Vol'zan the Ascended

''Zul'jin failed us! Daakara failed us! Kazra'jin failed us! I ain't gonna go down da same path. Da Smoulderbranch gonna rise with da Legion! We gonna ascend!''

Vol'zan the Ascended was a former Amani warlord that fled to Arathi after Kazra'jin was slaughtered in the Throne of Thunder. Having supposedly served under Zul'jin and Daakara as well, Vol'zan was quick to gather many of the trolls in Arathi under his sway in the Northfold Peaks due to his venerated service.

Having turned his back on the Zandalari entirely, Vol'zan carved out a holding for his trolls in ruins in the peaks that he named Jintha'watha. From these ruins, Vol'zan made his small empire. The Smoulderbranch that follow him have fought against the Sons of Strom for years, each time preventing the Stromics from making headway into their territory, while also being unable to besiege theirs. However, the arrival of Apoclyon changed everything. Forsaking the Loa, Vol'zan has tossed his lot in with the Legion; allowing their mighty fortress to become fel tainted by the Legion.

A potent Shadow Hunter, Vol'zan took the Legion's blessings, becoming much larger than most of his kin, and was granted the title of the Ascended; promising to bring his people to rebuild the Forest Troll empire stronger than ever.

Jintha'watha ultimately, alongside Vol'zan, fell before the Alliance during the Siege of Northfold Peaks. Though he put up a mighty battle and taunted the Alliance as they tore their way through his temple city, Vol'zan was unable to over come the Alliance, dipping further and further into the Soul Engine that sat atop his ziggurat, feasting on souls and fel power until it became too much. With a blow by Barreck Evinsson of the Blades of Greymane, the Alliance defeated Vol'zan as he exploded from the power within him.

With his death, the Smoulderbranch scattered and disbanded, leaving Jintha'watha in ruins.