Welcome to the Unofficial Playable Vrykul Discussion Thread
The goal of this thread is for the discussion about the Vrykul as playable race but also about the Vrykul in general: lore, cities, mounts, heritage, class choices, customization, etc
Allied Race or Core race? It doesn’t matter. I only want to see them added to the game as playable race.
Feel free to share your opinion here or what you think about this or just to say a little “hello”: everyone is welcomed here.
Please keep in mind this thread is a work in progress. I will try to update this post when I can with new information, artworks or other things.
This thread is in several sections.
(Vrykul - by Manoil Simeonov)
Content:
- Who are the Vrykul?
- Vrykul Tribes
- Which Faction?
- Racial Leaders
- Racial Capital
- Racial Mount
- Racial Crest and Tabard
- Heritage Armor
- Recruitment Quest Ideas
- Class Choices
- Hunter Pet Possibility
- The Model
- Customization Options Overview
- Racials
- Language
- Dances
- Do female Vrykul exist?
- Other thing
- Other threads
Who are the Vrykul?
The Vrykul are a race of fearsome half-giant warriors that live mostly in Northrend and in the Broken Isles. They are known for their close affinity with the sea and with the proto-dragons from Northrend and the Thorignir from Broken Isles. They are descended from titan-forged iron Vrykul that were afflicted with the Curse of Flesh and are in turn the progenitors of the human race, who were originally Vrykul children that were born weak and deformed as a result of the curse.
Under King Ymiron’s reign, 15,000 years ago, on the heels of the Dragonflayer’s victory over the jalgar, the curse of flesh took another turn Vrykul’s children started to be born smaller, which was considered “weak and ugly” by Vrykul standards. These infants were dubbed “aberrations” and “runts”, and Vrykul society was deeply divided on how to deal with them. Some Vrykul were disgusted by these “aberrations” and beseeched their ruler, Ymiron, to have them all killed, citing a need to keep the Vrykul race pure; others pleaded with him to show them mercy, protesting that despite their weakness, these infants were still their children.
Ymiron then took the side of those calling for the death of their malformed infants, and decreed that all parents with so-afflicted children must kill their young.
However, not all Vrykul could bear to kill their own flesh and blood. Despite their king’s harsh decree, they sheltered their children and took them away to a land far away from Northrend, the modern Tirisfal Glades.
They had heard stories of the Vrykul clan that had followed Tyr and had settled in that area and decided it was a safe haven for their children. There they nursed and raised their children in secret, and taught them the stories and values of ancient Vrykul society as well as the ways of foraging, masonry, smithing, and warfare. Finally, with heavy hearts, they left them in the care of the Vrykul that inhabited Tirisfal, before returning to Northrend.
Before the Great Sundering, the Vrykul of Northrend were led by King Ymiron from Utgarde Keep, and in an effort to stave off the curse of flesh, he ordered his people to put themselves into hibernation for the thousands of years that would follow. However, this was not the case for other Vrykul around the world, as thousands of years ago, another group of Vrykul migrated to the sacred region of Stormheim in search of their true gods. Being a seafaring race, some also took to the seas, with one such group settling on Kul Tiras, inhabiting the region of Drustvar as the Drust.
When the Lich King began the war in the frozen wastes, the Vrykul of Northrend awoke and saw him as a God of Death to serve. Led once again by King Ymiron, the Vrykul pledged themselves to his cause and many were absorbed into the Scourge armies. Following the victory of the living, the Vrykul kept to themselves with no death god to serve, returning to their former way of life.
(Einar, the Vrykul - by Johannes Helgeson)
Vrykul Clans
The Vrykul affected by the Curse of Flesh formed many clans.
Tideskorn clan: The Tideskorn clan are the united Vrykul tribes of Stormheim, led by a God-King. They include the Drekirjar, the Bonespeakers and the Valkyra.
Both the leaders of the Drekirjar and the Bonespeakers thus have a claim to rule the Tideskorn. If female, the ruler is expected or assumed to be a member of the Valkyra.
Drekirjar clan: The Drekirjar are a group of dragon-taming Vrykul located in southeastern Stormheim, in the city of Hrydshal.
Long ago, the Drekirjar entered into a new era when Hakkap One-leg first learned to tame the nearby Thorignir storm drakes. The relationship between the two races was mutually consenting, and they would form a pact with each other that lasted many years. The result was the formation of the Drekirjar Galeborn, the fiercest airborne combatants on the Broken Isles.
Bonespeakers clan: The Bonespeakers (also known as the mystic Vrykul or the mystics) are a group of Vrykul mystics that are supposed to care for the bodies of the Vrykul honored dead. They are religious zealots and masters of rune magics. Many of them have a “Shattered Rune” ability.
Long ago, the Dreki
Valkyra clan: The Valkyra are a sister organization to the Valarjar made up of shieldmaidens from the Tideskorn clan that aspire to be val’kyr, supporting priestesses, and the val’kyr themselves.
Ashildir, Queen of the Valkyra, is long dead but still leads them to this day. They protect the Vault of Eyir.
Valarjar “clan”: The Valarjar are an army of ascended Vrykul who serve Keeper Odyn in the Halls of Valor. Chosen by Odyn, the strongest Vrykul have their spirits lifted to the Halls by the Val’kyr where they fight eternal, shiny and gold.
The Valarjar can be given either mighty, golden Stormforged bodies, or become Val’kyr themselves with power over life and death.
This army was originally created as an equivalent to the Dragon Aspects, who Odyn judged unworthy for the task of protecting Azeroth, until the Val’kyr Helya cursed the Keeper and his army to be trapped within the Halls for ages.
Jandvik “clan”: Jandvik is a Vrykul town found in eastern Suramar.
Dragonflayer clan: The Dragonflayer clan is a Vrykul clan under the control of the slumbering King Ymiron. They have taken up residence in Utgarde Keep, on the shores of Lake Cauldros, within the Howling Fjord of Northrend.
Thousands of years ago before the Sundering, King Ymiron was the leader of the Dragonflayer clan when they were still titan-forged iron. Under his leadership the clan finally gained the upper hand against its foes and in a coordinated offensive, the Vrykul attacked and drove the jalgar into Kalimdor’s lush central forests.
When Vrykul women began giving birth to small, malformed children - a development that spread fear and superstition among the Vrykul clans, Ymiron blamed the absent Keepers for it. He ordered the weak and ugly children born to Dragonflayer women be killed, but some Vrykul could not bear to do it and secreted them away to Tirisfal Glades, where legends told that other Vrykul had fled there with Tyr long ago. In an effort to stave off the curse of flesh, the Dragonflayers went to sleep beneath northern Kalimdor in facilities such as Gjalerbron.
Winterskorn clan: The Winterskorn clan (or tribe) is a clan of Vrykul that live in Skorn and Baleheim in Howling Fjord of Northrend. They are led by Bjorn Halgurdsson.
Thousands of years ago, armed by the fire giants Volkhan and Ignis, the Winterskorn attacked other titan-forged across the Storm Peaks, thus beginning the Winterskorn War. They caught the attention of Tyr when they attacked the earthen. Tyr asked the Dragon Aspects for aid, and the war ended with Ysera and Nozdormu putting the Winterskorn into a timeless sleep beneath northern Kalimdor.
Mjordin clan: The Mjordin are a group of Vrykul from Jotunheim. Little is known about them, but they are mentioned in a way that makes them seem a major force. Indeed, had King Ymiron blown the horns and called for all of the leaders of the ymirjar and mjordin alike, the Vrykul would’ve become a force more powerful than any other within the Scourge. This action would’ve organized the Vrykul nation.
The exact relation between the Mjordin and the Jotunheim Vrykul is unclear. They share the cliff city of Jotunheim and the Balargarde Fortress but there was no evidence to link them directly. The Mjordin were put into stasis in the Halls of the Ancestors.
Jotunheim clan: Jotunheim is the largest Vrykul village in Northrend, located on the northwestern cliffs of Icecrown. It is the place where the Vrykul were first reawakened from their magical sleep and is the second-most important place to them, the first being Ymirheim.
Hyldnir clan: The Hyldnir is the main tribe of frost Vrykul in Storm Peaks, living primarily in Brunnhildar Village, hence why they are also known as the Brunnhildar.
They are the servants of Thorim, a keeper of Ulduar. In these times, the Hyldnir were the allies of the frost giants. That ended when Thorim’s wife, Sif, was slain by Loken, Thorim’s brother. A war between the Hyldnir and the Sons of Hodir started after Thorim brutally attacked the ice giants that were framed for the death of Sif. Thorim exiled himself to Temple of Storms in grief.
Most, if not all, female members of the are warriors and train to compete in the Hyldsmeet, a competition in which warriors fight to determine who shall rule by Thorim’s side. They are constantly warring with the Sons of Hodir in the name of the Thorim.
They have a strict matriarchal society with the males, both Hyldnir and other races, as they think men are good for naught but slave labor, mostly in the nearby Forlorn Mine. Even females not of their faction are regarded with more respect than any man.
Valkyrion “clan”: Valkyrion is a frost Vrykul settlement located in the western area of the Storm Peaks.
Their Hyldnir sisters of Brunnhildar Village hate them for becoming the Lich King’s servants. The Blighted Pool can also be found here.
Ymirjar “clan”: The Ymirjar were the elite warrior caste created by King Ymiron in service of the Lich King, the victorious Vrykul in the battle of ascension at Jotunheim. They inhabit the city of Ymirheim in the center of Icecrown, which is of most significance to Vrykul culture.
Ymirheim is populated by both male and female frost Vrykul. This population, called the Ymirjar, are undead and allied with the Lich King. These were Vrykul who traveled to Jotunheim and fought at Valhalas. The winners of this competition are taken to Ymirheim and become Ymirjar. The losers become vargul.
Kvaldir clan: The kvaldir, also known as sea Vrykul, are the spirits of fearsome Vrykul warriors or seafaring raiders who roam the seas raiding ships and coastal settlements. Working for Helya, the kvaldir raid the coasts and pull souls to Helheim, thus robbing Odyn of potential champions.
The spirits of those dishonorable warriors spend eternity in Helheim locked in an endless futile battle, always seeking glory but never able to attain it.
They attack the beaches of southern Northrend and sections of Stormheim. Additionally in a chain of flashbacks, Varkul the Unrelenting leads a huge army and claims the then abandoned Ruins of Vashj’ir.
Drust “clan”: The Drust were a population of Vrykul who inhabited the island of Kul Tiras before the first humans arrived there.
They wielded powerful death magic and mainly lived in Drustvar, but also resided in several areas of Tiragarde Sound and to lesser extent Stormsong Valley; to this day, their ruins and ancient roads can be seen throughout the island.
When human sailors from Gilneas arrived in Kul Tiras around 2,700 years ago, the Drust king Gorak Tul led his people into war against the human settlers. However, not all Drust agreed with the war, and the druidic Thornspeakers left Drust society to side with the humans.
Gorak Tul eventually lost the conflict, and his Drust were almost all slain by the human invaders. However, Gorak Tul called upon the dark powers of Thros, the Blighted Lands, where the Drust’s spirits found refuge. Since then, they have slowly been trying to make their way back to the mortal world.
Which Faction?
(Alliance)
Wishing to retake their old capital (Tideskorn Harbor), the Tideskorn Vrykul look for new allies to do this. Knowing what Sylvannas and Horde did to Eyir, they will never forgive them for what they did to her. So God-Queen Sigryn’s choice will be in favor of the Alliance.
- The Tideskorn Vrykul and the Alliance will purge the Tideskorn Harbor from all opponents and they will purify this land to retake it.
- The Drekirjar and the Valkyra want to prove their strengh to Odyn and what better opportunity to show him this with great battles. These Vrykul will accompany the Alliance in their travels to fight new and powerful opponents to prove their strengh to Odyn.
(Neutral (maybe not the best option but it could work too))
Alliance:
Wishing to retake their old capital (Tideskorn Harbor), the Tideskorn Vrykul look for new allies to do this. Knowing what Sylvannas and Horde did to Eyir, they will never forgive them for what they did to her. So God-Queen Sigryn’s choice will be in favor of the Alliance.
- The Tideskorn Vrykul and the Alliance will purge the Tideskorn Harbor from all opponents and they will purify this land to retake it.
- The Drekirjar and the Valkyra want to prove their strengh to Odyn and what better opportunity to show him this with great battles. These Vrykul will accompany the Alliance in their travels to fight new and powerful opponents to prove their strengh to Odyn.
Horde:
The Vrykul of Dragonflayer clan wanting blood and glory look for allies. Hating humans for a long time, they choose the Horde for this task. With the taunka and the Horde, they will fight and restore their old glory in this world.
Racial Leaders
Alliance:
God-Queen Sigryn
Sigryn is the God-Queen of the Tideskorn vrykul. She is the daughter of late God-King Skovald and the sister of Torvald.
Neutral:
Unknown Vrykul (Horde, on the left) / God-Queen Sigryn (Alliance, on the right)
Unknown Vrykul is the leader of the Dragonflayer clan.
God-Queen Sigryn is the God-Queen of the Tideskorn vrykul.
Racial Capital
Utgarde Keep for the Horde (if neutral) and Tideskorn Harbor or Hrydshal with Stormheim for the Alliance.
(Utgarde Keep)
(Tideskorn Harbor)
(Hrydshal)
(Stormheim)
Racial Mount
Bear or Mammoth or Musken
(Runehorn Musken - by TheAceofHearth)
Racial Crest and Tabard
I don’t have ideas for a racial crest so if you have an idea for that, let me know.
One for the Horde and one for the Alliance like the pandaren if neutral.
(Vrykul Tabard for the Tideskorn Vrykul - by TheAceofHearth)
I don’t have ideas for a tabard for the Horde so if you have an idea for that, let me know.
Heritage Armor
(Heritage Armor - by Unknown)
Recruitment Quest Ideas
Alliance:
God-Queen Sigryn and Tideskorn vrykul hate Sylvannas and the Horde for what they did to Eyir. So God-Queen Sigryn choice will be quick for her. God-Queen Sigryn will ask the Alliance to help them to retake their old capital (Tideskorn Harbor) and to develop traiding between the Tideskorn vrykul and the Alliance.
- The Tideskorn vrykul and the Alliance will purge the Tideskorn Harbor from all opponents and they will purify this land to retake it.
- The Tideskorn vrykul will travel with the Alliance across the world to fight new and powerful opponents to prove their strengh to Odyn.
- The Tideskorn vrykul will develop trading relations between them and the Alliance.
Neutral:
You will choose your clan (side) before going in the Alliance or the Horde city:
-
Alliance: God-Queen Sigryn and Tideskorn vrykul hate Sylvannas and the Horde for what they did to Eyir. So God-Queen Sigryn choice will be quick for her. God-Queen Sigryn will ask the Alliance to help them to retake their old capital (Tideskorn Harbor) and to develop traiding between the Tideskorn vrykul and the Alliance.
- The Tideskorn vrykul and the Alliance will purge the Tideskorn Harbor from all opponents and they will purify this land to retake it.
- The Tideskorn vrykul will travel with the Alliance across the world to fight new and powerful opponents to prove their strengh to Odyn.
- The Tideskorn vrykul will develop trading relations between them and the Alliance.
- The Tideskorn vrykul and the Alliance will purge the Tideskorn Harbor from all opponents and they will purify this land to retake it.
- Horde: An unknown Vrykul is the new leader of the Dragonflayer clan. Wanting to restore their past glory, he will ask to the Horde their help to fight and restore their old glory in this world fighting at the Horde’s side. Dragonflayer clan want bloody fight and glory so they will have it with the Horde.
Class Choices
- Warrior
- Paladin (Valarjar Aspirant can use Light abilities like “Blast of Light”, certainly coming from Eyir)
(Runehorn Charger for Vrykul Paladin - by TheAceofHearth)
- Hunter
- Rogue
- Priest
- Shaman (Focuser of Jonat, the Elder) => Jonat Han, the Elder, trained new shaman of the Dragonflayer clan in mastering the ways of water and healing
(Vrykul Shaman Totem - by TheAceofHearth)
- Mage
- Warlock
- Druid (Drust) => The Drust were a population of vrykul who mastering the way of druidism
(Moonkin Form - by TheAceofHearth)
- Death Knight
- Monk
Hunter Pet Possibility
Worg
The Model
Use the Vrykul model from Legion with a Zandalari/Tauren size
Customization Options Overview
- Hair options
- Hair colors
- Beard options
- Skin colors
- Eyes colors
- Face forms
- Cosmetic options
- Tattoo
- Earring
- Jewellry
Racials
- Berserker Rage: 20 minutes cd, duration 6 secondes. Be immune to stun effects and increases physical damage by 2%
- Ancestor Blessing: 10 minutes cd. Heal you by 20% of your health maximum
- Hideshaping: Leatherworking skill increased by 15
- Eyir’s Vigil: 2 hours cd. When you die, you can be teleported near to your dead body
- Titan Legacy: Reduces physical damage revieved by 1%
Language
- Common
- Common and Orc (if neutral)
- Vrykul
Dances
Female dance:
(Dance from 0:40 to 1:27)
Male dance:
(Dance from 1:30 to 1:56)
Do female Vrykul exist?
Yes, female Vrykul are confirmed in lore:
(Priestess Halla)
Other thing
This thread model is based about the Fenelon, Zitga and Bagzak threads. Thanks to them for this.
Other threads
Here I put 2 lists:
- A list for Allied Race threads
- A list for Customization threads
Other threads for playable races:
Ankoan and Jinyu thread 
- by Rorrand
The Ankoan and Jinyu Race Discussion Thread
Arakkoa thread 
- by Lore
Unoffical Playable Arakkoa Discussion Thread
Broken thread 
- by Mianyaue
Unofficial Playable Broken Discussion Thread
Dragonmaw Orcs and Wildhammer Dwarves thread 
vs 
- by Keldar
Megathread: Twilight Highlands Allied Races - DRAGONMAW Orcs and WILDHAMMER Dwarves
Drakonids thread 
- by Keldar
Megathread: The Other Half of the Dragon Fantasy - DRAKONIDS
Ethereal thread 
- by Lore
Unoffical Playable Ethereal Discussion Thread
Forest Troll thread 
- by Zurogrusel
Forest Troll Race/Customization Megathread
Furbolg thread 
- by Fenelon
Unofficial Playable Furbolg Discussion Thread
Kelfin thread 
- by Gnomest
The kelfin love/allied race discussion thread
Mok’Nathal thread 
- by Mianyaue
Unofficial Playable Mok’Nathal Discussion Thread
Rajani Mogu thread 
- by Mianyaue
Unofficial Playable Rajani Mogu Discussion Thread
Saberon thread 
- by Lore
Unoffical Playable Saberon Discussion Thread
Saurok thread 
- by Bagzak
The Unofficial Saurok Playable Race Discussion Megathread!
Sethrak thread 
- by Nadezhdha
Unoffical Playable Sethrak Discussion Thread
San’layn thread 
- by Fallynn
San’layn/vampyr elf Customization (and Allied Race idea) Coagulated Megathread {Re-VAMPed}
Stonemaul Ogre thread 
- by Bagzak
The Unofficial Stonemaul Ogre Playable Race Discussion Megathread!
Taunka thread 
- by Zitga
Taunka Allied Race Megathread
Tuskarr thread 
- by Mianyaue
Unofficial Playable Tuskarr Discussion Thread
Tuskarr thread - by Jorreno
Unofficial Playable Tuskarr Discussion Thread
Vrykul thread 
- by Mianyaue
Unofficial Playable Vrykul Discussion Thread
"Subraces” customizations for core races 
- by Mianyaue
Give us more “subraces” customizations for core races
Various ideas about allied races for the Alliance and the Horde - by Mianyaue
Allied races for the Alliance and the Horde
Various ideas about allied races - by Mianyaue
New allied races
Allied race thread from WoW Community Council 
- by Kretias
Call for Allie(d race)s
Other threads for customizations:
Blood Elf Customization Thread (For the Sin’dorei) 
- by Kyuu
Big Blood Elf Customization Thread (For the Sin’dorei)
Blood Elf Customization thread - by Veras
Big Blood Elf Customization Thread
Dark Iron Dwarves/Mag’har Orcs thread 
vs 
- by Grymes
Dark Iron Dwarves/Mag’har Orcs next on the table for expanded customizations?
Draenei/Lightforged customization thread - by Averyx
Draenei/Lightforged customization Feedback Thread. Currently the new options are lacking in fantasy
Forsaken/Undead Customization thread 
- by Baalsamael
Forsaken/Undead Customization Megathread
Human Customization thread 
- by Anansi
Human Customization Thread
Kul’tiran Love & Customization Thread 
- by Morbann
Kul’tiran Love & Customization Thread
Kul-Tirans and Zandalari Customisation thread vs 
- by Kyzendra
Kul-Tirans and Zandalari Customisation ideas?
Mechagnome Customization thread 
- by Coaxial
Mechagnome Customization Requests Thread
Night Elf Customization thread 
- by Elesana
Night Elf Customization thread
Nightborne Customization thread 
- by Ellinia
Nightborne Customization Thread
Orc Customization thread - by Zurogrusel
Big Orc Customization Ideas Thread
Troll Customization thread 
- by Baalsamael
All-Troll Customization Megathread
Void Elf Customization thread (Void Aspect) 
- by Fenelon
Void Elf Customization Thread (For The Void Aspect)
Vulpera Customization thread 
- by Fokuro
Vulpera Customization Thread
Worgen Customization thread - by Keori
Worgen Customization Mega Thread
Customization Suggestions thread - by Drede
Customization Suggestions Megathread (Edited for 9.2.5)
Warlock Customization: Stables for Demons/Aberrations 
- by Baalsamael
Warlock Customization: Stables for Demons/Aberrations
Dark Iron Mole Machine update 
- by Onijitsu
Dark Iron Mole Machine update
Upright Forsaken Models thread - by Banshih
Upright Forsaken Models - Overdue Character Customization
"Subraces” customizations for core races - by Mianyaue
Give us more “subraces” customizations for core races
Customization thread from WoW Community Council - by Dynja and Maizou
Character Customization - We want more! (Dynja post)
Character Customization - We want more! (Maizou post)