Kar'gosh (WoW AU)

High Warlord Kar’gosh (born 4 ADP), also known by his tauren name Tal Ragetotem, was a quarter-ogre Orcish warrior of Mok’Nathal and Stonemaul descent. He is the son of Kro’gon and his mate Ar’kel, both of whom were killed by Centaurs who raided his farmstead when Kar’gosh was a teenager. Alone with his home destroyed, Kar’gosh travelled east, learning to hunt and survive on his own. Kar’gosh collapsed not far from a tauren village after a fall of a cliff during a brutal fight with quillboar, causing him to lose his memory. Sark Ragetotem found the boy and brought him back to Camp Arkwunde; he named him Tal and raised him as his own son in the ways of the Ragetotem tribe.

Kar’gosh grew up to be one of the greatest warriors the Ragetotem tribe had ever seen. Although “short” at nine-feet tall compared to the usually elven-foot tall Tauren, Tal’s speed and cunning enabled him to defeat any Tauren short of the Chieftain in a duel. This led him to be venerated by many within the village, but also hated by some due to him not being a Tauren. At the age of twenty-four, Tal’s village was visited by Orcish travellers, one of which was his uncle, Rorm, who helped him regain his memory. Tal would later say goodbye to his family and travel to Ogrimmar where he would re-assume his birthname of Kar’gosh and give his services to the Warchief. Kar’gosh became a close friend to Warchief Thrall and would eventually become a Warlord within the Horde’s military. Kar’gosh would take a mate, Llo’gra, a member of the powerful Gogron Ogres in order to facilitate an alliance between the Horde and the Gogron Empire. Through this union, Kar’gosh sired a son, Drog.