Garrosh was specifically chosen by Thrall because he would be accepted and supported by the orcs. Garrosh hasn't done anything to piss them off, so there's no reason to believe their attitude towards him has soured.
In De-Subjugation, Thrall says "The orcs have changed. My Horde has changed. Do I kill my fellow orcs until it is once again "my" Horde? Do I have any right to try force the Horde to be what it once was?" It sounds like a majority of orcs are with Garrosh.
That seems like a stretch to me that is still assuming far too much about what will happen in the following patches but I can see why you would think that way. The majority of the orcs wouldn't be against Garrosh because they simply have no way of knowing what he's done.
"Terror, darkness, power? The Forsaken crave not these things; the Forsaken ARE these things."
Huh. Interesting, thanks.
Now that you mention it, I do vaguely remember them talking, in passing, about electing the governor or w/e in Redridge and while the areas you mentioned probably were democratic on a local level, I wager they're probably still very subservient to the absolute monarchy in Stormwind and the house of Wrynn.
I'm curious about why Crossroads was listed, I'll have to check it out.
I suppose Westfall, after Defias began their revolt, became a territory that was in a mixed state of anarchism and anarchy. With Defias running plundering, pillaging and being a general nuisance on the one had and the organised, volunteer militia of regular-Joe citizens on the other.
I imagine that the Allerian Stronghold settlement in Terokkar was a relatively participatory/inclusive and mutually-cooperative community, despite Auric Sunchaser being the technical leader of the Outpost (presumably based on military rank). They presumed (rightly, with the knowledge they had) that they were a racially-plural group of mixed nationalities trapped on an alien world, away from their various nations and their kings, and they were there for a couple of decades. A community that small doesn't last very long if someone tries to become a dictator.
Crossroads having an elected council is on the Barrens (original) page. I haven't been able to find any other reference to it.
From the sounds of it someone listed anywhere with a "Mayor" as being a democratic government. In reality there is no guarantee such towns are actually democratic, or at least democratic in any sense we'd understand it. Or it might of been something from the RPG, which are no longer canon.
Roleplaying, hardcore Raiding, running LFR on the occasional weekend, PvPing, rolling alts, achievement hunting, pet battling, or just enacting an endless series of whims, I don't care how you play WoW. Just as long as you have fun doing it.
Exactly this. If someone asked a question about Goblins, Undead, etc. etc. Kosak would of given the same answer "Leader of race X is a possible warchief" But since Blood Elves have become the poster child of the new age of Horde players, it was bound to be a question directed towards Blood Elf lore.
I am basing it on Shattering, it is stated the young Orcs practically worship Garrosh, while the old ones don't agree with the direction the horde is headed and the generation in between is all but eradicated, because of constant warfare. So unless that changes drastically, I have little hope the orcs will be that popular in the future within the horde.
Personally, I think it will be Vol'jin. It's a mixture of gut feeling, the fact that he was Thrall's best friend for a LONG time and saw the mistakes and successes he made, and the fact that he is getting a novel.
Well, if he keeps this up, maybe I'll change my mind...
I'm honestly expecting a War-Council with members of all the races and a pseudo Warchief in name only that has the same amount of power as every other member, just like Varian in the Alliance.
Pseudo Warchief :Thrall
Major Members: Baine Bloodhoof, Vol'jin, Sylvanas Windrunner, Lor'themar Theron, Eitrigg, Jastor Gallywix
Minor Members: Varok Saurfang, Rexxar, Ji Firepaw, Roanauk Icemist, Zaela, Drek'Thar
He is probably the most UN-interesting choice for the role.
He will probably have the best interest of the Blood Elves in mind rather then the horde when making decisions as a War chief.