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The Tauren people stand at a crossroads. Their High Chieftain is gone, struck down by betrayal, and in his place rises a son untested by the weight of leadership.

Baine Bloodhoof inherits not only his father’s mantle, but a Horde divided and a homeland under siege.The Quilboar, long a thorn in Mulgore’s side, strike with renewed desperation, raiding caravans and bleeding the plains. To some they are vermin. To others, they are a people fighting to survive. Hamuul Runetotem counsels patience, urging Baine to see beyond vengeance, yet in Orgrimmar, Garrosh Hellscream demands only retribution, sending the Kor’kron to make an example of the brambles.

Between the brashness of a Warchief and the wisdom of the druids, Baine is pressed to choose a path that could define the Tauren for generations. Should he match brutality with brutality, or cling to the fragile hope that peace is possible, even in an age when mercy is mistaken for weakness?

In this Rite of Wisdom, every decision Baine makes carries the weight of lives lost and futures shaped. This is the story of a young chieftain learning what it means to lead when all the world urges him to break.