Mechagnome]] servants, as well as [[Dalaran]] forces. The Twilight's Hammer are conducting dark rituals throughout Ulduar.
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*The Twilight's Hammer forces throughout all of Storm Peaks are being led by a vrykul woman called [[Sara]].
   
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===Forsaken Allies===
  
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Grimtotem have allowed Forsaken into their clan, even then their involvement is rare. Several Forsaken reputedly belong to the Grimtotem organization. These Forsaken are special consultants who aid the Grimtotems in brewing virulent toxins with which to fight the intruders on their land. Forsaken and the Grimtotems may have a lot in common, and both seem to hate everybody.<ref>{{ref rpg |title = [[Horde Player's Guide]] |pages = 163}}</ref>
  
   
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The substructures of Ulduar are built throughout the Storm Peaks, and they weathered the devastation wrought by the Cataclysm surprisingly well. Some of the great machines left buried by the Titans and their servants have ceased to function, but the earthen tirelessly labor to restore them to working order. Nerubians have begun to infest the lower substructures, digging tunnels into the ancient machinery.
   
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===Map and subregions===
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In the quest {{quest|Delivery to Magatha|Delivery to Magatha}} in [[Valormok]], [[Jediga]] says that Magatha "feels the tauren and their ways can help the Forsaken find a path back to being human." This may be a cover story the Grimtotem uses to explain their work with the Forsaken.
  
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[[Image:WorldMap-TheStormPeaks.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Storm Peaks map]]
   
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==Grimtotem relations==
  
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The tauren seem almost embarrassed by the Grimtotems’ actions, and they’re upset with their kin. The Grimtotems reject the peaceful spiritual teachings of tauren shaman and cause pain to the Earth Mother. They are worried that it could further strain the relations between the Horde and the Alliance, and all it would take to make all sorts of trouble would be for the Grimtotems to slaughter a pack of humans. The tauren aren't able to just walk in and wipe out the Grimtotems, though; they’re not into wholesale slaughter, and not all the stories about the Grimtotems are true.{{Cite|HPG|162}}
  
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| [[Abandoned Camp]]{{·}} [[Bor's Breath]]{{·}} [[Bouldercrag's Refuge]]{{·}} [[Brann's Base-Camp]]{{·}} [[Broodmother's Nest|The Broodmother's Nest]]{{·}} [[Brunnhildar Village]]{{·}} [[Camp Tunka'lo]]{{·}} [[Crystalweb Cavern]]{{·}} [[Dun Niffelem]]{{·}} [[Fjorn's Anvil (subzone)|Fjorn's Anvil]]{{·}} [[Foot Steppes|The Foot Steppes]]{{·}} [[Forlorn Mine|The Forlorn Mine]]{{·}} [[Frostfield Lake]]{{·}} [[Frosthold]]{{·}} [[Frostgrip's Hollow]]{{·}} [[The Frozen Mine]]{{·}} [[Garm]]{{·}} [[Garm's Bane]]{{·}} [[Garm's Rise]]{{·}} [[Grom'arsh Crash-Site]]{{·}} [[Halls of Stone]]{{·}} [[Halls of Lightning]]{{·}} [[Hall of the Shaper]]{{·}} [[Hibernal Cavern]]{{·}} [[Howling Hollow|The Howling Hollow]]{{·}} [[Inventor's Library|The Inventor's Library]]{{·}} [[K3]]{{·}} [[Loken's Bargain]]{{·}} [[Mimir's Workshop]]{{·}} [[Narvir's Cradle]]{{·}} [[Nidavelir]]{{·}} [[Pit of the Fang|The Pit of the Fang]]{{·}} [[Plain of Echoes]]{{·}} [[Ricket's Folly]]{{·}} [[Rohemdal Pass]]{{·}} [[Sifreldar Village]]{{·}} [[Snowblind Hills]]{{·}} [[Snowblind Terrace]]{{·}} [[Snowdrift Plains]]{{·}}[[Temple of Invention]]{{·}} [[Temple of Life]]{{·}} [[Temple of Order]]{{·}} [[Temple of Storms]]{{·}} [[Temple of Winter]]{{·}} [[Temple of Wisdom]]{{·}}[[Terrace of the Makers]]{{·}} [[Thunderfall]]{{·}} [[Torseg's Rest]]{{·}} [[Uldis]]{{·}} [[Ulduar]]{{·}} [[Valkyrion]]{{·}} [[Valley of Ancient Winters]]
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==Grimtotem in World of Warcraft==
  
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[[Image:Grimtotem.png|thumb|Grimtotem tauren are almost exclusively black.]]
  
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In-game, most are hostile to both the [[Alliance]] and the [[Horde]] including the non-Grimtotem tauren, and killing the Grimtotem awards Thunder Bluff reputation for the Horde. They attack either faction on sight (for game mechanic reasons, as quest objectives), but according to lore they are members of the Horde (with hidden agendas).{{Cite|LoM}} {{Cite|HPG|162}}
  
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Grimtotem tauren can be found in the [[Stonetalon Mountains]], [[Thousand Needles]], [[Dustwallow Marsh]], and [[Feralas]]. The largest Grimtotem village is [[Darkcloud Pinnacle]] found in Thousand Needles. [[Ravak Grimtotem]], a member of the Grimtotem clan located in the [[Alterac Valley]] battleground, was at one point collecting {{loot|common|Tuft of Gnome Hair}} from slain [[gnome]]s. However he now seems to have collected enough specimens and moved on. The Grimtotems are not a [[faction]] that you can gain or lose [[reputation]] with.
  
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In ''World of Warcraft'', during one of the quests, they have attacked a tauren village in Stonetalon and Freewind Post. It is unclear if this event has occurred within other lore yet, such as the RPG.
 
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===Notable members===
  
 
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| {{portal|Halls of Stone|wotlk}} || 77-79 || 5 || 1 hour
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| {{portal|Halls of Lightning|wotlk}} || 80 || 5 || 1 hour
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| {{RaceIconExt|Magatha}} {{npc|horde|Magatha Grimtotem}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:limegreen;"|Alive || [[Elder Rise]], [[Thunder Bluff]]
  
 
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| {{portal|Ulduar (instance)|raid|Ulduar}} || 80 || 10-25 || 3+ hours
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{mob|Arnak Grimtotem}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:orange;"|Killable || [[Darkcloud Pinnacle]], [[Thousand Needles]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{npc|horde|Cor Grimtotem}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:limegreen;"|Alive || [[Elder Rise]], [[Thunder Bluff]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{npc|horde|Gorm Grimtotem}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:limegreen;"|Alive || [[Elder Rise]], [[Thunder Bluff]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{mob|Gorehoof the Black}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:orange;"|Killable || [[Grimtotem Post]], [[Stonetalon Mountains]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{mob|Grundig Darkcloud}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:orange;"|Killable || [[Grimtotem Post]], [[Stonetalon Mountains]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{npc|horde|Maur Grimtotem}}
  
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| align="center" style="color:red;"|Deceased || [[Ragefire Chasm]]
  
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{npc|horde|Ravak Grimtotem}}
  
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| {{c-inline}}{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{mob|Orno Grimtotem}}
  
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The Grimtotems have been slowly poisoning Cairne, causing him to finally perish following an honorable duel with [[Garrosh Hellscream]]. Enraged, Hellscream responds to this treason by leading an invasion of Thunder Bluff to force the Grimtotems out. After being exiled the Grimtotem, now led by [[Orno Grimtotem]], seek to ruin Mulgore itself. <ref>{{Quest|Thunderhorn Cleansing (2)}}</ref>
  
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In the current Beta build, there is a quest where the Alliance provides the Grimtotems with weapons to fight against the Horde. It is at this point that the Grimtotem sect of the clan in Stonetalon agree to aid the Alliance against the Horde.<ref>{{quest|Downfall}}</ref>
  
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Ordinary Grimtotem warriors have different titles depending on who you ask. Other Horde members, like the orcs, use the term “raiders” or “bandits.” They don’t necessarily understand the cause the Grimtotems fight for; to the Horde, the Grimtotems seem to be an undisciplined, bloodthirsty mob, which isn’t too far from the truth. Individuals outside the Horde who have dealings with the Grimtotems use the term “brute” or “mercenary” to identify Grimtotem tauren. Most of these individuals have never heard the name Grimtotem; they don’t use clan names at all. Among themselves, Grimtotems call their fighters “warriors” or “hunters” without any extra distinction.{{Cite|HPG|163}}
  
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Some enemy Grimtotem mobs are [[sorcerer]]s and bandits (possessing the ability to stealth like a rogue).
 
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This shows the different philosophies of the various groups in relation to Grimtotem members.
  
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* Breaker
  
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* Destroyer
  
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* Spirit-Shifter
  
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* Earthbinder
  
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* Elder
  
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Something that has been keeping players of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' busy speculating is the shady connection between the Grimtotem Tribe and the undead. Some speculate that it is the [[Scourge]]. This is because the Scourge is more interested in dismantling the Horde than the Forsaken are. Also, Darkcloud Pinnacle is very close to the Scourge-allied Razorfen Kraul/Downs.
  
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However, it is actually the [[Forsaken]] which the Grimtotems are conversing with.
 
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''"The Grimtotem Clan is up to something secretive. Three agents of unknown origin were seen visiting the Grimtotem over the recent weeks. We discovered that separate chests in Darkcloud Pinnacle hold these guarded messages."''
  
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The following three notes can be found in Darkcloud Pinnacle. Note that each is addressed to "Agasham", an individual not in any World of Warcraft database. However, this name is an anagram of "Magasha," which is suspiciously close to "Magatha," the leader of the Grimtotem.
  
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Agasham,
  
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Our plans must be kept secret at all costs! It will be disastrous if the other Tauren tribes discover our affiliation.
  
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Agasham,
  
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Working together, our forces will be more powerful than all of the Tauren tribes put together! Yet, we require your total obedience. Remember, your people will be rewarded only after our plans come to fruition.
  
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Our agents from Lordaeron will meet with your delegates. Soon. We will notify you once we've found an appropriate location for our summit.
  
   
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*Twilight's Hammer forces have infiltrated the [[Halls of Stone]], and are reanimating the inactive [[Iron Dwarves]] there. References to [[Loken]] have been changed to reflect the new final boss of the [[Halls of Lightning]].
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:{{text|yell|Loken was my brother. I know you hate him for what he did... but do not judge him too harshly. He understood what no one else could - that this world is beyond salvation.}}
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:{{text|yell|The Observer did not carry out his function... re-origination. It... is for the best. To let Azeroth live, to face what is coming... would be the greatest crime of all.}}
   
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*{{text|yell|Your deaths at my hand will be merciful compared to what is coming.}}
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Another example is a quest that requires the player to deliver a tablet of a [[Highborne]] wizard to [[Magatha Grimtotem]]. The text says:
  
   
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''"The first tablet goes to a Tauren female... one called Magatha. She is among the elders in Thunder Bluff, and is one of the proponents of the alliance between the Tauren and the Forsaken. She, more than anyone among the elders, feels the Tauren and their ways can help the Forsaken find a path back to being human. Bring her the Tablet of Beth'Amara. The tablet may be the link she needs in finding a way to help the Forsaken... or so she claims...?"''
  
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*{{text|yell|You cannot hide from fate!}}
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Magatha is also involved in a Horde quest chain to stop the encroachment of the [[Venture Company]] into [[Stonetalon Mountains]]. The player is asked to consult with Magatha the elder crone. She says: ''"...I fear that to heal the land, we must first remove the disease upon it. Is it not fortunate, then, that the Forsaken are allied with us? They know much of disease. I believe they can aid us, and by doing so they will strengthen the trust between our people."'' This eventually leads to the evil Forsaken [[Apothecary Lydon]] in the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]], who is experimenting with poisons and new forms of the Scourge. His solution is to release a toxic fog that will supposedly ''"bleed the violence from the Venture Company, rendering them weak and docile."''
 
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*{{text|yell|Algalon should not have spared this world!}}
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Another quest line that involves Magatha is the [[Arikara]] quest chain starting in [[Thousand Needles]]. The quest line starts with the player investigating an egg protected by the native wind serpents as though it were their own. The egg is in fact that of [[Arikara]], a deadly creature of vengeance holding some place in Tauren lore. The player is sent to consult Magatha as to how to deal with the menace, who warns that Arikara may be stalking [[Cairne Bloodhoof]]. After Arikara is defeated, the Tauren of [[Whitereach Post]] are surprised to hear this prediction, but accept it, respecting Magatha's position as one of the most powerful Tauren shamans.
  
   
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Magatha certainly has a connection to wind serpents; in the aforementioned [[Venture Company]] quest chain, she sends a wind serpent [[Serpent Messenger|messenger]] ahead to inform her [[Forsaken]] allies of her proposition. That a massive, vengeful wind serpent should emerge and appear to have Cairne as its target seems entirely too coincidental.
  
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*{{text|yell|It is easier this way.}}
   
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*{{text|yell|Forgive me... I was not strong enough to grant you mercy...}}
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*Though many dark-haired tauren are Grimtotems, not all are part of the Grimtotem clan.
  
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NeutralThe Storm Peaks
Storm Peaks
Location Northeastern Northrend

UNDER CONSTRUCTION related to Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept

The Storm Peaks are a zone located in the northeast of Northrend. It is where a mysterious race of giants named the storm giants live. The titan city of Ulduar is also located here. The winds that rip through the mountains are extremely violent and dangerous.

History

The Storm Peaks have a mysterious history. Long ago, the Titans lived here. They created Ulduar as their city, and it is from here that they conducted their experiments. It is said that the Storm Peaks are the origin of the storm giants, and perhaps the dwarves and troggs as well. The tolvir aided the Titans in the construction of the great city, but all members of the cat-like race vanished long ago.

The region was protected for centuries by the earthen, giants, and the Titanic Watchers left behind by the Titans. The supreme ruler of the Storm Peaks and the primary guardian of all of Azeroth, Loken, co-ordinated the efforts of the Titans' creations for centuries. In time, Loken fell to the corruption of the Old God buried beneath Ulduar, the vile Yogg-Saron. Loken captured the other watchers and schemed to release Yogg-Saron. He nearly succeeded, but heroes of the Alliance and the Horde infiltrated Ulduar and put an end to both Loken and his dark patron.

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

After the defeat of Yogg-Saron and his servants, the Iron Dwarves and the corrupted watcher Loken, the former earthen and giant residents of Ulduar were able to retake their home. In the wake of the Cataclysm, dark forces from beneath the surface have risen to assault the bastion of the Titans.

  • Valkyrion has been taken by Death Queen Angerboda and her Scourge remnants.
  • The earthenhave retaken the Ulduar complex and it's substructures. The Twilight's Hammer have occupied the Iron Dwarf holdings and are reanimating them by infusing them with refined liquid saronite. Together they are assaulting the earthen fortifications.
  • The gigantic Iron Colossus at Narvir's Cradle has been partially dismantled. It's interior is exposed and several quests involve venturing inside.
  • The Titanic Watchers Thorim and Hodir, along with Watcher Freya's avatar, are present throughout the region, aiding the Earthen in fighting back the Twilight's Hammer and their Faceless One allies.
  • Nerubians have infiltrated the lower Ulduar substructures.
  • Ulduar itself has become an un-instanced questing area. The Ulduar raid has been removed. Watcher Mimiron is located here with his Mechagnome servants, as well as Dalaran forces. The Twilight's Hammer are conducting dark rituals throughout Ulduar.
  • The Twilight's Hammer forces throughout all of Storm Peaks are being led by a vrykul woman called Sara.

Geography

The substructures of Ulduar are built throughout the Storm Peaks, and they weathered the devastation wrought by the Cataclysm surprisingly well. Some of the great machines left buried by the Titans and their servants have ceased to function, but the earthen tirelessly labor to restore them to working order. Nerubians have begun to infest the lower substructures, digging tunnels into the ancient machinery.

Map and subregions

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Storm Peaks map

Abandoned Camp · Bor's Breath · Bouldercrag's Refuge · Brann's Base-Camp · The Broodmother's Nest · Brunnhildar Village · Camp Tunka'lo · Crystalweb Cavern · Dun Niffelem · Fjorn's Anvil · The Foot Steppes · The Forlorn Mine · Frostfield Lake · Frosthold · Frostgrip's Hollow · The Frozen Mine · Garm · Garm's Bane · Garm's Rise · Grom'arsh Crash-Site · Halls of Stone · Halls of Lightning · Hall of the Shaper · Hibernal Cavern · The Howling Hollow · The Inventor's Library · K3 · Loken's Bargain · Mimir's Workshop · Narvir's Cradle · Nidavelir · The Pit of the Fang · Plain of Echoes · Ricket's Folly · Rohemdal Pass · Sifreldar Village · Snowblind Hills · Snowblind Terrace · Snowdrift Plains · Temple of Invention · Temple of Life · Temple of Order · Temple of Storms · Temple of Winter · Temple of Wisdom · Terrace of the Makers · Thunderfall · Torseg's Rest · Uldis · Ulduar · Valkyrion · Valley of Ancient Winters

Instances

Instance name Level range Group size Approximate run time
Instance portal Halls of Stone 77-79 5 1 hour
Instance portal Halls of Lightning 80 5 1 hour
Instance portal Ulduar 80 10-25 3+ hours

Quests and Storylines

Changes to Instances in Storm Peaks

  • Twilight's Hammer forces have infiltrated the Halls of Stone, and are reanimating the inactive Iron Dwarves there. References to Loken have been changed to reflect the new final boss of the Halls of Lightning.
  • The Twilight's Hammer have infiltrated the Halls of Lightning, and are attempting to activate the armies of Iron Vrykul that still slumber there.
  • Loken has been replaced by Jotun, the Curse Bearer. He has sequestered himself in the Terrestrial Watchtower. His powers are earth-based, rather than lightning-based.

Jotun's Quotes

Intro
Loken was my brother. I know you hate him for what he did... but do not judge him too harshly. He understood what no one else could - that this world is beyond salvation.
The Observer did not carry out his function... re-origination. It... is for the best. To let Azeroth live, to face what is coming... would be the greatest crime of all.
Aggro
  • Your deaths at my hand will be merciful compared to what is coming.
Dust Storm
  • You cannot hide from fate!
  • Come closer. I will make it quick.
75% health
  • Surrender now, while your minds are still your own!
50% health
  • Algalon should not have spared this world!
25% health
  • Your survival would be too cruel!
Killing a player
  • I do this out of mercy.
  • You would thank me if you knew what I know...
  • It is easier this way.
Death
  • Forgive me... I was not strong enough to grant you mercy...

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