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Ignaeus Trollbane
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- Mar 19, 2026
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Background Story
Ignaeus Trollbane, sometimes styled as Lord Ignaeus of Strom, was the leader of the Alteraci human tribe and a prominent general of the Arathorian Empire during the Troll Wars. He wielded the blade Trol'kalar, meaning "troll slayer" in the ancient human tongue.
Ignaeus and his people originally dwelled among the slopes of the Alterac Mountains. Arathor's founders, King Thoradin and the Arathi tribe, struggled for weeks to conquer the Alteraci. Thoradin was confident he could eventually conquer the tribe, but decided to change his tactics to prevent needless bloodshed and marched up the mountain with only his greatsword Strom'kar in hand to challenge Ignaeus to a duel. Before long, Ignaeus emerged from the forest, his skin dyed red with his own tribal markings and his blade sharpened and hungry for death. He dwarfed Thoradin in size and strength, but the Arathi leader had intentionally chosen the duel on a day when the mountains were enveloped in thick fog. Thoradin used the weather to his advantage to avoid Ignaeus' swings and disarm his foe. Rather than killing his opponent, Thoradin then plunged Strom'kar into the earth and extended the hand of peace, thereby winning the Alteraci to his side.
After Thoradin united the human tribes into the nation of Arathor and founded the capital of Strom, Amani trolls began encroaching on Arathor's borders. Thoradin sent two of his most prominent generals—Ignaeus and Lordain—to to gather intelligence on their foe and prevent the trolls from straying too deep into the empire. Ignaeus and his northlanders stalked well beyond Arathor's borders, slaughtering any trolls they came across. Ignaeus earned the name "Trollbane" for the amount of Amani blood he spilled. During the Troll Wars, Ignaeus and Lordain acted as the vanguards of Arathor's armies, and the Alteraci leader became famous for riding into battle with Trol'kalar in hand.
"Lordain acted as the vanguards of Arathor's armies, and the Alteraci leader became famous for riding into battle with Trol'kalar in hand.
For weeks, Thoradin and his warriors struggled to conquer the rugged mountain people known as theAlteraci. Though the upstart king was confident he could subdue the tribe if given enough time, he knew the cost would be very high. To prevent unnecessary bloodshed, he changed his tactics.
Thoradin shed his battle armor and painted his chest with Arathi tribal symbols. With only Strom'kar in hand, he marched up the mountain and challenged the Alteraci leader,Ignaeus, to a duel.
Before long, Ignaeus emerged from the forest, skin dyed red with his own tribal marks, blade sharpened and hungry for death. He dwarfed Thoradin in size and strength, but the Arathi leader had other advantages. He had chosen the duel on a day when thick fog envelopedthe mountains. Using the weather to his advantage, Thoradin eluded Ignaeus's wild swings and disarmed his bigger foe.
Ignaeus was at Thoradin's mercy, but the Arathi leader did not strike. He plunged Strom'kar into the damp earth and extended the hand of peace. On that day, he won the Alteraci to his side."
——Saga of the Valarjar
For weeks, Thoradin and his warriors struggled to conquer the rugged mountain people known as theAlteraci. Though the upstart king was confident he could subdue the tribe if given enough time, he knew the cost would be very high. To prevent unnecessary bloodshed, he changed his tactics.
Thoradin shed his battle armor and painted his chest with Arathi tribal symbols. With only Strom'kar in hand, he marched up the mountain and challenged the Alteraci leader,Ignaeus, to a duel.
Before long, Ignaeus emerged from the forest, skin dyed red with his own tribal marks, blade sharpened and hungry for death. He dwarfed Thoradin in size and strength, but the Arathi leader had other advantages. He had chosen the duel on a day when thick fog envelopedthe mountains. Using the weather to his advantage, Thoradin eluded Ignaeus's wild swings and disarmed his bigger foe.
Ignaeus was at Thoradin's mercy, but the Arathi leader did not strike. He plunged Strom'kar into the damp earth and extended the hand of peace. On that day, he won the Alteraci to his side."
——Saga of the Valarjar
Credits:
- Make: johnwar
- Sponsor: BaiyuGalan
Borrow Credits:
Danath Trollbane
Danath Trollbane, Warrior of House Trollbane, second-in-command to Turalyon in the Sons of Lothar. I had a blast making this one and really like the result. Has an alternate animation set too. CHANGELOG: September 5th 2022 - Optimized model by removing unused keyframes February 5th 2023 -...
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License:
- Anyone can edit my models, use their meshes and textures, and re-upload them as long as proper credit is given.
Keywords:
- House of Trollbane, Alteraci tribe, Empire of Arathor, Leader of the Alteraci, General of Arathor
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cool infernal model
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He is ON FIRE!
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Two things...
1.) Cool model!
2.) The Alteraci Tribe's color was initially red, not orange.
1.) Cool model!
2.) The Alteraci Tribe's color was initially red, not orange.
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Should be good now, I uploaded the correct file, it seems BaiyuGalan misclicked when uploading.
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In WarCraft III, yes, but not as a tribe. Here's evidence, look under Notes.
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Warcraft II. Even older. Later additions are retcons though.
In that wiki, the character used red dye. What's written after is speculation. There is no evidence there was a tribal red flag or red overall appearance.
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Kinda is.Makes the site a museum or something
