Saberon

Saberon
Faction/Affiliation	Independent
Character classes	Warrior, Rogue, Shaman, Hunter, Druid, Witch doctor, Shadow hunter, Blademaster, Pride
Racial capital	Fang'rila; Sabermaw
Racial leader(s)	Tribal chieftains
Racial mount	Skeletal raptor
Homeworld	Draenor, alternate
Language(s)	Unknown
Organization(s)	Tribes, Clans, and Prides

The vicious saberon are a race of cat-like species native to Draenor.

History

Beasts of the Savage Lands

Few creatures embody the savagery of Draenor as much as the saberon, vaguely feline beasts who have adapted to nearly all of this world's diverse environments. From the icy caverns of Frostfire to the steamy jungles of Tanaan to the maze-like rocky outcroppings of Nagrand, there's not a niche that the ferocious saberon haven't conquered. Saberon outwardly appear more advanced than beasts; they have a social structure and can shape simple tools into weapons. Adventurers should be especially wary of saberon hunting parties, whose coordinated attacks, sharp rending claws, and ability to shadowstep behind prey make them deadly indeed.^[2]

Battle for Azeroth

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After the Mag'har of the alternate Draenor arrived on the world of Azeroth, all of the saberon ran off towards the Northern Barrens,^[3] presumably to find a new home after Draenor had fallen under the control of the Lightbound.

Appearance and culture

Saberon are cat-like humanoids, standing around 6-7 feet tall.^{[citation needed]} Their ranks include hunters and warriors, as well as witchdoctors and "shadowshapers", both wielders of magic. The saberon have highly developed rituals and customs.^[4]

Melee types usually wear minimal clothing, often a simple loincloth, and may fight barehanded or with dual-wielded knife-like weapons. In contrast, the magical types are lavishly decorated with complex garments, ornamentation, and feathers, and wield large and lengthy jawbones as weapons. These saberon are adorned with necklaces, belts, shoulders, bracers, and headdresses, and wear wrap-like garments covering their lower bodies.

The difference between the appearance of the two groups is likely due to the higher position or rank of the magic-wielding types within saberon culture but may also relate to religious or ritual purposes.

They cook and eat other humanoids such as orcs.^[5]

Notable

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Tribes

Tribe	Leader	Territory	Zone
Blackfang	The Blackfang <Warboss of the Blackfang>	Fang'rila	Tanaan Jungle
Bloodmane	Ralshiara <Bloodmane Matriarch>	Bloodmane Valley	Spires of Arak
Daggerjaw	Vicegnaw	Daggerjaw Intrusion	Talador
Panthran	Panthora	Gorian Falls	Ashran
Sabermaw		Sabermaw	Nagrand
Sharpclaw		Gorian Falls	Ashran
Snarlpaw	Boneseer Cold-Eye	Snarlpaw Ledge	Nagrand
Steamscar	Ashripper <Chieftain of the Steamscar>	Steamscar Rise	Gorgrond
Tailthrasher		Tailthrasher Basin	Gorgrond

Unnamed Frostfire Ridge group

Notes and trivia

Saberon have strong hearts, and shaman of the Laughing Skull clan find many uses for them.^[6]
Conceptually they seem to be based at least partially on the tigon model.
The basic saberon model is also used for the druid [Claws of Shirvallah] form.
Saberon models were in the game during Mists of Pandaria.
Saberon use the same model skeleton and animations as saurok and male worgen.
Saberon are the only civilized Draenor race whose origins are not covered in Chronicle Volume 2. In fact, the only time saberon are mentioned in the book at all is in the story of Terokk.

Speculation

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This species vanished or was completely annihilated when Draenor of the main universe was shattered into Outland.