It is ruled as a tribal chiefdom by Warchief Thrall. 65% of those living here are orcs, 20% are trolls, 15% are tauren, 8% Forsaken, and the smallest, humans, at 2% of the population. In all, Durotar has a population of 21,000, the majority of which is of the orcish blood. The capital, Orgrimmar, is host to 14,000 inhabitants. Upon this land, he laid the ground for the orcs' new capital city Orgrimmar, named for the previous warchief and hero of the Horde, Orgrim Doomhammer. The young warchief named the land after his father, Durotan. They proceeded to explore the area, helping the tauren to drive out the cruel centaurs who were harassing Cairne and his people.Īfter the war against the Burning Legion, Durotar was founded as a nation and the new orcish homeland by Thrall. The orcs and the Darkspear trolls led by Warchief Thrall landed here after their exodus from the Eastern Kingdoms. Alliance races risk their lives when they venture into Durotar. Given that Durotar is the orcs' new homeland, Horde races and independents are welcome throughout the region. The few large cities are distant from one another, with a variety of smaller encampments and villages scattered in between. Caravans are common targets, creating a strong market for caravan guards.
The cities and towns scattered along the frontier are heavily fortified against attacks from quilboar raiders, centaur warbands, rogue furbolgs, and even sudden appearances by undead and the occasional demon. Herd animals such as deer and goats roam the land, preyed upon by wolves and coyotes.Ī number of Horde settlements have been established throughout the region, but much of the land has yet to be tamed. Centaur warbands make the occasional foray, and furbolgs and undead have been seen in more than one instance. Quilboar cluster in the canyons along the northwestern borders and encroach from the Barrens to the west. Orcs are by far the major inhabitants of Durotar. Sagebrush on the plains and thin pine forests at higher elevations combine with rugged hills and canyons to break up the landscape. A fair amount of vegetation grows thanks to the warm easterly winds blowing in from over the ocean, but truly fertile soil is rare, making farmland precious. The region is warm and rocky, but not as arid as the rest of the Barrens. The goblin port of Ratchet stands to the south, with the ruined shores of Azshara some distance to the north. The realm of Durotar - named by Warchief Thrall in honor of his father, Durotan - occupies the east coast of Kalimdor, just across the river from the Barrens. The orcs claim the coastal realm as their own, but the quilboar vow to reclaim it someday.
#DUROTAR DUSTWIND SAVAGE SERIES#
The bristled “boar men” were driven back in a series of decisive orc victories along the northern canyons and ultimately pushed to the most remote regions of Durotar and even into the Barrens. The quilboar were tenacious but ultimately no match for the unified might of the orc clans. Then Thrall, Warchief of the orcs, brought his race to Kalimdor in search of a new homeland. While the orcs founded their city of Orgrimmar here, Durotar has become something of a haven for all of the Horde races, especially the trolls.įor many years, Durotar was home to the quilboar. Durotar is the new homeland of the orcs and the site of the orcs' principal city of Orgrimmar. Durotar is a proving ground for young orcs, who are sent to the Valley of Trials to complete several rites of passage before they are considered fit for the challenges that lie ahead. The orcs however see a harsh beauty in the land that reminds them of their homeworld. It is a harsh land to survive in it is very dry and hot, and the vegetation and freshwater access is sparse. The land has many crags and canyons, where various dangerous creatures take residence.
#DUROTAR DUSTWIND SAVAGE CRACKED#
The land of Durotar is rocky, and the soil is cracked and red, not unlike the orcs' Draenorian homeland. It borders the Barrens to the west and the coastal lands of Azshara to the north. Durotar, the land named after Thrall's father, Durotan, lies on the eastern coast of Kalimdor.