Thrall (Warcraft)
Thrall is a male video game character who features in Warcraft.
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Biography
Go'el was a male Orc who was the son of Durotan and Draka during the Horde's invasion of Azeroth. The Orc was born in his clan's new home at the Alterac Mountains where after his birth he was taken by his mother to accompany Durotan in a secret meeting with the Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer at Loch Modan. Whilst there, Durotan warned Orgrim of he treachery of the warlock Gul'dan and his Shadow Council who used their people to fulfl their ambitions for greater power. Following the meeting, Durotan and his family made their way home where they were escorted by Orgrim's personal bodyguards. During the journey, the guards were revealed to had actually been assassins loyal to Gul'dan who went forward with murdering Durotan and Draka whilst the infant Go'el was left to die helplessly in the wilderness. Go'el was found amongst the bloody bodies of his murdered parents somewhere in the north of Loch Modan by Aedelas Blackmoore, commander of the internment camps which held orcs after the end of the Second War. Blackmoore gave him the name Thrall, which was another word for 'slave' in the human tongue, which would cling to the orc for the remainder of his life. Blackmoore returned to his fortress, Durnholde Keep, with Thrall, and raised him as a gladiator — with all the savagery of an orc, but with the keen strategic intellect of a human. He was trained and taught by many, wet-nursed by a human woman, and grew to befriend her daughter, Taretha Foxton. Thrall proved to be an excellent student and a phenomenal fighter. Thrall became a gladiator in Durnholde's arena and Aedelas' source of money. During one encounter in the arena, Prince Arthas Menethil visited Durnholde Keep in order to watch Thrall in a fight. Thrall's first encounter with other orcs was while training with Sergeant and several trainees at Durnholde. A cart of captured orcs was moving through Durnholde at the time, to be kept within the camps, and one who saw Thrall believed that (rather than it being a training exercise) he was being ganged up on by humans. The orc broke free of his chains and moved to save Thrall, yelling at him in Orcish to run away, but at the time, Thrall did not understand any language except Common and so had no idea what his would-be savior was shouting. The orc was beaten and killed right before the young Thrall's eyes. He was clever, quick and enormous even by orc standards. Blackmoore's abusive beatings both in and out of the ring began to take its toll. Taretha began to write him letters and secretly delivered them to him in his cage within books, and he wrote back to her. Eventually, he wrote to Taretha that he wished to escape, following a series of fights where he fought bravely but did not finish the last round, and was consequently physically punished by Aedelas. Taretha created a diversion inside Durnholde Keep which allowed Thrall to escape from his cell unnoticed. They met up outside the fortress by a cave, and Taretha gave him provisions and supplies. He then left Durnholde, hoping to never return. Thrall was captured and taken to an internment camp run by one Lorin Remka. It was here that he met an old orc with glowing red eyes named Kelgar, who told him of the corruption of Gul'dan, and how the old ways had been so much better for the Horde. He told him that the only one still thinking of embracing this was the undefeated Grom Hellscream, Chieftain of the Warsong clan. When another orc told Thrall that Blackmoore had arrived at the camp looking for him, Thrall escaped again and sought out Grom Hellscream.
Overview
Personality and attributes
The name Thrall was one given to him when he was an infant taken to an Alliance internment camp and when he was raised as a slave.
Unlike typical Orcs, Thrall was shown to be wise beyond his years and very honorable.
His father had been the former chieftain of the Frostwolf clan.
Powers and abilities
Through training, he became the first new Shaman within the Horde since their corruption by Fel magic. Through ancient rites, he came to wield the powers of earth and storms.
He could call forth Chain Lightning that was capable of striking multiple enemies in its path.
Thrall could also summon forth Feral Spirits that were able to aid him in battle.
Amongst his most powerful spells was the ability to cause an Earthquake to engulf the land.
Notes
- Thrall was created by Chris Metzen and featured in the setting of the Warcraft universe.
In other media
Films
Video games
- In Heroes of the Storm, Thrall appeared as a playable hero champion in the setting of the MOBA video game where he was voiced by actor Chris Metzen.
Appearances
- Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos:
- Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne:
- World of Warcraft:
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