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Encyclopedia > Durotan
Durotan
Gender Male
Race Orc
Character class Chieftain
Affiliation Frostwolf clan
Occupation Chieftain

Durotan is the father of the orc warchief Thrall from the Warcraft computer game series In common usage, the word gender often refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Male and Female Orcs as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. ...


It is revealed that when they were young Durotan and Orgrim were the first of the orcs to become friends that were from separate clans. It is also revealed that Durotan and Orgrim were also the first orcs to see the Draenei's city on Draenor.


Durotan was the chieftain of the Frostwolf clan and the only chieftain to refuse to drink the blood of the demon Mannoroth. He was the first orc to question the use of necromancy. Because of his suspicions, he and his clan were exiled shortly after the First War which ended with the fall of the kingdom of Azeroth. Durotan was good friends with the warchief Orgrim Doomhammer, and went to speak to the warchief about the dark magic. His interference unnerved Gul'dan, who sent his assassains to kill Durotan and his family. Doomhammer is widely speculated to have planned the assassination, but it turned out to be false. These assassins are actually Rend and Maim, sons of Blackhand from the Blackrock clan (from the first Warcraft), sent by Gul'dan to "silence" Durotan. The only survivor of the attack was his infant son, who would grow up to become Thrall, Warchief of the Horde after the second war. Spoiler warning: Mannoroth the Destructor is a fictional character set in Blizzard Entertainments Warcraft Universe. ... Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon the spirits of the dead, called operative spirits or spirits of divination, for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. ... Orgrim Doomhammer is a fictional character in the world of Azeroth in Warcraft, a game series by Blizzard Entertainment. ... Guldan, Warlock of the Inner Circle and Destroyer of Dreams (commonly called simply Guldan the Warlock or Guldan the Destroyer) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ... Thrall is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe, and one of the main protagonists of the games and books. ...


Thrall later used his father's name as inspiration for the name of the new orcish nation, Durotar. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Kalimdor. ...


On his grave, in the frost Alterac Valley, there's a memorial rock to honor Durotan that says:

Here lies Durotan - first Chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan,
and father of our honoured Warchief, Thrall.
He was the bravest of our kind - betrayed by those who would see our people enslaved.
Durotan Gave his life that our freedom might be gained.
We honor him - and the legacy he passed on to us through his son.

Drek'Thar, Far Seer of the Frostwolves.


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Durotan - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki (561 words)
Durotan, son of Garad, was the chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, mate of Draka and father of the future Warchief Thrall.
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