They emerged from the undergrowth, each one a dizzying burst of colour in the darkness of the jungle. Leering faces, strange and chaotic scenes of long-forgotten battles and intricate murals dedicated to the profane loa glared out from the hardened wood of the shields.
More like a phalanx of red-plumed golems than the common trollish rabble, the column came to a halt and stood in silence, as if to give their foes either a moment to make their peace or at least enjoy the artistry of the cohort…
Hello gamers,
The Seventh Rastari Cohort - or the Painted Shields as they are more commonly known - is recruiting! So named after their group’s traditions of painting their shields, the cohort now marches in the name of the Horde, gifted as aid to the infamous Stygian Legion by a powerful Zanchuli associate hoping to gain yet more power in the chaos that follows the union between the Horde and the Empire.
This guild’s theme will revolve around soldiers of an once-dominant empire struggling against its decline and fighting for a new golden age for the trollish people, even if it means working with those that may have once been so far beneath them. Dressed in beaten golden and crested in opulent plumes, the imperial soldiers of the Golden Throne march out to show Azeroth just why their people once held dominion over much of the known world…
The main audience of the guild is - of course - Zandalari characters. Despite the name shield use isn’t essential - although ideally we will have a lot of characters that can use the iconic painted shields, maybe you want to play a guy who hangs his shield up in his hut and uses magic / a big spear etc
We will also be recruiting auxiliaries of all surviving troll tribes - with the Horde-loyal tribes of Darkspear, Revantusk and Shatterspear receiving generous wages and at least a thimbleful of respect from their Zandalari comrades.
The disgraced tribes that dishonoured the Golden City by standing with the traitorous Zul in his battles against the Horde and even worse still losing may join but can expect to be treated as second-class soldiers, expendable and underpaid. These lowly creatures will be left outside of the gates of major Horde cities to camp in the dirt so as not to offend the new imperial allies with their filthy ways
OK cool… if you’re an interested / 100% mad for it gamer contact “Mjej” or “Teocalli”…