However, when he goes to commend Hellscream, he learns that Garrosh has changed his plans: instead of expelling the Alliance from Kalimdor, Garrosh now aims to wage a war of total genocide.
In response, Baine calmly tells him that he and his tauren are now returning to Thunder Bluff and that should Garrosh want the continued support of Baine Bloodhoof, another Theramore must never happen.
Garrosh merely gives Baine a slight smirk he can't interpret and tells him that the declaration is "dully noted. In turn, Baine nods his head showing Vol'jin that he understands Vol'jin's desire to protect his people. As Baine and his tauren returned to Mulgore, Baine couldn't help but wonder if Garrosh was mad with power or just simply mad. Baine had dreams of a valley, golden with blossoms, filled with the hope of peace and ordered Sunwalker Dezco and his Dawnchaser tribe to sail into uncharted waters near Pandaria in search of it.
Baine has journeyed to Pandaria and is keeping a close eye on Hellscream. When Garrosh's orcs were unable to the master the Sha energies Hellscream imbued them with, Baine ordered General Nazgrim to send for loyal champions of the Horde who are capable of combat and discretion to knock the sha infused orcs back to their senses.
Baine sends a message to Vol'jin and informs him of what has occurred. After hearing the rumblings of dissent and worry from his fellow tauren, Baine decides to remain on Pandaria in order to ensure that things don't get out of hand.
While Baine is confident that he can stay close to Hellscream, Vol'jin remains worried about his safety and secretly tells champions of the Horde to watch out for Baine. Seeing this, Baine steps in and offers another solution; one without bloodshed. By using an ancient pandaren tincture that recalls memories which he learned in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms , Baine has Horde heroes look into Shan Kien's past.
Upon retrieving knowledge of where the Divine Bell is hidden, adventurers return to report the location to Baine. Baine remarks the Horde will look for the cave and when it is found they will be called upon again. When Baine learned about the Garrosh attack on Anduin, he was distressed. Baine on the Escalation wallpaper. Having heard of the Darkspear Rebellion taking place, Baine traveled to Razor Hill , arriving there just after a battle between the Darkspear forces and the Kor'kron.
Here, he found that Vol'jin had survived the assassination attempt by Garrosh's men in Pandaria. He assured his cooperation to the troll chief, but since many tauren were still inside Orgrimmar, he needed to plan it out very carefully, to prevent them from being harmed.
He also mentioned that Garrosh had turned the city into a fortress and that it would be wise to seek other allies "beyond the Horde". The two leaders discussed the current situation of their army approaching by the sea and about Garrosh.
During the Siege of Orgrimmar , Vol'jin's Rebellion secured the lion's share of Durotar with its forces now at the gates of Orgrimmar. After its defeat, Tyrande Whisperwind secured the entrance to Orgrimmar, and told Vol'jin and Baine to go ahead while she held the line. Baine with a team of Horde members is then seen in the Underhold battling against the Kor'kron orcs. Baine is present along with the rest of the Horde's leadership barring Ji Firepaw , who was injured earlier in the siege at the defeat and arrest of Garrosh.
When Thrall names Vol'jin the new Warchief, Baine kneels in respect. Vol'jin and Baine at the Gates of Orgrimmar. Baine in the Inner Sanctum. However, the August Celestials decided not to mete out judgment unto Hellscream among themselves and instead chose to hold a trial involving the Alliance and the Horde. Warchief Vol'jin , with the approval of other Horde leaders save Sylvanas Windrunner , chose Baine to play the role of defender during the trial of Garrosh Hellscream.
After meeting with the spirit of his father , Baine agreed to defend Garrosh to the best of his abilities. Baine played his role as defender opposite Tyrande Whisperwind and performed his role well. Notably, he refused to pull punches on fellow leaders of the Horde. He pointed out that Vol'jin may have caused Hellscream to see the trolls as traitors with his words and actions on the Echo Isles and got Go'el to admit that, despite almost killing the Warchief at the Siege of Orgrimmar, he would spare his life given the chance again.
At one point, Baine's ability to defend Hellscream was brought into question as Whisperwind revealed his past dealings with Jaina Proudmoore and Anduin Wrynn. Despite this, Hellscream, who previously described Baine as making his last days "entertaining", elected to keep the High Chieftain as his defender to the surprise of the entire court. Ultimately, Baine explained his reasons for defending Hellscream so fiercely in his closing statement.
He concluded that, while alive, decisions can still be made and people may yet change, Garrosh Hellscream included. Hellscream undermined this statement by proclaiming that, after everything he had done and all the lives he'd ruined, with full knowledge of the people he'd harmed in his bloodthirsty path of warfare, he regretted nothing.
During Hellscream's escape, Baine battled a version of himself from an alternate timeway. This alternate Baine slew Hellscream after Cairne's death by tearing him apart with his hands, taking the mantle of Warchief for himself. During the fight, Baine became frustrated at the August Celestials staying out of the chaos surrounding them.
It was then that the Celestials proclaimed to the combatants "Remember the sha ", leading Baine to realize that he couldn't fight this alternate version of himself, but had to accept him.
Baine accomplished this after reminding his alternate self about the wisdom of their fathers, after which the alternate Baine returned to his own timeline. In the aftermath, Baine was among the leaders of both factions watching as Jaina Proudmoore was healed from her fatal wound by Chi-Ji the Red Crane standing alongside Tyrande Whisperwind. Baine listens to Vol'jin for the fate of the Horde.
Baine was present at the Broken Shore alongside Sylvanas Windrunner battling through the armies of demons. After the Horde escaped from the isle, he witnessed the death of Vol'jin in Grommash Hold and was present at his funeral ceremony where he fought against Felblade Assassins. When a Horde player reaches Prestige Rank 2, Baine can be found in the Undercity alongside other notable leaders of the Horde.
During [] A Royal Audience , he is present at the ceremony hosted by Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner that congratulates the character for their battles against the Alliance, following their receiving of the [ High Warlord's Medal of Valor ] from the Warchief , as well as an artifact appearance. Baine, accompanied by braves , participated in the Orgrimmar parade led by Warchief Sylvanas. He joined her at the Valley of Wisdom. He and Saurfang expressed distrust towards Gallywix as he went to speak with Sylvanas privately about a mysterious new substance.
When Baine told Saurfang that Gallywix had been sending many of his goblins to Silithus , Saurfang angrily stated that nothing good ever came from Silithus. Magni had asked Sylvanas to remove the Bilgewater Cartel goblins from Silithus and attempted to recruit the Horde healers in the mission to restore Azeroth from Sargeras ' destruction.
Sylvanas tasked Baine to organize the Horde's response in the healing efforts, but she prohibited cooperation with the Alliance and ordered Baine to cease all contact with King Anduin Wrynn. Much to the objections of the other Horde races, Sylvanas also chose to maintain Gallywix 's Azerite mining operations and investigations, citing its research to be invaluable to the Horde's efforts and that she will divulge the research when the moment was right.
Later on, Baine wrote a letter to Anduin which stated that Sylvanas had learned of their correspondence and had pressured him into cutting off all contact with him. Baine also gifted Anduin a small piece of his horn to serve as a memento of their friendship and also expressed his hopes that one day, they may resume their friendship without being impacted by divisive politics. He later traveled to the Orgrimmar Embassy with the other leaders. When Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner called for new Horde recruits to counter the Alliance's recruitment initiative and to replenish their ranks, Baine proposed recruiting the Highmountain tauren and planned to recruit them during a feast between their two peoples.
However, Spiritwalker Ebonhorn was tormented by the Old Gods' forces of Uul'gyneth attempting to corrupt him, [24] and he and Mayla were forced to retreat back to Thunder Totem while Baine and the Horde champion defended Thunder Bluff from Uul'gyneth's invasion force. Later on, Baine and the Horde champion traveled to Thunder Totem to offer their aid to mend Ebonhorn, [28] who has been fighting unconsciously to keep a darkness from consuming him. Mayla sent the Horde champion to Spiritwalker Graysky , [29] who has the Horde champion undergo Spiritwalker rituals to walk in the memories of Igrul the Scalebane , [30] Oenia Skyhorn , [31] and Huln Highmountain in order to restore the wards that kept the dark corrupting forces at bay.
They failed, however, and Uul'gyneth was summoned into the physical realm, [34] leaving the Horde champion little choice but to vanquish Uul'gyneth the Darkness. After the battle, Baine was surprised to see Ebonhorn revealing his true form as the black dragon Ebyssian, but he agreed to keep his identity a secret.
Mayla in turn expressed her gratitude for rescuing her people from the Old Gods. When Varok Saurfang led the Horde's army through the Northern Barrens , publicly to head to Silithus but truthfully to launch an invasion of Ashenvale , Baine caught up with the High Overlord and asked about his mission.
Varok didn't know how, but Baine's tone of voice implied that he knew something of the real plan, and Saurfang told himself that he needed to stop underestimating Cairne's son. Baine stated that most in the Horde, including himself, didn't understand the goal of the mission or why it must be done now.
Saurfang replied that there was an opportunity, there was danger on the horizon, and it would be best to deal with it quickly. When Saurfang said that the plan was his own and not Sylvanas', Baine seemed relieved and wished Saurfang luck on his mission. Baine participated in the Battle for Lordaeron. He was furious that Sylvanas simply let Saurfang behind to the mercy of the Alliance, but when Sylvanas gave him the option of going outside to die or to tend to the living, Baine chose the latter saying "For the Horde" with an angry tone.
He left the throne room before the blight was released in the city. After the Horde began trying to get the Zandalari trolls to lend them their navy , Baine traveled to Zuldazar to ensure that the Horde did not lose sight of what defined them and what made them strong.
Upon learning of these events, Baine revealed that he shall inform Sylvanas of what occurred and that she would know how to best proceed against this new threat. After the Blood Gate was successfully defended, King Rastakhan had word sent to Baine to prepare the Horde for the upcoming conflict.
Expressing his belief that the Horde was founded on aiding those in their hour of need, Baine pledged to aid the Zandalari. After the Siege of Zuldazar Baine attended King Rastakhan 's funeral, sympathizing with Talanji over the pain of losing a father and disagreeing with Nathanos Blightcaller who encouraged her to state her grief with vengeance against the Alliance.
When Sylvanas raised the corpse of Derek Proudmoore , Baine was furious. When Baine wished to speak to Vol'jin once more, Talanji performed a seance to call on his spirit. With all that Sylvanas had done to strain the Horde's unity, Baine had to know who the voice that spoke to Vol'jin telling him to make her warchief really was. But Vol'jin's memory had been muddled by death, denied for him by shadows that he knew were coming for his friends.
Spirits of the dead attacked the seance, and Vol'jin realized Baine's question was a good one if someone was trying to have him killed for asking it. As they searched more spirits attacked them, and Vol'jin realized that that day on the Shore, something wasn't right with the way the demons' blades slipped past his guard as if the loa had forsaken him. Even now he still could not hear their voices, and no matter how much he called to Bwonsamdi the loa of death was not answering.
He realized that something had been helping the Legion that day to ensure that Vol'jin died. Vol'jin, Talanji, and Baine traveled to the Necropolis , where Bwonsamdi revealed that he had not been ignoring Vol'jin's previous cries for aid; rather, he had not heard them at all. They confronted Bwonsamdi to ask him if he was the one who had told the shadow hunter to make Sylvanas the warchief, which Bwonsamdi denied. Even as much as Bwonsamdi was all for war and death, Sylvanas took things too far, and besides that Sylvanas kept the souls of what she killed as undead instead of releasing them for Bwonsamdi to claim.
Troubled by their words, Bwonsamdi agreed to help them find out who had really told Vol'jin to put Sylvanas in charge. Bwonsamdi opened a Death Gate to one of his rivals in the ownership of souls: the Lich King. Like Bwonsamdi, the Lich King told Vol'jin that he was not responsible and that Sylvanas was upsetting the balance of life and death.
Furthermore, the Lich King informed Vol'jin that he had been altered more than he realized and as neither undead nor damned he did not belong in the Frozen Throne. The Lich King sent ghouls after them, forcing them to flee through Bwonsamdi's gate. Eyir informed the group that Vol'jin had been "touched by the hand of valor" and become something beyond even her power to forge, but whoever it was that had aided him was was not the same person who had told him to make Sylvanas warchief.
He urged Vol'jin to search not the living world but the Shadowlands for his answers. Vol'jin agreed to return to the Other Side, with the promise that if he found anything he would send word. Baine later attended Talanji's coronation. Feeling that Sylvanas has gone too far Baine, with the help of Thomas Zelling , sought to liberate Derek Proudmoore from her and return him to his family. However, Jaina was outraged believing that Derek was Sylvanas's puppet, but Derek was able to reassure his sister that his mind was his own and that Baine had saved him from such a fate.
A shocked Jaina could only ask Baine why and the High Chieftain responded that there was a sickness in the Horde, that they waged war even as the Earth Mother was dying, that the Horde has forgotten what truly matters, and his heart could no longer bare it.
In response to Jaina's warning that Sylvanas could kill him for this Baine merely replied that "No life was worth living, if we cannot be true to our nature. Sylvanas revealed that Derek Proudmoore had help in escaping to the Alliance and questioned Zelling who Nathanos held at bow point. In response, Baine admitted his role in Derek's freedom and revealed that Sylvanas planned to deny Derek his free will by violating his mind to which Sylvanas thanked him for his honesty. After Nathanos killed Zelling, an outraged Baine asked her if they were nothing more than pawns in her game and accused her of betraying the Horde.
However, the Warchief was unmoved and, in turn, accused Baine of betraying the Horde and ordered his arrest. As the guards surrounded Baine, he declared that Sylvanas would leave the Horde in ruins. Sometime following his arrest, Baine was imprisoned within the Underhold , where Sylvanas planned to keep him until his execution.
Sylvanas, who had anticipated a rescue attempt, arranged for Magister Hathorel to ambush anyone who sought to free Baine. However, despite the Magister's best efforts, he failed, and Baine was mass teleported out of Orgrimmar along with the rescuers by Jaina to Mulgore. Following his liberation, Baine called for tauren champions who had proven their worth to return at Thunder Bluff at once, for the spiritwalkers had whispered their name with urgency.
Following the defeat of the Malevolent Spirit that led the attack, Baine ordered its death, only for the spirits of his father and mother to appear before. Cairne told his son that the tauren way was not destruction but harmony, that they need both the light and shadow to see what lies before them. Cairne then pointed out that Baine helped the champion restore balance to the spirit realm and what balance is what the tauren strive for.
When Baine asked for his parents to stay as he had much we wished to tell them, Cairne informed his son that he knew, but it would have to wait for another time. Before he departed Cairne told Baine that they were always proud of him and to always remember that they and the Earth Mother watch over him.
Baine supported Saurfang in his revolution against Sylvanas [65] though his wounds forced him to stay behind in Thunder Bluff as the revolutionaries and loyalists clashed. While in the city, Ji Firepaw arrived to tend to his wounds and the pair were later joined by Mayla Highmountain , who was ordered by Saurfang to defend Thunder Bluff in case Sylvanas launched a counterattack.
A stunned Lor'themar ordered for champions to report what had transpired to Baine. In response a grieving Baine stated that they will meet in Orgrimmar , to honor the memory of Varok Saurfang. Furthermore, he stressed that the Horde cannot remain divided, that they should reflect on all that they've endured and move forward united as one. When Rilgiz refused a Former Banshee Loyalist access to the Bank of Orgrimmar in the Valley of Strength , Baine declared that many were led astray by Sylvanas's lies and thus they must come together as a united Horde.
He further declared that those who seek forgiveness are forgiven and should be allowed to use Rilgiz's service, to which the goblin agreed. Shortly after the end of the war, Baine relocated to Grommash Hold , where he listened to the petitions of several of the Horde's allies: Commander Dresh who reported that work on an outpost in the Twilight Highlands had halted due to a peon revolt , Bladeguard Sonji who requested more forces to defend the coast of Zuldazar from the Nazeshi naga , and First Arcanist Thalyssra who reported that the vintner in Suramar was refusing to work with the staff the Horde had provided for the nightborne 's arcwine production.
The High Chieftain was forced to decline as the aforementioned issues had stretched the Horde's resources thin and he could not agree to add new members to their ranks while their current allies were struggling. Baine on the Horde Council. In the aftermath of N'Zoth 's death and the end of the Fourth War , Baine and the other Horde leaders received the terms for an armistice from the Grand Alliance , putting the Fourth War on hold indefinitely, if not permanently. With that matter settled, Lor'themar Theron addressed the absence of a Warchief.
Despite support for Thrall to take the mantle on again, he refused, citing that he had promised Varok Saurfang he would not take on the role once more. Instead, he brought up the idea of the Warchief being necessary, instead bringing in the belief that a change was needed for the Horde's leadership. With this, the Horde Council was created, with Baine representing the tauren people. In the face of Rokhan's uncertainty of becoming the chieftain of the Darkspear, Baine convinced the troll that he had proved himself in Zuldazar and Stromgarde , and that as the Darkspear had faith in him, so did Baine.
Recognizing Baine's words as true, Rokhan took his place as the new Chieftain of the Darkspear tribe and their representative in the council. Believing that the Horde stood at a crossroads, Baine felt that it was time for the Horde to claim a new destiny and that the path they choose shall determine their fate.
In light of Queen Talanji 's call for the Horde to respond to the Zandalari wounds during a Horde Council meeting, Baine declared that they all had their grievances but that they must be weighed against the interests of the Horde.
Remarking that it wasn't easy, Baine declared that in time they can seek to right the wrongs done to the Zandalari. However, Talanji aghast at having to further wait, and the council soon fell into bickering until Thrall called for it to be adjourned.
Soon after the meeting ended, a failed assassination attempt was made on Talanji, the Zandalari queen and a key ally, forcing Baine and the rest of the Horde leaders are forced into action.
They empowered the young troll shaman Zekhan , still grieving the loss of Varok Saurfang , with a critical mission to aid Talanji and help uncover the rising threat against her. At some point afterward, Valeera Sanguinar was sent by Anduin Wrynn to Baine to find out if the Horde had any knowledge of Sylvanas being in Zandalar , to which Baine responded in the negative.
After the Earthen Ring shaman Yukha warned Thrall that something was terribly wrong in the spirit world, Thrall made the decision to go Nordrassil and decided to bring Calia Menethil and Baine, due to him despising Sylvanas. Thrall subsequently formally apologized to the night elves and pointed out how Baine sought to overthrow Sylvanas and remove her as warchief. When the meeting started to dissolve into an argument about responsibility for Teldrassil , Baine asked Maiev what justice was to her and asked her if Thunder Bluff or Orgrimmar must burn, if the death of their innocents would appease her, and if she thought pain does not simply bring more pain.
In the aftermath of Tyrande's revelation that she saw their words as empty pledges of justice, Baine, along with Calia, allowed herself to be corralled out of the area by Yukha. Baine is possibly disabled Community General Discussion. Or you know, only one of his hooves have blood on it… What a disgrace. What if he only has one bloody hoof and the other is intact?
Mentally disabled sure I can see that, but physically? He paid the pound of flesh owed to the Horde. He inherited the name from his father, Cairne Bloodhoof. Not Bloodhooves. Hooves are not feet, they are toe nails. Missing a toenail will not get you princess parking. Suggesting negotiation with the Alliance army camped out in the Zandalari capitol. No recent wiki edits to this page. Baine originally came into the Warcraft storyline after he was kidnapped by murderous centaurs.
His father Cairne , Chieftain of the Tauren , enlisted the help of Thrall , Warchief of the Orcs , to rescue him, leading to the two races becoming strong allies.
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Baine as he appeared pre-Cataclysm. Baine first appeared in World of Warcraft as a low-level quest giver, the leader of a small community of Tauren in Mulgore called Bloodhoof Village, an area for low-level Tauren players.
However, with the death of Cairne in the events leading up to the Cataclysm expansion Cairne was killed in an honour duel with Garrosh Hellscream , who had taken the throne of Warchief from Thrall , Baine has stepped up to become Chieftain of the Tauren.
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