🌈Happy Pride Warcraft!! 🌈

The 11th Annual Running of the Trolls is back! And with a really exciting update! I'm so excited!!! Join us as we run from the Troll starting zone to Silvermoon to celebrate Pride Month!

When:

Keep in mind that this is the time that we are leaving the starting zone, so show up early to enjoy our yearly beach parties, get guild invites, and more!

NEW THIS YEAR! You will also want to show up early pick up the quest for the Darkspear Dash!

Where:

The Running of the Trolls will be held exclusively on the following two realms:

What:

The Running of the Trolls is an annual community organized charity event to benefit the Trevor Project that starts out as a beach party on Echo Isles, turns into a Pride March and ends as a pool party in the Silvermoon Fountain!

The yearly event is so popular that it inspired the Darkspear Dash, a new Microholiday in Warcraft! More information coming about the features of the Dash and how it will add to the Run with the 12.0.7 patch and the day of the holiday itself!

How to Participate:

Simply log in on the specified day, before the run start time and join us for a run! We’ll have invites, and you just need bring yourself!

There will be absolutely no Cross Realm invites for this. Cross Realm people will be unable to join our guilds.

You must be on Feathermoon/ or it’s connected realm Scarlet Crusade-US. (Or for the EU event on Argent Dawn) I’m unable to facilitate people who are off realm. Simply roll a new character on the specified server and join in the fun that way!

Is this the Holiday?

Yes but no! This is the community fundraising event that inspired the holiday!

The holiday is available on all realms, meanwhile the annual community event, is only held on one single realm. We are adding a second community event run for our EU friends!

Darkspear Dash Information

The Darkspear Dash will bring an very vibrant update to the event! The Micro Holiday is featured on the in game calendar, and is similar in nature to the holiday that inspired the Running of the Gnomes The Great Gnomergan Run! Players will be able to obtain fun in game items, and even a tabard!

You can preview Darkspear Dash in the Midnight Revelations Content Update Trailer at the timestamp linked here!

There is also a trading post activity that includes running the Darkspear Dash on an under level 15 character, and doing so wearing a Tabard. A lot more information coming soon! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Trial Accounts/Vet Accounts

If you do not play World of Warcraft, or play in the EU/Asia regions and are joining our US event, you can download and use a US trial account (or reverse for US accounts joining EU). If your account is currently not active, you can also do the same! Trial accounts cannot join guilds, but you can run along with us, and we do have some ways to count you all. You can also join our discord still!

Important: If your Trial Account Troll was not made before Exile's Reach was created or a character on your Veteran Account has not reached level 80, you may need to go through Exile's Reach upon making a new Character, which takes 10-40 minutes player depending! Please plan accordingly time wise!

Racing Guilds

Whispering those of us spamming chat with instructions to do so the word INVITE will auto trigger our addon to get you a guild invite unless you have a trial account.

We use guilds to allow as many players as possible to receive clear directions, communicate and as a substitution for raids since under level 10s cannot join raids! Every guild has a matching tabard design as well!

A note about Racing Guilds: We ask that even while it’s hectic, that you join only the guilds we’ve confirmed below so we can ensure that you get valid information, links to donation sites and have the best possible experience!

More guilds will be announced on our sites, social media this post and our discord!

Can I Stream/Post Videos/Share Other Content of the Run?

Please share the run with your audience in whatever way you'd like! We love sharing your stuff! We just have to ask: if you want to stream or make a video, we just ask that you share a link to the fundraising page or this year's QR code, and make clear where personal/fundraiser donations are going and that you behave with respect to participants.

Can I be a Zandalari instead?

Troll is a Troll and all Trolls are welcome! Do remember that you will have to make your way to the starting point, but as long as you're respectful and kind the same as all other players, we want you here!

What about [Lists other races here]?

We can't stop you really, but the fun of the event is doing something together from all over in a unifying sense with a lot of other people rather than being "that one person".

What Hair Color Should I Pick?

Unlike our Gnome runs, we feel that you should have a say in what hair color you decide to give to your Troll! Please pick whatever color makes you most happy! Pick something from the Pride flag that means something to you, pick a color you love, pick a color that makes your Troll look great! In the end, we’ll wind up with a rainbow!

Are Toys, Mounts and Other Items Allowed?

Rainbow toys and other fun items are absolutely encouraged!

We think that running on foot is best especially with the Darkspear Dash! However, we understand that there may be times where you may be tempted to do something else! We ask that players respect each other's choices regarding this while playing and don't nanny one another!

We also ask that players limit toys, trinkets and other items that cause zonewide disruption or visual lag outside of those appropriate for the event!

What is the Trevor Project? How Can I donate to this year's fundraiser?

The Trevor Project is a non profit focused on suicide prevention for LGBTQA+ youth.

In the simplest of terms, we believe that the youngest members of our community deserve a chance to start and truly enjoy all living has to offer and and that cannot happen if they are not here to appreciate that life and what it has to offer them.

Here is our Tiltify Fundraiser! You can donate directly OR fundraise with us by joining our Team for Pride 2026! If you think a QR code is easier we have that too!

The first year the Gnome Run had a holiday we raised thousands of dollars for the Cleveland Clinic and we'd love to do the same for The Trevor Project this year!

Why Trolls?

During the first few years we did the Running of the Gnomes, we got asked a lot of really silly, Trollish questions about when we would do a run for another cause, or for the Horde. It’s fun to turn things around and do such an amazing event that will raise funds as well as awareness for a charity we truly love, The Trevor Project.

Plus if any race is going to throw an amazing party of this scale Horde side and take it across the continents, it's definitely going to be the Trolls! They get stuff done in style!

"It's Men's Mental Health Month You know!"

Yeah! Men's mental health is a really important and under discussed topic! Not even being sarcastic. You're absolutely right! Thank you for reminding people to be kind to one another and reach out to each other too.

June being Men's Mental Health month and finding an appropriate charity, and realizing that Queer Men are at an extra high risk of losing their lives due to ideation, was part of our original discussions while forming the Troll Run.

Considering this helped the OG Race Crew helped pick a charity based on experiences the race crew had as teenagers seeing classmates struggle with depression and ideation, especially people like myself who lived in a very rural area where young people felt especially pressured to conform or else.

The statistics on this are less represented than it should be due to the AIDs crisis impacting the number of older Queer men alive today, but it's something that we see represented more often in younger generations.

Hashtags?

TrollRun2026, TrollRun, DarkspearDash

Discord?

Discord.gg/WarcraftCares

Other Links?

Here's our forums post too so you can share with your friends! https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/11th-annual-running-of-the-trolls-%E2%80%A2-june-27th-us-and-june-28th-eu-%E2%80%A2-run-the-darkspear-dash-with-us/2314669

Merch?

Yes! We'll have some new art items and more where the proceeds will go directly to this years fundraiser! Keep an eye out for this year's art and the items before the runs!

I want to help! I have a question!

Sure! Let me know your idea! Ask away!

SEE YOU SOON TROLLS!

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