Tortollan art

The tortollans are a race of primitive but friendly turtle-like humanoids native to Un'Goro Crater, first introduced in the Journey to Un'Goro expansion.

One of Professor Doyle's notes remarks that if he can bring back proof of this rumored race of crater-dwellers, his name will rank among Azeroth's greatest explorers. When Doyle and his assistant Eddie Malone were captured by a group of saurok in an Un'Goro swamp, they were rescued by the tortollans. The tribe leader, Umbra, guided them to a nearby murloc village and re-appeared a few days later to direct them towards the volcano at the heart of Un'Goro, where she told them to climb the 'fire mountain' to see 'the truth'.

The tortollans' name and appearance may hint at a connection to the turtle Wild God Tortolla, whom they apparently revere or worship.

After being introduced in Hearthstone, the tortollans would go on to appear in World of Warcraft with the Battle for Azeroth expansion.

Cards

Tortollans

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Tortollan Forager	Common	Minion	General	Druid	2	2	2	Battlecry: Add a random minion with 5 or more Attack to your hand.
Eggnapper	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	1	Deathrattle: Summon two 1/1 Raptors.
Stonehill Defender	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	1	4	Taunt Battlecry: Discover a Taunt minion.
Shellshifter	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	3	Choose One - Transform into a 5/3 with Stealth; or a 3/5 with Taunt.
Spiritsinger Umbra	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	4	3	4	After you summon a minion, trigger its Deathrattle effect.
Tortollan Shellraiser	Common	Minion	General	Priest	4	2	6	Taunt Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion +1/+1.
Traveling Healer	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	3	2	Divine Shield Battlecry: Restore 3 Health.
Tortollan Pilgrim	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Discover a spell in your deck and cast it with random targets.
Tortollan Primalist	Epic	Minion	General	Any	8	5	4	Battlecry: Discover a spell and cast it with random targets.
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Tortollan art

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Massive	None	Spell		Any	0			Taunt
Lost in the Jungle	Common	Spell		Paladin	1			Summon two 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits.
Mark of the Spikeshell	Rare	Spell	Nature	Druid	2			Give a minion +2/+2. If it has Taunt, add a copy of it to your hand.
Stegodon	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	4	2	6	Taunt
Spikeridged Steed	Rare	Spell		Paladin	6			Give a minion +2/+6 and Taunt. When it dies, summon a Stegodon.
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Trivia

"This sketch shows what a shaman and brute might look like in their culture. Fish as a weapon?! They . . . aren’t very clever."

• While Hearthstone has previously introduced various new creature types and variations of existing species to the Warcraft universe, such as many of the Mechs from Goblins vs Gnomes and the ethereal "energy-camel" ridden by Nexus-Champion Saraad, the tortollans represent the very first time that a never-before-seen intelligent humanoid race has been introduced through Hearthstone.
• Senior Concept Artist Jerry Mascho describes the creation of the tortollans as follows: "The designers wanted us to explore the idea of a tribal group and we thought it would be fun to introduce a new race based on some ancient turtle creatures. So, the Tortollans were born."

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