Vulpera (playable)

Core races
Human Dwarf Night elf Gnome Draenei Worgen	Pandaren Dracthyr		Orc Undead Tauren Troll Blood elf Goblin
Allied races
Void elf Lightforged draenei Dark Iron dwarf Kul Tiran Mechagnome		Nightborne Highmountain tauren Mag'har orc Zandalari troll Vulpera

This article is about the playable race. For the vulpera lore, see vulpera. For the in-game faction, see Voldunai.

Vulpera
Character classes	Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, Death Knight
Main language	Vulpera
Secondary language	Orcish
Starting zone	Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar
Racial leader	Kiro
Capital	Vulpera Hideaway
Racial mount	[Caravan Hyena]

Vulpera crest.

The vulpera are one of the playable Horde allied races in World of Warcraft, introduced in Battle for Azeroth. A desert-faring people native to the sands of Vol'dun, they were terrorized for generations by the sethrak empire until they received aid from the Horde. To commemorate this new friendship, the vulpera joined its cause.

Kiro acts as the leader of the Horde's vulpera, while the Vulpera Hideaway serves as the closest thing to a capital. They speak Vulpera as their native language and Orcish as a secondary language to communicate with their allies.

Background

Main article: Vulpera

Race preview

Clever and resourceful, the vulpera of Vol’dun have survived amidst the sands for generations. Eager to join the ranks of the Horde, their caravans have departed from the dunes in search of adventure.

The serpentine sethrak have taken to subjugating anyone they can as slaves, and the vulpera are an easy target for their machinations. If you’ve taken steps to liberate the vulpera from these overseers, they’ll join the Horde on the battlefield.

Creation screen description

Clever and resourceful, the vulpera of Vol'dun have survived amidst the sands for generations. Eager to join the ranks of the Horde, their caravans have departed from the dunes in search of adventure.

Opening cutscene

Kiro: We vulpera have always been resourceful. No matter the adversity, we do what it takes to survive... and keep our family strong. The Horde helped us when we needed it, and now it's time to return the favor. A fair trade, if you ask me. A whole world of adventure is awaiting you out there. Explore it and become a hero. For the vulpera... and for the Horde!

Unlocking

In order to unlock the ability to play as vulpera, players must have a level 40 Horde character and complete the following recruitment questline:

1.  [40-70] Guests at Grommash Hold
2.  [40-70] A Declaration of Intent
3.  [40-70] New Allies, New Problems
4.  [40-70] No Problem Too Small
5.  [40-70] Where Are the Workers?
6.  [40-70] A Little Goodwill,  [40-70] Worthwhile Repairs &  [40-70] Peon Promotions!
7.  [40-70] A Party in Your Honor
8.  [40-70] Strength and Honor
9.  [40-70] Job's Done
10.  [40-70] On the Outskirts
11.  [40-70] We'll Use Their Weapons,  [40-70] Explosions Always Work &  [40-70] Destroying the Source
12.  [40-70] Taking Out the Tidecaller
13.  [40-70] Threat Contained
14.  [40-70] Meet with Meerah
15.  [40-70] The Vintner's Assistants
16.  [40-70] Playing to Their Strengths
17.  [40-70] A Particular Process
18.  [40-70] Fermented for the Horde
19.  [40-70] Sip and Savor
20.  [40-70] Awaiting Our Arrival
21.  [40-70] New Allies Among Us

Character

Racial traits

[Alpaca Saddlebags] - Passive
Increases the size of your backpack by 8 slots.
[Bag of Tricks] - 1.5 min cooldown
Use a trick on an enemy to damage them, or an ally to heal them.
[Rummage Your Bag] - 5 min cooldown
Change the contents of your Bag of Tricks. Now where did you put that… ?
[Fire Resistance] - Passive
Take less damage from fire.
[Make Camp] - No cooldown
Set your camp location outdoors.
[Return to Camp] - 1 hour cooldown
Teleport back to your camp location.
[Nose For Trouble] - Passive
Take less damage from the first strike inflicted by an enemy.

Classes

•  Death knight
•  Hunter
•  Mage
•  Monk
•  Priest
•  Rogue
•  Shaman
•  Warlock
•  Warrior

Quotes

Main articles: Jokes#Vulpera male, Jokes#Vulpera female

Main articles: Flirt#Vulpera male, Flirt#Vulpera female

Notes and trivia

• Vulpera were speculated by fans to be a potential future allied race since the start of Battle for Azeroth due to having an unusually large suite of customization options for a non-playable race that only has a significant role in a single zone. At the time, Blizzard responded by stating that setting up certain races this way is advantageous for development and that it was not necessarily a sign that vulpera were planned to become playable. When vulpera were officially announced as a Horde allied race in October 2019, Ion Hazzikostas acknowledged this by jokingly stating that playable vulpera were a "shock to everyone, I'm sure".
• Vulpera hunters start with a serpent pet.
• The dance animation of both male and female vulpera is a reference to the Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis' 2013 song and viral music video "What Does the Fox Say?".
• The vulpera are not only the first allied race to join the Horde when the organization wasn't under the leadership of Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner, but also the first race to join the Horde when the organization didn't have a Warchief at all.
• During early builds of patch 8.3, vulpera had a passive racial trait named [Vulpera Survival Kit]. It was replaced by [Alpaca Saddlebags] prior to release.
• Vulpera characters start out at Honored with the Voldunai.
• Vulpera are the only allied race whose racial leader (in this case Kiro) is not the one responsible for sending them to Ambassador Blackguard or for giving them their heritage armor; the former is instead handled by Nilsa and the latter by Hagashi. They are also the only allied race who receive their heritage armor in a different zone than their starting area.
• Prior to the removal of reputation and achievement requirements to unlock allied races, unlocking vulpera required Exalted reputation with the Voldunai and the achievement   [Secrets in the Sands].

Gallery

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  The vulpera banner.

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  The vulpera choice.

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  Vulpera in heritage armor.

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  Vulpera shaman totems.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): No longer requires   [Secrets in the Sands] to unlock.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): No longer requires Exalted with Voldunai to unlock.
  
• Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• World of Warcraft Community Site