Mo'ana

Mo'ana  -  is a small guild of characterful Troll-players on the Moon Guard server. With the exception of a single orc (shanghai'd in to invite things!), all current members are Darkspear trolls, harboring familial affiliations or claims of friendship with the clan Mo'ana.

Beginnings
The Mo'ana come from a small number of fishing folk, from a settlement on the shores of the Darkspear homeland. The name refers to the sea, and the ways and respect of the creatures in it have been adhered to for some time.

They trace their ancestral roots back to a fisherman, Kobyri Moana (Kobyri, of the Sea).

They traded with, and had relations among, several other small settlements including that of the Atama (a more inland settlement with shamanistic/spiritual tendencies), and the Wilani (further along the coastline)

After the great destruction of the island of the Darkspear, the survivors migrated with many others, to settle in Durotar and beyond. The Echo Islands, Sen'jin, and the Shadowprey village in Desolace, are the three known locations of settlement at this point, for the families mentioned above.

Mo'sul, as the oldest 'surviving' member of the Mo'ana, has assumed the role of family Head. His cousin Zultepe has the right to debate this, on the grounds that Mo'sul is undead... However, for now, there is a wary truce for the greater good of things. Zultepe is the second in command, and First Spear of the Mo'ana.

Ties and Tribulations...
As with any family group, some individuals don't necessarily get along with others. Some are members of Mo'ana by right of friendship, others by claim of relative, blood or otherwise. There is a lot of convoluted family history, but to learn it, an outsider might have to speak to more than one member to get the full story. It's certainly guaranteed to be biased, depending on the speaker!

Current Lineup
Blood: Mo'sul (Head), Zultepe (cousin, First Spear), Moxul and Azuulai (grown-up twins, via an Atama mother)

Relative:  Gulnir (Wilani), Uru (unknown, but assumed), Bjanti (Atama)

Claiming kinship:  Bajek (Wai'ati)

...and the nameless Orc!

Symbol
A white crawdad, vertical, on a black tabard. This was chosen by Mo'sul in memory of a childhood tale told by his late Papi, of a magical crawdad, and it ties into the fishing roots of the family.