Troll ( playable ) Playable trolls are from the Darkspear tribe . They are members of the Horde . Background . As tribal rivalries erupted throughout the former Gurubashi Empire , the Darkspear tribe found themselves driven from their homeland in Stranglethorn Vale . Having settled in what are believed today to be the Broken Isles , the tribe soon found themselves entangled in a conflict with the Underworld Minions murloc s . Their fate seemed sealed until the orcish Warchief Thrall and his band of newly freed orcs took shelter on their island home . Controlled by a Sea Witch , the Underworld Minions captured the Darkspears ' leader Sen ' jin , along with Thrall and several other orcs and trolls . Thrall managed to free himself and others , but was ultimately unable to save the trolls ' leader . Although Sen ' jin was sacrificed to the Sea Witch , he was able to reveal a vision he had in which Thrall would lead the Darkspear from the island . After returning to the island , Thrall and his followers managed to fend off further attacks by the Sea Witch and her murloc minions , and set sail for Kalimdor once again . Under the new leadership of Vol ' jin , the Darkspear swore allegiance to Thrall ' s Horde and followed him to Kalimdor . Now considered enemies by all other troll organizations except the Revantusk , Shatterspear , and the Zandalari , the Darkspear are held in contempt to this day . Yet , the Darkspear have not forgotten being driven from their ancestral homes and this animosity is eagerly returned , especially towards the other jungle trolls . Having reached the orc ' s new homeland , Durotar , the trolls carved out another home for themselves — this time among the Echo Isles on the eastern shores of the new orc kingdom . However , with the coming of Kul Tiras and its navy , the Darkspear were forced to retreat inland under the onslaught of the misguided commander Daelin Proudmoore . The trolls , fighting alongside their Horde brethren , defeated the enemy and reclaimed their new homeland . Shortly thereafter , a witch doctor by the name of Zalazane began using dark magic to take the minds of his fellow Darkspear . As his army of mindless followers grew , Vol ' jin ordered the free trolls to evacuate , and Zalazane took control of the Echo Isles . The Darkspear have since settled on the nearby shore , naming their new village after their old leader , Sen ' jin . From Sen ' jin Village they , along with their allies , send forces to battle Zalazane and his enslaved army . Cataclysm . Following the victory against the Lich King in the frozen continent of Northrend , Vol ’ jin renewed his bid to defeat Zalazane and launched a brilliant assault on the isles . With the help of the tribe ’ s ancestral loa , the courageous Darkspears killed the maddened witch doctor and seized their embattled home . Political changes within the Horde sparked fears among the Darkspear tribe regarding its future . Vol ’ jin ’ s close ally Thrall named Garrosh Hellscream temporary Horde warchief . The brash young orc put the Darkspear leader and his tribe on edge , causing many trolls to leave the Horde capital , Orgrimmar . Although spirits were high among the Darkspears after Zalazane ’ s fall , tension lingered concerning what place the trolls would have in Garrosh ’ s Horde . Appearance . Darkspear trolls have skin colors that range from pale , ghostly blue to bruised purple to sickly green . Their skin color is usually just one of those three colors , although sometimes there are trolls with mixed skin pigments but this is not common . Male trolls are hunched over and have long , protruding tusks that grow from under their lower lip . Male trolls also have rather large noses and very messy , matted hair . Female trolls , on the other hand , stand up straight and erect , have rather small or squashed - in noses , and usually have hair in a wild updo or strewn across their chests in thick braids . Starting info . In Cataclysm . In the expansion " " , Trolls have their own unique starting area within Darkspear Isle , rather than sharing Valley of Trials with the orc s . Racial traits . Reasons for racial traits . When fighting , trolls are often driven by instinct to a state of , causing them to attack and cast spells more quickly . This state is even stronger if the troll is injured , making a cornered and wounded troll very dangerous . Though usually exaggerated in tales , trolls ' powers of Regeneration are still very strong . Provided a wound doesn ' t kill them outright , they can usually recover from it with little to no medical attention . Trolls are excellent hunters and have developed skills in over thousands of years . This has made bows and throwing weapons the iconic arms of the troll race , and has led to troll headhunters being one of the main forms of ranged support for the Horde . Trolls ' natural agility allows them to escape impediments to their mobility a bit more quickly than other races . The movements to do so resemble dancing and the trolls have termed them " . Reasons for Classes . Warrior - Trolls have always had thorny relations with rivalling tribes for land and game , and the Darkspear were no different until recently . It is not uncommon for Troll tribes to battle each other for dominance . For the Jungle - dwelling Darkspear tribe , Troll Warriors are typically seen using two - handed polearms , suiting their verdant homelands . It is also assumed that the term " Headhunter " could refer to a Troll fighter that has killed many others , and traditionally keep their enemies ' heads as gruesome trophies . Yet for the Darkspear tribe that has abandoned many brutal Troll traditions , this title may purely be for name and name only . Rogue - Trolls are expert scouts in forest and jungle enviroments , after generations of living in these overgrown regions . Due to violence between tribes , it is not unlikely that these Scouts have been modified into assassins to kill Trolls of importance in other tribes . Witch Doctors also store a variety of poultices and poisons in their huts , and they may supply their tribe ' s assassins with deadly toxins from the surrounding jungle . Hunter - Trolls are well - developed to hunting game in their forested homelands , camouflaging themselves in the trees to stalk their prey . Some Hunters even prove themselves worthy enough to become " shadow " hunters , such as Vol ' jin , who dabble in ancient tribal magics to enhance their performance . Mage - Trolls traditionally practice strange magics in their tribal communities , and their tribal mages , possibly referred to as more arcane - based Witch Doctors , may use tiki and hexes to foes and warp elements around them . Warlock - Troll Warlocks are very different to the reclusive summoners of civilised society . They employ agonizing hexes and voodoo , a source of magic shunned by many troll tribes . Zalazane , one of the most infamous Trolls known today , was a valued member of the Darkspear tribe that betrayed his kin by brainwashing them into a puppet - army . He dwelled in the Echo Isles for years , using voodoo to escape death time and time again , before Vol ' jin finally amassed a focused Horde force to retake the isles once and for all . It is unclear how Zalazane became insane , but it is assumed he was a warlock and his own powers corrupted his mind . Priest - The standard Troll religion is worship of Loa , jungle spirits , that represent the cycle of nature . Troll Priests use ancient chants and blessings to keep their respective tribes safe and protected from the evil shadows of the spirit - realm . Druid - Druidism is primarily limited to the Darkspear , as it was only recently taken up by them and its founders were a part of that tribe . Troll sorcerers living on the Echo Isles who worshipped the Loa claimed that they had been contacted by these powerful nature spirits in their dreams . Some say this may have been a budding link between the Troll race and the Emerald Dream . They then developed their connections with nature , using ancient magics to take on the forms of animals . They then lived like this through Zalazane ' s domination of the Echo Isles , remaining hidden , until the Darkspear reclaimed their old home . This was when Zen ' Tabra , the leader of the shapechangers , decided to share this new magic with the rest of the tribe . Shaman - Living in tribal communities , Troll society has been lead by Shamanism for thousands of years . Their primitive lifestyle allows the Trolls to connect with the elements , and these wise elders are typically referred to as Witch Docters . They use their knowledge of the elemental spirits to soothe the souls of allies , and inflict enemies with primal hexes and tiki magics . The spell originated from the Trolls . Death Knight Trolls , like so many other races , have been ravaged by the scourge . Many forest trolls who dwelled in Lordaeran became scourged , but the Darkspear aid in Northrend caused Troll Death Knights to exist as well . A small number of these undead beings then broke free from the Lich King ' s grasp with the rest of The Ebon Blade . Roleplaying a troll . Trolls are a tribal people , with strong ties to spiritualism . They are a race who loves nature , so make your character have strong ties to things of nature . The speech is pretty easy if you have ever heard a Jamaican talk or watched Avatar and listened to the Na ' vi speak English . Here is an example : or