User:Toran Wildpaw of the Frenzyheart/Vortaal

Culture and Society
The Vortaal are a race of odd humanoids, often mistaken as Broken Draenei. They are primarily based in Howling Fjord, Grizzly Hills, Borean Tundra, and Sholazar Basin.

They do not have a single society. Rather, they live in many different tribes. The largest of these tribes are the Zentak Tribe, and the Szarin Tribe. Due to the large number of different separated tribes, they have many villages, most having a slightly different culture then others. All Vortaal have one thing in common though: a belief in Shamanism, the Murrgligg mount, and a love for the hunt.

Vortaal are usually great friends with taunka, tuskarr, gorlocs, tauren, and orcs.

Language
All Vortaal tribes have a slightly different variation of their racial language, Vortaalar, but all of them speak Vortaalar, due to trading reasons.

Due to recent activities with humans, dwarves, and blood elves, many Vortaal have now learned various new languages including Common, Dwarven, Elvish, and Thalassian.

Role of Shamans
Shamans have always played a key part of Vortaal culture, no matter the tribe. Usually, the leader of a tribe is either the wisest or most powerful shaman of the tribe. Vortaal shamans, like orc shamans, have a deep respect for the Elements, and dare not abuse their power.

Hunting
The Vortaal are natural born hunters. They, like their neighbors, the tuskarr, are great fishermen. Their true hunting expertise lies in the forests, however.

The Vortaal take hunting very seriously. Usually, if it is a young boy still learning the art of the hunt that fails a hunt, the boy is forgiven. However, if the screw-up is caused by an adult, the Vortaal are deeply insulted. As punishment, the adult would not be able to be able to hunt for a certain amount of time, depending on how much of a failure it is.

Normally, other races would find this as a good time to relax. However, Vortaal find this as a very harsh punishment, seeing the art of hunting as their pride and joy.

Religion
As stated earlier, Vortaal deeply believe in Shamanism, seeing the Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water as gods. Due to some tribes meeting tauren recently, some of them have also recently begun worshiping the Earth Mother.

War
Different Vortaal tribes occasionally go to war with eachother, usually fighting over land or food.

However, nearly all of the Vortaal fight the Scourge with a passion that would make nerubians jealous.