#amani trolls

[badmojotroll]

Zul'jin: The Warlord of the Amani

Once a name whispered in dread through the forested borders of Quel'Thalas, Zul’jin, chieftain of the Amani trolls, was more than a warlord—he was a legend. To the high elves, he was a scourge. To his people, he was a hero—unyielding, unbroken, and burning with the fire of vengeance.

Zul’jin carved his place in history through relentless raids on high elven settlements. His attacks were swift and brutal, leaving shattered villages and grieving families in his wake. The Farstriders, Quel’Thalas’s elite rangers, viewed him with unmatched hatred, for he had cost them dearly in blood and comrades. His guerrilla tactics—striking without warning and vanishing before retaliation—made him a near-mythical threat. But Zul'jin’s ferocity was not born from bloodlust alone. To him, the high elves were invaders, usurpers of sacred Amani lands. Like the aqir and night elves before them, the high elves had tried—and failed—to destroy the Amani. Zul’jin vowed they would fail again.

His hatred was fueled by more than war. Zul’jin saw in the Sunwell and the ancient elven runestones the source of his enemies’ power, and he sought their secrets with a fanatic’s zeal. Capturing key elven figures, including Lor’themar Theron and Lady Liadrin, he demanded knowledge and submission. When met with silence, Zul’jin unleashed his cruelty. He tortured Theron, painting his face with the ranger’s blood in a grim ritual meant to break the others. But even this barbarism could not crush their resolve. The captured elves escaped, but Zul’jin’s savagery left a scar that would not fade from memory.

Zul’jin was not merely a warlord—he was a unifier. One by one, he challenged and defeated rival forest troll chieftains, bringing the fractured tribes of Zul’Aman under a single banner for the first time since the ancient days of the Amani Empire. With the tribes united, Zul’jin dreamed of reclaiming their ancestral forests, purging them of elf and human alike.

Though initially disdainful of outside alliances, believing the Amani strong enough to reclaim their own destiny, Zul’jin’s views shifted when he was captured by humans near Durnholde Keep. It was Orgrim Doomhammer of the Horde who freed him, earning Zul’jin’s respect. He pledged the Amani to the Horde’s cause during the Second War, believing their goals to be aligned. While the Horde sought dominion, Zul’jin sought vengeance—and saw in their march on Quel’Thalas a chance to finally burn the elven kingdom to the ground.

Yet, betrayal loomed. Doomhammer abandoned the siege of Quel’Thalas to pursue other fronts, leaving Zul’jin and the Amani to fight alone. The elves struck back, and Zul’jin was captured near Darrowmere Lake by ranger-general Halduron Brightwing, who sought justice for the torment Zul’jin had inflicted on Lor’themar. Tortured and maimed—his eye gouged out—Zul’jin endured before escaping through sheer force of will, severing his own arm to break free. That escape cemented his mythos. To the trolls, he was indestructible.

Zul’jin retreated into seclusion, forsaking the Horde after feeling betrayed by their failure. Deep within the ancient city of Zul’Aman, he began to rebuild. As the world turned its gaze to the Burning Legion and the chaos in Outland, Zul’jin turned inward, embracing dark magics and calling upon ancient powers. When he learned that the blood elves—his hated foes reborn from the ashes of Quel’Thalas—had allied themselves with the Horde, his rage reignited.

With the witch doctor Malacrass at his side, Zul’jin harnessed the spirits of the Amani’s totemic animal gods, binding their essence into himself and his champions. The warlord could now take on their forms—bear, hawk, lynx, and dragonhawk—each a weapon in his war against the world.

Zul’jin launched a new campaign from Zul’Aman, striking the blood elves while their armies were away in Outland. But this time, he faced not just elves, but champions from the very Horde he once allied with. Adventurers—blood elves among them—stormed Zul’Aman to end his reign. Empowered by ancient spirits and driven by years of rage, Zul’jin fought with the fury of a dying empire. Yet in the end, even the mightiest warlord could not stand alone.

Zul’jin fell in battle, slain in the heart of Zul’Aman. But his legend lived on.

To the elves, he was a monster. To the Amani, he was their last true king. And to history, Zul’jin remains a symbol of vengeance, defiance, and the enduring will of the forest trolls.

[shivawalkerart]

Sav'hik High Priestess of Bwonsamdi

sketchy comm for @holykalamity

[lemongrace]

Commission - Amaca

[escalusia]

darkmoon troll lady <3

[kissfortheelves]

Oanzi for Zari @ ShdwHntrClub

[renumuro]

Gift for @anielina13

[frutavel]

@atu-and-zuni loaned me his boys Jambala and Atul'haka for sketching practice, and then I got excited and polished them up <333

These two mean EVERYTHING to me I'm so fr

[anielina13]

Tanarin shares her daily life as the chieftain's daughter

[little-viking-draw]

Zul'jin: " Quick tour-"

[trippingtroll]

Oh no, the boys aren’t getting along. :(

[badmojotroll]

Troll Mummification in World of Warcraft: Tradition and Reanimation

On Azeroth, mummification is a significant cultural practice among several troll tribes, including the Sandfury and Amani. These tribes mummify their deceased not only as a form of respect but also as a way to reanimate their dead. The ability to bring these mummified individuals back to life is a powerful ritual that ties the living to the spirits of their ancestors.

While mummification remains a tradition in many tribes, the Zandalari trolls have gradually moved away from this practice. After a devastating blood plague, they shifted to cremation, believing it to be a safer and more final way to handle their dead, marking a departure from the ancient customs of their ancestors.

[shivawalkerart]

"A heart that pumps seawater,

The beating of ebb and flow,

The ocean's daughter,

Dancing on a deck swaying to and fro"

Zu'kali

lines and character belongs to @ Darathil(x)

sketchy fullbody comm

[serpenlupus]

This year Kul’zan has asked Kaia for some surf lessons, but she is still considering…

(Kul’zan belongs to @/jotatheron )

[shakytailstudios]

Mde another 'token' for Wonderdraft , specifically a slightly revised version of Zul'Aman but as like an actual city and not a decayed ruin. Got a bit cavaliere with the ground textures as they aren't useful for token making but having it on a trandparent layer for this looked weird. Overall, pretty pleased with this.

[wowlorecraft]

The Darkspears have long been the black sheep of trolls. That is, until Queen Talanji allied with the Horde. Our actions in Tal'gurub have greatly influenced our forbearer's tribe, certainly so as our deeds are known through ancestors and common loa. Despite this renewed ... peace is not entirely the right word but so be it--with the Gurubashi, the Darkspears, like the Sand Trolls, and alongside other island and diasporic trolls determine that the time is appropriate to truly build an Island Troll capital to call their own.

Their island, at the foot of Durotar, uses the name "Echo Isles" in Common. However, in Zandali, the true name of the region is "E'ko Isles," referring to the life force, the spiritual power, that each creature possesses. These once-Jungle trolls, now inhabiting lands free of murlocs and sea witch nagas, call in the support of their Zandalari allies and construct a beautiful, modest yet perfectly Darkspear capital on the Isles. They call it: Zul'E'ko

Though some say Zul'Echo--and this is the accepted Common standard spelling--the proper and appropriate term is E'ko, Zul'E'ko and E'komari, that last one as an adjective to describe island trolls

E'komari Trolls (also: Ekomari, Echommari) decided their name in a troll council consisting of Islanders, Zandalari, diasporic trolls, and Horde representatives. It was decided that physical and cultural differences between Jungle and Island/diasporic trolls was significant enough and warranted a new identity forged in this time of peace:

As it had been the Horde--and notably the Horde centred at Orgrimmar--that had most ardently supported the Darkspears, the construction of the word is to use "-mar" (declined as "-mari") in recognition of those enduring bonds.

E'komari Trolls seek to stand amongst the Empires of the greats: Tall alongside the Zandalari, strong amongst the Gurubashi, honourable aside the Farraki and Drakkari, and more than capable afront the Amani. Let the E'komari era unfold as one of the great troll eras!

[wowtalesofadventurers]

OC-tober day 11 from the perspective of someone who hates them

A World of Warcraft fanfiction for @thepromptfoundry event OC-tober day 11 from the perspective of someone who hates them.

The troll leader of the Amani Empire would never forgive the elves for what they did to his people, even that elf paladin woman Melina whose killed his tribe past leader Zul'jin with a group of Horde heroes. The Amani leader is now waiting for the moment to get revenge for his people on Melina and the elves.