"Great Emperor Dazar, tell me, is there truly no way for the great Troll Empire to reclaim its former glory? The future I foresaw is nothing but fog." Aboard the largest flagship of the Zandalari Golden Fleet, Zul, leader of the Zandalari Trolls, prayed in his cabin to Emperor Dazar, founder of the Zandalari Empire.
Emperor Dazar, founder and first ruler of the Zandalari Empire, had led the ancient Trolls out of the mud and built the Golden City. Thus, the Zandalari Trolls' capital, Zuldazar, was named after Dazar. He was the first raptor rider, an invincible warrior, and the father of the Zandalari Empire.
At the same time, Emperor Dazar was also the person Zul admired most—the greatest ruler, in his eyes, among all the rulers of the Zandalari Empire.
Zul had originally foreseen that Zandalar would sink during the Cataclysm, yet the island had not sunk. Only a small portion of its land had disappeared beneath the sea.
Now that the ancient alliance with the Mogu Empire had been reforged, Lei Shen had temporarily abandoned his war against the Pandaren Empire and the Horde, turning instead to attack the Mantid. This left Zul confused once more.
At that moment, the door to Zul's cabin opened, and Talanji, the Zandalari princess, stepped inside with light footsteps. Looking at Zul as he reverently knelt before Emperor Dazar, she said, "Prophet Zul, I heard from my father long ago that Emperor Dazar was the person you admired most. My father himself has admitted that he is utterly unworthy of comparison with Emperor Dazar."
Zul had long foreseen Talanji's arrival, so he continued worshipping Emperor Dazar with calm indifference.
"In ancient times, how powerful was our Troll Empire? The Zandalari Empire stood at the center of the continent, ruling over the other