Forest Hozen
 Forest Hozen | |
|---|---|
 Grookin Hill | |
| Main leader |
 Chief Kah Kah |
| Secondary leaders |
Tooki Tooki |
| Formerly |
Chief Gukgut † Dook Ookem † |
| Race(s) |
Hozen |
| Capital | Grookin Hill |
| Other major settlements | Camp Nooka Nooka, Moonwater Retreat, Slingtail Pits |
| Theater of operations | Jade Forest |
| Language(s) | Hozen, Orcish, Mogu[1] |
| Sub-group(s) |
Grookin tribe Slingtail tribe |
| Affiliation | Horde |
| Formerly | Independent |
| Reputation | |
| Notable reward(s) |
 [Fishy] |
The Grookin tribe, also known as the Forest Hozen, are a group of hozen living in the Jade Forest. They find themselves allied with the Horde after the Horde gains their favor by rescuing some of their members, sating their appetite for fish, and killing some of their most fearsome enemies. They are enemies of the Pearlfin Jinyu.
History
Ancient times
Thousands of years ago, the hozen approached the Pearlfin jinyu for help; the jinyu felt sorry for them and taught them how to survive. The jinyu gave them their trust, but over time the hozen grew strong and bold and began taking the land for their own.[2] During Lei Shen's conquest of Pandaria, both the hozen and the jinyu agreed to help the other withstand the onslaught of Lei Shen and his mogu armies. However, on the eve of the jinyu's final stand against the mogu, the hozen betrayed them, having secretly made a pact with the Thunder King in exchange for preferential treatment (a promise that was never kept). The hozen's betrayal ensured the defeat of the jinyu and created a bitter rivalry between the two races that would last for centuries.[3]
At an unknown point in time, the Grookin and Slingtail tribes became known as the Forest Hozen.
By the time the Alliance-Horde war reached Pandaria, the Forest Hozen and the Pearlfin Tribe had been at war for some time.
Mists of Pandaria
After a fierce battle at Moonwater Retreat, the forest hozen emerged victorious and claimed the village as their own.[4]
After the Vangaurd crash landed on the Jade Forest, the hozen scavenged from the ship until they were stopped by Alliance champions,[5] after their arrival to Pandaria. Prior to this, the Slingtail tribe had taken Pearflin jinyu and Alliance soldiers like Admiral Taylor prisoner in the Slingtail Pits.[6] To help ensure their escape, Bold Karasshi called for the hozen to be slain,[7] and the release of the prisoners.[8]
Following the death of Kung Din, Karasshi led the jinyu and Alliance away from the Slingtail Pits to the safety of Pearlfin Village.[9] As the Alliance worked to sway the jinyu to their side, Alliance champions clashed with the hozen in Moonwater Retreat, in order to recover jinyu ceremonial instruments[10] and to recover heirlooms from the fallen.[11]
Meanwhile, a band of hozen led by Konk came across Zin'Jun, a survivor of the destruction of Hellscream's Fist, and proceeded to torture him to death.[12] At his dying request Horde champions avenged him and his pet Snuff by killing Konk.[13] In the face of the forest hozen's hostility Shademaster Kiryn developed a poison to help counter them,[14] while Nazgrim ordered for the death of Dook Ookem. Following Dook's death, the hozen with him fled in fear of the Horde champion, and the champion encountered Lorewalker Cho.[15]
Joining the Horde
As Cho spoke with the Horde champion, he warned that the hozen weren't cowards, and that if they didn't wish to fight them, then they had to inspire them.[16] Under Cho's advice, the champion freed hozen that had been swallowed by the crocolisks at Lake Kittitata. Tooki Tooki, who had never liked Dook Ookem, welcomed them into Camp Nooka Nooka for saving the hozen,[17] and then sent them to meet with Chief Kah Kah at Grookin Hill.[18] After proving themselves to be friends of the forest hozen, Chief Kah Kah aligned the forest hozen with the Horde.[19]
As Riko, the chief's nephew, aided the Horde scouting party as they charted the land,[20] General Rik-Rik led hozen against the SI:7 agents searching for the missing Anduin Wrynn.[21] After dealing with Rik-Rik, the SI:7 agents discovered that the forest hozen had allied with the Horde,[22] while the Horde scouting party discovered that the Pearlfin jinyu had allied with the Alliance.[23]
In time, a group of jinyu launched an assault on Grookin Hill, though Horde forces were able to stop the assault.[24] Following this, the Horde discovered that the Alliance had established a small camp within the Scenic Overlook to watch over the forest hozen. At Nazgrim's command, Horde champions destroyed the base camp.[25] In the aftermath, the Horde forces took to training the hozen within the Grookin Hill.[26]
With Grookin reinforcements, Chief Gukgut of the Slingtail led the forest hozen into battle against the Pearlfin tribe. In response, the Alliance struck against the hozen, killed the Slingtail chief, and took control of the Slingtail Pits.[27][28]
Under the command of General Nazgrim, the forest hozen battled the jinyu at the Serpent's Heart, which ended with the awakening of the Sha of Doubt.[29] While the wounded Nazgrim and the rest of the Horde party were taken to Binan Village in the Kun-Lai Summit to recover from their wounds,[30] the surviving forest hozen presumably retreated to the safety of Grookin Hill.
Though Nazgrim came to regard the forest hozen as unreliable allies,[31] Riko had loyally followed the Horde forces back to Durotar, where he oversaw the docks in Bladefist Bay, and then joined the Darkspear Rebellion, where he helped in fending off waves of Kor'kron.
Battle for Azerth
Forest hozen are amongst the Horde Vanguards that can be found in the Horde embassy in Dazar'alor.
Members
Named
| Name | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Kah Kah
|
Grookin Hill, Jade Forest | Alive |
| Beast-Haver Chi Chi
|
Grookin Hill, Jade Forest | Alive |
| Bo Bo
|
Jade Forest | Alive |
| Dook Ookem
|
Jade Forest | Killable |
| Eekle Eekle
|
Grookin Hill, Jade Forest | Alive |
| Jeek Jeek
|
Jade Forest | Alive |
| Konk
|
Nook of Konk, Jade Forest | Killable |
| Nibi Nibi
|
Jade Forest | Alive |
| Riko
|
Various | Alive |
| Tooki Tooki
|
Jade Forest | Alive |
Unnamed
- Grookin Bed-Haver
- Grookin Dooker
- Grookin Flapmaster
- Grookin Furrymaster
- Grookin Gatherer
- Grookin Grenadier
- Grookin Muckflick
- Grookin Outrunner
- Grookin Pounder
- Grookin Reinforcement
- Grookin Scamperer
- Grookin Soldier
- Grookin Whomper
- Grookin Wildtail
- Hozen Beastrunner
- Hozen Chitterer
- Hozen Dangler
- Hozen Groundpounder
- Lazy Hozen
Quests
All reputation with the Forest Hozen is gained during quests in the Jade Forest storyline.
Patch changes
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
References
- ^ Unity at a Price
- ^ Pearlfin Aqualyte
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 82
- ^
[10-35] Family Heirlooms
- ^ [10-35] Hozen Aren't Your Friends, Hozen Are Your Enemies
- ^ [10-35] The Missing Admiral
- ^ [10-35] The Path of War
- ^ [10-35] Freeing Our Brothers
- ^ [10-35] Jailbreak
- ^ [10-35] The Elder's Instruments
- ^ [10-35] Family Heirlooms
- ^
[10-35] Cryin' My Eyes Out
- ^ [10-35] Seein' Red
- ^ [10-35] Forensic Science
- ^ [10-35] Lay of the Land
- ^ [10-35] Stay a While, and Listen
- ^ [10-35] Swallowed Whole
- ^ [10-35] Orders are Orders
- ^ [10-35] Instant Messaging
- ^ [10-35] Beyond the Horizon
- ^ [10-35] SI:7 Report: Lost in the Woods
- ^ [10-35] SI:7 Report: Take No Prisoners
- ^ [10-35] Scouting Report: The Friend of My Enemy
- ^ [10-35] Boom Goes the Doonamite!
- ^ [10-35] Burning Down the House
- ^ [10-35] Dawn's Blossom
- ^ [10-35] Let Them Burn
- ^ [10-35] Carp Diem
- ^
[10-35] Last Piece of the Puzzle
- ^ [20-35] The Road to Kun-Lai
- ^ [20-35] Eastwind Rest
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