Sunwalkers

The Sunwalkers
Sunwalker Dezco
Main leader	Aponi Brightmane
Secondary leaders	Tahu Sagewind
Race(s)	Tauren
Character classes	Paladin, Scout, Brave
Capital	Thunder Bluff
Theater of operations	Mulgore, Azeroth
Main language	Taur-ahe
Secondary languages	Orcish
Sub-group(s)	Seers
Affiliation	Thunder Bluff, Horde Reformed Order of the Silver Hand
Status	Active

“It's always darkest before the dawn. The dawn will come... The sun will rise. The balance will shift back to where it should be.”

— Aponi Brightmane

The Sunwalkers are an order of tauren paladins.

They were founded by Aponi Brightmane after a series of theological discussions with Tahu Sagewind about the importance of balancing out the night elven focus on moon-worship through reverence of light as part of their worship of the Earth Mother. As such, the Sunwalkers are warriors who wield the power of An'she, the sun in tauren mythology, as they did in the past. They are the most militant branch of the tauren armies within the Horde. These paladins exist alongside the Seers, tauren priests led by Tahu who also wields the power of An'she.

The emergence of the Sunwalkers is a sign of both troubling times and the unending duty the tauren race has to the Earth Mother, in which hope is their greatest weapon.^{[citation needed]} 

The Sunwalkers' level 20 class mount is the Sunwalker Kodo, and the level 40 class mount is the Great Sunwalker Kodo.

History

Foundation

This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.

Concurrently with the war against the Lich King, Brightmane and Sagewind discussed whether the tauren have overlooked a key aspect of balance, noting the night elves' near exclusive worship of the moon, known to the tauren as Mu'sha. Yet both Mu'sha and An'she, the sun, are the eyes of the Earth Mother. The pair concluded that the night elves, through their ties to tauren druids, passed on their cultural prejudice against the sun to their tauren students. To properly revere the Earth Mother they hold sacred, the two decided to strive for balance and further explore the powers of the sun, An'she. Brightmane, a warrior who fought on the Icecrown Glacier, remained hopeful that An'she would shine across the sky, and victory would be won by the mortal races, no matter what perils remained.

As Our Fathers Before Us

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The Sunwalkers aided Baine Bloodhoof in a battle against the Mulgore quilboars.

Cataclysm

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The Sunwalkers were formed under Aponi Brightmane. Tauren paladins were added as a playable class/race combination.

Mists of Pandaria

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Sunwalker Dezco led a group of tauren to Pandaria based on visions his people had of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. They participated in battles against the mantid, mogu, and the Siege of Orgrimmar.

Legion

This section concerns content exclusive to Legion.

After the fall of Tirion Fordring, Aponi Brightmane and the Sunwalkers joined the Order of the Silver Hand serving its new leader.

Sayings

• Tauren paladin trainers: "The light of the Sun illuminates the path to wisdom."
• Tauren paladin trainers: "The light of the Sun illuminates the path to wisdom. Where shall we walk today, friend?"
• Tauren paladin trainers: "May the Sun's light protect you, <class>."

This section contains information from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game which is considered non-canon.

• "Even in the darkest of times, the sun will always rise to begin a new day."
• "The sun provides warmth to all of the Earthmother's children."
• "Like An'she, the sun, we bring light to the darkness."
• "We protect our tribe just as the sun protects us from the harsh winter."

Members

Named

Name	Role	Status	Location
Aponi Brightmane	Founder and leader, paladin trainer	Alive	Hunter Rise, Thunder Bluff
Sunwalker Atohmo	Paladin trainer	Alive	Valley of Wisdom, Orgrimmar
Sunwalker Chagon	Kor'kron Commander	Killable	Lion's Landing
Sunwalker Dezco	Chieftain of the Dawnchaser tribe	Alive	Various Locations
Sunwalker Helaku	Paladin trainer	Alive	Camp Narache, Mulgore
Sunwalker Iopi	Paladin trainer	Alive	Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
Sunwalker Jo'hsu	Unknown	Alive	Hunter Rise, Thunder Bluff
Sunwalker Lonaki	Paladin trainer	Alive	Crossroads, Northern Barrens
Sunwalker Reha	Paladin trainer	Alive	Hunter Rise, Thunder Bluff
Sunwalker Saern	Paladin trainer	Alive	Hunter Rise, Thunder Bluff

• Sunwalker Othros
• Sunwalker Ordel

Units

• Injured Sunwalker Brave
• Sunwalker Brave
• Sunwalker Dawnchaser
• Sunwalker Keeper
• Sunwalker Scout
• Thunder Cleft Sunwalker
• Great Sunwalker Kodo
• Sunwalker Kodo

Source of power

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

It appears that the two developed new techniques to wield the power of An'she, and the Sunwalkers were founded as a result of this avenue of power, and a new path to revere balance and the Earth Mother. Alternatively, this path was already known (most likely to traditional tauren healers, the Seers), and has simply been rediscovered.

Videos

• The Story of Sunwalker

See also

• Solar energy