#torcali

Prelate Nyawira , Devotee of Torcali, Defender of the Small

I love the idea of this Loa, though we have seen nothing of her ingame, aside from little lore snippets and a cameo in Zandalari recruitment quest (though there are threads in the 8.2 PTR that we might see more of her).

So I thought I’d share all the headcanons I made for her. Because I can!

Torcali is, or is thought to be, one of the oldest Loa in existence.

She is living, but her hide is so covered in stones and plant-life, she’s been thought to made of the earth. Her horns are made of obsidian, which is used for the majority of the Zandalari’s weaponry.

Torcali is HUGE. Rezan is laughably small beside her bulk.

There is a legend that Torcali was the one who killed Xibala when the great devilsaur threatened the world. Some say it was at Rezan’s behest, as he couldn’t bear to see his mother maddened so.

Rezan and Torcali have (or had) a grudging respect for one another. Rezan is more begrudging of her than she is of him; Torcali gives exactly no shits.

Due to her size and slow speed, she couldn’t come to her followers aid when Zul betrayed the Zandalari, but she granted her protection to her followers, and thus many non-combatants survived.

It does make calling Torcali very difficult, but her power is such she doesn’t mind communicating long distance with her followers.

The Loa of Bounty looks formidable, but she has a grandmotherly sweetness to her, and her followers are fiercely devoted to her because she is so gentle and kind. She doesn’t talk often, but when she does, you know to listen.

Don’t piss her off, though. She is a direhorn, after all. Her rage is difficult to raise, but once you raise it...well, better hope Bwonsamdi has a nice room for you.

Talking of the Loa of Death, he’ll talk a lot of shit about Torcali behind her back, but he’s nothing if not polite to her face. She takes no shit from Bwonsamdi, and whilst is charming to him, her tone is cloaked in thinly veiled threat.

She took the loss of Rezan particularly hard, and her followers noticed that their Loa, even though not know to be chatty, was even more quiet than usual.

The blood trolls stopped trying to corrupt Torcali after she massacred a whole bunch of blood trolls that attacked her followers in Nazmir. Unfortunately, they also took out a good portion of her high priests, which is why Torcali is under-represented in BFA; they were being replaced.

Torcali is very choosy when it comes to choosing her Chosen and high priests - her trials are more tests of patience and time, though aptitude helps. Even when these positions are wiped out, the Loa sticks to her traditions. Urgency is not really a thing.

A prelate order is establishing under her, since she was close to Rezan. She cannot provide the power that they enjoyed under Rezan, but those who seek to protect others enjoy her blessing.

There was a cult that proclaimed Torcali as the Loa of Queens, but the followers of Rezan quickly stamped it out. There is no record of Rezan ever being ousted until his death, though that might account for why the Devilsaur Loa never really got on with Torcali.

Torcali and Pa’ku are BFFs. Mostly because Pa’ku likes dropping people on the rocks that Torcali provides. Or her horns.

Torcali and Akunda have a very close relationship, due to his ownership of the storms, and her powers over the harvest. Some suggest that they are as close as lovers, but none dare ask the Loa this.