Boulderfist clan
- "Boulderfist" redirects here. For the shaman talent, see
[Boulderfist]. For the training dummy, see Boulderfist (mob).
 Boulderfist clan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Main leader |
 Lantresor of the Blade |
| Formerly |
 Or'Kalar † Krol |
| Secondary leaders |
 Lump Unkor the Ruthless |
| Race(s) |
 Ogre Ogre mage Half-orc |
| Base of operations | Boulderfist Hall, Boulderfist Outpost, Burning Blade Ruins, Bleeding Hollow Ruins |
| Formerly | Stromgarde Keep |
| Theater of operations | Arathi Highlands, Nagrand, Terokkar Forest |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Formerly | Old Horde |
| Status | Active |
The Boulderfist clan is a clan[1] (or a tribe)[2] of ogres that live throughout the Arathi Highlands in Azeroth and Nagrand in Outland.
Their main bases on Azeroth include Boulder'gor and Boulderfist Hall; they also controlled a significant portion of Stromgarde Keep before its retaking by Alliance forces.
On Outland, a large contingent of Boulderfist ogres roam throughout Nagrand (clefts of Halaa, Burning Blade Ruins, and the hills northwest of Kil'sorrow Fortress) and parts of Terokkar Forest (Bleeding Hollow Ruins). Their leader is a half-orc half-draenei named Lantresor of the Blade. A six-part quest chain involves Lantresor and either the Telaar or Mag'har settlement, depending on the player character's faction.
History
During the forming of the Old Horde, the Blackrock orcs captured three members of Krol's clan and convinced them to hold council with their leader. Krol, promised protection from the gronn, as well as a new "enemy" called the draenei in which to kill, quickly agreed and formed an alliance with Orgrim Doomhammer, who had been sent there by Blackhand.[3] Krol then joined the Old Horde with his followers.[4]
Parts of the Boulderfists crossed the Dark Portal before or during the Second War and started living in the Arathi Highlands ever since.[5]
World of Warcraft
Following the Third War, Stromgarde Keep fell into ruin and became a battlefield between the remaining humans of Stromgarde, the Boulderfist ogres, and the criminals of the Syndicate.[6][7] Meanwhile the clan had allied with the Witherbark tribe in order to order to wipe out the Horde forces who have constructed the settlement of Hammerfall.[8] The Boulderfist also appear to have positive relations with the Crushridge clan as Or'Kalar, who leads the Boulderfist forces in Stromgarde, is said to answer to Mug'thol.[9]
Skuerto sent Alliance champions to Boulderfist Hall to retrieve 
[Trelane's Wand of Invocation] from Kor'gresh Coldrage,[10] and with attacking the Boulderfist at the Tower of Arathor within the Stromgarde to claim an 
[Azure Agate].[11]
Fearing Hammerfalls' demise Tallow recruited Horde champions to strike against the ogres at Boulder'gor.[12] Following their success, Drum Fel had them press the attack by striking at the Boulderfist within Boulderfist Hall,[13] and even within Stromgarde itself.[14]
The Burning Crusade
After the destruction of Draenor, the Boulderfists who had remained on the planet settled in Nagrand, and had dominion over all ogres in the new Outland. At an unknown point before the Invasion of Outland, Krol mysteriously went missing and the cunning half-orc Lantresor of the Blade stepped forward and took leadership of the clan. The Boulderfist found themselves losing ground against the Warmaul, which in turn spurred them to take over territory such as the village that belonged to the Bleeding Hollow clan.[4] They also planned for an assault on Telaar.[15]
In time Jorin Deadeye and Mo'mor the Breaker sent adventurers of the Horde and Alliance against the Boulderfist before sending them on a diplomatic mission to peacefully end the attacks on their holdings by speaking with Lantresor. After a short conversation the blademaster and the envoy came to an agreement to help one another.[16] Thus, at Lantresor's direction, the envoy attacked the Kil'sorrow clan at Kil'sorrow Fortress and planted Warmaul banners, framing the ogres as the attackers, while also having them strike at the Warmaul and plant Kil'sorrow banners framing the orcs for the attack.[17][18]
With the Warmaul and Kil'sorrow now locked in conflict against one another, Lantresor declared that the envoy had saved his clan from extermination. He subsequently sent the envoy back to their people, with the message that "Lantresor of the Burning Blade and his Boulderfist ogres accept the offering of peace."[19][20]
Cataclysm
Following the Cataclysm, the Forsaken made war against the Boulderfist, seeking to claim the Arathi Highlands for Sylvanas Windrunner.[21] Both the Alliance and Horde champions were tasked with battling with the Boulderfist within Stromgarde, with the Alliance striking at the ogres within the Tower of Arathor, while the Horde killed their leader Or'Kalar.[22][23]
Legion
Some time before the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the Boulderfist within Stromgarde were successfully driven from the city by Galen Trollbane and his forces.[24]
Battle for Azeroth
By the time of the Fourth War, Boulderfist Hall had been expanded out into the surrounding hills and fortified it better. Their alliance with the Witherbark tribe appears to have fallen apart, as members of the tribe can be found in the ogre den's cages.
According to Druza Netherfang, the Boulderfist refused to join the Horde.[25]
As the factions fought for control of the region during the Battle for Stromgarde, they made war against the Boulderfist.[26]
War Within
By the time of the Bronze Celebration, Lantressor was still in charge of the Boulderfist in Outland. He mentioned that his ogres were not ready to change as the Horde and Burning Blade clan had.[27]
Culture
- Preferring to show off their physique, ogres eschew garments that cover too much skin. In order to look more fearsome to their enemies, they adorn their bodies with warpaints created in these grinding tools. The Boulderfist clan favors yellow.[28]
- Boulderfist legend recounts a cloud of carrion birds following ogre warriors through the Dark Portal during the Second War; it may be that all two-headed scavengers in Azeroth are their descendants.[29]
Members
Named
| Name | Role | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kor'gresh Coldrage
|
Killable | Boulderfist Hall, Arathi Highlands | |
| Kovork
|
Killable | Boulderfist Outpost, Arathi Highlands | |
| Krol
|
Leader (penultimate) | Unknown | |
 Lantresor of the Blade
|
Leader (Last) | Alive | Burning Blade Ruins, Nagrand |
| Lump
|
Alive | Nagrand | |
| Molok the Crusher
|
Killable | Boulderfist Outpost, Arathi Highlands | |
| Unkor the Ruthless
|
Alive | Bleeding Hollow Ruins, Terokkar Forest | |
| Foulbelly
|
Killable | Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands | |
| Skonk
|
Amateur chef | Alive | Boulderfist Hall, Arathi Highlands ( )
|
| Tam'kar
|
Killable | Boulder'gor, Arathi Highlands ()
|
Unnamed
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- Arathi Highlands
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- Outland
Items
Notes and trivia
- Rise of the Horde never mentioned that Krol was a member of the Boulderfist clan. It was the
[15-30] Success! quest which explained it. - Though unseen, the Boulderfist clan also exists on alternate Draenor, where it is said that the first great technological innovation in ogre society was the concept of attaching a rock to the end of a very long stick to smash your enemies, rather than attempting to bash them with a rock held in your hand. The schism this innovation created amongst ogre society resolved itself only when a now-forgotten tribe broke into the Warmaul and Boulderfist clans.[30]
- One of the realms in World of Warcraft is named after the Boulderfist clan.
References
- ^
[50] Boulderfist Beatdown
- ^ [32] The Hammer May Fall
- ^ Rise of the Horde, pg. 264
- ^ a b [15-30] Success!
- ^
[50] Boulderfist Beatdown
- ^
[Decrypted Letter]
- ^ Arathi Basin - Game Guide
- ^ Troll Compendium: Forest Trolls
- ^ [40] The Real Threat
- ^ [39] Wand over Fist
- ^ [39E] Trelane's Defenses
- ^ [32] The Hammer May Fall
- ^ [38] Call to Arms
- ^ [40] Call to Arms
- ^ [15-30] Do My Eyes Deceive Me
- ^ [15-30] Diplomatic Measures
- ^ [15-30] Ruthless Cunning
- ^ [15-30] Returning the Favor
- ^ [15-30] Message to Garadar
- ^ [15-30] Message to Telaar
- ^ [10-30] Clearing the Highlands
- ^ [10-30] The Real Threat
- ^ [10-30] Attack on the Tower
- ^
[10-45] Our Oldest Enemies
- ^ [50] Boulderfist Beatdown
- ^ [50WQ] Boulderfist Beatdown
- ^ Lantresor of the Blade#Gossip
- ^ Mortar and Pestle
- ^ Squawkling
- ^
[Warmaul of the Warmaul Chieftain]
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