Taran Zhu Taran Zhu is the lord and leader of the Shado - Pan and the first pandaren encountered by the Alliance and Horde within the Jade Forest . Later , Taran himself is corrupted by the and players must face him within the Shado - Pan Monastery . In patch 5 . 4 ' s Trailer . Taran Zhu was wounded by with . In the Jade Forest . To Horde in the Jade Forest . He cleanses of sha possession after the orc takes Thunder Hold from the Alliance and watches the destruction of his zeppelin . Though Taran beseeches Nazgrim to take his violence elsewhere , he offers quests to Horde players . To Alliance in the Jade Forest . He cleanses of sha possession after the night elf orders a massacre of Horde refugees fleeing from Wayward Landing . Shadows of the Horde . While wary of the Horde - Alliance conflict Taran Zhu did permit Chen Stormstout to bring both Tyrathan Khort and Vol ' jin to the Shado - pan Monastery so they could heal . However Taran Zhu told Chen that he would allow him to bring no more soldiers of the Horde or Alliance to the temple and unbalance things . At the same time in order to achieve he placed Vol ' jin in Khort ' s care , which Vol ' jin and Khort expect was done so that Taran Zhu could see their interactions and judge for himself the relationship between the Horde and Alliance , without the bias of the other side . Meanwhile Taran Zhu willing allowed Vol ' jin to under go monk training and offered advice while Vol ' jin and Khort struggled with their identities . After Vol ' jin received a vision of the Zandalari attacking Zouchin Village , Taran Zhu ordered a small force of his Shado - pan monks to aid them in protecting the village . He later would instruct a small force of Shado - pan along with Vol ' jin , Khort , and Chen to enter the Vale of Eternal Blossoms in order to stop the Zandalari from resurrecting Warlord Kao , a general of the Thunder King . However Vol ' jin and the others would fail and Warlord Kao would be resurrected and the survivors taken prisoner on the Isle of Thunder . However Vol ' jin and his allies would later escape their prison and make their way towards the Shado - pan Monastery . Anticipating an assault by the Zandalari , Zhu gathered all the forces he could spare to defend the Shado - Pan Monastery : a mere twenty - nine monks , with the addition of Taran Zhu himself and his three non - Shado - Pan guests , Vol ' jin , Chen Stormstout and Tyrathan Khort . With numerous traps and skilled fighting , the Thirty - three held off the attackers , but not without suffering heavy casualties . The Thunder King . Taran Zhu is seen in the cave just outside of Throne of Thunder along with Taoshi , Yalia Sagewhisper , Lao - Chin the Iron Belly and Hawkmaster Nurong . He gives adventurers a group quest of dealing with the Thunder Kings champions . He also keeps a close watch on Lor ' themar Theron and Jaina Proudmoore in the upcoming time when they assault the gates of Throne of Thunder . To stop one of Lei Shen ' s most powerful mogu minions , Shan Bu , from bringing the gatekeeper Nalak , the Storm Lord back into the world , Taran Zhu and the Shado - Pan have launched a raid on the outer courtyard to stop Shan Bu . After fighting through Shan Bu ' s mogu and Zandalari army , Taran Zhu taunted Shan Bu into dueling him . Growing weary , Shan Bu grabbed Taran Zhu by the throat and attempted to kill him by strangling him . However , before he could do so , Bu was struck down by an adventurer . After Bu ' s death , despite being gravely wounded , Zhu intervened to stop Lor ' themar and Jaina from attacking each other , demanding that they act now to end the cycle of violence between their factions . The two leaders were eventually convinced by Zhu to lower their weapons and walk away , leaving without bloodshed and returning to their bases . Yalia then took Zhu to safety . Escalation . Under Warchief Hellscream ' s orders , a Horde excavation force laid waste to sacred ground in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms , in an attempt to unearth yet more dangerous artifacts of use to Garrosh ' s cause . In retaliation , Taran Zhu confronted Dezco at the Shrine of Two Moons , and ordered him to leave the vale , threatening to use lethal force should the Horde not comply . Dezco was able to stall Zhu ' s wrath , informing him that the man responsible for this travesty no longer speaks for the rest of the Horde , and that indeed , many are now rising up against him . Dezco promised to bring Hellscream to justice , asking only time to make it happen . No stranger to dealing with tyrants , Zhu warily allowed Dezco the chance to make things right , giving the Dawnchaser chieftain until the end of the season to make good on his promise . Siege of Orgrimmar . After Garrosh Hellscream discovers and brings the Heart of Y ' Shaarj to the surface of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms , Taran Zhu confronts him in attempt to stop him from using the Heart to corrupt the Vale . However , not even Taran Zhu could defeat Garrosh , and was wounded on Garrosh ' s axe , Gorehowl . Garrosh let him see the Vale become a Sha - infested wasteland . Lorewalker Cho and a group of adventurers come across Taran Zhu , seriously injured , in the chamber of the Sha of Pride beneath the Vale of Eternal Blossoms . He blames the Horde and Alliance alike for the destruction of Pandaria , and leaves the chamber along with Cho while the adventurers fight the Sha of Pride . After Hellscream is defeated , Taran Zhu heads off a building argument between Thrall and Varian about summarily executing him . He points out that Garrosh ' s crimes have affected many people , " most of all " the Pandaren , and therefore arrests him for trial in Pandaria . Taran also participates in the Celestial Tournament with his companions - Bolo , Li , Yen . War Crimes . In the Temple of the White Tiger , Taran was the judge , fa ' shua , of Garrosh Hellscream ' s trial by the tradition of ancient Pandaren law . Working with Baine Bloodhoof and Tyrande Whisperwind as Chu ' shao , defender and accuser , and with the August Celestials as the jury , he let the court throughout the whole process . Before the official start , he gathered Kairozdormu , Chromie and the chu ' shao in order to explain them the artifact [ Vision of Time ] . At the end of the trial he asked the Celestials to reveal their verdict .