The Prophet Zul was once the great hope of troll-kind, a leader for us all, no matter where in the world we come from, but Zul betrayed both himself and the values he stood for when he foolishly sided with G’huun, and that is something we will never forget, something we will never forgive. But Zul was right about one thing; the crown has grown decadent, and under this monarchy, we trolls will never again rise and become what we once were.
King Rastakhan, though stagnant, at least tried to uphold the old values. After his death, ‘Queen’ Talanji has let slip Zandalar, the last great bastion of Trollish power, under the Horde’s subjugation. In her cowardice, she let a desire for self-preservation and a fear of the Alliance, the Alliance she provoked in the first place, clouds her judgment. Our old allies, the Amani, the Gurubashi, the Sandfury, and even the Drakkari can do nothing but watch as we, the Zandalari who promised them safety, betray them purely because they lack the power they once had. And why? Because the Horde, with the traitor Vol’jin’s help, brought the old tribes to ruin!
No more! We will no longer tolerate Talanji sending Horde champions to butcher our brothers in the streets of Zuldazar! We will no longer tolerate the arrogant Zandalari who disguise their fear of the Alliance with disdain towards the ‘lesser’ tribes! NO MORE! We will strive to make Zul’s vision of a reborn, united troll empire a reality, not by rebelling against Talanji, but by forming an independent opposition where all trolls stand equal, regardless of their tribe and regardless of their Loa! United as one, we will return to the old times when we stood above all others on Azeroth!
Make no mistake! We will never submit to ancient evils as Zul did! But we will be damned before we let our fear cloud our judgment and force us under the subjugation of lessers! The Horde sees us as nothing but tools! We Zandalari and our fleet are no different from Zul’jin during the Second War! They will forsake us, as they do all allies when it suits them! There is another alternative; there are independence and unity! Together, we will build an army to serve as an example to all who kneel in fear; there is another path for us, one greater than servitude!
For Zandalar! For troll kind! For the rise of a new Empire! The Vision Zul promised us!” - Our great Prophet Rak’huul
The Hand of Zul (IC Info)
Previously led by a former member of Zanchul, Prophet Rak’huul, who chose to side with neither Zul nor the crown during the rebellion, this new opposition of troll supremacists seeks to create an alternative to the Zandalari monarchy in the wake of Zul’s defeat, out of the ashes of his old expedition force to Pandaria. We will take in any troll that shares our values, Zandalari, Amani, Gurubashi, Drakkari, Farraki, regardless of their background, regardless of their loa. We are trolls, and our strength has been forgotten for all too long.
“We trolls were first to rule this world, and we shall be the last.” - Prophet Zul
The rise of our opposition has not gone unnoticed by the lesser races. Since the Hand’s foundation, we have endured the hostility of the Horde as well as the racism of Zandalari who consider themselves above the ‘lesser’ tribes. We are not a rebellion, and every single time the fools on the other side have made the mistake of drawing blood first. Even when outnumbered, trolls with no affiliation to the Hand have stepped in to protect the opposition, for they can see true justice when it stands before them. But make no mistake, when we are free of the Horde’s tyrannical gaze, we will prove our superiority to all, through conquest and domination.
But alas with the Prophets age he has had to step down but continues to advise his successors. Warlord Taki’zulu and High Priestess Tix’azli. Both continuing on the wants and teachings of Prophet Zul and Rak’huul. To bring the lives of Trolls back to where they should be. On top of all the other lessers.
Hierarchy:
Warlord (Co-GM)
Every tribe, every empire, and every movement needs a warlord – a troll who can lead the opposition in battle and make the strategic military decisions required for victory. The rank is currently held by Warlord Taki’zulu; the most devoted of the cause.
High Priest (Co-GM)
The spiritual leader of the movement, the cross over of between the spirits and the loa and the Zulians; a rank currently held by High Priestess Tix’azli, a worshipper of ‘Hethiss’
Council (Officer)
Reminiscent of the Zanchuli Council, the Hand of Zul has its own group of specialized trolls who regularly convene for closed meetings where they discuss issues and how to handle them. The council holds a range of representatives – a spymaster, a Strategos and a Chief Witch Doctor.
Champion (Non-Commissioned Officer)
The champions are the loyal veterans of the Hand who have undergone every trial and proven themselves worthy; specialised and capable enforcers of the council’s will.
Loyalist (Veteran)
Trolls who have served the opposition faithfully for a long period of time will be granted the status of a loyalist. More often than not, these trolls will be designated to specific tasks and when showed that they are able to complete these tasks rewarded with titles worthy of their deeds.
Proven (Member)
The bulk of the Hand’s strength is made up of the trolls who have proven their loyalty and usefulness through action or wisdom. But gaining the trust of the upper echelons isn’t easy, and many trolls don’t make it even here.
Unproven (Recruit)
All trolls start out as unproven. No matter how strong or wise they may be, all must prove their loyalty and earn the trust in a movement that values secrecy and political subtlety so much. These trolls receive rights like all others, but they have no hand in the decision making of the opposition and are required to follow orders until they prove themselves.
Captive
The Hand of Zul no longer takes slaves as it used to. However, in time, this can always change.
Outsider (OOC or Un-Recruited)
Don’t trust these mons!
There is no Sleeper Cell
We absolutely do not believe that every good troll guild needs a scheming Hakkari cult secretly working from within and we absolutely do not have members who are secret Hakkari both IC and OOC! But also if we were to have an internal secret cult, then it would probably be open for new interested cultists to join, but that’s no worry because we absolutely don’t have one! Who even is Hakkar?!
OOC Info!
Alright! With all that said, let’s address a few elephants in the room:
Yes, this is the Hand of Zanchul rebranded and restructured. And yes there has been a change of leadership, (original post here however we still remain with the same concept of Trolls forever!)
No, just because we have Zul in the guild-name and we idolize his ideals doesn’t mean that we’re Old-God cultists. The guild is strictly opposed to G’huun and against blood magic in general. (Or is it? I’m looking at you Farraki)
Yes, we do RP supremacist ‘bad guys’, but RP is always in need of more antagonists, and I assure you we’re all good people OOC. That said, the guild is also full of ‘good guys’ who simply believe that trolls are superior.
Conflict
As you can probably see from the very fundamental idea of our concept and the fact we (don’t) have a secret internal cult – our OOC philosophy on RP is that we believe conflict always makes for the best and most interesting RP.This also means that we are more than interested in the external conflict with other guilds. We already have antagonistic ties set up with many Horde loyal guilds; as well as a few guilds within Duskwood and beyond. We are however also on friendly terms with fellow troll supremacist groups.
Granted, RP’ing like this also has a tendency of bringing with it OOC drama, so we are very strict when we interview people to ensure that every new member knows to keep IC and OOC separate.
Rules
1, Don’t Metagame, don’t Poweremote, don’t Lol, don’t ERP, don’t Grief, don’t bring the Guild tag to shame and don’t break RP-PvP rules.
2, Being in this guild, we expect you to take responsibility for your characters’ actions. All actions have consequences. RP is RP, and though we, of course, won’t just kill someone’s character without having a good reason and speaking to them OOC, we do expect you to remember that. E.g. Don’t try to kill a member higher than you if you are not willing to accept the consequences.
3, Our Discord, and our guild chat are not a place for people to post unnecessary memes, talk about sensitive RL topics or bring up politics. Above all, we are a community for RP, and we will remove those who try and disrupt that balance.
4, Will we have RP-PVP? Our options may be limited as things may develop in a way that makes us incompatible with other horde guilds at campaigns, but if there’s room for RP-PVP, we will definitely try to make it happen but that does not mean we are shy to emote battles either.
How do I join?
Many ways actually! You may approach us in RP! It’s usually not hard to figure out where we are, and we have active RP more or less every evening. We’re always open to interacting with strangers!
Secondly, you can whisper any guildie online and ask to be redirected to an officer, or directly whisper:
Takizulu (Horde) - Officer
Tixazli (Horde) - Officer
Zektulo (Horde) - OfficerFinally, you may join our Discord server and get in touch with us through the app as a Guest, where you can also find more information on our concept. I can no longer post the link here, but anyone in the guild would be happy to provide.
There is also our Argent Archives page,https://www.argentarchives.org/node/220478
“Da Zulians never die…”.
