Thrall's Role as a Mentor - "Trials" Short Story Analysis

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TrialsThe Voices WithinThrall, the Leader“There are times I yearn for my early days as Warchief. No, don’t look at me like that. I love what we have built here, and I would never want to go back. But it felt different.”theA young Thrall, as seen in Hearthstone.Thrall and Cairne in Warcraft 3: Reforged.Thrall guiding Garrosh into the position of Warchief.didThrall in Battle for Azeroth.Durak, the SonTrigore the Lasher in game, in the Northern Barrens.DragonflightDurak facing down Trigore the Lasher.Durak's conversation with the orc player.Durak's model in-game.Warcraft 3Rehze, the Daughter He put a hand to her shoulder. “Close your eyes. Listen. Feel. What do you notice?”

They sat in silence for a time. He guided her fingers to the soil, digging her fingers in. There was a steady breeze that carried the sounds of wildlife to them, the scent of the earth. There was moisture in the deeper layers of the soil. The sun radiated heat down on them.

Rehze smiled. She was always one for finding beauty in the simplest things—from a squealing piglet to a fallen tree that housed a million insects, flourishing in the rotten timber. Thrall wondered, not for the first time, if she had a shaman’s path in her future.'A Horde of Five', by Alex Horley.Thrall, the MentorHe glowered, but it crumbled into a rueful smile. “As a leader, a shaman, a father, I see this world is better. And yet . . . for all I’ve sought peace, sometimes I fear a world free from war. If Durak and Rehze come of age in a peaceful world . . . will they know why we fought? Have wisdom enough to recognize injustice, evil, cruelty when they see it? Possess the courage, the strength to face it? Even now I spend most of my time roaring and thundering in council meetings. I can hardly remember the last time I hefted a weapon.”Warcraft 3Thrall's past selves.Thrall in The War Within.The War WithinRead the short story Trials here.

Comment by NihilismI miss old Thrall.
I miss all the old faction heroes that were lore rich that seemingly died off screen.

At this point the night elves are by a mile the strongest lore wise faction and I’m confident that Illidan, Malfurion, and Tyrande could defeat the entire verse at present with all the hand holding.Comment by AdradiaI miss old Thrall.
I miss all the old faction heroes that were lore rich that seemingly died off screen.

At this point the night elves are by a mile the strongest lore wise faction and I’m confident that Illidan, Malfurion, and Tyrande could defeat the entire verse at present with all the hand holding.Comment by furos72It's a shame what Thrall has become. I was hoping that Thrall would come back stronger after Shadowlands, but he comes back unchanged and remains a depressed coward. Actually, Thrall should also be punished because of Garrosh, which never happened and prefers to run away from the past.
How Thrall suddenly got the elements and his old armor back in Shadowlands was completely incomprehensible and random!
It looks like Thrall is having trouble with the elements again for some reason. However, none of this will be seen in the upcoming expansion.

For the Horde, the Council is truly a demotion and an insult. Because BfA was a while ago and what was done up until then? Oh, of course nothing!
This is only done to get the Horde out of the way, and to this day the Orcs have no official leader, and no, that is not Thrall. Because he is everywhere except with his people!
I wish he was gone and others would get attention like Nazgrel, Jorin or Ariok etcComment by Drellakmen like them "don't get to hide" from their duties, and while Saurfang ultimately did get to hide from them with his death at Sylvanas' handsComment by dabone1337I miss old Thrall.
I miss all the old faction heroes that were lore rich that seemingly died off screen.
Comment by KryplixxCarine, Vol'jin, Saurfang.. so many badass leaders just randomly killed because.

I think Trolls are one of the most interesting races and they deserve better. Rokhan needs a major character model update and a bigger role to the likes of Baine (at least).Comment by ZaiboneIt makes me sad that Thrall is not being planned to come back in a major way. Arguably the most Iconic and at one point most powerful Warcraft Character. Left to play mentor and teacher as second fiddle. Which newly introduced characters are going to step in and replace those that the Alliance and Horde have lost over the years? It feels like we have nothing left on the Horde side. Especially with Thrall being the new Drek'thar? Alliance are basically in the same boat, aside from Anduin. I'm posted very few times in many years of playing the game and using this website. It feels real icky that the greats are either dead or being sidelined.Comment by ErevienThrall is the token Horde guy nothing more. Alleria and Anduin lead in TWW that much is obvious.