Revantusk tribe

Revantusk tribe
Main leader	Primal Torntusk Elder Torntusk
Secondary leaders	Unknown
Formerly	Huntsman Malkhor † Gan'dranda †
Race(s)	Forest troll  Dire troll  Ogre (one)
Character classes	Shadow hunter, Witch doctor, Primal, Mystic, Hexxer, Hunter, Warrior
Capital	Revantusk Village
Other major settlements	Jintha'alor, Shaol'watha
Theater of operations	The Hinterlands
Language(s)	Zandali, Orcish, Ogre
Affiliation	Horde
Formerly	Amani Empire, Old Horde, Independent

“We are proud to call ourselves the last tribe of Forest Trolls to serve the Horde. In time, we will overcome the other tribes, and the Dwarves, and the Hinterlands will be ours.”

— Elder Torntusk

The Revantusk tribe of forest trolls have constructed a well-fortified village on the coast of the Hinterlands. After learning of Thrall's new Horde and his noble goals, the Revantusk trolls agreed to a pact of friendship and mutual assistance with the Horde. Their relation with the other forest trolls of the Hinterlands is mostly in the form of conflict.

Background

Never one of the larger tribes in the Amani empire, the Revantusk tribe was nearly wiped out by the Troll Wars. Reluctantly, the trolls yielded to practicality and moved a safe distance away from the elven invaders. Like other forest trolls, the Revantusks swore that one day they would have their revenge.

The Second War gave the forest trolls that opportunity. Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer asked the trolls to ally themselves with the Horde. In return, Doomhammer promised that the Horde would vanquish the high elves and assist the forest trolls in reestablishing the Amani Empire.

As the leader of all the forest trolls at the time, Zul'jin eventually accepted Doomhammer's offer. A few tribes of forest trolls joined their new allies on the battlefield, including the trolls in the Hinterlands. Together, they planned to attack Aerie Peak before moving north.

Shortly thereafter, the Horde burned down the borderlands of Quel'Thalas and slaughtered many high elf civilians. Furious at this wanton destruction of life, the elves subsequently committed all their resources to the war, which the Alliance ultimately won.

Several additional battles later, most of the vanquished orcs on Azeroth were rounded up and placed in internment camps. In the war's disastrous aftermath, the Horde was shattered, and many forest trolls deserted their former orc allies without a moment's hesitation. The Revantusks had little choice other than to flee as well, for their numbers were far too few to liberate the captive orcs, particularly when the orcs themselves seemed uninterested in freedom. Because they continued to feel some loyalty toward the Horde, the Revantusks were the target of many attacks from other forest trolls. Eventually, the Revantusk tribe relocated to the coast of the Hinterlands, where they hoped to avoid further notice.

Then the courageous orc Thrall began reassembling a new Horde. He resolved that his people would return to their shamanistic traditions and establish a nation of their own. Word of the revitalized Horde and its noble goals soon reached the Revantusk trolls, who were still dwelling in Lordaeron. The news stirred the trolls' interest, and the tribe immediately dispatched its speediest runners to make contact with the orcs.

Thrall was wary of the trolls at first, but he came to see that the Revantusk trolls were unique among forest trolls in a fundamental way. The Revantusk tribe had never had much in the way of the fighters or resources, and so it had instead decided to specialize in the trickier art of negotiation. By the time they spoke with Thrall, the Revantusks had acquired a reputation for trustworthiness that was well deserved.

The trolls were impressed by Thrall and his dream. Even so, they remembered the recklessness and corruption of the Old Horde. Thus, the Revantusks declined to rejoin the Horde, but they did agree to a pact of friendship and mutual assistance.

Today the Revantusk tribe continues to live in a village along the southeast coast of the Hinterlands. Due to the tribe's small size and the Revantusks' pact with Thrall, all other forest trolls regard the Revantusk trolls as weaklings and enemies. Similarly, the honorable Revantusks regard other forest trolls as traitors to the New Horde. A long-standing enmity exists between the Revantusk tribe and the Wildhammer clan of dwarves, who dwell in the Hinterlands and are considered enemies of the Horde.

During a bold midnight raid on Revantusk village by the Vilebranch tribe, the likes of Elder Torntusk and Guard Captain Malkhor were taken prisoner and brought to Jintha'Alor. While Malkhor was executed, Vile Priestess Hexx sought to sacrifice Elder Torntusk to the faceless Blood God, Hakkar the Soulflayer. However, Horde adventurers were able to rescue Torntusk and the chieftain returned to the Revantusk tribe.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Elder Torntusk, co-leader of the Revantusk.

The recent Cataclysm had seen Elder Torntusk's return to the Revantusk Village and the Revantusk tribe openly supporting the Horde. The Revantusk were battling the other forest troll tribes in the region and the wildhammer dwarves in an effort to claim the Hinterlands for themselves and the Horde. To that end, they drove out the Vilebranch tribe from Shaol'watha, where Gan'dranda used the ruins as a staging ground to attack Stormfeather Outpost, and claimed it for the Horde.

Meanwhile, Primal Torntusk personally led Horde forces in gaining control of Jintha'Alor, in the name of the Revantusk and the Horde.

Battle for Azeroth

This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.

During the Fourth War, Revantusk Speakers could be found in Zuldazar on Zandalar. They were friendly to Horde adventurers and say that their tribe would always stand with the Horde. Following the death of Rastakhan, Revantusk Mourners attended his funeral.

Relationships

Primal Torntusk, co-leader of the Revantusk.

Thrall was not always so welcoming toward the forest trolls. He expressed disgust that forest trolls were ever considered a part of the Horde, he then killed several of them. This is rather uncharacteristic of Thrall, however, and may have been retconned. If it is still canon, it is unknown what caused his change of heart, although it is conceivable that it was trolls in general that he despised, and thus the events with Sen'jin's jungle trolls may have changed his mind about forest trolls as well. It may also be possible that he simply feels disdain for forest trolls for abandoning the Horde, and that since the Revantusk have renewed their allegiance, he considers only their tribe worthy.

The ogre Lard helps protect the citizens of Revantusk village.

According to the Forsaken, Eliza Darkgrin, the Revantusk tribe is quite welcoming to the Forsaken as they have long spoken to their dead ancestors.

Whilst their full relationship with elves is unknown, one of the authority figures in the tribe, Huntsman Markhor was known to work with Forsaken high elf, Dark Ranger Velonara. Velonara said that Markhor had been known to disagree with her and her views on arcane magics many times, but also understand their co-operation is necessary for the Horde.

Members

Named

Name	Role	Status	Location
Elder Torntusk	Co-Leader	Alive	Revantusk Village
Primal Torntusk	Co-Leader	Alive	Jintha'Alor
Kotonga		Alive	Jintha'Alor
Katoom	Angler	Alive	Revantusk Village
Huntsman Markhor	Master Huntsman	Alive	Revantusk Village
Huntsman Malkhor	Guard Captain	Deceased	Jintha'Alor
Ongo'longo	Warrior	Alive	Jintha'Alor
Yayo'jin	Mystic	Alive	Revantusk Village
Gan'dranda	General	Killable (A)	Shaol'watha
Otho Moji'ko	Cook	Alive	Revantusk Village
Lard	Innkeeper	Alive	Revantusk Village
Renn'az	Supplier (formerly)	Alive	Revantusk Village

• Moz'jin

Unnamed

• Revantusk Drummer
• Revantusk Hexxer
• Revantusk Stalker
• Revantusk Watcher
• Revantusk Speaker
• Revantusk Mourner

In-game faction

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 1.11.0.

Revantusk Trolls was a faction introduced to World of Warcraft in patch 1.5. If a level 60 Horde player were to complete all the quests with the Revantusk trolls, they could reach 340/3000 neutral with them. However, after patch 1.11, the trolls were removed as a faction and are merely friendly to Horde players, like the Brackenwall Village ogres.

Before patch 1.11, there were many rumors about the future of the Revantusk trolls as players speculated on what would become of the faction. The two most popular beliefs would be that the trolls would become a Battleground faction, in combat with the Wildhammer clan, while the other theory saw the trolls becoming a part of a new instance to be introduced to the Hinterlands. Neither rumor became reality as the faction was removed from World of Warcraft.

The Wildhammers ended up as part of the Twin Peaks battleground but despite the great enmity between the Wildhammers and the Revantusks, the reintroduced Dragonmaw clan takes the place as the Horde faction, possibly because the Revantusk are too small or they just have no plight with these Wildhammers as their home is in the Hinterlands.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Recently, a tribe of forest trolls called Revantusk sent emmisaries to Thrall. After some negotiations, the two forces agreed to a pact of mutual friendship and protaction. It should be noted that the Revantusks did not want to rejoin the Horde; they remembered the crazed and reckless Horde of the First War, and were understandably hesitant about becoming true members.

The Revantusk tribe breaks the mold when it comes to trolls. They are a good and honorable people. Many Revantusks have become more spiritual, learning divine magic that used to evade even the best of the race. The Revantusks are pretty civil for forest trolls.

Thrall has been in communication with the Revantusk forest trolls, who agreed to a tentative alliance with the Horde. They find it hard to relate to the Darkspear trolls.

Notes

• It was at one point heavily implied that Zul'jin was, in fact, the leader of the Revantusks, but he ended up as a hostile boss in Zul'aman.
• The Revantusk tribe are not generally fond of the arcane arts that so many races abuse.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

• It is possible, Lard the ogre, came to reside in Revantusk Village during the Old Horde's invasion of the Hinterlands in the Second War.
• It is unknown what they think of the blood elves. They seem to be willing to tolerate them to a degree.
• Forest trolls can be seen in Overlord Krom'gar's army in Stonetalon Mountains. While it is possible that they are members of the Revantusk tribe, nothing officially supports this.
• Even though they were once part of the Amani empire, Zul seemingly has made no known effort to recruit them, although an effort could have been made off-screen and the Revantusk rejected the offer much like their Darkspear allies did.
• Forest trolls could be seen in Razor Hill during the events of Escalation. While it is possible that they are members of the Revantusk tribe, nothing officially supports this.
• Marli Two-Toes and Qeeju might be members of the tribe.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): This faction has been removed from the game.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Faction added.
  

See also

•  [Revantusk Boots]
•  [Revantusk War Drums]

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB