Although the tauren are in decline, their ancestors were once rich.
The earliest tauren were called buffalo men. Compared with the current tauren, the buffalo men had a bad temper and were more aggressive.
In ancient times, the buffalo people followed the demigod Cenarius for a long time and listened to his teachings.
The mortal overlords of Azeroth at that time were trolls. As we all know, trolls eat anything, and yaungol are also among their diet.
Crispy and beefy, the flavor is even better when sprinkled with seasonings.
Unable to bear the intrusion of the trolls, the buffalo people left the territory of the forest demigod and headed south to find a new home, regardless of Cenarius's efforts to stay.
The unlucky buffalo accidentally entered the territory of the Mogu Empire, which was later Pandaria, and were enslaved by the then Mogu Emperor Qiong.
It was not until many years later that the buffalo rebelled against the native races of Pandaria, including the pandaren, and finally overthrew the rule of the brutal slave masters, the mogu, and regained their freedom.
Due to the brutal oppression of the mogu, the buffalo people gradually lost their history and cultural heritage during countless years of servitude.
They didn't know where they came from or where they were going. They could only get a few clues from the stories and legends that had been passed down. These clues finally pieced together a name that was very unfamiliar to them.
Cenarius.
Some yaungol plan to completely forget the past and embrace a new life in the liberated Pandaria.
Another part of the buffalo people want to find their roots and find the demigod who once guided the development of their civilization.
The differences between the two sides were difficult to reconcile, and they would fight from time to time.
Most of the buffalo people spurned their compatriots who resorted to violence, and they made up their minds to leave this land of shame and head north to find their long-lost homeland.
During the migration process, the large buffalo force gradually dispersed.
Some of them crossed the ancient continent of Kalimdor to the north, settled on a frozen tundra, and renamed themselves yak people.
More buffalo men returned to central ancient Kalimdor and found the forest demigod Cenarius again.
Under his consistent guidance, these buffalo people gradually regained their past traditions.
In order to distinguish themselves from the group of barbaric fighting factions who stayed in Pandaria, the buffalo people who returned to central Kalimdor were renamed tauren and became one of the mainstream races in ancient Kalimdor. They also participated in the competition together with the night elves.
That tragic ancient battle.
After the Heaven and Earth fell apart, the Tauren's territory was divided.
Some people were separated from the mainland along with Highmountain, and together with several other areas, they formed what is now the Broken Islands.
The other part stayed in the ancient hometown of Masanshe and followed the tradition of respecting nature taught by Cenarius and has developed to this day.
The tauren once fought side by side with the dragon army in the ancient war. Although ten thousand years have passed, those ancient stories are still recorded by them on totem poles.
The flying dragon approaching from the air quickly attracted the attention of the tauren sentry. The scouts immediately reported the news to their superiors step by step, and finally alerted the tauren senior officials who were having a meeting in the warchief's tent.
A tauren warrior with an unusually strong physique and a giant totem pole behind him stood out from the crowd.
He is the current warchief of the tauren of Kalimdor, Cairne Bloodhoof.
At this time, Kane was in his prime. He was the most powerful warrior in the Tauren tribe, and he was also a leader with outstanding prestige and strong personal charisma.
When fighting centaurs, Kane always took the lead and rushed to the front. Therefore, he was specially targeted by centaurs many times. He was seriously injured several times, but miraculously survived with his strong physique.
Kane's courage and enthusiasm won the recognition of the vast majority of tauren, and a large number of tribes willingly united with the Bloodhoof clan to fight against the plunder of the centaurs.
Although Kane tried his best to protect his people from the Centaur invasion, the Centaur who came and went like the wind were very restrained against the Tauren, who were mostly heavily armored warriors.
Unable to catch up or escape, Kane became more and more desperate to escape the entanglement of the centaur.
Kane had thought about asking the tauren's ancient allies, the night elves, for help, but the nearby Feralas Sentinels declined his request many times on the grounds that they had no right to send troops.
Just when Kane was at a loss to convene a meeting with senior officials to discuss, the scouts suddenly came with surprising news.
There were dragons approaching from the air, seemingly wanting to land on the small remaining grassland in the middle of the desolate land.
"Disperse! Stay alert!"
Although the tauren still recorded the history of fighting side by side with the dragons during the ancient war, Kane, who was like a frightened bird, did not dare to let down his vigilance until he understood the other party's intention.
"Wow!"
Before landing, Sarlayan flapped his wings vigorously one last time, and the force of the recoil slowed down his landing speed, allowing him to stand firmly on the grassland.
A large number of tauren elites of various professions gathered around this flying dragon. As long as the opponent showed hostility, they would immediately launch an attack.
A graceful figure jumped off the back of the young dragon with golden scales. Judging from its distinctive long ears, it should be a certain branch of elves.
'Night elf? No, the height and skin color are wrong.'
Just as Kane was guessing the identity of the other party, the golden young dragon transformed into a mortal form in a burst of light and shadow. His appearance was very similar to that of the female elf, except that his ears were slightly shorter.
[Salayan, look over there! The one carrying the biggest totem pole! 】
【Old cow? He looks quite young.】
[Nonsense, the Second War has just ended. Thrall and Jaina are still just children. How old can Kane be? 】
[Old Niu in the prime of his life, but unfortunately he encountered a centaur who could defeat the tauren. He couldn't show his strength, and he felt aggrieved. 】
[I have a bad feeling... Xiaosha is not trying to poach the tribe, is he? 】
[Ah? Why must the tauren belong to the tribe? 】
[Hehe~ Just like Bain’s clownlike appearance, jumping left and right, whoever likes the tauren can take it. 】
[Do you really dare to say that if it weren’t for the heinous crimes you committed, Bain and Saurfang would have joined the anti-gang alliance? 】
[Do you want to settle the score with the borderline obs Aqiang, Lockhan, and Talisa? Why don't you think about it, why is there only a green-skinned fat pig who should be hung on a lamppost standing on the side of Xi Bitch? 】
[Stop! What you are arguing about has nothing to do with Sarlayan. Don’t stray from the topic. Any conflicts should be resolved privately.]
'Tauren Chieftain, Cairn Bloodhoof.'
Automatically ignoring the quarrel in the second half of the barrage, Sarlayan noticed the strongest tauren under the enthusiastic introduction of some of the barrage.
"Don't be so nervous."
Valeela showed a very friendly "standard" smile on her face and signaled the tauren to put down their weapons.
"We are high elves from Quel'Thalas. We are here to help you repel the centaurs."
"Hmph! What a shameless statement."
A female black-skinned tauren stood out from the crowd and looked at the two men with a look full of hostility.
"Kane, drive them away! I believe that foreigners will only bring disaster to the tauren!"
Kane frowned slightly: "Magatha, I am the chief, stand down! It is not your turn to give orders here."
The barrage promptly introduced the identity of the female tauren.
[Magatha Grimtotem, the mastermind behind the most radical Grimtotem clan among the tauren.]
[Magasa’s ancestors were all powerful shamans. When he was young, his father once made a prophecy. 】
["Outsiders will bring devastating disaster to the Tauren clan."]
[It is precisely because of this prophecy that Magatha has always been very repulsive to foreigners, even to the point of extreme.]
[If the original historical development is followed, this single-minded guy will commit major crimes in the future.]
[But nothing has happened yet, there is still room for redemption. 】
Valeela's communication skills were far superior to Sharlayan's. When she explained her purpose to Kane with a friendly smile, Sharlayan learned as much information about the tauren as possible through the barrage.
Kane could feel that these two people did not mean any harm.
But to say that just the two of them want to help the tauren defeat the centaurs... This is simply a fantasy.
But at this time, Kane still had a doubt in his mind.
The tauren have also received the teachings of Cenarius, and there are also druids in the tribe. One of Kane's childhood friends is an expert druid.
As far as Kane knows, the druid's raptor form can only change into various birds, and no druid has ever been able to transform into a dragon.
Looking thoughtfully at Sarlayan, who was standing behind Valeela with his arms folded, Kane's eyes were a little deep.