Yenniku
 Yenniku | |
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| Title | <Envoy of Zanzil> |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Jungle troll (Humanoid) |
| Level | 10-30 |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Darkspear tribe, Zanzil (enslaved) |
| Location | Northern Stranglethorn Vale[39.1, 58.3] |
| Status | Defeatable |
| Relative(s) | Vol'jin (father)[1] |
Yenniku is Vol'jin's youngest son. As is a custom with jungle trolls, he was given to the Gurubashi tribe of Zul'Gurub. However, he was lost to the Darkspear tribe after they left with Thrall.[2] He was later captured by Zanzil the Outcast, who had taken control of his body and mind[3] and apparently sent him to the Skullsplitter tribe to make them join Zanzil in an army that would conquer Stranglethorn.[4]
After being attacked by Ana'thek the Cruel, the adventurers of the Horde defeated the Skullsplitter Chief and bested Yenniku, retrieving Vol'jin son's soul using a 
[Soul Gem], which they brought to Nimboya, a Darkspear troll sent from Orgrimmar to search for Yenniku.
Quests
[46] Filling the Soul Gem 
Objective of
- [10-30] Saving Yenniku
- Dropped
[Zanzil's Mixture] for 
[Fool's Stout] and 
[10-30] Zanzil's Secret.
Quotes
- Ana'thek the Cruel says: You stay back! Da troll is mine!
- Yenniku says: Zanzil is creating an army that will wash over all of Stranglethorn! Bloodscalps, Skullsplitter, Gurubashi and Horde... all will serve Zanzil!
Trivia
- After the Cataclysm world revamp, Nimboya once referred to Yenniku as his own son in the completion text of this quest, saying "...I at least know that my son's soul is free." His words were changed at some unknown point later during Cataclysm to "...I at least know that the soul of my chief's son is free." to be more in line with the classic quest."[5]
Speculation
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Vol'jin once implied to Tyrathan Khort that he had a significant other.[6] It would stand to reason that she is Yenniku's mother.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Level reduced from 41.
References
- ^ Matt Burns on Twitter (2016-02-09). “Checked on this. Per that quest, that's the case. Looks like that's the only mention of him, though.”
- ^ [10-30] Hunt for Yenniku
- ^ [10-30] Chasing Yenniku's Fate
- ^ Yenniku says: Zanzil is creating an army that will wash over all of Stranglethorn! Bloodscalps, Skullsplitter, Gurubashi and Horde... all will serve Zanzil!
- ^ Talk:Vol'jin#Vol'jin's son
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, pg. 171
External links
es:Yenniku