Qalashi tribe
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 Qalashi tribe | |
|---|---|
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| Main leader | Unknown |
| Formerly |
 Warlord Sargha † |
| Race(s) |
 Djaradin |
| Character classes | Hunter, Shaman (Farseer, Pyromancer, Geomancer), Warrior (Berserker) |
| Capital | Scalecracker Keep |
| Theater of operations | Dragon Isles |
| Affiliation | Independent, Primalists |
| Status | Active |
The Qalashi tribe is a djaradin tribe found in the Waking Shores on the Dragon Isles. Formerly led by Warlord Sargha, they are the fiercest of dragon hunters. According to legend, a legendary Qalashi warlord conquered the weaker djaradin tribes and united their strongest members under the Qalashi banner.
History
The Qalashi tell that in ancient times the djaradin tribes were disorganized, with rival warlords fighting for dominance. However, a Qalashi tribe warlord redirected her tribe's focus from internal battles to hunting powerful dragons. While other tribes weakened by preying on the weak, the Qalashi grew stronger. Eventually, the Qalashi warlord easily conquered the weaker tribes, uniting their strongest members under her leadership. Forged in battle, the Qalashi launched a legendary rampage against the dragons, achieving the greatest slaughter of dragons, for a single day, in djaradin history. However, despite all her accomplishments, the Qalashi warlord never matched the raw power of the four elders. Over time, the warlord lost ground to the dragons, forcing her people back into their mountain footholds.[1]
During the War of the Scaleborn, capitalizing on the dragons' war in the Forbidden Reach, the djaradin tribes pushed east into the Waking Shores, seeking to capture Scalecracker Peaks. The Qalashi, in particular, killed black and red dragons with reckless abandon, stole ballistae from the front lines, and actively tried to compromise the Obsidian Citadel’s walls. The dragon queen, Alexstrasza, commanded a force of elder drakes to deal with the djaradin incursion.[2]
A Qalashi tale set around this time claims that, after her defeat at Scalecracker Keep, the legendary Qalashi warlord who united the tribes sought the elders' strength deep within the earth. During her journey, she encountered Iridikron, the Incarnate of Earth. Iridikron offered the desperate warlord an alliance so they could end the reign of the Dragon Aspects. The warlord agreed, stating that she would do anything to defeat the Aspects, and so the alliance between the Primalists and djaradin, named the Magma Pact, was formed. While some djaradin objected, most agreed that it was necessary for them to survive.[1] In truth it was Igira the Cruel, one of the legendary djaradin elders, who led the djaradin tribes against the dragons during this war and later made the pact with Iridikron.
When the Great Sundering happened, the primal elements that once shaped the landscape of the Dragon Isles went dormant, and the dragons themselves departed in order to take care of the newly fractured world, closing off the isles to the outside in the process.[3] This event caused the djaradin, including the Qalashi, to also go into a deep slumber underground that would last for millennia.[4]
Dragonflight
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When the Dragon Isles were reopened, the Qalashi woke up from their slumber as well. They quickly set their aim on capturing the Obsidian Citadel and chose Neltharus as the point of entry for their attack. They were surprised when they found it deserted and quickly laid claim to its secrets for themselves, as well as claiming the rest of the citadel above.[5] The djaradin also claimed a nearby keep which had become the home of the Obsidian Outcasts after the dragons left the isles, forcing the group of black dragonkin to flee.[6]
Around the same time, the Dragonscale Expedition arrived in the isles, a force of Qalashi djaradin from Scalecracker Keep attacked and destroyed Dragonheart Outpost. This alerted the Red dragonflight and their allies,[7] who then mounted a swift counterattack on Scalecracker Keep,[8] slaying many djaradin in the process, including the leader of the attack, Meatgrinder Sotok.[9]
Soon, the djaradin in the Obsidian Citadel came under assault by Wrathion, who sought to reclaim the legacy of the Black dragonflight, and his Blacktalon forces.[10] The Qalashi djaradin defending the outer perimeter were cut down by the Blacktalons, but they still held the upper hand. With their greater numbers, breaching the walls of the citadel was going to be an almost impossible task for Wrathion's forces.[11] That is, until Sabellian and his Obsidian Brood joined the fray and turned the tide against the djaradin. With the main force distracted by Sabellian's followers, Wrathion and his allies secured the high towers, ensuring the djaradin's defeat.[12] Thus, the djaradin lost control of the upper courtyard of the citadel to the black dragons, though they would remain in the vaults below,[13] fighting for control of the citadel with the two black dragon factions.[14] Later, the djaradin in the nearby Dragonbane Keep were besieged by the Obsidian Outcasts and their allies, seeking to retake their home.[15]
Inside Neltharus, the Qalashi djaradin were invaded by a group of adventurers who were tasked with recovering any information about the history of the Black dragonflight they could find before the djaradin plundered it all.[16] There, the adventurers slew many djaradin, including Chargath, Bane of Scales, a veteran dragon hunter planning the next offensive against the dragons, and Forgemaster Gorek, one of the djaradin’s most distinguished craftsmen, who was harnessing the igneous power of the massive forge in the black dragon barracks to construct deadly weaponry. They also defeated the leader of the Qalashi djaradin herself, Warlord Sargha, who had been in search of anything that would increase the power of her clan and help take down their draconic enemies.[5]
A group of Qalashi djaradin was present in the Vault of the Incarnates having allied with the Primalists, led by Raszageth, the Incarnate of Storms, who were seeking to free the other imprisoned Incarnates inside. While the djaradin were distrustful of the Primalists, calling them "dragon worshippers," they required their aid in their mission of finding the slumbering djaradin elders.[17]
Qalashi aggression in the Waking Shores wasn't limited only to the dragons; the tuskarr village of Uktulut Backwater also came under attack by them. First by a group of djaradin led by Flameshaper Lorak[18] and then later by Zhurtan the Riverboiler.[19]