Iāve done a little bit of research on the Glintrok tribe, and while not much does exist for them in-game, I figured I would analyze them a bit further.
For starters, we do have in-game text about them in the Adventure Guide. Iāll repost the text about Gekkan, leader of the raiding party you encounter, but first, here is how to access it in game:
- Open your Adventure Guide. (Shift-J as a default key)
- Go to the āDungeonsā tab.
- On the drop-down menu on the far right of the tabs, click āMists of Pandaria.ā
- Click āMoguāShan Palaceā that pops up.
- Click on Gekkan.
Sure enough, the following text is in-game:
āAs the mogu clans battle for supremacy, the cunning Gekkan leads his fearsome saurok raiding party into the palaceās fabled treasure caches. Loyalty is not usually ascribed to these ruthless reptilian beings, but Gekkanās courage and tactical brilliance inspire a sense of honor in his soldiers.ā
His abilities are as follows in the Adventure Guide:
Reckless Inspiration- āGekkan inspires one of his subordinates, increasing haste by 25% and rendering them immune to many crowd-control effects, but also increasing damage taken by 25%.ā
Reckless Cry- āOn death, Gekkan utters a final rallying cry, granting Reckless Inspiration to all remaining members of his entourage.ā
I mentioned that Gekkan was the leader of the Glintrok previously, but on closer reading, it seems like he is possibly just the leader of the raiding party within this dungeon. Itās possible he is the leader of the entire tribe, but since we donāt know much about him or the tribe itself, itās also possible there is another leader of the tribe. To my knowledge, the Glintrok tribe only exist in this dungeon, so there isnāt much aside from speculation in that regard.
Itās interesting to see the followers around him get inspired by him, even after his death. It makes me think that this particular group may not be ruled with fear, much like that of the Skumblade tribe. The courage and tactical brilliance mention of Gekkan is even more interesting, and it is possible that he and other Saurok in the tribe may have successfully launched attacks or raids on the Mogu.
Iām not quite sure where the āsense of honorā really comes from, so perhaps someone could offer their thoughts and ideas. It seems like it may stem from loyalty and being a member of the tribe, in which members would likely get treated better than in other tribes. I have a hard time imagining their honor including a form of Saurok chivalry. Also, in this case, honor does not mean acting noble, as the Glintrok tribe wonāt hesitate to attack you and loot your bodies based on Gekkanās quotes in the dungeon:
Intro: I hear somethingā¦
Aggro: Stop them!
Reckless Cry: Slay them!
Killed a Player: Search its corpse!
Gekkan Dying: Such a wasteā¦
They are, more or less, just jobbers put in the dungeon to act as an obstacle for players to kill. Itās not like Gekkan greets you and invites you and your party to their raid party so you can split the loot afterwards and have a friendly discussion over tea and crumpets. They just outright attack you, wanting the loot for themselves.
Likely, some of the flavor text was put in there to make it a bit more interesting to read and make the battle function differently than you might see with other Saurok without much more thought than that. Still, itās important in that, as in-game text, it is something that shows that some Saurok can act differently than being angry lizards that hate anything without scalesā¦and even with scales in some cases.
If there is some form of honor shown with this tribe, then Saurok in general are capable of this. As a result, honorable Saurok would fit right in with the Horde, who generally are all about the honor. Of course, the question is what exactly Saurok honor is and if it would be shown in some fashion for a playable Saurok faction. I donāt see Saurok as honorable as an Orc, but some sense of honor could be interesting if done correctly. Iām sure there are several ways you could write a playable Saurok faction, so a sense of honor isnāt necessarily the only idea for them.
While Iām at it, Iāll take a look at Gekkanās entourage and the other Glintrok mooks in the dungeon to see if there is anything of interest.
Glintrok Hexxer: Normally I consider hexxers to be of the shaman class, but in this caseā¦its skills seem more warlock-like than anything. It has āHex of Lethargy,ā which causes shadow damage and reduces spell-casting speed for a few seconds, as well as āDark Bolt,ā which causes shadow damage. The armor worn seems light-clothing related as well. Iām not sure whether this is meant as a kind of warlock or what, but still interesting.
Glintrok Ironhide: Has an ability called āIron Protector,ā which reduces taken from nearby allies. Interesting to see a Saurok that protects others, in a sense, but likely other tribes might have a similar mob. Saurok need tanks after all, much like they need healers to survive.
Glintrok Oracle: This Saurok sounds a bit more like a shaman, though its skills are a bit different. It has ācleansing fire,ā which is a fire-based healing spell (I guess these Saurok like to soak in hot tubs), and also āFire Bolt.ā It operates differently than a mageās āFireballā spell, in that it does fire damage (of course) equal to a melee swing. Iām guessing this is meant as a shaman, as player character shamans do have spells that are fire-related.
Glintrok Skulker: Has a skill that specifically shanks people. Iām guessing this is why said skill is called āShank.ā Another mob that is evidence that Saurok can be Rogues.
There are three mooks you encounter in the dungeon (Greenhorn, scout, and pillager), but according to Wowhead, none of them have anything to note (and no skills to speak of). Other than you getting more cash loot from pillagers, if they spawn, theres not much else to say from themā¦though it does make me wonder what the Saurok do with the treasure. They might collect it because of āshinies!ā but I do wonder if they actually barter with other races or Saurok tribes in some form of trade.
That is about it that I found in-game regarding the Glintrok tribe. Are they a potential candidate to be the playable Saurok faction? Itās possible, given some creative writing, but theyāre likely hostile to non-Saurok, considering you interrupt their raiding party. Since they are just meant as jobbers, all we have for them right now is some sense of honor in flavor text and āshinies!ā Not to mention potential evidence that Saurok Warlocks may exist in the game.
On the other hand, it seems turtles arenāt the only reptiles that fight with honor. More Saurok research to come in the future! 
