Thorma

Thorma, more infamously known as The Yeti Queen, was a female human rumored to have lived in what is now known as the Alterac Mountains during the Arathi Empire's expansion into the region. While generally believed to be a figure only of folklore & myth, Thorma is regarded by some among the pagan populations in Alterac as a heroic champion of their cause.

Among Stromic circles she is generally regarded with disdain due to her resistance to Arathi efforts to bring Alterac into the Empire's fold, with many promoting the belief she was only a myth and had no historical basis.

Numerous stories and fables of Thorma exist, the popularity and the impact varying upon the specific region. Generally recognized facts about her include:
 * Thorma had long, flowing black hair and piercing blue eyes with skin as soft & white as snow.
 * She commanded the Yeti of Alterac merely by speaking to them. A common misconception (or intended insult) being that she was raised by yeti. Some stories claim she could also command bears & mountain goats.
 * She was not a warrior or person of physical power, but rather one of a mystical, perhaps even magical, element. Many have drawn parallels between her claimed abilities to modern Magi and others to the Shaman, both comparing their abilities to her apparent usage of frost & summoning of elemental creatures.
 * Her tribe was known the Michêrhwymo. Later translations often claim this to be meaning 'Yetibound' or 'Yetisworn'. It is unclear if she was her tribe's chieftain at any point during her life, though some might claim her to be the First Queen of Alterac.
 * She is believed to have never bore children, but more recently discovered uncovered tables found following the Cataclysm claim she did have children. Three sons who were slain by Imperial legionaries. This revelation is not widely accepted and is a point of contention among the circles in the Old Faith of Alterac.
 * The final story of Thorma leaves her ultimate fate unknown. She is said to have walked into the mountains, her footsteps covered by a blizzard, never to be seen again.
 * A common belief is that the Alterac legend of the Lady of the Roads, a beautiful woman who will appear to wayward travelers on the snow-covered roads of Alterac who become lost in mountain storms & winter blizzards, is in fact the spirit of Thorma.