Hidden Vale Tribe

Summary
Note: please see Ashwind, Lonebull, or Utahu In-Game if you're interested in playing a Vale Tauren


 * The Hidden Vale Tauren are an ancient tribe from the western shores of Kalimdor, living in the Vale that lies at the foot of Stonetalon Peak, they have always been a somewhat reclusive and distrusting people, even of their more peaceful cousins.

Current Roster

 * Chieftan & Highcliff Elder: Utahu Highcliff


 * Tidehoof Elder: None / Deceased
 * A'zen Tidehoof (presumed deceased.}
 * Valerunner Elder: None / Deceased
 * Lonebull Valerunner

History
coming soon

For Players

 * There are few of the Vale Tauren left in this world, so someone interested in playing a Vale Tauren should pettition Utahu Highcliff, the chieftan of the tribe and gain permission . ((Utahu can be reached on his alts of Ashwind, or Lonebull))

(Send an OOC letter explaining why you wish to play as one)

Last names and sub-tribes

 * Tidehoof The 2nd largest tribe within the vale, These tauren were mainly Fishermen and Shaman, revering the great Thunder Bird Spirit, they are led by the Chief Shaman (Currently unknown)
 * Highcliff The smallest of the 3 tribes of the Vale, the Highcliff tribe are the scholarly tauren, being taught the ways of the Great Spirit, and of the Earthmother, This is the current Chieftan's tribe.
 * Valerunner The largest tribe of the Vale, the Valerunner tribe has a number of secondary families underneath it. these include:
 * Longarrow
 * Dustmane.

Physical Features

 * Hidden Vale Tauren are somewhat diverse, but tend to be tawny or ruddy (mainly due to covering themselves with Stonetalon Dust for camouflage.) but can be any color.


 * The tribe remember the loss of their families by ritualistically branding themselves, burning their horns or hooves, rubbing soot into their clothing and manes, or painting themselves with ash-clay from stonetalon's Charred Vale, which was their home.

Culture

 * The Vale Tauren are distrustful of the horde races, except for blood elves who prove ties to Eldre'Thalas, due to old alliances. Even their cousins in Thunder Bluff are distrusted because of their reliance on other races.
 * The Vale Tauren are -extremely- family-centric, unlike most tauren, they do not call all tauren 'brother/sister' this is reserved for other Vale Tauren alone, others of their race are known as 'Cousin' by a vale tauren.
 * Blood Oaths can be sworn in rare cases by members of the Vale Tauren to induct friends of the tribe.
 * Blood or Deed- An outsider my become Vale Tauren by "Blood or Deed", either by marriage to a member, or by a great feat of loyalty to the tribe, recognized by 2 of the 3 elders and/or at least 2 members of each tribe.