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Native to Outland, the Gronn were Breakers, a faction of related species who sought to turn Draenor into vast, treeless wastelands. They gave rise to the ogron, who would in turn give rise to the ogres. Yet they show little love for their children, ruling the ogre clans with a brutal iron fist. Gronn wield fearsome power; however, they are not famed for their intelligence.[1]
Adolescent gronn are known as gronnlings.[2] Gronn blood is black in color.[3]
Background
The gronn are descended from the magnaron, who in turn descended from the earth giants. Whatever the giants were, the only signs of their passing are the Temples of the Damned built during the Second War, which were all destroyed,[4] and the colossal skeletons that rest in Frostfire Ridge.
Prior to the orcish invasion of Azeroth, the ogres of the Breakers told the orcs that they were beaten and whipped by the gronn (many ogres bore whip scars on their backs). The ogres under Krol rebelled against the gronn with the assistance of Blackhand and the Orcish Horde. The gronn later came under attack by the black dragonflight when they attempted to settle Frostfire Ridge and Gorgrond. With some unexpected help from the heroes of the Alliance Expedition the Gronn and their ogre slaves sent the black dragons flying. Since then gronn seem to have become rather fond of dragon hunting — there are several fully grown adult black dragons found impaled on stone spikes within Frostfire Ridge, whilst some gronn take related titles such as "Gruul the Dragonkiller" and "Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater". Baron Sablemane, a black dragon in disguise at the Circle of Blood in the Blade's Edge Mountains has this to say: "My loathing of interruptions is overshadowed only by my hatred of Gruul the Dragonkiller and his seven sons!".
Today Gruul the Dragonkiller is worshiped as a deity by the ogres of Blade's Edge Mountains. His powerful sons ravage both the spires of their home and the plains of Nagrand. Gruul's unparalleled strength and experience in battle would pose a serious threat if he ever chose to attack Horde or Alliance forces in Outland.[5]
Warlords of Draenor
The gronn are hunted and enslaved by the Thunderlord clan and are used as living siege weapons by the Iron Horde.
Known Gronn
Gruul the Dragonkiller, the raid boss in Gruul's Lair is the father of seven gronn:
- Durn the Hungerer in Nagrand, circular patterns around the Spirit Fields that surround Oshu'gun
- Goc in the Blade's Edge Mountains, Altar of Goc
- Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater in the Blade's Edge Mountains, Boulder'mok
- Grulloc in the Blade's Edge Mountains, Cursed Hollow
- Maggoc in the Blade's Edge Mountains
- Slaag in the Barrier Hills just above Shattrath City
- Skulloc Soulgrinder in the Blade's Edge Mountains
- Thuk the Defiant, a gronn being held captive in a stasis chamber at Bash'ir Landing.
- Skullcrusher the Mountain, a gronn located in Twilight Highlands.
- Oggax, a gronn located in the Ring of Valor
- A few Mountain Gronn exist in Nagrand, near Warmaul Hill, and fight with ogres there.
- There are also gronns called Enslaved Gronn Brutes located in Grim Batol.
- Perhaps Nath, the ogre war god, is a gronn or an even greater demigod.
Alternate Timeline
- Gruul the Subjugated, once the greatest of the gronn, now serves the Iron Horde in the Blackrock Foundry.
- Durn the Hungerer is enslaved in Grommashar to defend Garrosh.
- Goc is wandered in The Iron Approach.
- Grulloc is enslaved by Hatock the Gronnmaster.
- Maggoc serves at Quest:The Battle of Thunder Pass.
- Skulloc serves in the Iron Docks.
- Skog remains free in Frostwall with Gronnlings.
- Grondo remains free in the Crackling Plains.
- Durp the Hated serves the Iron Horde in The Pit.
- Duurg remains free at Gorgorek's Fall.
- Gogluk serves the Iron Horde at the Assault on the Dark Portal.
- Rolkor appears to have broken free of his service to the Iron Horde.
- Gagrog the Brutal remains free in the northern forests of Nagrand.
- Even more gronn can be found throughout Frostfire Ridge and Gorgrond.
Trivia
- On the Burning Crusade teaser site Gronn were once described as immortal demi-gods. It was also stated that only seven were thought to be in existence.[6]
- Goc and Maggoc may be references to the ogres Gog and Maggog. Gog and Magog are names that appear in the Book of Genesis, the Book of Ezekiel, 1 Chronicles, the Book of Revelation, and the Qur'an. They are also used in the exegesis of the Midrash Rabbah and the Talmud.
Gallery
Concept art
A gronn siege mount used by the Iron Horde
Speculation
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Given that most of the named Gronn are described as Gruul's sons, Gruul may be the first gronn, or else the being who created them.
Patch changes
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Classification changed from humanoids to giants.
- Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
References
- ^ The Burning Crusade Bestiary
- ^ Vindicator Maraad Says: Merely adolescent gronn, Khadgar. Nothing that Commander <name> couldn't handle.
- ^ Frostfire Ridge Cutscene.
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/zone/gruuls-lair/
- ^ WoW Stratics
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