So Vol’jin and his friend Zalazane traveled deep into the heart of First Home to see what they could find. Vol’jin was sent by his father Sen’jin, who had had a vision of what was to come - presumably, his own death - and wanted his son to prove himself before disaster struck.
Before he became Chieftain of the Darkspear, Vol’jin was sent into First Home, a jungle on the original Darkspear islands where the loa tested those who would become shadow hunters. The interesting part about Warchief Vol’jin in particular is that in a way, he already knew what was to come - even if he didn’t realize it at the time. Second, that the Horde is more than willing to turn on itself if there’s enough incentive to do so. If nothing else, Vol’jin’s ascension proves two things:įirst, that the Horde is definitely not an Orcish organization, as it was the united efforts of pretty much every other race under the Horde umbrella that brought Hellscream down. And he was promoted to this position after orchestrating the downfall of the last Orc Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream. Warchief Vol’jin is an interesting anomaly in Warcraft lore - he leads the Horde, an organization originally formed by Thrall with its roots firmly embedded in Orc society, yet he’s a Troll.