Trogg The troggs are the variation of humanoid created by the Curse of Flesh from the first type of Earthen created by the Titans . They retain the strength of the Earthen , but with greatly reduced cognitive abilities . Background . Following the war with the Old Gods , the keepers used the Forge of Wills to create new titan - forged to help them reshape the world . Yet their first designs proved too complex and overambitious . Rather than making the perfect servants , they had created stone - skinned savages known as troggs . The keepers quickly refined and perfected their designs . The next generation of titan - forged to emerge from the Forge of Wills would be known as the earthen . Dwarven scholars postulate that the experiment went wrong due to the interference of the Old Gods . When the titans saw how brutal and misshapen the troggs were , Ironaya buried them in vaults all over the land that would become Khaz Modan , the main vault being the old titan city of Uldaman . They would serve as a stasis chamber for the creatures . There they stayed for countless ages , until the dwarves began excavating Uldaman . The dwarves dug too deep and released the troggs from their ages - long slumber . Now the troggs have begun to spill out of every deep hole to spread terror across the dwarven kingdom . The troggs have an unnatural hatred of their “ pretty ” cousins the dwarves . Their stupidity is matched only by their tenacious hatred for dwarves . While some wandered the newly ordered world , others found their way into the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane , Deepholm . Traits . Troggs resemble a parody of a dwarf , sporting an oversized skull with a sloping forehead , jagged teeth , and a prominent lower jaw . They clothe their stocky , hunched bodies in malodorous hides and carry crude clubs in their long arms . Malicious cunning sparkles in their deep - set eyes . Troggs are about five feet tall , but exceed six feet when fully erect . Weighing in at approximately 300 pounds , their flesh is living stone that grants them a tough natural armor , though a practiced Geomancer can take advantage of this trait to control its mind . Troggs have no spoken language , instead communicating with guttural growls and grunts . Troggs and dwarves are distant cousins , with some legends claiming that they descended from the primeval earthen race created by the titans . Dwarves evolved to their current stature while the troggs retained a stronger connection to the stone from which they were made . For reasons not fully understood , the troggs took the wayward developmental path , becoming crude and nearly bestial . Despite the relation , there are marked differences between trogg and dwarven behavior . Troggs prefer subterranean dwellings , but will live above if necessary . Troggs are omnivorous and use their strong , flat teeth to crush dirt and rocks to use as a digestive aid for raw meat and plant matter . Some of this gravel is absorbed and enhances their constitution . Troggs are a barbaric , " caveman - like " race with limited intelligence and a great capacity for violence . They are dim - witted , savage , and uncivilized , but their ferocious cunning makes them dangerous combatants . They lack tactical subtlety , typically opening with a rage before rushing the closest opponent , clubbing it to death , and moving on to the next target . Barbarian is the most common trogg class with warriors and rogues appearing much less often . Healers and elemental shaman constitute the only spellcaster classes , though they are extremely rare . There are no arcane casters or tinkers among the troggs , though some scholars argue that , with proper education , a trogg could adapt to these roles . No one has bothered with trying to teach them . The hunter class might seem like a plausible alternative , but these creatures ostensibly lack the patience required for animal handling . An adventuring trogg is not an impossible , but such a creature would have many hurdles to overcome — primarily intelligence and language , but any trogg that could get past these and the myriad of other social stigmas would be an exceptional individual indeed . Culture . Troggs travel in large groups , though they rarely stay close enough together to alert each other of one is attacked . They worship salamander s and will attempt to capture and train young salamanders as mounts . If they slay or encounter a slain salamander , they will feast on its remains and make crude armor and weapons from its claws , teeth , and hide . Language . Troggs do not normally speak , although they can use grunts and bellows to get their messages across . Troggs with exceptional intelligence sometimes learn to speak Low Common ; truly gifted individuals might learn Common or Dwarven . Some troggs use Low Common or Dwarven as their primary languages . In Cataclysm . Troggs appear in the zone of Deepholm . Cataclysm introduced a new species of troggs , stone trogg s . An earthquake in Dun Morogh caused the troggs to spill out of their homes and attack the dwarves of Coldridge Valley . Trivia . Trogg is a reference to the word troglodyte or a caveman . The model name for troggs is troglodyte .