The city of Orgrimmar sprawled across the dusty brown desert horizon, an artificial mountain of stone, wood, and steel, alive with a cacophony of living things. A well trod road meandered through the dry sandy landscape leading to a giant city gate that yawned open like the mouth of a beast. Twin towers topped with archer nests rose on each side of gate and looked out over the desert as watchful eyes. Twin banners, red with the strange black logo of the Horde hung from the hard foreboding walls.
Xojin ran his knuckles down the length of one of his tusks and pondered what had brought him to this strange city, so different from what he knew. The flora, fauna and Loa of the forests and shadow swamps of his homeland were easy to understand, but he had never seen a beast like this before. So large and busy and noisy and strange. He had been on the road for many weeks, and was glad to be near the end of his journey but he needed a moment to calm his nerve before entering that yawning maw. So huge the city was and he could still only see a tiny portion of it from where he was.
The visions that brought him here had started months ago. At first it was Bwonsamdi appearing in his dreams. Then, once ignored, finally screaming in his mind even while he was awake. Go! you must go to da stone city of the Horde! After another week of inaction the Green Raptor had also appeared in his dreams, telling him to travel to this stone city, full of orcs and elves and strange creatures. Why, they never said, but the Loa would not stop telling him to go. So finally go he did. Only a fool ignored the Loa when they were so bloody insistent. And Xojin was many things but a fool wasn’t one of them.
As he sat in the sun, crouched on a stone outcropping, pondering what to do next. He muttered softly under his breath, paused to listen to something only he could hear, then started muttering again. As he spoke his fingers moved unconsciously, waving over a small mageroyal seed that lay half buried in the sand. Faint whisps of green energy flowed from his thick gnarled fingertips into the seed and it burst open, tiny green sprouts reaching upwards. The shoots grew rapidly and soon tickled the palm of his hand. Xojin looked down in surprise then sighed, the air bellowing from his lungs in resignation. He closed his eyes and reached one long blue-grey arm into the air and started humming a strange rhythm. After a few minutes, a small desert hummingbird flew in from the direction of a nearby cactus patch and flittered around Xojin’s head before landing on the trolls outstretched hand.
Xojin’s eyes flashed open and his hand crashed closed, crushing the small bones of the bird. It’s blood wept down the trolls fingers as he opened his hand to reveal the tiny broken form. Xojin breathed a sigh of relief. Some wouldn’t understand but he knew the truth. Balance had to be maintained. One life ended for the one he had accidently created. Bwonsamdi had his due. The cycle of life, and death, continued.
Xojin stood up, his long lanky form jangling with noise as the totems and relics that adorned him danced in exceitment. He stretched his hands in the air and rolled his shoulders to get his blood moving again. He looked over his shoulder at the empty air behind himself and nodded his head, as if to someone only he could see. “Ok mon, lets be goin’ den. Maybe ya finally be happy once we be getting’ der”
OOC:
Hi there. I’m a returning player. Been away from the game for 4 or 5 years. Looking for a guild of good people to join up with. My current Characters are this troll druid, and possibly a Vulpera shaman. Specced moonkin or Heals but willing to go bear as well. Xojin is a troll from unknown or mysterious origins (mostly cus I need to remember all the lore). He’s a druid that’s maybe a little crazy and leans a bit to much towards thinkin death has to balance life.
In the past I’ve run RP guilds and raid guilds. I’ve been maintank or heals.
Currently I’m looking for a guild with some RP but also some OOC chat. I want to make some friends both in and out of character. I’ve prefer a guild with some women that is LGBTQ friendly, even though I am a cis het guy. I just want a nice accepting non toxic place to hang out.
My preferred type of RP is probably considered “light” to “medium” and is through using the game as the medium, playing the role of the character the game gives us. meaning i’d rather say away from arthus’s cat lady cousin or RP combat through /roll etc. bonus points if the RP guild chat is a communication device and not an artificial place. I’m not saying any of these are bad or a deal breaker just giving my honest preference so hopefully i can find a good fit.
Any guilds out there that would be a good fit?