Torakk

Physical Description
Torakk bears the common features of an orc warrior - bright green skin, massive and brutish looking body. His eyes are easy to notice as they contrast with all the other, wilder parts of his body, and clearly speak of his young age - deep and blue, not much common for the orcs of older generations. His hair is long and untamed, with the shade of violet, usually kept tied in a topknot. Several old scars mark his face on his cheeks and below his right eye. His chin is dark, covered by a short black beard.

Due to his ways in Beast Mastery, Torakk has acquired some very feral features. His nails have grown longer and fang-like and his tusks are larger than those of most orcs. The look in his eyes has become one of a predator, often narrowed as if constantly observing his surroundings. His nose wrinkles in a wolf's manner whenever he sniffs the air around him. He walks with the agility of a lynx. Slight growling can be noted in his intonation as he speaks.

Torakk's usuall attire consists of leather armour, one or two battle axes and a longbow, strapped to his back over his long leather cloak as well as a harpy-hide quiver. He also tends to wear a beast mask covered with red markings of war. His clan colours stand proudly upon his chest, ornamented with various medals and marks of honour, bearing the signs of different chieftains and war leaders, such as Hellscream, Thrall, Cairne Bloodhoof. His own signs are carved on several draconic scales of various colours and different beast fangs, all hanging from his necklace.



Notable skills and abilities

 * Torakk is skilled skinner and qualified leatherworker.


 * Beast taming


 * Fishing - Master angler.

Family
Unknown. The only person who most likely knows of his parents is the Dragonmaw warrior Orgathak, who took care of the child. He later grew up in a human camp with his younger sister Tannaka.

Background
Warcraft I & II - Past

Torakk was born on Azeroth shortly after the first invasion of the orcish Horde. His parents were killed during the Second War and he hardly remembers them at all. He was first taken under the wing of an old orc from the Dragonmaw Clan - Orgathak Cloudbreaker - along with his younger sister Tannaka, and he took care of the younglings as his own. As the wars went on across Azeroth, the Dragonmaw Clan found itself based in the fortress of Grim Batol, and Orgathak easily became young Torakk's mentor. Time passed, and the Alliance forces pressed their attacks against the final remnants of the Old Horde. Found himself with the warrior's duty upon his shoulders, Orgathak left the children and ran off to fight the ,recently suspected weakened, dwarven remnants of Khaz Modan, and their allies. As Grim Batol fell and the Second War was over, many of the orcs who had survived and never fled were captured, and throwin into the humans' internment camps, to lie with broken spirits and wounded dignity. Torakk met the same fate. Locked inside a rather small camp in Hillsbrad, separated from his mentor, unsure of his fate, and only with Tannaka, Torakk grew up in the camp, listening to stories of the old times by the orcs there and often threated like a maggot by the human guards. He looked after her, as he had nothing else and she was far too young to comprehand what is happening. It wasn't once when someone offended, or mocked his younger sister, and Torakk attacked, just to defend her. Although he always ended up beaten like a dog by the humans, he grew tough, and earned some respect from the elder orcs in the camp. When the time came, Thrall and Orgrim Doomhammer led various successful assaults against the human camps. Torakk, now grown up, joined the New Horde's cries of war and assisted as best as he can to Doomhammer's forces. He fought bravely against the Alliance, unleashing the blood thirst, common to his race, finally gaining a longed revenge against his human "masters", and earning his and his sister's freedom. After the fall of Durnholde he found himself a new mentor - a warrior of the Warsong Clan, who saw some promise in the young orc and promised him to teach him how to fight, using every weapon he could get. Alas, his sister was taken by the Frostwolf Clan, where she sought to learn the old ways, the ways of shamanism. They parted ways, and didn't see each other for a long time...

Warcraft III - During the Third War

Months had passed and the New Horde traveled west, seeking Kalimdor. Now a member of the proud Warsong Clan, Torakk fought at their side in the Barrens and later in Ashenvale Forest. However, a well was found, a well that the mighty Grommash Hellscream believed would give strenght to his warriors. Torakk remembered the stories about the demonic corruption over his kin that he had heard from the old orcs back in the prison camp, he also remembered his warchief's teachings. Torakk refused to drink the water of that cursed well and he did the worst one orc would possibly do - he deserted, leaving behind friends and a wise mentor, who shortly after met his demise. Torakk joined the Warchief's forces and he fought under Thrall's command untill the end of the war.

In the years after the battle of Mount Hyjal Torakk returned to his former comrades, now known as the Warsong Outriders. He was more like an ally than one of the them. He fought with them for some time, aiding them against the Night elven Silverwing Sentinels before he decided to seek his place somewhere else, mostly as a mercenary and bounty hunter.

During World of Warcraft:

Once parted from the Warsong Clan, Torakk became a mercenary. He was freed of his duty to the Horde by Thrall, with the promise to be the first one to put back on his battle attire when the Warchief calls the orcs for war. First, he departed to Ratchet and Booty Bay, where he was hired by many to do their bidding, mostly because of his lust for battle and exploring the land rather than a reward.

Reuniting with Tannaka

After returning to Razor Hill from one of his travels, Torakk stumbled upon a familiar face - his sister Tannaka had finished her training as a shaman and left Alterac to join the Horde on Kalimdor. After that the Bloodrain siblings remained united, helped each other when need be, joined the same clan, and looked forward to whatever future had in store for them.

The Earthfury Clan

Torakk was accepted by the Earthfury Clan. After earning the rank General among their ranks, he pledged his loyalty to his new cheiftain, Hrisskar Doomforge, and led his troops to various, successful battles: The Grimtotem's camps in Stonetalon and Feralas were razed and the one responsible for their attacks on the Earthfury - Black Brothgar - slain. The threat of the Barrens quillboars diminished.

Months later,though, a new enemy came. A great battle was had between the defenders of the clan and the Mountaineer assaulters, having the sole task to annihilate the Earthfury. Chieftain Doomforge was stuck by a terrible illness at the time, but despite it weakened his body, he stood and fought boldly at the front lines. And he died a warrior's death. His last will, announcing Torakk as the new Chieftain, left the Clan in new hands, the hands of a warrior. With a last struggle and the aid of the Elements, the Alliance army was driven out and the Earthfury clan stood victorious, winning their right to live another day under the sun. In the following season, a similar retaliation was made by the new Chieftain - the Earthfury marched to Hillsbrad, where the very lair of the Mountaineers stood. Dun Garok...

Elemental storms raged above the dwarven fortress and their dead filled the air with the smell of blood and charred flesh! Justice had been done, and Doomforge's spirit was avenged!

Torakk's warfare with the Alliance would continue in the following months. A group of night elves, sworn to avenge the woods of Ashenvale cut down by the Warsong clan for the use of the Horde, attacked the Lumber Mill located there, slaughtering peons and workers. By a pure coincidence was Torakk there together with a band of Earthfury clansmen, inspecting the kodo caravans that travel between the Mill and Stonetalon. The Night Elves engaged Torakk's troops, and were eventually pushed back. Alas, not for long...

The same group of elves attacked Malaka'jin - the neighbouring troll settlement on Earthfury ground - and managed to cause quite a damage. Torakk, with the clan's ambassador at his side, Ronto, tracked down the invaders after they had retreated, and made a quick work of them. Even that minor confrontation would not cease their attacks.

The night elves, backed up by human mercenaries, gathered in the woods of Ashenvale and prepared for another assault on the Warsong Lumber Mill. But both the Warsongs and the Earthfury grew prepared this time. As the armies clashed, the raiders were forced to push back and the unity of the two clans had their victory that day. What's more, the elves' leader, a Sentinel by the name Celegil Moonwatcher fell into captivity, captured by Torakk himself in the peak of the battle.

Driven by the recent events, and unsure of the clan's security, Torakk planned to strike back against the Night Elves and put an end to their threat once and for all. He called for a Horde War Council, gathered his troops together with his clan's allies, and led a march against the night elven town of Astranaar, with the sole task to demoralize the elves by pillaging their settlement; show them that the Earthfury clan is not to be underestimated.

Meanwhile, another potential enemy was keeping a track on Torakk's actions. The humans of Theramore, even though in peace with Durotar, saw the Earthfury clan as a threat. Neutral as it is, they had thought of it as a rogue orcish clan, and moved against it short after. Torakk's scouts first spotted the Theramorian spies in the territory of his clan, who refused to leave in peace after his warnings. So he found himself in a position to make them leave by force. And so he did. To get rid of another threat, Torakk let his clan against the only bastion that stood in protection of Theramore - Northwatch. With the Stronghoof Tribe at his side, he succeeded in breaching the gates and demoralizing the marine defenders.

War was not all that Torakk did during his reign. Earthfury peons were scattered across Stonetalon Mountains to gather whatever minerals Nature can offer. The clan's vaults were never empty even in the harshest of winters, and the Warsong clan had agreed to exchange their surplus of timber for the fines of animal skins and meat the Earthfury can offer. What's more, before the Night Elves' hostile act against the Lumber Mill and the Earthfury caravans there, Torakk had an agreement with the denizens of Stonetalon Peak, who allowed him to send peons there and mine copper from the highest reaches of the mountain.

The Wolfwhisper

During the festival celebrating the end of the cold seasons and the beginning of Spring, the Feast of the Spirits, Torakk was given a boon. The Earthfury clan's Farseer, Tannaka, called forth her loyal guardians from the spirit world. The two ghost wolves, that served her untill then, were essential to the blessing. Twin claw weapons were formed by these spirits, imbued with their very strenght and swiftness. They were granted to the chieftain as well as his new name - the Wolfwhisper.

Shift in the leadership

Yet again did the vengeful Night Elves decide to strike a blow against the Horde. Having recieved reports of their movements, Torakk gathered whatever defenders were avaiable as soon as his expedition had returned from the distant lands of ancestral Nagrand. He confronted the elves at Splintertree; they prevailed this time, and although they didn't stay for long, they had managed to desacrate the den in the small settlement. Most of the clan's warriors survived, and Torakk himself had recieved several bad and weakening wounds.

Not long after, Torakk regrouped the clan's warriors at Mor'shan Rampart and was preparing to lead them back to the safety of Stonetalon, to recover and plan their next move. It was then that Hrisskar the Younger, son of Chieftain Doomforge, the previous leader of the clan, stepped forward and challenged Torakk for his position. Torakk had no other choice and accepted the challenge; they fought, Hrisskar easily overpowered the weakened beastmaster and claimed his title for his own.

Torakk remained loyal to his clan, however, and followed the new chieftain despite the disagreements the two might have had on certain matters regarding the future of the Earthfury Clan.

THE STORY CONTINUES...

Pets and Companions

 * A tan lynx called Bason - Torakk found the mighty cat in one of his travels. Having tracked down the beast, he intentionally entered his domain, seeking challenge in taming its untameable spirit. Although he failed, the respect between the two grew after their confrontation was had. The lynx willingly subdued himself to the orc and became his companion. [[Image:Zixx.jpg|thumb|Zixx]]


 * Zixx - A black wolf Torakk found as a pup. The den mother and the rest of the pack had been hunted down and killed, yet this one had somehow survived. Sick and starving, Torakk took the wolf with him, tamed and raised him, giving him the name Zixx. Zixx has a playful spirit and always seeks others' attention, yet he is fierce in combat and would even kill if his master demands it.


 * Splinter - A Barrens raptor Torakk tamed in the months after Orgrimmar was founded. It followed him as his companion during his years as a mercenary. Torakk released Splinter back in the wilds shortly after the Dark Portal was reopened.


 * Bemarr - A mighty rhino-beast hailing from the frozen wastes of Borean Tundra. Torakk located and tamed it after having led the Earthfury clan's warriors to the front lines of the war with the Scourge. Although Bemarr may give the impression he is Torakk's pack-beast or mount, he has trained it well ever since; its fury in combat is primal and its abilities vary from impaling the enemy on his horns to stamping them down in a most brutal manner.

Personal Notes
-Torakk has no love for the races of the Alliance, no matter whether they are affiliated with it or not; most of all he hates gnomes, for reasons only known to him.

-He is very skilled archer and he often prefers the bow insted of the axe in his fights.

-Torakk pretty much likes fishing and he's quite good at it.

Quotes
"Love is for the weak minded..."

"The wise warrior always accepts all allies!"

"WE are the deadly predators who roam this jungle!" - Whilst marching through Un'Goro Crater, angry that his warriors show fear.

Current Status
Wandering about.

Inspirations
Torakk's personality is based on the typical orcish warriors and some ideas were taken from great heroes of the Horde, such as Rexxar (http://www.wowwiki.com/Rexxar) and Grom Hellscream (http://www.wowwiki.com/Grom_Hellscream). The way he speaks, thinks and acts is mainly based on the Mandalorians from the Star Wars Lore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalorian).