Horc Elder
Please journey to the Ravine Temple before confronting the Alliance Leaders.
- Horc AC Shop (1)
- Horc Merge Shop (1)
After completing the 'Alliance Defiance' quest:
Horc Elder
Free and strong, Hero. The alliance tries to grind the stone of our bones beneath its feat. Horcs are NOT easily crushed. We will roll over them in a an avalanche of battle-fury! Like falling boulders, we will be as death from above. They will see that force is the wrong way to convince us to treat the Trolls with peace!
- KAGG's Quests
- Horc AC Shop (1)
- Horc Merge Shop (1)
After completing the 'Alliance Subdued' quest:
Horc Elder
The tears flow fast and deep in Bloodtusk Ravine, Hero. No one could have guessed that Krellenos would fall so very far! Now we must hurry, for our Ancient Temple is in great danger! I will wait for you there.
- Horc AC Shop (1)
- Horc Merge Shop (1)
- Ancient Temple
Horc Chieftain
You must turn back, Hero! This region of Bloodtusk is restricted. No Troll or Horc has walked these grounds in centuries! Return the /alliance to learn what awaits here.
- Alliance
After completing the 'Alliance Subdued' quest:
Horc Chieftain
Free and Strong, Hero. It is as we feared; the Trolls raised a Chaos Lord. But from what Sokrakiis said - and I believe him, for he has an honest heart - they had no part in the deception. Still… it is an abomination! The Chaorruption has reached deep into my tribe… and I fear what will happen if it reaches into the Heart of the Temple.
Talk
We did not know him well, the young Krellenos, as he stayed on his side of the Ravine. But even in K'Thurr we heard tales of his visions, and his sister's. Such power… Iron and Gold! I fear what he may do. Dividing us, uniting us… he has truly seeded the plains of Bloodtusk with Chaos! We must rip it out by the roots!
After completing the 'The Heart of the Temple Awaits' quest:
Horc Chieftain
I pity Sokrakiis! To have harbored in his tribe a serpent of Chaos, and how to have its venom coursing through his people… it is a sad, sad thing. I think it is not a coincidence that he had a serpentress by his side. As tainted with Chaos as he is, a harbinger of death must seem like an excellent companion!
- KAGG's Quests
- Ore Cavern
Horc Lorekeeper / Reputation Vendor
Free and Strong Hero! Welcome to K'thurr. It means "Horc's Side in our language. When we won our freedom from the Trolls, our ancestors began their new lives right where the old ones ended. They built K'thurr to show the Trolls that we do not fear them. Bloodtusk is ours… at least as nuch as it is the Trolls. We will never give it up.
Talk
I am the Lorekeeper for my people. We share our knowledge freely with those who wish to know it. Unlike some races, we value honesty, equality and directness. What do you wish to know?
Lorekeeper?
Horcs have no written language, but our memories are very long and we respect the art of story-telling. As Lorekeeper, I am the living memory for our tribe but every Horc knows stories. You will discover this.
History?
Centuries ago the Horcs allowed the Trolls to entire our ravine and live here. Our people eventually grew together. The Trolls have their art and magic and studies and we have strength and will and hard work. Eventually, the Trolls began to take advantage of our simple open nature…
Around 200 years ago, we opened our eyes and realized that we had become second class citizens. We mined, farmed, hunted and labored for the Trolls and they used their crafty minds to keep us under their blue thumbs. We rose up and won back our freedom, vowing never again to serve another master! Now we are free and strong!
Horcs?
You have met some of us before, yes? Horcs may not be the brightest race, but we are strong and we will die before we give an inch of ground to our foes. Like all races, there are Good and Evil Horcs. We do not like to see Horcs turn to Evil but we respect their freedom to do so. Our lives are based on battle, honor, love, above all else… freedom.
Trolls?
Bah, what do you need to know about Trolls? They play and scheme and use their magic instead of their hands! You are welcome to visit their half of town but do NOT trust them.
Speech?
Yes, I speak better than the rest of my tribe. As Lorekeeper, I traveled far and wide gathering stories to bring back to my tribe. Most languages are more complex than the Horc language so it is difficult for most of my brothers and sisters to speak. Do not mistake our simplicity for stupidity!
- Horc Rep Shop
- KAGG's Quests
After completing the 'Choose: Khasaanda Confrontation?' quest:
Horc Lorekeeper / Reputation Vendor
Hero, you are one with the Horcs now. And one with the Trolls. You are a child of the Ravine, born here or not. Free and strong, Hero. And wise. You have shown us much wisdom.
- Horc Rep Shop
- KAGG's Quests
Horc Lorekeeper
Free and Strong, Hero! K'thurr is in danger, all Horcs are in danger. The whispers are true - The Trolls have one ready to shatter the stones with the hammer of Chaos. We must fight, for Freedom and for Honor. This Troll, they send the tainted children of the forest and field to attack us. Share your shield with us and we will honor you as Horc Warrior.
Talk
My people are brave. They will break their swords on Chaos and the Trolls, and for good reason. We know the suffering both the Trolls and the chaos contagion bring. I will not see any of my people suffer it! To be cut off from the heart of the mountain, your blood turned from Iron to Crystal… it will not be! They need a shield-brother to help keep them from chaorruption. Do this for us, Hero!
More
The Spirits of the Mountain do not show Zot what is come. Only that the bones of the mountain will run red, and that the Horcs will cry to the skies in anger and pain. I fear for my people, Hero. Should the Trolls attack with Chaos… We will fight, but not only Trolls will fall.
- KAGG's Quests
- War Paint
- Ravine Temple
Horc Chieftain
Go. You must save the Temple before you will have time to explore this cave system.
- Ancient Temple
After completing the 'The Heart of the Temple Awaits' quest:
Horc Chieftain
I tell you, Hero. I am glad I am not a Troll now. To have one of my own betray my people, my land… it is more than I could bear. The Trolls… I pity them. Like Horcs, they depend on their families, on the ties of blood. They have suffered the ultimate betrayal.
Talk
Horcs mourn the loss of the young Troll, and the girl- Troll left behind. I think she will have a hard time remaining there. I wonder whether - I hope she is - strong enough to survive Krellenos' death. Because, to be sure, you must kill him, Hero. It is the only way.
-KAGG's Quests
After completing the 'Truth is its Own Light' quest:
Horc Chieftain
For a Horc that betrayed his people so completely, there would be only one fate. For one who used Chaos - and Chaorrupted a creature of our land to do it - there is no redemption. You must defeat his Beast… and him. The stones of the Mountain are hard, but you must be harder to do this thing.
-KAGG's Quests
After completing the 'Battle the Baas!' quest:
Horc Chieftain
Iron and Gold, the world can be cruel! He risked everything for Power - a tainted, deceptive power that would never truly serve him. He killed his kin - and then in turn was killed by one of his own. His heart - and hers - were as flawed as crystal and as hard as stone. Made like that, they could do nothing but shatter in time.
- Dream Nexus
Horc Lorekeeper
Free and Strong! Return to K'thurr, Hero. There are things there you must do before you should battle here.
After defeating Chaotic Troll:
Horc Lorekeeper
Free and Strong, Hero! You will help us to stay free and strong, I know. You are like a Horc where it counts: in your heart. This… Alliance; Horcs will keep peace around their army, but we do not like it! If we are threatened, we WILL fight, Alliance or no. And if they try to take our Ore, they will pay! Rumors have already started in K'thurr that the Ore has been stolen. Will the Alliance step in if Horcs riot in fear and anger? Bah!
What resource?
Each piece of Ore we call a Tear of the Mountain. It is sacred, both to Horcs and to Trolls. They call it differently, though, and I do not know what. Many years ago, Trolls and Horcs fought over the Tears, until the Accord of the Dark Sun. Now it is kept safe and where it stays, peace is enforced. If the Trolls have been lost to Chaos, though… we must secure our share of the Ore!
- KAGG's Quests
- Horc Defiance Shop
After completing the 'Alliance Defiance' quest:
Horc Lorekeeper
Now we know the truth! King Alteon of Swordhaven and Empress Gravelyn of the Shadowscythe INTERFERE! Their Alliance soldiers are not welcome here. We are a proud people, and will rule ourselves. This may unite us after all! Go, /join alliance. I will wait for you there.
What resource?
Each piece of Ore we call a Tear of the Mountain. It is sacred, both to Horcs and to Trolls. They call it differently, though, and I do not know what. Many years ago, Trolls and Horcs fought over the Tears, until the Accord of the Dark Sun. Now it is kept safe and where it stays, peace is enforced. If the Trolls have been lost to Chaos, though… we must secure our share of the Ore!
- KAGG's Quests
- Horc Defiance Shop
- Alliance
