Sunwalkers

The Sunwalkers are an order of tauren paladins.

They were founded by Aponi Brightmane after a series of theological discussions with Tahu Sagewind about the importance of balancing out the night elven focus on moon-worship through reverence of light as part of their worship of the Earth Mother. As such, the Sunwalkers are warriors who wield the power of An'she, the sun in tauren mythology, as they did in the past. Although not as numerous as some of the more ancient paladin orders, the Sunwalkers' ways are no less powerful and their members are no less respected. They are the most militant branch of the tauren armies within the Horde. These paladins exist alongside the Seers, tauren priests led by Tahu who also wields the power of An'she.

The emergence of the Sunwalkers is a sign of both troubling times and the unending duty the tauren race has to the Earth Mother, in which hope is their greatest weapon.

The Sunwalkers' level 20 class mount is the Sunwalker Kodo, and the level 40 class mount is the Great Sunwalker Kodo.

Foundation
Concurrently with the war against the Lich King, Brightmane and Sagewind discussed whether the tauren have overlooked a key aspect of balance, noting the night elves' near-exclusive worship of the moon, known to the tauren as Mu'sha. Yet both Mu'sha and An'she, the sun, are the eyes of the Earth Mother. The pair concluded that the night elves, through their ties to tauren druids, passed on their cultural prejudice against the sun to their tauren students. To properly revere the Earth Mother they hold sacred, the two decided to strive for balance and further explore the powers of the sun, An'she. Brightmane, a warrior who fought on the Icecrown Glacier, remained hopeful that An'she would shine across the sky, and victory would be won by the mortal races, no matter what perils remained.

As Our Fathers Before Us
The Sunwalkers aided Baine Bloodhoof in a battle against the Mulgore quilboars.

Cataclysm
The Sunwalkers were formed under Aponi Brightmane. Tauren paladins were added as a playable class/race combination.

Mists of Pandaria
Sunwalker Dezco led a group of tauren to Pandaria based on visions his people had of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. They participated in battles against the mantid, mogu, and the Siege of Orgrimmar.

Legion
After the fall of Tirion Fordring, Aponi Brightmane and the Sunwalkers joined the Knights of the Silver Hand serving its new Highlord.

Battle for Azeroth
During the Battle for Stromgarde, the Sunwalkers fought on the fields of the Arathi Highlands alongside Lady Liadrin and her Blood Knights. They face off against Turalyon, who leads the Silver Hand and Lightforged troops in the name of the Alliance, indicating that the Order of the Silver Hand has splintered once again in the beginning of the Fourth War.

Sayings

 * Tauren paladin trainers: "The light of the Sun illuminates the path to wisdom."
 * Tauren paladin trainers: "The light of the Sun illuminates the path to wisdom. Where shall we walk today, friend?"
 * Tauren paladin trainers: "May the Sun's light protect you, ."


 * "Even in the darkest of times, the sun will always rise to begin a new day."
 * "The sun provides warmth to all of the Earthmother's children."
 * "I strive to be like the sun, providing warmth, comfort, and illumination to all those who want them."
 * "I strive to be as Thunder Bluff... tall, strong, and bathed in the light of An'she."
 * "May you bask in the light of the sun."
 * "Like An'she, the sun, we bring light to the darkness."
 * "The Destroyer has returned, and I have turned to the Sun for guidance."
 * "The light of the sun gives life to all of Azeroth. Take this gift for granted, and I will unleash the sun's fury like nothing you have ever witnessed."
 * "I hope that each passing day brings me one step closer to An'she."
 * "The light of the sun will surely help guide us, even in the deepest depths of the earth and sea."
 * "In the name of An'she and his eternal light, I will do all that I can to keep you safe."
 * "Our sun, An'she, is the right eye of the Earthmother. I am her right hand."
 * "We protect our tribe just as the sun protects us from the harsh winter."

Source of power
It appears that the two developed new techniques to wield the power of An'she, and the Sunwalkers were founded as a result of this avenue of power, and a new path to revere balance and the Earth Mother. Alternatively, this path was already known (most likely to traditional tauren healers, the Seers), and has simply been rediscovered.